Atos 23

1 E, pondo Paulo os olhos no conselho, disse: Varões irmãos, até ao dia de hoje tenho andado diante de Deus com toda a boa consciência.

And Paul, looking earnestly upon the Sanhedrim, said: Brethren, I have lived in all good conscience toward God to this day.

2 Porém o sumo sacerdote, Ananias, mandou então aos que estavam junto dele que o ferissem na boca.

And the chief priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by to smite him on the mouth.

3 Então Paulo lhe disse: Deus te ferirá, parede branqueada: tu estás aqui assentado para julgar-me conforme a lei, e contra a lei me mandas ferir?

Then Paul said to him: God will smite you, you whitened wall! for do you sit to judge me according to the law, and yet violate the law by commanding me to be smitten?

4 E os que ali estavam disseram: injúrias o sumo sacerdote de Deus?

And those who stood by said: Do you revile God’s chief priest?

5 E Paulo disse: Não sabia, irmãos, que era o sumo sacerdote; porque está escrito: Não dirás mal do príncipe do teu povo

And Paul replied: I did not know, brethren, that he was the chief priest: for it is written, You shall not speak evil of the ruler of your people.

6 E Paulo, sabendo que uma parte era de saduceus e outra de fariseus, clamou no conselho: Varões irmãos, eu sou fariseo, filho de fariseo, no tocante à esperança e ressurreição dos mortos sou julgado.

But when Paul perceived that one part belonged to the Sadducees, and the other to the Pharisees, he cried out, in the Sanhedrim: Brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; for the hope of the resurrection of the dead am I judged.

7 E, havendo dito isto, houve dissensão entre os fariseus e saduceus; e a multidão se dividiu.

And when he had said this, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the multitude was divided.

8 Porque os saduceus dizem que não há ressurreição, nem anjo, nem espírito; mas os fariseus confessam ambas as coisas.

For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection; neither angel nor spirit: but the Pharisees acknowledge both. And there arose a great clamor. And the scribes, on the part of the Pharisees, arose and contended, saying:

9 E originou-se um grande clamor; e, levantando-se os escribas da parte dos fariseus, contendiam, dizendo: Nenhum mal achamos neste homem, e, se algum espírito ou anjo lhe falou, não resistamos a Deus.

We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

10 E, havendo grande dissensão, o tribuno, temendo que Paulo fosse despedaçado por eles, mandou descer a soldadesca, e arrebata-lo do meio deles, e leva-lo para a fortaleza.

And when there arose a great dissension, the officer, fearing that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the fortress.

11 E na noite seguinte, apresentando-se-lhe o Senhor, disse: Paulo, tem ânimo: porque, como de mim testificaste em Jerusalém, assim te importa testificar também em Roma.

And on the following night, the Lord stood by him, and said: Take courage; for as you have testified of me in Jerusalem, so must you testify also in Rome.

12 E, vindo o dia, alguns dos judeus fizeram uma conspiração, e se conjuraram, dizendo que não comeriam nem beberiam, enquanto não matassem a Paulo.

And when it was day, the Jews combined together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying, that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

13 E eram mais de quarenta os que fizeram esta conjuração.

And there were more than forty who formed this conspiracy.

14 Os quais foram aos principais dos sacerdotes e aos anciãos, e disseram: conjuramo-nos, sob pena de maldição, que nada provaremos, até que matemos a Paulo.

And they went to the chief priests and elders, and said: We have surely bound ourselves under a curse, that we will taste nothing till we have killed Paul.

15 Agora, pois, vós, com o conselho, fazei saber ao tribuno que vo-lo traga amanhã, como que querendo saber mais alguma coisa de seus negócios, e, antes que chegue, estaremos prontos para o matar.

Now, therefore, do you, together with the Sanhedrim, give notice to the officer, that he bring him down to you to-morrow, as if you intended to inquire more accurately into the matters concerning him: and before he comes near, we are ready to kill him.

16 E o filho da irmã de Paulo, ouvindo estas ciladas, foi, e entrou na fortaleza, e o anunciou a Paulo.

But the son of Paul’s sister heard of the plot, and he went and entered the fortress, and told Paul.

17 E Paulo, chamando a si um dos centuriões, disse: Leva este mancebo ao tribuno, porque tem alguma coisa que lhe comunicar.

And Paul called one of the centurions to him, and said: Conduct this young man to the officer, for he has something to tell him.

18 Tomando-o ele, pois, o levou ao tribuno, e disse: O preso Paulo, chamando-me a si, me rogou que te trouxesse este mancebo, que tem alguma coisa que dizer-te.

So he took him, and led him to the officer, and said: The prisoner Paul called me to him, and requested me to conduct this young man to you; for he has something to tell you.

19 E o tribuno, tomando-o pela mão, e pondo-se à parte perguntou-lhe em particular: Que tens que me denunciar?

And the officer took him by the hand, and went aside with him privately, and inquired: What is it that you have to tell me?

20 E disse ele: Os judeus se concertaram rogar-te que amanhã leves Paulo ao conselho, como que tendo a inquirir dele mais alguma coisa ao certo:

He answered: The Jews have agreed to request you to bring Paul down into the Sanhedrim to-morrow, as if they intended to inquire something more accurately concerning him.

21 Porém tu não os creias; porque mais de quarenta homens dentre eles lhe andam armando ciladas: os quais se obrigaram, sob pena de maldição, a não comerem nem beberem, até que o tenham morto: e já estão apercebidos, esperando a tua promessa.

Do not, however, be persuaded by them; for more than forty men of them are lying in wait for him; and they have bound themselves under a curse, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him. And now they are ready, waiting for a promise from you.

22 Então o tribuno despediu o mancebo, mandando-lhe que a ninguém dissesse que lhe havia manifestado aquilo.

Then the officer sent the young man away, with this charge: Tell no one that you have made these things known to me.

23 E, chamando a si dois centuriões, lhes disse: aprontai para as três horas da noite duzentos soldados, e setenta de cavalo, e duzentos arqueiros para irem até Cesareia;

And he called to him two centurions, and said: Make ready two hundred soldiers, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, that they may depart to Cæsarea at the third hour of the night.

24 E aparelhai cavalgaduras, para que, pondo nelas a Paulo, o levem a salvo ao presidente Felix.

And provide beasts on which they may set Paul, and take him in safety to Felix the governor.

25 Escreveu uma carta, que continha isto:

And he wrote a letter in this form:

26 Claudio Lysias, a Felix, potentíssimo presidente, saúde.

Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor, Felix, greeting:

27 Esse homem foi preso pelos judeus; e, estando já a ponto de ser morto por eles, sobrevim eu com a soldadesca, e lho tomei, informado de que era romano.

This man was taken by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them. Then I went with soldiers, and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.

28 E, querendo saber a causa por que o acusavam, o levei ao seu conselho.

But wishing to know the cause for which they accused him, I brought him down into their Sanhedrim.

29 E achei que o acusavam de algumas questões da sua lei: mas que nenhum crime havia nele digno de morte ou de prisão.

And I found that he was accused about questions of their law, but had nothing worthy of death or of bonds charged against him.

30 E, sendo-me notificado que os judeus haviam de armar ciladas a esse homem, logo to enviei, mandando também aos acusadores que perante ti digam o que tiverem contra ele. Passa bem.

And as I was informed that a plot was about to be laid against the man by the Jews, I immediately sent him to you, and commanded his accusers to say in your presence what they had against him. Farewell.

31 Tomando pois os soldados a Paulo, como lhe fôra mandado, o trouxeram de noite a antipatris.

Then the soldiers took Paul, as they were commanded, and brought him by night to Antipatris.

32 E no dia seguinte, deixando aos de cavalo irem com ele, tornaram à fortaleza.

And, on the morrow, they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the fortress.

33 Os quais, logo que chegaram a Cesareia, e entregaram a carta ao presidente, lhe apresentaram Paulo.

When they came to Cæsarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul also before him.

34 E o presidente, lida a carta, perguntou de que província era; e, entendendo que da Cilicia,

And when he had read the letter, he inquired to what province he belonged. And learning that he was from Cilicia,

35 Ouvir-te-ei, disse, quando também aqui vierem os teus acusadores. E mandou que o guardassem no pretório de Herodes.

he said: I will hear you when your accusers also have come. And he ordered him to be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.