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 having earnestly beheld the Sanhedrin, said, “Men, brothers, I have lived to God in all good conscience 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 standing by him to strike 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 is about to strike you, you whitewashed wall, and you sit judging me according to the Law, and violating law, order me to be struck!”
4 E os que ali estavam disseram: injúrias o sumo sacerdote de Deus?
And those who stood by said, “Do you revile the chief priest of God?”
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 said, “I did not know, brothers, that he is chief priest, for it has been written: You will 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.
and Paul having known that one part are Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, cried out in the Sanhedrin, “Men, brothers, I am a Pharisee—son of a Pharisee—concerning [the] hope and resurrection of [the] dead I am judged.”
7 E, havendo dito isto, houve dissensão entre os fariseus e saduceus; e a multidão se dividiu.
And he having spoken this, there came a dissension of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, and the crowd was divided,
8 Porque os saduceus dizem que não há ressurreição, nem anjo, nem espírito; mas os fariseus confessam ambas as coisas.
for Sadducees, indeed, say there is no resurrection, nor messenger, nor spirit, but Pharisees confess both.
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.
And there came a great cry, and the scribes of the Pharisees’ part having arisen, were striving, saying, “We find no evil in this man; and if a spirit spoke to him, or a messenger, we may 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 a great dissension having come, the chief captain having been afraid lest Paul may be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the army, having gone down, to seize him out of their midst, and to bring [him] into the stronghold.
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 having stood by him, said, “Take courage, Paul, for as you fully testified [to] the things concerning Me at Jerusalem, so you must also testify at 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 day having come, certain of the Jews having made a concourse, cursed themselves, saying neither to eat nor to drink until they may kill Paul;
13 E eram mais de quarenta os que fizeram esta conjuração.
and they were more than forty who made this conspiracy by oath,
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.
who having come near to the chief priests and to the elders said, “With a curse we accursed ourselves—to taste nothing until 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, you, signify to the chief captain, with the Sanhedrin, that tomorrow he may bring him down to you, as being about to know more exactly the things concerning him; and we, before his coming near, are ready to put him to death.”
16 E o filho da irmã de Paulo, ouvindo estas ciladas, foi, e entrou na fortaleza, e o anunciou a Paulo.
And the son of Paul’s sister having heard of the lying in wait, having gone and entered into the stronghold, 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 having called near one of the centurions, said, “Lead this young man to the chief captain, 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.
He indeed, then, having taken him, brought him to the chief captain and says, “The prisoner Paul, having called me near, asked [me] to bring to you this young man, having something to say to 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 chief captain having taken him by the hand, and having withdrawn by themselves, inquired, “What is that which 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:
And he said, “The Jews agreed to request you, that tomorrow you may bring down Paul to the Sanhedrin, as being about to inquire something more exactly 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.
you, therefore, may you not yield to them, for there more than forty men of them lie in wait for him, who cursed themselves—not to eat nor to drink until they kill him, and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from you.”
22 Então o tribuno despediu o mancebo, mandando-lhe que a ninguém dissesse que lhe havia manifestado aquilo.
The chief captain, then, indeed, let the young man go, having charged [him], “Tell no one that you have shown these things 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 having called a certain two of the centurions near, he said, “Make ready two hundred soldiers, that they may go on to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, from the third hour of the night;
24 E aparelhai cavalgaduras, para que, pondo nelas a Paulo, o levem a salvo ao presidente Felix.
also provide beasts, that, having set Paul on, they may bring him safe to Felix the governor”;
25 Escreveu uma carta, que continha isto:
he having written a letter after this description:
26 Claudio Lysias, a Felix, potentíssimo presidente, saúde.
“Claudius Lysias, to the most noble governor Felix, greetings:
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 having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be killed by them—having come with the army, I rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman;
28 E, querendo saber a causa por que o acusavam, o levei ao seu conselho.
and intending to know the cause for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin,
29 E achei que o acusavam de algumas questões da sua lei: mas que nenhum crime havia nele digno de morte ou de prisão.
whom I found accused concerning questions of their law, and having no accusation worthy of death or bonds;
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 a plot having been intimated to me against this man—about to be of the Jews—I sent to you at once, having also given command to the accusers to say the things against him before you; be strong.”
31 Tomando pois os soldados a Paulo, como lhe fôra mandado, o trouxeram de noite a antipatris.
Then, indeed, the soldiers according to that directed them, having taken up Paul, brought him through the night to Antipatris,
32 E no dia seguinte, deixando aos de cavalo irem com ele, tornaram à fortaleza.
and on the next day, having permitted the horsemen to go on with him, they returned to the stronghold;
33 Os quais, logo que chegaram a Cesareia, e entregaram a carta ao presidente, lhe apresentaram Paulo.
those having entered into Caesarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, also presented Paul to him.
34 E o presidente, lida a carta, perguntou de que província era; e, entendendo que da Cilicia,
And the governor having read [it], and inquired of what province he is, and understood that [he is] from Cilicia;
35 Ouvir-te-ei, disse, quando também aqui vierem os teus acusadores. E mandou que o guardassem no pretório de Herodes.
“I will hear you,” he said, “when your accusers may also have come”; he also commanded him to be kept in the Praetorium of Herod.
