Atos 23

1 E Paulo, olhando fixamente para o supremo conselho, disse: Homens irmãos, com toda boa consciência eu tenho andado diante de Deus até o dia de hoje.

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

2 Mas o sumo sacerdote Ananias mandou aos que estavam perto dele, que o espancassem na boca.

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

3 Então Paulo lhe disse: Deus vai te espancar, parede caiada! Estás tu [aqui] sentado para me julgar conforme a Lei, e contra a Lei mandas me espancarem?

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 estavam ali disseram: Tu insultas ao sumo sacerdote de Deus?

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

5 E Paulo disse: Eu não sabia, irmãos, que ele era o sumo sacerdote; porque está escrito: Não falarás mal do chefe 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, ele clamou no supremo conselho: Homens irmãos, eu sou fariseu, filho de fariseu; pela esperança e ressurreição dos mortos eu estou sendo 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 ele, tendo dito isto, houve uma confusão 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 ou espírito; mas os fariseus declaram ambas.

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 houve uma grande gritaria; e levantando-se os escribas da parte dos fariseus, disputavam, dizendo: Nenhum mal achamos neste homem; e se algum espírito ou anjo falou com ele?

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 confusão, o comandante, temendo que Paulo não fosse despedaçado por eles, mandou descer a tropa, e tirá-lo do meio deles, e levá-lo à área fortificada.

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 [n] a noite seguinte o Senhor, aparecendo-lhe, disse: Tem bom ânimo, Paulo! Porque assim como deste testemunho de mim em Jerusalém, assim é necessário que tu dês testemunho 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 tendo vindo o dia, alguns dos judeus fizeram uma conspiração, e prestaram juramento sob pena de maldição, 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 este juramento.

And there were more than forty who formed this conspiracy.

14 Os quais foram até os chefes dos sacerdotes e os anciãos, [e] disseram: Fizemos juramento sob pena de maldição, de que nada experimentaremos enquanto não matarmos 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 supremo conselho, informai ao comandante que amanhã ele o traga perante vós, como se fosse para que investigueis mais detalhadamente; e antes que ele 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, tendo ouvido esta cilada, veio e entrou na área fortificada, e avisou 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, tendo chamado a si um dos centuriões, disse: Leva este rapaz ao comandante, porque ele tem algo para lhe avisar.

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 Então ele o tomou, levou ao comandante, e disse: O prisioneiro Paulo, tendo me chamado, rogou [-me] que eu te trouxesse este rapaz, que tem algo a te dizer.

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 comandante, tomando-o pela mão, e indo para um lugar reservado, perguntou [-lhe]: O que tens para me avisar?

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 ele disse: Os judeus combinaram de te pedirem que amanhã tu leves a Paulo ao supremo conselho, como se fosse para que lhe perguntem mais detalhadamente;

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 acredites neles; porque mais de quarenta homens deles estão lhe preparando cilada, os quais sob pena de maldição fizeram juramento para não comerem nem beberem enquanto não o tiverem matado; e eles já estão preparados, esperando de ti a 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 comandante despediu ao rapaz, mandando [-lhe]: A ninguém digas que tu me revelaste estas coisas.

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 ele, chamando a si certos dois dos centuriões, disse: Aprontai duzentos soldados para irem até Cesareia; e setenta cavaleiros, e duzentos arqueiros, a partir das terceira hora da noite.

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 preparem animais para cavalgarem, para que pondo neles a Paulo, levem [-no] a salvo ao governador Félix.

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

25 E ele [lhe] escreveu uma carta, que continha este aspecto:

And he wrote a letter in this form:

26 Cláudio Lísias, a Félix, excelentíssimo governador, saudações.

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

27 Este homem foi preso pelos judeus, e estando já a ponte de o matarem, eu vim com a tropa e [o] tomei, ao ser informado que ele 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 eu, querendo saber a causa por que o acusavam, levei-o ao supremo conselho deles.

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

29 O qual eu achei que acusavam de algumas questões da Lei deles; mas que nenhum crime digno de morte ou de prisão havia contra ele.

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 tendo sido avisado de que os judeus estavam para pôr uma cilada contra este homem, logo eu [o] enviei a ti, mandando também aos acusadores que diante de ti digam o que [tiverem] contra ele. Que tu estejas 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 Tendo então os soldados tomado a Paulo, assim como lhes tinha sido ordenado, trouxeram-no durante a noite a Antipátride.

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

32 E no [dia] seguinte, deixando irem com ele os cavaleiros, voltaram à área fortificada.

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

33 Os quais, tendo chegado a Cesareia, e entregado a carta ao governador, apresentaram-lhe também a Paulo.

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

34 E o governador, tendo lido [a carta], perguntou de que província ele era; e ao entender que [era] da Cilícia,

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

35 disse: “Eu te ouvirei quando também chegarem os teus acusadores”. E mandou que o guardassem no palácio 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.