Acts 23
1 Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”
intendens autem concilium Paulus ait viri fratres ego omni conscientia bona conversatus sum ante Deum usque in hodiernum diem
2 The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
princeps autem sacerdotum Ananias praecepit adstantibus sibi percutere os eius
3 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?”
tunc Paulus ad eum dixit percutiet te Deus paries dealbate et tu sedens iudicas me secundum legem et contra legem iubes me percuti
4 Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”
et qui adstabant dixerunt summum sacerdotem Dei maledicis
5 Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”
dixit autem Paulus nesciebam fratres quia princeps est sacerdotum scriptum est enim principem populi tui non maledices
6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”
sciens autem Paulus quia una pars esset Sadducaeorum et altera Pharisaeorum exclamavit in concilio viri fratres ego Pharisaeus sum filius Pharisaeorum de spe et resurrectione mortuorum ego iudicor
7 When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.
et cum haec dixisset facta est dissensio inter Pharisaeos et Sadducaeos et soluta est multitudo
8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.
Sadducaei enim dicunt non esse resurrectionem neque angelum neque spiritum Pharisaei autem utrumque confitentur
9 A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ part stood up, and contended, saying, “We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let’s not fight against God!”
factus est autem clamor magnus et surgentes quidam Pharisaeorum pugnabant dicentes nihil mali invenimus in homine isto quod si spiritus locutus est ei aut angelus
10 When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.
et cum magna dissensio facta esset timens tribunus ne discerperetur Paulus ab ipsis iussit milites descendere et rapere eum de medio eorum ac deducere eum in castra
11 The following night, the Lord stood by him and said, “Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.”
sequenti autem nocte adsistens ei Dominus ait constans esto sicut enim testificatus es de me Hierusalem sic te oportet et Romae testificari
12 When it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
facta autem die collegerunt se quidam ex Iudaeis et devoverunt se dicentes neque manducaturos neque bibituros donec occiderent Paulum
13 There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
erant autem plus quam quadraginta qui hanc coniurationem fecerant
14 They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great curse to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
qui accesserunt ad principes sacerdotum et seniores et dixerunt devotione devovimus nos nihil gustaturos donec occidamus Paulum
15 Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near.”
nunc ergo vos notum facite tribuno cum concilio ut producat illum ad vos tamquam aliquid certius cognituri de eo nos vero priusquam adpropiet parati sumus interficere illum
16 But Paul’s sister’s son heard they were lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.
quod cum audisset filius sororis Pauli insidias venit et intravit in castra nuntiavitque Paulo
17 Paul summoned one of the centurions and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.”
vocans autem Paulus ad se unum ex centurionibus ait adulescentem hunc perduc ad tribunum habet enim aliquid indicare illi
18 So he took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said, “Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
et ille quidem adsumens eum duxit ad tribunum et ait vinctus Paulus vocans rogavit me hunc adulescentem perducere ad te habentem aliquid loqui tibi
19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
adprehendens autem tribunus manum illius secessit cum eo seorsum et interrogavit illum quid est quod habes indicare mihi
20 He said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.
ille autem dixit Iudaeis convenit rogare te ut crastina die Paulum producas in concilium quasi aliquid certius inquisituri sint de illo
21 Therefore don’t yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse to neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you.”
tu vero ne credideris illis insidiantur enim ei ex eis viri amplius quadraginta qui se devoverunt non manducare neque bibere donec interficiant eum et nunc parati sunt expectantes promissum tuum
22 So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”
tribunus igitur dimisit adulescentem praecipiens ne cui loqueretur quoniam haec nota sibi fecisset
23 He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.”
et vocatis duobus centurionibus dixit illis parate milites ducentos ut eant usque Caesaream et equites septuaginta et lancearios ducentos a tertia hora noctis
24 He asked them to provide mounts, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.
et iumenta praeparate ut inponentes Paulum salvum perducerent ad Felicem praesidem
25 He wrote a letter like this:
26 “Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
scribens epistulam continentem haec Claudius Lysias optimo praesidi Felici salutem
27 “This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
virum hunc conprehensum a Iudaeis et incipientem interfici ab eis superveniens cum exercitu eripui cognito quia Romanus est
28 Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.
volensque scire causam quam obiciebant illi deduxi eum in concilium eorum
29 I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.
quem inveni accusari de quaestionibus legis ipsorum nihil vero dignum morte aut vinculis habentem crimen
30 When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell.”
et cum mihi perlatum esset de insidiis quas paraverunt ei misi ad te denuntians et accusatoribus ut dicant apud te
31 So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
milites ergo secundum praeceptum sibi adsumentes Paulum duxerunt per noctem in Antipatridem
32 But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.
et postera die dimissis equitibus ut irent cum eo reversi sunt ad castra
33 When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
qui cum venissent Caesaream et tradidissent epistulam praesidi statuerunt ante illum et Paulum
34 When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,
cum legisset autem et interrogasset de qua provincia esset et cognoscens quia de Cilicia
35 “I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.
audiam te inquit cum et accusatores tui venerint iussitque in praetorio Herodis custodiri eum
