Acts 23

1 And Paulos, looking upon their assembly, said, Men, brethren, I in all good conscience have conversed before Aloha, unto this day.

And Paul, looking fixedly at the Sanhedrin, said, My brothers, my life has been upright before God till this day.

2 And Hanania the priest commanded them who stood by him to smite Paulos upon his mouth.

And the high priest, Ananias, gave orders to those who were near him to give him a blow on the mouth.

3 And Paulos said to him, It will be that Aloha will smite thee, (thou) whitened wall: thou sittest to judge me according to the law, while thou transgressest the law, and commandest that they smite me!

Then Paul said to him, God will give blows to you, you whitewashed wall: are you here to be my judge by law, and by your orders am I given blows against the law?

4 And they who stood there said to him, The priest of Aloha revilest thou?

And those who were near said, Do you say such words against God's high priest?

5 Paulos said to them, I knew not, my brethren, that he is the priest; for it is written, Of the chief of thy people thou shalt not speak evil.

And Paul said, Brother, I had no idea that he was the high priest: for it has been said, You may not say evil about the ruler of your people.

6 And when Paulos knew that (part) of the people were of the Zadukoyee and (part) of it of the Pharishee, he cried in the assembly, Men, my brethren, I am a Pharisha, the son of Pharishee; and for the hope of the resurrection of the dead am I judged.

But when Paul saw that half of them were Sadducees and the rest Pharisees, he said in the Sanhedrin, Brothers, I am a Pharisee, and the son of Pharisees: I am here to be judged on the question of the hope of the coming back from the dead.

7 And when he had said this, the Pharishee and the Zadukoyee fell on one another, and the people was divided.

And when he had said this, there was an argument between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and a division in the meeting.

8 For the Zadukoyee say that there is no resurrection, nor angels, nor spirit; but the Pharishee confess all these.

For the Sadducees say that there is no coming back from the dead, and no angels or spirits: but the Pharisees have belief in all these.

9 And there was made a great noise. And certain sophree of the choice of the Pharishee arose and contended with them, and said, We have not found any thing of evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken with him, what is there in this?

And there was a great outcry: and some of the scribes on the side of the Pharisees got up and took part in the discussion, saying, We see no evil in this man: what if he has had a revelation from an angel or a spirit?

10 And when there was a great commotion among them, the tribune feared lest they should tear Paulos in pieces, and he sent to the Rumoyee to come and carry him away from the midst of them, and take him into the fortress.

And when the argument became very violent, the chief captain, fearing that Paul would be pulled in two by them, gave orders to the armed men to take him by force from among them, and take him into the army building.

11 And when it was night our Lord appeared unto Paulos, and said to him, Be strong: for as thou hast testified of me in Urishlem, so is it to be that thou also in Ruma shalt testify.

And the night after, the Lord came to his side and said, Be of good heart, for as you have been witnessing for me in Jerusalem, so will you be my witness in Rome.

12 AND when it became morning, men of the Jihudoyee gathered and bound a vow upon themselves, that they would not eat or drink till they had killed Paulos.

And when it was day, the Jews came together and put themselves under an oath that they would take no food or drink till they had put Paul to death.

13 But there were of those who established by oath this compact more than forty men.

And more than forty of them took this oath.

14 And they drew nigh to the priests and to the elders, and said, A vow we have vowed upon us, that nothing will we taste until we have killed Paulos.

And they came to the chief priests and the rulers and said, We have taken a great oath to take no food till we have put Paul to death

15 And now do you and the princes of the synagogue request from the tribune to bring him to you, as if you sought to investigate more truly his work, and we are prepared to kill him while he shall come to you.

So now, will you and the Sanhedrin make a request to the military authorities to have him sent down to you, as if you were desiring to go into the business in greater detail; and we, before ever he gets to you, will be waiting to put him to death.

16 And the son of the sister of Paulos heard this plot, and he entered the fortress and informed Paulos.

But Paul's sister's son had word of their design, and he came into the army building and gave news of it to Paul.

17 And Paulos sent (and) called one of the centurions, and said to him, Bring this youth to the tribune, for he has somewhat to tell him.

And Paul sent for a captain and said, Take this young man to your chief, for he has news for him.

18 And the centurion conducted the youth, and introduced him to the tribune, and said, Paulos the prisoner called me, and requested of me to bring this youth to thee, because he hath somewhat to tell thee.

So he took him to the chief captain and said, Paul, the prisoner, made a request to me to take this young man to you, for he has something to say to you.

19 And the tribune took the youth by his hand, and led him on one side, and asked him, What hast thou to tell me?

And the chief took him by the hand and, going on one side, said to him privately, What is it you have to say to me?

20 And the youth said to him, The Jihudoyee have determined to request of thee to send down Paulos, tomorrow, to their synagogue, as if willing to learn somewhat more from him:

And he said, The Jews are in agreement together to make a request to you for Paul to be taken, on the day after this, into the Sanhedrin, to be questioned in greater detail.

21 thou therefore yield not to them; for, behold, more than forty men of them watch for him in ambush, and have bound a curse upon themselves, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and, behold, they are ready, and wait thy promise.

But do not give way to them, for more than forty of them are waiting for him, having taken an oath not to take food or drink till they have put him to death: and now they are ready, waiting for your order.

22 And the tribune dismissed the youth, when he had admonished him, Let no man know that these thou hast informed me.

So the chief captain let the young man go, saying to him, Do not say to anyone that you have given me word of these things.

23 And he called two centurions, and said to them, Go, prepare two hundred Romans to go to Cesarea, and seventy horsemen and right-handed spearmen two hundred, to go forth at the third hour of the night;

And he sent for two captains and said, Make ready two hundred men, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, to go to Caesarea, at the third hour of the night:

24 but provide also a beast to carry Paulos, and escape to Felix the governor.

And get beasts so that they may put Paul on them, and take him safely to Felix, the ruler.

25 And he wrote a letter, and gave it to them, which was thus:

And he sent a letter in these words:

26 Klaudios Lusios unto Felix the victorious governor, peace.

Claudius Lysias, to the most noble ruler, Felix, peace be with you.

27 The Jihudoyee had seized this man to kill him; and I arose with the Romans and rescued him, when I had learned that he is a Roman.

This man was taken by the Jews, and was about to be put to death by them, when I came on them with the army and took him out of danger, having knowledge that he was a Roman.

28 And when I sought to know the occasion of which they accused him, I brought him down to their synagogue.

And, desiring to get at the reason for their attack on him, I took him down to their Sanhedrin:

29 And I found that concerning questions of their law they accused him; and a cause worthy of bonds or of death was not in him.

Then it became clear to me that it was a question of their law, and that nothing was said against him which might be a reason for prison or death.

30 And when it was told me of the treachery of a plot which the Jihudoyee wrought against him, I straightway sent him to thee; and I have commanded his accusers to come and speak with him before thee. Farewell.

And when news was given to me that a secret design was being made against the man, I sent him straight away to you, giving orders to those who are against him to make their statements before you.

31 Then the Rumoyee, as they had been commanded, took Paulos by night, and brought him to Antipatros the city;

So the armed men, as they were ordered, took Paul and came by night to Antipatris.

32 and the day after the horsemen sent away their foot-companions to return to the fortress.

But on the day after, they sent the horsemen on with him, and went back to their place:

33 And they came to Cesarea. And they gave the letter to the governor, and made Paulos stand before him.

And they, when they came to Caesarea, gave the letter to the ruler, and took Paul before him.

34 And when he had read the letter, he asked him from what province he was. And when he had heard that (he was) from Cilicia,

And after reading it, he said, What part of the country do you come from? And, hearing that he was from Cilicia,

35 he said to him, I will hear thee when thy accusers have come. And he commanded that they should keep him in the pretorium of Herodes.

I will give hearing to your cause, he said, when those who are against you have come. And he gave orders for him to be kept in Herod's Praetorium.