Acts 23
1 Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”
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.
2 The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
Mas o sumo sacerdote Ananias mandou aos que estavam perto dele, que o espancassem na boca.
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?”
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?
4 Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”
E os que estavam ali disseram: Tu insultas ao sumo sacerdote de Deus?
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.’”
E Paulo disse: Eu não sabia, irmãos, que ele era o sumo sacerdote; porque está escrito: Não falarás mal do chefe do teu povo.
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!”
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.
7 When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.
E ele, tendo dito isto, houve uma confusão entre os fariseus e saduceus; e a multidão se dividiu;
8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.
Porque os saduceus dizem que não há ressurreição, nem anjo ou espírito; mas os fariseus declaram ambas.
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!”
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?
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
13 There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
E eram mais de quarenta os que fizeram este juramento.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
16 But Paul’s sister’s son heard they were lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.
E o filho da irmã de Paulo, tendo ouvido esta cilada, veio e entrou na área fortificada, e avisou a 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.”
E Paulo, tendo chamado a si um dos centuriões, disse: Leva este rapaz ao comandante, porque ele tem algo para lhe avisar.
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.”
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.
19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
E o comandante, tomando-o pela mão, e indo para um lugar reservado, perguntou [-lhe]: O que tens para me avisar?
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.
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;
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.”
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.
22 So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”
Então o comandante despediu ao rapaz, mandando [-lhe]: A ninguém digas que tu me revelaste estas coisas.
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.”
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.
24 He asked them to provide mounts, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.
E preparem animais para cavalgarem, para que pondo neles a Paulo, levem [-no] a salvo ao governador Félix.
25 He wrote a letter like this:
E ele [lhe] escreveu uma carta, que continha este aspecto:
26 “Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
Cláudio Lísias, a Félix, excelentíssimo governador, saudações.
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.
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.
28 Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.
E eu, querendo saber a causa por que o acusavam, levei-o ao supremo conselho deles.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
31 So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
Tendo então os soldados tomado a Paulo, assim como lhes tinha sido ordenado, trouxeram-no durante a noite a Antipátride.
32 But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.
E no [dia] seguinte, deixando irem com ele os cavaleiros, voltaram à área fortificada.
33 When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
Os quais, tendo chegado a Cesareia, e entregado a carta ao governador, apresentaram-lhe também a Paulo.
34 When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,
E o governador, tendo lido [a carta], perguntou de que província ele era; e ao entender que [era] da Cilícia,
35 “I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.
disse: “Eu te ouvirei quando também chegarem os teus acusadores”. E mandou que o guardassem no palácio de Herodes.
