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, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

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

And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to strike 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 said Paul unto him, God shall strike you, you whitewashed wall: for sit you to judge me after the law, and command me to be smitten contrary to the law?

4 E os que estavam ali disseram: Tu insultas ao sumo sacerdote de Deus?

And they that stood by said, Revile you God's high 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.

Then said Paul, I know not, brethren, that he was the high 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 the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

7 E ele, tendo dito isto, houve uma confusão entre os fariseus e saduceus; e a multidão se dividiu;

And when he had so said, 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: (pneuma) but the Pharisees confess both.

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?

And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit (pneuma) 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 chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

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 the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as you have testified of me in Jerusalem, so must you bear witness also at 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, certain of the Jews banded 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 they were more than forty which had made 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 came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain 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 all of you with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you tomorrow, as though all of you would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, before even he comes near, 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.

And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, 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.

Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he has a certain thing 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 brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto you, who has something to say unto you.

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

Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is 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;

And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire you that you would bring down Paul tomorrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.

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.

But do not you yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from you.

22 Então o comandante despediu ao rapaz, mandando [-lhe]: A ninguém digas que tu me revelaste estas coisas.

So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See you tell no man that you have showed these things 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 unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, 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 them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.

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

And he wrote a letter after this manner:

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

Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sends 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 of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.

28 E eu, querendo saber a causa por que o acusavam, levei-o ao supremo conselho deles.

And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:

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.

Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

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 when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent immediately to you, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before you 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, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.

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

On the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:

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

Who, when they came to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor, 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 the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;

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

I will hear you, said he, when your accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.