Acts

1And Paul looking upon the council, said: Men, brethren, I have conversed with all good conscience before God until this present day.

2And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to strike him on the mouth.

3Then Paul said to him: God shall strike thee, thou whited wall. For sittest thou to judge me according to the law, and contrary to the law commandest me to be struck?

4And they that stood by said: Dost thou revile the high priest of God?

5And Paul said: I knew not, brethren, that he is the high priest. For it is written: Thou shalt not speak evil of the prince of thy people.

6And Paul knowing that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, cried out in the council: Men, brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees: concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

7And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; and the multitude was divided.

8For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

9And there arose a great cry. And some of the Pharisees rising up, strove, saying: We find no evil in this man. What if a spirit hath spoken to him, or an angel?

10And when there arose a great dissension, the tribune fearing lest Paul should be pulled in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

11And the night following the Lord standing by him, said: Be constant; for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

12And when day was come, some of the Jews gathered together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying, that they would neither eat, nor drink, till they killed Paul.

13And they were more than forty men that had made this conspiracy.

14Who came to the chief priests and the ancients, and said: We have bound ourselves under a great curse that we will eat nothing till we have slain Paul.

15Now therefore do you with the council signify to the tribune, that he bring him forth to you, as if you meant to know something more certain touching him. And we, before he come near, are ready to kill him.

16Which when Paul’s sister’s son had heard, of their lying in wait, he came and entered into the castle and told Paul.

17And Paul, calling to him one of the centurions, said: Bring this young man to the tribune, for he hath some thing to tell him.

18And he taking him, brought him to the tribune, and said: Paul, the prisoner, desired me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath some thing to say to thee.

19And the tribune taking him by the hand, went aside with him privately, and asked him: What is it that thou hast to tell me?

20And he said: The Jews have agreed to desire thee, that thou wouldst bring forth Paul tomorrow into the council, as if they meant to inquire some thing more certain touching him.

21But do not thou give credit to them; for there lie in wait for him more than forty men of them, who have bound themselves by oath neither to eat, nor to drink, till they have killed him: and they are now ready, looking for a promise from thee.

22The tribune therefore dismissed the young man, charging him that he should tell no man, that he had made known these things unto him.

23Then having called two centurions, he said to them: Make ready two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen for the third hour of the night:

24And provide beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe to Felix the governor.

25(For he feared lest perhaps the Jews might take him away by force and kill him, and he should afterwards be slandered, as if he was to take money.) And he wrote a letter after this manner:

26Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor, Felix, greeting.

27This man being taken by the Jews, and ready to be killed by them, I rescued coming in with an army, understanding that he is a Roman:

28And meaning to know the cause which they objected unto him, I brought him forth into their council.

29Whom I found to be accused concerning questions of their law; but having nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bands.

30And when I was told of ambushes that they had prepared for him, I sent him to thee, signifying also to his accusers to plead before thee. Farewell.

31Then the soldiers, according as it was commanded them, taking Paul, brought him by night to Antipatris.

32And the next day, leaving the horsemen to go with him, they returned to the castle.

33Who, when they were come to Caesarea, and had delivered the letter to the governor, did also present Paul before him.

34And when he had read it, and had asked of what province he was, and understood that he was of Cilicia;

35I will hear thee, said he, when thy accusers come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.

1保罗定睛看着公会的人，说：「弟兄们，我在 神面前行事为人都是凭着良心，直到今日。」

2大祭司亚拿尼亚就吩咐旁边站着的人打他的嘴。

3保罗对他说：「你这粉饰的墙， 神要打你！你坐堂为的是按律法审问我，你竟违背律法，吩咐人打我吗？」

4站在旁边的人说：「你辱骂 神的大祭司吗？」

5保罗说：「弟兄们，我不晓得他是大祭司；经上记着说：『不可毁谤你百姓的官长。』」

6保罗看出大众一半是撒都该人，一半是法利赛人，就在公会中大声说：「弟兄们，我是法利赛人，也是法利赛人的子孙。我现在受审问，是为盼望死人复活。」

7说了这话，法利赛人和撒都该人就争论起来，会众分为两党。

8因为撒都该人说，没有复活，也没有天使和鬼魂；法利赛人却说，两样都有。

9于是大大地喧嚷起来。有几个法利赛党的文士站起来争辩说：「我们看不出这人有什么恶处，倘若有鬼魂或是天使对他说过话，怎么样呢？」

10那时大起争吵，千夫长恐怕保罗被他们扯碎了，就吩咐兵丁下去，把他从众人当中抢出来，带进营楼去。

11当夜，主站在保罗旁边，说：「放心吧！你怎样在耶路撒冷为我作见证，也必怎样在罗马为我作见证。」

杀害保罗的阴谋

12到了天亮，犹太人同谋起誓，说：「若不先杀保罗就不吃不喝。」

13这样同心起誓的有四十多人。

14他们来见祭司长和长老，说：「我们已经起了一个大誓，若不先杀保罗就不吃什么。

15现在你们和公会要知会千夫长，叫他带下保罗到你们这里来，假作要详细察考他的事；我们已经预备好了，不等他来到跟前就杀他。」

16保罗的外甥听见他们设下埋伏，就来到营楼里告诉保罗。

17保罗请一个百夫长来，说：「你领这少年人去见千夫长，他有事告诉他。」

18于是把他领去见千夫长，说：「被囚的保罗请我到他那里，求我领这少年人来见你；他有事告诉你。」

19千夫长就拉着他的手，走到一旁，私下问他说：「你有什么事告诉我呢？」

20他说：「犹太人已经约定，要求你明天带下保罗到公会里去，假作要详细查问他的事。

21你切不要随从他们；因为他们有四十多人埋伏，已经起誓说，若不先杀保罗就不吃不喝。现在预备好了，只等你应允。」

22于是千夫长打发少年人走，嘱咐他说：「不要告诉人你将这事报给我了。」

保罗被解交腓力斯巡抚

23千夫长便叫了两个百夫长来，说：「预备步兵二百，马兵七十，长枪手二百，今夜亥初往凯撒利亚去；

24也要预备牲口叫保罗骑上，护送到巡抚腓力斯那里去。」

25千夫长又写了文书，

26大略说：「克劳第·吕西亚，请巡抚腓力斯大人安。

27这人被犹太人拿住，将要杀害，我得知他是罗马人，就带兵丁下去救他出来。

28因要知道他们告他的缘故，我就带他下到他们的公会去，

29便查知他被告是因他们律法的辩论，并没有什么该死该绑的罪名。

30后来有人把要害他的计谋告诉我，我就立时解他到你那里去，又吩咐告他的人在你面前告他。」

31于是，兵丁照所吩咐他们的，将保罗夜里带到安提帕底。

32第二天，让马兵护送，他们就回营楼去。

33马兵来到凯撒利亚，把文书呈给巡抚，便叫保罗站在他面前。

34巡抚看了文书，问保罗是哪省的人，既晓得他是基利家人，

35就说：「等告你的人来到，我要细听你的事」；便吩咐人把他看守在希律的衙门里。