Acts 23 (DA31) · Opened

1Da så Paulus fast på Rådet og sagde: “I Mænd, Brødre! jeg har med al god Samvittighed vandret for Gud indtil denne Dag.”Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”

2Men Ypperstepræsten Ananias befalede dem, som stode hos ham, at slå ham på Munden.At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.

3Da sagde Paulus til ham: “Gud skal slå dig, du kalkede Væg! Og du sidder for at dømme mig efter Loven, og tvært imod Loven befaler du, at jeg skal slås.”Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.”

4Men de, som stode hos, sagde: “Udskælder du Guds Ypperstepræst?”But those standing nearby said, “How dare you insult the high priest of God!”

5Og Paulus sagde: “Brødre! jeg vidste ikke, at han er Ypperstepræst; thi der er skrevet: En Fyrste i dit Folk må du ikke tale ondt imod.”“Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”

6Men da Paulus vidste, at den ene Del bestod af Saddukæere, men den anden af Farisæere, råbte han i Rådet: “I Mænd, Brødre! jeg er en Farisæer, Søn af Farisæere, for Håb og for dødes Opstandelse er det, jeg dømmes.”Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”

7Men da han udtalte dette, opkom der Splid imellem Farisæerne og Saddukæerne, og Mængden blev uenig.As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

8Thi Saddukæerne sige, at der ingen Opstandelse er, ej heller nogen Engel eller Ånd; men Farisæerne hævde begge Dele.For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection nor angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.

9Men der opstod en stærk Råben; og nogle af de skriftkloge af Farisæernes Parti stode op, strede heftigt og sagde: “Vi finde intet ondt hos dette Menneske; men hvad om en Ånd eller en Engel har talt til ham!”A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

10Men da der blev stærk Splid frygtede Krigsøversten, at Paulus skulde blive sønderslidt af dem, og befalede Krigsfolket at gå ned og rive ham ud fra dem og føre ham ind i Borgen.The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.

11Men Natten derefter stod Herren for ham og sagde: “Vær frimodig, thi ligesom du har vidnet om mig i Jerusalem, således skal du også vidne i Rom.”The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”

12Men da det var blevet Dag, sloge Jøderne sig sammen og forpligtede sig under Forbandelser til hverken at spise eller drikke, førend de havde slået Paulus ihjel.When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

13Og de, som havde indgået denne Sammensværgelse, vare flere end fyrretyve i Tal.More than forty of them were involved in this plot.

14Disse gik da til Ypperstepræsterne og de Ældste og sagde: “Vi have under Forbandelser forpligtet os til ikke at smage noget, førend vi have slået Paulus ihjel.They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.

15Så giver nu I tillige med Rådet Krigsøversten Meddelelse, for at han må føre ham ned til eder, som om I ville undersøge hans Sag nøjere; men vi ere rede til at slå ham ihjel, førend han kommer derhen.”Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”

16Men Paulus's Søstersøn, som havde hørt om dette Anslag, kom og gik ind i Borgen og fortalte Paulus det.But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.

17Men Paulus kaldte en af Høvedsmændene til sig og sagde: “Før denne unge Mand hen til Krigsøversten; thi han har noget at melde ham.”Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”

18Da tog han ham og førte ham til Krigsøversten og siger: “Den fangne Paulus kaldte mig og bad mig føre denne unge Mand til dig, da han har noget at tale med dig om.”So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”

19Men Krigsøversten tog ham ved Hånden, gik hen til en Side og spurgte: “Hvad er det, som du har at melde mig?”The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”

20Men han sagde: “Jøderne have aftalt at bede dig om at lade Paulus føre ned for Rådet i Morgen under Foregivende af at ville have nøjere Underretning om ham.He answered, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of acquiring more information about him.

21Lad du dig nu ikke overtale af dem; thi mere end fyrretyve Mænd af dem lure på ham, og de have under Forbandelser forpligtet sig til hverken at spise eller at drikke, førend de have slået ham ihjel; og nu ere de rede og vente på dit Tilsagn.”Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”

22Da lod Krigsøversten det unge Menneske fare og bød ham: “Du skal ingen sige, at du har givet mig dette til Kende.”So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”

23Og han kaldte et Par af Høvedsmændene til sig og sagde: “Gører to Hundrede Stridsmænd rede til at drage til Kæsarea og halvfjerdsindstyve Ryttere og to Hundrede Spydkastere fra den tredje Time i Nat;”Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.

24og at de skulde bringe Lastdyr for at kunne lade Paulus ride og føre ham sikkert til Landshøvdingen Feliks.Provide mounts for Paul to take him safely to Governor Felix.”

25Og han skrev et Brev af følgende Indhold:And he wrote the following letter:

26“Klaudius Lysias hilser den mægtigste Landshøvding Feliks.Claudius Lysias, To His Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings.

27Denne Mand havde Jøderne grebet og vilde have slået ham ihjel; men jeg kom til med Krigsfolket og udfriede ham, da jeg erfarede, at han var en Romer.This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to rescue him. For I had learned that he is a Roman citizen,

28Og da jeg vilde vide Årsagen, hvorfor de anklagede ham, førte jeg ham ned for deres Rådand since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.

29og fandt ham anklaget i Anledning af nogle Stridsspørgsmål i deres Lov, men uden nogen Beskyldning, som fortjente Død eller Fængsel.I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.

30Men da jeg har fået Underretning om, at der skulde være et hemmeligt Anslag af Jøderne imod Manden, har jeg straks sendt ham til dig efter også at have befalet Anklagerne at fremføre for dig, hvad de have imod ham.”When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.

31Da toge Stridsmændene Paulus, som det var dem befalet, og førte ham om Natten til Antipatris.So the soldiers followed their orders and brought Paul by night to Antipatris.

32Men næste Dag lode de Rytterne drage videre med ham og vendte selv tilbage til Borgen.The next day they returned to the barracks and let the horsemen go on with him.

33Da hine nu kom til Kæsarea og havde overgivet Landshøvdingen Brevet, fremstillede de også Paulus for ham.When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.

34Men da han havde læst Brevet og spurgt, fra hvilken Provins han var, og havde erfaret, at han var fra Kilikien, sagde han:The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,

35“Jeg vil forhøre dig, når også dine Anklagere komme til Stede.” Og han bød, at han skulde holdes bevogtet i Herodes's Borg.he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers arrive.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s Praetorium.

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