Acts 23 (HAT) · Opened

1Pòl fikse je l' sou manm Gran Konsèy yo, li di: Frè m' yo, depi tout tan mwen toujou viv san repwòch devan Bondye jouk jounen jòdi a.Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”

2Ananyas, granprèt la, bay moun ki toupre Pòl yo lòd pou yo ba l' yon souflèt.At this, the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.

3Lè sa a Pòl di li: Ou pòtre yon miray blanchi ak lacho! Se Bondye ki va frape ou. Ou chita la pou jije m' dapre Lalwa Bondye a. Men, se ou menm k'ap dezobeyi Lalwa Bondye a lè ou bay lòd frape m' lan.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.”

4Moun ki te toupre Pòl yo di li: Apa w'ap joure granprèt Bondye a?But those standing nearby said, “How dare you insult the high priest of God!”

5Pòl reponn: Eskize m', frè m'. Mwen pa t' konnen se granprèt msye te ye. Paske, men sa yo di nan Liv la: Piga ou pale chèf pèp ou a mal.“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.’”

6Pòl konnen te gen sadiseyen yon bò ak farizyen yon lòt bò nan Gran Konsèy la. Se poutèt sa li pran pale byen fò devan yo, li di: Frè m' yo, se yon farizyen mwen ye, pitit pitit farizyen. Se paske mwen gen espwa mò yo gen pou yo leve vivan ankò ki fè yo rele m' an jijman devan nou.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.”

7Lè l' di sa, farizyen yo pran diskite ak sadiseyen yo; asanble a fè de kan.As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

8(Sadiseyen yo t'ap di moun mouri pa leve, pa gen zanj, pa gen lespri. Farizyen yo, bò pa yo, te kwè nan tou sa.)For the Sadducees say that there is neither a resurrection nor angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.

9Moun yo t'ap rele pi fò toujou. Kèk dirèktè lalwa, ki te patizan farizyen yo, leve kanpe, yo antre nan yon diskisyon byen cho, yo t'ap di: Nou pa jwenn anyen ki mal nan nonm sa a. Se dwe yon zanj Bondye osinon yon lespri ki pale avè li.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?”

10Diskisyon an te vin sitèlman cho kòmandan an te pè pou yo pa t' dechèpiye Pòl. Li bay sòlda yo lòd desann nan asanble a, al wete Pòl nan mitan yo, mennen l' tounen nan kazèn lan.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.

11Jou lannwit sa a, Pòl wè Seyè a ki di li: Kouraj! Menm jan ou kanpe bay verite a pou mwen isit la lavil Jerizalèm, se konsa tou ou gen pou ou al kanpe bay verite a pou mwen lavil Wòm.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.”

12Nan denmen maten, jwif yo fè yon konplo. Yo sèmante sou tèt yo yo p'ap mete anyen nan bouch yo toutotan yo pa touye Pòl.When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

13Te gen karant moun pou pi piti nan konplo a.More than forty of them were involved in this plot.

14Y' al jwenn chèf prèt yo ak chèf fanmi yo, yo di yo: Nou sèmante sou tèt nou, nou p'ap manje anyen toutotan nou pa touye Pòl.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.

15Koulye a, nou menm ansanm ak tout Gran Konsèy la, mande kòmandan an pou l' mennen Pòl ban nou, tankou si nou ta renmen egzaminen ka li a pi byen. Nou menm, bò pa nou, nou tou pare pou n' touye l' anvan l' gen tan rive isit.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, pitit gason sè Pòl la pran nouvèl konplo a. li al nan kazèn lan, li antre, li avèti Pòl.But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.

17Pòl rele yonn nan ofisye yo, li di li: Mennen jenn gason sa a bò kot kòmandan an: li gen kichòy pou l' di li.Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”

18Ofisye a pran jenn gason an avè l', li mennen l' bay kòmandan an, li di: Prizonye yo rele Pòl la rele m', li mande m' pou mennen jenn gason sa a ba ou. Li bezwen di ou kichòy.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.”

19Kòmandan an pran men jenn gason an, li mennen l' sou kote, li mande li: Kisa ou gen pou di mwen?The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked, “What do you need to tell me?”

20Li reponn: Jwif yo ranje yon konplo. Y'ap mande ou mennen Pòl denmen devan Gran Konsèy la. Y'ap di ou yo ta renmen egzaminen ka msye pi byen.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.

21Pa koute yo. Gen karant moun pou pi piti ki pare pou yo pran li. Yo sèmante sou lavi yo, yo p'ap mete anyen nan bouch yo toutotan yo pa touye li. Koulye a yo fin pare nèt, se respons ou ase y'ap tann.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.”

22Kòmandan an di l' konsa: Pa kite pesonn konnen ou te vin di m' sa. Epi li voye jenn gason an al fè wout li.So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”

23Apre sa, kòmandan an rele de nan ofisye l' yo, li di yo: Sanble desan (200) sòlda, swasanndis kavalye ak desan (200) zòm ame ak pikèt. Se pou nou tout pare pou n' pati pou Sezare aswè a, vè nevè.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.

24Pare yon chwal pou Pòl tou. Mennen l' ale bay gouvènè Feliks an byen, san okenn danje, san okenn malè.Provide mounts for Paul to take him safely to Governor Felix.”

25Epi li ekri lèt sa a:And he wrote the following letter:

26Klòd Lizyas voye bonjou ak tout respe l' pou chèf li, gouvènè Feliks.Claudius Lysias, To His Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings.

27Jwif yo te mete men sou nonm sa a, yo tapral touye l' lè m' vin konnen se yon sitwayen women li ye. Lè sa a, mwen rive avèk sòlda m' yo, mwen delivre li.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,

28Mwen mennen l' devan Gran Konsèy jwif yo, paske mwen te vle konnen kisa jwif yo t'ap di sou li konsa.and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.

29Mwen wè li pa t' fè anyen ki pou ta fè yo touye l' ni pou yo mete l' nan prizon. Yo t'ap akize l' dèske li fè yon bann bagay ki gen rapò ak Lalwa yo a.I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.

30Lè m' vin konnen jwif yo t'ap fè konplo pou touye l', mwen pran desizyon voye l' ba ou. Epi mwen mande moun ki t'ap akize l' yo pou yo vin pote plent pou li devan ou.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.

31Sòlda yo fè tou sa Lizyas te ba yo lòd fè: yo pran Pòl, yo mennen li jouk Antipatris lannwit la menm.So the soldiers followed their orders and brought Paul by night to Antipatris.

32Nan denmen, sòlda ki t'ap mache apye yo tounen nan kazèn lan, yo kite kavalye yo fè rès vwayaj la avèk Pòl.The next day they returned to the barracks and let the horsemen go on with him.

33Rive yo rive Sezare, kavalye yo renmèt gouvènè a lèt la, epi yo renmèt Pòl nan men li.When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.

34Gouvènè a li lèt la, li mande Pòl moun ki pwovens li ye. Lè l' vin konnen se moun Silisi li ye, li di li:The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,

35Lè moun k'ap akize ou yo va vini, m'a tande sa ou gen pou di. Epi li bay lòd pou yo mete Pòl sou bon gad nan gwo palè Ewòd la.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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