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23  Ijcuacon Pablo oquimixquechij on tetlacanonotzquej niman oquimijlij:

―Nocnihuan, hasta ipan in tonajli nejhua ninemi ixpan Dios ican notlamachilis chipahuac.

Quemaj Ananiás, yejhuan on más hueyi tiopixqui tlayecanqui, oquinnahuatij on yejhuan nisiu nemiyaj itech Pablo ma camahuitectiacan. Pero Pablo oquijlij:

―¡Dios mitzmailis tejhua, omexayacyej! ¿Tehuaticaj ompa on para tinechtlajtlacolmacas quen quijtohua on tlanahuatijli? ¿Tlica titlanahuatia ma nechmajmailican niman ijcon xtictlacamati on tlanahuatijli?

Niman on yejhuan ompa nemiyaj itech Pablo oquijlijquej:

―¿Ijcon ticuijhuicaltia on más ihueyi tiopixcau Dios?

Pablo oquijtoj:

―Xnechtlapojpolhuican nocnihuan. Xijcon niquijtosquia tla nicmatisquia ica on yejhua más hueyi tiopixqui tlayecanquetl, pampa ijquin quijtohua on Yectlajcuilojli: “Ma ca ticuijhuicaltis on yejhuan tlayecana intech mochantlacaj.”

Pablo oquimat ica ne ipan on tetlacanonotzaloyan nemiyaj sequimej saduceos niman sequimej fariseos. Yejhua ica ican chicahuac tlajtojli oquijtoj:

―Nocnihuan, nejhua nifariseo niman niteconeu itech se fariseo. Niman nemejhuamej nennechtlajtlacolmacatoquej pampa nicneltoca ica yolihuisquej niman noquetztehuasquej on mimiquej.

Ijcuac ijquin oquijtoj, on fariseos ihuan on saduceos opeu notencuicuij niman on tetlacanonotzquej onotlajcoxelojquej. Ijcon onochiu pampa on saduceos quijtohuaj ica on mimiquej xyolihuisquej ocsejpa niman ica xnemij ilhuicactequitquej nion espíritus, pero on fariseos quineltocaj nochi in tlajtlamach. Niman nochimej sanoyej otzajtziquej. Quemaj ohuajnotelquetztejquej semej on temachtijquej ican itlanahuatil Dios on yejhuan nopohuaj intech on fariseos, niman chicahuac onotencuicuiquej. Ijquin quijtohuayaj:

―Xitlaj tlen xcuajli ticnextiliaj in tlacatl. Cas se espíritu noso se ilhuicactequitquetl melahuac ihuan otlajtoj. Ma ca ma titoxixicojtiacan ihuan Dios.

10 Niman ica más sanoyej notencuicuiyaj, on comandante onomojtij niman quinemiliaya cojcocosquej Pablo. Yejhua ica, on comandante oquintlatitlanilij on soldados para conquixtisquej Pablo ne intzajlan on tlacamej niman ma cuicacan ne ipan on hueyi tepancajli.

11 Niman huajmostla tlayohua, on toTeco oquinotitij Pablo niman oquijlij:

―Xmoyolchicahua Pablo. Ijcon quen otinechteixpantilij nican Jerusalén, no ijqui ica oncaj tinechteixpantilis ne ipan on hueyican Roma.

Oquinejnemilijquej quen ijqui quimictisquej Pablo

12 Niman huajmostla ijcuac yotlanes, semej on hebreos onosentlalijquej niman onocalactijquej ican intlajtol para quimictisquej Pablo. Yejhuamej onocalactijquej ican intlajtol para xtlacuasquej nion xitlaj conisquej hasta queman quimictiaj Pablo. 13 Niman on yejhuan ijcon oquitlalijquej on promesa más de ompoajli tlacamej catca. 14 Yejhuamej oyajquej intech on tiopixquej tlayecanquej niman on tlajtlajmatquej niman oquimijlijquej:

―Tejhuamej yotictlalijquej in promesa para xitlaj ticuasquej hasta queman ticmictiaj Pablo. 15 Aman, tej, nemejhuamej inhuan on tetlacanonotzquej xquijlican on comandante ma mechajhuiquili Pablo mostla. Xquijlican ica nemejhuamej nenquinequij nenquimatisquej más itech itlaj tlajtlamach para nenquimatisquej tla melahuac. Niman tejhuamej tinemisquej listos para ticmictisquej ijcuac oc xe yejco.

16 Pero iconeu on sihuatl yejhuan icniu Pablo oquimat yejhua in tlen onijtoj. Yejhua ica oyaj ne ipan on hueyi tepancajli niman oquimachiltij Pablo. 17 Ijcuacon Pablo oquinotz se on capitán niman oquijlij:

―Xcuica yejhua in telpochtli ne itech on comandante, pampa quipia tlinon comachiltis.

18 On capitán ocuicac on telpochtli ne itech on comandante niman oquijlij:

―Pablo yejhuan tzacuticaj onechnotz niman onechtlajtlanilij para ma nicuajhuica motech yejhua in telpochtli, pampa quipia tlinon mitzijlis.

19 Quemaj on comandante ocontilan on telpochtli ipan ima, niman ocuicac neca ocsecan niman oquitlajtoltij:

―¿Tlinon ticnequi tinechijlis?

20 Quemaj yejhua oquijlij:

―On hebreos onocalactijquej ican intlajtol para mitztlajtlanilisquej para mostla xcuica Pablo ne imixpan on tetlacanonotzquej hebreos, pampa quinequij caquisquej más itech itlaj tlajtlamach para quimatisquej tla melahuac. 21 Niman tejhua ma ca xquinneltoquili, pampa más de ompoajli tlacamej quipijpiaj, niman onocalactijquej ican intlajtol para xtlacuasquej nion xitlaj conisquej hasta queman quimictiaj Pablo. Aman, tej, ye nemij listos niman sa quichaj para tiquinnanquilis ica on tlen quitlajtlanij.

22 Quemaj on comandante oquijlij ma huiya on telpochtli, niman oquinahuatij ma ca yacaj quijlis tla yoquitemachiltij yejhua on.

Pablo oquititlanquej itech on gobernador Félix

23 Quemaj on comandante oquinnotz omemej icapitanes, niman oquinnahuatij para ma quinsentlalican ome ciento soldados yejhuan nejnemisquej, niman yepoajli huan majtlactli yejhuan yasquej ipan caballos niman ome ciento más yejhuan quitquisquej lanzas para yasquej ne Cesarea ipan chicnahui hora ica tlayohua. 24 Niman no otlanahuatij ma quimpiacan caballos para yetias Pablo, niman no otlanahuatij para ma ca itlaj ipan nochihuas, yej cuicasquej cuajli hasta itech on Félix gobernador. 25 Inhuan oquititlan yejhua in tlajcuilolamatl: 26 Nejhua niClaudio Lisias. Nimitzontlajpalohua tejhua hueyi gobernador Félix.

27 Yejhua in tlacatl ocajsiquej on hebreos niman quimictisquiaj, pero nejhua onicmanahuij ican nosoldados pampa onicajsicamat ica yejhua romano.

28 Nejhua nicnequiya nicmatis tlica quiteixpanhuiyaj. Yejhua ica onicuicac imixpan on hebreos tetlacanonotzquej.

29 Niman onicnextij ica san quiteixpanhuiyaj yejhua ica on intlanahuatil, pero xoncatca tlinon ica quimictisquiaj nion siquiera para calactisquej ipan cárcel.

30 Niman ijcuac onechmachiltijquej ica yotlatlajtlalijcaj para quimictisquiaj in tlacatl, nimantzin onimitzontitlanilij. Niman no oniquimijlij on aquin quiteixpanhuiyaj ma quitatij motech tlinon ica on ica quitlahuelitaj. Cuajli xnemi.

31 Quemaj on soldados ocantequej Pablo ijcon quen oquinnahuatijquej. Niman ijcuac tlayohua ocuicaquej hasta ne ipan on hueyican itoca Antípatris. 32 Niman huajmostla on soldados yejhuan nejnemiyaj ohuajnocuepquej para ipan on hueyi tepancajli, niman on yejhuan yayaj ipan caballos ocuicaquej Pablo. 33 Ijcuac oajsiquej ne Cesarea, on gobernador oquimacaquej on tlajcuilolamatl niman no oquimactilijquej Pablo. 34 On gobernador oquinomachtij on tlajcuilolamatl niman quemaj otlajtlan canon otlacat Pablo. Niman ijcuac oquimat ica yejhua otlacat ne Cilicia, 35 oquijlij:

―Nimitzcaquis ijcuac yejcosquej on aquin mitzteixpanhuiyaj.

Quemaj otlanahuatij ma cuicacan niman ma quejehuatij ne ipan on ipalacio Herodes.

23 Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin(A) and said, “My brothers,(B) I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience(C) to this day.” At this the high priest Ananias(D) ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.(E) Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall!(F) You sit there to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck!”(G)

Those who were standing near Paul said, “How dare you insult God’s high priest!”

Paul replied, “Brothers, I did not realize that he was the high priest; for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’[a](H)

Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees(I) and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “My brothers,(J) I am a Pharisee,(K) descended from Pharisees. I stand on trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead.”(L) When he said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. (The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection,(M) and that there are neither angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees believe all these things.)

There was a great uproar, and some of the teachers of the law who were Pharisees(N) stood up and argued vigorously. “We find nothing wrong with this man,”(O) they said. “What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”(P) 10 The dispute became so violent that the commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them. He ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force and bring him into the barracks.(Q)

11 The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage!(R) As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”(S)

The Plot to Kill Paul

12 The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy(T) and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.(U) 13 More than forty men were involved in this plot. 14 They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have taken a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.(V) 15 Now then, you and the Sanhedrin(W) petition the commander to bring him before you on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about his case. We are ready to kill him before he gets here.”

16 But when the son of Paul’s sister heard of this plot, he went into the barracks(X) and told Paul.

17 Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.” 18 So he took him to the commander.

The centurion said, “Paul, the prisoner,(Y) sent for me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”

19 The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside and asked, “What is it you want to tell me?”

20 He said: “Some Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul before the Sanhedrin(Z) tomorrow on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about him.(AA) 21 Don’t give in to them, because more than forty(AB) of them are waiting in ambush for him. They have taken an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him.(AC) They are ready now, waiting for your consent to their request.”

22 The commander dismissed the young man with this warning: “Don’t tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”

Paul Transferred to Caesarea

23 Then he called two of his centurions and ordered them, “Get ready a detachment of two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen[b] to go to Caesarea(AD) at nine tonight.(AE) 24 Provide horses for Paul so that he may be taken safely to Governor Felix.”(AF)

25 He wrote a letter as follows:

26 Claudius Lysias,

To His Excellency,(AG) Governor Felix:

Greetings.(AH)

27 This man was seized by the Jews and they were about to kill him,(AI) but I came with my troops and rescued him,(AJ) for I had learned that he is a Roman citizen.(AK) 28 I wanted to know why they were accusing him, so I brought him to their Sanhedrin.(AL) 29 I found that the accusation had to do with questions about their law,(AM) but there was no charge against him(AN) that deserved death or imprisonment. 30 When I was informed(AO) of a plot(AP) to be carried out against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also ordered his accusers(AQ) to present to you their case against him.

31 So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul with them during the night and brought him as far as Antipatris. 32 The next day they let the cavalry(AR) go on with him, while they returned to the barracks.(AS) 33 When the cavalry(AT) arrived in Caesarea,(AU) they delivered the letter to the governor(AV) and handed Paul over to him. 34 The governor read the letter and asked what province he was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,(AW) 35 he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers(AX) get here.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard(AY) in Herod’s palace.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 23:5 Exodus 22:28
  2. Acts 23:23 The meaning of the Greek for this word is uncertain.