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23  Laj Pablo quixcaˈyaheb li nequeˈtaklan saˈ xbe̱neb laj judío ut quixye reheb: ―Ex cuech tenamitil, la̱in cˈojcˈo inchˈo̱l riqˈuin li xinba̱nu chiru li Dios chalen toj saˈ li cutan anakcuan, chan. Laj Ananías li xyucuaˈil aj tij quixye reheb li cuanqueb chixcˈatk laj Pablo nak teˈxsacˈ saˈ re. Ut laj Pablo quixye re: ―Aˈ li Dios ta̱sacˈok a̱cue la̱at. Chanchanat jun li tzˈac bonbil ru. La̱at chunchu̱cat aran chi rakoc a̱tin saˈ inbe̱n joˈ naxye li chakˈrab. Ut la̱at xakˈet li chakˈrab nak xatakla insacˈbal, chan. Eb li cuanqueb chixcˈatk queˈxye re: ―La̱at yo̱cat chixhobbal li xyucuaˈil aj tij li nacˈanjelac chiru li Dios, chanqueb. Quichakˈoc laj Pablo ut quixye reheb: ―Ex cuech tenamitil, chine̱cuy, incˈaˈ ninnau nak aˈan ta xyucuaˈil aj tij. Tzˈi̱banbil retalil saˈ li Santil Hu naxye chi joˈcaˈin: Incˈaˈ ta̱tzˈekta̱na li nataklan saˈ le̱ tenamit. Nak quixqˈue retal laj Pablo nak saˈ xya̱nkeb li chˈutchˈu̱queb aran cuanqueb aj saduceo ut cuanqueb ajcuiˈ aj fariseo, quixye reheb chi cau xya̱b xcux: ―La̱ex aj judío, cuech tenamitil, la̱in aj fariseo. Ut aj fariseo ajcuiˈ inyucuaˈ. Xban nak ninpa̱b nak teˈcuacli̱k cuiˈchic chi yoˈyo li camenak, joˈcan nak yo̱ xrakbal a̱tin saˈ inbe̱n la̱in, chan laj Pablo. Ut nak quixye aˈin, incˈaˈ chic junaj xcˈaˈuxeb laj fariseo ut eb laj saduceo ut queˈoc chixcuechˈinquil rib. Eb laj saduceo incˈaˈ nequeˈxpa̱b nak nequeˈcuacli cuiˈchic chi yoˈyo li camenak, chi moco nequeˈxpa̱b nak cuan ángel, chi moco nequeˈxpa̱b nak cuan Musikˈej. Abanan eb laj fariseo nequeˈxpa̱b chixjunil aˈ cˈaˈak re ru aˈin. Ut nequeˈxejejnac chixcuechˈinquil ribeb. Ut eb laj tzˈi̱b xcomoneb laj fariseo yo̱queb chixcolbal rix laj Pablo. ―Ma̱ jun ma̱c nakatau chirix li cui̱nk aˈin. Ma̱re anchal junak musikˈej, ma̱re anchal junak ángel x‑a̱tinan re. Incˈaˈ naru topletik riqˈuin li Ka̱cuaˈ, chanqueb. 10 Kˈaxal cuiˈchic queˈxcuechˈi ribeb. Quichal xxiu li coronel ut quixcˈoxla nak ma̱re teˈxpedasi laj Pablo. Quixbokeb li soldado ut quixtaklaheb chirisinquil laj Pablo chiruheb re teˈxcˈam cuiˈchic saˈ li cuartel. 11 Chiru li kˈojyi̱n aˈan li Ka̱cuaˈ quixcˈut rib chiru laj Pablo ut quixye re: ―Cauhak a̱chˈo̱l, at Pablo. Joˈ nak xachˈolob li ya̱l chicuix arin Jerusalén, joˈcan ajcuiˈ nak toxa̱chˈolob li ya̱l chicuix aran Roma, chan.

Eb laj cˈamol be saˈ xya̱nkeb laj judío queˈxcˈu̱b ru chanru nak teˈxcamsi laj Pablo

12 Cuulajak chic cuanqueb laj judío queˈxchˈutub ribeb ut queˈxcˈu̱b ru cˈaˈru teˈxba̱nu. Queˈxye riqˈuin juramento nak incˈaˈ teˈcuaˈak chi moco teˈucˈak cui incˈaˈ teˈxcamsi laj Pablo. 13 Numenakeb na caˈcˈa̱l chi cui̱nk li queˈxcˈu̱b ru xcamsinquil laj Pablo. 14 Queˈco̱eb riqˈuineb li xbe̱nil aj tij ut riqˈuineb li nequeˈcˈamoc be saˈ xya̱nkeb laj judío ut queˈxye reheb: ―La̱o xkacˈu̱b kib ut xkaba̱nu li juramento nak incˈaˈ totzaca̱nk cui incˈaˈ takacamsi laj Pablo. 15 Joˈcan nak la̱ex rochbeneb li nequeˈtaklan saˈ xbe̱neb laj judío yehomak re li coronel nak tixtakla chak arin laj Pablo cuulaj. Ye re nak te̱raj te̱nau tzˈakal xya̱lal chirix. La̱o ac xkacauresi kib re nak takacamsi nak toj ma̱jiˈ nacˈulun arin, chanqueb. 16 Ut lix yum li ranab laj Pablo quirabi li cˈaˈru yo̱queb chixcˈu̱banquil. Co̱ riqˈuin laj Pablo saˈ cuartel ut quixserakˈi re li cˈaˈru yo̱queb chixcˈu̱banquil chirix. 17 Joˈcan nak laj Pablo quixbok jun li capitán ut quixye re: ―Cˈam li al aˈin riqˈuin li coronel xban nak cuan cˈaˈru tixye re, chan. 18 Ut li capitán quixcˈam li al riqˈuin li coronel ut quixye: ―Laj Pablo li pre̱x xinixbok ut xtzˈa̱ma chicuu nak tincˈam chak a̱cuiqˈuin li al aˈin. Cuan cˈaˈru tixye a̱cue, chan. 19 Ut li coronel quixchap chi rukˈ. Quixcˈam xjunes ut quixpatzˈ re: ―¿Cˈaˈru ta̱cuaj xyebal cue? chan re. 20 Ut li al quixye: ―Eb laj judío xeˈxcˈu̱b ribeb re xtzˈa̱manquil cha̱cuu nak ta̱takla cuulaj laj Pablo re ta̱xic chiruheb li nequeˈtaklan saˈ li templo. Xeˈxye nak toj cuan cˈaˈ re ru teˈraj teˈxtau xya̱lal chirix. Aˈan moco ya̱l ta. Raylal ban teˈraj xba̱nunquil re. 21 Ma̱ba̱nu cˈaˈru teˈxye xban nak numenak caˈcˈa̱l chi cui̱nk teˈramok re saˈ be re xcamsinquil. Eb aˈan queˈxcˈu̱b rib. Queˈxba̱nu li juramento ut queˈxye nak incˈaˈ teˈcuaˈak chi moco teˈucˈak cui incˈaˈ teˈxcamsi laj Pablo. Anakcuan yo̱queb chiroybeninquil cˈaˈru ta̱ye la̱at, chan li al. 22 Ut li coronel quixchakˈrabi li al ut quixye re nak ma̱ ani aj e tixye li cˈaˈru quixye resil re.

Laj Pablo quicˈameˈ chiru laj Félix li acuabej

23 Li Coronel quixtakla xcˈambal cuib li capitán ut quixye reheb nak teˈxcauresi cuib ciento chi soldado, ut laje̱b xca̱cˈa̱l li teˈxic chirix cacua̱y ut cuib ciento li cuanqueb xla̱ns re teˈxic toj Cesarea saˈ bele̱b o̱r re kˈojyi̱n. 24 Ut quixye ajcuiˈ nak teˈxcauresi li cacua̱y li ta̱xic cuiˈ laj Pablo. Teˈril chi us re nak ma̱cˈaˈ tixcˈul nak teˈxcˈam riqˈuin laj Félix li acuabej. 25 Ut quixtzˈi̱ba ajcuiˈ jun li hu re tixtakla chirixeb. Naxye chi joˈcaˈin: 26 La̱in laj Claudio Lisias. Nintakla xsahil a̱chˈo̱l, at acuabej Félix. La̱at li kˈaxal nim a̱cuanquil. 27 Li cui̱nk aˈin li yo̱quin chixtaklanquil a̱cuiqˈuin quichapeˈ xbaneb laj judío. Oqueb raj re chixcamsinquil nak quebintau ut quinmakˈ chiruheb la̱in cuochbeneb li soldado xban nak quinqˈue retal nak aˈan tzˈakal aj Roma. 28 Ut quicuaj raj xnaubal cˈaˈru xma̱c nak yo̱queb chixchapbal. Joˈcan nak quincˈam chiruheb li nequeˈtaklan saˈ xya̱nkeb laj judío. 29 La̱in quiqˈue retal nak yo̱queb chixjitbal yal xban lix chakˈrabeb aˈan. Ninnau nak ma̱cˈaˈ xma̱c re teˈxcamsi, chi moco re teˈxqˈue saˈ tzˈalam. 30 Ut xcuabi ajcuiˈ resil nak eb laj judío queˈxcˈu̱b ru chanru nak teˈxcamsi. Joˈcan nak quintakla chi junpa̱t a̱cuiqˈuin. Xinye ajcuiˈ reheb li yo̱queb chi jitoc chirix nak teˈxye a̱cue cˈaˈru xma̱c. Chacuil a̱cuib, chan re li acuabej saˈ li hu li quixtakla laj Claudio. 31 Eb li soldado queˈxcˈam laj Pablo joˈ quiyeheˈ reheb. Queˈxcˈam chi kˈek toj saˈ li tenamit Antípatris. 32 Ut saˈ li cutan jun chic eb li soldado li queˈco̱eb chi rok queˈsukˈi cuiˈchic saˈ li cuartel. Ut eb li cuanqueb chirix cacua̱y queˈco̱eb riqˈuin li acuabej chixcanabanquil laj Pablo. 33 Nak queˈcuulac Cesarea, queˈxkˈaxtesi li hu re li acuabej, ut queˈxkˈaxtesi ajcuiˈ laj Pablo. 34 Ut li acuabej nak quiril xsaˈ li hu, quixpatzˈ re laj Pablo bar xtenamit. Nak quirabi nak aˈan aj Cilicia, quixye re: 35 ―Cha̱lkeb cuan laj jitol a̱cue, tojoˈnak takabi cˈaˈru a̱ma̱c, chan re. Ut quixtakla laj Pablo saˈ rochoch laj Herodes. Aran queˈxtzˈap saˈ jun li naˈajej ut queˈxcˈacˈale re nak incˈaˈ ta̱e̱lelik.

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.