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23 Pabloca, chai tucui tandanacushca mandajcunata ricurashpami:

–Huauquicuna, ñucaca cunancamami Taita Diospaj ñaupajpica alli shunguhuan causacuni– nirca.

Chashna nijpi curacunata mandaj Ananiasca, Pablopaj c'uchupi shayacujcunataca:

–Chai runata shimipi huajtaichij– nishpami mandarca.

Shina nijpi Pabloca:

–¡Canca, yurajyachishca pata shinallami cangui! Chaimanta, Taita Diosmi canta huajtanga. Canca, Mandashcapi nishca shina rurangapajmari tiyacungui. Ñucata huajtachun nishpaca, Mandashcatamari p'aquicungui– nircami.

Pablo chashna nijpica, chaipi cajcunaca:

–¿Chashnachu Taita Dios agllashca jatun curataca c'ariyangui?– nircacunami.

Paicuna chashna nijpi, Pabloca:

–Huauquicuna, ñucaca curacunata mandaj cura cashcataca manamari yachashcanichu. Quillcashcapipish: “Cambaj llajtapi mandajtaca, ama ima millaita rimangui” ninmi– nircami.

Pabloca, chai tandanacushca mandajcunataca, shujcunaca saduceocuna, shujcunaca fariseocuna cashcatami ricurca. Chaimantami, sinchita cashna nirca:

–Huauquicuna, ñucaca fariseo yayamanta huacharishca fariseomi cani. Chashna fariseo cashpami, huañushcacuna causarinata crini. Chaillamantami, ñucataca juchachicuncuna– nircami.

Chashna nijta uyashcahuanmi fariseocunahuan, saduceocunahuan p'iñanacushpa chai tandanacuimanta raquirircacuna. (Saduceocunaca huañushcacuna causarinatapish, angelcuna tiyashcatapish, ima espiritucuna tiyashcatapish mana crincunachu. Cutin fariseocunaca chai tucui tiyashcatami crincuna).

Chai tandanacushcacunaca, sinchita caparinacushpami rimanacurcacuna. Mandashcata yachachij fariseocunaca, p'iñarishpa jatarishpami:

–Cai runaca, ima mana allita mana rurashcachu, ¿imatataj juchachishunpish? Ima espíritu cashpa, ángel cashpapish paihuan rimarcallatajchari. Chaillamantaca ama Taita Diosta p'iñachishunchijchu– nircacuna.

10 Chaimantaca, chai tucui tandanacushcacuna mana jahuallata p'iñanacui callarijpimi, huaranga soldadocunata mandajca, ‘Cunantajca, Pablotaca ñutungacunallapishmi’ yuyashpa mancharirca. Chaimantami Pablotaca, chai tandanacushcacunapaj chaupimanta llujshichishpa, soldadocunapaj huasiman pushachun, soldadocunata cayaj cacharca.

11 Apunchij Jesusca, chai tuta ricurishpami: «¡Pablo, ama manchaichu! Cai Jerusalenpi ñucamanta huillashca shinallatajmi, Romapipish huillagrina cangui» nirca.

Pablotaca huañuchinatatajmi yuyarishcacuna

12 Chai cayandij tutamantatami maijan judiocunaca, Pablota huañuchinataj tucushpaca: “Diospish ricucunmi, Pablota huañuchingacamaca manataj micushunchu, manataj ubyashunchu” nishpa, shuj yuyailla tucurcacuna. 13 Chuscu chunga yalli runacunami, chashna ninacurcacuna. 14 Paicunaca pushaj curacunapajman, cunaj yuyajcunapajman rishpami cashna nircacuna:

–‘Diospish ricucunmi, Pablota ñucanchij huañuchingacamaca, imata mana micushunchu’ ninacushpa, shuj yuyailla tucurcanchij. 15 Cunanca cancuna huaranga soldadocunata mandajtaca, tandanacushca mandajcunahuan tucushpa cashna nigrichij: “Pablota ashtahuan alli tapungapaj, caya ñucanchij ñaupajman pushamui” nij tucuichij. Ñucanchijca pai manaraj chayamujpi, ñanpi chapashpa huañuchishunllami– nircacunami.

16 Chashna ninacucujtaca, Pablopaj panipaj churi uyashpami, soldadocuna tiyana huasipi Pabloman huillagrirca. 17 Pabloca, huambra huillashcata uyashcahuanmi, patsaj soldadocunata mandajcunamanta shujta cayashpaca:

–Cai huambrata, huaranga soldadocunata mandajpajman pushapai. Paimi imatatajshi huillaj shamushca– nirca.

18 Shina nijpica, patsaj soldadocunata mandajca, huaranga soldadocunata mandajpajman chai huambrata pushashpami:

–Preźu tiyacuj Pablomi ñucata cayashpa, cai huambrahuan quiquinpajman cachan. Quiquinmanmi imatatajshi huillaj shamun– nirca.

19 Chai mandajca, huambrata maquimanta paillata chainijman pushashpami:

–¿Imatataj huillasha ningui?– nishpa tapurca.

20 Shina nijpi chai huambraca, cashnami nirca:

–Judiocunaca, ashtahuan alli tapushun nij tucushpami, tandanacushca mandajcunapajman Pablota llujshichichun mañangapaj quiquinpajman shamugrincuna. 21 Paicuna chashna nijpica, pajta cringuiman. Chuscu chunga yalli runacunamari, pacalla chapacuncuna. Paicunaca: “Diospish ricucunmi, Pablota huañuchingacama imata mana micushunchu, imata mana ubyashunchu” ninacurcamari. Quiquin imata nijllatamari shuyacuncuna– nircami.

22 Chashna huillajpica, mandajca chai huambrataca:

–Caipi ñucaman huillashcataca, pajta piman huillanguiman– nishpami cacharca.

Pablotaca Mandaj Felixpajmanmi cachashca

23 Huaranga soldadocunata mandajca, patsaj soldadocunata mandajcunamanta ishquita cayashpami, cashna nirca:

–Cunantaj iscun horas tutata Cesareaman richun, chaquillahuan purij ishqui patsaj soldadocunata, caballopi rij canchis chunga soldadocunata, lanzayuj ishqui patsaj soldadocunata tandachinguichij. 24 Pablotapish, caballopi tiyachishpa, mandaj Felixpajmanca alli chayachigringuichij– nircami.

25 Shuj quillcatapish, cashna nishpa quillcashpami cacharca:

26 “Claudio Lisiasmi, tucuicuna alli nishca, quiquin mandaj Felixta ‘¿Allillachu cangui?’ nipani.

27 Cai runataca, judiocuna japishpa huañuchicujpimi, ñucaca pai romano cashcata yachashpa, ñuca soldadocunahuan mitsashpa quichurcani. 28 Chaimantaca, paita imamanta juchachicushcata yachangapajmi, tandanacushca mandajcunapajman pusharcani. 29 Paicunapaj ñaupajpi tapujpica, paicunapaj mandashcata p'aquishcallatami juchachicushcacuna carca. Ñucapica, paitaca imamanta mana huañuchipajchu, preźullapish mana tiyacuna canchu. 30 Judiocuna cai runata huañuchishun nishcata yachashpami, quiquinpajman cachani. Paita juchachicujcunatapish, ima juchachinata charishpaca, quiquinpaj ñaupajpi huillagrichun nircanimi. Sumajta causapangui” nishpami quillcarca.

31 Soldadocunaca, paicunata mandashca shinallatajmi, chai tutallataj Pablotaca, Antípatris pueblocama pusharcacuna. 32 Cayandij punllaca, chaquillahuan purij soldadocunaca, caballopi tiyarishca soldadocunallata Pablohuan cachashpami, paicuna tiyana huasiman tigrarcacuna. 33 Pablohuan rij soldadocuna Cesareaman chayashpaca, quillcataraj chai mandajman cushpami, Pablotapish paipaj ñaupajman chayachircacuna. 34 Quillcata reźashpaca, chai mandajca:

–¿Canca maimantataj cangui?– nishpa tapujpi, Pabloca:

–Ñucaca, Cilicia llajtamantami cani– nirca.

35 Chashna nijpica: «Shinashpaca canta juchachijcuna shamujpimi, can imata nisha nishcata uyasha» nishpami, soldadocuna alli ricuchun, Herodespaj jatun huasipi churachirca.

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.