Atos dos Apóstolos 23

SAGRADA BIBLIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Paulo, fitando os olhos nos membros do conselho, disse: Irmãos, eu tenho procedido diante de Deus com toda a boa consciência ate o dia de hoje...	1 Then Paul, gazing intently at the council, said, “Noble brothers, I have spoken with all good conscience before God, even to this present day.”
2 Mas Ananias, sumo sacerdote, mandou aos que estavam ao seu lado que lhe batessem na boca.	2 And the high priest, Ananias, instructed those who were standing nearby to strike him on the mouth.
3 Então Paulo lhe disse: Deus te ferirá também a ti, hipócrita! Tu estás aí assentado para julgar-me segundo a lei, e contra a lei mandas que eu seja ferido?	3 Then Paul said to him: “God shall strike you, you whitewashed wall! For would you sit and judge me according to the law, when, contrary to the law, you order me to be struck?”
4 Os assistentes disseram: Tu injurias o sumo sacerdote de Deus.	4 And those who were standing nearby said, “Are you speaking evil about the high priest of God?”
5 Respondeu Paulo: Não sabia, irmãos, que é o sumo sacerdote. Pois está escrito: Não falarás mal do príncipe do teu povo {Ex 22,28}.	5 And Paul said: “I did not know, brothers, that he is the high priest. For it is written: ‘You shall not speak evil of the leader of your people.’ ”
6 Paulo sabia que uma parte do Sinédrio era de saduceus e a outra de fariseus e disse em alta voz.: Irmãos, eu sou fariseu, filho de fariseus. Por causa da minha esperança na ressurreição dos mortos é que sou julgado.	6 Now Paul, knowing that one group were Sadducees and the other were Pharisees, exclaimed in the council: “Noble brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees! It is over the hope and resurrection of the dead that I am being judged.”
7 Ao dizer ele estas palavras, houve uma discussão entre os fariseus e os saduceus, e dividiu-se a assembléia.	7 And when he had said this, a dissension occurred between the Pharisees and the Sadducees. And the multitude was divided.
8 {Pois os saduceus afirmam não haver ressurreição, nem anjos, nem espíritos, mas os fariseus admitem uma e outra coisa.}	8 For the Sadducees claim that there is no resurrection, and neither angels, nor spirits. But the Pharisees confess both of these.
9 Originou-se, então, grande vozearia. Levantaram-se alguns escribas dos fariseus e contestaram ruidosamente: Não achamos mal algum neste homem. {Quem sabe} se não lhe falou algum espírito ou um anjo...	9 Then there occurred a great clamor. And some of the Pharisees, rising up, were fighting, saying: “We find nothing evil in this man. What if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel?”
10 A discussão fazia-se sempre mais violenta. O tribuno temeu que Paulo fosse despedaçado por eles e mandou aos soldados que descessem, o tirassem do meio deles e o levassem para a cidadela.	10 And since a great dissension had been made, the tribune, fearing that Paul might be torn apart by them, ordered the soldiers to descend and to seize him from their midst, and to bring him into the fortress.
11 Na noite seguinte, apareceu-lhe o Senhor e lhe disse: Coragem! Deste testemunho de mim em Jerusalém, assim importa também que o dês em Roma.	11 Then, on the following night, the Lord stood near him and said: “Be constant. For just as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so also it is necessary for you to testify at Rome.”
12 Quando amanheceu, coligaram-se alguns judeus e juraram com imprecações não comer nem beber nada, enquanto não matassem Paulo.	12 And when daylight arrived, some of the Jews gathered together and bound themselves with an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
13 Eram mais de quarenta as pessoas que fizeram essa conjuração.	13 Now there were more than forty men who had taken this oath together.
14 Foram apresentar-se aos sumos sacerdotes e aos cidadãos, dizendo: Juramos solenemente nada comer enquanto não matarmos Paulo.	14 And they approached the leaders of the priests, and the elders, and they said: “We have sworn ourselves by an oath, so that we will taste nothing, until we have killed Paul.
15 Vós, pois, ide com o conselho requerer do tribuno que o conduza à vossa presença, como se houvésseis de investigar com mais precisão a sua causa; e nós estamos prontos para matá-lo durante o trajeto.	15 Therefore, with the council, you should now give notice to the tribune, so that he may bring him to you, as if you intended to determine something else about him. But before he approaches, we have made preparations to put him to death.”
16 Mas um filho da irmã de Paulo, inteirado da cilada, dirigiu-se à cidadela e o comunicou a Paulo.	16 But when Paul’s sister’s son had heard of this, about their treachery, he went and entered into the fortress, and he reported it to Paul.
17 Este chamou a si um dos centuriões e disse-lhe: Leva este moço ao tribuno, porque tem alguma coisa a lhe transmitir.	17 And Paul, calling to him one of the centurions, said: “Lead this young man to the tribune. For he has something to tell him.”
18 Ele o introduziu à presença do tribuno e lhe disse: O preso Paulo rogou-me que trouxesse este moço à tua presença, porque tem alguma coisa a dizer-te.	18 And indeed, he took him and led him to the tribune, and he said, “Paul, the prisoner, asked me to lead this young man to you, since he has something to say to you.”
19 O tribuno, tomando-o pela mão, retirou-se com ele à parte e perguntou: Que tens a dizer-me?	19 Then the tribune, taking him by the hand, withdrew with him by themselves, and he asked him: “What is it that you have to tell me?”
20 Respondeu-lhe ele: Os judeus têm combinado rogar-te amanhã que apresentes Paulo ao Grande Conselho, como se houvessem de inquirir dele alguma coisa com mais precisão.	20 Then he said: “The Jews have met to ask you to bring Paul tomorrow to the council, as if they intended to question him about something else.
21 Mas tu não creias, porque mais de quarenta homens dentre eles lhe armam traição. Juraram solenemente nada comer, nem beber, enquanto não o matarem. Eles já estão preparados e só esperam a tua permissão.	21 But truly, you should not believe them, for they would ambush him with more than forty men from among them, who have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat, nor to drink, until they have put him to death. And they are now prepared, hoping for an affirmation from you.”
22 Então o tribuno despediu o moço, ordenando-lhe que a ninguém dissesse que o havia avisado.	22 And then the tribune dismissed the young man, instructing him not to tell anyone that he had made known these things to him.
23 Depois disso, chamou ele dois centuriões e disse-lhes: Preparai duzentos soldados, setenta cavaleiros e duzentos lanceiros para irem a Cesaréia à terceira hora da noite.	23 Then, having called two centurions, he said to them: “Prepare two hundred soldiers, so that they may go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, for the third hour of the night.
24 Aprontai também cavalgaduras para Paulo, que tendes de levar com toda a segurança ao governador Félix.	24 And prepare beasts of burden to carry Paul, so that they may lead him safely to Felix, the governor.”
25 E ele escreveu uma carta nestes termos:	25 For he was afraid, lest perhaps the Jews might seize him and kill him, and that afterwards he would be falsely accused, as if he had accepted a bribe. And so he wrote a letter containing the following:
26 Cláudio Lísias ao excelentíssimo governador Félix, saúde!	26 “Claudius Lysias, to the most excellent governor, Felix: greetings.
27 Esse homem foi preso pelos judeus e estava a ponto de ser morto por eles, quando eu, sobrevindo com a tropa, o livrei, ao saber que era romano.	27 This man, having been apprehended by the Jews and being about to be put to death by them, I rescued, overwhelming them with soldiers, since I realized that he is a Roman.
28 Então, querendo saber a causa por que o acusavam, levei-o ao Grande Conselho.	28 And wanting to know the reason that they objected to him, I brought him into their council.
29 Soube que era acusado sobre questões da lei deles, sem haver nele delito algum que merecesse morte ou prisão.	29 And I discovered him to be accused about questions of their law. Yet truly, nothing deserving of death or imprisonment was within the accusation.
30 Mas, como tivesse chegado a mim a notícia das traições que maquinavam contra ele, envio-o com urgência a ti, intimando também aos acusadores que recorram a ti. Adeus.	30 And when I had been given news of ambushes, which they had prepared against him, I sent him to you, notifying his accusers also, so that they may plead their accusations before you. Farewell.”
31 Os soldados, conforme lhes fora ordenado, tomaram Paulo e o levaram de noite a Antipátride.	31 Therefore the soldiers, taking Paul according to their orders, brought him by night to Antipatris.
32 No dia seguinte, voltaram para a guarnição, deixando que os soldados da cavalaria o escoltassem.	32 And the next day, sending the horsemen to go with him, they returned to the fortress.
33 À sua chegada a Cesaréia, entregaram ao governador a carta e apresentaram-lhe também Paulo.	33 And when they had arrived at Caesarea and had delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul before him.
34 Ele, depois de lê-la e perguntar de que província ele era, sabendo que era da Cilícia, disse:	34 And when he had read it and had asked which province he was from, realizing that he was from Cilicia, he said:
35 Ouvir-te-ei quando chegarem teus acusadores. Mandou, então, que Paulo fosse guardado no pretório de Herodes.	35 “I will hear you, when your accusers have arrived.” And he ordered him to be kept in the praetorium of Herod.