Acts of the Apostles 23

NEW JERUSALEM	STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH
1 Paul looked steadily at the Sanhedrin and began to speak, 'My brothers, to this day I have conductedmyself before God with a perfectly clear conscience.'	1 וַיַּבֵּט פּוֹלוֹס אֶל־הַסַּנְהֶדְרִין וַיֹּאמַר אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים בְּכָל־תֻּמַּת לְבָבִי הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי לִפְנֵי אֱלֹהִים עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה
2 At this the high priest Ananias ordered his attendants to strike him on the mouth.	2 וַיְצַו חֲנַנְיָה הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל אֶת־הָעֹמְדִים עָלָיו לְהַכּוֹתוֹ עַל־פִּיו
3 Then Paul said to him, 'God wil surely strike you, you whitewashed wal ! How can you sit there tojudge me according to the Law, and then break the Law by ordering a man to strike me?'	3 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו פּוֹלוֹס יַכְּכָה אֱלֹהִים הַקִּיר הַמְסֻיָּד הַאֻמְנָם ישֵׁב אַתָּה לָדִין אֹתִי כַּתּוֹרָה וְאַתָּה מְצַוֶּה לְהַכּוֹתִי שֶׁלֹּא כַתּוֹרָה
4 The attendants said, 'Are you insulting the high priest of God?	4 וַיֹּאמְרוּ הָעֹמְדִים שָׁם אֶת־הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל לֵאלֹהִים תְּחָרֵף
5 Paul answered, 'Brothers, I did not realise it was the high priest; certainly scripture says, "You wil notcurse your people's leader." '	5 וַיֹּאמֶר פּוֹלוֹס אַחַי לֹא יָדַעְתִּי אֲשֶׁר הוּא הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל כִּי כָתוּב נָשִׂיא בְעַמְּךָ לֹא תָאֹר
6 Now Paul was wel aware that one party was made up of Sadducees and the other of Pharisees, so hecal ed out in the Sanhedrin, 'Brothers, I am a Pharisee and the son of Pharisees. It is for our hope in theresurrection of the dead that I am on trial.'	6 וּפוֹלוֹס יָדַע כִּי מִקְצָתָם צַדּוּקִים וּמִקְצָתָם פְּרוּשִׁים וַיִּצְעַק בְּתוֹךְ הַסַּנְהֶדְרִין אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים פָּרוּשׁ בֶּן־פָּרוּשׁ אָנֹכִי וְעַל־תִּקְוַת הַמֵּתִים וּתְחִיָּתָם אֲנִי נָדוֹן
7 As soon as he said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assemblywas split between the two parties.	7 וּבְדַבְּרוֹ הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה הָיָה רִיב בֵּין הַצַּדּוּקִים וּבֵין הַפְּרוּשִׁים וַיֵּחָלֵק הֶהָמוֹן
8 For the Sadducees say there is neither resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit, while the Pharisees accept allthree.	8 כִּי הַצַּדּוּקִים אֹמְרִים אֵין תְּחִיָּה וְאֵין מַלְאָךְ וָרוּחַ וְהַפְּרוּשִׁים מוֹדִים בִּשְׁנֵיהֶם
9 The shouting grew louder, and some of the scribes from the Pharisees' party stood up and protestedstrongly, 'We find nothing wrong with this man. Suppose a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel?'	9 וַתְּהִי הֲמֻלָּה גְדוֹלָה וַיָּקוּמוּ הַסּוֹפְרִים אֲשֶׁר מִכַּת הַפְּרוּשִׁים וַיִּתְוַכְּחוּ לֵאמֹר לֹא־מָצָאנוּ דָבָר רָע בָּאִישׁ הַזֶּה וְאִם־רוּחַ דִּבֶּר אֵלָיו אוֹ מַלְאָךְ אַל־נִלָּחֲמָה בֵּאלֹהִים
10 Feeling was running high, and the tribune, afraid that they would tear Paul to pieces, ordered histroops to go down and haul him out and bring him into the fortress.	10 וְהָרִיב הוֹלֵךְ וְחָזֵק וְשַׂר־הָאֶלֶף דָּאַג פֶּן־יְשַׁסְּעוּ אֶת־פּוֹלוֹס וַיְצַו אֶת־אַנְשֵׁי הַצָּבָא לָרֶדֶת וְלַחֲטֹף אֹתוֹ מִתּוֹכָם וְלַהֲבִיאוֹ אֶל־הַמְצָד
11 Next night, the Lord appeared to him and said, 'Courage! You have borne witness for me inJerusalem, now you must do the same in Rome.'	11 וּבַלַּיְלָה הַהוּא נִצָּב עָלָיו הָאָדוֹן וַיֹּאמֶר חֲזַק פּוֹלוֹס כִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר הַעִידוֹתָ לִּי בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם כֵּן הָעֵד תָּעִיד בְּרוֹמִי
12 When it was day, the Jews held a secret meeting at which they made a vow not to eat or drink untilthey had kil ed Paul.	12 וַיְהִי לִפְנוֹת הַבֹּקֶר וַיִּתְחַבְּרוּ הַיְּהוּדִים וַיַּאַסְרוּ אִסָּר עַל־נַפְשָׁם לֵאמֹר כִּי לֹא יֹאכְלוּ וְלֹא יִשְׁתּוּ עַד אִם־יַהַרְגוּ אֶת פּוֹלוֹס
13 More than forty of them entered this pact,	13 וּמִסְפַּר הַבָּאִים בָּאָלָה הַזֹּאת הָיָה יוֹתֵר מֵאַרְבָּעִים
14 and they went to the chief priests and elders and told them, 'We have made a solemn vow to letnothing pass our lips until we have killed Paul.	14 וַיִּגְּשׁוּ אֶל־רָאשֵׁי הַכֹּהֲנִים וְאֶל הַזְּקֵנִים לֵאמֹר אִסָּר אָסַרְנוּ עַל־נַפְשֵׁנוּ לְבִלְתִּי טְעֹם מְאוּמָה עַד אִם־הָרַגְנוּ אֶת־פּוֹלוֹס
15 Now it is up to you and the Sanhedrin together to apply to the tribune to bring him down to you, asthough you meant to examine his case more closely; we, on our side, are prepared to dispose of him before hereaches you.'	15 וְעַתָּה הוֹדִיעוּ־נָא אַתֶּם וְהַסַּנְהֶדְרִין אֶת־שַׂר הָאֶלֶף וְיוֹרִידֵהוּ מָחָר אֲלֵיכֶם כְּאִלּוּ תַחְפְּצוּ לִדְרשׁ הֵיטֵב אֶת־עִנְיָנוֹ וַאֲנַחְנוּ נְכוֹנִים לַהֲמִיתוֹ בְּטֶרֶם יִקְרַב אֲלֵיכֶם
16 But the son of Paul's sister heard of the ambush they were laying and made his way into the fortressand told Paul,	16 וַיִּשְׁמַע בֶּן־אֲחוֹת פּוֹלוֹס אֶת־אָרְבָּם וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיָּבֹא אֶל־הַמְצָד וַיַּגֵּד לְפוֹלוֹס
17 who cal ed one of the centurions and said, 'Take this young man to the tribune; he has something totel him.'	17 וַיִּקְרָא פוֹלוֹס לְאֶחָד מִשָּׂרֵי הַמֵּאוֹת וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הוֹלֵךְ אֶת־הַבָּחוּר הַזֶּה אֶל־שַׂר הָאֶלֶף כִּי־דָבָר לוֹ לְהוֹדִיעוֹ
18 So the man took him to the tribune, and reported, 'The prisoner Paul summoned me and requestedme to bring this young man to you; he has something to tel you.'	18 וַיִּקָּחֵהוּ וַיּוֹלִיכֵהוּ אֶל־שַׂר הָאֶלֶף וַיֹּאמַר פּוֹלוֹס הָאַסִּיר קְרָאַנִי אֵלָיו וַיְבַקֵּשׁ מִמֶּנִּי לְהוֹלִיךְ אֵלֶיךָ אֶת־הַבָּחוּר הַזֶּה כִּי־דָבָר לוֹ לְהַגִּיד לָךְ
19 Then the tribune took him by the hand and drew him aside and questioned him in private, 'What is ityou have to tel me?'	19 וַיֹּאחֶז שַׂר הָאֶלֶף בְּיָדוֹ וַיָּסַר עִמּוֹ לְבַדּוֹ וַיִּשְׁאָלֵהוּ מַה־הוּא זֶה אֲשֶׁר לְךָ לְהוֹדִיעֵנִי
20 He replied, 'The Jews have made a plan to ask you to take Paul down to the Sanhedrin tomorrow, asthough they meant to enquire more closely into his case.	20 וַיֹּאמַר כִּי־נוֹעֲצוּ הַיְּהוּדִים יַחְדָּו לְבַקֵּשׁ מִמְּךָ כִּי מָחָר תּוֹרִיד אֶת־פּוֹלוֹס לִפְנֵי הַסַּנְהֶדְרִין וְהֵמָּה כְּאִלּוּ חֲפֵצִים לָדַעַת הֵיטֵב אֶת־עִנְיָנוֹ
21 Do not believe them. There are more than forty of them lying in wait for him, and they have vowed notto eat or drink until they have got rid of him. They are ready now and only waiting for your order to be given.'	21 וְאַתָּה אַל־תִּשְׁמַע לָהֶם כִּי אֹרְבִים לוֹ מֵהֶם יוֹתֵר מֵאַרְבָּעִים אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אָסְרוּ אִסָּר עַל־נַפְשָׁם לְבִלְתִּי אֲכֹל וּשְׁתוֹת בְּטֶרֶם יַהַרְגוּהוּ וְהֵמָּה עַתָּה עֹמְדִים וּמְחַכִּים לְהַבְטָחָתֶךָ
22 The tribune let the young man go with this order, 'Tell no one that you have given me this information.'	22 וַיְשַׁלַּח שַׂר־הָאֶלֶף אֶת־הַבָּחוּר וַיְצַוֵּהוּ לְבִלְתִּי אֲמָר־לְאִישׁ כִּי גִלָּה־לוֹ אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה
23 Then he summoned two of the centurions and said, 'Get two hundred soldiers ready to leave forCaesarea by the third hour of the night with seventy cavalry and two hundred auxiliaries;	23 וַיִּקְרָא לִשְׁנֵי שָׂרֵי מֵאוֹת וַיֹּאמַר הֵחָלְצוּ מֵאִתְּכֶם אַנְשֵׁי־צָבָא מָאתַיִם לָלֶכֶת לְקִסְרִין וּפָרָשִׁים שִׁבְעִים וּמשְׁכֵי קֶשֶׁת מָאתַיִם מִן־הַשָּׁעָה הַשְּׁלִישִׁית בַּלָּיְלָה
24 provide horses for Paul, and deliver him unharmed to Felix the governor.'	24 וּבְהֵמוֹת יָכִינוּ לְהַרְכִּיב אֶת־פּוֹלוֹס לְמַעַן הֲבִיאוֹ שָׁלֵם אֶל־פֶלִיקְס הַנְּצִיב
25 He also wrote a letter in these terms:	25 וַיִּכְתֹּב אִגֶּרֶת וְזֶה תֹּכֶן דְּבָרֶיהָ
26 'Claudius Lysias to his Excel ency the governor Felix, greetings.	26 קְלוֹדְיוֹס לוּסִיאַס אֶל־פֶלִיקְס הַנְּצִיב הָאַדִּיר שָׁלוֹם
27 This man had been seized by the Jews and would have been murdered by them; but I came on thescene with my troops and got him away, having discovered that he was a Roman citizen.	27 אֶת־הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה תָּפְשֹוּ הַיְּהוּדִים וַיְבַקְשׁוּ הֲמִיתוֹ וָאָבֹא עִם־אַנְשֵׁי הַצָּבָא וָאֲפַלְּטֵהוּ מִתּוֹכָם בְּשָׁמְעִי כִּי־רוֹמִי הוּא
28 Wanting to find out what charge they were making against him, I brought him before their Sanhedrin.	28 וּבַאֲשֶׁר חָפַצְתִּי לָדַעַת עַל־מֶה שָׂטְנוּ אֹתוֹ הוֹרַדְתִּיו אֶל־הַסַּנְהֶדְרִין שֶׁלָּהֶם
29 I found that the accusation concerned disputed points of their Law, but that there was no chargedeserving death or imprisonment.	29 וָאֶמְצָא כִּי־שָׂטְנוּ אֹתוֹ עַל־דִּבְרֵי שְׁאֵלוֹת דָּתָם וְלֹא עַל־דָּבָר אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה עָלָיו חַיַּב מִיתָה אוֹ מוֹסֵרוֹת
30 Acting on information that there was a conspiracy against the man, I hasten to send him to you, and have notified his accusers that they must state their case against him in your presence.'	30 וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה הֻגַּד־לִי שֶׁהַיְּהוּדִים מִתְנַכְּלִים לָאִישׁ הַזֶּה וָאֶשְׁלָחֵהוּ אֵלֶיךָ מִיָּד וְגַם אֶת־שׂטְנָיו צִוֵּיתִי לָבוֹא וּלְהַגִּישׁ שִׂטְנָתָם לְפָנֶיךָ וְאַתָּה שָׁלוֹם
31 The soldiers carried out their orders; they took Paul and escorted him by night to Antipatris.	31 וַיִּקְחוּ אַנְשֵׁי הַצָּבָא אֶת־פּוֹלוֹס כַּאֲשֶׁר צֻוּוּ וַיְבִיאֻהוּ לַיְלָה אֶל־אַנְטִפַּטְרִיס
32 Next day they left the mounted escort to go on with him and returned to the fortress.	32 וּמִמָּחֳרָת הִנִּיחוּ אֶת־הַפָּרָשִׁים לָלֶכֶת אִתּוֹ וַיָּשׁוּבוּ לַמְצָד
33 On arriving at Caesarea the escort delivered the letter to the governor and handed Paul over to him.	33 וְהֵמָּה בָּאוּ אֶל־קִסְרִין וַיִּתְּנוּ אֶת־הָאִגֶּרֶת בִּידֵי הַנְּצִיב וַיַּעֲמִידוּ לְפָנָיו גַם אֶת־פּוֹלוֹס
34 When he had read it, he asked Paul what province he came from. Learning that he was from Ciliciahe said,	34 וַיְהִי כִּקְרֹא הַנְּצִיב אֶת הָאִגֶּרֶת וַיִּשְׁאַל מֵאֵיזֹה מְדִינָה הוּא וַיְהִי כְשָׁמְעוֹ כִּי־הוּא מִקִּילִיקְיָא וַיֹּאמַר
35 'I wil hear your case as soon as your accusers are here too.' Then he ordered him to be held inHerod's praetorium.	35 אֶשְׁמַע אֶת־דְּבָרֶיךָ בְּבוֹא גַם־שׂטְנֶיךָ הֵנָּה וַיְצַו לְשָׁמְרוֹ בְּבֵית הַמִּשְׁפָּט אֲשֶׁר לְהוֹרְדוֹס