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| [1]And after five days, Ananias the high priest, with the Elders, and with Tertullus the orator, went down, and made a communication to the governor against Paul. |
[1]And after five days came down the chief priest Ananias, with the elders, and a certain orator -- Tertullus, and they made manifest to the governor [the things] against Paul; |
| [2]And when he had been called, Tertullus began to accuse him, and to say: |
[2]and he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse [him], saying, `Much peace enjoying through thee, and worthy deeds being done to this nation through thy forethought, |
| [3]Through thee, we dwell in much tranquillity; and many reforms have come to this nation, under thy administration; and we all, in every place, receive thy grace, excellent Felix. |
[3]always, also, and everywhere we receive it, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness; |
| [4]But, not to weary thee with numerous [particulars], I pray thee to hear our humbleness, in brief. |
[4]and that I may not be further tedious to thee, I pray thee to hear us concisely in thy gentleness; |
| [5]For we have found this man to be an assassin, and a mover of sedition among all Jews in the whole land: for he is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazareans. |
[5]for having found this man a pestilence, and moving a dissension to all the Jews through the world -- a ringleader also of the sect of the Nazarenes -- |
| [6]And he was disposed to pollute our temple. And having seized him we wished to judge him according to our law. |
[6]who also the temple did try to profane, whom also we took, and according to our law did wish to judge, |
| [7]But Lysias the Chiliarch came, and with great violence took him out of our hands, and sent him to thee. |
[7]and Lysias the chief captain having come near, with much violence, out of our hands did take away, |
| [8]And he commanded his accusers to come before thee. And if thou wilt interrogate him, thou canst learn from him respecting all these things of which we accuse him. |
[8]having commanded his accusers to come to thee, from whom thou mayest be able, thyself having examined, to know concerning all these things of which we accuse him;' |
| [9]And the Jews also pleaded against him, saying that these things were so. |
[9]and the Jews also agreed, professing these things to be so. |
| [10]Then the governor made signs to Paul, that he should speak. And Paul answered and said: I know thee to have been a judge of this nation for many years, and I therefore cheerfully enter upon a defence of myself. |
[10]And Paul answered -- the governor having beckoned to him to speak -- `Knowing [that] for many years thou hast been a judge to this nation, the more cheerfully the things concerning myself I do answer; |
| [11]Because thou canst understand, that there have been but twelve days, since I went up to Jerusalem to worship. |
[11]thou being able to know that it is not more than twelve days to me since I went up to worship in Jerusalem, |
| [12]And they did not find me talking with any person in the temple, nor collecting any company, either in their synagogues, or in the city. |
[12]and neither in the temple did they find me reasoning with any one, or making a dissension of the multitude, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city; |
| [13]Nor have they the power to prove, before thee, the things of which they now accuse me. |
[13]nor are they able to prove against me the things concerning which they now accuse me. |
| [14]But this indeed I acknowledge, that in that same doctrine of which they speak, I do serve the God of my fathers, believing all the things written in the law and in the prophets. |
[14]`And I confess this to thee, that, according to the way that they call a sect, so serve I the God of the fathers, believing all things that in the law and the prophets have been written, |
| [15]And I have a hope in God, which they also themselves expect, that there is to be a resurrection of the dead, both of the righteous and the wicked. |
[15]having hope toward God, which they themselves also wait for, [that] there is about to be a rising again of the dead, both of righteous and unrighteous; |
| [16]And for this reason, I also labor to have always a pure conscience before God, and before men. |
[16]and in this I do exercise myself, to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always. |
| [17]And, after many years, I came to the people of my own nation, to impart alms, and to present an offering. |
[17]`And after many years I came, about to do kind acts to my nation, and offerings, |
| [18]And when I had purified myself, these men found me in the temple; not with a throng, nor with a tumult. But certain Jews, who came from Asia, were tumultuous; |
[18]in which certain Jews from Asia did find me purified in the temple, not with multitude, nor with tumult, |
| [19]who ought, with me, to stand before thee, and make accusation of their own affair. |
[19]whom it behoveth to be present before thee, and to accuse, if they had anything against me, |
| [20]Or let these here present say, whether they found any offence in me, when I stood before their assembly; |
[20]or let these same say if they found any unrighteousness in me in my standing before the sanhedrim, |
| [21]except this one thing, that I cried, while standing in the midst of them: Concerning the resurrection of the dead, am I this day on trial before you. |
[21]except concerning this one voice, in which I cried, standing among them -- Concerning a rising again of the dead I am judged to-day by you.' |
| [22]And Felix, because he understood that way fully, deferred them, saying: When the Chiliarch shall come, I will give hearing between you. |
[22]And having heard these things, Felix delayed them -- having known more exactly of the things concerning the way -- saying, `When Lysias the chief captain may come down, I will know fully the things concerning you;' |
| [23]And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, at rest; and that no one of his acquaintances should be forbidden to minister to him. |
[23]having given also a direction to the centurion to keep Paul, to let [him] also have liberty, and to forbid none of his own friends to minister or to come near to him. |
| [24]And after a few days, Felix, and Drusilla his wife who was a Jewess, sent and called for Paul; and they heard him concerning faith in the Messiah. |
[24]And after certain days, Felix having come with Drusilla his wife, being a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith toward Christ, |
| [25]And while he was discoursing with them on righteousness, and on holiness, and on the future judgment, Felix was filled with fear; and he said: For the present time, go: and when I have opportunity, I will send for thee. |
[25]and he reasoning concerning righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment that is about to be, Felix, having become afraid, answered, `For the present be going, and having got time, I will call for thee;' |
| [26]He hoped, moreover, that a present would be given him by Paul; [and] therefore, he often sent for him, and conversed with him. |
[26]and at the same time also hoping that money shall be given to him by Paul, that he may release him, therefore, also sending for him the oftener, he was conversing with him; |
| [27]And when two years were fulfilled to him, another governor, whose name was Porcius Festus, came into his place. And Felix, that he might do the Jews a favor, left Paul a prisoner. |
[27]and two years having been fulfilled, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus; Felix also willing to lay a favour on the Jews, left Paul bound. |