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23  Pablo ntyˈiaaⁿˈaⁿ nda̱a̱ naⁿmaⁿnˈiaaⁿ ˈnaaⁿ nnˈaⁿ judíos. Matsoom nda̱a̱na:

—Ja ntyjii, ˈo re nnˈaⁿya, chaˈtso xuee na jnda̱ jndyowanaˈ ñequiiˈcheⁿ matsˈaaya cantyja na matseiˈno̱ⁿˈa na matyˈiomnaˈ jo nnom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom.

Quia joˈ tyee na cwiluiitquieñe, tsaⁿ na jndyu Ananías, sa̱ˈntjoom nnˈaⁿ na meintyjeeˈ nacañoomˈ Pablo na catmeiiⁿˈna ndaˈ ˈndyoo tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ. Ndoˈ joˈ matso Pablo nnom tyeeˈñeeⁿ:

—Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom nlcoˈweeⁿˈeⁿ ˈu ee ˈu tsˈaⁿ na we waa macheˈ. ˈU matseiˈxmaⁿˈ na nncuˈxeⁿˈ ja chaˈxjeⁿ na matso ljeii na tqueⁿ Moisés sa̱a̱ matsuˈ na catjaaˈ nnˈaⁿ ja meiiⁿ ljeiiˈñeeⁿ matsonaˈ na ticwanaaⁿ.

Ndoˈ nnˈaⁿ na meintyjeeˈ joˈ joˈ tyoluena nnom Pablo:

—¿Chiuu na matseiˈneiⁿˈ ñˈoom na matseijnaaⁿˈnaˈ tyee na cwiluiitquieñe na mandiˈntjom nnom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom?

Matso Pablo:

“ˈO re nnˈaⁿya, ticaljeiiya na jom tyee na cwiluiitquieñe. Ee mayuuˈ ñˈoomˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom na maxjeⁿ waa na jnda̱ teiljeiinaˈ matsonaˈ na tintseineiⁿ tsˈaⁿ ñˈoom na matseijnaaⁿˈnaˈ tsˈaⁿ na cwiluiitquieñe nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ tsjomˈm.”

Pablo ntyjeeⁿ na we ndiiˈ naⁿmaⁿnˈiaaⁿ na matseineiiⁿ nda̱a̱. Ntˈomndye joona cwilaxmaⁿna tmaaⁿˈ nnˈaⁿ judíos na jndyu saduceos. Ndoˈ ntˈomndye joona cwilaxmaⁿna tmaaⁿˈ fariseos. Joˈ chii jndeii seineiiⁿ, tsoom:

—ˈO re nnˈaⁿya ja tseixmaⁿya fariseo. Mati tsotya̱ majoˈ jom. Sa̱a̱ ˈo cwituˈxeⁿˈyoˈ ja cweˈ ncˈe na matseiyuˈa na nntaˈndoˈxco nnˈaⁿ na jnda̱ tja̱.

Quia na jnda̱ tsoom na nmeiiⁿˈ, jlaˈntjaˈndye nnˈaⁿ fariseos ñˈeⁿ saduceos. Taticatjoomˈ jlaˈneiⁿna. Ee nnˈaⁿ saduceos cwiluena xocatandoˈnndaˈ nnˈaⁿ na jnda̱ tja̱, meiⁿ ángel meiⁿ espíritu, tjaaˈnaⁿ. Sa̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ fariseos cwilayuˈna na mˈaⁿ ángel, ndoˈ na mˈaaⁿ espíritu ndoˈ na nntandoˈnndaˈ nnˈaⁿ na jnda̱ tja̱. Quia joˈ chaˈtsondye nnˈaⁿ na tjomndye tacwaxua ndyueena na tyolantjaˈndyena. Ndoˈ ntˈom nnˈaⁿ na cwitˈmo̱o̱ⁿ ljeii na tqueⁿ Moisés na laxmaⁿ nnˈaⁿ fariseos teiˈcantyjana, jluena:

—Tsaⁿmˈaaⁿˈ tjaa jnaaⁿˈaⁿ coliuuyâ. Ndoˈ xeⁿ mayuuˈ na seineiⁿ cwii espíritu oo cwii ángel nnoom, quia joˈ tantsaaya nacjooˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom.

10 Jeeⁿ cwajndii tyolantjaˈndyena hasta tyˈue tsˈaⁿ na cwiluiitquieñe nda̱a̱ sondaro. Ntyˈiaaⁿˈaⁿ maxjeⁿ nlaˈcueeˈna Pablo. Joˈ chii sa̱ˈntjoom na cˈoocatjeiiˈndye sondaro tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ naquiiˈ luee nnˈaⁿ na cwiluiitquiendye, cˈooñˈomnndaˈna jom naquiiˈ wˈaa yuu cwicˈeeⁿna.

11 Quia na jnda̱ teijaaⁿ teitquiooˈñe Ta Jesús nnom Pablo, matso nnoom:

—Cˈomˈtˈmaaⁿˈndyuˈ tsˈomˈ, ee chaˈna jnda̱ tjeiˈyuuˈndyuˈ cantyja ˈnaⁿya naquiiˈ tsjoom Jerusalénwaa, malaaˈtiˈ nncwjiˈyuuˈndyuˈ cantyja ˈnaⁿya tsjoom Roma.

Cantyja na cwiwijndaaˈ chiuu nlaˈcueeˈna Pablo

12 Teincoo cwiicheⁿ xuee ntˈom nnˈaⁿ judíos jlaˈjomndyena. Tqueⁿtyeⁿna cwii ñˈoom na wˈii nacjoona na tacwaˈna tacwena ndaa hasta xeⁿ jnda̱ jlaˈcueeˈna Pablo. 13 Teinom wenˈaaⁿ tsˈaⁿ na tqueⁿtyeⁿ ñˈoomwaaˈ cjooˈ. 14 Tyˈe naⁿˈñeeⁿ na mˈaⁿ ntyee na cwiluiitquiendye ñequio nnˈaⁿ na cwiluiitquiendye nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ judíos. Jluena nda̱a̱ naⁿˈñeeⁿ:

—Jâ jnda̱ tqua̱ⁿtya̱a̱ⁿyâ ñˈoom na wˈii nacjooyâ na tacwaaˈâ hasta cueˈjndyee Pablo nlˈaayâ. 15 Ndoˈ jeˈ jeˈ ˈo ñequio chaˈtso naⁿmaⁿnˈiaaⁿ ˈnaaⁿ jaa nnˈaⁿ judíos, cataⁿˈyoˈ nnom tsˈaⁿ na cwiluiitquieñe nda̱a̱ sondaro na ˈio catseicwanoom tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ na mˈaⁿˈyoˈ. Calˈaˈyoˈ na ndooˈ na tcuuti ñeˈcataˈxˈeendyoˈ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈaⁿ. Ndoˈ jâ mˈaaⁿcˈeendyô̱ na nlacua̱a̱ˈâ jom cwii tjo̱o̱cheⁿ na nlquieˈñˈomna jom na mˈaⁿˈyoˈ.

16 Sa̱a̱ tyochjoo jnda yuscu tyjee Pablo jndii na ljoˈ nlˈana. Joˈ chii tjaaⁿ wˈaa yuu cwicˈeeⁿ sondaro. Tjaqueⁿˈeⁿ seicañeeⁿ Pablo na ljoˈ. 17 Quia joˈ Pablo tˈmaaⁿ cwii capeitaⁿ. Matsoom nnom:

—Cjaˈñˈoomˈyaˈ tyochjoomˈaaⁿ na mˈaaⁿ tsˈaⁿ na cwiluiitquieñe nda̱a̱ˈyoˈ ee waa ñˈoom na nntsoom nnom tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ.

18 Quia joˈ capeitaⁿˈñeeⁿ tjañˈoom tyochjoo yuu na mˈaaⁿ nquii tsˈaⁿ na cwiluiitquieñeti nda̱a̱na. Matsoom:

—Nquii pra̱so Pablo tˈmaaⁿ ja. Tcaaⁿ na candyo̱ñˈo̱ⁿ tyochjoomˈaaⁿ na mˈaaⁿˈ, ee waa na nntsoom njomˈ.

19 Quia joˈ tsˈaⁿ na cwiluiitquieñe nda̱a̱na tˈueeⁿ tsˈo̱ tyochjoo, tjañˈoom juu yuu na ñeˈwendyena. Taxˈeeñê nnom, matsoom:

—¿Cwaaⁿ ñˈoom na ñeˈcatsuˈ no̱o̱ⁿ?

20 Quia joˈ matso tyochjooˈñeeⁿ:

—Nnˈaⁿ judíos jnda̱ tˈmaⁿna na ntaⁿna njomˈ na ˈio nntseicwanomˈ Pablo na mˈaⁿ naⁿmaⁿnˈiaaⁿ ˈnaaⁿna. Nlˈana na ndooˈ ñeˈcataˈxˈeeti naⁿmaⁿnˈiaaⁿ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈaⁿ. 21 Sa̱a̱ ˈu tintseiyuˈ na ljoˈ ee joona teinom wenˈaaⁿndyena na mˈaⁿcˈeendyena na nlaˈcueeˈna jom. Jnda̱ taˈwiˈndye cheⁿnquieena na tacwaˈna ndoˈ tacwena hasta xjeⁿ na nlaˈcueeˈcheⁿna jom. Jeˈ macanda̱ cwii meindooˈna xeⁿ chiuu nntsuˈ ˈu.

22 Ndoˈ tsˈaⁿ na cwiluiitquieñe nda̱a̱ sondaro seicoomˈm ˈndyoo tyochjooˈñeeⁿ na tintseineiⁿ nnom meiⁿcwii tsˈaⁿ na jnda̱ seicandii jom ñˈoomwaaˈ. Jnda̱ chii jñoom tyochjooˈñeeⁿ.

Cwilacwanomna Pablo na mˈaaⁿ gobiernom Félix

23 Quia joˈ tsˈaⁿ na cwiluiitquieñe nda̱a̱ sondaro tˈmaaⁿ we capeitaⁿ. Sa̱ˈntjoom na calaˈjndaaˈndyena we siaⁿnto sondaro na cwiˈoocaˈ ncˈeeˈ ñequio ndyeenˈaaⁿ nchooˈ qui sondaro na ntyjondye catso ndoˈ we siaⁿnto sondaro na cwileicho ncjo lantsa. Sa̱ˈntjoom na ñjeeⁿ na teijaaⁿ nluiˈ naⁿˈñeeⁿ na nncˈoona tsjoom Cesarea. 24 Mati tsoom na calajndaaˈndyena quiooˈ na nncjaawaˈljoo Pablo, ndoˈ ya ya calˈana cwenta jom cha mati ya nncueⁿˈeⁿ na mˈaaⁿ Félix tsˈaⁿ na mˈaaⁿ gobiernom. 25 Ndoˈ seiljeiⁿ cwii carta na ˈooñˈomna na mˈaaⁿ tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ.

26 Matsonaˈ: “Ja Claudio Lisias matseicwano̱ⁿ na xmaⁿndyuˈ ˈu ta gobiernom Félix. 27 Tsaⁿsˈamˈaaⁿˈ tˈue nnˈaⁿ judíos jom ndoˈ mawaa na nlaˈcueeˈna jom. Sa̱a̱ quia na jndiiya na jom matseixmaaⁿ tsˈaⁿ tsjoom Roma joˈ na saayâ ñˈeⁿ sondaro ˈnaⁿya. Tjeiiˈndyo̱ jom luee naⁿˈñeeⁿ. 28 Ee lˈue tsˈo̱o̱ⁿ na nleijndaaˈya chiuu na cwiqueⁿna ñˈoom nacjoomˈm. Joˈ chii yati tjo̱ñˈo̱ⁿ jom jo nda̱a̱ naⁿmaⁿnˈiaaⁿ ˈnaaⁿ naⁿˈñeeⁿ. 29 Ndoˈ ljeiya na cweˈ cwiqueⁿtona ñˈoom nacjoomˈm cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ ljeii na cwileiñˈom nquieena. Sa̱a̱ nchaa lˈuu waa ljoˈ sˈaaⁿ na tseixmaaⁿ na nncueeⁿˈeⁿ oo na nljooˈñê wˈaancjo. 30 Sa̱a̱ jndiiya na cwindo̱o̱ nnˈaⁿ jom. Joˈ chii matseicwano̱ⁿya jom na mˈaaⁿˈ. Ndoˈ mati matsjo̱o̱ nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ na cwiqueⁿ ñˈoom nacjoomˈm na cˈoona na mˈaaⁿˈ na calaˈjndaaˈndyeyana ñˈoomˈñeeⁿ. Cweˈ laˈtiˈ waa na matsjo̱o̱.”

31 Ndoˈ sondaroˈñeeⁿ jlaˈcanda̱na ñˈoom na sa̱ˈntjom tsˈaⁿ na cwiluiitquieñe nda̱a̱na. Tyˈeñˈomna Pablo natsjom hasta na tquiena tsjoom Antípatris. 32 Teincoo cwiicheⁿ xuee sondaro na cwiˈoocaˈ ncˈeeˈ tyˈelcweeˈna wˈaa yuu cwicˈeeⁿna. Ndoˈ sondaro na ntyjondye catso tyˈecaˈndyena Pablo. 33 Jnda̱ na tquiena Cesarea, tquiana carta na ñˈomna nnom gobiernom ndoˈ tioona cwenta Pablo lˈo̱o̱ⁿ. 34 Quia seiˈnaaⁿˈ gobiernom cartaˈñeeⁿ, taˈxˈeeⁿ ˈndyoo Pablo cwaaⁿ tsˈo̱ndaa jnaⁿ. Ndoˈ ljeiiⁿ na jnaⁿ tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ tsˈo̱ndaa Cilicia. 35 Joˈ chii matsoom nnom tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ:

—Quiejndyee nnˈaⁿ na cwiqueⁿ ñˈoom cjoˈ quia joˈ nndiiya ñˈoom ˈndyoˈ ndoˈ nleijndaaˈya.

Ndoˈ sa̱ˈntjoom na calˈa sondaro cwenta tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ naquiiˈ watsˈiaaⁿ na jndoˈ Herodes na tuii.

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.