23 保罗注视着议会的人,说:“各位兄弟,直到今天,我在神面前,行事为人一向都凭着无愧的良心。” 大祭司阿纳尼亚就命令站在保罗旁边的人,打他的嘴巴。 保罗就对他说:“你这粉饰的墙啊,神将要打你!你坐在那里应按照律法审判我,而你却违背律法,下令打我吗?”

站在旁边的人说:“你竟敢辱骂神的大祭司?”

保罗就说:“同胞们[a],我不知道他是大祭司。的确,经上记着:不可说你民中掌权者的坏话。[b] 保罗知道有一部分人是撒都该人,另一部分是法利赛人,就在议会中喊着:“各位兄弟,我是法利赛人,也是法利赛人的儿子。我现在受审,是与死人复活的盼望有关。” 他说了这话,法利赛人和撒都该人就起了争执,会众也分裂了。 原来撒都该人说没有复活,没有天使,也没有灵,但法利赛人却承认这一切[c]

于是他们大大地喧嚷起来。有些法利赛派的经文士们站起来激烈地争辩,说:“我们查不出这个人有什么错[d]。也许有灵或天使对他说过话呢![e] 10 争执越来越激烈,千夫长担心保罗会被他们撕碎,就命令军队下去,把保罗从他们当中抢出来,带回营楼里。

阴谋杀害保罗

11 当夜,主站在保罗旁边,说:[f]你要鼓起勇气!你怎样在耶路撒冷郑重地见证有关我的事,也必须照样在罗马做见证。”

12 天亮了,犹太人就策划了一起阴谋,并且赌咒起誓说,杀掉保罗以前,就不吃不喝。 13 策划这同谋起誓的有四十多人。 14 他们来到祭司长们和长老们那里,说:“我们已经赌咒起誓,杀掉保罗以前,就什么都不吃。 15 所以你们和议会现在就要告诉千夫长,[g]保罗带到你们这里来,假装要更详尽地审查他的事;我们预备好了,要在他到达以前就杀了他。”

16 保罗的外甥听见了这埋伏的事,就过来进了营楼告诉保罗 17 保罗请来了一个百夫长,说:“请带这年轻人到千夫长那里,因为他有事要向他报告。”

18 于是百夫长就带保罗的外甥到千夫长那里去,说:“囚犯保罗请了我去,求我把这个年轻人带到你这里来,他有事要告诉你。”

19 千夫长拉着年轻人的手,退到一边,悄悄地问他:“你有什么事要告诉我?”

20 他说:“犹太人已经说好,要请求你明天把保罗带到议会去,假装要更详尽地查问他的事。 21 所以请你不要被他们说服,因为他们中的四十多人正埋伏等着他。他们已经赌咒起誓说,杀掉保罗以前,就不吃不喝。现在他们预备好了,正期望你答应。”

22 千夫长吩咐那年轻人说:“不要对任何人说,你把这些事告诉了我。”于是,就让他走了。

连夜解送到凯撒里亚

23 然后千夫长叫来两个百夫长,说:“预备两百名步兵、七十名骑兵、两百名长枪手,晚上九点[h]出发往凯撒里亚去。 24 也要预备牲口,让保罗骑上,护送到总督菲利克斯那里去。”

25 他写了一封信函,有这样的内容:

26 克劳迪吕西亚问候总督菲利克斯大人。
27 这个人被犹太人抓住,正要被他们杀害的时候,我带军队到场,得知他是罗马公民,就把他救了出来。 28 我想了解犹太人控告他的理由,就带他到他们的议会去。 29 我发现他被控告,与他们律法上的争议问题有关,并没有任何该死或该被捆锁的罪行。 30 后来我被告知[i]将有一个针对这个人的阴谋,就立即把他解送到您那里去,又吩咐原告们到您面前去告他。[j]

31 于是士兵们按照命令,把保罗接走,连夜送到安提帕底 32 第二天,他们让骑兵带着保罗前行,就回到营楼。 33 骑兵进了凯撒里亚,把信函呈给总督,又把保罗带到他面前。 34 总督[k]读了信,问保罗是哪一个省的人,知道他是奇里乞亚省的人, 35 就说:“等你的原告们也到了,我会详细地听你的事。”他下令把保罗看守在希律的王府里。

Footnotes

  1. 使徒行传 23:5 同胞们——原文直译“兄弟们”。
  2. 使徒行传 23:5 《出埃及记》22:28。
  3. 使徒行传 23:8 这一切——或译作“这两样”。
  4. 使徒行传 23:9 错——原文直译“恶”。
  5. 使徒行传 23:9 有古抄本附“我们不要对抗神。”
  6. 使徒行传 23:11 有古抄本附“保罗,”。
  7. 使徒行传 23:15 有古抄本附“明天”。
  8. 使徒行传 23:23 九点——原文为“第三时刻”。
  9. 使徒行传 23:30 有古抄本附“藉着犹太人”。
  10. 使徒行传 23:30 有古抄本附“祝您安康!”
  11. 使徒行传 23:34 有古抄本没有“总督”。

23 And looking intently at the council, Paul said, “Brothers, (A)I have lived my life before God in all good conscience up to this day.” And the high priest (B)Ananias commanded those who stood by him (C)to strike him on the mouth. Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you (D)whitewashed (E)wall! Are you sitting to judge me according to the law, and yet (F)contrary to the law you (G)order me to be struck?” Those who stood by said, “Would you revile (H)God's high priest?” And Paul said, (I)“I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, (J)‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”

Now when Paul perceived that one part were (K)Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Brothers, (L)I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. It is (M)with respect to the (N)hope and the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.” And when he had said this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. For the Sadducees (O)say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all. Then a great clamor arose, and some of (P)the scribes of the Pharisees' party stood up and contended sharply, (Q)“We find nothing wrong in this man. What (R)if a spirit or an angel spoke to him?” 10 And when the dissension became violent, the tribune, afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him away from among them by force and bring him into (S)the barracks.

11 (T)The following night (U)the Lord stood by him and said, (V)“Take courage, for (W)as you have testified to the facts about me in Jerusalem, so you must (X)testify also in Rome.”

A Plot to Kill Paul

12 When it was day, (Y)the Jews made a plot and (Z)bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. 13 There were more than forty who made this conspiracy. 14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have strictly bound ourselves by an oath to taste no food till we have killed Paul. 15 Now therefore you, along with the council, give notice to the tribune to bring him down to you, as though you were going to determine his case more exactly. And we are ready to kill him before he comes near.”

16 Now the son of Paul's sister heard of their ambush, so he went and entered (AA)the barracks and told Paul. 17 Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the tribune, for he has something to tell him.” 18 So he took him and brought him to the tribune and said, “Paul (AB)the prisoner called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, as he has something to say to you.” 19 The tribune took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?” 20 And he said, (AC)“The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they were going to inquire somewhat more closely about him. 21 But do not be persuaded by them, for more than forty of their men are lying in ambush for him, who (AD)have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him. And now they are ready, waiting for your consent.” 22 So the tribune dismissed the young man, charging him, “Tell no one that you have informed me of these things.”

Paul Sent to Felix the Governor

23 Then he called two of the centurions and said, “Get ready two hundred soldiers, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go as far as Caesarea at the third hour of the night.[a] 24 Also provide mounts for Paul to ride and bring him safely to (AE)Felix (AF)the governor.” 25 And he wrote a letter to this effect:

26 “Claudius Lysias, to (AG)his Excellency the governor Felix, (AH)greetings. 27 (AI)This man was seized by the Jews and (AJ)was about to be killed by them (AK)when I came upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, (AL)having learned that he was a Roman citizen. 28 And (AM)desiring to know the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their council. 29 I found that he was being accused (AN)about questions of their law, but (AO)charged with nothing deserving death or imprisonment. 30 (AP)And when it was disclosed to me (AQ)that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, (AR)ordering his accusers also to state before you what they have against him.”

31 So the soldiers, according to their instructions, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris. 32 And on the next day they returned to (AS)the barracks, letting the horsemen go on with him. 33 When they had come to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul also before him. 34 On reading the letter, he asked what (AT)province he was from. And when he learned (AU)that he was from Cilicia, 35 he said, “I will give you a hearing (AV)when your accusers arrive.” And he commanded him to be guarded in Herod's (AW)praetorium.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 23:23 That is, 9 p.m.