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מעשי השליחים 23
Habrit Hakhadasha/Haderekh
מעשי השליחים 23
Habrit Hakhadasha/Haderekh
כג פולוס נעץ את מבטו בחברי הסנהדרין ואמר: "אחים, תמיד חייתי לפני אלוהים במצפון נקי."
2 באותו רגע ציווה חנניה הכהן על האנשים שעמדו ליד פולוס לסטור לו על פיו.
3 "יסטור לך אלוהים, קיר מסויד שכמוך!" קרא פולוס. "איזה מן שופט אתה? כיצד אתה יכול לשבת כאן ולשפוט אותי על-פי התורה, כשבאותו זמן אתה עצמך עובר על התורה, ומצווה להכות אותי?!"
4 האנשים שעמדו קרוב לפולוס אמרו אליו: "אתה מעליב את הכהן הגדול!"
5 "אחי, אני מצטער," התנצל פולוס. "לא ידעתי שזהו הכהן הגדול. הרי כתוב בתורה שאסור להעליב נשיא או שליט."
6 פתאום צץ רעיון במוחו של פולוס: הלא מחצית חברי הסנהדרין היו פרושים, ומחציתם - צדוקים. הוא קם על רגליו וקרא בקול: "אחי, אני פרוש בן פרוש, ועכשיו אתם שופטים אותי על-שום שאני מאמין בתחיית המתים!"
7 דבריו אלה פילגו מיד את הסנהדרין לשניים, ועתה הייתה המחלוקת בין הפרושים ובין הצדוקים. 8 כי הפרושים האמינו בתחיית המתים ובקיומם של מלאכים ורוחות, ואילו הצדוקים כפרו בכל אלה.
9 ההמולה הלכה וגברה, וסופרים אחדים - שהיו פרושים בעצמם - קמו ודיברו בזכותו של פולוס. "לא מצאנו כל אשמה באיש הזה!" צעקו. "אולי הקול שדיבר אליו בדרך לדמשק היה רוח או מלאך!"
10 המתיחות גברה והוויכוח התלהט; הנוכחים החלו למשוך את פולוס - זה לכאן וזה לכאן. מפקד החטיבה פחד שיקרעו את פולוס לגזרים, ולכן ציווה על חייליו לקחת אותו משם בכוח הזרוע ולהחזירו למצודה.
11 באותו לילה עמד האדון לצדו של פולוס ואמר לו: "חזק ואמץ, פולוס! כשם שהעדת עלי בפני תושבי ירושלים, כך תצטרך להעיד עלי גם בפני תושבי רומא!"
16 אולם בן-אחותו של פולוס גילה במקרה את מזימתם, ומיהר אל המצודה כדי לדווח לפולוס על כך.
17 פולוס קרא לאחד הקצינים ואמר: "קח את הנער הזה אל המפקד; יש לו משהו חשוב לספר לו."
18 הקצין לקח את הנער, הביאו אל המפקד והסביר: "פולוס האסיר קרא לי וביקש ממני להביא אליך את הנער הזה, כי יש לו משהו לומר לך."
19 המפקד אחז בידו של הנער, הובילוהו הצידה ושאל: "מה אתה רוצה לומר לי?"
20 "מחר מתכוננים היהודים לבקש ממך להחזיר את פולוס לסנהדרין", סיפר הנער, "ביומרה שהם מעוניינים לשאול אותו שאלות נוספות. 21 אולם אל תשמע בקולם! כי למעלה מארבעים איש אורבים לו בדרך, מוכנים להתנפל עליו ולהרוג אותו. הם נדרו נדר שלא יאכלו ולא ישתו עד שפולוס ימות. עתה הם מחכים שתענה בחיוב לבקשתם."
22 אל תאמר לאיש שסיפרת לי דברים אלה." הזהירו המפקד, ושלחו לדרכו.
25 הוא שלח בידם את המכתב הבא אל פליקס:
26 "מאת: קלודיוס לוסיאס.
"אל: הוד מעלתו המושל פליקס.
"שלום וברכה!
27 "אדם זה נתפס על-ידי היהודים, והם כמעט הרגו אותו. אולם משנודע לי שהוא אזרח רומאי, שלחתי מיד חיילים להצילו מידם. 28 הבאתי אותו למשפט לפני בית-המשפט העליון של היהודים, כדי לדעת מה עשה. 29 עד מהרה נוכחתי לדעת שהאשמותיהם מתייחסות רק לאמונה היהודית, ולא למעשה פלילי שדינו מאסר או מוות, 30 אך כשנודע לי שיהודים רוצים להרוג אותו, החלטתי לשלחו אליך ולומר למאשימיו להביא את טענותיהם לפניך."
31 החיילים מילאו את הפקודה ולקחו את פולוס בלילה למבצר אנטיפטרוס. 32 למחרת בבוקר חזרו החיילים למצודה בירושלים, והשאירו את פולוס עם הפרשים כדי שייקחו אותו לקיסריה.
33 בהגיעם לקיסריה הביאו את פולוס לפני המושל, ומסרו לו את המכתב. 34 פליקס קרא את המכתב ושאל את פולוס למוצאו.
"אני מקיליקיה," ענה פולוס.
35 "אשמע את המקרה שלך במלואו כאשר יגיעו לכאן גם מאשימיך," אמר לו המושל, וציווה לשמור עליו בכלא שבארמון המלך הורדוס.
Acts 23
New International Version
Acts 23
New International Version
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.” 2 At this the high priest Ananias(D) ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.(E) 3 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)
4 Those who were standing near Paul said, “How dare you insult God’s high priest!”
5 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)
6 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) 7 When he said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. 8 (The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection,(M) and that there are neither angels nor spirits, but the Pharisees believe all these things.)
9 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
- Acts 23:5 Exodus 22:28
- Acts 23:23 The meaning of the Greek for this word is uncertain.
Acts 23
New King James Version
Acts 23
New King James Version
The Jerusalem Jews Plot to Kill Paul
23 Then Paul, looking earnestly at the council, said, “Men and brethren, (A)I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.” 2 And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him (B)to strike him on the mouth. 3 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! For you sit to judge me according to the law, and (C)do you command me to be struck contrary to the law?”
4 And those who stood by said, “Do you revile God’s high priest?”
5 Then Paul said, (D)“I did not know, brethren, that he was the high priest; for it is written, (E)‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’ ”
6 But when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brethren, (F)I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; (G)concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”
7 And when he had said this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; and the assembly was divided. 8 (H)For Sadducees say that there is no resurrection—and no angel or spirit; but the Pharisees confess both. 9 Then there arose a loud outcry. And the scribes of the Pharisees’ party arose and protested, saying, (I)“We find no evil in this man; [a]but (J)if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, (K)let us not fight against God.”
10 Now when there arose a great dissension, the commander, fearing lest Paul might be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.
The Plot Against Paul
11 But (L)the following night the Lord stood by him and said, [b]“Be of good cheer, Paul; for as you have testified for Me in (M)Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness at (N)Rome.”
12 And when it was day, (O)some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had (P)killed Paul. 13 Now there were more than forty who had formed this conspiracy. 14 They came to the chief priests and (Q)elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great oath that we will eat nothing until we have killed Paul. 15 Now you, therefore, together with the council, suggest to the commander that he be brought down to you [c]tomorrow, as though you were going to make further inquiries concerning him; but we are ready to kill him before he comes near.”
16 So when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their ambush, he went and entered the barracks and told Paul. 17 Then Paul called one of the centurions to him and said, “Take this young man to the commander, for he has something to tell him.” 18 So he took him and brought him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner called me to him and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to say to you.”
19 Then the commander took him by the hand, went aside, and asked privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
20 And he said, (R)“The Jews have agreed to ask that you bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they were going to inquire more fully about him. 21 But do not yield to them, for more than forty of them lie in wait for him, men who have bound themselves by an oath that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him; and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from you.”
22 So the commander let the young man depart, and commanded him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”
Sent to Felix
23 And he called for two centurions, saying, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to (S)Caesarea at the third hour of the night; 24 and provide mounts to set Paul on, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.” 25 He wrote a letter in the following manner:
26 Claudius Lysias,
To the most excellent governor Felix:
Greetings.
27 (T)This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them. Coming with the troops I rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman. 28 (U)And when I wanted to know the reason they accused him, I brought him before their council. 29 I found out that he was accused (V)concerning questions of their law, (W)but had nothing charged against him deserving of death or chains. 30 And (X)when it was told me that [d]the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him immediately to you, and (Y)also commanded his accusers to state before you the charges against him.
Farewell.
31 Then the soldiers, as they were commanded, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris. 32 The next day they left the horsemen to go on with him, and returned to the barracks. 33 When they came to (Z)Caesarea and had delivered the (AA)letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him. 34 And when the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. And when he understood that he was from (AB)Cilicia, 35 he said, (AC)“I will hear you when your accusers also have come.” And he commanded him to be kept in (AD)Herod’s [e]Praetorium.
Footnotes
- Acts 23:9 NU what if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him? omitting the last clause
- Acts 23:11 Take courage
- Acts 23:15 NU omits tomorrow
- Acts 23:30 NU there would be a plot against the man
- Acts 23:35 Headquarters
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