Atti 24
La Nuova Diodati
24 Ora, cinque giorni dopo, arrivò il sommo sacerdote Anania insieme con gli anziani, e con un oratore, un certo Tertullo, essi comparvero davanti al governatore per accusare Paolo.
2 Quando Paolo fu chiamato, Tertullo cominciò ad accusarlo, dicendo:
3 «Eccellentissimo Felice, noi riconosciamo in tutto e per tutto e con profonda gratitudine che la pace che godiamo e le vantaggiose riforme attuate per questa nazione sono opera delle tue previdenti misure.
4 Ma per non importunarti piú a lungo, ti prego nella tua benevolenza di darci brevemente ascolto.
5 Noi abbiamo trovato che quest'uomo è una peste e suscita sedizioni fra tutti i Giudei che sono nel mondo, ed è capo della setta dei Nazareni.
6 Egli ha perfino tentato di profanare il tempio; per questo noi l'abbiamo preso e lo volevamo giudicare secondo la nostra legge.
7 Ma, sopraggiungendo il tribuno Lisia lo ha tolto a forza dalle nostre mani,
8 ordinando ai suoi accusatori di venire da te, esaminandolo, potrai tu stesso sapere da lui la verità su tutte le cose di cui l'accusiamo».
9 I Giudei si associarono anch'essi nelle accuse, affermando che le cose stavano cosí.
10 Allora Paolo, dopo che il governatore gli fece cenno di parlare, rispose: «Sapendo che da molti anni tu sei giudice di questa nazione, con piú coraggio parlo a mia difesa.
11 Non piú di dodici giorni fa come tu puoi verificare, io salii a Gerusalemme per adorare.
12 Or essi non mi hanno trovato nel tempio a disputare con alcuno, o a incitare la folla né nelle sinagoghe né per la città;
13 né possono provare le cose delle quali ora mi accusano.
14 Ma questo ti confesso che, secondo la Via che essi chiamano setta io servo cosí il Dio dei padri, credendo a tutte le cose che sono scritte nella legge e nei profeti,
15 avendo in Dio la speranza, che anch'essi condividono, che vi sarà una risurrezione dei morti, tanto dei giusti che degli ingiusti.
16 Per questo io mi sforzo di avere continuamente una coscienza irreprensibile davanti a Dio e davanti agli uomini.
17 Ora, dopo molti anni, io sono venuto a portare elemosine e offerte alla mia nazione.
18 Mentre facevo questo, essi mi hanno trovato purificato nel tempio, senza alcun assembramento o tumulto.
19 Ma vi erano alcuni Giudei dell'Asia che dovevano comparire davanti a te per accusarmi, se avevano qualcosa contro di me.
20 O questi stessi dicano se hanno trovato alcun misfatto in me, quando stavo davanti al sinedrio,
21 a meno che sia per questa sola parola che io gridai stando in piedi in mezzo a loro: E' a motivo della risurrezione dei morti che oggi vengo giudicato da voi.
22 Quando udí queste cose, Felice, che era ben informato sulla Via, rinviò il processo, dicendo: «Quando verrà il tribuno Lisia, prenderò in esame il vostro caso».
23 E ordinò al centurione che Paolo fosse custodito, ma che avesse una certa libertà, senza impedire a nessuno dei suoi di prestargli dei servizi o di venire a trovarlo.
24 Alcuni giorni dopo Felice, venuto con Drusilla sua moglie che era giudea, mandò a chiamare Paolo e l'ascoltò intorno alla fede in Cristo Gesú.
25 E siccome Paolo parlava di giustizia, di autocontrollo e del giudizio futuro, Felice, tutto spaventato, rispose: «Per il momento va' quando avrò opportunità, ti manderò a chiamare».
26 Nel medesimo tempo egli sperava che Paolo gli avrebbe dato del denaro perché lo liberasse; e per questo lo faceva spesso chiamare e conversava con lui.
27 Ma dopo due anni, Felice ebbe come successore Porcio Festo; e Felice, volendo far cosa grata ai Giudei, lasciò Paolo in prigione.
ΠΡΑΞΕΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΩΝ 24
1550 Stephanus New Testament
24 μετα δε πεντε ημερας κατεβη ο αρχιερευς ανανιας μετα των πρεσβυτερων και ρητορος τερτυλλου τινος οιτινες ενεφανισαν τω ηγεμονι κατα του παυλου
2 κληθεντος δε αυτου ηρξατο κατηγορειν ο τερτυλλος λεγων
3 πολλης ειρηνης τυγχανοντες δια σου και κατορθωματων γινομενων τω εθνει τουτω δια της σης προνοιας παντη τε και πανταχου αποδεχομεθα κρατιστε φηλιξ μετα πασης ευχαριστιας
4 ινα δε μη επι πλειον σε εγκοπτω παρακαλω ακουσαι σε ημων συντομως τη ση επιεικεια
5 ευροντες γαρ τον ανδρα τουτον λοιμον και κινουντα στασιν πασιν τοις ιουδαιοις τοις κατα την οικουμενην πρωτοστατην τε της των ναζωραιων αιρεσεως
6 ος και το ιερον επειρασεν βεβηλωσαι ον και εκρατησαμεν και κατα τον ημετερον νομον ηθελησαμεν κρινειν
7 παρελθων δε λυσιας ο χιλιαρχος μετα πολλης βιας εκ των χειρων ημων απηγαγεν
8 κελευσας τους κατηγορους αυτου ερχεσθαι επι σε παρ ου δυνηση αυτος ανακρινας περι παντων τουτων επιγνωναι ων ημεις κατηγορουμεν αυτου
9 συνεθεντο δε και οι ιουδαιοι φασκοντες ταυτα ουτως εχειν
10 απεκριθη δε ο παυλος νευσαντος αυτω του ηγεμονος λεγειν εκ πολλων ετων οντα σε κριτην τω εθνει τουτω επισταμενος ευθυμοτερον τα περι εμαυτου απολογουμαι
11 δυναμενου σου γνωναι οτι ου πλειους εισιν μοι ημεραι η δεκαδυο αφ ης ανεβην προσκυνησων εν ιερουσαλημ
12 και ουτε εν τω ιερω ευρον με προς τινα διαλεγομενον η επισυστασιν ποιουντα οχλου ουτε εν ταις συναγωγαις ουτε κατα την πολιν
13 ουτε παραστησαι με δυνανται περι ων νυν κατηγορουσιν μου
14 ομολογω δε τουτο σοι οτι κατα την οδον ην λεγουσιν αιρεσιν ουτως λατρευω τω πατρωω θεω πιστευων πασιν τοις κατα τον νομον και τοις προφηταις γεγραμμενοις
15 ελπιδα εχων εις τον θεον ην και αυτοι ουτοι προσδεχονται αναστασιν μελλειν εσεσθαι νεκρων δικαιων τε και αδικων
16 εν τουτω δε αυτος ασκω απροσκοπον συνειδησιν εχειν προς τον θεον και τους ανθρωπους διαπαντος
17 δι ετων δε πλειονων παρεγενομην ελεημοσυνας ποιησων εις το εθνος μου και προσφορας
18 εν οις ευρον με ηγνισμενον εν τω ιερω ου μετα οχλου ουδε μετα θορυβου τινες δε απο της ασιας ιουδαιοι
19 ους δει επι σου παρειναι και κατηγορειν ει τι εχοιεν προς με
20 η αυτοι ουτοι ειπατωσαν ει τι ευρον εν εμοι αδικημα σταντος μου επι του συνεδριου
21 η περι μιας ταυτης φωνης ης εκραξα εστως εν αυτοις οτι περι αναστασεως νεκρων εγω κρινομαι σημερον υφ υμων
22 ακουσας δε ταυτα ο φηλιξ ανεβαλετο αυτους ακριβεστερον ειδως τα περι της οδου ειπων οταν λυσιας ο χιλιαρχος καταβη διαγνωσομαι τα καθ υμας
23 διαταξαμενος τε τω εκατονταρχη τηρεισθαι τον παυλον εχειν τε ανεσιν και μηδενα κωλυειν των ιδιων αυτου υπηρετειν η προσερχεσθαι αυτω
24 μετα δε ημερας τινας παραγενομενος ο φηλιξ συν δρουσιλλη τη γυναικι αυτου ουση ιουδαια μετεπεμψατο τον παυλον και ηκουσεν αυτου περι της εις χριστον πιστεως
25 διαλεγομενου δε αυτου περι δικαιοσυνης και εγκρατειας και του κριματος του μελλοντος εσεσθαι εμφοβος γενομενος ο φηλιξ απεκριθη το νυν εχον πορευου καιρον δε μεταλαβων μετακαλεσομαι σε
26 αμα δε και ελπιζων οτι χρηματα δοθησεται αυτω υπο του παυλου οπως λυση αυτον διο και πυκνοτερον αυτον μεταπεμπομενος ωμιλει αυτω
27 διετιας δε πληρωθεισης ελαβεν διαδοχον ο φηλιξ πορκιον φηστον θελων τε χαριτας καταθεσθαι τοις ιουδαιοις ο φηλιξ κατελιπεν τον παυλον δεδεμενον
Acts 24
New King James Version
Accused of Sedition
24 Now after (A)five days (B)Ananias the high priest came down with the elders and a certain orator named Tertullus. These gave evidence to the governor against Paul.
2 And when he was called upon, Tertullus began his accusation, saying: “Seeing that through you we enjoy great peace, and [a]prosperity is being brought to this nation by your foresight, 3 we accept it always and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness. 4 Nevertheless, not to be tedious to you any further, I beg you to hear, by your [b]courtesy, a few words from us. 5 (C)For we have found this man a plague, a creator of dissension among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes. 6 (D)He even tried to profane the temple, and we seized him, [c]and wanted (E)to judge him according to our law. 7 (F)But the commander Lysias came by and with great violence took him out of our hands, 8 (G)commanding his accusers to come to you. By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him.” 9 And the Jews also [d]assented, maintaining that these things were so.
The Defense Before Felix
10 Then Paul, after the governor had nodded to him to speak, answered: “Inasmuch as I know that you have been for many years a judge of this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself, 11 because you may ascertain that it is no more than twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem (H)to worship. 12 (I)And they neither found me in the temple disputing with anyone nor inciting the crowd, either in the synagogues or in the city. 13 Nor can they prove the things of which they now accuse me. 14 But this I confess to you, that according to (J)the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the (K)God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in (L)the Law and in the Prophets. 15 (M)I have hope in God, which they themselves also accept, (N)that there will be a resurrection [e]of the dead, both of the just and the unjust. 16 (O)This being so, I myself always strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men.
17 “Now after many years (P)I came to bring alms and offerings to my nation, 18 (Q)in the midst of which some Jews from Asia found me (R)purified in the temple, neither with a mob nor with tumult. 19 (S)They ought to have been here before you to object if they had anything against me. 20 Or else let those who are here themselves say [f]if they found any wrongdoing in me while I stood before the council, 21 unless it is for this one statement which I cried out, standing among them, (T)‘Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged by you this day.’ ”
Felix Procrastinates
22 But when Felix heard these things, having more accurate knowledge of the (U)Way, he adjourned the proceedings and said, “When (V)Lysias the commander comes down, I will make a decision on your case.” 23 So he commanded the centurion to keep Paul and to let him have liberty, and (W)told him not to forbid any of his friends to provide for or visit him.
24 And after some days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul and heard him concerning the (X)faith in Christ. 25 Now as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and answered, “Go away for now; when I have a convenient time I will call for you.” 26 Meanwhile he also hoped that (Y)money would be given him by Paul, [g]that he might release him. Therefore he sent for him more often and conversed with him.
27 But after two years Porcius Festus succeeded Felix; and Felix, (Z)wanting to do the Jews a favor, left Paul bound.
Footnotes
- Acts 24:2 Or reforms are
- Acts 24:4 graciousness
- Acts 24:6 NU ends the sentence here and omits the rest of v. 6, all of v. 7, and the first clause of v. 8.
- Acts 24:9 NU, M joined the attack
- Acts 24:15 NU omits of the dead
- Acts 24:20 NU, M what wrongdoing they found
- Acts 24:26 NU omits that he might release him
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