1 N ow after five days Ananias the high priest came down with the elders and a certain orator named Tertullus. These gave evidence to the governor against Paul.

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 against Paul;

2 A nd when he was called upon, Tertullus began his accusation, saying: “Seeing that through you we enjoy great peace, and prosperity is being brought to this nation by your foresight,

and he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse, saying, `Much peace enjoying through thee, and worthy deeds being done to this nation through thy forethought,

3 w e accept it always and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.

always, also, and everywhere we receive it, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness;

4 N evertheless, not to be tedious to you any further, I beg you to hear, by your courtesy, a few words from us.

and that I may not be further tedious to thee, I pray thee to hear us concisely in thy gentleness;

5 F or 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.

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 H e even tried to profane the temple, and we seized him, and wanted to judge him according to our law.

who also the temple did try to profane, whom also we took, and according to our law did wish to judge,

7 B ut the commander Lysias came by and with great violence took him out of our hands,

and Lysias the chief captain having come near, with much violence, out of our hands did take away,

8 c ommanding his accusers to come to you. By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him.”

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 A nd the Jews also assented, maintaining that these things were so. The Defense Before Felix

and the Jews also agreed, professing these things to be so.

10 T hen 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,

And Paul answered -- the governor having beckoned to him to speak -- `Knowing for many years thou hast been a judge to this nation, the more cheerfully the things concerning myself I do answer;

11 b ecause you may ascertain that it is no more than twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

thou being able to know that it is not more than twelve days to me since I went up to worship in Jerusalem,

12 A nd they neither found me in the temple disputing with anyone nor inciting the crowd, either in the synagogues or in the city.

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 N or can they prove the things of which they now accuse me.

nor are they able to prove against me the things concerning which they now accuse me.

14 B ut this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets.

`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 I have hope in God, which they themselves also accept, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust.

having hope toward God, which they themselves also wait for, there is about to be a rising again of the dead, both of righteous and unrighteous;

16 T his being so, I myself always strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men.

and in this I do exercise myself, to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always.

17 “ Now after many years I came to bring alms and offerings to my nation,

`And after many years I came, about to do kind acts to my nation, and offerings,

18 i n the midst of which some Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with a mob nor with tumult.

in which certain Jews from Asia did find me purified in the temple, not with multitude, nor with tumult,

19 T hey ought to have been here before you to object if they had anything against me.

whom it behoveth to be present before thee, and to accuse, if they had anything against me,

20 O r else let those who are here themselves say if they found any wrongdoing in me while I stood before the council,

or let these same say if they found any unrighteousness in me in my standing before the sanhedrim,

21 u nless it is for this one statement which I cried out, standing among them, ‘Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged by you this day.’” Felix Procrastinates

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 B ut when Felix heard these things, having more accurate knowledge of the Way, he adjourned the proceedings and said, “When Lysias the commander comes down, I will make a decision on your case.”

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 S o he commanded the centurion to keep Paul and to let him have liberty, and told him not to forbid any of his friends to provide for or visit him.

having given also a direction to the centurion to keep Paul, to let also have liberty, and to forbid none of his own friends to minister or to come near to him.

24 A nd after some days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.

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 N ow 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.”

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 M eanwhile he also hoped that money would be given him by Paul, that he might release him. Therefore he sent for him more often and conversed with him.

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 B ut after two years Porcius Festus succeeded Felix; and Felix, wanting to do the Jews a favor, left Paul bound.

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.