1 E ntonces Pablo, mirando fijamente al sanedrín, dijo: Varones hermanos, yo con toda buena conciencia me he comportado delante de Dios hasta el día de hoy.

Then Paul, gazing earnestly at the council (Sanhedrin), said, Brethren, I have lived before God, doing my duty with a perfectly good conscience until this very day '> as a citizen, a true and loyal Jew].

2 E l sumo sacerdote Ananías ordenó entonces a los que estaban junto a él, que le golpeasen en la boca.

At this the high priest Ananias ordered those who stood near him to strike him on the mouth.

3 E ntonces Pablo le dijo: ¡Dios te va a golpear a ti, pared blanqueada! ¿Estás tú sentado para juzgarme conforme a la ley, y me mandas golpear quebrantando la ley?

Then Paul said to him, God is about to strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit as a judge to try me in accordance with the Law, and yet in defiance of the Law you order me to be struck?

4 L os que estaban presentes dijeron: ¿Al sumo sacerdote de Dios injurias?

Those who stood near exclaimed, Do you rail at and insult the high priest of God?

5 P ablo dijo: No sabía, hermanos, que era el sumo sacerdote; pues escrito está: No injuriarás al jefe de tu pueblo.

And Paul said, I was not conscious, brethren, that he was a high priest; for the Scripture says, You shall not speak ill of a ruler of your people.

6 E ntonces Pablo, dándose cuenta de que una parte eran saduceos, y otra fariseos, alzó la voz en el sanedrín: Varones hermanos, yo soy fariseo, hijo de fariseo; se me juzga por esperar la resurrección de los muertos.

But Paul, when he perceived that one part of them were Sadducees and the other part Pharisees, cried out to the council (Sanhedrin), Brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees; it is with regard to the hope and the resurrection of the dead that I am indicted and being judged.

7 C uando dijo esto, se produjo un altercado entre los fariseos y los saduceos, y la asamblea se dividió.

So when he had said this, an angry dispute arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; and the whole assemblage was divided.

8 P orque los saduceos dicen que no hay resurrección, ni ángel, ni espíritu; pero los fariseos afirman todas estas cosas.

For the Sadducees hold that there is no resurrection, nor angel nor spirit, but the Pharisees declare openly and speak out freely, acknowledging them both.

9 Y hubo un gran vocerío; y levantándose los escribas de la parte de los fariseos, se oponían enérgicamente, diciendo: Ningún mal hallamos en este hombre; ¿qué, si un espíritu le ha hablado, o un ángel? ¡No luchemos contra Dios!

Then a great uproar ensued, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ party stood up and thoroughly fought the case, and declaring, We find nothing evil or wrong in this man. But if a spirit or an angel spoke to him—? Let us not fight against God!

10 Y al ir en aumento el altercado, el tribuno, teniendo temor de que Pablo fuese despedazado por ellos, mandó que bajase la tropa para sacarle de en medio de ellos, y llevarle a la fortaleza.

And when the strife became more and more tense and violent, the commandant, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, ordered the troops to go down and take him forcibly from among them and conduct him back into the barracks.

11 A la noche siguiente se le presentó el Señor y le dijo: Ten ánimo, Pablo, pues como has testificado de mí en Jerusalén, así es necesario que testifiques también en Roma. Complot contra Pablo

And following night the Lord stood beside Paul and said, Take courage, Paul, for as you have borne faithful witness concerning Me at Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness at Rome.

12 C uando se hizo de día, algunos de los judíos tramaron un complot y se comprometieron bajo juramento solemne, diciendo que no comerían ni beberían hasta que hubiesen dado muerte a Pablo.

Now when daylight came, the Jews formed a plot and bound themselves by an oath and under a curse neither to eat nor drink till they had done away with Paul.

13 E ran más de cuarenta los que habían hecho esta conjuración,

There were more than forty, who formed this conspiracy.

14 l os cuales fueron a los principales sacerdotes y a los ancianos y dijeron: Nosotros nos hemos comprometido bajo juramento solemne, a no gustar nada hasta que hayamos dado muerte a Pablo.

And they went to the chief priests and elders, saying, We have strictly bound ourselves by an oath and under a curse not to taste any food until we have slain Paul.

15 A hora pues, vosotros, con el sanedrín, requerid al tribuno que le traiga mañana ante vosotros, como que queréis indagar alguna cosa más minuciosamente acerca de él; y nosotros estaremos listos para matarle antes que llegue.

So now you, along with the council (Sanhedrin), give notice to the commandant to bring down to you, as if you were going to investigate his case more accurately. But we are ready to slay him before he comes near.

16 M as el hijo de la hermana de Pablo, oyendo hablar de la emboscada, fue y entró en la fortaleza, y dio aviso a Pablo.

But the son of Paul’s sister heard of their intended attack, and he went and got into the barracks and told Paul.

17 P ablo, llamando a uno de los centuriones, dijo: Lleva a este joven ante el tribuno, porque tiene cierto aviso que darle.

Then Paul, calling in one of the centurions, said, Take this young man to the commandant, for he has something to report to him.

18 É l entonces, tomándole, le llevó al tribuno, y dijo: El preso Pablo me llamó y me rogó que trajese ante ti a este joven, que tiene algo que hablarte.

So he took him and conducted him to the commandant and said, Paul the prisoner called me to him and requested me to conduct this young man to you, for he has something to report to you.

19 E l tribuno, tomándole de la mano y llevándole aparte, le preguntó: ¿Qué es lo que tienes que comunicarme?

The commandant took him by the hand, and going aside with him, asked privately, What is it that you have to report to me?

20 É l le dijo: Los judíos han convenido en rogarte que mañana lleves a Pablo ante el sanedrín, como que van a inquirir alguna cosa más minuciosa acerca de él.

And he replied, The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council (Sanhedrin) tomorrow, as if intending to examine him more exactly.

21 P ero tú no les creas; porque más de cuarenta hombres de ellos le acechan, los cuales se han comprometido bajo juramento solemne, a no comer ni beber hasta que le hayan dado muerte; y ahora están listos aguardando el cumplimiento de tu promesa.

But do not yield to their persuasion, for more than forty of their men are lying in ambush waiting for him, having bound themselves by an oath and under a curse neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him; and even now they are all ready, waiting for your promise.

22 E ntonces el tribuno despidió al joven, mandándole que a nadie informase de que le había dado aviso de esto. Pablo es enviado a Félix el gobernador

So the commandant sent the youth away, charging him, Do not disclose to anyone that you have given me this information.

23 Y llamando a dos centuriones, mandó que prepararan para la hora tercera de la noche doscientos soldados, setenta jinetes y doscientos lanceros, para que fuesen hasta Cesarea;

Then summoning two of the centurions, he said, Have two hundred footmen ready by the third hour of the night (about 9: 00 p. m.) to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen.

24 y que preparasen también cabalgaduras en las que, montando a Pablo, le llevasen en salvo a Félix el gobernador.

Also provide beasts for mounts for Paul to ride, and bring him in safety to Felix the governor.

25 Y escribió una carta en estos términos:

And he wrote a letter having this message:

26 C laudio Lisias al excelentísimo gobernador Félix: Salud.

Claudius Lysias sends greetings to His Excellency Felix the governor.

27 A este hombre, aprehendido por los judíos, y al que iban ellos a matar, lo libré yo acudiendo con la tropa, al enterarme de que era ciudadano romano.

This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them when I came upon them with the troops and rescued him, because I learned that he is a Roman citizen.

28 Y queriendo saber la causa por qué le acusaban, le llevé al sanedrín de ellos;

And wishing to know the exact accusation which they were making against him, I brought him down before their council (Sanhedrin),

29 y hallé que le acusaban por cuestiones de la ley de ellos, pero que no tenía ningún delito digno de muerte o de prisión.

I found that he was charged in regard to questions of their own law, but he was accused of nothing that would call for death or for imprisonment.

30 P ero al ser avisado de que los judíos habían preparado una emboscada contra este hombre, al punto le he enviado a ti, intimando también a los acusadores que presenten delante de ti lo que tengan contra él. Pásalo bien.

when it was pointed out to me that there would be a conspiracy against the man, I sent him to you immediately, directing his accusers also to present before you their charge against him.

31 Y los soldados, tomando a Pablo como se les había ordenado, le llevaron de noche a Antípatris.

So the soldiers, in compliance with their instructions, took Paul and conducted him during the night to Antipatris.

32 Y al día siguiente, dejando que los jinetes fuesen con él, volvieron a la fortaleza.

And the next day they returned to the barracks, leaving the mounted men to proceed with him.

33 C uando aquéllos llegaron a Cesarea, y entregaron la carta al gobernador, presentaron también a Pablo delante de él.

When these came to Caesarea and gave the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul before him.

34 Y el gobernador, después de leer la carta, preguntó de qué provincia era; e informado de que era de Cilicia,

Having read the letter, he asked to what province belonged. When he discovered that he was from Cilicia,

35 l e dijo: Te atenderé cuando vengan tus acusadores. Y mandó que le custodiasen en el pretorio de Herodes.

He said, I will hear your case fully when your accusers also have come. And he ordered that an eye be kept on him in Herod’s palace (the Praetorium).