1 E ntonces Pablo, mirando fijamente al Concilio, dijo: —Hermanos, yo con toda buena conciencia he vivido 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 lo golpearan 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 golpeará a ti, pared blanqueada! ¿Estás tú sentado para juzgarme conforme a la Ley, y quebrantando la Ley me mandas golpear?

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 insultas?

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

5 P ablo dijo: —No sabía, hermanos, que fuera el Sumo sacerdote, pues escrito está: “No maldecirás a un príncipe 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, notando que una parte era de saduceos y otra de fariseos, alzó la voz en el Concilio: —Hermanos, yo soy fariseo, hijo de fariseo; acerca de la esperanza y de la resurrección de los muertos se me juzga.

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 discusión 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 que sí existen.

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 E ntonces hubo un gran vocerío y, levantándose los escribas de la parte de los fariseos, discutían diciendo: —Ningún mal hallamos en este hombre; que si un espíritu le ha hablado, o un ángel, no resistamos a 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 C omo la discusión era cada vez más fuerte, el comandante, temiendo que Pablo fuera despedazado por ellos, mandó que bajaran soldados, lo arrebataran de en medio de ellos y lo llevaran 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 fue de día, algunos de los judíos tramaron un complot y se juramentaron bajo maldición, diciendo que no comerían ni beberían hasta que hubieran 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 juramentado bajo maldición 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 Concilio, requerid al comandante que lo traiga mañana ante vosotros, con el pretexto de que queréis indagar alguna cosa más cierta acerca de él; y nosotros estaremos listos para matarlo 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 P ero el hijo de la hermana de Pablo, oyendo hablar de la celada, 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 comandante, 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, tomándolo, lo llevó al comandante y dijo: —El preso Pablo me llamó y me rogó que trajera 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 comandante, tomándolo de la mano y retirándose aparte, le preguntó: —¿Qué es lo que tienes que decirme?

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 Concilio, con el pretexto de que van a inquirir alguna cosa más cierta 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 los creas, porque más de cuarenta hombres de ellos lo acechan, los cuales se han juramentado bajo maldición a no comer ni beber hasta que le hayan dado muerte; y ahora están listos esperando 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 comandante despidió al joven, mandándole que a nadie dijera 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 L lamando a dos centuriones, mandó que prepararan para la hora tercera de la noche doscientos soldados, setenta jinetes y doscientos lanceros, para que fueran 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 prepararan cabalgaduras en que, poniendo a Pablo, lo llevaran a 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 « Claudio 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 que iban ellos a matar, lo libré yo acudiendo con la tropa, habiendo sabido 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 la que lo acusaban, lo llevé al Concilio 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 lo acusaban por cuestiones de la ley de ellos, pero que ningún delito tenía 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 asechanzas que los judíos habían tendido contra este hombre, al punto lo he enviado a ti, intimando también a los acusadores que traten 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 L os soldados, tomando a Pablo como se les ordenó, lo llevaron de noche a Antípatris.

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

32 A l día siguiente, dejando a los jinetes que fueran 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 aquellos llegaron a Cesarea y dieron 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 E l gobernador leyó la carta, y preguntó de qué provincia era; y al saber 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 oiré cuando vengan tus acusadores. Y mandó que lo vigilaran 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).