¹Intendens autem in concilium Paulus,Then Paul, gazing intently at the council,ait:said,Viri fratres,“Noble brothers,ego omni conscientia bona conversatus sum ante Deum usque in hodiernum diem.I have spoken with all good conscience before God, even to this present day.”

¹Intendens autem in concilium Paulus,Then Paul, gazing intently at the council,ait:said,Viri fratres,“Noble brothers,ego omni conscientia bona conversatus sum ante Deum usque in hodiernum diem.I have spoken with all good conscience before God, even to this present day.”

²Princeps autem sacerdotum Ananias præcepit astantibus sibi percutere os ejus.And the high priest, Ananias, instructed those who were standing nearby to strike him on the mouth.

²Princeps autem sacerdotum Ananias præcepit astantibus sibi percutere os ejus.And the high priest, Ananias, instructed those who were standing nearby to strike him on the mouth.

³Tunc Paulus dixit ad eum:Then Paul said to him:Percutiet te Deus,“God shall strike you,paries dealbate.you whitewashed wall!Et tu sedens judicas me secundum legem,For would you sit and judge me according to the law, when,et contra legem jubes me percuti?contrary to the law, you order me to be struck?”

³Tunc Paulus dixit ad eum:Then Paul said to him:Percutiet te Deus,“God shall strike you,paries dealbate.you whitewashed wall!Et tu sedens judicas me secundum legem,For would you sit and judge me according to the law, when,et contra legem jubes me percuti?contrary to the law, you order me to be struck?”

⁴Et qui astabant dixerunt:And those who were standing nearby said,Summum sacerdotem Dei maledicis.“Are you speaking evil about the high priest of God?”

⁴Et qui astabant dixerunt:And those who were standing nearby said,Summum sacerdotem Dei maledicis.“Are you speaking evil about the high priest of God?”

⁵Dixit autem Paulus:And Paul said:Nesciebam,“I did not know,fratres,brothers,quia princeps est sacerdotum.that he is the high priest.Scriptum est enim:For it is written:Principem populi tui non maledices.‘You shall not speak evil of the leader of your people.’”

⁵Dixit autem Paulus:And Paul said:Nesciebam,“I did not know,fratres,brothers,quia princeps est sacerdotum.that he is the high priest.Scriptum est enim:For it is written:Principem populi tui non maledices.‘You shall not speak evil of the leader of your people.’”

⁶Sciens autem Paulus quia una pars esset sadducæorum,Now Paul,et altera pharisæorum,knowing that one group were Sadducees and the other were Pharisees,exclamavit in concilio:exclaimed in the council:Viri fratres,“Noble brothers,ego pharisæus sum,I am a Pharisee,filius pharisæorum:the son of Pharisees!de spe et resurrectione mortuorum ego judicor.It is over the hope and resurrection of the dead that I am being judged.”

⁶Sciens autem Paulus quia una pars esset sadducæorum,Now Paul,et altera pharisæorum,knowing that one group were Sadducees and the other were Pharisees,exclamavit in concilio:exclaimed in the council:Viri fratres,“Noble brothers,ego pharisæus sum,I am a Pharisee,filius pharisæorum:the son of Pharisees!de spe et resurrectione mortuorum ego judicor.It is over the hope and resurrection of the dead that I am being judged.”

⁷Et cum hæc dixisset,And when he had said this,facta est dissensio inter pharisæos et sadducæos,a dissension occurred between the Pharisees and the Sadducees.et soluta est multitudo.And the multitude was divided.

⁷Et cum hæc dixisset,And when he had said this,facta est dissensio inter pharisæos et sadducæos,a dissension occurred between the Pharisees and the Sadducees.et soluta est multitudo.And the multitude was divided.

⁸Sadducæi enim dicunt non esse resurrectionem,For the Sadducees claim that there is no resurrection,neque angelum,and neither angels,neque spiritum:nor spirits.pharisæi autem utraque confitentur.But the Pharisees confess both of these.

⁸Sadducæi enim dicunt non esse resurrectionem,For the Sadducees claim that there is no resurrection,neque angelum,and neither angels,neque spiritum:nor spirits.pharisæi autem utraque confitentur.But the Pharisees confess both of these.

⁹Factus est autem clamor magnus.Then there occurred a great clamor.Et surgentes quidam pharisæorum,And some of the Pharisees, rising up,pugnabant, dicentes:were fighting, saying:Nihil mali invenimus in homine isto:“We find nothing evil in this man.quid si spiritus locutus est ei,What if a spirit has spoken to him,aut angelus?or an angel?”

⁹Factus est autem clamor magnus.Then there occurred a great clamor.Et surgentes quidam pharisæorum,And some of the Pharisees, rising up,pugnabant, dicentes:were fighting, saying:Nihil mali invenimus in homine isto:“We find nothing evil in this man.quid si spiritus locutus est ei,What if a spirit has spoken to him,aut angelus?or an angel?”

¹⁰Et cum magna dissensio facta esset,And since a great dissension had been made,timens tribunus ne discerperetur Paulus ab ipsis,the tribune,jussit milites descendere,fearing that Paul might be torn apart by them,et rapere eum de medio eorum,ordered the soldiers to descend and to seize him from their midst,ac deducere eum in castra.and to bring him into the fortress.

¹⁰Et cum magna dissensio facta esset,And since a great dissension had been made,timens tribunus ne discerperetur Paulus ab ipsis,the tribune,jussit milites descendere,fearing that Paul might be torn apart by them,et rapere eum de medio eorum,ordered the soldiers to descend and to seize him from their midst,ac deducere eum in castra.and to bring him into the fortress.

¹¹Sequenti autem nocte assistens ei Dominus,Then,ait:on the following night,Constans esto:the Lord stood near him and said:sicut enim testificatus es de me in Jerusalem,“Be constant.sic te oportetFor just as you have testified about me in Jerusalem,et Romæ testificari.so also it is necessary for you to testify at Rome.”

¹¹Sequenti autem nocte assistens ei Dominus,Then,ait:on the following night,Constans esto:the Lord stood near him and said:sicut enim testificatus es de me in Jerusalem,“Be constant.sic te oportetFor just as you have testified about me in Jerusalem,et Romæ testificari.so also it is necessary for you to testify at Rome.”

¹²Facta autem die collegerunt se quidam ex Judæis, et devoverunt,And when daylight arrived, some of the Jews gathered together and bound themselves with an oath,se dicentes neque manducaturos, neque bibituros donec occiderent Paulum.saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

¹²Facta autem die collegerunt se quidam ex Judæis, et devoverunt,And when daylight arrived, some of the Jews gathered together and bound themselves with an oath,se dicentes neque manducaturos, neque bibituros donec occiderent Paulum.saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

¹³Erant autem plus quam quadraginta viri qui hanc conjurationem fecerant:Now there were more than forty men who had taken this oath together.

¹³Erant autem plus quam quadraginta viri qui hanc conjurationem fecerant:Now there were more than forty men who had taken this oath together.

¹⁴qui accesserunt ad principes sacerdotum et seniores,And they approached the leaders of the priests, and the elders,et dixerunt:and they said:Devotione devovimus nos nihil gustaturos,“We have sworn ourselves by an oath, so that we will taste nothing,donec occidamus Paulum.until we have killed Paul.

¹⁴qui accesserunt ad principes sacerdotum et seniores,And they approached the leaders of the priests, and the elders,et dixerunt:and they said:Devotione devovimus nos nihil gustaturos,“We have sworn ourselves by an oath, so that we will taste nothing,donec occidamus Paulum.until we have killed Paul.

¹⁵Nunc ergo vos notum facite tribuno cum concilio,Therefore, with the council, you should now give notice to the tribune,ut producat illum ad vos,so that he may bring him to you,tamquam aliquid certius cognituri de eo.as if you intended to determine something else about him.Nos vero priusquam appropiet, parati sumus interficere illum.But before he approaches, we have made preparations to put him to death.”

¹⁵Nunc ergo vos notum facite tribuno cum concilio,Therefore, with the council, you should now give notice to the tribune,ut producat illum ad vos,so that he may bring him to you,tamquam aliquid certius cognituri de eo.as if you intended to determine something else about him.Nos vero priusquam appropiet, parati sumus interficere illum.But before he approaches, we have made preparations to put him to death.”

¹⁶Quod cum audisset filius sororis Pauli insidias,But when Paul’s sister’s son had heard of this,venit,about their treachery,et intravit in castra,he went and entered into the fortress,nuntiavitque Paulo.and he reported it to Paul.

¹⁶Quod cum audisset filius sororis Pauli insidias,But when Paul’s sister’s son had heard of this,venit,about their treachery,et intravit in castra,he went and entered into the fortress,nuntiavitque Paulo.and he reported it to Paul.

¹⁷Vocans autem Paulus ad se unum ex centurionibus,And Paul, calling to him one of the centurions,ait:said:Adolescentem hunc perduc ad tribunum,“Lead this young man to the tribune.habet enim aliquid indicare illi.For he has something to tell him.”

¹⁷Vocans autem Paulus ad se unum ex centurionibus,And Paul, calling to him one of the centurions,ait:said:Adolescentem hunc perduc ad tribunum,“Lead this young man to the tribune.habet enim aliquid indicare illi.For he has something to tell him.”

¹⁸Et ille quidem assumens eum duxit ad tribunum,And indeed, he took him and led him to the tribune,et ait:and he said,Vinctus Paulus rogavit me hunc adolescentem perducere ad te,“Paul, the prisoner, asked me to lead this young man to you,habentem aliquid loqui tibi.since he has something to say to you.”

¹⁸Et ille quidem assumens eum duxit ad tribunum,And indeed, he took him and led him to the tribune,et ait:and he said,Vinctus Paulus rogavit me hunc adolescentem perducere ad te,“Paul, the prisoner, asked me to lead this young man to you,habentem aliquid loqui tibi.since he has something to say to you.”

¹⁹Apprehendens autem tribunus manum illius,Then the tribune, taking him by the hand,secessit cum eo seorsum, et interrogavit illum:withdrew with him by themselves, and he asked him:Quid est quod habes indicare mihi?“What is it that you have to tell me?”

¹⁹Apprehendens autem tribunus manum illius,Then the tribune, taking him by the hand,secessit cum eo seorsum, et interrogavit illum:withdrew with him by themselves, and he asked him:Quid est quod habes indicare mihi?“What is it that you have to tell me?”

²⁰Ille autem dixit:Then he said:Judæis convenit rogare te ut crastina die producas Paulum in concilium,“The Jews have met to ask you to bring Paul tomorrow to the council,quasi aliquid certius inquisituri sint de illo:as if they intended to question him about something else.

²⁰Ille autem dixit:Then he said:Judæis convenit rogare te ut crastina die producas Paulum in concilium,“The Jews have met to ask you to bring Paul tomorrow to the council,quasi aliquid certius inquisituri sint de illo:as if they intended to question him about something else.

²¹tu vero ne credideris illis:But truly, you should not believe them,insidiantur enim ei ex eis viri amplius quam quadraginta,for they would ambush him with more than forty men from among them,qui se devoverunt non manducare,who have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat,neque bibere donec interficiant eum:nor to drink, until they have put him to death.et nunc parati sunt,And they are now prepared,exspectantes promissum tuum.hoping for an affirmation from you.”

²¹tu vero ne credideris illis:But truly, you should not believe them,insidiantur enim ei ex eis viri amplius quam quadraginta,for they would ambush him with more than forty men from among them,qui se devoverunt non manducare,who have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat,neque bibere donec interficiant eum:nor to drink, until they have put him to death.et nunc parati sunt,And they are now prepared,exspectantes promissum tuum.hoping for an affirmation from you.”

²²Tribunus igitur dimisit adolescentem,And then the tribune dismissed the young man,præcipiens ne cui loqueretur quoniam hæc nota sibi fecisset.instructing him not to tell anyone that he had made known these things to him.

²²Tribunus igitur dimisit adolescentem,And then the tribune dismissed the young man,præcipiens ne cui loqueretur quoniam hæc nota sibi fecisset.instructing him not to tell anyone that he had made known these things to him.

²³Et vocatis duobus centurionibus,Then, having called two centurions,dixit illis:he said to them:Parate milites ducentos ut eant usque Cæsaream,“Prepare two hundred soldiers, so that they may go as far as Caesarea,et equites septuaginta,and seventy horsemen,et lancearios ducentos a tertia hora noctis,and two hundred spearmen, for the third hour of the night.

²³Et vocatis duobus centurionibus,Then, having called two centurions,dixit illis:he said to them:Parate milites ducentos ut eant usque Cæsaream,“Prepare two hundred soldiers, so that they may go as far as Caesarea,et equites septuaginta,and seventy horsemen,et lancearios ducentos a tertia hora noctis,and two hundred spearmen, for the third hour of the night.

²⁴et jumenta præparate ut imponentes Paulum,And prepare beasts of burden to carry Paul,salvum perducerent ad Felicem præsidem.so that they may lead him safely to Felix, the governor.”

²⁴et jumenta præparate ut imponentes Paulum,And prepare beasts of burden to carry Paul,salvum perducerent ad Felicem præsidem.so that they may lead him safely to Felix, the governor.”

²⁵(Timuit enim ne forte raperent eum Judæi,For he was afraid, lest perhaps the Jews might seize him and kill him,et occiderent, et ipse postea calumniam sustineret,and that afterwards he would be falsely accused, as if he had accepted a bribe.tamquam accepturus pecuniam.)And so he wrote a letter containing the following:

²⁵(Timuit enim ne forte raperent eum Judæi,For he was afraid, lest perhaps the Jews might seize him and kill him,et occiderent, et ipse postea calumniam sustineret,and that afterwards he would be falsely accused, as if he had accepted a bribe.tamquam accepturus pecuniam.)And so he wrote a letter containing the following:

²⁶Scribens epistolam continentem hæc:“Claudius Lysias,Claudius Lysias optimo præsidi Felici,to the most excellent governor, Felix:salutem.greetings.

²⁶Scribens epistolam continentem hæc:“Claudius Lysias,Claudius Lysias optimo præsidi Felici,to the most excellent governor, Felix:salutem.greetings.

²⁷Virum hunc comprehensum a Judæis, et incipientem interfici ab eis,This man, having been apprehended by the Jews and being about to be put to death by them,superveniens cum exercitu eripui,I rescued, overwhelming them with soldiers,cognito quia Romanus est.since I realized that he is a Roman.

²⁷Virum hunc comprehensum a Judæis, et incipientem interfici ab eis,This man, having been apprehended by the Jews and being about to be put to death by them,superveniens cum exercitu eripui,I rescued, overwhelming them with soldiers,cognito quia Romanus est.since I realized that he is a Roman.

²⁸Volensque scire causam quam objiciebant illi,And wanting to know the reason that they objected to him,deduxi eum in concilium eorum.I brought him into their council.

²⁸Volensque scire causam quam objiciebant illi,And wanting to know the reason that they objected to him,deduxi eum in concilium eorum.I brought him into their council.

²⁹Quem inveni accusari de quæstionibus legis ipsorum,And I discovered him to be accused about questions of their law.nihil vero dignum morteYet truly,aut vinculis habentem criminis.nothing deserving of death or imprisonment was within the accusation.

²⁹Quem inveni accusari de quæstionibus legis ipsorum,And I discovered him to be accused about questions of their law.nihil vero dignum morteYet truly,aut vinculis habentem criminis.nothing deserving of death or imprisonment was within the accusation.

³⁰Et cum mihi perlatum esset de insidiis quas paraverant illi,And when I had been given news of ambushes, which they had prepared against him,misi eum ad te,I sent him to you,denuntians et accusatoribus ut dicant apud te.notifying his accusers also, so that they may plead their accusations before you.Vale.Farewell.”

³⁰Et cum mihi perlatum esset de insidiis quas paraverant illi,And when I had been given news of ambushes, which they had prepared against him,misi eum ad te,I sent him to you,denuntians et accusatoribus ut dicant apud te.notifying his accusers also, so that they may plead their accusations before you.Vale.Farewell.”

³¹Milites ergo secundum præceptum sibi assumentes Paulum,Therefore the soldiers, taking Paul according to their orders,duxerunt per noctem in Antipatridem.brought him by night to Antipatris.

³¹Milites ergo secundum præceptum sibi assumentes Paulum,Therefore the soldiers, taking Paul according to their orders,duxerunt per noctem in Antipatridem.brought him by night to Antipatris.

³²Et postera die dimissis equitibus ut cum eo irent,And the next day, sending the horsemen to go with him,reversi sunt ad castra.they returned to the fortress.

³²Et postera die dimissis equitibus ut cum eo irent,And the next day, sending the horsemen to go with him,reversi sunt ad castra.they returned to the fortress.

³³Qui cum venissent Cæsaream,And when they had arrived at Caesareaet tradidissent epistolam præsidi,and had delivered the letter to the governor,statuerunt ante illum et Paulum.they also presented Paul before him.

³³Qui cum venissent Cæsaream,And when they had arrived at Caesareaet tradidissent epistolam præsidi,and had delivered the letter to the governor,statuerunt ante illum et Paulum.they also presented Paul before him.

³⁴Cum legisset autem,And when he had read it and had asked which province he was from,et interrogasset de qua provincia esset,realizing that he was from Cilicia,et cognoscens quia de Cilicia:he said:

³⁴Cum legisset autem,And when he had read it and had asked which province he was from,et interrogasset de qua provincia esset,realizing that he was from Cilicia,et cognoscens quia de Cilicia:he said:

³⁵Audiam te, inquit,“I will hear you,cum accusatores tui venerint.when your accusers have arrived.”Jussitque in prætorio Herodis custodiri eum.And he ordered him to be kept in the praetorium of Herod.

³⁵Audiam te, inquit,“I will hear you,cum accusatores tui venerint.when your accusers have arrived.”Jussitque in prætorio Herodis custodiri eum.And he ordered him to be kept in the praetorium of Herod.