1 Etter fem dager kom øverstepresten Ananias med noen av de eldste og en dyktig taler ved navn Tertullus; og de la frem en anklage mot Paulus for Felix.

And after five days, the high priest, Ananias, came with certain of the rulers, and an expert talker, one Tertullus; and they made a statement to Felix against Paul.

2 Da Paulus ble hentet inn, begynte Tertullus sitt innlegg og sa: På grunn av deg lever vi i fred, og ved din kløkt blir urett ferdig for dette folket.

And when he had been sent for, Tertullus, starting his statement, said, Because by you we are living in peace, and through your wisdom wrongs are put right for this nation,

3 Overalt og til enhver tid er vi klar over vårt store skyld til deg, edle Felix.

In all things and in all places we are conscious of our great debt to you, most noble Felix.

4 For ikke å gjøre deg trett, ber jeg deg vise nåde og høre en kort uttalelse.

But, so that I may not make you tired, I make a request to you of your mercy, to give hearing to a short statement.

5 For denne mannen er, etter vår oppfatning, en kilde til trøbbel, en oppvigler blant jødene i hele riket, og en hovedleder i nasareernes sekt.

For this man, in our opinion, is a cause of trouble, a maker of attacks on the government among Jews through all the empire, and a chief mover in the society of the Nazarenes:

6 Han forsøkte også å vanhellige tempelet: ham grep vi.

Who, in addition, was attempting to make the Temple unclean: whom we took,

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8 Ved å avhøre ham selv vil du kunne få kunnskap om alt vi sier mot ham.

And from whom you will be able, by questioning him yourself, to get knowledge of all the things which we say against him.

9 Og jødene var enige med hans utsagn, og sa at dette var sant.

And the Jews were in agreement with his statement, saying that these things were so.

10 Da guvernøren ga ham et tegn om å svare, sa Paulus: Fordi jeg vet at du har vært dommer over dette folket i mange år, svarer jeg gladelig:

Then when the ruler had given him a sign to make his answer, Paul said, Because I have knowledge that you have been a judge over this nation for a number of years, I am glad to make my answer:

11 Du kan bekrefte at det ikke er mer enn tolv dager siden jeg dro opp til Jerusalem for å tilbe.

Seeing that you are able to make certain of the fact that it is not more than twelve days from the time when I came up to Jerusalem for worship;

12 De har ikke sett meg i diskusjon med noen i tempelet, eller oppildne folket, verken i synagogene eller i byen:

And they have not seen me in argument with any man in the Temple, or working up the feelings of the people, in the Synagogues or in the town:

13 Og de er ikke i stand til å legge frem bevis for alt det de nå anklager meg for.

And they are not able to give facts in support of the things which they say against me now.

14 Men én ting bekjenner jeg overfor deg: jeg tilber våre fedres Gud i henhold til den Veien, som de mener ikke er den rette tro; men jeg tror på alt som står i loven og profetenes bøker.

But this I will say openly to you, that I do give worship to the God of our fathers after that Way, which to them is not the true religion: but I have belief in all the things which are in the law and in the books of the prophets:

15 Jeg setter mitt håp til Gud, slik også de håper, at det vil finne sted en oppstandelse både for rettferdige og urettferdige.

Hoping in God for that which they themselves are looking for, that there will be a coming back from the dead for upright men and wrongdoers.

16 Med dette for øye bestreber jeg meg alltid på å ha en ren samvittighet overfor Gud og mennesker.

And in this, I do my best at all times to have no reason for shame before God or men.

17 Etter flere år kom jeg for å gi almisser og offergaver til mitt folk.

Now after a number of years I came to give help and offerings to my nation:

18 Da ble jeg funnet ren i tempelet, uten en stor mengde og uten oppstyr; men det var noen jøder fra Asia,

And having been made clean, I was in the Temple, but not with a great number of people, and not with noise: but there were certain Jews from Asia,

19 Det ville vært best om de var kommet for å vitne om de har noe imot meg.

And it would have been better if they had come here to make a statement, if they have anything against me.

20 Eller la disse mennene her si hvilken urettferdighet de har sett hos meg da jeg sto foran Sanhedrinet,

Or let these men here present say what wrongdoing was seen in me when I was before the Sanhedrin,

21 Bortsett fra denne ene ting jeg ropte ut blant dem: 'Jeg blir dømt i dag på grunn av troen på oppstandelsen fra de døde.'

But only this one thing which I said among them in a loud voice, I am this day being judged on the question of the coming back from the dead.

22 Men Felix, som hadde mer inngående kjennskap til Veien, utsatte dem og sa: Når Lysias, kommandanten, kommer ned, vil jeg gi oppmerksomhet til saken deres.

But Felix, who had a more detailed knowledge of the Way, put them off, saying, When Lysias, the chief captain, comes down, I will give attention to your business.

23 Og han ga ordre til offiseren om å holde Paulus under vakthold, men tillate ham frihet og ikke hindre vennene hans i å besøke ham.

And he gave orders to the captain to keep Paul under his control, and to let him have everything he had need of; and not to keep his friends from coming to see him.

24 Etter noen dager kom Felix sammen med sin kone Drusilla, som var av jødisk herkomst, og ba om å få høre Paulus tale om troen på Kristus Jesus.

But after some days, Felix came with Drusilla his wife, who was of the Jews by birth, and sent for Paul, and gave hearing to him about faith in Christ Jesus.

25 Som han talte om rettferdighet, selvkontroll og den kommende dommen, ble Felix redd og sa: Gå vekk for nå, og når tiden er passende, skal jeg sende bud på deg igjen.

And while he was talking about righteousness and self-control and the judging which was to come, Felix had great fear and said, Go away for the present, and when the right time comes I will send for you.

26 For han håpet at Paulus skulle gi ham penger; derfor tilkalte han ham ofte og snakket med ham.

For he was hoping that Paul would give him money: so he sent for him more frequently and had talk with him.

27 Etter to år tok Porcius Festus over for Felix, som, for å vinne jødenes gunst, lot Paulus bli sittende i fengsel.

But after two years Porcius Festus took the place of Felix, who, desiring to have the approval of the Jews, kept Paul in chains.