¹After five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul.

¹Men fem Dage derefter drog Ypperstepræsten Ananias ned med nogle Ældste og en Taler, Tertullus, og disse førte Klage for Landshøvdingen imod Paulus.

²When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that excellent measures are coming to this nation,

²Da han nu var kaldt ind, begyndte Tertullus at anklage ham og sagde:

³we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.

³"At vi ved dig nyde megen Fred, og at Forbedringer i alle Retninger og alle Vegne skaffes dette Folk ved din Omsorg, mægtigste Feliks! det erkende vi med al Taknemmelighed.

⁴But, that I don’t delay you, I entreat you to bear with us and hear a few words.

⁴Men for at jeg ikke skal opholde dig for længe, beder jeg, at du efter din Mildhed vil høre os kortelig.

⁵For we have found this man to be a plague, an instigator of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

⁵Vi have nemlig fundet, at denne Mand er en Pest og en Oprørsstifter iblandt alle Jøderne hele Verden over, samt er Fører for Nazaræernes Parti,

⁶He even tried to profane the temple, and we arrested him. TR adds “We wanted to judge him according to our law,”

⁶ja, han har endog forsøgt at vanhellige Helligdommen. Vi grebe ham da også og vilde have dømt ham efter vor Lov.

⁷ TR adds “but the commanding officer, Lysias, came by and with great violence took him out of our hands,”

⁷Men Krigsøversten Lysias kom til og borttog ham med megen Vold af vore Hænder

⁸ TR adds “commanding his accusers to come to you.” By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him.”

⁸og bød hans Anklagere komme til dig. Af ham kan du selv, når du undersøger det, erfare alt det, hvorfor vi anklage ham."

⁹The Jews also joined in the attack, affirming that these things were so.

⁹Men også Jøderne stemmede i med og påstode, at dette forholdt sig således.

¹⁰When the governor had beckoned to him to speak, Paul answered, “Because I know that you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I cheerfully make my defense,

¹⁰Og Paulus svarede, da Landshøvdingen gav ham et Vink, at han skulde tale: "Efterdi jeg ved, at du i mange År har været Dommer for dette Folk, vil jeg frimodigt forsvare min Sag,

¹¹seeing that you can recognize that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem.

¹¹da du kan forvisse dig om, at det er ikke mere end tolv Dage, siden jeg kom op for at tilbede i Jerusalem.

¹²In the temple they didn’t find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the synagogues, or in the city.

¹²Og de have ikke fundet mig i Ordveksel med nogen eller i Færd med at vække Folkeopløb, hverken i Helligdommen eller i Synagogerne eller omkring i Staden.

¹³Nor can they prove to you the things of which they now accuse me.

¹³Og de kunne ej heller bevise dig det, som de nu anklage mig for.

¹⁴But this I confess to you, that after the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets;

¹⁴Men dette bekender jeg for dig, at jeg efter den Vej, som de kalde et Parti, tjener vor fædrene Gud således, at jeg tror på alt det, som står i Loven, og det, som er skrevet hos Profeterne,

¹⁵having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

¹⁵og har det Håb til Gud, som også disse selv forvente, at der skal komme en Opstandelse både af retfærdige og af uretfærdige.

¹⁶Herein I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.

¹⁶Derfor øver også jeg mig i altid at have en uskadt Samvittighed for Gud og Menneskene.

¹⁷Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;

¹⁷Men efter flere Års Forløb er jeg kommen for at bringe Almisser til mit Folk og Ofre,

¹⁸amid which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a mob, nor with turmoil.

¹⁸hvad de fandt mig i Færd med, da jeg var bleven renset i Helligdommen, og ikke med Opløb og Larm; men det var nogle Jøder fra Asien,

¹⁹They ought to have been here before you, and to make accusation, if they had anything against me.

¹⁹og de burde nu være til Stede hos dig og klage, om de have noget på mig at sige.

²⁰Or else let these men themselves say what injustice they found in me when I stood before the council,

²⁰Eller lad disse her selv sige, hvad Uret de have fundet hos mig, da jeg stod for Rådet,

²¹unless it is for this one thing that I cried standing among them, ‘Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged before you today!’”

²¹uden det skulde være dette ene Ord, som jeg råbte, da jeg stod iblandt dem: Jeg dømmes i Dag af eder for dødes Opstandelse."

²²But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying, “When Lysias, the commanding officer, comes down, I will decide your case.”

²²Nu udsatte Feliks Sagen, da han vidste ret god Besked om Vejen, og sagde: "Når Krigsøversten Lysias kommer herned, vil jeg påkende eders Sag."

²³He ordered the centurion that Paul should be kept in custody, and should have some privileges, and not to forbid any of his friends to serve him or to visit him.

²³Og han befalede Høvedsmanden, at han skulde holdes bevogtet, men med Lempelse, og at han ikke måtte forbyde nogen af hans egne at gå ham til Hånde.

²⁴But after some days, Felix came with Drusilla, his wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.

²⁴Men nogle Dage efter kom Feliks med sin Hustru Drusilla, som var en Jødinde, og lod Paulus hente og hørte ham om Troen på Kristus Jesus.

²⁵As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, “Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you.”

²⁵Men da han talte med ham om Retfærdighed og Afholdenhed og den kommende Dom, blev Feliks forfærdet 6g svarede: "Gå for denne Gang; men når jeg får Tid, vil jeg lade dig kalde til mig."

²⁶Meanwhile, he also hoped that money would be given to him by Paul, that he might release him. Therefore also he sent for him more often, and talked with him.

²⁶Tillige håbede han også, at Paulus skulde give ham Penge; derfor lod han ham også oftere hente og samtalede med ham.

²⁷But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and desiring to gain favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in bonds.

²⁷Men da to År vare forløbne, fik Feliks Porkius Festus til Efterfølger; og da Feliks vilde fortjene sig Tak af Jøderne, lod han Paulus blive tilbage i Lænker.