1 And after five days came down the high priest Ananias, with the elders, and a certain orator called Tertullus, and laid their informations against Paul before the governor.

2 And he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse, saying, Seeing we enjoy great peace through thee, and that excellent measures are executed for this nation by thy forethought,

3 we receive {it} always and everywhere, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.

4 But that I may not too much intrude on thy time, I beseech thee to hear us briefly in thy kindness.

5 For finding this man a pest, and moving sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a leader of the sect of the Nazaraeans;

6 {who also attempted to profane the temple; whom we also had seized, and would have judged according to our law;}

7 {but Lysias, the chiliarch, coming up, took (him) away with great force out of our hands,}

8 {having commanded his accusers to come to thee;} of whom thou canst thyself, in examining {him}, know the certainty of all these things of which we accuse him.

9 And the Jews also joined in pressing the matter against {Paul}, saying that these things were so.

10 But Paul, the governor having beckoned to him to speak, answered, Knowing that for many years thou hast been judge to this nation, I answer readily as to the things which concern myself.

11 As thou mayest know that there are not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem,

12 and neither in the temple did they find me discoursing to any one, or making any tumultuous gathering together of the crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city;

13 neither can they make good the things of which they now accuse me.

14 But this I avow to thee, that in the way which they call sect, so I serve my fathers' God, believing all things which are written throughout the law, and in the prophets;

15 having hope towards God, which they themselves also receive, that there is to be a resurrection both of just and unjust.

16 For this cause I also exercise {myself} to have in everything a conscience without offence towards God and men.

17 And after a lapse of many years I arrived, bringing alms to my nation, and offerings.

18 Whereupon they found me purified in the temple, with neither crowd nor tumult. But it was certain Jews from Asia,

19 who ought to appear before thee and accuse, if they have anything against me;

20 or let these themselves say what wrong they found in me when I stood before the council,

21 {other} than concerning this one voice which I cried standing amongst them: I am judged this day by you touching {the} resurrection of {the} dead.

22 And Felix, knowing accurately the things concerning the way, adjourned them, saying, When Lysias the chiliarch is come down I will determine your affair;

23 ordering the centurion to keep him, and that he should have freedom, and to hinder none of his friends to minister to him.

24 And after certain days, Felix having arrived with Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess, he sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.

25 And as he reasoned concerning righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment about to come, Felix, being filled with fear, answered, Go for the present, and when I get an opportunity I will send for thee;

26 hoping at the same time that money would be given him by Paul: wherefore also he sent for him the oftener and communed with him.

27 But when two years were completed, Felix was relieved by Porcius Festus as his successor; and Felix, desirous to oblige the Jews, to acquire their favour, left Paul bound.

1 过了五天， 大祭司亚拿尼亚同几个长老， 和一个律师帖土罗来了， 他们向总督控告保罗。

2 保罗传来了之后， 帖土罗就控诉他说： "腓力斯大人， 因着你的缘故， 我们大大地享受着太平； 因着你的远见， 本国大事改革；

3 我们随时随地感激不尽。

4 现在我不想多烦扰你， 只求你宽容一下， 听我们讲几句话。

5 我们看这个人就像瘟疫一样， 是煽动普天下犹太人生乱的人， 又是拿撒勒派的首领。

6 他还意图污秽圣殿， 我们就把他捉住。

7 （有些抄本在此有以下一段： "我们想按照我们的律法审问他。7可是千夫长吕西亚来了， 用武力把他从我们手中抢走， 8还吩咐原告到你这里来。"）

8 你亲自审问之后， 就必清楚知道我们告他的一切事了。"

9 犹太人也都跟他一同控告保罗， 证实事情确是这样。

10 总督向保罗示意， 叫他说话， 他就说： "我知道你在本国审案多年， 所以乐意为自己申辩。

11 你清楚知道， 自从我上耶路撒冷去礼拜， 到现在还没有十二天；

12 无论在殿里、会堂中或城里， 他们都没有看见我跟人辩论， 或煽动群众作乱，

13 也不能向你证明他们现在控告我的事。

14 但有一件事我要向你承认， 他们所称为异端的这道， 我正是根据这道来敬拜我祖先的 神的。一切律法和先知所记的， 我都相信。

15 我靠着 神所存的盼望， 也是他们自己所期待的， 就是义人和不义的人都要复活；

16 因此， 我常常勉励自己， 对 神对人要常存无亏的良心。

17 过了几年我带着捐款回来赒济本国， 同时也带了祭物，

18 他们看见我在殿里的时候， 我已经行完了洁净礼， 并没有和一大群人在一起， 也没有生乱，

19 只有几个从亚西亚来的犹太人而已。他们若有事要控告我， 就应该到你面前来控告。

20 要不然， 当我站在公议会中受审的时候， 这些人若发现我有什么罪行， 早就亲自说出来了。

21 如果有的话， 就是我站在他们中间所喊的： ‘我今天在你们面前受审， 是为了死人复活的事’那一句话。"

22 腓力斯本来就详细晓得这道， 却故意拖延他们， 说： "等千夫长吕西亚来了， 再断定你们的事。"

23 于是吩咐百夫长看守保罗， 但要宽待他， 不可阻止亲友来照料他。

24 过了几天， 腓力斯和他的犹太妻子土西拉一同来到， 他又传见保罗， 听听他对基督耶稣的信仰。

25 保罗讲到公义、自制和将来的审判的时候， 腓力斯就害怕起来， 说： "你先走吧， 等我有空的时候再叫你来。"

26 同时他也希望保罗送钱给他， 所以又多次传见他， 和他谈话。

27 过了两年， 波求．非斯都接了腓力斯的任； 腓力斯为要讨好犹太人， 就把保罗留在监里。