Act 24:1Post quīnque autem diēs dēscendit prīnceps sacerdōtum Ananias, cum seniōribus quibusdam, et Tertullō quōdam ōrātōre, quī adiērunt praesidem adversus Paulum.And after five days the chief of the priests, Ananias, came down, with certain elders, and a certain orator Tertullus, who went to the governor against Paul. Act 24:2Et citātō Paulō coepit accūsāre Tertullus, dīcēns: Cum in multā pāce agāmus per tē, et multa corrigantur per tuam prōvidentiam, semper et ubīque suscipimus, optime Fēlīx, cum omnī grātiārum āctiōne.And Paul having been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: "Since we live in much peace through you, and many things are being set right through your foresight, always and everywhere we accept it, most excellent Felix, with all thanksgiving. Act 24:4Nē diūtius autem tē prōtraham, ōrō, breviter audiās nōs prō tuā clēmentiā.But that I may not detain you longer, I beg that you hear us briefly according to your clemency. Act 24:5Invēnimus hunc hominem pestiferum, et concitantem sēditiōnēs omnibus Jūdaeīs in ūniversō orbe, et auctōrem sēditiōnis sectae Nazarēnōrum: quī etiam templum violāre cōnātus est, quem et apprehēnsum voluimus secundum lēgem nostram jūdicāre.We have found this man a pestilent one, and stirring up seditions among all the Jews in the whole world, and a ringleader of the sedition of the sect of the Nazarenes: who also tried to profane the temple, whom also, having seized him, we wished to judge according to our law.
Act 24:7Superveniēns autem tribūnus Lȳsias, cum vī magnā ēripuit eum dē manibus nostrīs, jubēns accūsātōrēs ejus ad tē venīre: ā quō poteris ipse jūdicāns, dē omnibus istīs cognōscere, dē quibus nōs accūsāmus eum.But the tribune Lysias, coming upon us, with great force snatched him from our hands, ordering his accusers to come to you: from whom you yourself, by judging, will be able to learn about all these things, of which we accuse him." Act 24:9Adjēcērunt autem et Jūdaeī, dīcentēs haec ita sē habēre.And the Jews also added, saying that these things were so. Act 24:10Respondit autem Paulus (annuente sibi praeside dīcere): Ex multīs annīs tē esse jūdicem gentī huic sciēns, bonō animō prō mē satisfaciam.And Paul answered (the governor nodding to him to speak): "Knowing that for many years you have been judge for this nation, with good heart I will make my defence for myself. Act 24:11Potes enim cognōscere quia nōn plūs sunt mihi diēs quam duodecim, ex quō ascendī adōrāre in Jerūsalem: et neque in templō invēnērunt mē cum aliquō disputantem, aut concursum facientem turbae, neque in synagōgīs, neque in cīvitāte: neque probāre possunt tibi dē quibus nunc mē accūsant.For you can learn that there are not more than twelve days for me, since I went up to worship in Jerusalem: and neither in the temple did they find me disputing with anyone, or making a gathering of a crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city: nor can they prove to you the things of which they now accuse me.
Act 24:14Cōnfiteor autem hoc tibi, quod secundum sectam quam dīcunt haeresim, sīc dēserviō Patrī et Deō meō, crēdēns omnibus quae in lēge et prophētīs scrīpta sunt: spem habēns in Deum, quam et hī ipsī exspectant, resurrēctiōnem futūram jūstōrum et inīquōrum.But this I confess to you, that according to the sect which they call heresy, so I serve the Father and my God, believing all things which have been written in the law and the prophets: having hope in God, which these men themselves also await, that there will be a resurrection of the just and the unjust. Act 24:16In hōc et ipse studeō sine offendiculō cōnscientiam habēre ad Deum et ad hominēs semper.In this I myself too strive to have a conscience without offence towards God and towards men always. Act 24:17Post annōs autem plūrēs eleēmosynās factūrus in gentem meam, vēnī, et oblātiōnēs, et vōta, in quibus invēnērunt mē pūrificātum in templō: nōn cum turbā, neque cum tumultū.And after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings, and vows, in which they found me purified in the temple: not with a crowd, nor with uproar. Act 24:19Quīdam autem ex Asiā Jūdaeī, quōs oportēbat apud tē praestō esse, et accūsāre sī quid habērent adversum mē: aut hī ipsī dīcant sī quid invēnērunt in mē inīquitātis cum stem in conciliō, nisi dē ūnā hāc sōlummodo vōce quā clāmāvī inter eōs stāns: Quoniam dē resurrēctiōne mortuōrum ego jūdicor hodiē ā vōbīs.But certain Jews from Asia, who ought to be present before you, and to accuse, if they had anything against me: or let these men themselves say if they found any iniquity in me while I stood in the council, unless about this one cry only which I shouted standing among them: 'Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged today by you.'"
Act 24:22Distulit autem illōs Fēlīx, certissimē sciēns dē viā hāc, dīcēns: Cum tribūnus Lȳsias dēscenderit, audiam vōs.But Felix put them off, knowing most certainly about this way, saying: "When the tribune Lysias has come down, I will hear you." Act 24:23Jussitque centuriōnī custōdīre eum, et habēre requiem, nec quemquam dē suīs prohibēre ministrāre eī.And he ordered the centurion to guard him, and that he should have rest, and that he should not forbid any of his own people to minister to him. Act 24:24Post aliquot autem diēs veniēns Fēlīx cum Drūsillā uxōre suā, quae erat Jūdaea, vocāvit Paulum, et audīvit ab eō fidem quae est in Chrīstum Jēsum.And after some days Felix, coming with Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess, called Paul, and heard from him about the faith which is in Christ Jesus. Act 24:25Disputante autem illō dē jūstitiā, et castitāte, et dē jūdiciō futūrō, tremefactus Fēlīx, respondit: Quod nunc attinet, vāde: tempore autem opportūnō accersam tē: simul et spērāns quod pecūnia eī darētur ā Paulō, propter quod et frequenter accersēns eum, loquēbātur cum eō.And as he was disputing about justice, and chastity, and the judgement to come, Felix, trembling, answered: "As for now, go: but at a fitting time I will send for you": hoping at the same time that money would be given him by Paul, for which reason also, sending for him often, he was talking with him.
Act 24:27Bienniō autem explētō, accēpit successōrem Fēlīx Portium Fēstum.And two years having been completed, Felix received as successor Porcius Festus. Act 24:27Volēns autem grātiam praestāre Jūdaeīs Fēlīx, relīquit Paulum vinctum.And Felix, wishing to show favour to the Jews, left Paul bound.