^{12 Ref} And day having come, certain of the Jews having made a concourse, did anathematize themselves, saying neither to eat nor to drink till they may kill Paul;

^{13 Ref} and they were more than forty who made this conspiracy by oath,

^{14 Ref} who having come near to the chief priests and to the elders said, `With an anathema we did anathematize ourselves -- to taste nothing till we have killed Paul;

^{15 Ref} now, therefore, ye, signify ye to the chief captain, with the sanhedrim, that to-morrow he may bring him down unto you, as being about to know more exactly the things concerning him; and we, before his coming nigh, are ready to put him to death.'

^{16 Ref} And the son of Paul's sister having heard of the lying in wait, having gone and entered into the castle, told Paul,

^{17 Ref} and Paul having called near one of the centurions, said, `This young man lead unto the chief captain, for he hath something to tell him.'

^{18 Ref} He indeed, then, having taken him, brought him unto the chief captain, and saith, `The prisoner Paul, having called me near, asked `me' this young man to bring unto thee, having something to say to thee.'

^{19 Ref} And the chief captain having taken him by the hand, and having withdrawn by themselves, inquired, `What is that which thou hast to tell me?'

^{20 Ref} and he said -- `The Jews agreed to request thee, that to-morrow to the sanhedrim thou mayest bring down Paul, as being about to enquire something more exactly concerning him;

^{21 Ref} thou, therefore, mayest thou not yield to them, for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who did anathematize themselves -- not to eat nor to drink till they kill him, and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from thee.'

^{22 Ref} The chief captain, then, indeed, let the young man go, having charged `him' to tell no one, `that these things thou didst shew unto me;'

^{23 Ref} and having called near a certain two of the centurions, he said, `Make ready soldiers two hundred, that they may go on unto Caesarea, and horsemen seventy, and spearmen two hundred, from the third hour of the night;

^{24 Ref} beasts also provide, that, having set Paul on, they may bring him safe unto Felix the governor;'

²⁵ he having written a letter after this description:

^{26 Ref} `Claudius Lysias, to the most noble governor Felix, hail:

^{27 Ref} This man having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be killed by them -- having come with the soldiery, I rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman;

^{28 Ref} and, intending to know the cause for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their sanhedrim,

^{29 Ref} whom I found accused concerning questions of their law, and having no accusation worthy of death or bonds;

^{30 Ref} and a plot having been intimated to me against this man -- about to be of the Jews -- at once I sent unto thee, having given command also to the accusers to say the things against him before thee; be strong.'

^{31 Ref} Then, indeed, the soldiers according to that directed them, having taken up Paul, brought him through the night to Antipatris,

^{32 Ref} and on the morrow, having suffered the horsemen to go on with him, they returned to the castle;

^{33 Ref} those having entered into Caesarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, did present also Paul to him.

^{34 Ref} And the governor having read `it', and inquired of what province he is, and understood that `he is' from Cilicia;

^{35 Ref} `I will hear thee -- said he -- when thine accusers also may have come;' he also commanded him to be kept in the praetorium of Herod.