"But Lysiasthe commandercame along,and with muchviolencetookhim out of our hands,
For they cannotsleepunlessthey doevil;And they are robbedof sleepunlessthey make [someone] stumble.
While they were seekingto killhim, a reportcameup to the commanderof the [Roman] cohortthat allJerusalemwas in confusion.
Whenhe gotto the stairs,he was carriedby the soldiersbecauseof the violenceof the mob;
And as a greatdissensionwas developing,the commanderwas afraidPaulwould be torn to piecesby them and orderedthe troopsto go downand take him away from them by force,and bringhim into the barracks.
And he calledto him twoof the centurionsand said,"Gettwohundredsoldiersreadyby the thirdhourof the nightto proceedto Caesarea,with seventyhorsemenand two hundredspearmen."
"And he eventriedto desecratethe temple;and thenwe arrestedhim. [We wantedto judgehim accordingto our own Law.
orderinghis accusersto comebeforeyou]. By examininghim yourselfconcerningallthesematters you will be ableto ascertainthe things of whichwe accusehim."
