Then I sent[a message] to him saying,"Suchthingsas you are sayinghave not beendone,but you are inventingthem in your own mind."
"You have alsoappointedprophetsto proclaimin Jerusalemconcerningyou, 'A kingis in Judah!'And nowit will be reportedto the kingaccording to thesereports.So comenow,let us takecounseltogether."
"But you smearwith lies;You are allworthlessphysicians.
The wordsof his mouthare wickednessand deceit;He has ceasedto be wise[and] to dogood.
Those who seekmy lifelaysnares[for me]; And those who seekto injureme have threateneddestruction,And they devisetreacheryalldaylong.
Your tonguedevisesdestruction,Like a sharprazor,O workerof deceit.
Noonesuesrighteouslyand noonepleadshonestly.They trustin confusionand speaklies;They conceivemischiefand bringforthiniquity.
"As for bothkings,their heartswill be [intent] on evil,and they will speaklies[to each other] at the sametable;but it will not succeed,for the endis still[to come] at the appointedtime.
"You broodof vipers,howcanyou, beingevil,speakwhat is good?For the mouthspeaksout of that which fillsthe heart.
"You are of [your] fatherthe devil,and you wantto dothe desiresof your father.He was a murdererfrom the beginning,and does not standin the truthbecausethere is notruthin him. Wheneverhe speaksa lie,he speaksfrom his own[nature], for he is a liarand the fatherof lies.
But Paulsaid,"I amstandingbeforeCaesar'stribunal,whereI oughtto be tried.I have donenowrongto [the] Jews,as you alsovery wellknow.
After Paul arrived,the Jewswho had come downfrom Jerusalemstood aroundhim, bringingmanyand seriouschargesagainsthim whichthey couldnot prove,
