ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ ᏄᎾᏛᏁᎵᏙᎸᎢ 25

1 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏇᏍᏓ ᎾᎿᎭᏍᎦᏚᎩ ᎠᏥᎦᏘᏗᏍᏛ ᎤᎷᏨ, ᏦᎢ ᏫᏄᏒᎸ, ᏏᏌᎵᏱ ᎤᏂᎩᏒᎩ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᏭᎶᏒᎩ.

Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

2 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᎠᏥᎸ-ᎨᎶᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᏧᎾᏤᎦ ᎬᏩᏃᎮᎮᎸᎩ ᎠᏄᎯᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᏉᎳ ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᏍᏗᏰᏔᏅᎩ,

And the chief priests, and principal men of the Jews, went unto him against Paul: and they besought him,

3 ᎬᏩᏔᏲᏎᎸᎩ ᏧᏓᏅᏖᎮᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏄᎯᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏓᏅᏍᏗᏱ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎠᎦᏘᏃᎯᏍᏗᏱ; ᏭᏂᎭᎷᎨᏰᏃ ᏅᏃᎯ ᎤᏂᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏂᏰᎸᏎᎢ.

Requesting favour against him, that he would command him to be brought to Jerusalem, laying wait to kill him in the way.

4 ᎠᏎᏃ ᏇᏍᏓ ᎤᏁᏨᎩ ᏉᎳ ᎠᎦᏘᏗᏍᏗᏱ ᏏᏌᎵᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏂᎪᎯᎸᎾᏉ ᎾᎿᎭᏭᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ.

But Festus answered: That Paul was kept in Caesarea, and that he himself would very shortly depart thither.

5 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏂᎯ ᏱᏣᏓᏑᏯ ᏰᎵ ᎢᎨᏣᏛᏁᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎢᏕᏒᎭ ᏪᏥᏱᎵᏙᎸᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎤᏍᎦᏅᏨᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.

Let them, therefore, saith he, among you that are able, go down with me, and accuse him, if there be any crime in the man.

6 ᎠᏍᎪᎯᏃ ᎤᏗᏢᏍᏙᏗ ᏄᏒᎸ ᏚᏪᎳᏗᏙᎸ, ᏏᏌᎵᏱ ᏭᎶᏒᎩ; ᎤᎩᏨᏛᏃ ᏗᎫᎪᏙᏗᏱ ᎦᏍᎩᎸ ᎤᏬᎸᎢ ᎤᏁᏨᎩ ᏉᎳ ᏩᏥᏯᏅᏗᏱ.

And having tarried among them no more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day he sat in the judgment seat; and commanded Paul to be brought.

7 ᎤᎷᏨᏃ, ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᏅᏓᏳᎶᏒᎯ ᎬᏩᏚᏫᏛ ᎤᎾᎴᏅᏅᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏣᏛᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎦᎨᏛ ᎠᏄᎯᏍᏗᏍᎬᎩ ᏉᎳ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᏒ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᎬᏩᏅᏁᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎩ.

Who being brought, the Jews stood about him, who were come down from Jerusalem, objecting many and grievous causes, which they could not prove;

8 ᎤᏩᏒᏃ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎵᏍᎬ ᎤᏁᏨᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎥᏝ ᎤᏍᏗᎤᏅ ᎠᎩᏍᎦᏅᏨᎯ ᏱᎩ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᏧᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎤᏂᎲᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏛᏅ-ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᏥᏍᎦᏅᏤᎸᎯ ᏱᎩ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᏏᏌ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏥᏍᎦᏅᏤᎸᎯ ᏱᎩ.

Paul making answer for himself: Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I offended in any thing.

9 ᎠᏎᏃ ᏇᏍᏓ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏧᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏅᏓᏳᎵᏍᏙᏔᏅ, ᎤᏁᏤᎸᎩ ᏉᎳ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᏣᏚᎵᏍᎪ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᏤᏅᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎾᎿᎭᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎬᏳᎪᏓᏁᏗᏱ?

But Festus, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, answering Paul, said: Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?

10 ᏉᎳᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᏏᏌ ᎤᏪᏍᎩᎸ ᏗᎫᎪᏙᏗᏱ ᏥᏙᎦ, ᎾᎿᎭᎠᏆᎵᏰᎢᎵᏕᏗᏱ. ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎥᏝ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎦᏥᏍᎦᏅᏤᎸᎯ ᏱᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᏏᏳ ᏂᎯ ᏥᎦᏔᎭ.

Then Paul said: I stand at Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews I have done no injury, as thou very well knowest.

11 ᎢᏳᏰᏃ ᏥᏍᎦᎾ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᎩᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎠᎩᏍᎦᏅᏨᎯ ᏱᎩ, ᎥᏝ ᏱᏙᎬᏆᏢᏫᏏ ᎠᎩᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗᏱ; ᎢᏳᏍᎩᏂ ᏄᏙᎯᏳᏒᎾ ᏱᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᎬᏇᎯᏍᏗᎭ, ᎥᏝ ᎩᎶ ᏰᎵ ᏗᎬᏩᏂᏲᎯᏎᏗ ᏱᎩ ᎠᏴ. ᏏᏐᎢ ᏫᏥᎥᏍᏓ.

For if I have injured them, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die. But if there be none of these things whereof they accuse me, no man may deliver me to them: I appeal to Caesar.

12 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏇᏍᏓ ᏚᎵᏃᎮᏔᏅ ᏗᏂᎳᏫᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᏏᏐᎢᏧ ᏫᎲᏍᏓ? ᏏᏐᎢ ᏖᏏ.

Then Festus having conferred with the council, answered: Hast thou appealed to Caesar? To Caesar shalt thou go.

13 ᎢᎸᏍᎩᏃ ᏫᏄᏒᎸ ᏏᏌᎵᏱ ᎤᏂᎷᏨᎩ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎡᎩᎵᏈ ᎠᎴ ᏆᏂᏏ, ᎤᏂᏲᎵᎵᎸᎩ ᏇᏍᏓ.

And after some days, king Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to salute Festus.

14 ᎢᎸᏍᎩᏃ ᏄᏬᎯᏨ ᎾᎿᎭᎤᏁᏙᎸ, ᏇᏍᏓ ᎤᏃᎮᎮᎸᎩ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏉᎳ ᎤᎵᏱᎵᏕᎲᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᏴᎩ ᎠᏥᎧᎭ ᏈᎵᏏ ᎤᏪᎧᎯᏴᎯ.

And as they tarried there many days, Festus told the king of Paul, saying: A certain man was left prisoner by Felix.

15 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᎩᏃᎮᎮᎸᎩ ᏄᏂᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᎠᏥᎸ-ᎠᏁᎶᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏂᎳᏫᎩ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᏧᎾᏤᎵᎦ, ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᏥᏫᎨᏙᎲᎩ, ᎠᏂᏔᏲᎯᎲᎩ ᎤᏍᎦᏅᏨ ᏧᏚᎪᏙᏗᏱ.

About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests, and the ancients of the Jews, came unto me, desiring condemnation against him.

16 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏥᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᎠᏂᎶᎻ ᎥᏝ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᏄᏅᏅ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏂᏲᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗᏱ, ᎬᏂ ᎠᎫᎢᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎬᏭᎯᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᏚᎾᎧᏛ ᏧᎪᎲᎯ ᏥᎨᏐ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎦᎵᏍᎪᎸᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎨᏐ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎵᏍᎬ ᎤᏁᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏃᎮᏗᏱ ᎤᏍᎦᏅᏨ ᎠᎫᎢᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ.

To whom I answered: It is not the custom of the Romans to condemn any man, before that he who is accused have his accusers present, and have liberty to make his answer, to clear himself of the things laid to his charge.

17 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏂ ᎤᏂᎷᏥᎸ, ᏄᎵᏍᏛᏉ ᎤᎩᏨᏛ ᏗᎫᎪᏙᏗᏱ ᎦᏍᎩᎸ ᎠᎩᏅᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎩᏁᏨᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏩᏥᏯᏅᏗᏱ.

When therefore they were come hither, without any delay, on the day following, sitting in the judgment seat, I commanded the man to be brought.

18 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏭᎯᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᏚᎾᎴᏅ, ᎥᏝ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏳᏂᎾᏄᎪᏫᏎ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏯᏂᎾᏄᎪᏩ ᎠᏇᎵᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏄᎯᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ.

Against whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation of things which I thought ill of:

19 ᎠᏄᎯᏍᏗᏍᎬᏍᎩᏂ ᎪᎱᏍᏗᏉ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏅᏒᏉ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏧᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏥᏌ, ᎤᏲᎱᏒᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎡᎭ ᎠᏗᏍᎨ ᎨᎵ ᏉᎳ.

But had certain questions of their own superstition against him, and of one Jesus deceased, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

20 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎨᏒ ᏓᏆᏢᏫᏎᎲᎢ ᏅᏓᏳᎵᏍᏙᏔᏅᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᏅᏥᏪᏎᎸᎩ [ ᏉᎳ ]; ᏣᏚᎵᏍᎪ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᏤᏅᏍᏗᏱ ᎾᎿᎭᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏤᏧᎪᏓᏁᏗᏱ.

I therefore being in a doubt of this manner of question, asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things.

21 ᎠᏎᏃ ᏉᎳ ᎤᏁᏨ ᎠᏥᎦᏘᏗᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᎦᏍᏓ ᏧᏭᎪᏓᏁᏗᏱ, ᎠᎩᏁᏨᎩ ᎠᏥᎦᏘᏗᏍᏗᏱ, ᎬᏂ ᎬᏆᏓᏅᏍᏗ ᏱᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅ, ᏏᏐᎢ.

But Paul appealing to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept, till I might send him to Caesar.

22 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎡᎩᎵᏈ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎸᎩ ᏇᏍᏓ; ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏋᏒ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ ᏥᏯᏛᎦᏁᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ. ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᎤᎩᏨᏅ ᏘᏯᏛᎦᏁᎵ.

And Agrippa said to Festus: I would also hear the man, myself. Tomorrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.

23 ᎰᏩᏃ ᎤᎩᏨᏛ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᎾᏣᏅᎯ ᎤᏂᎷᏨ ᎡᎩᎵᏈ ᎠᎴ ᏆᏂᏏ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏗᏓᏱᎵᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏂᏴᎸ, ᎠᎴ ᏄᏂᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏗᎾᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗ ᎾᎿᎭᎦᏚᎲ ᎠᏁᎯ, ᏇᏍᏓ ᎤᏁᏨ, ᏉᎳ ᏩᏥᏯᏅᎲᎩ.

And on the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice were come with great pomp, and had entered into the hall of audience, with the tribunes, and principal men of the city, at Festus’ commandment, Paul was brought forth.

24 ᏇᏍᏓᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎡᎩᎵᏈ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎢᏥᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᏂ ᏥᏗᎾ; ᎡᏥᎪᏩᏗᎭ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ, ᎾᏍᎩ; ᎠᏄᎯᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᏥᎬᎩᎷᏤᎸᎩ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏂ, ᎯᎠ ᏥᎾᏂᏪᏍᎬᎩ; ᎥᏝ ᎣᏏᏳ ᏱᎦᎩ ᎠᏏᏉ ᏱᎬᏅ.

And Festus saith: King Agrippa, and all ye men who are here present with us, you see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews dealt with me at Jerusalem, requesting and crying out that he ought not to live any longer.

25 ᎠᏆᏙᎴᎰᏒᏃ ᏄᏍᎦᏅᏨᎾ ᎨᏒ ᏰᎵ ᎬᏩᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎣᎦᏍᏙᎢ ᏭᎲᏍᏔᏅ, ᏓᏇᎪᏔᏅ ᎠᎦᏘᏅᏍᏗᏱ.

Yet have I found nothing that he hath committed worthy of death. But forasmuch as he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.

26 ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᏯᎩᎭ ᎦᏥᏲᏪᎳᏁᏗ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎢᏨᏯᏘᏃᎯᏏ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎯ Ꮀ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎭ ᎬᏩᏘᏃᎯᏏ, ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎡᎩᎵᏈ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎡᏗᎪᎵᏰᎥᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏰᎵ ᎬᏉᏪᎶᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.

Of whom I have nothing certain to write to my lord. For which cause I have brought him forth before you, and especially before thee, O king Agrippa, that examination being made, I may have what to write.

27 ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᏱᏙᎬᏩᏳᎪᏗ ᎨᎵᎠ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᏱᎦᏓᏅᏍᎦ ᎠᎦᏘᏅᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᏴᎩ, ᎾᎩᏁᎢᏍᏔᏅᎾᏃ ᏱᎩ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎠᎫᎢᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ.

For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not to signify the things laid to his charge.