ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ ᏄᎾᏛᏁᎵᏙᎸᎢ 25

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

Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

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

Then the high priest and the principal men of the Judeans informed him against Paul, and they begged him,

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

asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him on the way.

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

However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.

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

“Let them therefore”, he said, “that are in power among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him.”

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

When he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on 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.

When he had come, the Judeans who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing against him many and grievous charges 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.

while he said in his defense, “Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all.”

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

But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Judeans, answered Paul and said, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be judged by me there concerning these things?”

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

But Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Judeans, as you also know very well.

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 done wrong and have committed anything worthy of death, I don’t refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!”

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

Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go.”

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

Now when some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and greeted Festus.

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

As he stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a certain man left a 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 Jewish elders informed me, asking for a sentence 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.

I answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man to destruction before the accused has met the accusers face to face and has had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.

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

When therefore they had come together here, I didn’t delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment seat and commanded the man to be brought.

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

When the accusers stood up, they brought no charges against him of such things as I supposed;

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 against him about their own religion and about one Yeshua, who was dead, 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.

Being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.

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

But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept until I could send him to Caesar.”

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

Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” he said, “you shall 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.

So on the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and they had entered into the place of hearing with the commanding officers and the principal men of the city, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.

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.

Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, you see this man about whom all the multitude of the Judeans petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.

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

But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and as he himself appealed to the emperor, I 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 no certain thing to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him out before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, that, after examination I may have something to write.

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

For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to also specify the charges against him.”