Cei 25
1 Ce a qam khui a pha lawnaak nyn thum voei a law awh, Kaiserea khaw awhkawng Jerusalem na Festa ce cet hy,
Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
2 cawh khawsoeih boeikhqi ingkaw Juda a hqam cakhqi ce a haiawh cun unawh, Paul ami thawlh saknaak akawng ce kqawn pe uhy.
And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they besought him,
3 Festa a venawh, a mingmih ak kawngaih sai pe nawh cekkhqi a kut awh Paul ce a hlah peek aham qeennaak thoeh khak uhy, kawtih cekkhqi ing Paul ce him aham lam awh thlang ana mah sak hawh uhy.
asking favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem; laying wait to kill him on the way.
4 Festa ing, “Paul ve Kaiserea khaw awh khawh na awm hy, a di hlanawh kai awm cena cet kawng nyng.
Howbeit Festus answered, that Paul was kept in charge at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart [thither] shortly.
5 Na mimah anglakawhkaw a hqamca thlang pynoet ingawm nik bawng unawh cawhkaw thlang ce thawlh naak a taak awhtaw nami oelh khak khak aham awm saw,” tinak khqi hy.
Let them therefore, saith he, which are of power among you, go down with me, and if there is anything amiss in the man, let them accuse him.
6 Cekkhqi a venawh khaw kqet nyn nu hqa nyn nu a awm coengawh, Kaiserea khawna ce cet nawh a khawngawi nyn awh awidengnaak a taak awh Paul ce a haina khy sak hy.
And when he had tarried among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and on the morrow he sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.
7 Paul a law awh, Jerusalem nakawng anuk law Judakhqi ing chung unawh Paul ce thawlh puk uhy, cehlai a thawlhnaak am tu pe thai uhy.
And when he was come, the Jews which had come down from Jerusalem stood round about him, bringing against him many and grievous charges, which they could not prove;
8 Cekcoengawh Paul ing ak cangnaak awi ce kqawn hy. “Judakhqi a anaa awi ing ak kalh na bawkim ing ak kalh na Kaisara ing ak kalh na ikaw awm am sai nyng,” tina hy.
while Paul said in his defence, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all.
9 Festa ing Judakhqi ak kawngaih ce sai aham a ngaih awh, Paul a venawh, “Jerusalem na cet nawh vawhkaw thawlh ami nik puknaak awh ve ka haiawh dyih aham nak ngaih nu?” tina hy.
But Festus, desiring to gain favour with the Jews, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?
10 Paul ing, “Awideng aham awm nyng seiawm Kaisara a haiawh ni dyih aham ka ngaih. Namah ing ak leek cana na sim hawh amyihna Judahkhqi ak khan awh ikawmyih a thawlhnaak awm am sai nyng.
But Paul said, I am standing before Caesar’s judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou also very well knowest.
11 kai ing ni thihnaak khoek dy awh thawlhnaak ka sai vik awhtaw, thih aham ap tha na nyng. Cehlai vawhkaw Judakhqi ing thawlh ami nik puknaak ve ama thym awhtaw, u ingawm kai ve a mingmih a kut awh amni pe thai kaw. Kaisar a haai awh dyi vang nyng,” tina hy.
If then I am a wrong-doer, and have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if none of those things is [true], whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.
12 Festa ing cawh kaw awi ak kqawnkung khqi mi a ming doet qu coeng awh, “Kaisara a haiawh dyih aham thoeh hyk ti. Cedawngawh Kaisara a venna cet kawp ti,” tina hy.
Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Thou hast appealed unto Caesar: unto Caesar shalt thou go.
13 Khawnghi kawlhkalh a di awh Festa hqip aham Agrippa sangpahrang ingkaw Bernice ce Kaiserea na law hy nih.
Now when certain days were passed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea, and saluted Festus.
14 Khawnghi cawh a ni hawnaak hawh dawngawh, Festa ing Paul akawng ce sangpahrang a venawh kqawn pehy. “Vawh thawng ak tla thlang pynoet Felix ing cehta hy.
And as they tarried there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix:
15 Jerusalem khaw na ka ceh awh, Juda khawsoeih boeikhqi ingkaw a hqamcakhqi ing anih ce thawlh sak unawh thih sak aham thoeh law uhy.
about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed [me], asking for sentence against him.
16 Kai ing, thlang pynoet ing amah thawlh ak pukkhqi mi hqum qu unawh ak cangnaak awi kak kqawn hlanawh thlang a kut awh peek aham taw Rom phung amni.
To whom I answered, that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man, before that the accused have the accusers face to face, and have had opportunity to make his defence concerning the matter laid against him.
17 Kai a venawh ami law awh, a mingmih ak awi ce yih a eng kaana a khawngawi nyn awh awidengnaak sai nyng saw cawhkaw thlang ce khy sak nyng.
When therefore they were come together here, I made no delay, but on the next day sat down on the judgment-seat, and commanded the man to be brought.
18 Anih thawlh amik pukkhqi ce dyi unawh thawlh amik puk awh kak poeknaak amyihna ikaw thawlhnaak ami thawlh saknaak tang tang awm am awm hy.
Concerning whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no charge of such evil things as I supposed;
19 A mimah a bawknaak awh awipungnaak ingkaw ak thi hawh Jesu ce Paul ing hqing tlaih hy a ti dawngawh a ming oelh qunaak na awm hy.
but had certain questions against him of their own religion, and of one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
20 Cemyih awipungnaak ce ikawmyihna kqawn aham awm am sim nyng; cedawngawh Jerusalem na cet nawh cawh awideng aham ak ngaih hly nu tinawh doet nyng.
And I, being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, asked whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.
21 Cehlai paul ing Kaisara ak awi tlyknaak ce a thoeh dawngawh, Kaisara a venna a ceh hlan dy ak nep na khoem aham awi pe nyng,” tina hy.
But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept till I should send him to Caesar.
22 Cawh Agrippa ing Festa a venawh, “Kamah qoe ing anih ce awi doet aham ngaih nyng,” tina hy. Anih ing, “Khawngawi awh doet bit kawp ti,” tina hy.
And Agrippa [said] unto Festus, I also could wish to hear the man myself. Tomorrow, saith he, thou shalt hear him.
23 A khawngawi nyn awh Agrippa ingkaw Bernice ce ani sui ani sak ing thoeih ang cam qu hqet nih nawh thlang kqeng anglakawh qam uk boeikhqi, khawk khui sawikung a hqamcakhqi mi lut hy nih. Cawh Festa ing awi pe nawh Paul ce law pyi uhy.
So on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and they were entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and the principal men of the city, at the command of Festus Paul was brought in.
24 Festa ing, “Agrippa sangpahrang ingkaw vawhkaw ak awm thlangkhqi boeih, vawhkaw thlang ve hu uhyk ti, ve ak thlang ak camawh Jerusalem ingkaw Sisarea khaw awhkaw Juda thlangkhqi boeih ing ka venawh qeennaak thoeh law uhy, ve ak thlang ve a hqing aham am tyng hy ti unawh khy uhy.
And Festus saith, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye behold this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews made suit to me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
25 Kai ingtaw a thihnaak khoek ikaw thawlhnaak am sai hy tice hu nyng, cehlai Kaisara boei a venawh ceh aham a thoeh dawngawh Rom na ceh sak aham kqawn hawh nyng.
But I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death: and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him.
26 Cehlai anih akawng Kaisarar a venawh ikawmyihna ca ka qee peek hly tice ak leek na am sim hlan nyng. Cedawngawh tuh nangmih boeih a haiawh law pyi nyng, awipui khyt na, nang Agrippa sangpahrang a haiawh, vawh kawng qee hly kawi awm ak awm hly khoem hy voei nu ti nyng.
Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I may have somewhat to write.
27 Ikawtih thawk tla thlang pynoet thawlh amik puknaak akawng ak nep cana a sim kaana tyih sawhqat ham taw am nep hy tinawh poek nyng,” tina hy.
For it seemeth to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not withal to signify the charges against him.
