Acts 25
1 Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
φηστοσ ουν επιβασ τη επαρχια μετα τρεισ ημερασ ανεβη εισ ιεροσολυμα απο καισαρειασ
2 Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him,
ενεφανισαν δε αυτω ο αρχιερευσ και οι πρωτοι των ιουδαιων κατα του παυλου και παρεκαλουν αυτον
3 asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him on the way.
αιτουμενοι χαριν κατ αυτου οπωσ μεταπεμψηται αυτον εισ ιερουσαλημ ενεδραν ποιουντεσ ανελειν αυτον κατα την οδον
4 However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.
ο μεν ουν φηστοσ απεκριθη τηρεισθαι τον παυλον εν καισαρεια εαυτον δε μελλειν εν ταχει εκπορευεσθαι
5 “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.”
οι ουν δυνατοι εν υμιν φησιν συγκαταβαντεσ ει τι εστιν εν τω ανδρι τουτω κατηγορειτωσαν αυτου
6 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.
διατριψασ δε εν αυτοισ ημερασ πλειουσ η δεκα καταβασ εισ καισαρειαν τη επαυριον καθισασ επι του βηματοσ εκελευσεν τον παυλον αχθηναι
7 When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove,
παραγενομενου δε αυτου περιεστησαν οι απο ιεροσολυμων καταβεβηκοτεσ ιουδαιοι πολλα και βαρεα αιτιωματα φεροντεσ κατα του παυλου α ουκ ισχυον αποδειξαι
8 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.”
απολογουμενου αυτου οτι ουτε εισ τον νομον των ιουδαιων ουτε εισ το ιερον ουτε εισ καισαρα τι ημαρτον
9 But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be judged by me there concerning these things?”
ο φηστοσ δε τοισ ιουδαιοισ θελων χαριν καταθεσθαι αποκριθεισ τω παυλω ειπεν θελεισ εισ ιεροσολυμα αναβασ εκει περι τουτων κρινεσθαι επ εμου
10 But Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.
ειπεν δε ο παυλοσ επι του βηματοσ καισαροσ εστωσ ειμι ου με δει κρινεσθαι ιουδαιουσ ουδεν ηδικησα ωσ και συ καλλιον επιγινωσκεισ
11 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!”
ει μεν γαρ αδικω και αξιον θανατου πεπραχα τι ου παραιτουμαι το αποθανειν ει δε ουδεν εστιν ων ουτοι κατηγορουσιν μου ουδεισ με δυναται αυτοισ χαρισασθαι καισαρα επικαλουμαι
12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go.”
τοτε ο φηστοσ συλλαλησασ μετα του συμβουλιου απεκριθη καισαρα επικεκλησαι επι καισαρα πορευση
13 Now when some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and greeted Festus.
ημερων δε διαγενομενων τινων αγριππασ ο βασιλευσ και βερνικη κατηντησαν εισ καισαρειαν ασπασαμενοι τον φηστον
14 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;
ωσ δε πλειουσ ημερασ διετριβεν εκει ο φηστοσ τω βασιλει ανεθετο τα κατα τον παυλον λεγων ανηρ τισ εστιν καταλελειμμενοσ υπο φηλικοσ δεσμιοσ
15 about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, asking for a sentence against him.
περι ου γενομενου μου εισ ιεροσολυμα ενεφανισαν οι αρχιερεισ και οι πρεσβυτεροι των ιουδαιων αιτουμενοι κατ αυτου δικην
16 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.
προσ ουσ απεκριθην οτι ουκ εστιν εθοσ ρωμαιοισ χαριζεσθαι τινα ανθρωπον εισ απωλειαν πριν η ο κατηγορουμενοσ κατα προσωπον εχοι τουσ κατηγορουσ τοπον τε απολογιασ λαβοι περι του εγκληματοσ
17 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.
συνελθοντων ουν αυτων ενθαδε αναβολην μηδεμιαν ποιησαμενοσ τη εξησ καθισασ επι του βηματοσ εκελευσα αχθηναι τον ανδρα
18 When the accusers stood up, they brought no charges against him of such things as I supposed;
περι ου σταθεντεσ οι κατηγοροι ουδεμιαν αιτιαν επεφερον ων υπενοουν εγω
19 but had certain questions against him about their own religion and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
ζητηματα δε τινα περι τησ ιδιασ δεισιδαιμονιασ ειχον προσ αυτον και περι τινοσ ιησου τεθνηκοτοσ ον εφασκεν ο παυλοσ ζην
20 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.
απορουμενοσ δε εγω την περι τουτου ζητησιν ελεγον ει βουλοιτο πορευεσθαι εισ ιερουσαλημ κακει κρινεσθαι περι τουτων
21 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.”
του δε παυλου επικαλεσαμενου τηρηθηναι αυτον εισ την του σεβαστου διαγνωσιν εκελευσα τηρεισθαι αυτον εωσ ου πεμψω αυτον προσ καισαρα
22 Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” he said, “you shall hear him.”
αγριππασ δε προσ τον φηστον εφη εβουλομην και αυτοσ του ανθρωπου ακουσαι ο δε αυριον φησιν ακουση αυτου
23 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.
τη ουν επαυριον ελθοντοσ του αγριππα και τησ βερνικησ μετα πολλησ φαντασιασ και εισελθοντων εισ το ακροατηριον συν τε τοισ χιλιαρχοισ και ανδρασιν τοισ κατ εξοχην ουσιν τησ πολεωσ και κελευσαντοσ του φηστου ηχθη ο παυλοσ
24 Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, you see this man about whom all the multitude of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
και φησιν ο φηστοσ αγριππα βασιλευ και παντεσ οι συμπαροντεσ ημιν ανδρεσ θεωρειτε τουτον περι ου παν το πληθοσ των ιουδαιων ενετυχον μοι εν τε ιεροσολυμοισ και ενθαδε επιβοωντεσ μη δειν ζην αυτον μηκετι
25 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,
εγω δε καταλαβομενοσ μηδεν αξιον θανατου αυτον πεπραχεναι και αυτου δε τουτου επικαλεσαμενου τον σεβαστον εκρινα πεμπειν αυτον
26 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.
περι ου ασφαλεσ τι γραψαι τω κυριω ουκ εχω διο προηγαγον αυτον εφ υμων και μαλιστα επι σου βασιλευ αγριππα οπωσ τησ ανακρισεωσ γενομενησ σχω τι γραψαι
27 For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to also specify the charges against him.”
αλογον γαρ μοι δοκει πεμποντα δεσμιον μη και τασ κατ αυτου αιτιασ σημαναι
