Acts 25
1 Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
第八項 パウロ、フェストの法廷に出頭す フェスト赴任して三日の後、カイザリアよりエルザレムに上りければ、
2 Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him,
司祭長等及びユデア人の重立ちたる者、パウロを訴へんとて其許に至り、
3 asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him on the way.
御恵には命じてパウロをエルザレムに連行かしめ給へ、と願へり。是途中に待伏して、彼を殺さんとすればなり。
4 However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.
フェスト答へて、パウロは守られてカイザリアに在り、我程なく出立すべければ、
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.”
若彼人に罪あらば、汝等の中の然るべき人々、我と共に下りて之を訴ふべし、と言へり。
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.
斯てフェストは、八日か十日ばかり彼等の中に滞在してカイザリアに下り、翌日法廷に坐し、命じてパウロを引出させしが、
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,
パウロ召出されければ、エルザレムより下りたるユデア人等之を取圍みて、種々の重罪を負はせたれど、之を證する事能はざりき。
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.”
パウロは自ら弁解して、我ユデア人の律法に對しても、神殿に對しても、セザルに對しても、何らの罪を犯したる事なし、と言へり。
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?”
フェストユデア人を喜ばせんとて、パウロに答へて、汝エルザレムに上り、彼處にて我前に裁判を受けん事を欲するか、と云ひしかば、
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.
パウロ云ひけるは、我はセザルの法廷に立てり、此處にて裁判せらるべし。汝の能く知れるが如く、我はユデア人に害を加へたる事なし、
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!”
若害を加へたるか、或は死刑に當る何事をか為したらんには、我死を辞せず、然れど彼等が我に負はする事一も立たずば、誰も我を彼等に交付し得べからず、我セザルに上告す、と。
12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go.”
是に於てフェスト、陪席と談じて後答へけるは、汝セザルに上告したればセザルの許に往くべし、と。
13 Now when some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and greeted Festus.
數日を経てアグリッパ王及びベルニケは、フェストの安否を問はんとてカイザリアに下り、
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;
數日間滞在しければ、フェストパウロの事を王に告げて云ひけるは、茲にフェリクスより遺し置かれたる一人の囚人あり、
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.
我エルザレムに居りし時、司祭長、ユデア人の長老等、我許に來りて、之が宣告を願ひしかど、
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.
我、何人にもあれ、被告人が原告人と對面して罪を弁解する機を得ざる中に、之を刑罰するは、ロマ人の慣例に非ず、と答へたり。
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.
是に由て彼等、時を移さず此處に集來りたれば。翌日我法廷に坐し、命じて彼人を引出さしめ、
18 When the accusers stood up, they brought no charges against him of such things as I supposed;
原告人等之に立會ひしに、我が嫌疑を懸けたる如き罪をば一點も負はせず、
19 but had certain questions against him about their own religion and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
己が宗教及び活き居れりとパウロが断言せる一人の死者イエズスに関する問題を提出したるのみ、
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.
我斯る問題には當惑したれば彼人に向ひて、汝エルザレムに至り、是に就きて裁判を受くる事を望むか、と云ひしに、
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.”
パウロはオグストの裁判に保留せらるる様上告せしかば、我命じて、セザルの許に送るまで守らせ置けり、と。
22 Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” he said, “you shall hear him.”
アグリッパ、我も彼人に聞きたし、とフェストに謂ひしかば、汝明日之に聞くべし、と云へり。
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.
翌日アグリッパとベルニケと華美を盡して來り、千夫長及び市の重立ちたる人々と共に公判廷に入りしかば、フェストの命令の下にパウロ引出されたり。
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.
斯てフェスト云ひけるは、アグリッパ王及び此處に我等と列席せる人等よ、汝等の見る此人は、ユデア人の群衆挙りて我に訴へ、最早活くべき者に非ず、と叫びつつ願ひし者なり。
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,
然して我は死に値する何等の罪なき事を彼に認めたれど、彼オグストに上告せしにより、之を送付すべしと決せり。
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.
我君に上書せんとするに確乎なる事實なきを以て、之を汝等の前、殊にアグリッパ王よ、御前に引出し、尋問して上書すべき事柄を得んとす、
27 For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to also specify the charges against him.”
其は囚人を送りて其罪案を書添へざる事の無理なるを惟へばなり、と。
