Acts 25
1 Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
Então Festo, tendo entrado na província, subiu dali três dias depois de Cesareia a Jerusalém.
2 Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him,
E o sumo sacerdote e os líderes dos judeus compareceram diante dele contra Paulo, e lhe rogaram;
3 asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him on the way.
Pedindo favor contra ele, para que o fizesse vir a Jerusalém, preparando cilada para o matarem no caminho.
4 However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.
Mas Festo respondeu que Paulo estava guardado em Cesareia, e que ele logo estava indo [para lá].
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.”
Ele disse: Então aqueles dentre vós que podem, desçam com [igo], e se houver alguma coisa errada neste homem, acusem-no.
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.
E ele, tendo ficado entre eles mais de dez dias, desceu a Cesareia; e tendo se sentado no tribunal no [dia] seguinte, mandou que trouxessem a Paulo.
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,
E tendo ele vindo, os judeus que haviam descido de Jerusalém [o] rodearam, trazendo contra Paulo muitas e graves acusações, que não podiam provar.
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.”
Ele, disse em sua defesa: Eu não pequei nem contra a Lei dos judeus, nem contra o Templo, nem contra César, em coisa alguma.
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?”
Mas Festo, querendo agradar aos judeus, respondendo a Paulo, disse: Tu queres subir a Jerusalém e ser julgado sobre estas coisas diante de mim?
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.
E Paulo disse: Eu estou diante do tribunal de César, onde eu tenho que ser julgado; a nenhum dos judeus eu fiz mal, assim como também tu sabes muito bem.
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!”
Porque se eu fiz algum mal, ou cometi algo digno de morte, eu não recuso morrer; mas se nada há das coisas que este me acusam, ninguém pode me entregar a eles. Eu apelo a César.
12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go.”
Então Paulo, tendo conversado com o Conselho, respondeu: Tu apelaste a César; a César irás.
13 Now when some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and greeted Festus.
E passados alguns dias, o Rei Agripa e Berenice vieram a Cesareia para saudar a Festo.
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;
E quando tinham ficado ali muitos dias, Festo contou ao rei os assuntos de Paulo, dizendo: Um certo homem foi deixado [aqui] preso por Félix;
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.
Por causa do qual, estando eu em Jerusalém, os chefes dos sacerdotes e os anciãos dos judeus compareceram [a mim], pedindo julgamento contra ele.
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.
Aos quais eu respondi não ser costume dos romanos entregar a algum homem à morte, antes que o acusado tenha seus acusadores face a face, e tenha oportunidade para se defender da acusação.
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.
Portanto, tendo eles se reunido aqui, fazendo nenhum adiamento, no [dia] seguinte, estando eu sentado no tribunal, mandei trazer ao homem.
18 When the accusers stood up, they brought no charges against him of such things as I supposed;
Do qual os acusadores estando [aqui] presentes, trouxeram como acusação nenhuma das coisas que eu suspeitava.
19 but had certain questions against him about their own religion and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
Mas tinham contra ele algumas questões relativas às próprias crenças deles, e de um certo morto Jesus, o qual Paulo afirmava estar vivo.
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.
E eu, estando em duvida sobre [como] interrogar esta causa, disse, [perguntando] se ele queria ir a Jerusalém, e lá ser julgado sobre estas coisas.
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.”
Porém Paulo, tendo apelado para ser guardado ao interrogatório do imperador, mandei que o guardassem, até que eu o enviasse a César.
22 Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” he said, “you shall hear him.”
E Agripa disse a Festo: Eu também queria ouvir a este homem. E ele disse: E amanhã tu o ouvirás.
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.
Então no dia seguinte, tendo vindo Agripa e Berenice, com muita pompa, e entrando no auditório com os comandantes e os homens mais importantes da cidade, trouxeram a Paulo por ordem de Festo.
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.
E Festo disse: Rei Agripa, e todos os homens que estais presentes [aqui] conosco, vós vedes este [homem], a quem toda a multidão dos judeus, tanto em Jerusalém como aqui, tem apelado a mim, clamando que ele não deve mais viver.
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,
Mas tendo eu achado nada que ele tenha feito que fosse digno de morte, e também tendo ele mesmo apelado ao imperador, eu decidi enviá-lo.
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.
Do qual eu não tenho coisa alguma certa para escrever ao [meu] senhor; por isso que eu o trouxe diante de vós; e principalmente diante de ti, rei Agripa, para que, sendo feita a investigação, eu tenha algo para escrever.
27 For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to also specify the charges against him.”
Porque não me parece razoável enviar a um prisioneiro, sem também informar as acusações contra ele.
