Acts 25
1 Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
anantaraM phISTo nijarAjyam Agatya dinatrayAt paraM kaisariyAto yirUzAlamnagaram Agamat|
2 Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him,
tadA mahAyAjako yihUdIyAnAM pradhAnalokAzca tasya samakSaM paulam apAvadanta|
3 asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him on the way.
bhavAn taM yirUzAlamam Anetum AjJApayatviti vinIya te tasmAd anugrahaM vAJchitavantaH|
4 However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.
yataH pathimadhye gopanena paulaM hantuM tai rghAtakA niyuktAH| phISTa uttaraM dattavAn paulaH kaisariyAyAM sthAsyati punaralpadinAt param ahaM tatra yAsyAmi|
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.”
tatastasya mAnuSasya yadi kazcid aparAdhastiSThati tarhi yuSmAkaM ye zaknuvanti te mayA saha tatra gatvA tamapavadantu sa etAM kathAM kathitavAn|
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.
dazadivasebhyo'dhikaM vilambya phISTastasmAt kaisariyAnagaraM gatvA parasmin divase vicArAsana upadizya paulam Anetum AjJApayat|
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,
paule samupasthite sati yirUzAlamnagarAd AgatA yihUdIyalokAstaM caturdizi saMveSTya tasya viruddhaM bahUn mahAdoSAn utthApitavantaH kintu teSAM kimapi pramANaM dAtuM na zaknuvantaH|
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.”
tataH paulaH svasmin uttaramidam uditavAn, yihUdIyAnAM vyavasthAyA mandirasya kaisarasya vA pratikUlaM kimapi karmma nAhaM kRtavAn|
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?”
kintu phISTo yihUdIyAn santuSTAn karttum abhilaSan paulam abhASata tvaM kiM yirUzAlamaM gatvAsmin abhiyoge mama sAkSAd vicArito bhaviSyasi?
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.
tataH paula uttaraM proktavAn, yatra mama vicAro bhavituM yogyaH kaisarasya tatra vicArAsana eva samupasthitosmi; ahaM yihUdIyAnAM kAmapi hAniM nAkArSam iti bhavAn yathArthato vijAnAti|
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!”
kaJcidaparAdhaM kiJcana vadhArhaM karmma vA yadyaham akariSyaM tarhi prANahananadaNDamapi bhoktum udyato'bhaviSyaM, kintu te mama samapavAdaM kurvvanti sa yadi kalpitamAtro bhavati tarhi teSAM kareSu mAM samarpayituM kasyApyadhikAro nAsti, kaisarasya nikaTe mama vicAro bhavatu|
12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go.”
tadA phISTo mantribhiH sArddhaM saMmantrya paulAya kathitavAn, kaisarasya nikaTe kiM tava vicAro bhaviSyati? kaisarasya samIpaM gamiSyasi|
13 Now when some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and greeted Festus.
kiyaddinebhyaH param AgripparAjA barNIkI ca phISTaM sAkSAt karttuM kaisariyAnagaram Agatavantau|
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;
tadA tau bahudinAni tatra sthitau tataH phISTastaM rAjAnaM paulasya kathAM vijJApya kathayitum Arabhata paulanAmAnam ekaM bandi phIlikSo baddhaM saMsthApya gatavAn|
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.
yirUzAlami mama sthitikAle mahAyAjako yihUdIyAnAM prAcInalokAzca tam apodya tamprati daNDAjJAM prArthayanta|
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.
tatoham ityuttaram avadaM yAvad apodito janaH svApavAdakAn sAkSAt kRtvA svasmin yo'parAdha Aropitastasya pratyuttaraM dAtuM suyogaM na prApnoti, tAvatkAlaM kasyApi mAnuSasya prANanAzAjJApanaM romilokAnAM rIti rnahi|
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.
tatasteSvatrAgateSu parasmin divase'ham avilambaM vicArAsana upavizya taM mAnuSam Anetum AjJApayam|
18 When the accusers stood up, they brought no charges against him of such things as I supposed;
tadanantaraM tasyApavAdakA upasthAya yAdRzam ahaM cintitavAn tAdRzaM kaJcana mahApavAdaM notthApya
19 but had certain questions against him about their own religion and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
sveSAM mate tathA paulo yaM sajIvaM vadati tasmin yIzunAmani mRtajane ca tasya viruddhaM kathitavantaH|
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.
tatohaM tAdRgvicAre saMzayAnaH san kathitavAn tvaM yirUzAlamaM gatvA kiM tatra vicArito bhavitum icchasi?
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.”
tadA paulo mahArAjasya nikaTe vicArito bhavituM prArthayata, tasmAd yAvatkAlaM taM kaisarasya samIpaM preSayituM na zaknomi tAvatkAlaM tamatra sthApayitum AdiSTavAn|
22 Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” he said, “you shall hear him.”
tata AgrippaH phISTam uktavAn, ahamapi tasya mAnuSasya kathAM zrotum abhilaSAmi| tadA phISTo vyAharat zvastadIyAM kathAM tvaM zroSyasi|
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.
parasmin divase Agrippo barNIkI ca mahAsamAgamaM kRtvA pradhAnavAhinIpatibhi rnagarasthapradhAnalokaizca saha militvA rAjagRhamAgatya samupasthitau tadA phISTasyAjJayA paula AnIto'bhavat|
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.
tadA phISTaH kathitavAn he rAjan Agrippa he upasthitAH sarvve lokA yirUzAlamnagare yihUdIyalokasamUho yasmin mAnuSe mama samIpe nivedanaM kRtvA proccaiH kathAmimAM kathitavAn punaralpakAlamapi tasya jIvanaM nocitaM tametaM mAnuSaM pazyata|
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,
kintveSa janaH prANanAzarhaM kimapi karmma na kRtavAn ityajAnAM tathApi sa mahArAjasya sannidhau vicArito bhavituM prArthayata tasmAt tasya samIpaM taM preSayituM matimakaravam|
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.
kintu zrIyuktasya samIpam etasmin kiM lekhanIyam ityasya kasyacin nirNayasya na jAtatvAd etasya vicAre sati yathAhaM lekhituM kiJcana nizcitaM prApnomi tadarthaM yuSmAkaM samakSaM vizeSato he AgripparAja bhavataH samakSam etam Anaye|
27 For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to also specify the charges against him.”
yato bandipreSaNasamaye tasyAbhiyogasya kiJcidalekhanam aham ayuktaM jAnAmi|
