Travay 25
1 Lè Festis rive nan pwovens lan, sou twa jou li kite Sezare, li ale lavil Jerizalèm.
Three days after Festus had arrived in his province, he left Caesarea and went up to Jerusalem.
2 Chèf prèt yo ansanm ak jwif ki te grannèg nan lavil la vin pote plent ba li pou Pòl.
There the chief priests and the leading men among the Jews laid an information before him against Paul,
3 Yo mande Festis yon favè. Yo mande l' pou l' fè mennen Pòl Jerizalèm. Yo te gen tan fè konplo pou touye l' sou wout la.
and asked a favour of him, to Paul’s injury – to have Paul brought to Jerusalem. All the while they were plotting to make away with him on the road.
4 Men, Festis reponn yo: Pòl deja nan prizon Sezare. Mwen menm poutèt pa m', mwen pral tounen Sezare talè konsa.
But Festus answered that Paul was in prison at Caesarea, and that he himself would be leaving for that place shortly.
5 Si Pòl fè kichòy ki mal, se pou chèf nou yo desann ansanm avè m', y'a akize l' laba a.
‘So let the influential men among you,’ he said, ‘go down with me, and if there is anything amiss in the man, charge him formally with it.’
6 Festis pase wit a dis jou sèlman avèk yo Jerizalèm. Apre sa li tounen Sezare. Nan denmen, li al chita nan tribinal la, li bay lòd pou yo mennen Pòl.
After staying among them some eight or ten days, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he took his seat on the Bench, and ordered Paul to be brought before him.
7 Lè Pòl rive, jwif ki te soti Jerizalèm yo vin kanpe bò kote l', yo pote anpil gwo akizasyon kont li, men yo pa t' kapab bay okenn prèv.
On Paul’s appearance, the Jewish leaders who had come down from Jerusalem surrounded him, and made many serious charges, which they failed to establish.
8 Men sa Pòl di pou defann tèt li: Mwen pa fè anyen ki kont lalwa jwif yo, ni kont tanp lan, ni kont Seza.
Paul’s answer to the charge was – “I have not committed any offence against the Jewish Law, or the Temple, or the Emperor.”
9 Festis menm ki te vle fè jwif yo plezi mande Pòl: Eske ou pa ta vle al Jerizalèm pou yo ka jije ou devan m' sou zafè sa a?
But, as Festus wished to gain popularity with the Jews, he interrupted Paul with the question, ‘Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be tried on these charges before me there?’
10 Pòl reponn li: Se devan tribinal Seza mwen ye, se la pou yo jije mwen. Mwen pa fè jwif yo anyen. Ou konnen sa byen pwòp.
‘No,’ replied Paul, ‘I am standing at the Emperor’s court, where I ought to be tried. I have not wronged the Jews, as you yourself are well aware.
11 Si m' desobeyi lalwa, si m' fè yon bagay ki merite lanmò, mwen p'ap refize mouri. Men tou, si akizasyon y'ap pote sou mwen yo pa vre, pesonn pa ka lage m' nan men yo. Mwen mande pou Seza tande kòz mwen.
If, however, I am breaking the law and have committed any offence deserving death, I do not ask to escape the penalty; but, if there is nothing in the accusations of these people, no one has the power to give me up to them. I appeal to the Emperor.’
12 Lè sa a, Festis fè yon ti pale ak manm konsèy li yo, epi l' di: Bon. Ou mande pou Seza tande kòz ou, ou pral devan Seza.
Festus, after conferring with his Council, answered, ‘You have appealed to the Emperor; to the Emperor you will go.’
13 Kèk jou apre sa, wa Agripa ak Berenis rive Sezare. Yo te vin di Festis bonjou.
Some days later King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea, and paid a visit of congratulation to Festus;
14 Yo t'ap pase kèk jou la. Festis pwofite esplike sitiyasyon Pòl la bay wa a, li di li: Feliks te kite yon nonm nan prizon isit la.
and, as they were staying there for several days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king. ‘There is a man here,’ he said, ‘left a prisoner by Felix,
15 Lè m' te al Jerizalèm chèf prèt yo ansanm ak chèf fanmi jwif yo te vin pote m' plent pou li, yo mande m' pou m' kondannen li.
about whom, when I came to Jerusalem, the Jewish chief priest and the elders laid an information, demanding judgment against him.
16 Mwen reponn yo: Se pa koutim moun lavil Wòm yo pou yo renmèt yon akize bay lènmi l' konsa san yo pa mete l' fasafas ak moun k'ap akize l' yo anvan. Se pou l' gen chans defann tèt li tou anba akizasyon yo.
My answer to them was, that it was not the practice of Romans to give up anyone to their accusers until the accused had met them face to face, and had also had an opportunity of answering the charges brought against them.
17 Se konsa yo vin isit la avèk mwen. Mwen pa t' pèdi tan mwen. Nan denmen m' al chita nan tribinal la, mwen bay lòd pou yo mennen nonm lan.
So they met here, and without loss of time I took my seat on the Bench the very next day, and ordered the man to be brought before me.
18 Moun ki t'ap akize l' yo vin parèt tou, men yo pa t' bay okenn move zak li te fè, jan m' te kwè a.
But, when his accusers came forward, they brought no charge of wrongdoing such as I had expected;
19 Se yon diskisyon sèlman yo te gen avè l' sou relijyon yo a ak sou yon nonm yo rele Jezi ki mouri. Men, Pòl sètifye nonm sa a leve, li vivan ankò.
but I found that there were certain questions in dispute between them about their own religion, and about some dead man called Jesus, whom Paul declared to be alive.
20 Mwen pa t' konn sa pou m' te fè ankò pou m' te pran enfòmasyon sou keksyon sa yo. Mwen mande Pòl si l' pa ta vle al Jerizalèm pou yo te ka jije l' sou zafè sa a la.
And, as I was at a loss how to enquire into questions of this kind, I asked Paul if he were willing to go up to Jerusalem, and be put on trial there.
21 Men, Pòl mande pou Seza tande kòz li. Li mande pou yo kenbe l' nan prizon jouk Seza va pran yon desizyon sou ka li. Se konsa mwen bay lòd pou yo pa lage l' jouk m'a ka voye l' bay Seza.
Paul, however, appealed to have his case reserved for the consideration of his August Majesty, so I ordered him to be detained in custody, until I could send him to the Emperor.’
22 Agripa di Festis konsa: Mwen ta renmen tande nonm sa a. Festis reponn li: Denmen wa tande li.
‘I should like to hear this man myself,’ Agrippa said to Festus. ‘You will hear him tomorrow,’ Festus answered.
23 Se konsa, nan denmen Agripa ak Berenis vin nan mitan yon gwo kòtèj. Yo antre nan sal odyans lan avèk tout chèf militè yo ansanm ak notab lavil la. Festis bay yon lòd, epi yo mennen Pòl vini.
So the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come in full state and had entered the Audience Chamber, with the superior officers and the principal people of the city, by the order of Festus Paul was brought before them.
24 Apre sa, Festis di: Wa Agripa, nou tout ki isit la avèk nou, men li! Nou wè nonm sa a. Tout jwif yo vin pote m' plent pou li, ni laba Jerizalèm ni isit la. Y'ap plede rele nonm sa a te fèt pou l' mouri deja.
Then Festus said, ‘King Agrippa, and all here present, you see before you the man about whom the whole Jewish people have applied to me, both at Jerusalem and here, loudly asserting that he ought not to be allowed to live.
25 Mwen menm, pou tèt pa m', mwen wè li pa fè anyen ki merite lanmò. Men, li menm li mande pou Seza tande kòz li. Se poutèt sa, mwen pran desizyon voye l' bay Seza.
I found, however, that he had not done anything deserving death; so, as he had himself appealed to his August Majesty, I decided to send him.
26 Mwen pa gen anyen ki sèten pou m' ekri sou li. Se poutèt sa mwen fè l' konparèt devan nou, devan ou menm sitou, wa Agripa. Konsa m'a jwenn sa pou m' ekri lè n'a fin poze l' keksyon.
But I have nothing definite to write about him to my Imperial Master; and for that reason I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, that, after examining him, I may have something to write.
27 Pou mwen menm, sa pa gen sans pou espedye yon prizonye konsa san ou pa di egzakteman kisa li fè.
For it seems to me absurd to send a prisoner, without at the same time stating the charges made against him.’
