Kau ʻAposetolo 24

1 Pea hili ʻae ʻaho ʻe nima, naʻe ʻalu hifo ʻa ʻAnanaia ko e taulaʻeiki lahi mo e kau mātuʻa, mo e tokotaha lea poto ko Tetulo, pea ne talatalaakiʻi ʻa Paula ki he tuʻi.

Five days after this, Ananias the High Priest came down to Caesarea with a number of Elders and a pleader called Tertullus. They stated to the Governor the case against Paul.

2 Pea kuo ui ia ke tuʻu mai, naʻe kamata talatalaakiʻi ia ʻe Tetulo, ʻo pehē,

So Paul was sent for, and Tertullus began to impeach him as follows: "Indebted as we are," he said, "to you, most noble Felix, for the perfect peace which we enjoy, and for reforms which your wisdom has introduced to this nation,

3 “ʻEiki ko Filike, ko e meʻa ʻiate koe ʻoku mau maʻu ai ʻae melino lahi, pea mo e ngaahi meʻa lelei ʻoku fai ki he puleʻanga ni, ʻi hoʻo pule poto maʻuaipē, pea ʻi he potu kotoa pē, pea ʻoku mau maʻu ia ʻi he fakafetaʻi lahi.

in every instance and in every place we accept them with profound gratitude.

4 Ka koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻaku kei fakafiuʻi koe, ʻoku ou kole kiate koe ke ke fanongo ʻi hoʻo angalelei ki heʻemau lea siʻi.

But--not to detain you too long--I beg you in your forbearance to listen to a brief statement from us.

5 He kuo mau ʻiloʻi ʻae tangata ni ko e siana pauʻu, ko e fakatupu maveuveu ʻi he kakai Siu kotoa pē ʻo māmani, pea ko e takimuʻa ia ʻi he faʻahinga ʻoe kau Nāsaline:

For we have found this man Paul a source of mischief and a disturber of the peace among all the Jews throughout the Empire, and a ringleader in the heresy of the Nazarenes.

6 Pea kuo ne fai ke pauʻusiʻi mo e falelotu lahi foki: pea naʻa mau puke ia ʻo fai ke mau fakamaauʻi ia, ʻo fakatatau ki heʻemau fono.

He even attempted to profane the Temple, but we arrested him.

7 Ka naʻe haʻu ʻae pule tau ko Lisia, ʻo ne fakamālohi ia mei homau nima,

8 ‌ʻO ne fekau ke haʻu kiate koe hono kau tukuakiʻi: koeʻuhi ʻi hoʻo fakamaauʻi ia, te ke ʻiloʻi ai ʻae meʻa ni kotoa pē, ʻoku mau talatalaakiʻi ai ia.”

You, however, by examining him, will yourself be able to learn the truth as to all this which we allege against him."

9 Pea fakamoʻoni foki ʻe he kakai Siu, ʻonau pehē, ko e moʻoni ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni.

The Jews also joined in the charge, maintaining that these were facts.

10 Pea kuo taʻalo atu ʻae tuʻi kia Paula, ke ne lea mai, pea ne pehē, “Ko e meʻa ʻi heʻeku ʻilo kuo lahi ʻae taʻu kuo ke fakamaau ai ʻae kakai ni, ko ia ʻoku ou fai fiefia ai ʻa ʻeku fakamatala:

Then, at a sign from the Governor, Paul answered, "Knowing, Sir, that for many years you have administered justice to this nation, I cheerfully make my defence.

11 Koeʻuhi ʻoku ke faʻa ʻilo, kuo ʻaho hongofulu ma ua pe talu ʻeku ʻalu hake ki Selūsalema ke lotu.

For you have it in your power to ascertain that it is not more than twelve days ago that I went up to worship in Jerusalem;

12 Pea naʻe ʻikai te nau ʻilo au ʻoku ou fakakikihi mo ha taha ʻi he falelotu lahi, pe veuveuki ʻae kakai, ʻi he ngaahi falelotu, pe ʻi he kolo.

and that neither in the Temple nor in the synagogues, nor anywhere in the city, did they find me disputing with any opponent or collecting a crowd about me.

13 Pea ʻoku ʻikai te nau faʻa fakamoʻoni ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻoku nau tukuakiʻi ai au.

Nor can they prove the charges which they are now bringing against me.

14 Ka ʻoku ou fakahā ʻae meʻa ni kiate koe, hangē ko e ngāue ko ia ʻoku nau ui ko e faʻahinga lotu hē, ʻoku pehē ʻeku hū ki he ʻOtua ʻo ʻeku ngaahi tamai, pea tui ai ki he meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku tohi ʻi he fono mo e kau palōfita:

But this I confess to you--that in the way which they style a heresy, I worship the God of our forefathers, believing everything that is taught in the Law or is written in the Prophets,

15 Pea ʻoku ou maʻu ʻae ʻamanaki lelei ki he ʻOtua, ʻaia ʻoku maʻu foki ʻekinautolu, ʻe ai ha toetuʻu ʻoe pekia, ʻae angatonu mo e taʻeangatonu.

and having a hope directed towards God, which my accusers themselves also entertain, that before long there will be a resurrection both of the righteous and the unrighteous.

16 Pea ko eni ia ʻoku ou ngāue ai ʻeau, ke u maʻu maʻuaipē ʻae loto taʻehalaia ki he ʻOtua, pea mo e kakai.

This too is my own earnest endeavour--always to have a clear conscience in relation to God and man.

17 “Ka ʻi he hili ʻae ngaahi taʻu lahi, naʻaku haʻu ke ʻomi ʻae meʻa foaki ki hoku kakai, mo e ngaahi feilaulau.

"Now after an interval of several years I came to bring alms to my nation, and to offer sacrifices.

18 Pea naʻe ʻilo ai au ʻe he Siu niʻihi mei ʻEsia, ʻoku ou fakamaʻa ʻi he falelotu lahi, ka naʻe ʻikai mo e tokolahi, pe ʻi he maveuveu.

While I was busy about these, they found me in the Temple purified, with no crowd around me and no uproar; but there were certain Jews from the province of Asia.

19 Pea naʻe totonu ʻenau ʻi heni ʻi ho ʻao, ke fakahā, ʻo kapau ʻoku nau maʻu ha meʻa kiate au.

They ought to have been here before you, and to have been my prosecutors, if they have any charge to bring against me.

20 Pea ko kinautolu ni ke nau lea, ʻo kapau kuo nau ʻilo haʻaku fai kovi, ʻi heʻeku tuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kau fakamaau.

Or let these men themselves say what misdemeanour they found me guilty of when I stood before the Sanhedrin,

21 Ka koeʻuhi nai ko e kupuʻi lea ni pe taha, naʻaku kalanga ʻaki ʻi heʻeku tuʻu ʻiate kinautolu, [ʻo pehē, ]“Koeʻuhi ko e toetuʻu ʻoe mate ʻoku mou fakamaau ai au he ʻaho ni.”

unless it was in that one expression which I made use of when I shouted out as I stood among them, "'The resurrection of the dead is the thing about which I am on my trial before you to-day.'"

22 Pea kuo fanongo ʻa Filike ki he ngaahi meʻa ni, ʻo ne ʻilo lahi ai ki he hala ni, ne ne tukuange ʻakinautolu, mo ne pehē, “ʻOka haʻu ʻae ʻeikitau ko Lisia, te u ʻilo pau hono ʻuhinga ʻo hoʻomou meʻa.”

At this point Felix, who was fairly well informed about the new faith, adjourned the trial, saying to the Jews, "When the Tribune Lysias comes down, I will enter carefully into the matter."

23 Pea fekau ʻe ia ki ha ʻeikitau ke ne tauhi ʻa Paula, pea tuku ke ʻeveʻeva, pea ʻoua naʻa taʻofi hono kāinga ʻi he haʻu mo tauhi kiate ia.

And he gave orders to the Captain that Paul was to be kept in custody, but be treated with indulgence, and that his personal friends were not to be prevented from showing him kindness.

24 Pea hili ʻae ngaahi ʻaho niʻihi, naʻe haʻu ʻa Filike mo hono uaifi ko Telusila, ko e fefine Siu ia, pea ne fekau ke haʻu ʻa Paula, kae fanongo ia ki he lotu ʻa Kalaisi.

Not long after this, Felix came with Drusilla his wife, a Jewess, and sending for Paul, listened to him as he spoke about faith in Christ Jesus.

25 Pea ʻi heʻene malangaʻaki ʻae fai totonu, mo e taʻeholikovi, mo e fakamaau ʻe hoko mai, naʻe tetetete ʻa Filiki, mo ne pehē, “ʻAlu koe he ʻaho ni; pea ka ai hoku ʻaho ʻe tuʻumālie, te u fekau atu ke ke haʻu.”

But when he dealt with the subjects of justice, self-control, and the judgement which was soon to come, Felix became alarmed and said, "For the present leave me, and when I can find a convenient opportunity I will send for you."

26 Pea naʻa ne ʻamanaki foki ʻe tuku ʻe Paula ha paʻanga kiate ia, ke ne tukuange ʻo liunga lahi, ke haʻu ia ke na alea.

At the same time he hoped that Paul would give him money; and for this reason he sent for him the oftener to converse with him.

27 Ka ʻi he hili ʻae taʻu ʻe ua, naʻe haʻu ʻa Posio-Fesito ko e fetongi ʻo Filike: pea ʻi he loto ʻa Filike ke fakafiemālie ki he kakai Siu, naʻa ne tuku haʻisia pe ʻa Paula.

But after the lapse of fully two years Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus; and being desirous of gratifying the Jews, Felix left Paul still in prison.