Acts 25
1 Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
フェスト任國にいたりて三日の後、カイザリヤよりエルサレムに上りたれば、
2 And the chief priests, and principal men of the Jews, went unto him against Paul: and they besought him,
祭司長ら及びユダヤ人の重立ちたる者ども、パウロを訴へ之を害はんとして、
3 Requesting favour against him, that he would command him to be brought to Jerusalem, laying wait to kill him in the way.
フェストの好意にて彼をエルサレムに召し出されんことを願ふ。斯くして道に待伏し、之を殺さんと思へるなり。
4 But Festus answered: That Paul was kept in Caesarea, and that he himself would very shortly depart thither.
然るにフェスト答へて、パウロのカイザリヤに囚はれ在ることと、己が程なく歸るべき事とを告げ、
5 Let them, therefore, saith he, among you that are able, go down with me, and accuse him, if there be any crime in the man.
『もし彼に不 善あらんには、汝 等のうち然るべき者ども我とともに下りて訴ふべし』と言ふ。
6 And having tarried among them no more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day he sat in the judgment seat; and commanded Paul to be brought.
かくて彼處に八日 十日ばかり居りてカイザリヤに下り、明くる日、審判の座に坐し、命じてパウロを引出さしむ。
7 Who being brought, the Jews stood about him, who were come down from Jerusalem, objecting many and grievous causes, which they could not prove;
その出で來りし時、エルサレムより下りしユダヤ人ら、これを取圍みて樣々の重き罪を言ひ立てて訴ふれども、證すること能はず。
8 Paul making answer for himself: Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I offended in any thing.
パウロは辯明して言ふ『我はユダヤ人の律法に對しても、宮に對しても、カイザルに對しても、罪を犯したる事なし』
9 But Festus, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, answering Paul, said: Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?
フェスト、ユダヤ人の意を迎へんとしてパウロに答へて言ふ『なんぢエルサレムに上り、彼處にて我が前に審かるることを諾ふか』
10 Then Paul said: I stand at Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews I have done no injury, as thou very well knowest.
パウロ言ふ『我はわが審かるべきカイザルの審判の座の前に立ちをるなり。汝の能く知るごとく、我はユダヤ人を害ひしことなし。
11 For if I have injured them, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die. But if there be none of these things whereof they accuse me, no man may deliver me to them: I appeal to Caesar.
若しも罪を犯して死に當るべき事をなしたらんには、死ぬるを厭はじ。然れど此の人々の訴ふること實ならずば、誰も我を彼らに付すことを得じ、我はカイザルに上訴せん』
12 Then Festus having conferred with the council, answered: Hast thou appealed to Caesar? To Caesar shalt thou go.
ここにフェスト陪席の者と相 議りて答ふ『なんぢカイザルに上訴せんとす、カイザルの許に往くべし』
13 And after some days, king Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to salute Festus.
數日を經て後、アグリッパ王とベルニケとカイザリヤに到りてフェストの安否を問ふ。
14 And as they tarried there many days, Festus told the king of Paul, saying: A certain man was left prisoner by Felix.
多くの日 留りゐたれば、フェスト、パウロのことを王に告げて言ふ『ここにペリクスが囚人として遺しおきたる一人の人あり、
15 About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests, and the ancients of the Jews, came unto me, desiring condemnation against him.
我エルサレムに居りしとき、ユダヤ人の祭司長・長老ら之を訴へて罪に定めんことを願ひしが、
16 To whom I answered: It is not the custom of the Romans to condemn any man, before that he who is accused have his accusers present, and have liberty to make his answer, to clear himself of the things laid to his charge.
我は答へて、訴へらるる者の未だ訴ふる者の面前にて辯明する機を與へられぬ前に付すは、ロマ人の慣例にあらぬ事を告げたり。
17 When therefore they were come hither, without any delay, on the day following, sitting in the judgment seat, I commanded the man to be brought.
この故に彼 等ここに集りたれば、時を延さず次の日 審判の座に坐し、命じてかの者を引出さしむ。
18 Against whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation of things which I thought ill of:
訴ふる者かれを圍みて立ちしが、思ひしごとき惡しき事は一つも陳ぶる所なし。
19 But had certain questions of their own superstition against him, and of one Jesus deceased, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
ただ己らの宗教、またはイエスと云ふ者の死にたるを活きたりと、パウロが主張するなどに關する問題のみなれば、
20 I therefore being in a doubt of this manner of question, asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things.
かかる審理には我も當惑せし故、かの人に「なんぢエルサレムに往き彼處にて審かるる事を好むか」と問ひしに、
21 But Paul appealing to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept, till I might send him to Caesar.
パウロは上訴して皇帝の判決を受けん爲に守られんことを願ひしにより、命じて之をカイザルに送るまで守らせ置けり』
22 And Agrippa said to Festus: I would also hear the man, myself. Tomorrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
アグリッパ、フェストに言ふ『我もその人に聽かんと欲す』フェスト言ふ『なんぢ明日かれに聽くべし』
23 And on the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice were come with great pomp, and had entered into the hall of audience, with the tribunes, and principal men of the city, at Festus’ commandment, Paul was brought forth.
明くる日アグリッパとベルニケと大に威儀を整へてきたり、千卒長ら及び市の重立ちたる者どもと共に訊問所に入りたれば、フェストの命によりてパウロ引出さる。
24 And Festus saith: King Agrippa, and all ye men who are here present with us, you see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews dealt with me at Jerusalem, requesting and crying out that he ought not to live any longer.
フェスト言ふ『アグリッパ王、竝びに此處に居る凡ての者よ、汝らの見るこの人は、ユダヤの民衆が擧りて生かしおくべきにあらずと呼はりて、エルサレムにても此處にても我に訴へし者なり。
25 Yet have I found nothing that he hath committed worthy of death. But forasmuch as he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.
然るに我はその死に當るべき惡しき事を一つだに犯したるを認めねば、彼の自ら皇帝に上訴せんとする隨にその許に送らんと決めたり。
26 Of whom I have nothing certain to write to my lord. For which cause I have brought him forth before you, and especially before thee, O king Agrippa, that examination being made, I may have what to write.
而して彼につきて我が主に上書すべき實 情を得ず。この故に汝 等のまへ、特にアグリッパ王よ、なんぢの前に引出し、訊問をなしてのち、上書すべき箇條を得んと思へり。
27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not to signify the things laid to his charge.
囚人を送るに訴訟の次第を陳べざるは道理ならずと思ふ故なり』
