Acts 25
1 Festus, [who was now the governor] of the province, arrived in Caesarea, and three days later he went up to Jerusalem.
Toen Festus in de provincie was aangekomen, ging hij drie dagen later van Cesarea naar Jerusalem.
2 In Jerusalem, the chief priests and [other] Jewish leaders formally told [Festus] about [the things that they said] that Paul [had done that were wrong].
Daar kwamen de opperpriesters en de aanzienlijksten onder de Joden Paulus bij hem aanklagen,
3 They urgently asked Festus to do something for them. [They asked him to command soldiers] to bring Paul to Jerusalem, [so that Festus could put him on trial there]. But they were planning that some [of them] would hide [near the road] and wait [for Paul] and kill him when he was traveling [to Jerusalem].
en verzochten als gunst, dat hij hem naar Jerusalem zou laten ontbieden. Want ze wilden hem een hinderlaag leggen, om hem onderweg te vermoorden.
4 But Festus replied, “Paul is in Caesarea, and is being guarded {[soldiers] are guarding him} [there]. I myself will go down to Caesarea in a few days.
Festus antwoordde, dat Paulus te Cesarea in hechtenis bleef, maar dat hij zelf spoedig daarheen zou vertrekken.
5 Choose some of your leaders to go there with me. [While they are there], they can accuse Paul of the wrong things that you say that he has done.”
Laat dan, zeide hij, de voornaamsten onder u met mij meegaan, en den man in staat van beschuldiging stellen, zo hij enig misdrijf begaan heeft.
6 After Festus had been [in Jerusalem] eight or ten days, he went back down to Caesarea. [Several of the Jewish leaders also went there]. The next day Festus [commanded] that Paul be brought {someone to bring Paul} to him [in the assembly hall] so that he could judge him.
Nadat hij niet langer dan acht of tien dagen onder hen had vertoefd, keerde hij naar Cesarea terug. De volgende dag hield hij rechtszitting, en gaf bevel, Paulus voor te brengen.
7 [After] Paul was brought to [the assembly hall], the Jewish [leaders] from Jerusalem gathered around him [to accuse him]. They told [Festus] that Paul had committed many crimes. But they could not prove [that Paul had done the things about which they accused him].
Toen hij verschenen was, plaatsten de Joden, die uit Jerusalem waren gekomen, zich om hem heen, en brachten vele en zware beschuldigingen tegen hem in, die ze echter niet konden bewijzen;
8 Then Paul [spoke] to defend himself. He said to Festus, “I have done nothing wrong against the laws of us [(exc)] Jews, and I have not disobeyed the rules concerning our Temple. I have also done nothing wrong against your government [MTY].”
terwijl Paulus in zijn verdediging aantoonde, dat hij noch tegen de wet van de Joden, noch tegen de tempel, noch tegen den keizer iets had misdreven.
9 But Festus wanted to please the Jewish [leaders, so] he asked Paul, “Are you [(sg)] willing to go up to Jerusalem so that I can listen as these men accuse you [there]?”
Daar Festus echter de Joden aan zich wilde verplichten, antwoordde hij Paulus, en sprak: Wilt ge naar Jerusalem gaan, en daar in mijn bijzijn over dit alles terecht staan?
10 But Paul [did not want to do that. So] he said [to Festus], “[No], I [am not willing to go to Jerusalem]! I am [now] standing before you, and you [(sg)] are the judge [whom the Roman] Emperor [MTY] [has authorized. This is the place] where I should be judged {where you should judge me}. I have not wronged the Jewish people [at all], as you know very well.
Maar Paulus zeide: Ik sta voor de rechterstoel van Caesar daar moet ik geoordeeld worden. Tegen de Joden heb ik niets misdreven, zoals ook gij heel goed weet.
11 If I had done something bad [for which I] should be executed {[concerning which the law said that they] should execute me}, I would not plead [with them that they] not kill me. But none of these things about which they accuse me is [true, so] no one can [legally] surrender me to [these Jews]. So I formally request that the emperor [MTY] [should judge me at Rome].”
Zo ik schuldig ben en iets heb misdreven, waarop de doodstraf staat, dan weiger ik niet te sterven. Maar zo er niets staande blijft van al de beschuldigingen, die ze tegen mij inbrengen, dan heeft niemand het recht, mij aan hen uit te leveren, om hun te gelieven. Ik beroep me op Caesar.
12 Then after Festus conferred with the [men who regularly] advised him, he replied to Paul, “You [(sg)] have formally requested [that I should send you] to the emperor [in Rome. So I will arrange for] you to go there [in order that he can judge you].”
Toen antwoordde Festus in overleg met zijn Raad: Op Caesar hebt ge u beroepen, tot Caesar zult ge gaan.
13 After several days, King [Herod] Agrippa arrived at Caesarea, along with [his younger sister] Bernice. They had come to [formally] welcome Festus [as the new Governor of the province].
Enige dagen later kwamen koning Agrippa en Bernike naar Cesarea, om Festus hun opwachting te maken.
14 King Agrippa and Bernice stayed many days in Caesarea. While [they were] there, Festus told Agrippa about Paul. He said to the king, “There is a man here whom Felix kept in prison [while he was governor]. He left him [there when his time as governor ended].
En daar ze er langere tijd vertoefden, legde Festus den koning de zaak van Paulus voor, en sprak: Hier is een man, dien Felix gevangen heeft achtergelaten,
15 When I went to Jerusalem, the chief priests and [the other] Jewish elders told me that this man had done many things [against their laws]. They asked me to condemn him [to be executed] {judge him [so that people could kill him]}.
en tegen wien de opperpriesters en de oudsten der Joden tijdens mijn verblijf te Jerusalem beschuldigingen hebben ingebracht, en wiens veroordeling ze hebben geëist.
16 But I told them that when someone has been accused [of a crime, we] Romans do not immediately (condemn that person/declare that person to be guilty). First, we [command] him to stand before the people who are accusing him and to say whether or not he has done those things. [After that, the judge will decide what to do with] him.
Ik heb hun geantwoord, dat de Romeinen niet gewoon zijn, iemand uit te leveren, voordat de beschuldigde zijn aanklagers vóór zich gezien heeft, en gelegenheid heeft gehad, zich tegen de aanklacht te verdedigen.
17 So those Jews came [here to Caesarea] when I came. I did not delay. The day after [we(exc) arrived], after I sat down at the place where I make decisions, I [commanded] that Paul be brought {[soldiers] to bring Paul} into [the courtroom].
Ze zijn dus met mij meegekomen, en zonder uitstel heb ik reeds de volgende dag zitting gehouden, en den man laten voorbrengen.
18 The Jewish leaders did accuse him, but the things about which they accused him were not any of the [evil] crimes about which I thought [they would accuse him].
Maar zijn aanklagers, die hem omringden, brachten geen enkele beschuldiging in, waarin ik een misdaad kon zien;
19 Instead, what they argued about with him were some teachings that [some] Jews believe [and others do not believe. They argued] about a man whose name was Jesus who had died, [but the man they were accusing, whose name is] Paul, kept saying, ‘Jesus is alive again.’
doch ze twistten met hem over enige punten van hun eigen geloof, en over een zekeren Jesus, die gestorven is, en van wien Paulus beweert, dat Hij leeft.
20 I did not know what questions to ask [them, and I did not know how to judge] concerning their dispute. So I asked Paul, ‘Are you [(sg)] willing to go [back] to Jerusalem and have the dispute [between you and these Jews] judged there {and [let me] judge there the dispute [between you and these Jews]}?’
Daar ik met dergelijke twistvragen verlegen zat, vroeg ik hem, of hij naar Jerusalem wilde gaan, en daar over dit alles te recht wilde staan.
21 But Paul answered, ‘[No]. I [am not willing to go to Jerusalem]!
Maar Paulus ging in hoger beroep, en eiste voor de rechtbank van Augustus te worden gebracht. Ik heb dus bevolen, hem in hechtenis te houden, totdat ik hem naar Caesar zal zenden.
22 Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.”
Agrippa zeide tot Festus: Ik zou ook zelf dien man wel eens willen horen. Morgen, antwoordde hij, zult ge hem horen.
23 The next day Agrippa and Bernice came very ceremoniously to the assembly hall. Some [Roman] commanders and prominent men in [Caesarea] came with them. Then, Festus told an officer to bring Paul. So after the officer [went to the prison and] brought him,
De volgende dag kwam dan Agrippa en Bernike met grote praal, en in begeleiding van de krijgsoversten en van de aanzienlijkste mannen der stad, de gehoorzaal binnen, en werd op Festus’ bevel ook Paulus binnengebracht.
24 Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all [the rest of you] who are here, you see this man. Many [HYP] Jews in Jerusalem and also those here [in Caesarea] appealed to me, screaming that we [(exc)] should not let him live any longer.
En Festus sprak: Koning Agrippa, en gij allen, die hier tegenwoordig zijt: gij ziet hier den man, over wien het ganse volk der Joden zich bij mij is komen beklagen, te Jerusalem en hier, en luid heeft geschreeuwd, dat hij niet langer mocht leven.
25 But [when I asked them to tell me what he had done, and they told me], I found out that he had not done anything for which he should be executed {[anyone should] execute him}. However, he has asked that our emperor [should judge his case], so I have decided to send him to Rome.
Maar ik heb bevonden, dat hij niets heeft bedreven, dat de doodstraf verdient. Daar hij zich echter op Caesar heeft beroepen, heb ik besloten, hem op te zenden.
26 But I do not know what specifically I should write to the emperor concerning him. That is why I have brought him here. I [want] you all [to hear him speak], and I especially want you [(sg)], King Agrippa, to hear him. Then, after we [(inc)] have questioned him, I may know what I should write [to the emperor about him].
Maar nu weet ik eigenlijk niets bepaalds over hem aan den heer te berichten. Daarom heb ik hem voor u allen gebracht, en vooral voor u, koning Agrippa, om na afloop van het verhoor te weten, wat ik schrijven moet.
27 It seems to me [that it would be] unreasonable to send a prisoner [to the emperor in Rome without my] specifying the [things about which people] are accusing him.”
Want het lijkt me onzinnig, een gevangene op te zenden, en niet op te geven, waarvan hij beschuldigd wordt.
