Acts 25
1 Festus, [who was now the governor] of the province, arrived in Caesarea, and three days later he went up to Jerusalem.
Fesztusz tehát, miután bement a tartományba, három nap múlva felment Jeruzsálembe Cézáreából.
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].
A főpap és a zsidók főemberei pedig panaszt tettek neki Pál ellen, és kérték
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].
jóindulatát, hogy Pált hozassa át Jeruzsálembe, hogy lest vetve megölhessék őt az úton.
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.
Fesztusz azonban azt felelte, hogy Pált Cézáreában őrzik, ő maga pedig hamarosan el fog menni.
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.”
„Akik pedig köztetek, úgymond, főemberek, jöjjenek velem, és ha valami gonoszság van abban a férfiban, emeljenek vádat ellene.“
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.
Miután pedig tíz napnál tovább időzött közöttük, lement Cézáreába. Másnap beült a bírói székbe, és előhozatta Pált.
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].
Amikor pedig megjelent, körülállták a zsidók, akik lementek Jeruzsálemből, és sok súlyos vádat hoztak fel Pál ellen, melyeket nem bírtak bebizonyítani.
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].”
Pál a maga mentségére ezt felelte: „Sem a zsidók törvénye ellen, sem a templom ellen, sem a császár ellen, nem vétettem semmit.“
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]?”
Fesztusz azonban a zsidóknak kedveskedni akart, és ezt mondta Pálnak: „Akarsz-e Jeruzsálembe felmenni, hogy ott ítélkezzem ezekről ebben az ügyben?“
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.
Pál azonban ezt mondta: „A császár ítélőszéke előtt állok, itt ítéljenek meg. A zsidóknak semmit sem vétettem, miként te is jól tudod.
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].”
Mert ha vétkes vagyok, és valami halálra méltót cselekedtem, nem vonakodom a haláltól, ha azonban semmi sincs azokban, amikkel ezek vádolnak engem, senki sem szolgáltathat ki engem nekik. A császárhoz föllebbezek!“
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].”
Akkor Fesztusz tanácsával értekezett, és ezt felelte: „A császárhoz föllebbeztél, a császár elé fogsz menni!“
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].
Néhány nap múlva pedig Agrippa király és Berniké érkezett Cézáreába, hogy köszöntsék Fesztuszt.
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].
Amikor pedig több napig ott időztek, Fesztusz előadta a királynak Pál ügyét: „Van itt egy fogoly, akit Félix hagyott itt.
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]}.
Amikor Jeruzsálembe mentem, jelentést tettek róla a főpapok és a zsidók vénei, kérve ellene ítéletet.
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.
Nekik azt feleltem, hogy nem szokásuk a rómaiaknak, hogy egy embert halálra adjanak, mielőtt a vádlottat nem szembesítenék vádlóival, és alkalmat nem kap a vád felől való védekezésre.
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].
Amikor aztán ide gyűltek, késedelem nélkül másnap az ítélőszékbe ültem, előhozattam azt a férfit,
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].
aki ellen – amikor vádlói előálltak –, semmi bűnt nem hoztak fel azok közül, amiket én sejtettem,
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.’
hanem valamilyen vitás kérdéseik voltak vele a tulajdon vallásuk felől, és egy bizonyos meghalt Jézus felől, akiről Pál azt állította, hogy él.
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]}?’
Én pedig bizonytalanságban voltam erre a vitára nézve, s megkérdeztem, vajon nem akar-e Jeruzsálembe menni, hogy ott mondjanak ítéletet ezek felől.
21 But Paul answered, ‘[No]. I [am not willing to go to Jerusalem]!
Pál azonban föllebbezett, hogy őt tartsák fenn Augustus döntése számára, én pedig megparancsoltam, hogy tartsák fogva őt, amíg a császárhoz nem küldhetem.“
22 Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.”
Agrippa erre ezt mondta Fesztusznak: „Szeretném magam is azt az embert hallani.“Ő pedig ezt felelte: „Holnap hallani fogod őt.“
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,
Másnap tehát eljött Agrippa és Berniké nagy pompával, bementek a kihallgatási terembe az ezredesekkel, és a város előkelőségeivel együtt. Fesztusz parancsára elővezették Pált.
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.
Fesztusz pedig ezt mondta: „Agrippa király és ti férfiak mindnyájan, akik velünk együtt itt vagytok! Látjátok őt, aki miatt a zsidóknak egész sokasága keresett meg engem, mind Jeruzsálemben, mind itt, azt kiáltva, hogy nem szabad neki életben maradni.
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.
Én pedig, ámbár megértettem, hogy semmi halálra méltó dolgot sem cselekedett, de mivel éppen ő maga föllebbezett Augustushoz, úgy határoztam, hogy elküldöm hozzá.
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].
Mivel nem tudok semmi bizonyosat írni róla az én uramnak, ezért hoztam elétek, és kiváltképpen te eléd, Agrippa király, hogy a kihallgatás megtörténtével tudjak mit írni.
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.”
Mert esztelen dolognak tartom, hogy aki foglyot küld, ne jelentse az ellene való vádakat is.“
