Acts 25
1 Festus, [who was now the governor] of the province, arrived in Caesarea, and three days later he went up to Jerusalem.
Ie fa telo andro te niavy amy faritsey t’i Festosy, le nionjoñe hirik’e Kaisaria mb’e Ierosaleme mb’eo,
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].
naho naneseke i Paoly ty talèm-pisoroñe naho ty bei’ o Jiosio, nanigike aze
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].
hañisoke iareo ty ama’e, hañitrifa’e mb’e Ierosaleme mb’eo, (ie ho vandroñe’ iareo an-dalañe ey hamono aze).
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.
Aa le hoe ty natoi’ i Festosy: Hambenañe e Kaisaria añe avao t’i Paoly, fa hionjom-beo aniany ka raho.
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.”
Aa le ampindrezo amako ze mete ama’ areo hizotso mb’eo, hanisy indatiy naho toe aman-kakeo.
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.
Nitambatse am’iereo re tsy ampe folo ndra valo andro, le nizotso mb’e Kaisaria mb’eo; ie loakandro le niambesatse amy fiambesam-pizakañey, vaho linili’e te hasese t’i Paoly.
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].
Ie tsatoke t’i Paoly le niarikoboña’ o Jiosy nizotso boak’e Ierosalemeo, naho maro naho raty ty sisý nanoe’e, fe tsy nahaventeañe.
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].”
Le hoe ty niveroha’ i Paoly: Tsy aman-tahin-dra raike raho ke amy Hake tana’ o Tehodaoy he amy anjomban’ Añaharey, he amy Kaisara.
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]?”
Aa ie te hañosikosike o Tehodao t’i Festosy, le hoe re amy Paoly: Mete’o hao ty hionjoñe mb’e Ierosaleme mb’eo hiatre-jaka amy sisý rezay?
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.
Hoe ty natoi’ i Paoly: Aolom-piambesam-pizakà’ i Kaisara ty ijohañako, zay o mañeva ahy ho zakaeñeo. Tsy anaña’ o Tehodao hakeo, toe fohi’o.
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].”
Aa naho mpandilatse raho, hera nanao ze mañeva hahafate ahy, le tsy liereko ty hikenkañe. F’ie tsy aman-katò’ o anisìa’ ondaty reo ahio, le tsy eo ty mahafanese ahy am’iereo. I Kaisara ro ikoihako!
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].”
Ie nisafiry amo vavea’eo t’i Festosy, le hoe ty asa’e: Kanao nikaihe’o t’i Kaisara. Le i Kaisara ty handenà’o!
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].
Ie modo ty andro tsy ampeampe, le niheo mb’e Kaisaria mb’eo t’i Agripa Mpanjaka naho i Berenikae vali’e hifañontane amy Festosy.
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].
Aa ie nitambatse ao andro maro, le nitaròñe’ i Festosy amy mpanjakay i Paoly. Hoe re: Ao t’indaty napo’ i Feliksa an-drohy.
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]}.
Aa izaho te Ierosaleme añe, le ninday sisý o mpisorom-beio naho o bein-Tehodao, nipay ahy hañozoñ’ aze.
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.
Tinoiko am’iereo te tsy sata’ o nte-Romao ty haneseke ondaty aolo’ te nifañatrek’ amo mpanisý azeo i tinombokey, amy t’ie aman-jo hiveroke amo anisìañe azeo.
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].
Aa ie nimb’ etoañe le tsy nandiñe raho fa nitobok’ amy fiambesam-pizakàñey amy loak’ àndroy vaho liniliko te hampiatrefeñe etoañe indatiy.
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].
Ie niongake hiatrefa’ o mpanisìo, le tsy o sata raty nataoko ho nanisiañ’ azeo,
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.’
fa toe fifandierañe amo fitalahoa’ iareoo naho indaty nihomak’ atao Iesoà volañe’ i Paoly te veloñey.
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]}?’
Aa ie nataoko te tsy hahafisafiry izay; le nañontaneako ke t’ie mete hañavelo mb’e Ierosaleme mb’eo hiatre-jaka amy sisý zay.
21 But Paul answered, ‘[No]. I [am not willing to go to Jerusalem]!
Fe ami’ty nihalalia’ i Paoly te handiñy ty fijanjiña’ i Kaisara, le liniliko t’ie ho tànañe ampara’ te haseseko mb’ amy Kaisara añe.
22 Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.”
Aa le hoe t’i Agripa amy Festosy: Te hahatsanoñe indatiy ka raho. Tinoi’e ty hoe: Ho janjiñe’o hamaray.
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,
Ie loak’ andro, avy eo t’i Agripa naho i Berenikae am-bolonahetse abo, le nizilik’ añ’anjombam-pizakàñe ao mindre amo mpifeheo naho am’ondaty bei’ i rovaio, vaho nasese mb’eo t’i Paoly ami’ty lili’ i Festosy.
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.
Hoe t’i Festosy: Ry Agripa mpanjaka naho ry roandriañe mindre mivory etoañ’ iabio, hehe ondatio! i nampiatrefa’ ty valobohò’ o Jiosy e Ierosaleme añe naho e Kaisaria etoañeo amako, i nikoraheñe te tsy mañeva ho veloñey.
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.
Ty nitreako, le t’ie tsy nanao inoñ’ inoñe hañeva aze havetrake, fe amy t’e nipay zaka amy Kaisara re, le sinafiriko t’ie hasese mb’e Roma añe.
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].
Fe tsy amam-bente’e ama’e raho hanokirako amy talèkoy. Aa le zay ty naneseako aze añatrefa’ areo etoañe, somandrak’ aolo’o etoa ry Agripa mpanjaka, soa te, ie tampetse ty fañotsohotsoañe toy le hanan-ko sokireko,
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.”
fe ataoko ho tsy fañeva’e ty aneseañe ty mpirohy naho tsy talilieñe hey ty anesehañe aze.
