Acts 25
1 Festus, [who was now the governor] of the province, arrived in Caesarea, and three days later he went up to Jerusalem.
А Фист онда примивши власт после три дана изиђе из Ћесарије у Јерусалим.
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].
Онда главари свештенички и старешине јеврејске тужише му се на Павла, и мољаху га,
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].
Иштући милости против њега, да га пошаље у Јерусалим; и наређиваху заседу да га убију на путу.
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.
А Фист одговори да се Павле чува у Ћесарији, а и он ће сам скоро онамо да иде:
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.”
Који дакле могу од вас, рече, нека иду са мном, и ако има каква кривица на том човеку нека га туже.
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.
А пошто би у њих не више од десет дана, сиђе у Ћесарију, и сутрадан седавши на судијску столицу заповеди да доведу Павла.
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].
А кад га доведоше, стадоше унаоколо Јевреји који беху дошли из Јерусалима, и многе тешке кривице изношаху на Павла, којих не могаху посведочити,
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].”
Кад се он одговараше: Нити закону јеврејском, ни цркви, ни ћесару шта сагреших.
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]?”
Али Фист, хотећи Јеврејима учинити на вољу, одговори Павлу и рече: Хоћеш да идеш горе у Јерусалим и онде да ти судим за то?
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.
А Павле рече: Ја стојим на суду ћесаревом, овде треба да ми се суди: Јеврејима ништа нисам скривио, као што и ти најбоље знаш.
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].”
Ако ли сам скривио, или учинио шта што заслужује смрт, не марим умрети; ако ли пак ништа нема на мени шта ови на мене потворају, нико ме не може њима предати. Ћесару идем.
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].”
Тада Фист, поговоривши са саветницима, одговори: Ћесару рече да хоћеш: ћесару ћеш поћи.
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].
А пошто прође неколико дана, Агрипа цар и Верникија сиђоше у Ћесарију да походе Фиста.
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].
И будући да онде много дана осташе, каза Фист цару за Павла говорећи: Човека једног оставио је Филикс у тамници,
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]}.
За ког, кад ја бијах у Јерусалиму, изиђоше преда ме главари свештенички и старешине јеврејске молећи да га осудим.
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.
Ја им одговорих да није обичај у Римљана да се пре поклони какав човек на смрт док се оптужени не суочи с онима који га туже, и не прими место да одговара за своју кривицу.
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].
А кад се они овде састаше, никаквог одлагања не учиних, и сутрадан седавши на судијску столицу заповедих да доведу човека.
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].
А око њега ставши супарници ни једне кривице које ја мишљах не изнесоше.
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.’
Него имаху против њега некаква питања о свом сујеверју, и о некаквом Исусу, који је умро па Павле говораше да је жив.
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]}?’
А ја не знајући у овом послу шта ћу чинити, рекох би ли хтео ићи у Јерусалим и онамо да му се суди за ово.
21 But Paul answered, ‘[No]. I [am not willing to go to Jerusalem]!
А кад Павле рече да га чувамо до суда Августовог, заповедих да га чувају докле га пошаљем к ћесару.
22 Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.”
А Агрипа рече Фисту: и ја бих рад чути тог човека. А он рече: Сутра ћеш га чути.
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,
Сутрадан пак, кад Агрипа и Верникија дођоше с великим поносом, и уђоше у судницу с војводама и са старешинама оног града, и кад заповеди Фист, доведоше Павла.
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.
И рече Фист: Агрипа царе! И сви који сте с нама! Видите овог за ког ми све мноштво Јевреја досађиваше и у Јерусалиму и овде, вичући да не ваља да он више живи.
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.
А ја дознавши да он ништа није учинио што заслужује смрт, а и он сам рече да ће да иде к светлом ћесару, намислих да га пошаљем,
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].
За ког немам шта управо писати господару. Зато га и доведох пред вас, а особито преда те, Агрипа царе, да бих, пошто буде испитивање, имао шта писати.
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.”
Јер ми се чини лудо сужња послати, а кривице његове не јавити.
