Dagiti Aramid 25
1 Ita, simrek ni Festo iti probinsia, ken kalpasan iti tallo nga aldaw, simmang-at isuna idiay Jerusalem manipud Cesarea.
Three days after Festus had arrived in the province he left Caesarea to go to Jerusalem.
2 Nangiyeg dagiti panguloen a padi ken dagiti mabigbigbig a Judio kadagiti pammabasol a maibusor ken Pablo kenni Festo, ken nagsaoda a sipipigsa kenni Festo.
The chief priests and Jewish leaders came to him and brought their charges against Paul.
3 Ken nagdawatda iti tulong kenni Festo iti maipapan kenni Pablo, bareng no ayabanna idiay Jerusalem tapno iti kasta ket mabalinda a patayen isuna iti dalan.
They begged Festus as a favor to send Paul to Jerusalem, plotting to ambush and kill him on the way.
4 Ngem insungbat ni Festo a ni Pablo ket balud idiay Cesarea, ket iti mabiit, agsubli isuna sadiay.
But Festus replied that Paul was in custody at Caesarea and that he himself would be there shortly.
5 “Ngarud, kadagidiay makabael,” kinunana, “masapul a makisurot kadakami sadiay. No adda man ti banag a saan a nasayaat iti dayta a tao, masapul nga idarumyo isuna.”
“Your leaders can come with me, and make their accusation against this man, if he has done anything wrong,” he told them.
6 Kalpasan a nagtalinaed isuna iti walo wenno sangapulo pay nga aldaw, bimmaba isuna idiay Cesarea. Ket iti simmaruno nga aldaw, nagtugaw isuna iti tugaw iti pangukoman ket imbilinna a maiyeg ni Pablo kenkuana.
After staying there with them for no more than eight or ten days, Festus returned to Caesarea. The following day he took his seat as judge, and ordered that Paul be brought before him.
7 Idi simmangpet isuna, agtaktakder iti asideg dagiti Judio a naggapu idiay Jerusalem, ket nangyegda iti adu a nadagsen a pammabasol a saanda a mapaneknekan.
When he came in the Jews that had come from Jerusalem surrounded him and brought many serious charges against him that they couldn't prove.
8 Inkalintegan ni Pablo iti bagina ken kinunana, “Saan a maibusor iti nagan dagiti Judio, saan a maibusor iti templo, ken saan a maibusor kenni Cesar, adda kadi iti naaramidko a dakes.”
Paul defended himself, telling them, “I have not sinned at all against the Jewish law, the Temple, or Caesar.”
9 Ngem kayat ni Festo a maalana ti rikna dagiti Judio, ket sinungbatanna ngarud ni Pablo a kinunana, “Kayatmo kadi iti sumang-at idiay Jerusalem ken tapno maukomka babaen kaniak maipanggep kadagitoy a banbanag sadiay?
But Festus, who was looking to gain favor with the Jews, asked Paul, “Are you willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried before me there about these matters?”
10 Kinuna ni Pablo, “Agtaktakderak iti sangoanan iti tugaw a pangukoman ni Cesar a rumbeng a pakaukomak. Awan iti nagkamaliak kadagiti Judio, kas ammoyo met a nalaing.
“I'm standing before Caesar's court to be tried, right where I should be,” Paul replied. “I have not done any wrong to the Jews, as you very well know.
11 Ngem no nakaaramidak iti dakes ken no nakaaramidak iti banag a pakaikariak iti pannakatay, saanak nga agkedked a matay. Ngem no dagiti pammabasolda ket awan kinapudnona, awan iti siasinoman a mabalin a mangiyawat kaniak kadakuada. Umawagak kenni Cesar.”
If I've committed a crime and have done something that deserves death, I do not ask to be pardoned from a death sentence. But if there's no substance to these accusations they're making against me, then nobody has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
12 Ket nakisarita ni Festo iti konseho, ken kalpasanna simmungbat isuna, “Immawagka ken ni Cesar; mapankanto ken ni Cesar.”
Festus then conferred with the council, and replied, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go!”
13 Ita kalpasan iti sumagmamano nga aldaw, simmangpet da Ari Agripa ken Bernice idiay Cesarea tapno agipaay iti opisial a panangsarungkar kenni Festo.
Several days later, King Agrippa and his sister Bernice arrived in Caesarea and came to pay their respects to Festus.
14 Kalpasan nga adda isuna idiay iti adu nga aldaw, imparang ni Festo ti nakaidaruman ni Pablo iti ari; kinunana, “Adda maysa a lalaki nga imbati ni Felix ditoy a kas balud.
They were staying some time so Festus presented Paul's case to the king, explaining, “There's a man that Felix left as a prisoner here.
15 Idi addaak idiay Jerusalem, nangiyeg kaniak dagiti panguloen a papadi ken dagiti panglakayen dagiti Judio kadagiti pammabasol a maibusor iti daytoy a tao, ken dinawatda iti pannakaikeddeng a maibusor kenkuana.
When I was in Jerusalem, the Jewish chief priests and leaders came and made accusations against him and asked me to sentence him.
16 Iti daytoy, simmungbatak a saan a kaugalian dagiti Romano a mangiyawat iti tao a kas pabor; ngem ketdi, rumbeng nga adda iti gundaway iti naidarum a tao a mangsango kadagiti nangidarum kenkuana tapno maikalinteganna ti bagina a maibusor kadagiti pammabasol.”
I replied that it is not according to Roman law to convict anyone without having them face their accusers and giving them the opportunity to defend themselves against the charges.
17 Ngarud, idi immayda nga agkakadua ditoy, saanak a naguray, ngem iti simmaruno nga aldaw nagtugawak iti tugaw iti pangukoman ket imbilinko a maiyeg dayta a tao.
So when his accusers arrived here, I wasted no time and convened the court the very next day. I ordered the man to be brought in.
18 Idi timmakder dagiti nangidarum ken inakusaranda isuna, napanunotko nga awan iti nadagsen kadagiti pammabasol nga inyegda a maibusor kenkuana.
However, when the accusers got up they didn't bring charges of criminal acts as I expected.
19 No di ket, adda laeng iti saanda a pagkikinnaawatan maipapan iti bukodda a relihion ken maipapan iti maysa nga agnagan Jesus a natayen, nga ibagbaga ni Pablo a sibibiag.
Instead they brought up controversies over religious questions, and over a man called Jesus who was dead but whom Paul insisted was alive.
20 Maburburtiaanak iti maipanggep iti daytoy, no kasanok a palutputen iti daytoy a banag, ken dinamagko kenkuana no mapan idiay Jerusalem tapno maukom sadiay maipanggep kadagitoy a banbanag.
Since I was undecided as to how to proceed in investigating such matters, I asked him if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there.
21 Ngem idi dinawat ni Pablo a maguardiaan pay laeng agingga iti panangikeddeng kenkuana ti Emperador, imbilinko nga agtalinaed isuna a sibabalud agingga nga ibaonko isuna kenni Cesar.
However, Paul appealed for his case to be heard by the emperor, so I ordered him detained until I could send him to Caesar.”
22 Nagsao ni Agripa kenni Festo, “Kayatko met iti dumngeg iti daytoy a tao.” “Inton bigat,” Kinuna ni Festo, “Mangngegmonto isuna.”
“I would like to hear the man myself,” Agrippa told Festus. “I'll arrange for you to hear him tomorrow,” Festus replied.
23 Isu nga iti simmaruno nga aldaw, immay ni Agripa ken ni Bernice nga adda ti adu a seremonia; immayda idiay pangukoman a kaduada dagiti opisyal dagiti soldado ken dagiti mabigbigbig a tao iti siudad. Ket idi insao ni Festo ti bilin, naiyeg ni Pablo kadakuada.
The next day Agrippa arrived with Bernice in great ceremonial splendor and entered the auditorium with the commanders and leading citizens. Then Festus ordered Paul to be brought in.
24 Kinuna ni Festo, “Ari Agripa, ken kadakayo amin a lallaki nga adda kadakami ditoy, makitayo daytoy a lalaki; nakiyuman kaniak dagiti amin a Judio idiay Jerusalem ken uray met ditoy, ken impukkawda kaniak a saanen a rumbeng nga agbiag daytoy a tao.
“King Agrippa, and everyone who is present here with us,” Festus began, “you see before you this man whom all the Jewish people, both here and in Jerusalem, have complained to me about, shouting that he shouldn't be allowed to live.
25 Ngem naadalko nga awan iti naaramidna a rumbeng a pakatayanna; ngem gapu ta immawag isuna iti Emperador, inkeddengko nga ibaon isuna.
However, I discovered he has not committed any crime that deserves death, and since he has appealed to the emperor I decided to send him there.
26 Ngem awan ti ammok nga uray ania nga isuratko iti Emperador. Gapu iti daytoy, inyegko isuna kadakayo, nangnangruna kenka, Ari Agripa tapno adda koma iti maisuratko maipanggep iti nakaidarumanna.
But I don't have anything specific to write about him to His Imperial Majesty. That's why I have brought him before you so I can have something definite to write.
27 Ta makitak a saan a rumbeng a mangibaonak iti balud ken saanko pay nga ipablaak dagiti pammabasol a maibusor kenkuana.”
It doesn't seem fair to me to send on a prisoner without explaining the charges made against him.”
