使徒の働き 25
1 第八項 パウロ、フェストの法廷に出頭す フェスト赴任して三日の後、カイザリアよりエルザレムに上りければ、
Festus, therefore, having come upon the province, after three days, went up unto Jerusalem from Caesarea;
2 司祭長等及びユデア人の重立ちたる者、パウロを訴へんとて其許に至り、
and the High-priest and chiefs of the Jews laid information before him against Paul, and began to beseech him
3 御恵には命じてパウロをエルザレムに連行かしめ給へ、と願へり。是途中に待伏して、彼を殺さんとすればなり。
asking for themselves as a favour against him, that he would send for him unto Jerusalem, —making, an ambush, to kill him on the way.
4 フェスト答へて、パウロは守られてカイザリアに在り、我程なく出立すべければ、
Festus, therefore, answered, that Paul should be kept in Caesarea, and that, he himself, was about, shortly, to be going out [thither].
5 若彼人に罪あらば、汝等の中の然るべき人々、我と共に下りて之を訴ふべし、と言へり。
They, therefore, among you (saith he) who are in power, let them go down with me; and, if there is in the man, anything amiss, let them accuse him.
6 斯てフェストは、八日か十日ばかり彼等の中に滞在してカイザリアに下り、翌日法廷に坐し、命じてパウロを引出させしが、
And, spending among them, not more than eight or ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and, on the morrow, taking his place upon the judgment-seat, ordered Paul to be brought.
7 パウロ召出されければ、エルザレムより下りたるユデア人等之を取圍みて、種々の重罪を負はせたれど、之を證する事能はざりき。
And, when he presented himself, the Jews who, from Jerusalem, had come down, stood round about him, many and grievous charges, bringing against [him], which they were not able to prove, —
8 パウロは自ら弁解して、我ユデア人の律法に對しても、神殿に對しても、セザルに對しても、何らの罪を犯したる事なし、と言へり。
Paul saying in defence—Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I in anything sinned.
9 フェストユデア人を喜ばせんとて、パウロに答へて、汝エルザレムに上り、彼處にて我前に裁判を受けん事を欲するか、と云ひしかば、
But, Festus, wishing, with the Jews, to gain, favour, answered Paul, and said—Art thou willing, unto Jerusalem, to go up, and, there, concerning these things, be judged before me?
10 パウロ云ひけるは、我はセザルの法廷に立てり、此處にて裁判せらるべし。汝の能く知れるが如く、我はユデア人に害を加へたる事なし、
But Paul said—Standing before the judgment-seat of Caesar, am I, where, I, ought to be judged. Unto the Jews, have I done no wrong, as, even thou, right well, art discovering.
11 若害を加へたるか、或は死刑に當る何事をか為したらんには、我死を辞せず、然れど彼等が我に負はする事一も立たずば、誰も我を彼等に交付し得べからず、我セザルに上告す、と。
If then, on the one hand, I am doing wrong, and, anything worthy of death, have committed, I excuse not myself from dying; but, on the other hand, if there is, nothing, in the things whereof these are accusing me, no man, hath power to give, me, unto them as a favour: —Unto Caesar, I appeal!
12 是に於てフェスト、陪席と談じて後答へけるは、汝セザルに上告したればセザルの許に往くべし、と。
Then Festus, having conversed with the council, answered—Unto Caesar, hast thou appealed? Unto Caesar, shalt thou go.
13 數日を経てアグリッパ王及びベルニケは、フェストの安否を問はんとてカイザリアに下り、
And, some days having gone by, Agrippa the king and Bernice came down to Caesarea, to salute Festus.
14 數日間滞在しければ、フェストパウロの事を王に告げて云ひけるは、茲にフェリクスより遺し置かれたる一人の囚人あり、
And, as they were spending more days there, Festus, repeated, unto the king, the things relating to Paul, saying—A certain man, hath been left behind by Felix, as a prisoner;
15 我エルザレムに居りし時、司祭長、ユデア人の長老等、我許に來りて、之が宣告を願ひしかど、
concerning whom, when I happened to be in Jerusalem, the High-priests and the Elders of the Jews laid information, claiming against him a condemnation:
16 我、何人にもあれ、被告人が原告人と對面して罪を弁解する機を得ざる中に、之を刑罰するは、ロマ人の慣例に非ず、と答へたり。
unto whom made answer—That it is not a custom with Romans, to grant as a favour any man, before the accused, face to face, should have his accusers, and, opportunity of defence, should receive, concerning the charge.
17 是に由て彼等、時を移さず此處に集來りたれば。翌日我法廷に坐し、命じて彼人を引出さしめ、
When, therefore, they had come together here, no delay whatever, making, on the next day, taking my place upon the judgment-seat, I ordered the man to be brought:
18 原告人等之に立會ひしに、我が嫌疑を懸けたる如き罪をば一點も負はせず、
Concerning whom, taking their stand, his accusers, no accusation at all, were bringing, of the evil things which, I, had been suspecting;
19 己が宗教及び活き居れりとパウロが断言せる一人の死者イエズスに関する問題を提出したるのみ、
but, certain questions concerning their own demon-worship, had they against him, and concerning one Jesus, who had died, whom Paul was affirming to be alive.
20 我斯る問題には當惑したれば彼人に向ひて、汝エルザレムに至り、是に就きて裁判を受くる事を望むか、と云ひしに、
And, I, being at a loss as to the inquiry into these things, was asking—whether he might be minded to go unto Jerusalem, and, there, be judged concerning these things.
21 パウロはオグストの裁判に保留せらるる様上告せしかば、我命じて、セザルの許に送るまで守らせ置けり、と。
But, Paul, having appealed to be kept for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered him to be kept, until I could send him up unto Caesar.
22 アグリッパ、我も彼人に聞きたし、とフェストに謂ひしかば、汝明日之に聞くべし、と云へり。
And, Agrippa, [said] unto Festus—I could wish, myself also, to hear, the man. To-morrow, (saith he) thou shalt hear him.
23 翌日アグリッパとベルニケと華美を盡して來り、千夫長及び市の重立ちたる人々と共に公判廷に入りしかば、フェストの命令の下にパウロ引出されたり。
On the morrow, therefore, when Agrippa had come, and Bernice, with great display, and they had entered into the audience-chamber, with the captains of thousands and men of distinction of the city, —and Festus had given orders, Paul was brought.
24 斯てフェスト云ひけるは、アグリッパ王及び此處に我等と列席せる人等よ、汝等の見る此人は、ユデア人の群衆挙りて我に訴へ、最早活くべき者に非ず、と叫びつつ願ひし者なり。
And Festus saith—King Agrippa! and all ye men, here present with us: Ye observe this person, concerning whom, one and all the throng of the Jews, have interceded with me, both in Jerusalem and here, crying aloud that he ought not to be living any longer.
25 然して我は死に値する何等の罪なき事を彼に認めたれど、彼オグストに上告せしにより、之を送付すべしと決せり。
But, I, gathered, that, nothing worthy of death, had he committed; and, this man himself, having appealed unto the Emperor, I decided to send him: —
26 我君に上書せんとするに確乎なる事實なきを以て、之を汝等の前、殊にアグリッパ王よ、御前に引出し、尋問して上書すべき事柄を得んとす、
Concerning whom, anything certain to write unto my lord, I have not; wherefore, I have brought him forth before you, —and especially before thee, King Agrippa! in order that, after examination had, I might have something I could write;
27 其は囚人を送りて其罪案を書添へざる事の無理なるを惟へばなり、と。
For, unreasonable, unto me, it seemeth, when sending a prisoner, not also, the accusations against him, to signify.
