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Pòl mande pou l konparèt devan Seza

25 Twa jou apre Festis fin monte nan pòs gouvènè a, li fè yon vwayaj soti Sezare pou ale Jerizalèm. Pandan l nan Jerizalèm, chèf prèt yo ansanm ak lidè Jwif yo pote Festis plent pou Pòl. Yo mande Festis pou l fè yo yon favè, pou l voye Pòl tounen Jerizalèm. Yo te mande sa, paske yo te gen plan pou touye Pòl depi nan wout. Men, Festis reponn yo: “Pòl deja nan prizon Sezare, l ap rete la. Mwen menm, m gen pou m desann Sezare byento. Lidè nou yo ka toujou desann avè m. Si Pòl fè kèk bagay ki mal, yo ka toujou al pote akizasyon kont li la ba a.”

Apre sa, Festis pase uit a dis jou ankò nan Jerizalèm epi l desann Sezare. Nan landmen, Festis al chita nan tribinal la epi li mande sòlda yo pou yo mennen Pòl devan li. Lè Pòl parèt nan tribinal la, kolonn Jwif ki te soti Jerizalèm yo te antoure l. Yo pote anpil gwo akizasyon kont li, men yo pa t ka bay okenn prèv. Pou l defann tèt li, Pòl di: “Mwen pa fè anyen ki mal ni kont lalwa Jwif yo, ni kont tanp lan, ni kont Seza.”

Festis ki te vle fè Jwif yo plezi, li mande Pòl: “Èske w ta vle al Jerizalèm pou m jije w laba a sou baz akizasyon sa yo?”

10 Pòl reponn: “Kote m kanpe a la a, se devan tribinal Seza m kanpe. Se la pou m jije. M pa fè Jwif yo anyen ki mal, m konnen ou konn sa. 11 Si m te fè yon bagay ki kont lalwa, ki fè m merite lanmò, m dakò pou m mouri. Men tou, si akizasyon y ap pote kont mwen yo pa vre, pèsonn pa ka lage m nan men moun sa yo. Okontrè menm, m mande pou Seza tande koz mwen.”

12 Lè sa a, Festis fè yon pale ak konseye l yo epi li di Pòl: “Ou mande pou al devan Seza, ebyen ou pral devan Seza!”

Pòl parèt devan Agripa ak Berenis

13 Kèk jou apre sa, wa Agripa rive Sezare ansanm ak Berenis, sè li, yo te vin vizite Festis. 14 Yo te pase anpil jou la avèk Festis. Pandan yo te la, Festis mete yo okouran de dosye Pòl la. Li di yo: “Gen yon nonm Feliks te kite nan prizon an lè l t ap kite pòs la. 15 Lè m te monte Jerizalèm, chèf prèt yo ansanm ak lidè Jwif yo te vin fè depozisyon kont li pou akize l. Yo te menm vle m kondane l amò. 16 M te di yo: Lè yo akize yon moun de bagay ki mal, Women yo pa gen nan koutim yo pou yo remèt li bay moun pou jije li san l pa gen chans defann tèt li devan moun k ap akize l yo anvan epi pou l defann tèt li parapò ak akizasyon yo pote kont li yo.

17 Konsa, lè Jwif yo te vin isit la nan Sezare, m pa t kite tan pase. M te chita sou fotèy jijman an depi nan landmen epi mwen te mande pou yo mennen nonm nan devan m. 18 Jwif yo te pote anpil akizasyon kont li se vre, men yo pa t akize l te fè okenn krim jan m te atann yo t apral akize l la. 19 Tout akizasyon yo te pote se te bagay ki konsène pwòp relijyon yo epi sa ki konsène yon nonm yo te rele Jezi. Jezi sa a te mouri, men Pòl di li toujou vivan. 20 Kòm m pa t gen yon ide ditou sou kijan pou m ta jije yon bagay konsa, m te mande Pòl: Èske w ta vle m voye w Jerizalèm pou al jije laba a? 21 Men Pòl mande pou l konparèt devan Anperè a pito. Konsa, m pase lòd pou l rete nan prizon isit la Sezare jouktan m jwenn okazyon pou m voye l bay Seza nan lavil Wòm.”

22 Agripa di Festis: “M ta renmen tande nonm sa a tou.”

Festis reponn: “Pa gen pwoblèm, ou ap tande l demen.”

23 Vrèman vre, nan landmen, Agripa ak Berenis vini ak gwo kòtèj ansanm ak yo. Yo antre nan sal odyans la ansanm ak yon ekip chèf militè ak yon bann notab lavil la tou ansanm ak yo. Festis pase sòlda yo lòd epi yo mennen Pòl vini.

24 Festis pran lapawòl, li di: “O Wa Agripa, nou tout ki rasanble isit la, nou wè nonm sa a! Tout pèp Jwif la, kit se isit la Sezare, kit se Jerizalèm, yo pote m plent pou li. Chak fwa yo pote plent pou li, y ap rele mande pou l mouri. 25 Lè m tande li, m pa jwenn li koupab de anyen pou l ta merite lanmò. Men, li menm li mande pou Seza tande koz li. Konsa mwen deside voye l nan lavil Wòm. 26 Malgre sa, m pa konn kisa pou m di Seza nonm nan fè ki mal. Se poutèt sa m deside fè l konparèt devan nou tout, sitou devan wa Agripa. M espere n ap ka poze l kesyon pou ede m jwenn yon bagay pou m ekri voye bay Seza. 27 M panse se ta yon foli pou yon moun ta voye yon prizonye bay Seza san ou pa di ki akizasyon ki genyen kont li.”

Paul’s Trial Before Festus

25 Three days after arriving in the province, Festus(A) went up from Caesarea(B) to Jerusalem, where the chief priests and the Jewish leaders appeared before him and presented the charges against Paul.(C) They requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.(D) Festus answered, “Paul is being held(E) at Caesarea,(F) and I myself am going there soon. Let some of your leaders come with me, and if the man has done anything wrong, they can press charges against him there.”

After spending eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he convened the court(G) and ordered that Paul be brought before him.(H) When Paul came in, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him. They brought many serious charges against him,(I) but they could not prove them.(J)

Then Paul made his defense: “I have done nothing wrong against the Jewish law or against the temple(K) or against Caesar.”

Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor,(L) said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there on these charges?”(M)

10 Paul answered: “I am now standing before Caesar’s court, where I ought to be tried. I have not done any wrong to the Jews,(N) as you yourself know very well. 11 If, however, I am guilty of doing anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die. But if the charges brought against me by these Jews are not true, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”(O)

12 After Festus had conferred with his council, he declared: “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”

Festus Consults King Agrippa

13 A few days later King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea(P) to pay their respects to Festus. 14 Since they were spending many days there, Festus discussed Paul’s case with the king. He said: “There is a man here whom Felix left as a prisoner.(Q) 15 When I went to Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him(R) and asked that he be condemned.

16 “I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand over anyone before they have faced their accusers and have had an opportunity to defend themselves against the charges.(S) 17 When they came here with me, I did not delay the case, but convened the court the next day and ordered the man to be brought in.(T) 18 When his accusers got up to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected. 19 Instead, they had some points of dispute(U) with him about their own religion(V) and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive. 20 I was at a loss how to investigate such matters; so I asked if he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial there on these charges.(W) 21 But when Paul made his appeal to be held over for the Emperor’s decision, I ordered him held until I could send him to Caesar.”(X)

22 Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.”

He replied, “Tomorrow you will hear him.”(Y)

Paul Before Agrippa(Z)

23 The next day Agrippa and Bernice(AA) came with great pomp and entered the audience room with the high-ranking military officers and the prominent men of the city. At the command of Festus, Paul was brought in. 24 Festus said: “King Agrippa, and all who are present with us, you see this man! The whole Jewish community(AB) has petitioned me about him in Jerusalem and here in Caesarea, shouting that he ought not to live any longer.(AC) 25 I found he had done nothing deserving of death,(AD) but because he made his appeal to the Emperor(AE) I decided to send him to Rome. 26 But I have nothing definite to write to His Majesty about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that as a result of this investigation I may have something to write. 27 For I think it is unreasonable to send a prisoner on to Rome without specifying the charges against him.”