사도행전 25
Korean Living Bible
25 총독으로 부임한 지 3일 후에 베스도는 가이사랴에서 예루살렘으로 올라갔다.
2 그러자 대제사장들과 유대인 지도자들이 바울을 고소하며
3 그를 예루살렘으로 보내 줄 것을 부탁했다. 그들은 도중에 사람들을 숨겨 놓았다가 바울을 죽일 음모를 꾸미고 있었던 것이다.
4 그때 베스도가 이렇게 대답하였다. “바울은 가이사랴에 갇혀 있고 나도 곧 그리로 가야 합니다.
5 만일 바울에게 어떤 잘못이 있으면 여러분의 대표자가 나와 함께 가서 그를 고소하도록 하시오.”
바울의 재판
6 예루살렘에서 [a]열흘 가까이 머물다가 가이사랴로 내려간 베스도는 이튿날 법정에 앉아 바울을 데려오라고 명령하였다.
7 바울이 나타나자 예루살렘에서 온 유대인들이 둘러서서 여러 가지 죄로 그를 고소하였으나 전혀 증거를 대지 못하였다.
8 그때 바울이 “나는 유대인의 율법이나 성전이나 황제에 대해서 아무런 죄도 짓지 않았습니다” 하고 변명하였다.
9 베스도는 유대인들의 호감을 사려고 “네가 예루살렘으로 올라가서 이 사건에 대하여 내 앞에서 재판을 받겠느냐?” 하고 물었다.
10 그래서 바울이 이렇게 대답하였다. “나는 황제의 법정에서 재판을 받겠습니다. 각하께서도 아시다시피 나는 유대인들에게 잘못한 일이 전혀 없습니다.
11 내가 만일 죽을 죄를 지었다면 사형도 달게 받겠습니다. 그러나 이들의 고소가 사실이 아니라면 아무도 나를 그들에게 넘겨 줄 수 없습니다. 나는 로마 황제에게 상소합니다.”
12 베스도는 배석한 사람들과 의논한 후 “네가 황제께 상소하였으니 황제에게 갈 것이다” 하고 선언하였다.
13 며칠 후에 아그립바왕과 버니게가 새로 부임한 베스도를 예방하려고 가이사랴에 왔다.
14 그들이 거기서 여러 날을 지내는 중에 베스도는 바울의 사건을 다음과 같이 왕에게 이야기했다. “여기에 벨릭스가 인계한 죄수 하나가 있습니다.
15 내가 예루살렘에 올라갔을 때 유대인의 대제사장들과 장로들이 그를 고소하여 유죄 판결을 내려 달라고 하였으나
16 나는 그들에게 피고가 원고를 대면하여 그 사건에 대해 변명할 기회를 갖기 전에 그를 넘겨 주는 것은 로마 관례가 아니라고 설명해 주었습니다.
17 그들이 이 곳에 온 다음날 나는 지체하지 않고 법정을 열어 바울을 데려오라고 했습니다.
18 그를 고발한 사람들이 일어나 말했으나 내가 생각했던 것과 같은 죄는 하나도 들춰내지 못하고
19 자기들의 종교 문제와 또 죽은 예수를 바울이 살아났다고 주장하는 것에 관한 것뿐이었습니다.
20 나는 이 문제를 어떻게 해결할까 망설이다가 예루살렘에 가서 재판을 받는 것이 어떠냐고 그에게 물어 보았습니다.
21 그러나 바울은 황제의 판결을 받겠다고 상소하기에 내가 그를 황제에게 보낼 때까지 가두어 두었습니다.”
22 이 말을 듣고 아그립바가 “그의 말을 직접 듣고 싶소” 하자 베스도는 “내일 그렇게 하도록 하겠습니다” 하고 대답하였다.
23 이튿날 아그립바와 버니게가 화려하게 차리고 와서 군 지휘관들과 그 도시 유지들과 함께 법정으로 들어갔고 베스도의 명령으로 바울도 끌려나왔다.
24 이때 베스도가 이렇게 말하였다. “아그립바왕과 이 자리에 계신 여러분, 보시는 바와 같이 이 사람은 예루살렘과 이 곳 유대인들이 죽여야 한다고 외치며 내게 고소한 사람입니다.
25 그러나 내가 조사해 보니 그에게는 죽일 만한 죄가 없었고 또 그가 황제께 상소했기 때문에 로마로 보내기로 결정했습니다.
26 그런데 나는 그에 대하여 황제께 올릴 확실한 자료가 없습니다. 그래서 오늘 조사하여 보고할 자료를 얻으려고 여러분 앞과 특히 아그립바왕 앞에 이 사람을 불러냈습니다.
27 죄명을 확실하게 밝히지 않고 죄수를 보낸다는 것은 옳은 일이 아닌 것 같습니다.”
Footnotes
- 25:6 원문에는 ‘8일 내지 10일’
Acts 25
King James Version
25 Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
2 Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,
3 And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
4 But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.
5 Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.
6 And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.
7 And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.
8 While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.
9 But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?
10 Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.
11 For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.
12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go.
13 And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.
14 And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:
15 About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.
16 To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
17 Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.
18 Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:
19 But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
20 And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.
21 But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.
22 Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
23 And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was brought forth.
24 And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
25 But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.
26 Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.
27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.
Acts 25
International Children’s Bible
Paul Asks to See Caesar
25 Three days after Festus became governor, he went from Caesarea to Jerusalem. 2 There the leading priests and the important Jewish leaders made charges against Paul before Festus. 3 They asked Festus to do something for them; they wanted him to send Paul back to Jerusalem. (They had a plan to kill Paul on the way.) 4 But Festus answered, “No! Paul will be kept in Caesarea. I will return there soon myself. 5 Some of your leaders should go with me. They can accuse the man there in Caesarea, if he has really done something wrong.”
6 Festus stayed in Jerusalem another eight or ten days. Then he went back to Caesarea. The next day he told the soldiers to bring Paul before him. Festus was seated on the judge’s seat 7 when Paul came into the room. The Jews who had come from Jerusalem stood around him. They started making serious charges against Paul. But they could not prove any of them. 8 This is what Paul said to defend himself: “I have done nothing wrong against the Jewish law, against the Temple, or against Caesar!”
9 But Festus wanted to please the Jews. So he asked Paul, “Do you want to go to Jerusalem? Do you want me to judge you there on these charges?”
10 Paul said, “I am standing at Caesar’s judgment seat now. This is where I should be judged! I have done nothing wrong to the Jews; you know this is true. 11 If I have done something wrong and the law says I must die, I do not ask to be saved from death. But if these charges are not true, then no one can give me to them. No! I want Caesar to hear my case!”
12 Festus talked about this with the people who advised him. Then he said, “You have asked to see Caesar; so you will go to Caesar!”
Paul Before King Agrippa
13 A few days later King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to visit Festus. 14 They stayed there for some time, and Festus told the king about Paul’s case. Festus said, “There is a man that Felix left in prison. 15 When I went to Jerusalem, the leading priests and the Jewish elders there made charges against him. They wanted me to sentence him to death. 16 But I answered, ‘When a man is accused of a crime, Romans do not hand him over just to please someone. The man must be allowed to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.’ 17 So these Jews came here to Caesarea for the trial. And I did not waste time. The next day I sat on the judge’s seat and commanded that the man be brought in. 18 The Jews stood up and accused him. But they did not accuse him of any serious crime as I thought they would. 19 The things they said were about their own religion and about a man named Jesus. Jesus died, but Paul said that he is still alive. 20 I did not know much about these things; so I did not ask questions. But I asked Paul, ‘Do you want to go to Jerusalem and be judged there?’ 21 But he asked to be kept in Caesarea. He wants a decision from the Emperor.[a] So I ordered that Paul be held until I could send him to Caesar in Rome.”
22 Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man, too.”
Festus said, “Tomorrow you will hear him!”
23 The next day Agrippa and Bernice appeared. They dressed and acted like very important people. Agrippa and Bernice, the army leaders, and the important men of Caesarea went into the judgment room. Then Festus ordered the soldiers to bring Paul in. 24 Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are gathered here with us, you see this man. All the Jewish people, here and in Jerusalem, have complained to me about him. They shout that he should not live any longer. 25 When I judged him, I could find nothing wrong. I found no reason to order his death. But he asked to be judged by Caesar. So I decided to send him. 26 But I have nothing definite to write the Emperor about him. So I have brought him before all of you—especially you, King Agrippa. I hope that you can question him and give me something to write. 27 I think it is foolish to send a prisoner to Caesar without telling what the charges are against him.”
Footnotes
- 25:21 Emperor The ruler of the Roman Empire, which was almost all the world.
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