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Acts 25
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Paul Before Festus

25 Festus then, having arrived in (A)the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from (B)Caesarea. 2 And the chief priests and the leading men of the Jews (C)brought charges against Paul, and they were pleading with him, 3 requesting a favor against [a]Paul, that he might [b]have him brought to Jerusalem (while they (D)set an ambush to kill him on the way). 4 Festus then (E)answered that Paul (F)was being kept in custody at (G)Caesarea and that he himself was about to leave shortly. 5 “Therefore,” he *said, “let the influential men among you go down there with me, and if there is anything wrong [c]about the man, let them accuse him.”

6 And after he had spent not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to (H)Caesarea, and on the next day he took his seat on (I)the judgment seat and ordered Paul to be brought. 7 And after Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing (J)many and serious charges against him (K)which they could not prove, 8 while Paul said in his own defense, “(L)I have committed no sin either against the Law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar.” 9 But Festus, (M)wishing to do the Jews a favor, answered Paul and said, “(N)Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and to be tried before me on these matters?” 10 But Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s (O)judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also very well know. 11 If, then, I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die; but if none of those things is true of which these men accuse me, no one can hand me over to them. I (P)appeal to Caesar.” 12 Then when Festus had conferred with [d]his council, he answered, “You have appealed to Caesar, to Caesar you shall go.”

Festus and Agrippa Discuss Paul’s Trial

13 Now when several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at (Q)Caesarea [e]and greeted Festus. 14 And while they were spending many days there, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a man who was (R)left as a prisoner by Felix; 15 and when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews (S)brought charges against him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him. 16 I (T)answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to hand over any man before (U)the accused meets his accusers face to face and has an opportunity to make his defense against the charges. 17 So after they had assembled here, I did not delay, but on the next day took my seat on (V)the judgment seat and ordered the man to be brought before me. 18 When the accusers stood up, they were not bringing any charges against him for the evil deeds I was expecting, 19 but they had some (W)points of disagreement with him about their own [f](X)religion and about a certain Jesus, a dead man whom Paul asserted to be alive. 20 (Y)And being perplexed about how to investigate [g]such matters, I was asking whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there to be tried on these matters. 21 But when Paul (Z)appealed to be held in custody for [h]the Emperor’s decision, I ordered him to be kept in custody until I send him to Caesar.” 22 Then (AA)Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” he *said, “you shall hear him.”

Paul Before Agrippa and Bernice

23 So, on the next day when (AB)Agrippa came [i]together with (AC)Bernice amid great pomp, and entered the hall [j]accompanied by the [k]commanders and the prominent men of the city, at the order of Festus, Paul was brought in. 24 And Festus *said, “King Agrippa, and all you gentlemen here present with us, you see this man about whom (AD)all the people of the Jews appealed to me, both at Jerusalem and here, loudly declaring that (AE)he ought not to live any longer. 25 But I found that he had committed (AF)nothing worthy of death, and since he himself (AG)appealed to [l]the Emperor, I decided to send him. 26 [m]Yet I have nothing definite about him to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him before you all and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the investigation has taken place, I may have something to write. 27 For it seems absurd to me in sending a prisoner, not to indicate also the charges against him.”

Footnotes

  1. Acts 25:3 Lit him
  2. Acts 25:3 Lit send for him to Jerusalem
  3. Acts 25:5 Lit in
  4. Acts 25:12 A different group from that mentioned in Acts 4:15 and 24:20
  5. Acts 25:13 Lit greeting Festus
  6. Acts 25:19 Or superstition
  7. Acts 25:20 Lit these
  8. Acts 25:21 Lit the Augustus’ (in this case Nero)
  9. Acts 25:23 Lit and Bernice
  10. Acts 25:23 Lit and with
  11. Acts 25:23 Military leader over 1,000 soldiers
  12. Acts 25:25 v 21, note 1
  13. Acts 25:26 Lit About whom I have nothing definite
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El proceso ante Festo

25 Tres días después de llegar a la provincia, Festo subió de Cesarea a Jerusalén. 2 Entonces los jefes de los sacerdotes y los dirigentes de los judíos presentaron sus acusaciones contra Pablo. 3 Insistentemente, pidieron a Festo que hiciera el favor de trasladar a Pablo a Jerusalén. Lo cierto es que ellos estaban preparando una emboscada para matarlo en el camino. 4 Festo respondió: «Pablo está preso en Cesarea y yo mismo partiré en breve para allá. 5 Que vayan conmigo algunos de los dirigentes de ustedes y formulen allí sus acusaciones contra él, si es que ha hecho algo malo».

6 Después de pasar entre los judíos unos ocho o diez días, Festo bajó a Cesarea y al día siguiente convocó al tribunal y mandó que trajeran a Pablo. 7 Cuando este se presentó, los judíos que habían bajado de Jerusalén lo rodearon, formulando contra él muchas acusaciones graves que no podían probar.

8 Pablo se defendía:

—No he cometido ninguna falta ni contra la Ley de los judíos ni contra el Templo ni contra el césar.

9 Pero Festo, queriendo congraciarse con los judíos, le preguntó:

—¿Estás dispuesto a subir a Jerusalén para ser juzgado allí ante mí?

10 Pablo contestó:

—Ya estoy ante el tribunal del césar, que es donde se me debe juzgar. No he agraviado a los judíos, como usted sabe muy bien. 11 Si soy culpable de haber hecho algo que merezca la muerte, no me niego a morir. Pero si no son ciertas las acusaciones que estos judíos formulan contra mí, nadie tiene el derecho de entregarme a ellos para complacerlos. ¡Apelo al césar!

12 Después de consultar con sus asesores, Festo declaró:

—Has apelado al césar. ¡Al césar irás!

Festo consulta al rey Agripa

13 Pasados algunos días, el rey Agripa y Berenice llegaron a Cesarea para saludar a Festo. 14 Como se entretuvieron allí varios días, Festo presentó al rey el caso de Pablo.

—Hay aquí un hombre —le dijo—, que Félix dejó preso. 15 Cuando fui a Jerusalén, los jefes de los sacerdotes y los líderes religiosos de los judíos presentaron acusaciones contra él y exigieron que se le condenara. 16 Les respondí que no es costumbre de los romanos entregar a ninguna persona sin antes concederle al acusado un careo con sus acusadores, y darle la oportunidad de defenderse de los cargos. 17 Cuando acudieron a mí, no dilaté el caso, sino que convoqué al tribunal el día siguiente y mandé traer a este hombre. 18 Al levantarse para hablar, sus acusadores no alegaron en su contra ninguno de los delitos que yo había supuesto. 19 Más bien, tenían contra él algunas cuestiones tocantes a su propia religión y sobre un tal Jesús, ya muerto, que Pablo sostiene que está vivo. 20 Yo no sabía cómo investigar tales cuestiones, así que le pregunté si estaba dispuesto a ir a Jerusalén para ser juzgado allí con respecto a esos cargos. 21 Pero como Pablo apeló para que se le reservara el fallo al emperador, ordené que quedara detenido hasta ser remitido al césar.

22 —A mí también me gustaría oír a ese hombre —dijo Agripa a Festo.

—Pues mañana mismo lo oirá usted —contestó Festo.

Pablo ante Agripa(A)

23 Al día siguiente Agripa y Berenice se presentaron con gran pompa, y entraron en la sala de la audiencia acompañados por oficiales de alto rango y por las personalidades más distinguidas de la ciudad. Festo mandó que trajeran a Pablo 24 y dijo:

—Rey Agripa y todos los presentes: Aquí tienen a este hombre. Todo el pueblo judío me ha presentado una demanda contra él, tanto en Jerusalén como aquí en Cesarea, pidiendo a gritos su muerte. 25 He llegado a la conclusión de que él no ha hecho nada que merezca la muerte, pero como apeló al emperador, he decidido enviarlo a Roma. 26 El problema es que no tengo definido nada que escribir al soberano acerca de él. Por eso lo he hecho comparecer ante ustedes, y especialmente delante de usted, rey Agripa, para que, como resultado de esta investigación, tenga yo algunos datos para mi carta; 27 me parece absurdo enviar un preso sin especificar los cargos contra él.

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