Apostlagärningarna 25
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Paulus inför ståthållaren Festus
25 När Festus hade anlänt till provinsen reste han efter tre dagar från Caesarea upp till Jerusalem. 2 (A) Översteprästerna och judarnas ledare framförde då sina anklagelser mot Paulus. De vände sig till Festus 3 (B) och bad att han skulle visa dem godheten att låta Paulus föras till Jerusalem. De planerade nämligen ett bakhåll för att döda honom på vägen. 4 Men Festus svarade att Paulus skulle hållas kvar i Caesarea och att han själv snart skulle resa tillbaka dit. 5 Han sade: "De som är ledare bland er kan följa med, och har mannen gjort något orätt kan de lägga fram sina anklagelser mot honom." 6 Festus stannade hos dem i högst åtta eller tio dagar och reste sedan ner till Caesarea. Dagen därpå tog han plats på domarsätet och befallde att Paulus skulle föras in.
Paulus vädjar till kejsaren
7 (C) När Paulus kom in blev han omringad av judarna som hade rest ner från Jerusalem, och de framförde många svåra beskyllningar som de inte kunde bevisa. 8 (D) Paulus försvarade sig och sade: "Varken mot judarnas lag eller mot templet eller mot kejsaren har jag begått något brott."
9 (E) Men Festus, som ville hålla sig väl med judarna, frågade Paulus: "Vill du komma upp till Jerusalem och dömas där inför mig i denna sak?" 10 Paulus svarade: "Jag står inför kejsarens domstol, och här ska jag dömas. Judarna har jag inte gjort något ont, det vet du mycket väl. 11 Om jag är skyldig och har gjort något som förtjänar döden, så är jag beredd att dö. Men om det inte ligger något i deras anklagelser kan ingen utlämna mig åt dem. Jag vädjar till kejsaren[a]!" 12 Festus överlade med sitt råd och svarade sedan: "Till kejsaren har du vädjat, till kejsaren ska du fara."
Paulus inför kung Agrippa
13 Några dagar senare kom kung Agrippa[b] och Berenike[c] till Caesarea och besökte Festus. 14 (F) De stannade där i flera dagar, och Festus lade fram Paulus fall inför kungen. "Här är en man", sade han, "som Felix har lämnat kvar som fånge. 15 När jag var i Jerusalem framförde judarnas överstepräster och äldste klagomål mot honom och krävde att få honom dömd. 16 Men jag svarade dem att romarna inte brukar utlämna någon innan den anklagade har mött sina anklagare ansikte mot ansikte och fått möjlighet att försvara sig mot beskyllningen.
17 När de sedan kom hit, sköt jag inte upp saken utan satte mig redan nästa dag på domarsätet och befallde att mannen skulle föras fram. 18 Men när hans anklagare steg fram, beskyllde de honom inte för sådana brott som jag hade väntat mig. 19 (G) Vad de hade mot honom gällde några tvistefrågor om deras egen religion och en viss Jesus som var död men som Paulus menar lever.
20 Jag visste inte hur jag skulle handla i detta fall, så jag frågade om han ville komma till Jerusalem och stå inför rätta där. 21 Men Paulus yrkade på att bli kvar för att få sin sak avgjord av kejsaren. Därför befallde jag att han ska hållas kvar tills jag kan skicka honom till kejsaren." 22 Agrippa sade till Festus: "Jag skulle också vilja höra den mannen." Festus svarade: "I morgon får du höra honom."
23 (H) Nästa dag kom Agrippa och Berenike med pompa och ståt och trädde in i audienssalen tillsammans med befälhavarna och stadens förnämsta män. På Festus befallning fördes Paulus in, 24 (I) och Festus sade: "Kung Agrippa, och alla ni andra församlade herrar, framför er ser ni den man som är orsak till att hela det judiska folket vänt sig till mig, både i Jerusalem och här, och högljutt krävt att han inte ska få leva längre. 25 (J) Men jag har förstått att han inte har gjort något som förtjänar döden, och då han själv har vädjat till kejsaren har jag beslutat att skicka honom dit.
26 Men jag har inget specifikt att skriva om honom till min herre[d]. Därför har jag ställt honom inför er och framför allt inför dig, kung Agrippa, så att jag efter den här utfrågningen har något att skriva. 27 Jag ser ju ingen mening med att skicka en fånge utan att ange vad han är anklagad för."
Footnotes
- 25:11 vädjar till kejsaren Varje romersk medborgare hade rätt att få sin sak prövad inför kejsarens högsta domstol i Rom i stället för hos den lokale ståthållaren.
- 25:13 Agrippa Kung Herodes Agrippa II, född 27 e Kr och regent över Galileen 53-66 e Kr.
- 25:13 Berenike Agrippas syster. Enligt Josefus ryktades det om ett incestuöst förhållande mellan dem. De två var även syskon till Drusilla, hustru till den tidigare ståthållaren Felix (24:24).
- 25:26 min herre Den romerske kejsaren.
Acts 25
New King James Version
Paul Appeals to Caesar
25 Now when Festus had come to the province, after three days he went up from (A)Caesarea to Jerusalem. 2 (B)Then the [a]high priest and the chief men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they petitioned him, 3 asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem—(C)while they lay in ambush along the road to kill him. 4 But Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was going there shortly. 5 “Therefore,” he said, “let those who have authority among you go down with me and accuse this man, to see (D)if there is any fault in him.”
6 And when he had remained among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day, sitting on the judgment seat, he commanded Paul to be brought. 7 When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood about (E)and laid many serious complaints against Paul, which they could not prove, 8 while he answered for himself, (F)“Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I offended in anything at all.”
9 But Festus, (G)wanting to do the Jews a favor, answered Paul and said, (H)“Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and there be judged before me concerning these things?”
10 So Paul said, “I stand at Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you very well know. 11 (I)For if I am an offender, or have committed anything deserving of death, I do not object to dying; but if there is nothing in these things of which these men accuse me, no one can deliver me to them. (J)I appeal to Caesar.”
12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar? To Caesar you shall go!”
Paul Before Agrippa
13 And after some days King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to greet Festus. 14 When they had been there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying: (K)“There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix, 15 (L)about whom the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, when I was in Jerusalem, asking for a judgment against him. 16 (M)To them I answered, ‘It is not the custom of the Romans to deliver any man [b]to destruction before the accused meets the accusers face to face, and has opportunity to answer for himself concerning the charge against him.’ 17 Therefore when they had come together, (N)without any delay, the next day I sat on the judgment seat and commanded the man to be brought in. 18 When the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation against him of such things as I [c]supposed, 19 (O)but had some questions against him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. 20 And because I was uncertain of such questions, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters. 21 But when Paul (P)appealed to be reserved for the decision of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I could send him to Caesar.”
22 Then (Q)Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.”
“Tomorrow,” he said, “you shall hear him.”
23 So the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great [d]pomp, and had entered the auditorium with the commanders and the prominent men of the city, at Festus’ command (R)Paul was brought in. 24 And Festus said: “King Agrippa and all the men who are here present with us, you see this man about whom (S)the whole assembly of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying out that he was (T)not fit to live any longer. 25 But when I found that (U)he had committed nothing deserving of death, (V)and that he himself had appealed to Augustus, I decided to send him. 26 I have nothing certain to write to my lord concerning him. Therefore I have brought him out before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the examination has taken place I may have something to write. 27 For it seems to me unreasonable to send a prisoner and not to specify the charges against him.”
Footnotes
- Acts 25:2 NU chief priests
- Acts 25:16 NU omits to destruction, although it is implied
- Acts 25:18 suspected
- Acts 25:23 pageantry
Acts 25
English Standard Version
Paul Appeals to Caesar
25 Now three days after Festus had arrived in (A)the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. 2 And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews (B)laid out their case against Paul, and they urged him, 3 asking as a favor against Paul[a] that he summon him to Jerusalem—because (C)they were planning an ambush to kill him on the way. 4 Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea and that he himself intended to go there shortly. 5 “So,” said he, “let the men of authority among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong about the man, let them bring charges against him.”
6 After he stayed among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day he took his seat on (D)the tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought. 7 When he had arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges against him (E)that they could not prove. 8 Paul argued in his defense, “Neither (F)against (G)the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor (H)against Caesar have I committed any offense.” 9 But Festus, (I)wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Do you wish to go up to Jerusalem and there be tried on these charges before me?” 10 But Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar's (J)tribunal, where I ought to be tried. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you yourself know very well. 11 If then I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything for which I deserve to die, I do not seek to escape death. But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can give me up to them. (K)I appeal to Caesar.” 12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with his council, answered, “To Caesar you have appealed; to Caesar you shall go.”
Paul Before Agrippa and Bernice
13 Now when some days had passed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and greeted Festus. 14 And as they stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul's case before the king, saying, (L)“There is a man left prisoner by Felix, 15 and when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid out their case (M)against him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him. 16 (N)I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to give up anyone (O)before the accused met the accusers face to face and had opportunity to make his defense concerning the charge laid against him. 17 (P)So when they came together here, I made no delay, but on the next day took my seat on (Q)the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought. 18 When the accusers stood up, they brought no charge in his case of such evils as I supposed. 19 Rather they (R)had certain points of dispute with him about their own religion and about (S)a certain Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul asserted to be alive. 20 Being at a loss how to investigate these questions, I (T)asked whether he wanted to go to Jerusalem and be tried there regarding them. 21 But (U)when Paul had appealed to be kept in custody for the decision of (V)the emperor, I ordered him to be held until I could send him to Caesar.” 22 Then (W)Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” said he, “you will hear him.”
23 So on the next day (X)Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp, and they entered the audience hall with the military tribunes and the prominent men of the city. Then, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in. 24 And Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man about whom (Y)the whole Jewish people petitioned me, both in Jerusalem and here, (Z)shouting that he ought not to live any longer. 25 But I found that (AA)he had done nothing deserving death. And (AB)as he himself appealed to (AC)the emperor, I decided to go ahead and send him. 26 But I have nothing definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that, after we have examined him, I may have something to write. 27 For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to indicate the charges against him.”
Footnotes
- Acts 25:3 Greek him
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