Acts 25
Christian Standard Bible
Appeal to Caesar
25 Three days after Festus arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.(A) 2 The chief priests and the leaders of the Jews presented their case against Paul to him; and they appealed,(B) 3 asking for a favor against Paul, that Festus summon him to Jerusalem. They were, in fact, preparing an ambush along the road to kill him. 4 Festus, however, answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to go there shortly.(C) 5 “Therefore,” he said, “let those of you who have authority go down with me and accuse him, if he has done anything wrong.”
6 When he had spent not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea. The next day, seated at the tribunal, he commanded Paul to be brought in.(D) 7 When he arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him and brought many serious charges that they were not able to prove.(E) 8 Then Paul made his defense: “Neither against the Jewish law,(F) nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I sinned in any way.”
9 But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor,(G) replied to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to be tried before me there on these charges?”
10 Paul replied, “I am standing at Caesar’s tribunal, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as even you yourself know very well. 11 If then I did anything wrong and am deserving of death, I am not trying to escape death; but if there is nothing to what these men accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!” (H)
12 Then after Festus conferred with his council, he replied, “You have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar you will go.”
King Agrippa and Bernice Visit Festus
13 Several days later, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived in Caesarea and paid a courtesy call on Festus. 14 Since they were staying there several days, Festus presented Paul’s case to the king, saying, “There’s a man who was left as a prisoner by Felix. 15 When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews presented their case and asked that he be condemned.(I) 16 I answered them that it is not the Roman custom to give someone up[a] before the accused faces the accusers and has an opportunity for a defense against the charges.(J) 17 So when they had assembled here, I did not delay. The next day I took my seat at the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought in. 18 The accusers stood up but brought no charge against him of the evils I was expecting. 19 Instead they had some disagreements(K) with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, a dead man Paul claimed to be alive. 20 Since I was at a loss in a dispute over such things, I asked him if he wanted to go to Jerusalem and be tried there regarding these matters. 21 But when Paul appealed to be held for trial by the Emperor,[b] I ordered him to be kept in custody until I could send him to Caesar.”
22 Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear the man myself.”
“Tomorrow you will hear him,” he replied.(L)
Paul before Agrippa
23 So the next day, Agrippa and Bernice(M) came with great pomp and entered the auditorium with the military commanders and prominent men of the city. When Festus gave the command, Paul was brought in. 24 Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all men present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has appealed to me concerning him, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting that he should not live any longer.(N) 25 I found that he had not done anything deserving of death, but when he himself appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.(O) 26 I have nothing definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore, I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this examination is over, I may have something to write. 27 For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner without indicating the charges against him.”
HECHOS 25
Quiché, Centro Occidental
Ri tat Pablo coc chuwäch ri tat Festo ri nim kˈatal tzij ri teˈ xoquic
25 Xqueˈ oxib kˈij ri oquinak ri tat Festo che nim kˈatal tzij. Te cˈu riˈ xel bic pa ri tinimit Cesarea, xeˈ cˈu pa Jerusalén. 2 Chilaˈ cˈut ri qui nimakil sacerdotes xukujeˈ ri winak aj Israel ri más nimak na qui banic xeboc chuwäch ri tat Festo chubixic jas u wäch mac ri xuban ri tat Pablo, jas ri tajin cäquibij chrij. 3 Xquibochiˈj ri tat Festo, xquitaˈ cˈu tokˈob che chi cätakan chucˈamic lok ri tat Pablo pa ri tinimit Jerusalén. Ri winak aj Israel xjunamataj qui tzij, xquichomaj chi cäquicämisaj na ri tat Pablo pa ri be. 4 Xpe cˈu ri tat Festo, xubij chque chi ri tat Pablo cˈo pa cheˈ jelaˈ pa ri tinimit Cesarea. Xubij cˈu chque chi cätzelej na ri areˈ jelaˈ pa quieb oxib kˈij. 5 Xukujeˈ xubij chque: Jachin tak ri cˈo chxol alak, ri cˈo takanic pa qui kˈab, rajwaxic quebeˈ wucˈ pa Cesarea. We cˈu cˈo u mac ri achi riˈ, cuyaˈ cäbij alak waˈ chwe jelaˈ, ―xcha ri tat Festo chque.
6 Xa cˈu wajxakib kˈij, we cˈu ne lajuj kˈij, xcˈoji ri tat Festo pa ri tinimit Jerusalén, te cˈu riˈ xtzelej pa ri tinimit Cesarea. Chucab kˈij xtˈuyi pa ru tˈuyulibal pa ri kˈatbal tzij, te cˈu riˈ xtakan chusiqˈuixic ri tat Pablo. 7 Aretak xopan ri tat Pablo chuwäch ri tat Festo, xepe ri winak aj Israel ri e petinak pa Jerusalén, xquimulij quib chrij ri areˈ. Qˈuia u wäch cˈäx ri xquibij chi u banom, man xecowin tä cˈut xquicˈutu chi kas tzij ri xquibij chrij. 8 Are cˈu ri tat Pablo xubij we tzij riˈ chutoˈic rib: Ri in man cˈo tä jubikˈ mac nu banom. Man in macuninak tä chrij ri qui pixab ri winak aj Israel, chrij ta ne ri nimalaj rachoch Dios, o chrij ri César ri nimalaj takanel puwiˈ ri Roma, ―xcha che ri tat Festo.
9 Are cˈu ri tat Festo, are craj cubano jachique ri cäkaj chquiwäch ri winak aj Israel, xa rumal riˈ xutaˈ che ri tat Pablo, xubij: ¿A cawaj cateˈ pa ri tinimit Jerusalén rech chilaˈ quinkˈat wi tzij pa wiˈ? ―xcha che.
10 Xchˈaw cˈu ri tat Pablo, xubij che: Chuwäch ru kˈatbal tzij ri César, ri nimalaj takanel puwiˈ ri Roma, in cˈo wi. Are waral rajwaxic cäkˈat wi tzij pa nu wiˈ. Kas etam cˈu la chi man cˈo tä jun cˈäx nu banom chquij ri winak aj Israel. 11 We cˈu ne nu banom jun cˈäx, we ne nu banom jun mac ri takal wi chi quincämisaxic, man quinwesaj tä wib chupam, cuyaˈ quincämisaxic. We cˈu man cˈo jas ri nu banom ri cäquibij chwij, man cˈo tä jun yaˈtal che chi quinujach pa qui kˈab. Quintaˈ baˈ chi ri César, ri nimalaj takanel, chi ri areˈ cäkˈatow tzij pa nu wiˈ, ―xcha ri tat Pablo.
12 Xtzijon cˈu ri tat Festo cucˈ ri yaˈl tak u noˈj ri quetoban rucˈ, xubij che ri tat Pablo: Xabij chi are ri César, ri nimalaj takanel puwiˈ ri Roma, cäkˈatow na tzij pa wiˈ. Cateˈ baˈ na rucˈ ri nimalaj takanel riˈ, ―xcha che.
Ri tat Pablo coc chuwäch ri nim takanel Agripa
13 Ocˈowinak chi quieb oxib kˈij, ri nim takanel Agripa rachiˈl ri nan Berenice xebeˈ pa ri tinimit Cesarea chuchˈabexic ri tat Festo. 14 Qˈuia kˈij xecˈoji na chilaˈ, are cˈu ri tat Festo xubij che ri tat Agripa jas ri xban che ri tat Pablo. Je waˈ xubij che: Cˈo jun achi waral ri yoˈm can pa cheˈ rumal ri tat Félix aretak xel bic. 15 Aretak xincˈoji pa ri tinimit Jerusalén, xepe ri qui nimakil sacerdotes, xukujeˈ ri qui nimakil ri winak aj Israel, xquibij chi cˈo mac u banom we achi riˈ. Xquibij chwe chi quinkˈat na tzij puwiˈ chi cäcˈäjisax u wäch we achi riˈ. 16 Xinbij cˈu chque ri e areˈ chi ri kˈatbal tzij re Roma, man u yoˈm tä takanic chi cäcämisax jun winak we man nabe copan na chquiwäch ri cäquibij chrij chi cˈo u mac rech cutoˈ rib chuwäch ri cäbix chrij. 17 Rumal riˈ aretak xepe ri e areˈ junam wucˈ waral, man xinbeytaj taj, xane chanim chucab kˈij xintˈuyi pa ri tˈuyulibal pa ri kˈatbal tzij, te cˈu riˈ xintakan chusiqˈuixic ri achi riˈ. 18 Aretak cˈut xepe ri winak ri cäquibij chi cˈo u mac xubano, man cˈo tä jun etzelal ri xquibij chrij junam rucˈ ri tajin quinchomaj in. 19 Xane xak xuwi xquibij chi ri tat Pablo man cuban tä ronojel ri e nakˈatal wi ri winak aj Israel, ri e cojoninak wi che, xukujeˈ xquibij chi cutzijoj ru banic jun achi, Jesús u biˈ, ri xcämic, cubij cˈu ri areˈ chi cˈasal chic. 20 Man quinrik tä cˈu in jas quinbano, rumal cˈu riˈ xintaˈ che ri tat Pablo we craj queˈ ri areˈ pa ri tinimit Jerusalén, rech chilaˈ cäkˈat wi tzij puwiˈ. 21 Are cˈu ri areˈ xubij chi rajwaxic cäkˈat tzij puwiˈ rumal ri tat Augusto César, ri nimalaj takanel puwiˈ ri Roma. Rumal riˈ xintakan chuchajixic na pa cheˈ cˈä quintak na bi rucˈ ri nimalaj takanel, ―xchaˈ.
22 Xubij cˈu ri tat Agripa che ri tat Festo: Ri in xukujeˈ cwaj quinta ru tzij ri achi riˈ, ―xchaˈ.
Ri tat Festo xubij che: Chuwek cäta na la jas ri cubij we achi riˈ, ―xcha che ri nim takanel Agripa.
23 Chucab kˈij, aretak xeopan ri tat Agripa rachiˈl ri nan Berenice, sibalaj nimak caˈnom che quib, rucˈ nimal xeboc bi pa ri nimalaj ja ri cäquimulij wi quib ri winak, cachiˈl ri tataˈib ri quetakan pa qui wiˈ ri soldados, xukujeˈ cachiˈl ri tataˈib ri nimak qui banic pa ri tinimit. Xtakan cˈu ri tat Festo ri nim kˈatal tzij chusiqˈuixic lok ri tat Pablo. 24 Te cˈu riˈ xubij ri tat Festo: Nim takanel Agripa, xukujeˈ alak onojel alak ri e cˈo kucˈ waral, cˈo we achi riˈ chuwäch alak, chrij cˈu waˈ ri xquirak wi qui chiˈ qˈuia ri winak aj Israel pa Jerusalén, xukujeˈ waral pa Cesarea. Cäquibij chi cˈo mac u banom we achi riˈ, chi rumal cˈu riˈ rajwaxic cäcämisaxic, ―quecha riˈ. 25 Ri in cˈut quinwilo chi man cˈo tä jun mac u banom ri takal ta wi cäcämisaxic. Ri areˈ cˈut u bim chi rajwaxic cäkˈat tzij puwiˈ rumal ri tat Augusto César, ri nimalaj takanel puwiˈ ri Roma. Rumal riˈ nu chomam chi quintak na bi rucˈ areˈ. 26 Man cˈo tä cˈu jas ri quincowinic quintzˈibaj bi che ri nimalaj takanel ri cätakan pa nu wiˈ. Rumal riˈ xincˈam lok ri achi chuwäch alak, más na chuwäch la, nim takanel Agripa, rech cäcˈot na u chiˈ. Je riˈ cˈo ri quincowinic quintzˈibaj bic. 27 Quinchomaj cˈut chi xak lokˈ quintak bi jun ajpacheˈ we man quinbij bic jas ri mac u banom, ―xcha chque.
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