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Nagdangop si Pablo sa Emperador

25 Karon, nag-abot si Festus sa probinsya sang Judea bilang gobernador, kag pagkaligad sang tatlo ka adlaw, nagkadto siya sa Jerusalem halin sa Cesarea. Didto ginsugid sa iya sang manugdumala nga mga pari kag sang mga pangulo sang mga Judio ang ila akusasyon kontra kay Pablo. Kag ginpangabay nila si Festus nga hatagan sila pabor, nga ipadala niya si Pablo sa Jerusalem. (Pero ang ila plano gali banggaan nila si Pablo sa dalan kag patyon.) Nagsabat si Festus, “Didto na lang si Pablo sa prisohan sa Cesarea. Indi ako magdugay diri kay mabalik ako didto. Gani paupda ninyo sa akon ang inyo mga pangulo kag didto ninyo siya iakusar kon may malain siya nga nahimo.”

Sobra isa ka semana ang tiner ni Festus sa Jerusalem, pagkatapos nagbalik siya sa Cesarea. Sang madason nga adlaw, nagpungko siya sa hukmanan kag nagsugo nga pasudlon si Pablo. Pagsulod ni Pablo, ginlibutan siya dayon sang mga Judio nga halin sa Jerusalem, kag madamo ang ila ginsugid nga mabug-at nga mga akusasyon kontra sa iya nga indi man nila gani mapamatud-an. Gin-apinan ni Pablo ang iya kaugalingon. Siling niya, “Wala ako sing may nahimo nga sala kontra sa Kasuguan sang mga Judio, sa templo, ukon sa Emperador sang Roma.” Tungod nga gusto ni Festus nga maluyagan siya sang mga Judio, ginpamangkot niya si Pablo, “Gusto mo bala nga magkadto sa Jerusalem kag didto ko bistahon ining imo kaso?” 10 Nagsabat si Pablo, “Diri ako nagatindog sa korte sang Emperador, kag diri mo ako dapat sentensyahan. Wala ako sang may nahimo nga sala sa mga Judio kag nahibaluan mo man ina sing maayo. 11 Kon nakalapas gid man ako sang kasuguan kag dapat ako silutan sing kamatayon, batunon ko ang sentensya sa akon. Pero kon wala sing kamatuoran ang ila mga akusasyon kontra sa akon, indi ako dapat itugyan sa ila. Gani madangop na lang ako sa Emperador sang Roma!” 12 Nagpakigsugilanon dayon si Festus sa mga miyembro sang iya korte, kag pagkatapos nagsiling siya kay Pablo, “Tungod nga madangop ka sa Emperador, ipadala ko ikaw sa Emperador.”

Ginpaatubang si Pablo kay Haring Agripa

13 Sang makaligad ang pila ka adlaw, nag-abot sa Cesarea si Haring Agripa[a] kag ang iya utod nga si Bernice tungod nga gusto nila nga bisitahan si Festus nga gobernador. 14 Sang makatiner sila didto sang pila ka adlaw, ginsugid ni Festus sa hari ang kaso ni Pablo. Nagsiling siya, “May priso diri nga ginbilin sang gobernador anay nga si Felix. 15 Pagkadto ko sa Jerusalem, ini nga tawo gin-akusar sa akon sang manugdumala nga mga pari kag sang mga manugdumala sang mga Judio. Ginpangayo gid nila sa akon nga sentensyahan ko siya nga silutan. 16 Nagsiling ako sa ila nga indi batasan sang mga Romanhon nga silutan ang bisan sin-o nga wala pa mapaatubang sa mga nag-akusar sa iya, kag wala pa mahatagi sang kahigayunan nga masabat niya ang mga akusasyon kontra sa iya. 17 Gani nag-upod sila sa akon pagbalik diri sa Cesarea. Wala ako nag-usik sang tiyempo, kundi sang madason nga adlaw nagpungko ako sa hukmanan kag ginpatawag ko ini nga tawo. 18 Naghunahuna ako nga may mabug-at gid sila nga akusasyon kontra sa iya, pero sang nagaatubangay na sila, wala man gali sila sing may gin-akusar nga malain gid kontra sa iya. 19 Ang mga butang nga ginbaisan nila wala sing iban kundi ang parte lang sa ila mga pagtuluohan kag parte sa isa ka tawo nga ang iya ngalan si Jesus. Patay na ini nga tawo, pero suno kay Pablo buhi siya. 20 Indi ako makahibalo kon ano ang akon himuon sa sini nga kaso, gani ginpamangkot ko si Pablo kon gusto niya nga magkadto sa Jerusalem kag didto mismo bistahon ang kaso. 21 Pero nagsiling si Pablo nga madangop na lang siya sang iya kaso sa Emperador agod ang Emperador mismo ang mahusgar. Gani nagmando ako nga bantayan siya hasta mapadala ko siya sa Emperador.” 22 Nagsiling si Agripa kay Festus, “Gusto ko gid nga mabatian ini nga tawo.” Nagsiling si Festus, “Sige, buwas mabatian mo siya.”

23 Sang madason nga adlaw, nagkadto sa korte si Agripa kag si Bernice nga puwerte ang pagpadayaw sa ila pagkaharianon. Madamo nga opisyal sang mga soldado kag mga kilala nga mga tawo sa siyudad ang nag-upod sa ila. Dayon nagmando si Festus nga dal-on sa sulod si Pablo. Sang si Pablo didto na sa sulod, 24 nagsiling si Festus, “Haring Agripa kag kamo tanan nga diri subong, ari ang tawo nga gin-akusar sa akon sang mga Judio diri sa Cesarea kag sa Jerusalem. Nagsinggit sila nga ini nga tawo dapat patyon. 25 Pero suno sa akon pag-imbistigar wala gid ako sing may nakita nga malain nga nahimo ang ini nga tawo agod sentensyahan sang kamatayon. Kag tungod nga nagdangop siya sa Emperador, nagdesisyon ako nga ipadala siya sa Emperador. 26 Pero wala gid ako sang isulat sa Emperador kon ngaa ginapadala ko siya didto. Gani ginapaatubang ko siya sa inyo, kag labi na gid sa imo Haring Agripa, agod sa tapos nga mausisa ta ang iya kaso, may isulat na ako. 27 Tungod nga indi puwede nga ipadala ko sa Emperador ang isa ka priso nga wala gid sang maathag nga akusasyon kontra sa iya.”

Footnotes

  1. 25:13 Haring Agripa: amo si Herodes Agripa II. Siya ang anak ni Haring Herodes nga makita sa 12:1.

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.”

Paul Appeals to Caesar

25 Now when Festus had come to the province, after three days he went up from (A)Caesarea to Jerusalem. (B)Then the [a]high priest and the chief men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they petitioned him, asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem—(C)while they lay in ambush along the road to kill him. But Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was going there shortly. “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.”

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. 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, 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.”

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

  1. Acts 25:2 NU chief priests
  2. Acts 25:16 NU omits to destruction, although it is implied
  3. Acts 25:18 suspected
  4. Acts 25:23 pageantry