Caeltueih 25
1 Tekah kho te a cawt tih hnin thum phoeiah tah Phesto tah Kaiserea lamloh Jerusalem la cet.
Three days after arriving in the province, Festus went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea,
2 Te vaengah Paul te khosoihham rhoek neh Judah rhoek kah a cong a khang rhoek loh anih taengla a phoe puei uh.
where the high priest and prominent Jewish men presented their case against Paul.
3 Paul te khaw Jerusalem la tah ham a taengah lungvatnah neh a bih uh tih anih te a hloep uh. A longpueng ah ngawn ham rhongngolnah a khueh uh.
Asking for a favor against Paul, they urged Festus to summon him to Jerusalem, because they were planning an ambush to kill him on the way.
4 Tedae Paul te Kaiserea ah khoem ham Phesto loh a thui pah tih amah tah thamaa la cet ham cai.
But Festus replied that Paul was being kept in custody in Caesarea, and that he himself was about to go there shortly.
5 Te dongah, “Nangmih khuiah tatthai rhoek ha suntla uh lamtah tekah hlang taengah aka lang pakhat khaw a om atah anih paelnaeh nawn saeh,” a ti nah.
“So,” he said, “let those among you who are influential go down with me, and if there is any fault in this man, they can bring charges against him.”
6 Amih taengah hnin rhet neh hnin rha hlai pataeng om mueh la Kaiserea la cet. A vuen ah ngolkhoel dongah ngol tih Paul hang khuen ham te ol a paek.
After staying among them for more than ten days, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered Paul to be brought in.
7 Amah ha pawk vaengah Jerusalem lamkah aka suntla Judah rhoek loh anih te a pai thiluh. Te vaengah paelnaehnah a rhih la muep a nan thil te phoe thai uh pawh.
When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges against him that they could not prove.
8 Paul loh, “Judah rhoek kah olkhueng soah khaw, bawkim soah khaw, Kaisar soah khaw pakhat pataeng ka tholh moenih, “tila amah te huul uh.
Then Paul said in his own defense, “Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I committed any offense.”
9 Tedae Phesto loh Judah rhoek te lungvatnah tueng sak a ngaih dongah Paul te a doo tih, “Jerusalem la n'cet vetih kamah loh hekah lai kawng neh lai ka tloek pahoi ham na ngaih a?” a ti nah.
But Festus, wishing to gain favor with the Jews, responded to Paul, “Are yoʋ willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there on these charges?”
10 Te vaengah Paul loh, “Kaisar kah ngolkhoel hmaiah ka pai tih ka om phoeiah kai laitloek ham te melae a kuek bal pueng. Rhep na ming van bangla Judah rhoek te ka veet moenih.
Paul said, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to stand trial. I have done the Jews no wrong, as yoʋ yoʋrself know very well.
11 Te dongah ka thae tih dueknah neh a tiing la khat khat ni ka saii oeh atah duek ham khaw ka thaanah moenih. Tedae amih loh kai m'paelnaeh te a om pawt atah kai he amih kut ah n'tloeng thai mahpawh. Kaisar taengah khaw ka thui pueng ni,” a ti nah.
If I am in the wrong and have done something that deserves death, I do not seek to escape death. But if none of the things these men accuse me of is true, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar.”
12 Te phoeiah Phesto tah khoboei te a voek tih, “Kaisar taengah khaw thui, Kaisar taengah cet,” a ti nah.
After conferring with the council, Festus answered, “Yoʋ have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar yoʋ shall go.”
13 Khohnin voelh a poeng daengah manghai Agrippa neh Bernike tah Phesto te kuttuk hamla Kaiserea te ham pha rhoi.
After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and greeted Festus.
14 Te ah te khohnin a yet a om rhoi vaengah Phesto loh Paul te manghai taengah a phoe saloel tih, “Phelix loh a caehtak hlang pakhat thongtla om.
Since the king was staying there for several days, Festus presented Paul's case to him, saying, “There is a man who was left as a prisoner by Felix.
15 Anih he dantatnah khueh thil ham khosoihham rhoek neh Judah patong rhoek loh ham bih uh te Jerusalem la ka om vaengah ka phoe puei coeng.
When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews presented their case and asked for a judgment against him.
16 Amih te, “Hlang pakhat tloeng tarha ham Roman khosing a om moenih. A paelnaeh loh aka paelnaehkung te maelhmai hmuh ham hmuen a om hlan atah, te daengah man dumlai kawng ah olthungnah a dang ve,” tila ka doo.
I answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to hand anyone over for destruction before the accused faces his accusers and has an opportunity to make his defense concerning the charges.
17 Te dongah amih a tingtun uh neh uelhnah om pawh. A vuen ah laitloek ngolkhoel dongah ka ngol tih hlang te hang khuen ham ol ka paek.
So when they had assembled here, I did not postpone the case, but on the next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered the man to be brought in.
18 Paelnaehkung rhoek loh pai uh tih paelnaehnah hang khuen uh te ka poek bangla a thae moenih.
When his accusers stood up, they brought no charge against him of the sort I was expecting.
19 Tedae a bawknah kawng neh oldawtnah dongah aka duek tangtae Jesuh te Paul loh hing sak ham a cai te ni anih taengkah ol la a khueh uh.
Instead they had certain points of disagreement with him about their own religion and about a man named Jesus who was dead, but whom Paul claimed was alive.
20 Tekah olpungnah kawng he kai khaw ka ingang sut. Te dongah, 'Jerusalem la cet tih hekah a kawng he laitloek sak ham cai a?’ ka ti nah.
Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate this matter, I asked if he might be willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial there on these charges.
21 Tedae Paul loh, 'Angrhaeng kah a hnayaak due khaw amah te ng'khoem mai dae,’ a ti. Te dongah Anih he Kaisar taengla ka tueih hlan atah anih te khoembael ham ni ol ka paek,” a ti nah.
But Paul appealed to be kept in custody for the decision of His Majesty the Emperor, so I ordered him to be held until I could send him to Caesar.”
22 Te vaengah Agrippa loh Phesto taengah, “Amah khaw a ol hnatun ham ka ngaih,” a ti nah hatah, “Thangvuen ah na yaak bitni,” a ti nah.
Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear the man myself.” Festus said, “Tomorrow yoʋ will hear him.”
23 Te dongah a vuen atah Agrippa neh Bernike tah a songsang neh muep ha pawk rhoi tih rhalboeipa rhoek khaw, kho khuikah a cong a khang hlang rhoek te khaw impuei la kun uh. Te phoeiah Phesto te ol a paek tih Paul te a khue sak.
So the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium along with the military commanders and the distinguished men of the city. Then Festus gave the command, and Paul was brought in.
24 Te phoeiah Phesto loh, “Agrippa manghai neh kaimih taengkah kut at catlim hlang rhoek boeih aw, anih he na hmuh uh coeng, anih kawng dongah Judah rhaengpuei boeih loh Jerusalem ah khaw, he ah khaw, kai taengah huithui uh tih, 'Anih he a hing ham a kuek voel moenih, ' tila pang uh.
Festus said, “King Agrippa and all you men who are present with us, you see this man, concerning whom the entire Jewish community has appealed to me, both in Jerusalem and here in this place, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.
25 Tedae anih loh dueknah neh aka tiing la kho a boe pawt te ka hmuh. Amah long khaw angrhaeng te a phoei thil oeh dongah tueih ham ol ka tloek.
But when I found that he had done nothing deserving death, and since he himself appealed to His Majesty the Emperor, I decided to send him.
26 Anih kawng he boeipa taengah pakhat khaw rhep daek ham ka khueh moenih. Te dongah anih he nangmih hmai neh olpuei la manghai Agrippa, namah hmaiah kam phoe puei. Te daengah ni boelhnah aka om te ka dueh vetih pakhat khaw ka daek eh.
Yet I have nothing definite to write to my lord about this man. Therefore I have brought him before you all, and especially before yoʋ, King Agrippa, so that after we have had this preliminary hearing, I may have something to write.
27 Thongtla n'tueih tarha khaw kai tah khohmang rhaita lamni ka ngai, anih a paelnaeh uh thil te khaw phoe hae mahpawh,” a ti nah.
For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner without indicating the charges against him.”
