Sawltakte 25

1 Festus sia tua ngamkhen sung a thet zawk ni thum ciang in, Caesarea pan Jerusalem ah paito hi.

Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Urishlim from Qesarya.

2 Tua zawkciang in thiampi sang le Judah mi makai te in Paul langpan na thu son in, thum uh hi.

Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they urged him,

3 Paul sia lamkal pan suam tu in pang uh a, a thalup nop uh hu in, Jerusalem ah puak tu in ngen uh hi.

asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Urishlim; plotting to kill him on the way.

4 Ahihang Festus in, Paul sia Caesarea ah kepcing tu a hihi, ci in zo hi, taciang ama zong hai ngawl in Caesarea ah pai sawm hi.

However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Qesarya, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.

5 Tua ahikom note sung pan a pai thei tu te keima taw hongpai tavun a, Paul in phat ngawlna nei ahile mawsiat vun, ci hi.

"Let them therefore," he said, "that are in power among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him."

6 Festus sia amate sung ah ni sawm val taam a, Caesarea pai hi; taciang a zingciang in thukhenna tokhum tung ah to a, Paul paipui tu in thupia hi.

When he had stayed among them more than eight or ten days, he went down to Qesarya, and on the next day he sat on the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

7 Taciang Paul a thet ciang in, Jerusalem pan hongpai Judah mite a kimkot ah ding uh a, Paul tung ah tetti a lak thei ngawl uh, thuak zawk a hi ngawl mawsiatna tampi suan uh hi.

When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Urishlim stood around him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove,

8 Paul in Judah mite thukham langpan in ahizong, biakinn langpan in ahizong, taciang Caesar langpan in ahizong, ka vawtkhial khat zong om ngawl hi, ci in zo hi.

while he said in his defense, "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all."

9 Ahihang Festus in Judah mite lungkimsak nuam ahikom, Paul kam zo kik a, Jerusalem ah pai in ka mai ah hi thu te taw kisai thukhen tu na uk ziam? ci hi.

But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, "Are you willing to go up to Urishlim, and be judged by me there concerning these things?"

10 Tasia ciang Paul in, keima thu hong khensak tu a kilawm Caesar thukhenna tokhum ah ka ding hi: nangma in a thiangtak in na heaksa bangma in Judah mite tung ah bangma a man ngawl vawt ngawl khi hi.

But Paul said, "I am standing before Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.

11 Banghangziam cile keima sia thukham paltan, a hibale, thi tu kilawm mawna vawt ka hile, thi tu ka nial bua hi: ahihang hi mite i hong mawsiatna khat zong a man om ngawl ahile, kuama in amate tung ah hong ap thei ngawl tu hi. Caesar tung ah thusungkik tu khi hi, ci hi.

For if I have done wrong, and have committed anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar."

12 Festus in sanhedrin te taw a kikup zawkciang in, Caesar kung ah thusungkik tu ni ziam? Caesar kung ah pai tu ni hi, ci in zo hi.

Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, "You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go."

13 Ni pawlkhat sung a ngei zawkciang in kumpipa Agrippa le Bernice te Caesarea ah Festus nukset tu in hongpai uh hi.

Now when some days had passed, Agrippa the King and Bernice arrived at Qesarya, and greeted Festus.

14 Taciang amate Caesarea ah ni tampi a om zawk uh ciang in, Festus in kumpipa tung ah, Felix in thong a taksak khat om hi, ci in Paul thu pualak a:

As they stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul's case before the king, saying, "There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix;

15 Jerusalem ah ka pai lai in, thiampi lian te le Judah mi ulian te in Paul i thu hong son uh a, ama thukhen tu in hong ngen uh hi.

about whom, when I was at Urishlim, the chief priests and the Jewish elders informed me, asking for a sentence against him.

16 Amate kung ah, mawsiatna a thuak pa sia a mawsiat te taw maitang kisi tu in, amate i mawsiatna thu taw kisai, ama atu thuson hun pia masa ngawl in, mi khatpo that tu in piak tu sia Rome mite i ngeina hi ngawl hi, ci in ka zo hi.

To whom I answered that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up anyone before the accused has met the accusers face to face, and has had opportunity to make his defense against the charge.

17 Tua ahikom amate in hi mun ah hongpai uh ciang in, a zingciang khangkhan ngawl in thukhenna tokhum tung ah ka to a, hisia pa hong paipui natu in thu ka pia hi.

When therefore they had come together here, I did not delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought.

18 Ama a mawsiat te a din uh ciang in, ka ngaisut bang in mawsiatna bangma a son bua uh hi:

Concerning whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no charge of such things as I supposed;

19 Ahihang amate biakinn taw kisai in thudokna te, taciang Jesus a kici mi khat thi zo a, Paul in tua pa sia nungta hi, ci hi.

but had certain questions against him about their own religion, and about one Yeshua, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

20 Taciang tabang thudokna te um ngawl ka hikom, hi thu te hang in thukhen na thuak tu in Jerusalem ah na pai tu ziam, ci ka dong hi.

Being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, I asked whether he was willing to go to Urishlim and there be judged concerning these matters.

21 Ahihang Paul in Augustus mai ah thusung kik tu in hong ngen ahikom, Caesar kung ah ka puak mateng keamcing tu in thu pia khi hi, ci hi.

But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept until I could send him to Caesar."

22 Tasia ciang Agrippa in Festus tung ah, tua pa thu sia keima vateak zong in ka ngai tu hi, ci hi. Taciang Festus in zingciang in na ngai tu hi, ci hi.

Agrippa said to Festus, "I also would like to hear the man myself." "Tomorrow," he said, "you shall hear him."

23 A zingciang in, Agrippa le Bernice te sia thupitak in hongpai khawm uh hi, taciang tulkhat uk ngalkap mang te le khuapi sung ah mi thupi te taw thu kikup ngai na mun inndoi sung ah hong tum khawm uh a, Festus thupiakna bang in Paul paipui uh hi.

So on the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and they had entered into the place of hearing with the commanding officers and principal men of the city, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.

24 Taciang Festus in, kumpipa Agrippa le hi mun ka kung a om mi theampo awng, hisia pa en vun, ama sia Jerusalem le hi mun ah om Judah mihonpi theampo in ka kung ah a thu hong then uh a, ama sia a nungta tu kilawm ngawl hi, ci au uh hi.

And Festus said, "King Agrippa, and all people who are here present with us, you see this man, about whom the whole assembly of the Jews petitioned me, both at Urishlim and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.

25 Ahihang ama in thi tu kilawm zadong a vawt bangma ka mu ngawl ciang in, ama in zong Augustus kung ah thusungkik tu hong nget hu in, ama puak tu in thu ka khensat zo hi.

But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him.

26 Ahihang ka topa kung ah bangma at tu ka nei bua hi, Tua ahikom ama sia note i mai ah kong paipui hi, a tuan in kumpipa Agrippa awng, thu na dok zawkciang in, at tu nei thei tha tu khi hi.

Of whom I have no certain thing to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him forth before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, that, after examination, I may have something to write.

27 Banghangziam cile thongtak khat sia ama langpan in mawsiatna bangma kilang ngawlpi in puak tu sia pha ngawl tu in ka ngaisun hi, ci hi.

For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to also specify the charges against him."