Guncei 25
1 Festus siangpahrang teh, hote ram dawk a pha teh hnin thum touh ao hnukkhu Kaisarea khopui hoi Jerusalem kho lah a luen takhang.
Festus therefore having come into the province, after three days went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
2 Hahoi vaihma kacue hoi Judahnaw thung dawk e a lungkahanaw ni Pawl teh a toe awh.
And the chief priests and the leaders of the Jews brought a complaint before him against Paul, and besought him,
3 Ahnimouh ni kaimouh na pahrennae lah, Pawl hah Jerusalem lah na thak pouh loe telah a kâhei awh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, Pawl hah lam vah pawp vaiteh thei awh han telah sut a kâcai awh dawk doeh.
asking for themselves a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, intending to place men in wait to kill him on the road.
4 Hatnavah Festus siangpahrang ni Pawl hateh, Kaisarea khovah thongim thung ao. Hote kho dawk nâsittouh o hoehnahlan, kama roeroe ka cei han.
But Festus answered that Paul was in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was going thither shortly.
5 Hatdawkvah nangmouh thung dawk, kâtawnnae ka tawn e taminaw hah kai koe kâbang awh nateh, ahni yon pen hane awm pawiteh pen awh atipouh.
Let those therefore, said he, who have authority among you, go down with me and accuse this man, if he is guilty of anything.
6 Hahoi hnin taroe, hnin hra touh ao hnukkhu vah Kaisarea kho a cei teh, lawkcengnae tungkhung dawk a tahung teh Pawl hah kaw hanelah kâ a poe.
And having tarried among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and on the morrow, sitting on the judgment-seat, ordered Paul to be brought.
7 Pawl a tho torei teh Jerusalem lahoi ka tho e Judahnaw ni Pawl hah khik a ven awh. Yon a pen awh e pueng a tang e buet touh hai awmhoeh.
And when he had come, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem stood around, bringing many and heavy charges which they could not prove;
8 Pawl ni vah Judah phung thoseh, bawkim thoseh, Sizar siangpahrang thoseh, ka payon hoeh telah a pathung.
while Paul said in his defence, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I committed any offence.
9 Festus siangpahrang ni Judahnaw hah tang sak a ngai dawkvah Pawl hanelah, nang heh Jerusalem cei vaiteh kaie hmalah hete lai heh akungkhei hane na ngai maw telah a pacei.
But Festus, wishing to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, Art thou willing to go up to Jerusalem, and there be tried on these charges before me?
10 Hatei Pawl ni kai heh Sizar siangpahrang e lawkcengnae tungkhung hmalah ka kangdue dawkvah, hote hmuen koe kai heh akung na khei pawiteh a kamcu doeh. Nang ni kacailah na panue e patetlah Judahnaw koe yonnae khoeroe ka sak hoeh.
But Paul said, I stand at the judgment-seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as thou also very well knowest.
11 Koe ka payon boilah duekhai kawi yonnae buetbuet touh koe ka sak pawiteh, due hane kangek hoeh. Hateiteh ahnimouh ni yonpen awh e naw heh buet touh hai tueng hoehpawiteh apinihai ahnimae kut dawk na phat sak mahoeh. Sizar siangpahrang koe doeh nganga ka cei han atipouh.
If indeed I am an offender, and have done anything deserving death, I refuse not to die; but if there be nothing in the charges which they bring against me, no man can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.
12 Hattoteh Festus siangpahrang teh thaw rei ka tawk huinaw hoi a kâpan awh teh, nang teh Sizar siangpahrang koe nganga ka cei han na ti dawkvah Siangpahrang Sizar koe na cei han atipouh awh.
Then Festus having conferred with the council, answered, Thou hast appealed to Caesar; to Caesar shalt thou go.
13 Hathnukkhu hnin youn touh ao hoiyah Agrippa siangpahrang hoi a yu Bernike teh, Festus hoi kâhmo hanelah, Kaisarea kho a tho roi.
And after some days Agrippa the king and Bernice came to Caesarea to greet Festus.
14 Hnin hni, hnin thum ao roi hoiyah, Festus ni Pawl e lai hah siangpahrang koe hettelah be a dei pouh. Hivah Felik ni thongim a pabo e tami buet touh ao.
And while they were making a stay of some days there, Festus laid the case of Paul before the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix,
15 Jerusalem ka pha navah, vaihma bawinaw hoi Judah kacuenaw ni ahni hah a toe awh teh rek hanelah a kâhei awh.
against whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought a complaint, asking for judgment against him.
16 Hatei, yon pen lah kaawm e tami buet touh heh, yon kapenkung hoi minhmai kâhmo teh yon kâpen e hoi kâkuen lah, bout pathungnae ao hoehnahlan ahni hah alouklah thak pawiteh Romnaw e phung nahoeh telah Judahnaw koe ka dei pouh.
To whom I answered, It is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man on a charge, before the accused hath the accusers face to face, and hath opportunity to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
17 Hatdawkvah, ahnimouh teh hete khopui dawk a pha awh toteh, pouk laipalah atangtho vah lawkcengnae tungkhung dawk ka tahung teh, ahni hah kaw hanlah kâ ka poe.
When therefore they had come together here, without any delay I sat on the judgment-seat on the day after, and ordered the man to be brought forward.
18 Pawl yon ka pen e naw a kangdue awh toteh, ka pouk e patetlah kathoute yonnae hah pen awh hoeh.
And his accusers standing around him brought no accusation of such things as I had conjectured,
19 Ahnimae kamcan teh amamae phung lawk hoi ka kâkuen e hoi, yo kadout tangcoung e Jisuh teh bout a hring telah Pawl ni a dei e patetnaw hah doeh.
but had against him certain questions of their own religion, and of one Jesus that was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
20 Kai teh het patetlah e kâounkhai e naw heh ka pouk panuek lounglang hoeh dawkvah, Pawl hah Jerusalem vah cei vaiteh hawvah, hete lai heh akungkhei hanelah na ngai ou telah ka pacei.
And I being at a loss about such questions, asked him if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be put on trial for these matters.
21 Hatei Pawl ni siangpahrang ni lawkceng e totouh na hrueng awh ei telah a kâhei dawkvah, Sizar Siangpahrang koe thak hoehroukrak paung hanelah kâ ka poe toe telah a dei.
But Paul having appealed to be kept in custody for the judgment of Augustus, I ordered him to be kept till I should send him up to Caesar.
22 Agrippa bawi ni Festus bawi hanlah kama roeroe ni a lawk thai han ka ngai atipouh teh Festus ni tangtho to thai lawih atipouh.
Then Agrippa said to Festus, I should like to hear the man myself. Tomorrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
23 A tangtho vah Agrippa siangpahrang hoi a yu Bernike teh puenghoi a kamthoup teh, ransa bawinaw, hote khothung e alawkpui lah kaawm e taminaw hoi rei a tho awh teh, impui thung a kâen awh. Hatnavah Festus siangpahrang ni kâ a poe teh Pawl hah a hrawi pouh awh.
Accordingly on the morrow Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp, and entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains and principal men of the city, and at the order of Festus Paul was brought forward.
24 Festus siangpahrang ni, Agrippa siangpahrang hoi hie kaawm tongpanaw, nangmouh ni na hmu awh e hete tami hoi kâkuen lah, Judahnaw pueng niyah, hete tami heh hring sak kawi nahoeh telah a hramki awh teh, Jerusalem kho thung hai thoseh, hi khothung hai thoseh, kai koe a kâhei awh.
And Festus said: King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us! Ye see this man about whom the whole multitude of the Jews applied to me both at Jerusalem and here, crying out that he ought no longer to live.
25 Hateiteh, ahni ni duekhai kawi bang buet touh boehai sak hoeh tie hah ka panue. Hatei, ama ni Sizar bawi koe nganga ka cei han ati dawkvah, hawvah thak hanelah ka kâcai toe.
But having found that he had done nothing deserving death, and he himself having appealed to Augustus, I determined to send him;
26 Ahnie a kong teh thut vaiteh siangpahrang nang koe poe hanelah kamceng e a kong buet touh boehai yah kai dawkvah awmhoeh. Hatdawkvah yon pennae buetbuet touh ka thut hane ao nahanelah, nang ni ahni hah akungkhei thai nahan nang na hmalah ka tâcokhai.
and as I have nothing certain to write about him to the emperor, I have brought him forward before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, that when the examination hath been made, I may have something to write.
27 Bangkongtetpawiteh, thongkabawt e tami buet touh heh a yonnae panuek laipalah patoun pawiteh kamcu mahoeh atipouh.
For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner and not signify the charges against him;
