Apostelenes gerninger 25

1 Da Festus nu havde tiltraadt sit Landshøvdingembede, drog han efter tre Dages Forløb fra Kæsarea op til Jerusalem.

Festus therefore, being come into the eparchy, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

2 Da førte Ypperstepræsterne og de fornemste af Jøderne Klage hos ham imod Paulus og henvendte sig til ham,

And the chief priests and the chief of the Jews laid informations before him against Paul, and besought him,

3 idet de med ondt i Sinde imod Paulus bade ham om at bevise dem den Gunst, at han vilde lade ham hente til Jerusalem; thi de lurede paa at slaa ham ihjel paa Vejen.

asking as a grace against him that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying people in wait to kill him on the way.

4 Da svarede Festus, at Paulus blev holdt bevogtet i Kæsarea, men at han selv snart vilde drage derned.

Festus therefore answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to set out shortly.

5 “Lad altsaa,” sagde han, “dem iblandt eder, der have Myndighed dertil, drage med ned og anklage ham, dersom der er noget uskikkeligt ved Manden.”

Let therefore the persons of authority among you, says he, going down too, if there be anything in this man, accuse him.

6 Og da han havde opholdt sig hos dem ikke mere end otte eller ti Dage, drog han ned til Kæsarea, og den næste Dag satte han sig paa Dommersædet og befalede, at Paulus skulde føres frem.

And having remained among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and on the next day, having sat down on the judgment-seat, commanded Paul to be brought.

7 Men da han kom til Stede, stillede de Jøder, som vare komne ned fra Jerusalem, sig omkring ham og fremførte mange og svare Klagemaal, som de ikke kunde bevise,

And when he was come, the Jews who were come down from Jerusalem stood round, bringing many and grievous charges which they were not able to prove:

8 efterdi Paulus forsvarede sig og sagde: “Hverken imod Jødernes Lov eller imod Helligdommen eller imod Kejseren har jeg syndet i noget Stykke.”

Paul answering for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I offended [in] anything.

9 Men Festus, som vilde fortjene sig Tak af Jøderne, svarede Paulus og sagde: “Er du villig til at drage op til Jerusalem og der staa for min Domstol i denne Sag?”

But Festus, desirous of obliging the Jews, to acquire their favour, answering Paul, said, Art thou willing to go up to Jerusalem, there to be judged before me concerning these things?

10 Men Paulus sagde: “Jeg staar for Kejserens Domstol, og der bør jeg dømmes. Jøderne har jeg ingen Uret gjort, som ogsaa du ved helt vel.

But Paul said, I am standing before the judgment-seat of Caesar, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou also very well knowest.

11 Dersom jeg saa har Uret og har gjort noget, som fortjener Døden, vægrer jeg mig ikke ved at dø; men hvis det, hvorfor disse anklage mig, intet har paa sig, da kan ingen prisgive mig til dem. Jeg skyder mig ind under Kejseren.”

If then I have done any wrong and committed anything worthy of death, I do not deprecate dying; but if there is nothing of those things of which they accuse me, no man can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.

12 Da talte Festus med sit Raad og svarede: “Du har skudt dig ind under Kejseren; du skal rejse til Kejseren.”

Then Festus, having conferred with the council, answered, Thou hast appealed to Caesar. To Caesar shalt thou go.

13 Men da nogle Dage vare forløbne, kom Kong Agrippa og Berenike til Kæsarea og hilste paa Festus.

And when certain days had elapsed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to salute Festus.

14 Og da de opholdt sig der i flere Dage, forelagde Festus Kongen Paulus's Sag og sagde: “Der er en Mand efterladt af Feliks som Fange;

And when they had spent many days there, Festus laid before the king the matters relating to Paul, saying, There is a certain man left prisoner by Felix,

15 imod ham førte Jødernes Ypperstepræster og Ældste Klage, da jeg var i Jerusalem, og bade om Dom over ham.

concerning whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid informations, requiring judgment against him:

16 Dem svarede jeg, at Romere ikke have for Skik at prisgive noget Menneske, førend den anklagede har Anklagerne personligt til Stede og faar Lejlighed til at forsvare sig imod Beskyldningen.

to whom I answered, It is not [the] custom of the Romans to give up any man before that the accused have the accusers face to face, and he have got opportunity of defence touching the charge.

17 Da de altsaa kom sammen her, tøvede jeg ikke, men satte mig den næste Dag paa Dommersædet og bød, at Manden skulde føres frem.

When therefore they had come together here, without putting it off, I sat the next day on the judgment-seat and commanded the man to be brought:

18 Men da Anklagerne stode omkring ham, fremførte de ingen saadan Beskyldning, som jeg havde formodet;

concerning whom the accusers, standing up, brought no such accusation of guilt as I supposed;

19 men de havde nogle Stridsspørgsmaal med ham om deres egen Gudsdyrkelse og om en Jesus, som er død, men som Paulus paastod er i Live.

but had against him certain questions of their own system of worship, and concerning a certain Jesus who is dead, whom Paul affirmed to be living.

20 Men da jeg var tvivlraadig angaaende Undersøgelsen heraf, sagde jeg, om han vilde rejse til Jerusalem og der lade denne Sag paadømme.

And as I myself was at a loss as to an inquiry into these things, I said, Was he willing to go to Jerusalem and there to be judged concerning these things?

21 Men da Paulus gjorde Paastand paa at holdes bevogtet til Kejserens Kendelse, befalede jeg, at han skulde holdes bevogtet, indtil jeg kan sende ham til Kejseren.”

But Paul having appealed to be kept for the cognisance of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I shall send him to Caesar.

22 Da sagde Agrippa til Festus: “Jeg kunde ogsaa selv ønske at høre den Mand.” Men han sagde: “I Morgen skal du faa ham at høre.”

And Agrippa [said] to Festus, I myself also would desire to hear the man. To-morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.

23 Næste Dag altsaa, da Agrippa og Berenike kom med stor Pragt og gik ind i Forhørssalen tillige med Krigsøversterne og Byens ypperste Mænd, blev paa Festus's Befaling Paulus ført frem.

On the morrow therefore, Agrippa being come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and having entered into the hall of audience, with the chiliarchs and the men of distinction of the city, and Festus having given command, Paul was brought.

24 Og Festus siger: “Kong Agrippa, og alle I Mænd, som ere med os til Stede! her se I ham, om hvem hele Jødernes Mængde har henvendt sig til mig, baade i Jerusalem og her, raabende paa, at han ikke længer bør leve.

And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, ye see this person, concerning whom all the multitude of the Jews applied to me both in Jerusalem and here, crying out against [him] that he ought not to live any longer.

25 Men jeg indsaa, at han intet havde gjort, som fortjente Døden, og da han selv skød sig ind under Kejseren, besluttede jeg at sende ham derhen.

But I, having found that he had done nothing worthy of death, and this [man] himself having appealed to Augustus, I have decided to send him;

26 Dog har jeg intet sikkert at skrive om ham til min Herre. Derfor lod jeg ham føre frem for eder og især for dig, Kong Agrippa! for at jeg kan have noget at skrive, naar Undersøgelsen er sket.

concerning whom I have nothing certain to write to my lord. Wherefore I have brought him before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, so that an examination having been gone into I may have something to write:

27 Thi det synes mig urimeligt at sende en Fange uden ogsaa at angive Beskyldningerne imod ham.”

for it seems to me senseless, sending a prisoner, not also to signify the charges against him.