Apostelenes gerninger 25
1 Da Festus nu havde tiltraadt sit Landshøvdingembede, drog han efter tre Dages Forløb fra Kæsarea op til Jerusalem.
Three days after Festus entered his province, he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
2 Da førte Ypperstepræsterne og de fornemste af Jøderne Klage hos ham imod Paulus og henvendte sig til ham,
The high priest and the Jewish leaders laid charges against Paul before 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.
They urged him, asking it as a favor, to send for him to Jerusalem. They meant to lay in wait for him and kill him on the way.
4 Da svarede Festus, at Paulus blev holdt bevogtet i Kæsarea, men at han selv snart vilde drage derned.
But Festus answered that Paul was in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was going there soon.
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 those then," he said, "who are in authority among you, go down with me, and if there is anything amiss in the man, let them 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.
After staying not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day, after taking his seat upon the tribunal, he ordered 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,
When he came in, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him and brought a number of serious charges against him, which they could not 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 said in his defense, "I have committed no crime against the Law of the Jews, against the Temple, or against Caesar."
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, wishing to ingratiate himself with the Jews, answered Paul and said, "Will you go up to Jerusalem and be tried there by me upon these charges?"
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.
"I am standing before Caesar’s tribunal," answered Paul, "where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you very well know.
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 I am a criminal and have done anything for which I ought to die, I do not object to die. But if none of their charges is true, 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, after conferring with the council, answered. "You have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar you shall go."
13 Men da nogle Dage vare forløbne, kom Kong Agrippa og Berenike til Kæsarea og hilste paa Festus.
A short time after this King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to pay their respects to 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 while they tarried many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king. "There is a man here," he said, "whom Felix left a prisoner.
15 imod ham førte Jødernes Ypperstepræster og Ældste Klage, da jeg var i Jerusalem, og bade om Dom over ham.
"The chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me about him, when I was at Jerusalem, demanding a sentence 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.
I told them that it was not the custom of the Romans to give any man up for punishment, before the accused had his accusers face to face, and had opportunity of defending himself against the charges that had been brought against him.
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.
"So when a number of them came together here, I made no delay, but the next day took my seat in the tribunal, and commanded the man to be brought.
18 Men da Anklagerne stode omkring ham, fremførte de ingen saadan Beskyldning, som jeg havde formodet;
"But when his accusers stood up, they did not begin charging him with any of the crimes that I was expecting,
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 they kept quarreling with him about certain matters connected with their own religion, and about one Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed over and over was alive.
20 Men da jeg var tvivlraadig angaaende Undersøgelsen heraf, sagde jeg, om han vilde rejse til Jerusalem og der lade denne Sag paadømme.
I was perplexed how to investigate such questions, and asked Paul whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.
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 when Paul appealed to have his case reviewed for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered him to be detained until I could send him up 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.‟
"I should like to hear the man, myself," said Agrippa to Festus. Festus answered, "You shall hear him tomorrow."
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.
So the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp, and took their places in the hall of audience, accompanied by the tribunes and men of high rank in the city. At the command of Festus Paul was brought in.
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.
"King Agrippa," said Festus, "and all men who are present with us, you see here the man about whom the entire body of the Jews at Jerusalem, and here also, sent to me, crying out 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.
"I could not find that he had done anything for which he ought to die; but as he himself has appealed to the Emperor, I have determined 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.
"Now I have nothing very definite to tell our sovereign about him. So I have brought the man before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, in order that, after examination, 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 does seem to me unreasonable to send a person without signifying the charges against him."
