Acts 25
1 Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Cæsarea.
Konsa, Festus, apre twa jou nan pwovens lan, te kite Césarée pou monte Jérusalem.
2 And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they besought him,
Chèf prèt yo ak dirijan a pèp Jwif yo te pote chaj kont Paul. Konsa, yo t ap mande yo favè
3 asking a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem; laying a plot to kill him on the way.
ke li ta fè pa yo nan jijman a kont Paul, pou fè l vini Jérusalem. Men yo te gen lentansyon pou touye l nan wout.
4 Howbeit Festus answered, that Paul was kept in charge at Cæsarea, and that he himself was about to depart [thither] shortly.
Answit Festus te reponn ke Paul t ap kenbe nan gadavi Césarée, e ke li menm t ap sòti talè.
5 Let them therefore, saith he, that are of power among you go down with me, and if there is anything amiss in the man, let them accuse him.
“Konsa”, li te di: “Kite prensipal moun pami nou yo ale avè m, e si gen yon bagay ki mal nan nonm sa a, kite yo pouswiv sa nan lajistis.”
6 And when he had tarried among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down unto Cæsarea; and on the morrow he sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.
Apre Festus te fin pase plis ke di jou pami yo, li te desann Césarée. Nan pwochen jou a li te pran chèz li devan tribinal la, e te kòmande yo fè Paul vini.
7 And when he was come, the Jews that had come down from Jerusalem stood round about him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove;
Apre Paul te rive, Jwif ki te desann sòti Jérusalem yo te kanpe antoure li. Yo t ap pote anpil chaj byen serye kont li ke yo pa t kab pwouve.
8 while Paul said in his defence, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Cæsar, have I sinned at all.
Paul te di nan pwòp defans li: “Mwen pa fè okenn ofans ni kont Lalwa Jwif yo, ni kont tanp lan, ni kont César.”
9 But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?
Men Festus ki te vle plè Jwif yo, te reponn Paul. Li te di: “Èske ou dakò pou monte Jérusalem pou pase nan jijman devan mwen sou chaj sila yo?”
10 But Paul said, I am standing before Cæsar’s judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou also very well knowest.
Men Paul te di: “Mwen kanpe devan tribinal César a, kote mwen dwe jije a. Mwen pa fè okenn mal a Jwif yo, jan ou menm osi byen konnen an.
11 If then I am a wrong-doer, and have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die; but if none of those things is [true] whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up unto them. I appeal unto Cæsar.
Si konsa, mwen se yon malfektè, e mwen fè yon bagay ki merite lanmò, mwen pa refize mouri; men si okenn nan bagay sila ke yo akize m yo pa verite, pèsòn pa kapab livre mwen a yo. Mwen fè apèl mwen a César.”
12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Thou hast appealed unto Cæsar: unto Cæsar shalt thou go.
Konsa Apre Festus te fè yon konferans avèk konseye li, li te reponn: “Se a César ke ou fè apèl; se a César ke ou va ale.”
13 Now when certain days were passed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Cæsarea, and saluted Festus.
Alò lè kèk jou te pase, Wa Agrippa avèk Bérnéice te rive Césarée pou prezante omaj yo a Festus.
14 And as they tarried there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix;
Pandan yo t ap pase anpil jou la, Festus te mete ka a Paul la devan wa a, e t ap di: “Genyen yon sèten nonm ke Félix te kite kòm prizonye.
15 about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed [me], asking for sentence against him.
Epi lè m te Jérusalem, chèf prèt avèk ansyen Jwif yo te pote chaj kont li, pou mande yon santans kondanasyon kont li.
16 To whom I answered, that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man, before that the accused have the accusers face to face, and have had opportunity to make his defence concerning the matter laid against him.
“Mwen te reponn yo ke se pa koutim a Women yo pou livre okenn moun avan sila ki akize a wè akizatè li yo fasafas e vin gen chans pou fè defans li kont chaj yo.
17 When therefore they were come together here, I made no delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded the man to be brought.
Donk, apre yo te fin ransanble la a, mwen pa t fè reta, men nan pwochen jou a, te pran chèz mwen sou tribinal la, e te kòmande mesye sila a vin devan mwen.
18 Concerning whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no charge of such evil things as I supposed;
Lè akizatè yo te kanpe, yo te kòmanse pote chaj krim, men pa tankou mwen ta sipoze a.
19 but had certain questions against him of their own religion, and of one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
Yo te senpleman gen kèk pwen malantandi sou relijyon pa yo, ak sou yon sèten mesye mouri, Jésus, ke Paul te pwoklame toujou vivan.
20 And I, being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, asked whether he would go to Jerusalem and there be judged of these matters.
Kòmsi mwen pa t menm konprann jan pou m ta fè yon ankèt sou bagay sila yo, mwen te mande si li te dakò pou ale Jérusalem pou pase nan jijman sou zafè sila yo.
21 But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept till I should send him to Cæsar.
Men lè Paul te fè apèl pou desizyon Anperè a, mwen te kòmande li kenbe nan gadavi jiskaske m voye li kote César.”
22 And Agrippa [said] unto Festus, I also could wish to hear the man myself. To-morrow, saith he, thou shalt hear him.
Answit Agrippa te di a Festus: “Mwen ta renmen osi tande mesye sa mwen menm”. Li te reponn: “Demen ou va tande l”.
23 So on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and they were entered into the place of hearing with the chief captains and the principal men of the city, at the command of Festus Paul was brought in.
Konsa, nan pwochen jou a, lè Agrippa te parèt ansanm avèk Bérnéice, pami gwo zafè, li te antre nan sal odyans lan, akonpanye ak kòmandan yo ak lòm pi enpòtan nan vil yo, epi sou kòmand Festus, Paul te mennen antre.
24 And Festus saith, King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, ye behold this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews made suit to me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
Festus te di: “Wa Agrippa, e tout moun ki prezan avèk nou la a, ou wè nonm sila a, sou kilès tout pèp Jwif la te fè vin kote mwen, ni nan Jérusalem, ni isit la, pou te deklare byen fò ke li pa t dwe viv ankò a.
25 But I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death: and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him.
Men mwen te twouve ke li pa t fè okenn bagay ki te merite lanmò; epi akoz ke li menm te fè apèl a Anperè a, mwen te deside voye l.
26 Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I may have somewhat to write.
“Deja mwen pa gen anyen definitif pou ekri a mèt mwen. Donk mwen mennen li devan nou tout, e espesyalman devan ou, Wa Agrippa, pou lè ankèt la fèt, pou mwen kapab gen yon bagay pou m ekri.
27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not withal to signify the charges against him.
Paske li sanble dwòl pou mwen voye yon prizonye, epi pou m pa endike osi chaj kont li.”
