Acts 25
1 So Festus, having come into that part of the country which was under his rule, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
anantaraṁ phīṣṭō nijarājyam āgatya dinatrayāt paraṁ kaisariyātō yirūśālamnagaram āgamat|
2 And the chief priests and the chief men of the Jews made statements against Paul,
tadā mahāyājakō yihūdīyānāṁ pradhānalōkāśca tasya samakṣaṁ paulam apāvadanta|
3 Requesting Festus to give effect to their design against him, and send him to Jerusalem, when they would be waiting to put him to death on the way.
bhavān taṁ yirūśālamam ānētum ājñāpayatviti vinīya tē tasmād anugrahaṁ vāñchitavantaḥ|
4 But Festus, in answer, said that Paul was being kept in prison at Caesarea, and that in a short time he himself was going there.
yataḥ pathimadhyē gōpanēna paulaṁ hantuṁ tai rghātakā niyuktāḥ| phīṣṭa uttaraṁ dattavān paulaḥ kaisariyāyāṁ sthāsyati punaralpadināt param ahaṁ tatra yāsyāmi|
5 So, he said, let those who have authority among you go with me, and if there is any wrong in the man, let them make a statement against him.
tatastasya mānuṣasya yadi kaścid aparādhastiṣṭhati tarhi yuṣmākaṁ yē śaknuvanti tē mayā saha tatra gatvā tamapavadantu sa ētāṁ kathāṁ kathitavān|
6 And when he had been with them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and on the day after, he took his place on the judge's seat, and sent for Paul.
daśadivasēbhyō'dhikaṁ vilambya phīṣṭastasmāt kaisariyānagaraṁ gatvā parasmin divasē vicārāsana upadiśya paulam ānētum ājñāpayat|
7 And when he came, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem came round him, and made all sorts of serious statements against him, which were not supported by the facts.
paulē samupasthitē sati yirūśālamnagarād āgatā yihūdīyalōkāstaṁ caturdiśi saṁvēṣṭya tasya viruddhaṁ bahūn mahādōṣān utthāpitavantaḥ kintu tēṣāṁ kimapi pramāṇaṁ dātuṁ na śaknuvantaḥ|
8 Then Paul, in his answer to them, said, I have done no wrong against the law of the Jews, or against the Temple, or against Caesar.
tataḥ paulaḥ svasmin uttaramidam uditavān, yihūdīyānāṁ vyavasthāyā mandirasya kaisarasya vā pratikūlaṁ kimapi karmma nāhaṁ kr̥tavān|
9 But Festus, desiring to get the approval of the Jews, said to Paul, Will you go up to Jerusalem, and be judged before me there in connection with these things?
kintu phīṣṭō yihūdīyān santuṣṭān karttum abhilaṣan paulam abhāṣata tvaṁ kiṁ yirūśālamaṁ gatvāsmin abhiyōgē mama sākṣād vicāritō bhaviṣyasi?
10 And Paul said, I am before the seat of Caesar's authority where it is right for me to be judged: I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you are well able to see.
tataḥ paula uttaraṁ prōktavān, yatra mama vicārō bhavituṁ yōgyaḥ kaisarasya tatra vicārāsana ēva samupasthitōsmi; ahaṁ yihūdīyānāṁ kāmapi hāniṁ nākārṣam iti bhavān yathārthatō vijānāti|
11 If, then, I am a wrongdoer and there is a cause of death in me, I am ready for death: if it is not as they say against me, no man may give me up to them. Let my cause come before Caesar.
kañcidaparādhaṁ kiñcana vadhārhaṁ karmma vā yadyaham akariṣyaṁ tarhi prāṇahananadaṇḍamapi bhōktum udyatō'bhaviṣyaṁ, kintu tē mama samapavādaṁ kurvvanti sa yadi kalpitamātrō bhavati tarhi tēṣāṁ karēṣu māṁ samarpayituṁ kasyāpyadhikārō nāsti, kaisarasya nikaṭē mama vicārō bhavatu|
12 Then Festus, having had a discussion with the Jews, made answer, You have said, Let my cause come before Caesar; to Caesar you will go.
tadā phīṣṭō mantribhiḥ sārddhaṁ saṁmantrya paulāya kathitavān, kaisarasya nikaṭē kiṁ tava vicārō bhaviṣyati? kaisarasya samīpaṁ gamiṣyasi|
13 Now when some days had gone by, King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea and went to see Festus.
kiyaddinēbhyaḥ param āgripparājā barṇīkī ca phīṣṭaṁ sākṣāt karttuṁ kaisariyānagaram āgatavantau|
14 And as they were there for some days, Festus gave them Paul's story, saying, There is a certain man here who was put in prison by Felix:
tadā tau bahudināni tatra sthitau tataḥ phīṣṭastaṁ rājānaṁ paulasya kathāṁ vijñāpya kathayitum ārabhata paulanāmānam ēkaṁ bandi phīlikṣō baddhaṁ saṁsthāpya gatavān|
15 Against whom the chief priests and the rulers of the Jews made a statement when I was at Jerusalem, requesting me to give a decision against him.
yirūśālami mama sthitikālē mahāyājakō yihūdīyānāṁ prācīnalōkāśca tam apōdya tamprati daṇḍājñāṁ prārthayanta|
16 To whom I gave answer that it is not the Roman way to give a man up, till he has been face to face with those who are attacking him, and has had a chance to give an answer to the statements made against him.
tatōham ityuttaram avadaṁ yāvad apōditō janaḥ svāpavādakān sākṣāt kr̥tvā svasmin yō'parādha ārōpitastasya pratyuttaraṁ dātuṁ suyōgaṁ na prāpnōti, tāvatkālaṁ kasyāpi mānuṣasya prāṇanāśājñāpanaṁ rōmilōkānāṁ rīti rnahi|
17 So, when they had come together here, straight away, on the day after, I took my place on the judge's seat and sent for the man.
tatastēṣvatrāgatēṣu parasmin divasē'ham avilambaṁ vicārāsana upaviśya taṁ mānuṣam ānētum ājñāpayam|
18 But when they got up they said nothing about such crimes as I had in mind:
tadanantaraṁ tasyāpavādakā upasthāya yādr̥śam ahaṁ cintitavān tādr̥śaṁ kañcana mahāpavādaṁ nōtthāpya
19 But had certain questions against him in connection with their religion, and about one Jesus, now dead, who, Paul said, was living.
svēṣāṁ matē tathā paulō yaṁ sajīvaṁ vadati tasmin yīśunāmani mr̥tajanē ca tasya viruddhaṁ kathitavantaḥ|
20 And as I had not enough knowledge for the discussion of these things, I made the suggestion to him to go to Jerusalem and be judged there.
tatōhaṁ tādr̥gvicārē saṁśayānaḥ san kathitavān tvaṁ yirūśālamaṁ gatvā kiṁ tatra vicāritō bhavitum icchasi?
21 But when Paul made a request that he might be judged by Caesar, I gave orders for him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.
tadā paulō mahārājasya nikaṭē vicāritō bhavituṁ prārthayata, tasmād yāvatkālaṁ taṁ kaisarasya samīpaṁ prēṣayituṁ na śaknōmi tāvatkālaṁ tamatra sthāpayitum ādiṣṭavān|
22 And Agrippa said to Festus, I have a desire to give the man a hearing myself. Tomorrow, he said, you may give him a hearing.
tata āgrippaḥ phīṣṭam uktavān, ahamapi tasya mānuṣasya kathāṁ śrōtum abhilaṣāmi| tadā phīṣṭō vyāharat śvastadīyāṁ kathāṁ tvaṁ śrōṣyasi|
23 So on the day after, when Agrippa and Bernice in great glory had come into the public place of hearing, with the chief of the army and the chief men of the town, at the order of Festus, Paul was sent for.
parasmin divasē āgrippō barṇīkī ca mahāsamāgamaṁ kr̥tvā pradhānavāhinīpatibhi rnagarasthapradhānalōkaiśca saha militvā rājagr̥hamāgatya samupasthitau tadā phīṣṭasyājñayā paula ānītō'bhavat|
24 And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all those who are present here with us, you see this man, about whom all the Jews have made protests to me, at Jerusalem and in this place, saying that it is not right for him to be living any longer.
tadā phīṣṭaḥ kathitavān hē rājan āgrippa hē upasthitāḥ sarvvē lōkā yirūśālamnagarē yihūdīyalōkasamūhō yasmin mānuṣē mama samīpē nivēdanaṁ kr̥tvā prōccaiḥ kathāmimāṁ kathitavān punaralpakālamapi tasya jīvanaṁ nōcitaṁ tamētaṁ mānuṣaṁ paśyata|
25 But, in my opinion, there is no cause of death in him, and as he himself has made a request to be judged by Caesar, I have said that I would send him.
kintvēṣa janaḥ prāṇanāśarhaṁ kimapi karmma na kr̥tavān ityajānāṁ tathāpi sa mahārājasya sannidhau vicāritō bhavituṁ prārthayata tasmāt tasya samīpaṁ taṁ prēṣayituṁ matimakaravam|
26 But I have no certain account of him to send to Caesar. So I have sent for him to come before you, and specially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the business has been gone into, I may have something to put in writing.
kintu śrīyuktasya samīpam ētasmin kiṁ lēkhanīyam ityasya kasyacin nirṇayasya na jātatvād ētasya vicārē sati yathāhaṁ lēkhituṁ kiñcana niścitaṁ prāpnōmi tadarthaṁ yuṣmākaṁ samakṣaṁ viśēṣatō hē āgripparāja bhavataḥ samakṣam ētam ānayē|
27 For it seems to me against reason to send a prisoner without making clear what there is against him.
yatō bandiprēṣaṇasamayē tasyābhiyōgasya kiñcidalēkhanam aham ayuktaṁ jānāmi|
