Acts 25
1 Festus therefore, being come into the eparchy, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
Mikolo misato sima na ye koya kati na etuka, Festisi alongwaki na Sezarea mpo na kokende na Yelusalemi
2 And the chief priests and the chief of the Jews laid informations before him against Paul, and besought him,
epai wapi bakonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe mpe bakambi ya Bayuda bakendeki kokutana na ye mpo na kofunda Polo. Babondelaki mingi Festisi
3 asking as a grace against him that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying people in wait to kill him on the way.
mpo ete asalela bango ngolu ya kotinda Polo na Yelusalemi, pamba te basalaki mabongisi ya kotiela ye motambo na nzela mpo na koboma ye.
4 Festus therefore answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to set out shortly.
Kasi Festisi azongiselaki bango: — Polo azali nanu kati na boloko, na Sezarea; mpe kala mingi te, nakozonga kuna.
5 Let therefore the persons of authority among you, says he, going down too, if there be anything in this man, accuse him.
Tika ete tokende nzela moko na ndambo ya bakambi na bino, mpo ete, soki moto yango asalaki mabe, bafundela ye kuna.
6 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.
Festisi asalaki mikolo pene mwambe to zomi elongo na bango, mpe azongaki na Sezarea. Mokolo oyo elandaki bozongi na ye, avandaki na esambiselo mpe apesaki mitindo ete bamemela ye Polo.
7 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:
Tango kaka Polo akomaki wana, Bayuda oyo bawutaki na Yelusalemi bazingelaki ye mpe bakomaki kofunda ye na tina na makambo mingi ya mabe makasi, oyo bango moko bazangaki kutu makoki mpo na kotalisa bosolo na yango.
8 Paul answering for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I offended [in] anything.
Polo asambaki boye: — Nasalaki mabe moko te, nabukaki ata mobeko moko te ya Bayuda to ya Tempelo to mpe ya Sezare.
9 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?
Kasi lokola Festisi alingaki kosepelisa Bayuda, atunaki Polo: — Boni, olingi kozonga na Yelusalemi mpe kosamba kuna liboso na ngai mpo na makambo oyo?
10 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.
Polo azongisaki: — Te, natelemi liboso ya esambiselo ya Sezare; ezali awa nde nasengeli kosamba. Yo moko oyebi malamu ete nasali Bayuda ata likambo moko te ya mabe.
11 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.
Soki nasali mabe to nasali likambo oyo ekoki komemela ngai etumbu ya kufa, nandimi kokufa. Kasi soki makambo oyo Bayuda bafundeli ngai ezali ya lokuta, moto moko te azali na makoki ya kokaba ngai na maboko na bango. Tika ete Sezare akata likambo na ngai!
12 Then Festus, having conferred with the council, answered, Thou hast appealed to Caesar. To Caesar shalt thou go.
Sima na Festisi kokabola makanisi elongo na bapesi toli na ye, alobaki na Polo: — Lokola osengi kokende kosamba liboso ya Sezare, okokende solo kosamba liboso na ye.
13 And when certain days had elapsed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to salute Festus.
Sima na mwa mikolo, mokonzi Agripa elongo na Berenise bayaki na Sezarea mpo na kopesa Festisi mbote.
14 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,
Lokola balekisaki kuna mikolo mingi, Festisi ayebisaki mokonzi likambo ya Polo; alobaki: — Ezali awa na moto moko oyo Felikisi atikaki kati na boloko.
15 concerning whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid informations, requiring judgment against him:
Tango nakendeki na Yelusalemi, bakonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe mpe bakambi ya Bayuda bayaki kofunda ye epai na ngai, mpe basengaki ete nakatela ye etumbu.
16 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.
Kasi nayebisaki bango ete bato ya Rome bazalaka na ezaleli te ya kokatela moto etumbu soki asambi nanu te na bato oyo bafundi ye, mpe soki azwi nanu nzela te ya kozongisa biyano na makambo oyo bafundeli ye.
17 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:
Tango bayaki awa, nalekisaki tango te; kasi mokolo oyo elandaki, navandaki na esambiselo mpe napesaki mitindo ete bamemela ngai moto yango.
18 concerning whom the accusers, standing up, brought no such accusation of guilt as I supposed;
Tango bato oyo bafundaki ye batelemaki mpo na koloba, balongaki te kotalisa bosolo ya makambo mabe oyo bafundelaki ye, ndenge ngai nazalaki kokanisela.
19 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.
Batianaki tembe na tina na lolenge na bango ya kosambela, mpe na tina na moto moko oyo asila kokufa, moto oyo Polo azalaki koloba na tina na ye ete azali na bomoi; kombo ya moto yango ezalaki « Yesu. »
20 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?
Lokola nayebaki te ndenge nini nakoki kokata likambo ya lolenge oyo, natunaki ye soki alingi kokende na Yelusalemi mpo ete bakata likambo na ye kuna.
21 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.
Kasi Polo asengaki ete akende kosamba liboso ya mokonzi monene. Boye, napesaki mitindo ete babatela ye kati na boloko kino tango nakotinda ye epai ya Sezare.
22 And Agrippa [said] to Festus, I myself also would desire to hear the man. To-morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
Agripa alobaki na Festisi: — Nazali na posa ya koyoka moto wana, ngai moko. Festisi azongisaki: — Okoyoka ye lobi.
23 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.
Mokolo oyo elandaki, Agripa mpe Berenise bayaki na lokumu nyonso, mpe bakotaki na ndako oyo basambiselaka bato, elongo na bakonzi ya basoda mpe bakambi ya engumba. Na mitindo ya Festisi, bayaki na Polo.
24 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.
Festisi alobaki: — Mokonzi Agripa mpe bino nyonso oyo bozali elongo na biso awa, bozali komona moto oyo! Lisanga mobimba ya Bayuda bayaki kokutana na ngai na tina na ye, na Yelusalemi mpe awa kati na Sezarea, bazalaki koganga ete asengeli kokufa.
25 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;
Nzokande, mpo na ngai, namonaki likambo moko te oyo ekokaki komemela ye etumbu ya kufa. Kasi lokola ye moko asengi ete akende kosamba liboso ya mokonzi monene, ngai mpe nazwi mokano ya kotinda ye na Rome.
26 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:
Lokola nazali na likambo moko te ya malonga ya kokomela mokonzi monene na tina na ye, nayei na ye mpo ete asamba liboso na bino nyonso, mpe mingi-mingi liboso na yo, mokonzi Agripa, mpo ete nakoka kozwa likambo ya kokomela mokonzi monene, sima na biso kotuna ye mituna.
27 for it seems to me senseless, sending a prisoner, not also to signify the charges against him.
Pamba te namoni ete tina ezali te ya kotinda moto ya boloko na Rome, soki nalongi te kolimbola malamu likambo oyo bafundeli ye.
