Acts 25
1 When Festus was then come into the prouince, after three dayes he went vp from Caesarea vnto Hierusalem.
Konsa, Festus, apre twa jou nan pwovens lan, te kite Césarée pou monte Jérusalem.
2 Then the high Priest, and the chiefe of the Iewes appeared before 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 And desired fauour against him, that hee would send for him to Hierusalem: and they layd waite to kill him by 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 But Festus answered, that Paul should bee kept at Caesarea, and that he himselfe would shortly depart thither.
Answit Festus te reponn ke Paul t ap kenbe nan gadavi Césarée, e ke li menm t ap sòti talè.
5 Let them therefore, saide he, which among you are able, come downe with vs: and if there be any wickednes 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 Now when he had taried among them no more then ten dayes, hee went downe to Caesarea, and the next day sate in the iudgement 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 hee was come, the Iewes which were come from Hierusalem, stoode about him and layd many and grieuous complaints against Paul, whereof they could make no plaine proofe,
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 Forasmuch as he answered, that he had neither offended any thing against the lawe of the Iewes, neither against ye temple, nor against Caesar.
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 Yet Festus willing to get fauour of the Iewes, answered Paul and saide, Wilt thou goe vp to Hierusalem, and there be iudged of these things before mee?
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 Then said Paul, I stand at Caesars iudgment seate, where I ought to be iudged: to the Iewes I haue done no wrong, as thou 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 For if I haue done wrong, or committed any thing worthie of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof they accuse me, no man, to pleasure them, can deliuer me to them: I appeale vnto Caesar.
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 when Festus had spoken with the Council, hee answered, Hast thou appealed vnto Caesar? vnto Caesar shalt thou goe.
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 And after certaine dayes, King Agrippa and Bernice came downe to Caesarea to salute Festus.
Alò lè kèk jou te pase, Wa Agrippa avèk Bérnéice te rive Césarée pou prezante omaj yo a Festus.
14 And when they had remained there many dayes, Festus declared Pauls cause vnto the King, saying, There is a certaine man left in prison 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 Of whom when I came to Hierusalem, the high Priestes and Elders of the Iewes informed me, and desired to haue iudgement 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 whome I answered, that it is not the maner of the Romanes for fauour to deliuer any man to the death, before that hee which is accused, haue the accusers before him, and haue place to defend himselfe, concerning the crime.
“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 Therefore when they were come hither, without delay the day following I sate on the iudgement seate, and commanded the man to be brought foorth.
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 Against whom when the accusers stood vp, they brought no crime of such 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 certaine questions against him of their owne superstition, and of one Iesus which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be aliue.
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 because I doubted of such maner of question, I asked him whether he would goe to Hierusalem, and there be iudged of these things.
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 because he appealed to be reserued to the examination of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept, till I mght send him to Cesar.
Men lè Paul te fè apèl pou desizyon Anperè a, mwen te kòmande li kenbe nan gadavi jiskaske m voye li kote César.”
22 Then Agrippa sayd vnto Festus, I would also heare the man my selfe. To morowe, sayd he, thou shalt heare 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 And on the morowe when Agrippa was come and Bernice with great pompe, and were entred into the Common hall with the chiefe captaines and chiefe men of the citie, at Festus commandement Paul was brought forth.
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 sayd, King Agrippa, and all men which are present with vs, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Iewes haue called vpon me, both at Hierusalem, and here, crying, that he ought not to liue 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 Yet haue I found nothing worthy of death, that he hath committed: neuertheles, seeing that he hath appealed to Augustus, I haue 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 whome I haue no certaine thing to write vnto my Lord: wherefore I haue brought him forth vnto you, and specially vnto thee, King Agrippa, that after examination had, I might haue 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 me thinketh it vnreasonable to send a prisoner, and not to shewe the causes which are layde against him.
Paske li sanble dwòl pou mwen voye yon prizonye, epi pou m pa endike osi chaj kont li.”
