Acts 25
1 Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
Konsa, Festus, apre twa jou nan pwovens lan, te kite Césarée pou monte Jérusalem.
2 Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and sought 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 favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
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 be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly 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, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in 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 more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat 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 which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, 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 he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing 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, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Will you 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 Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as you very well know.
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 be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me to them. I appeal to 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 Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Have you appealed to Caesar? to Caesar shall you 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 And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came 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 been there many days, Festus declared Paul’s cause to the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds 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, desiring to have judgment 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, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have license to answer for himself concerning the crime 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 Therefore, when they were come here, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.
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 up, they brought none accusation 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 certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which 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 because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him 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 reserved to the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.
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 said to Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, you shall 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 And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus’ commandment 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 said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, you see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also 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 when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself has appealed to Augustus, I have 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 to my lord. Why I have brought him forth before you, and specially before you, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might 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 seems to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not with to signify the crimes laid against him.
Paske li sanble dwòl pou mwen voye yon prizonye, epi pou m pa endike osi chaj kont li.”
