Acts 25
1 Festus, therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea,
托到省上任，三天以後，就從凱撒勒雅上了耶路撒冷。
2 and the chief priest and the principal men of the Jews disclosed to him [the things] against Paul, and were calling on him,
司祭長和猶太人的首領，向他告發保祿，並請求他開恩，
3 asking favor against him, that he may send for him to Jerusalem, making an ambush to put him to death in the way.
來對付保祿，就是求他將保祿解到耶路撒冷來，他們好設下埋伏，在半路上將他殺掉。
4 Then, indeed, Festus answered that Paul is kept in Caesarea, and is himself about to go forth speedily,
可是，斐斯托回答說：「保祿應押在凱撒勒雅，我自己不久就快回去；」
5 “Therefore those able among you,” he says, “having come down together, if there be anything in this man—let them accuse him”;
又說：「你們中有權勢的人，跟我一同下去，若在那人身上有什麼不對處，控告他好了。」
6 and having tarried among them more than ten days, having gone down to Caesarea, on the next day having sat on the judgment seat, he commanded Paul to be brought;
斐斯托在他們中住了不過八天或十天，就下到了凱撒勒雅。第二天坐堂，下令將保祿帶來；
7 and he having come, there stood around the Jews who have come down from Jerusalem—many and weighty charges they are bringing against Paul, which they were not able to prove,
保祿一來到，從耶路撒冷下來的猶太人就圍住他，提出許多嚴重而不能證明的罪狀。
8 he making defense, [said, ] “Neither in regard to the Law of the Jews, nor in regard to the temple, nor in regard to Caesar—did I commit any sin.”
保祿分辯說：「我對於猶太人的法律，對於聖殿，對於凱撒，都沒有犯什麼罪。」
9 And Festus willing to lay on the Jews a favor, answering Paul, said, “Are you willing, having gone up to Jerusalem, to be judged before me there concerning these things?”
斐斯托想要向猶太人討好，就向保祿說：「關於這些事，你願意上耶路撒冷，在那裏於我面前受審嗎﹖」
10 And Paul said, “At the judgment seat of Caesar I am standing, where it is necessary for me to be judged; I did no unrighteousness to Jews, as you also very well know;
保祿卻說：「我站在凱撒的公堂前，我該在這裏受審。我對猶太人並沒有作過不對的事，就是你也知道的很清楚。
11 for if I am indeed unrighteous, and have done anything worthy of death, I do not deprecate to die; and if there is none of the things of which these accuse me, no one is able to make a favor of me to them; I appeal to Caesar!”
假如我作了不對的事，或作了什麼該死的事，我雖死不辭；但若這些人所控告我的，都是實無其事，那麼誰也不能將我交與他們；我向凱撒上訴。」
12 Then Festus, having communed with the council, answered, “To Caesar you have appealed; to Caesar you will go.”
斐斯托與議會商議之後，回答說：「你既向凱撒上訴，就往凱撒那裏去!」
13 And certain days having passed, Agrippa the king, and Bernice, came down to Caesarea greeting Festus,
過了幾天，阿格黎帕王同貝勒尼切到了凱撒勒雅，向斐斯托致候。
14 and as they were continuing there more days, Festus submitted to the king the things concerning Paul, saying, “There is a certain man, left by Felix, a prisoner,
他們在那裏住了多日，斐斯托就將保祿的事件，陳述給王說：「這裏有一個人，是斐理斯留在獄中的囚犯。
15 about whom, in my being at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid information, asking a decision against him,
我在耶路撒冷的時候，司祭長和猶太人的長老告發他，要求定他的罪。
16 to whom I answered, that it is not a custom of Romans to make a favor of any man to die, before that he who is accused may have the accusers face to face, and may receive place of defense in regard to the charge laid against [him].
我回答他們說：當被告還沒有與原告當面對質，還沒有機會辯護控告他的事以前，就將那人交出，不合羅馬人的規例。
17 They, therefore, having come together—I, making no delay, on the succeeding [day] having sat on the judgment seat, commanded the man to be brought,
及至他們來到這裏，我一點也沒有遲延，次日便坐堂，下令把那人帶來。
18 concerning whom the accusers, having stood up, were bringing against [him] no accusation of the things I was thinking of,
原告站起來，對他沒有提出一件罪案，是我所逆料的惡事；
19 but certain questions concerning their own religion they had against him, and concerning a certain Jesus who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive;
他們的爭辯，僅是關於他們的宗教及關於一個已死的耶穌，保祿卻說他還活著。
20 and I, doubting in regard to the question concerning this, asked if he was willing to go on to Jerusalem, and to be judged there concerning these things—
我對這爭執不知如何處理，就問他是否願意去耶路撒冷，在那裏受審。
21 but Paul having appealed to be kept to the hearing of Sebastus, I commanded him to be kept until I might send him to Caesar.”
可是，保祿卻要求上訴，將他留給皇帝審斷，我便下令留下他，等我解他到凱撒那裏。」
22 And Agrippa said to Festus, “I was also intending to hear the man myself”; and he said, “Tomorrow you will hear him”;
阿格黎帕向斐斯托說：「我也願意親自聽聽這個人。」斐斯托說：「明天你就可以聽他。」
23 on the next day, therefore—on the coming of Agrippa and Bernice with much display, and they having entered into the audience chamber, with the chief captains also, and the principal men of the city, and Festus having ordered—Paul was brought forth.
第二天，阿格黎帕和貝勒尼切來時甚是排場，偕同千夫長及城裏的要人進了廳堂；斐斯托下令，把保祿帶來。
24 And Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all men who are present with us, you see this one, about whom all the multitude of the Jews dealt with me, both in Jerusalem and here, crying out, He ought not to live any longer;
斐斯托說：「阿格黎帕王和同我們在場的眾人，你們看這個人，為了他，所有的猶太群眾曾在耶路撒冷和這裏向我請求，呼喊說：不該容他再活下去。
25 and I, having found him to have done nothing worthy of death, and he also himself having appealed to Sebastus, I decided to send him,
但我查明他並沒有作過什麼該死的事。他既把這案子向皇帝上訴了，我便決定把他解去。
26 concerning whom I have no certain thing to write to [my] lord, for what reason I brought him forth before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, that the examination having been made, I may have something to write;
我對這人沒有什麼確實的事可向主上陳奏；因此我將他帶到你們前，尤其你阿格黎帕王前，好在審訊以後，有所陳奏，
27 for it seems to me irrational, sending a prisoner, not to also signify the charges against him.”
因為我以為，解送囚犯而不指明他的罪狀，於理不合。」
