Acts 25
1 Festus, therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea,
非斯都到了任，過了三天，就從凱撒利亞上耶路撒冷去。
2 and the chief priest and the principal men of the Jews disclosed to him [the things] against Paul, and were calling on him,
祭司長和猶太人的首領向他控告保羅，
3 asking favor against him, that he may send for him to Jerusalem, making an ambush to put him to death in the way.
又央告他，求他的情，將保羅提到耶路撒冷來，他們要在路上埋伏殺害他。
4 Then, indeed, Festus answered that Paul is kept in Caesarea, and is himself about to go forth speedily,
非斯都卻回答說：「保羅押在凱撒利亞，我自己快要往那裏去」；
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：「你們中間有權勢的人與我一同下去，那人若有甚麼不是，就可以告他。」
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;
非斯都在他們那裏住了不過十天八天，就下凱撒利亞去；第二天坐堂，吩咐將保羅提上來。
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,
保羅來了，那些從耶路撒冷下來的猶太人周圍站着，將許多重大的事控告他，都是不能證實的。
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.”
保羅分訴說：「無論猶太人的律法，或是聖殿，或是凱撒，我都沒有干犯。」
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?”
但非斯都要討猶太人的喜歡，就問保羅說：「你願意上耶路撒冷去，在那裏聽我審斷這事嗎？」
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;
保羅說：「我站在凱撒的堂前，這就是我應當受審的地方。我向猶太人並沒有行過甚麼不義的事，這也是你明明知道的。
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!”
我若行了不義的事，犯了甚麼該死的罪，就是死，我也不辭。他們所告我的事若都不實，就沒有人可以把我交給他們。我要上告於凱撒。」
12 Then Festus, having communed with the council, answered, “To Caesar you have appealed; to Caesar you will go.”
非斯都和議會商量了，就說：「你既上告於凱撒，可以往凱撒那裏去。」
13 And certain days having passed, Agrippa the king, and Bernice, came down to Caesarea greeting Festus,
過了些日子，亞基帕王和百妮基氏來到凱撒利亞，問非斯都安。
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,
在那裏住了多日，非斯都將保羅的事告訴王，說：「這裏有一個人，是腓力斯留在監裏的。
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，祭司長和猶太的長老將他的事稟報了我，求我定他的罪。
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].
我對他們說，無論甚麼人，被告還沒有和原告對質，未得機會分訴所告他的事，就先定他的罪，這不是羅馬人的條例。
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,
及至他們都來到這裏，我就不耽延，第二天便坐堂，吩咐把那人提上來。
18 concerning whom the accusers, having stood up, were bringing against [him] no accusation of the things I was thinking of,
告他的人站着告他；所告的，並沒有我所逆料的那等惡事。
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;
不過是有幾樣辯論，為他們自己敬鬼神的事，又為一個人名叫耶穌，是已經死了，保羅卻說他是活着的。
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—
這些事當怎樣究問，我心裏作難，所以問他說：『你願意上耶路撒冷去，在那裏為這些事聽審嗎？』
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.”
但保羅求我留下他，要聽皇上審斷，我就吩咐把他留下，等我解他到凱撒那裏去。」
22 And Agrippa said to Festus, “I was also intending to hear the man myself”; and he said, “Tomorrow you will hear him”;
亞基帕對非斯都說：「我自己也願聽這人辯論。」非斯都說：「明天你可以聽。」
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，亞基帕和百妮基大張威勢而來，同着眾千夫長和城裏的尊貴人進了公廳。非斯都吩咐一聲，就有人將保羅帶進來。
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;
非斯都說：「亞基帕王和在這裏的諸位啊，你們看這人，就是一切猶太人，在耶路撒冷和這裏，曾向我懇求、呼叫說：『不可容他再活着。』
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,
但我查明他沒有犯甚麼該死的罪，並且他自己上告於皇帝，所以我定意把他解去。
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;
論到這人，我沒有確實的事可以奏明主上。因此，我帶他到你們面前，也特意帶他到你亞基帕王面前，為要在查問之後有所陳奏。
27 for it seems to me irrational, sending a prisoner, not to also signify the charges against him.”
據我看來，解送囚犯，不指明他的罪案是不合理的。」
