Acts 25
1 Festus therefore having come into the province, after three days went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
Fest dakle tri dana nakon dolaska u provinciju uziđe iz Cezareje u Jeruzalem.
2 And the chief priests and the leaders of the Jews brought a complaint before him against Paul, and besought him,
Veliki mu svećenici i prvaci židovski izniješe tužbu protiv Pavla te ga zaklinjahu
3 asking for themselves a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, intending to place men in wait to kill him on the road.
ištući milost protiv Pavla: da ga pošalje u Jeruzalem. Jer spremali su zasjedu da ga putom smaknu.
4 But Festus answered that Paul was in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was going thither shortly.
Ali Fest odvrati kako Pavao treba da ostane zatvoren u Cezareji, a i on da će uskoro onamo.
5 Let those therefore, said he, who have authority among you, go down with me and accuse this man, if he is guilty of anything.
“Ovlašteni dakle među vama, reče, neka sa mnom siđu pa ako na tom čovjeku ima krivnje, neka ga tuže.”
6 And having tarried among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and on the morrow, sitting on the judgment-seat, ordered Paul to be brought.
Pošto se u njih zadrži najviše osam ili deset dana, siđe u Cezareju. Sutradan sjede na sudačku stolicu i zapovjedi da se dovede Pavao.
7 And when he had come, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem stood around, bringing many and heavy charges which they could not prove;
Kad se on pojavi, okružiše ga Židovi koji su sišli iz Jeruzalema i izniješe protiv njega mnoge i teške optužbe kojih ne mogahu dokazati.
8 while Paul said in his defence, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I committed any offence.
Pavao se branio: “Ničim se nisam ogriješio ni o židovski Zakon, ni o Hram, ni o cara.”
9 But Festus, wishing to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, Art thou willing to go up to Jerusalem, and there be tried on these charges before me?
Nato Fest hoteći ugoditi Židovima, odvrati Pavlu: “Hoćeš li u Jeruzalem da ti se ondje za to sudi preda mnom?”
10 But Paul said, I stand at the judgment-seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as thou also very well knowest.
A Pavao će: “Stojim pred sudom carevim, gdje treba da mi se sudi. Židovima ništa ne skrivih, kao što i ti veoma dobro znaš.
11 If indeed I am an offender, and have done anything deserving death, I refuse not to die; but if there be nothing in the charges which they bring against me, no man can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.
Ako sam pak doista što skrivio i učinio štogod što zavređuje smrt, ne izmičem smrti; ako li pak ne stoji ono za što me ovi tuže, nitko me ne može njima izručiti. Na cara se prizivljem!”
12 Then Festus having conferred with the council, answered, Thou hast appealed to Caesar; to Caesar shalt thou go.
Tada se Fest posavjetova s vijećem pa odgovori: “Na cara si se prizvao, pred cara ćeš ići!”
13 And after some days Agrippa the king and Bernice came to Caesarea to greet Festus.
Nekoliko dana poslije dođu kralj Agripa i Berenika u Cezareju da pozdrave Festa.
14 And while they were making a stay of some days there, Festus laid the case of Paul before the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix,
Kako se ondje zadržaše nekoliko dana, izloži Fest kralju to o Pavlu: “Ima neki čovjek, reče, što ga je Feliks ostavio uznikom.
15 against whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought a complaint, asking for judgment against him.
Kad bijah u Jeruzalemu, izniješe veliki svećenici i starješine protiv njega tužbu i zatražiše osudu.
16 To whom I answered, It is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man on a charge, before the accused hath the accusers face to face, and hath opportunity to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
Odgovorih im da u Rimljana nije običaj izručivati kojega čovjeka prije negoli se, optužen, suoči s tužiteljima i dobije prigodu da se brani od optužbe.
17 When therefore they had come together here, without any delay I sat on the judgment-seat on the day after, and ordered the man to be brought forward.
Pošto zajedno dođosmo ovamo, bez ikakva odgađanja sjedoh ja sutradan na sudačku stolicu i zapovjedih dovesti toga čovjeka.
18 And his accusers standing around him brought no accusation of such things as I had conjectured,
Tužitelji ga okružiše, ali ne izniješe tužbe ni za jedno od zlodjela koja sam ja naslućivao,
19 but had against him certain questions of their own religion, and of one Jesus that was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
nego su protiv njega imali nešto prijeporno o svojoj vjeri i o nekom Isusu koji je umro, a Pavao tvrdi da je živ.
20 And I being at a loss about such questions, asked him if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be put on trial for these matters.
Ne snalazeći se u takvoj raspravi, upitah bi li htio u Jeruzalem da mu se ondje za to sudi.
21 But Paul having appealed to be kept in custody for the judgment of Augustus, I ordered him to be kept till I should send him up to Caesar.
Budući da se Pavao prizivom podložio presudi njegova Veličanstva, zapovjedih da ga čuvaju dok ga ne pošaljem caru.”
22 Then Agrippa said to Festus, I should like to hear the man myself. Tomorrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
Na to će Agripa Festu: “Htio bih i ja čuti toga čovjeka.” “Sutra ćeš ga, reče, čuti.”
23 Accordingly on the morrow Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp, and entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains and principal men of the city, and at the order of Festus Paul was brought forward.
Sutradan dakle dođu Agripa i Berenika s velikim sjajem te uđu u dvoranu zajedno s tisućnicima i najuglednijim gradskim muževima. Kad na zapovijed Festovu dovedu Pavla,
24 And Festus said: King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us! Ye see this man about whom the whole multitude of the Jews applied to me both at Jerusalem and here, crying out that he ought no longer to live.
reče Fest: “Agripa, kralju, i vi svi ovdje s nama nazočni, gledajte ovoga čovjeka! Zbog njega me sav narod židovski salijetao i u Jeruzalemu i ovdje vičući da on ne smije više živjeti.
25 But having found that he had done nothing deserving death, and he himself having appealed to Augustus, I determined to send him;
Ali ja nađoh da nije učinio ništa čime bi zaslužio smrt pa kad se on sam prizvao na njegovo Veličanstvo, odlučih poslati mu ga.
26 and as I have nothing certain to write about him to the emperor, I have brought him forward before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, that when the examination hath been made, I may have something to write.
Ja nemam ništa pouzdano o njemu napisati Gospodaru. Zato ga izvedoh pred vas, ponajpače preda te, kralju Agripa, da bih nakon ove istrage imao što napisati.
27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner and not signify the charges against him;
Čini mi se doista besmislenim poslati uznika, a ne naznačiti optužbu protiv njega.”
