Acts 25
1 Festus therefore having come into the province, after three days went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
Sa jom lidi, Phestas ah Kaisiria dowa Jerusalem ni kata,
2 And the chief priests and the leaders of the Jews brought a complaint before him against Paul, and besought him,
romwah phokhoh nyia Jehudi dowa mihak phokhoh loong ah ih Pool mat hoon tiit ah erah ni hoonkaat rum taha. Neng ih Phestas
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.
lasih joh rumta Pool Jerusalem nah siitkaat theng ngeh ah, neng loong ah ih Pool ah lam nah tek haat theng ngeh ih kaankoong rumta.
4 But Festus answered that Paul was in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was going thither shortly.
Phestas ih ngaakbaat rumta, “Pool bah Kaisiria ni phaatak ni tongla, ngah enah kharok eh ngaak wangte.
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.
Sen mihak phokhoh loong ah Kaisiria nah nga damdoh toom wakwang rumha mat eh jootjih thetre kota bah ah.”
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.
Neng damdi Phestas ah sa asat tam sa asih waktong ano Kaisiria ni kata. Erah saalih adi Phestas ah mat hoontheng nok adi tong ano Pool siitwan baat rumta.
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;
Pool ah thokkoh haano, Jerusalem nawa ra taha Jehudi loong ah kookchap rum ano heh thetkhat tiit ah rapne ih daanmui rumta, erabah uh heh ah tiim thila erah tadong noisok rumta.
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.
Eno Pool heteewah pangjeng jengta: “Jehudi Hootthe, Rangteenok nyia Luuwanglong ngathong ni ngah tathetre kang.”
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?
Enoothong Jehudi loong ih toom se chohang li ano, Phestas ih Pool suh chengta, “Arah tiit ah Jerusalem nah nga pandoh hoonkaat suh tam nook uh?”
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.
Pool ih liita, “Luuwanglong mat hoon theng noklong ni chaplang, nga mat hoon jilam ang abah uh arah doh hoon theng. An teewah ih jat ih halang, ngah Jehudi loong raangtaan ih tiim uh tathet reekang.
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.
Nga mik laan mah roh hootthe thet hoom kohang bah adoleh thetre kolang bah, ngah ah puipang he ngeh ih tabaat rumra. Enoothong mat ih deejoh rum halang ah ami lah angka bah, o ih uh Jehudi loong lak nah nak haat he. Ngah ih Luuwanglong ngathong ni chuut hu lang.”
12 Then Festus having conferred with the council, answered, Thou hast appealed to Caesar; to Caesar shalt thou go.
Heh suh hukbatte loong damdi roongwaan ano, Phestas ih ngaak baatta, “An ih Luuwanglong lasih johu, heh jiinnah kah uh.”
13 And after some days Agrippa the king and Bernice came to Caesarea to greet Festus.
Rekam saapoot lidi Agrippa Luuwang nyia Bernis Kaisiria hah ni Phestas lamchoh kanyuuta.
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,
Erah ni rekamdook tong kanyu ah lidi, Phestas ah Luuwang damdi Pool tiit roong waanta: “Pheliks ih phaatak ni sakthiin arah ani mih wasiit je ah;
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.
eno ngah Jerusalem ni katang adi, Jehudi romwah phokhoh nyia hadaang phokhoh loong ih dut haat etheng ngeh ih tiit thok hoon rum taha.
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.
Eno ngah ih baat rumtang seng Room nok hah bah matwah ah hechang hebente damdoh heteewah maangchoh waanwaan nyia heh teewah suh heh puipang jengkhaap lajeng thuk tami dut haatke.
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.
Neng loong ah ani ra haano, ngah tasentong tang; erah saalih adi tiit hoon nok ni tong angno erah mih toonsiit kaat thuk rumtang.
18 And his accusers standing around him brought no accusation of such things as I had conjectured,
Heh jeng phaakiite loong toonchap ano, heh thetkhat tiit tiim uh tajeng rumta, ngah ih thuntang heh thetre tiit jeng eh rum ah ngeh ah.
19 but had against him certain questions of their own religion, and of one Jesus that was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
Neng loong ah nengrom nengrang tiit nyia jen tekchoi Jisu tiit ba daanmui rumta; enoothong Pool ih ething ngeh ih baat rumta.
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.
Arah tiit ah mamah lam eh huk thoithaak ang ngeh ih ngah tiim uh tami thun tang, erah raangtaan ih tiit ah Jerusalem nah hoonkaat suh maanook ju oh ngeh ih Pool suh chengtang.
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.
Enoothong Pool chuut huuta; nga bante suh rapniine eh riikoi sokboi thuk heeno mat tiit ah Luuwanglong ih toom paat ah. Erah raangtaan eh Luuwanglong reeni maang wang thukthuk sipaahi loong asuh riikoi sokboi thuk rumtang.”
22 Then Agrippa said to Festus, I should like to hear the man myself. Tomorrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
Agrippa ih Phestas suh liita, “Arah mih jeng ah nga teeteewah ih chaat suh liihang.” Eno Phestas ih baatta, “Rangkhah an ih chochaat eh uh.”
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.
Erah saalih adi Agrippa nyia Bernis ih arami saahaap elongthoon nyia samnuthung dowa mihak phokhoh loong ah siitnyu ano nok atang thuttheeta nok adi wangrum taha. Phestas ih baat kano, Pool ah nopsiit wanrum taha.
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.
Phestas ih liita, “Agrippa Luuwang nyia adi khoon thokte noksong paangmeh loong: Arah mih ah sok thaak an, heh tiit ah ani waate nyia Jerusalem ni songtongte, Jehudi loongtang ih ngasuh chuiwan rum taha rah ah. Eno neng loong ah riiraak rumta ething lakah boot tongthuk theng.
25 But having found that he had done nothing deserving death, and he himself having appealed to Augustus, I determined to send him;
Enoothong hemik laan mah roh eh thetre arah bah ngah ih tiim uh tachoh jokang. Adoleh heh Luuwanglong ngathong ni heteteewah chuut hu phiino, ngah ih Luuwanglong reenah kaatthukte anglang.
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.
Enoothong Luuwanglong suh tiim raangmaat theng ah tiim uh amuh. Erah raangtaan ih sen ngathong ni Pool thoksiit halang—Agrippa Luuwang, an ngathong ni ah—timnge liidi, heh thetre thaakcheng eno, tiim bah uh mi raangmaat eh suh ah.
27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner and not signify the charges against him;
Ngah ih thunhang ah langla phaatak ni tiim thoilam di tongla erah lajat thang eh Luuwanglong reeni kaat thuk ah nga thung ni tapunka.”
