Acts 25
1 Three days after Festus had arrived in his province, he left Caesarea and went up to Jerusalem.
φηστοσ ουν επιβασ τη επαρχια μετα τρεισ ημερασ ανεβη εισ ιεροσολυμα απο καισαρειασ
2 There the chief priests and the leading men among the Jews laid an information before him against Paul,
ενεφανισαν δε αυτω ο αρχιερευσ και οι πρωτοι των ιουδαιων κατα του παυλου και παρεκαλουν αυτον
3 and asked a favor of him, to Paul’s injury – to have Paul brought to Jerusalem. All the while they were plotting to make away with him on the road.
αιτουμενοι χαριν κατ αυτου οπωσ μεταπεμψηται αυτον εισ ιερουσαλημ ενεδραν ποιουντεσ ανελειν αυτον κατα την οδον
4 But Festus answered that Paul was in prison at Caesarea, and that he himself would be leaving for that place shortly.
ο μεν ουν φηστοσ απεκριθη τηρεισθαι τον παυλον εν καισαρεια εαυτον δε μελλειν εν ταχει εκπορευεσθαι
5 “So let the influential men among you,” he said, “go down with me, and if there is anything amiss in the man, charge him formally with it.”
οι ουν δυνατοι εν υμιν φησιν συγκαταβαντεσ ει τι εστιν εν τω ανδρι τουτω κατηγορειτωσαν αυτου
6 After staying among them some eight or ten days, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he took his seat on the Bench, and ordered Paul to be brought before him.
διατριψασ δε εν αυτοισ ημερασ πλειουσ η δεκα καταβασ εισ καισαρειαν τη επαυριον καθισασ επι του βηματοσ εκελευσεν τον παυλον αχθηναι
7 On Paul’s appearance, the Jewish leaders who had come down from Jerusalem surrounded him, and made many serious charges, which they failed to establish.
παραγενομενου δε αυτου περιεστησαν οι απο ιεροσολυμων καταβεβηκοτεσ ιουδαιοι πολλα και βαρεα αιτιωματα φεροντεσ κατα του παυλου α ουκ ισχυον αποδειξαι
8 Paul’s answer to the charge was – ‘I have not committed any offense against the Jewish Law, or the Temple, or the Emperor.’
απολογουμενου αυτου οτι ουτε εισ τον νομον των ιουδαιων ουτε εισ το ιερον ουτε εισ καισαρα τι ημαρτον
9 But, as Festus wished to gain popularity with the Jews, he interrupted Paul with the question, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be tried on these charges before me there?”
ο φηστοσ δε τοισ ιουδαιοισ θελων χαριν καταθεσθαι αποκριθεισ τω παυλω ειπεν θελεισ εισ ιεροσολυμα αναβασ εκει περι τουτων κρινεσθαι επ εμου
10 “No,” replied Paul, “I am standing at the Emperor’s court, where I ought to be tried. I have not wronged the Jews, as you yourself are well aware.
ειπεν δε ο παυλοσ επι του βηματοσ καισαροσ εστωσ ειμι ου με δει κρινεσθαι ιουδαιουσ ουδεν ηδικησα ωσ και συ καλλιον επιγινωσκεισ
11 If, however, I am breaking the law and have committed any offense deserving death, I do not ask to escape the penalty; but, if there is nothing in the accusations of these people, no one has the power to give me up to them. I appeal to the Emperor.”
ει μεν γαρ αδικω και αξιον θανατου πεπραχα τι ου παραιτουμαι το αποθανειν ει δε ουδεν εστιν ων ουτοι κατηγορουσιν μου ουδεισ με δυναται αυτοισ χαρισασθαι καισαρα επικαλουμαι
12 Festus, after conferring with his Council, answered, “You have appealed to the Emperor; to the Emperor you will go.”
τοτε ο φηστοσ συλλαλησασ μετα του συμβουλιου απεκριθη καισαρα επικεκλησαι επι καισαρα πορευση
13 Some days later King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea, and paid a visit of congratulation to Festus;
ημερων δε διαγενομενων τινων αγριππασ ο βασιλευσ και βερνικη κατηντησαν εισ καισαρειαν ασπασαμενοι τον φηστον
14 and, as they were staying there for several days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king. “There is a man here,” he said, “left a prisoner by Felix,
ωσ δε πλειουσ ημερασ διετριβεν εκει ο φηστοσ τω βασιλει ανεθετο τα κατα τον παυλον λεγων ανηρ τισ εστιν καταλελειμμενοσ υπο φηλικοσ δεσμιοσ
15 about whom, when I came to Jerusalem, the Jewish chief priest and the elders laid an information, demanding judgment against him.
περι ου γενομενου μου εισ ιεροσολυμα ενεφανισαν οι αρχιερεισ και οι πρεσβυτεροι των ιουδαιων αιτουμενοι κατ αυτου δικην
16 My answer to them was, that it was not the practice of Romans to give up anyone to their accusers until the accused had met them face to face, and had also had an opportunity of answering the charges brought against them.
προσ ουσ απεκριθην οτι ουκ εστιν εθοσ ρωμαιοισ χαριζεσθαι τινα ανθρωπον εισ απωλειαν πριν η ο κατηγορουμενοσ κατα προσωπον εχοι τουσ κατηγορουσ τοπον τε απολογιασ λαβοι περι του εγκληματοσ
17 So they met here, and without loss of time I took my seat on the Bench the very next day, and ordered the man to be brought before me.
συνελθοντων ουν αυτων ενθαδε αναβολην μηδεμιαν ποιησαμενοσ τη εξησ καθισασ επι του βηματοσ εκελευσα αχθηναι τον ανδρα
18 But, when his accusers came forward, they brought no charge of wrongdoing such as I had expected;
περι ου σταθεντεσ οι κατηγοροι ουδεμιαν αιτιαν επεφερον ων υπενοουν εγω
19 but I found that there were certain questions in dispute between them about their own religion, and about some dead man called Jesus, whom Paul declared to be alive.
ζητηματα δε τινα περι τησ ιδιασ δεισιδαιμονιασ ειχον προσ αυτον και περι τινοσ ιησου τεθνηκοτοσ ον εφασκεν ο παυλοσ ζην
20 And, as I was at a loss how to enquire into questions of this kind, I asked Paul if he were willing to go up to Jerusalem, and be put on trial there.
απορουμενοσ δε εγω την περι τουτου ζητησιν ελεγον ει βουλοιτο πορευεσθαι εισ ιερουσαλημ κακει κρινεσθαι περι τουτων
21 Paul, however, appealed to have his case reserved for the consideration of his August Majesty, so I ordered him to be detained in custody, until I could send him to the Emperor.”
του δε παυλου επικαλεσαμενου τηρηθηναι αυτον εισ την του σεβαστου διαγνωσιν εκελευσα τηρεισθαι αυτον εωσ ου πεμψω αυτον προσ καισαρα
22 “I should like to hear this man myself,” Agrippa said to Festus. “You will hear him tomorrow,” Festus answered.
αγριππασ δε προσ τον φηστον εφη εβουλομην και αυτοσ του ανθρωπου ακουσαι ο δε αυριον φησιν ακουση αυτου
23 So the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come in full state and had entered the Audience Chamber, with the superior officers and the principal people of the city, by the order of Festus Paul was brought before them.
τη ουν επαυριον ελθοντοσ του αγριππα και τησ βερνικησ μετα πολλησ φαντασιασ και εισελθοντων εισ το ακροατηριον συν τε τοισ χιλιαρχοισ και ανδρασιν τοισ κατ εξοχην ουσιν τησ πολεωσ και κελευσαντοσ του φηστου ηχθη ο παυλοσ
24 Then Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all here present, you see before you the man about whom the whole Jewish people have applied to me, both at Jerusalem and here, loudly asserting that he ought not to be allowed to live.
και φησιν ο φηστοσ αγριππα βασιλευ και παντεσ οι συμπαροντεσ ημιν ανδρεσ θεωρειτε τουτον περι ου παν το πληθοσ των ιουδαιων ενετυχον μοι εν τε ιεροσολυμοισ και ενθαδε επιβοωντεσ μη δειν ζην αυτον μηκετι
25 I found, however, that he had not done anything deserving death; so, as he had himself appealed to his August Majesty, I decided to send him.
εγω δε καταλαβομενοσ μηδεν αξιον θανατου αυτον πεπραχεναι και αυτου δε τουτου επικαλεσαμενου τον σεβαστον εκρινα πεμπειν αυτον
26 But I have nothing definite to write about him to my Imperial Master; and for that reason I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, that, after examining him, I may have something to write.
περι ου ασφαλεσ τι γραψαι τω κυριω ουκ εχω διο προηγαγον αυτον εφ υμων και μαλιστα επι σου βασιλευ αγριππα οπωσ τησ ανακρισεωσ γενομενησ σχω τι γραψαι
27 For it seems to me absurd to send a prisoner, without at the same time stating the charges made against him.”
αλογον γαρ μοι δοκει πεμποντα δεσμιον μη και τασ κατ αυτου αιτιασ σημαναι
