Acts 25
1 Festus, [who was now the governor] of the province, arrived in Caesarea, and three days later he went up to Jerusalem.
Tre dager etter at Festus hadde kommet til Cæsarea for å begynne sin tjeneste som landshøvding, reiste han til Jerusalem.
2 In Jerusalem, the chief priests and [other] Jewish leaders formally told [Festus] about [the things that they said] that Paul [had done that were wrong].
Der ble han oppsøkt av øversteprestene og noen betydningsfulle jøder som på nytt tok opp anklagene mot Paulus.
3 They urgently asked Festus to do something for them. [They asked him to command soldiers] to bring Paul to Jerusalem, [so that Festus could put him on trial there]. But they were planning that some [of them] would hide [near the road] and wait [for Paul] and kill him when he was traveling [to Jerusalem].
De ba også om at Festus skulle vise sin godhet mot jødene ved å la Paulus bli ført tilbake til Jerusalem. Deres egentlige plan var å overfalle og drepe Paulus på veien.
4 But Festus replied, “Paul is in Caesarea, and is being guarded {[soldiers] are guarding him} [there]. I myself will go down to Caesarea in a few days.
Festus svarte at Paulus satt i fengsel i Cæsarea, og at han snart skulle dit selv.
5 Choose some of your leaders to go there with me. [While they are there], they can accuse Paul of the wrong things that you say that he has done.”
”Derfor”, fortsatte han,”må lederne deres heller følge meg dit for å anklage ham, dersom han nå har gjort noe galt.”
6 After Festus had been [in Jerusalem] eight or ten days, he went back down to Caesarea. [Several of the Jewish leaders also went there]. The next day Festus [commanded] that Paul be brought {someone to bring Paul} to him [in the assembly hall] so that he could judge him.
Vel en uke seinere vendte Festus tilbake til Cæsarea. Følgende dag satte han seg på dommersetet og ga befaling om at Paulus skulle bli ført inn.
7 [After] Paul was brought to [the assembly hall], the Jewish [leaders] from Jerusalem gathered around him [to accuse him]. They told [Festus] that Paul had committed many crimes. But they could not prove [that Paul had done the things about which they accused him].
Da Paulus kom inn, ble han omringet av jødene som hadde kommet fra Jerusalem. De nærmest slynget ut sine mange og sterke anklager mot ham. Likevel kunne de ikke bevise en eneste en av påstandene.
8 Then Paul [spoke] to defend himself. He said to Festus, “I have done nothing wrong against the laws of us [(exc)] Jews, and I have not disobeyed the rules concerning our Temple. I have also done nothing wrong against your government [MTY].”
Paulus nektet alt og sa:”Jeg har ikke brutt den jødiske loven eller gjorde noen forbrytelse mot templet eller snakket nedsettende om den romerske keiseren.”
9 But Festus wanted to please the Jewish [leaders, so] he asked Paul, “Are you [(sg)] willing to go up to Jerusalem so that I can listen as these men accuse you [there]?”
Da spurte Festus, som ville holde seg til venns med jødene:”Er du villig til å reise til Jerusalem og la deg bli dømt av meg der oppe?”
10 But Paul [did not want to do that. So] he said [to Festus], “[No], I [am not willing to go to Jerusalem]! I am [now] standing before you, and you [(sg)] are the judge [whom the Roman] Emperor [MTY] [has authorized. This is the place] where I should be judged {where you should judge me}. I have not wronged the Jewish people [at all], as you know very well.
”Nei!” svarte Paulus.”Jeg er romersk borger og derfor er det i den romerske domstolen jeg skal bli dømt. Jeg har ikke gjorde noe galt mot jødene, og det vet du godt selv.
11 If I had done something bad [for which I] should be executed {[concerning which the law said that they] should execute me}, I would not plead [with them that they] not kill me. But none of these things about which they accuse me is [true, so] no one can [legally] surrender me to [these Jews]. So I formally request that the emperor [MTY] [should judge me at Rome].”
Dersom jeg har gjort noe som fortjener døden, da er jeg beredt til å dø. Dersom jeg er uskyldig, da har verken du eller noen andre rett til å overgi meg til disse mennene for at de kan drepe meg. Jeg ber om å bli dømt ved den keiserlige domstolen i Roma.”
12 Then after Festus conferred with the [men who regularly] advised him, he replied to Paul, “You [(sg)] have formally requested [that I should send you] to the emperor [in Rome. So I will arrange for] you to go there [in order that he can judge you].”
Festus diskuterte dette med sine rådgivere og svarte:”Du har bedt om å få bli dømt ved den keiserlige domstolen, derfor skal du få reise til Roma.”
13 After several days, King [Herod] Agrippa arrived at Caesarea, along with [his younger sister] Bernice. They had come to [formally] welcome Festus [as the new Governor of the province].
Noen dager seinere kom kong Agrippa og Berenike til Cæsarea på et høflighetbesøk til den nye landshøvdingen.
14 King Agrippa and Bernice stayed many days in Caesarea. While [they were] there, Festus told Agrippa about Paul. He said to the king, “There is a man here whom Felix kept in prison [while he was governor]. He left him [there when his time as governor ended].
De stanset i flere dager, og Festus passet på å ta opp saken om Paulus med kongen. Han sa:”Det finnes en fange her som heter Paulus, og som Feliks har etterlatt til meg.
15 When I went to Jerusalem, the chief priests and [the other] Jewish elders told me that this man had done many things [against their laws]. They asked me to condemn him [to be executed] {judge him [so that people could kill him]}.
Da jeg var i Jerusalem, kom de jødiske øversteprestene og folkets ledere til meg med en anklage mot ham. De ba om at jeg måtte passe på å få ham dømt.
16 But I told them that when someone has been accused [of a crime, we] Romans do not immediately (condemn that person/declare that person to be guilty). First, we [command] him to stand before the people who are accusing him and to say whether or not he has done those things. [After that, the judge will decide what to do with] him.
Jeg fortalte da at romerne ikke har for vane å utlevere noen før han har blitt stilt for retten. Den anklagede skal ha mulighet til å møte dem som anklager ham, og alle skal ha anledning til å forsvare seg.
17 So those Jews came [here to Caesarea] when I came. I did not delay. The day after [we(exc) arrived], after I sat down at the place where I make decisions, I [commanded] that Paul be brought {[soldiers] to bring Paul} into [the courtroom].
Da de religiøse lederne kom hit til Cæsarea, tillyste jeg rettsforhandlingene allerede neste dag og ga befaling om at Paulus skulle bli ført inn.
18 The Jewish leaders did accuse him, but the things about which they accused him were not any of the [evil] crimes about which I thought [they would accuse him].
Men anklagene mot ham var noe helt annet enn det jeg hadde ventet meg.
19 Instead, what they argued about with him were some teachings that [some] Jews believe [and others do not believe. They argued] about a man whose name was Jesus who had died, [but the man they were accusing, whose name is] Paul, kept saying, ‘Jesus is alive again.’
De gjaldt bare noen stridsspørsmål i deres interne religion og om en mann som het Jesus, som er død, men som Paulus påstår lever!
20 I did not know what questions to ask [them, and I did not know how to judge] concerning their dispute. So I asked Paul, ‘Are you [(sg)] willing to go [back] to Jerusalem and have the dispute [between you and these Jews] judged there {and [let me] judge there the dispute [between you and these Jews]}?’
Jeg ble forvirret og visste ikke hva jeg skulle gjøre i dette tilfellet. Derfor spurte jeg Paulus om han var villig til å reise til Jerusalem og stå for domsstolen der.
21 But Paul answered, ‘[No]. I [am not willing to go to Jerusalem]!
Paulus ba i stedet om å få bli her. Han ville heller vente og bli dømt ved den keiserlige domstolen. Derfor har jeg gitt befaling om at han skal sitte i fengslet her til jeg kan sende ham til Roma.”
22 Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.”
Da sa kong Agrippa:”Jeg skulle selv ønske å høre denne mannen.” Festus svarte:”Det skal vi ordne. Du kan få treffe ham allerede i morgen!”
23 The next day Agrippa and Bernice came very ceremoniously to the assembly hall. Some [Roman] commanders and prominent men in [Caesarea] came with them. Then, Festus told an officer to bring Paul. So after the officer [went to the prison and] brought him,
Neste dag kom kong Agrippa og Berenike i full uniform til domsstolen sammen med de høye offiserene og byens ledende menn. Festus ga befaling om at Paulus skulle bli ført inn.
24 Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all [the rest of you] who are here, you see this man. Many [HYP] Jews in Jerusalem and also those here [in Caesarea] appealed to me, screaming that we [(exc)] should not let him live any longer.
Han sa:”Kong Agrippa, og alle dere andre som er samlet her i dag. Dette er den mannen som jødene både her og i Jerusalem vil straffe med døden.
25 But [when I asked them to tell me what he had done, and they told me], I found out that he had not done anything for which he should be executed {[anyone should] execute him}. However, he has asked that our emperor [should judge his case], so I have decided to send him to Rome.
Etter min oppfatning har han ikke gjort noe som fortjener dødsstraff. Han har bedt om å få bli dømt ved den keiserlige domstolen, og derfor har jeg besluttet å sende ham til Roma.
26 But I do not know what specifically I should write to the emperor concerning him. That is why I have brought him here. I [want] you all [to hear him speak], and I especially want you [(sg)], King Agrippa, to hear him. Then, after we [(inc)] have questioned him, I may know what I should write [to the emperor about him].
Rullebladet hans vet jeg ikke mye om, men vil rapportere til min øverste leder, keiseren. Det finnes rett og slett ikke noen virkelige anklager mot denne mannen. Jeg har nå stilt ham fram for dere, og spesielt for deg, kong Agrippa, slik at du kan avhøre ham og etterpå si meg hva jeg skal skrive i rapporten.
27 It seems to me [that it would be] unreasonable to send a prisoner [to the emperor in Rome without my] specifying the [things about which people] are accusing him.”
Det virker jo ikke særlig logisk å sende en fange til den keiserlige domstolen uten å ha noe å anklage ham for!”
