Acts 25
1 Festus, [who was now the governor] of the province, arrived in Caesarea, and three days later he went up to Jerusalem.
Ngayon, dumating si Festo sa lalawigan at pagkatapos nang tatlong araw ay nagpunta siya mula sa Cesarea paakyat sa Jesrusalem.
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].
Ang pinakapunong pari at mga kinikilalang mga Judio ay nagharap kay Festo ng mga paratang laban kay Pablo, at malakas silang nagsalita kay Festo.
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].
At humingi sila ng pabor tungkol kay Pablo, na tawagin siya sa Jesrusalem upang magkaroon sila ng pagkakataon na patayin siya sa daan.
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.
Ngunit sumagot si Festo na si Pablo ay isang bilanggo sa Caesarea, at babalik siya agad doon.
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.”
“Kung gayun, kung sino man ang pwede,” Sinabi niyang, “dapat sumama sa amin doon. Kung may pagkakamali sa taong ito, kinakailangang paratangan ninyo siya.”
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.
Pagkatapos niyang manatili pa ng walo o sampung araw, siya ay bumaba patungo sa Cesarea. Kinabukasan, naupo na siya sa hukuman at pinag-utos na dalhin si Pablo sa kaniya.
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].
Nang siya ay dumating, nakatayo sa di kalayuan ang mga Judiong galing sa Jerusalem, at nagharap sila ng mga mabibigat na bintang laban sa kaniya na hindi nila mapatunayan.
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].”
Pinagtanggol ni Pablo ang kaniyang sarili at sinabing, “Hindi laban sa pangalan ng mga Judio, hindi laban sa templo, at hindi laban kay Cesar, wala akong ginawang masama.”
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]?”
Ngunit gustong makuha ni Festus ang loob ng mga Judio kaya sumagot siya kay Pablo at sinabing, “Gusto mo bang pumunta sa Jerusalem at doon kita husgahan tungkol sa mga bagay na ito?”
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.
Sinabi ni Pablo, “Tatayo ako sa harapan ng hukuman ni Cesar kung saan ako dapat hatulan, Hindi ako gumawa ng mali sa mga Judio, gaya ng pagkakaalam ninyo.
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].”
Kung may nagawa man akong pagkakamali at kung may nagawa man akong karapat-dapat sa kamatayan, hindi ko tatanggihan ang mamatay. Ngunit kung ang kanilang mga paratang ay walang halaga, walang sino man ang maaaring magdala sa akin sa kanila. Kaya nga ako tumatawag kay Cesar.”
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].”
Pagkatapos makipag-usap ni Festo sa kapulungan, sumagot siya, “Tumawag ka kay Cesar; pupunta ka kay Cesar.”
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].
Ngayon pagkalipas ng ilang mga araw, dumating sa Cesarea si Haring Agripa at Bernice upang magbigay ng opisyal na pagdalaw kay Festo.
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].
Pagkatapos ng maraming araw na naroon siya, inilahad ni Festo ang kaso ni Pablo sa hari; sinabi niya, “May isang tao na naiwan dito ni Felix na bilanggo.
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]}.
Nang ako ay nasa Jerusalem, ang mga pinunong pari at mga nakatatanda sa mga Judio ay nag harap sa akin ng mga bintang laban sa taong ito, at humihingi sila ng kahatulan laban sa kaniya.
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.
Sinagot ko sila ng ganito na hindi kaugalian ng mga Romano na ibigay ang isang tao bilang pabor; kundi, may pagkakataon ang naparatangang tao na harapin niya ang mga nagparatang sa kaniya at ipagtanggol ang kaniyang sarili sa mga ibinintang sa kaniya.
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].
Kung gayun, hindi ako naghintay, nang dumating silang sama-sama rito, ngunit ng kinabukasan ay naupo ako sa upuan ng paghatol at iniutos ko na dalin sa loob ang taong ito.
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].
Nang tumayo ang mga nagparatang at pinaratangan siya, inisip ko na walang mabigat sa mga bintang na hinarap nila sa taong ito.
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.’
Sa halip, maroon silang ilan na di pagkakaunawaan tungkol sa kanilang sariling relihiyon at tungkol sa isang Jesus na namatay, na siyang pinatutunayan ni Pablo na buhay.
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]}?’
Nalilito ako kung papaano ko sisiyasatin ang bagay na ito, at tinanung ko siya kung gusto niya na pumunta sa Jerusalem upang husgahan doon tungkol sa mga bagay na ito.
21 But Paul answered, ‘[No]. I [am not willing to go to Jerusalem]!
Ngunit nang ipinatawag si Pablo upang siya ay bantayan hanggang sa makapag-desisyon ang Emperador, Iniutos ko na bantayan siya hanggang maipadala ko siya kay Cesar.”
22 Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.”
Sinabi ni Agripa kay Festo, “Nais ko rin na makinig sa taong ito.” “Bukas,” sinabi ni Festo, “Maririnig mo siya.”
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,
Kaya kinabukasan, dumating sina Agripa at Bernice na may maraming seremonya; dumating sila sa loob ng bulwagan kasama ang mga pinunong kawal at kasama ang mga kinikilalang tao sa lungsod. At nang sabihin ni Festo ang utos, dinala si Pablo sa kanila.
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.
Sinabi ni Festo, “Haring Agripa, at sa lahat ng mga tao na narito na kasama namin, nakikita ninyo ang taong ito; ang lahat ng mga Judio ay nakipag-usap sa akin sa Jerusalem at sa lugar ding ito, at sumigaw sila sa akin na hindi na siya kinakailangang mabuhay.
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.
Napag-alaman ko na wala siyang ginawa na karapdapat sa kamatayan; ngunit dahil tumawag siya sa Emperador, nagpasya ako na dalin siya sa kaniya.
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].
Ngunit wala akong tiyak na maisusulat sa Emperador. Sa dahilang ito, dinala ko siya sa inyo, lalo na sa iyo, Haring Agripa, upang may maisulat ako tungkol sa kasong ito.
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.”
Sapagkat parang hindi katanggap tanggap sa akin na ipadala ang isang bilanggo na hindi rin maipahayag ang mga bintang laban sa kaniya.”
