Acts 25
1 Now, Festus entered the province, and after three days, he went from Caesarea up to Jerusalem.
Fest torej, ko je bil prišel v deželo, izšel je črez tri dnî iz Cezareje v Jeruzalem.
2 The chief priest and the prominent Jews brought accusations against Paul, and they urged him
In prišli so k njemu véliki duhovni in prvaki Judovski zoper Pavla, in prosili so ga,
3 and asked him for a favor that would put Paul in danger—that Festus might summon Paul to Jerusalem so that they could kill him along the way.
Iskajoč milosti zoper njega, da bi ga poslal v Jeruzalem, in zalezovali so, da bi ga umorili na poti.
4 Festus answered that Paul was being held at Caesarea, and that he himself was going there soon.
Fest pa odgovorí, da se Pavel varuje v Cezareji, in da on sam kmalu pojde tje.
5 “Therefore, those who can,” he said, “should go there with us. If there is something wrong with the man, you should accuse him.”
Kteri torej od vas morejo, reče, naj z menoj snidejo, in če je kakošna krivica na tem možu, naj ga tožijo.
6 Festus stayed not more than eight or ten days and then he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat in the judgment seat and commanded Paul to be brought to him.
In prebivši med njimi ne več kakor deset dnî, snide v Cezarejo, in drugi dan sede na sodišče, in ukaže Pavla pripeljati.
7 When he arrived, the Jews from Jerusalem stood nearby, and they brought many serious charges which they could not prove.
Ko ga pa pripeljejo, obstopijo ga Judje, kteri so prišli iz Jeruzalema, in prinašali so zoper Pavla mnoge in težke krivice, kterih niso mogli izkazati,
8 Paul defended himself and said, “I have done nothing wrong against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar.”
Ko se je Pavel zagovarjal: Nič se nisem pregrešil ne zoper postavo Judovsko, ne zoper tempelj, ne zoper cesarja.
9 But Festus wanted to gain the favor of the Jews, and so he answered Paul and said, “Do you want to go up to Jerusalem and to be judged by me about these things there?”
Fest pa, hoteč Judom ugoditi, odgovorí Pavlu in reče: Hočeš iti gor v Jeruzalem, da te tam sodim za to?
10 Paul said, “I stand before the judgment seat of Caesar where I must be judged. I have wronged no Jews, just as you also very well know.
Pavel pa reče: Na cesarjevem sodišči stojim, kjer me je treba soditi; Judom nisem nobene krivice storil, kakor tudi ti dobro veš.
11 Though if I have done wrong and if I have done what is worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if their accusations are nothing, no one may hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar.”
Kajti če sem kriv, in sem kaj smrti vrednega storil, ne branim se umreti; če pa nič tega ni, česar me dolžé, ne more me nihče njim izdati. Na cesarja se sklicujem.
12 After Festus talked with the council, he answered, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”
Tedaj Fest, pogovorivši se z zborom, reče: Na cesarja si se sklical, k cesarju pojdeš.
13 Now after some days, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to pay an official visit to Festus.
Ko je pa minilo nekoliko dnî, prideta Agripa kralj in Bernika v Cezarejo pozdravljat Festa.
14 After he had been there for many days, Festus presented Paul's case to the king; he said, “A certain man was left behind here by Felix as a prisoner.
Ko sta se pa več dnî tam mudila, pové Fest kralju zadevo Pavlovo, govoreč: Nekega moža je pustil Feliks v ječi,
15 When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against this man to me, and they asked for a sentence of condemnation against him.
Za voljo kterega so, ko sem bil v Jeruzalemu, prišli k meni véliki duhovni in starešine Judovski, proseč, naj ga obsodim;
16 I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to hand over anyone before the accused had faced his accusers and had an opportunity to defend himself against the charges.
Kterim sem odgovoril, da ni navada pri Rimljanih, da bi se izdal kakošen človek na smrt; dokler obtoženi nima pred licem tožnikov, in ne prejme mesta, da se zagovarja za krivico.
17 Therefore, when they came together here, I did not wait, but the next day I sat in the judgment seat and I ordered the man to be brought in.
Ko so se torej tu sešli, sedel sem brez vsega odlašanja drugi dan na sodišče, in ukazal sem moža pripeljati;
18 When the accusers stood up and accused him, I thought that none of the charges that they brought against him were serious.
Kogar tožniki stoječ tam, niso nobene takošne krivice očitali, kakoršnih sem pričakoval jaz;
19 Instead, they had certain disputes with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus who was dead, whom Paul claims to be alive.
Nego nekošna vprašanja o svojej praznej veri so imeli zoper njega, in o nekošnem Jezusu, kteri je umrl, za kogar je Pavel trdil, da živí.
20 I was not certain about how to investigate this matter, and so I asked him if he was willing to go to Jerusalem to stand trial there about these charges.
Jaz pa, ne vedoč, kaj bi na to vprašanje odgovoril, rekel sem, ako bi hotel iti v Jeruzalem, in tam sojen biti za to,
21 But when Paul appealed to be kept in custody while awaiting the decision of the emperor, I ordered him to be held in custody until I could send him to Caesar.”
Ko se je pa Pavel oglasil, da naj ga varujemo do Avgustove sodbe, ukazal sem ga varovati, dokler ga ne pošljem k cesarju.
22 Agrippa spoke to Festus, “I would also like to listen to this man.” “Tomorrow,” Festus said, “you will hear him.”
Agripa pa Festu reče: Rad bi tudi jaz tega človeka slišal. On pa: Jutri, reče, ga boš slišal.
23 So on the next day, Agrippa and Bernice came with much ceremony; they came into the hall with the military officers and with the prominent men of the city. When Festus spoke the command, Paul was brought to them.
Drugi dan pa, ko je prišel Agripa in Bernika z veliko slavo, in sta vstopila v sodnišnico, z jezerniki in najimenitnijimi mestnimi možmi, in je bil Fest ukazal, pripeljejo Pavla.
24 Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all you men who are here with us, you see this man; all the multitude of Jews consulted with me in Jerusalem and here also, and they shouted to me that he should no longer live.
In Fest reče: Agripa kralj, in vsi možjé, kteri ste tu z nami! vidite tega, za voljo kterega me je vsa množica Judov nadlegovala v Jeruzalemu in tu, kričeč, da ne sme več živeti.
25 I learned that he had done nothing worthy of death; but because he appealed to the emperor, I decided to send him.
Jaz pa, ko sem spoznal, da ni nič smrti vrednega storil, in se je tudi on sam sklical na cesarja, sklenil sem ga poslati;
26 But I do not have something definite to write to the emperor. For this reason, I have brought him to you, especially to you, King Agrippa, so that I might have something more to write about the case.
Za kterega nimam kaj gotovega pisati gospodarju: za to sem ga pripeljal pred vas, in zlasti pred tebe, kralj Agripa, da bom, ko se izpraša, imel kaj pisati.
27 For it seems unreasonable for me to send a prisoner and to not also state the charges against him.”
Kajti neumno mi se zdí poslati zvezanega, krivice pa njegove ne naznaniti.
