Acts 25

1 Now when Festus had come into the province, after three days he ascended from Cesarea to Jerusalem.

١ بَعْدَ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ لِتَوَلِّي فَسْتُوسَ مَنْصِبَهُ، ذَهَبَ مِنْ قَيْصَرِيَّةَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

2 Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,

٢ فَجَاءَهُ رَئِيسُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَوُجَهَاءُ الْيَهُودِ وَعَرَضُوا لَهُ دَعْوَاهُمْ ضِدَّ بُولُسَ، وَطَلَبُوا مِنْهُ

3 And desired favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.

٣ بِإِلْحَاحٍ أَنْ يُكْرِمَهُمْ بِإِحْضَارِ بُولُسَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ. وَكَانُوا قَدْ نَصَبُوا لَهُ كَمِيناً عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ لِيَغْتَالُوهُ.

4 But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Cesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly [thither].

٤ فَأَجَابَهُمْ فَسْتُوسُ بِأَنَّ بُولُسَ سَيَبْقَى مُحْتَجَزاً فِي قَيْصَرِيَّةَ وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ سَيَعُودُ إِلَيْهَا بَعْدَ فَتْرَةٍ قَصِيرَةٍ.

5 Let them therefore, said he, who among you are able, go down with [me], and accuse this man, if there is any wickedness in him.

٥ وَقَالَ: «لِيَذْهَبْ مَعِي أَصْحَابُ النُّفُوذِ مِنْكُمْ؛ فَإِنْ كَانَ عَلَى هَذَا الرَّجُلِ ذَنْبٌ مَا، فَلْيَتَّهِمُوهُ بِهِ أَمَامِي!»

6 And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down to Cesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment-seat, commanded Paul to be brought.

٦ وَقَضَى فَسْتُوسُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ أَيَّاماً لَا تَزِيدُ عَلَى الثَّمَانِيَةِ أَوِ الْعَشَرَةِ، ثُمَّ عَادَ إِلَى قَيْصَرِيَّةَ. وَفِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي لِوُصُولِهِ جَلَسَ عَلَى مَنَصَّةِ الْقَضَاءِ، وَأَمَرَ بِإِحْضَارِ بُولُسَ.

7 And when he had come, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem stood around, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove;

٧ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَ اجْتَمَعَ حَوْلَهُ الْيَهُودُ الَّذِينَ جَاءُوا مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَوَجَّهُوا إِلَيْهِ تُهَماً كَثِيرَةً وَخَطِيرَةً عَجَزُوا عَنْ إِثْبَاتِ صِحَّتِهَا.

8 While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Cesar have I committed any offense.

٨ فَدَافَعَ بُولُسُ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ قَائِلاً: «لَمْ أَرْتَكِبْ ذَنْباً فِي حَقِّ شَرِيعَةِ الْيَهُودِ، أَوِ الْهَيْكَلِ، أَوِ الْقَيْصَرِ».

9 But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go to Jerusalem, and there be judged concerning these things before me?

٩ وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ أَرَادَ فَسْتُوسُ أَنْ يَكْسِبَ رِضَى الْيَهُودِ، فَسَأَلَ بُولُسَ: «هَلْ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَذْهَبَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ حَيْثُ تَجْرِي مُحَاكَمَتُكَ بِحُضُورِي عَلَى هَذِهِ التُّهَمِ؟»

10 Then said Paul, I stand at Cesar's tribunal, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.

١٠ فَأَجَابَ بُولُسُ: «أَنَا مَاثِلٌ الآنَ فِي مَحْكَمَةِ الْقَيْصَرِ، وَأَمَامَهَا يَجِبُ أَنْ تَجْرِيَ مُحَاكَمَتِي. لَمْ أَرْتَكِبْ ذَنْباً فِي حَقِّ الْيَهُودِ، وَأَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ هَذَا جَيِّداً.

11 For if I am an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there is none of these things of which these accuse me, no man may deliver me to them. I appeal to Cesar.

١١ وَلَوْ كُنْتُ ارْتَكَبْتُ جَرِيمَةً أَسْتَحِقُّ عَلَيْهَا عُقُوبَةَ الإِعْدَامِ، لَمَا كُنْتُ أَهْرُبُ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ. وَلكِنْ مَادَامَتْ تُهَمُ هَؤُلاءِ لِي بِلا أَسَاسٍ، فَلا يَحِقُّ لأَحَدٍ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَنِي إِلَيْهِمْ لِيُحَاكِمُونِي. إِنِّي أَسْتَأْنِفُ دَعْوَايَ إِلَى الْقَيْصَرِ!»

12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed to Cesar? to Cesar thou shalt go.

١٢ وَتَدَاوَلَ فَسْتُوسُ الأَمْرَ مَعَ مُسْتَشَارِيهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ لِبُولُسَ: «مَادُمْتَ قَدِ اسْتَأْنَفْتَ دَعْوَاكَ إِلَى الْقَيْصَرِ، فَإِلَى الْقَيْصَرِ تَذْهَبُ!»

13 And after certain days, king Agrippa and Bernice came to Cesarea, to salute Festus.

١٣ وَبَعْدَ بِضْعَةِ أَيَّامٍ جَاءَ الْمَلِكُ أَغْرِيبَاسُ وَبَرْنِيكِي إِلَى قَيْصَرِيَّةَ لِيُسَلِّمَا عَلَى فَسْتُوسَ.

14 And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause to the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:

١٤ وَمَكَثَا هُنَاكَ أَيَّاماً عَدِيدَةً. فَعَرَضَ فَسْتُوسُ عَلَى الْمَلِكِ قَضِيَّةَ بُولُسَ قَائِلاً: «هُنَا رَجُلٌ تَرَكَهُ فِيلِكْسُ سَجِيناً.

15 About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed [me], desiring [to have] judgment against him.

١٥ وَلَمَّا ذَهَبْتُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ شَكَاهُ إِلَيَّ رُؤَسَاءُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَالشُّيُوخُ، وَطَالَبُوا بِإِصْدَارِ الْحُكْمِ عَلَيْهِ.

16 To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before he who is accused hath the accusers face to face, and hath license to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.

١٦ فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ عَادَةِ الرُّومَانِ أَنْ يُصْدِرُوا حُكْماً عَلَى أَحَدٍ قَبْلَ أَن يُوَاجِهَ الَّذِينَ يَتَّهِمُونَهُ، لِتُتَاحَ لَهُ فُرْصَةُ الدِّفَاعِ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ.

17 Therefore, when they had come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth;

١٧ فَلَمَّا جَاءُوا إِلَى هُنَا أَسْرَعْتُ فِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي وعَقَدْتُ جَلْسَةً لِلنَّظَرِ فِي الْقَضِيَّةِ، وَأَمَرْتُ بِإِحْضَارِ الْمُتَّهَمِ.

18 Against whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation of such things as I supposed:

١٨ فَلَمَّا قَابَلَهُ مُتَّهِمُوهُ لَمْ يَذْكُرُوا ذَنْباً وَاحِداً مِمَّا كُنْتُ أَتَوَقَّعُ أَنْ يَتَّهِمُوهُ بِهِ،

19 But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

١٩ بَلْ جَادَلُوهُ فِي مَسَائِلَ تَخْتَصُّ بِدِيَانَتِهِمْ وَبِرَجُلٍ اسْمُهُ يَسُوعُ، مَاتَ وبُولُسُ يَقُولُ إِنَّهُ حَيٌّ!

20 And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked [him] whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged concerning these matters.

٢٠ فَحِرْتُ فِي الأَمْرِ، وَعَرَضْتُ عَلَى الْمُتَّهَمِ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَيُحَاكَمَ هُنَاكَ،

21 But when Paul had appealed to be reserved to the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Cesar.

٢١ إِلّا أَنَّهُ اسْتَأْنَفَ دَعْوَاهُ إِلَى جَلالَةِ الْقَيْصَرِ لِيُحَاكَمَ فِي حَضْرَتِهِ، فَأَمَرْتُ بِحِرَاسَتِهِ حَتَّى أُرْسِلَهُ إِلَى الْقَيْصَرِ».

22 Then Agrippa said to Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To-morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.

٢٢ فَقَالَ أَغْرِيبَاسُ لِفَسْتُوسَ: «أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَسْمَعَ مَا يَقُولُهُ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ». فَأَجَابَ: «غَداً تَسْمَعُهُ».

23 And on the morrow, when Agrippa had come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and had entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains and principal men of the city, at the command of Festus Paul was brought forth.

٢٣ وَفِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي جَاءَ أَغْرِيبَاسُ وَبَرْنِيكِي، وَاسْتُقْبِلا بِاحْتِفَالٍ بَاذِخٍ، إِذْ دَخَلا قَاعَةَ الاسْتِمَاعِ يُحِيطُ بِهِمَا الْقَادَةُ الْعَسْكَرِيُّونَ وَوُجَهَاءُ الْمَدِينَةِ. وَأَمَرَ فَسْتُوسُ بِإِحْضَارِ بُولُسَ.

24 And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, ye see this man about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and [also] here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.

٢٤ فَلَمَّا أُحْضِرَ قَالَ فَسْتُوسُ: «أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ أَغْرِيبَاسُ، وَالسَّادَةُ الْحَاضِرُونَ هُنَا جَمِيعاً: أَمَامَكُمْ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي شَكَاهُ إِلَيَّ الشَّعْبُ الْيَهُودِيُّ كُلُّهُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ وَهُمْ يَصْرُخُونَ أَنَّهُ يَجِبُ أَلّا يَبْقَى حَيًّا

25 But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.

٢٥ وَتَبَيَّنَ لِي أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَفْعَلْ مَا يَسْتَحِقُّ الإِعْدَامَ. وَلَكِنَّهُ اسْتَأْنَفَ دَعْوَاهُ إِلَى جَلالَةِ الْقَيْصَرِ، فَقَرَّرْتُ أَنْ أُرْسِلَهُ إِلَيْهِ.

26 Of whom I have no certain thing to write to my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that after examination had, I may have somewhat to write.

٢٦ وَلَكِنْ لَيْسَ لِي شَيْءٌ أَكِيدٌ أَكْتُبُهُ إِلَى جَلالَةِ الْقَيْصَرِ بِشَأْنِهِ. لِذَلِكَ أَحْضَرْتُهُ أَمَامَكُمْ جَمِيعاً، وَخَاصَّةً أَمَامَكَ أَيُّهَا الْمَلِكُ أَغْرِيبَاسُ، حَتَّى إِذَا تَمَّ النَّظَرُ فِي قَضِيَّتِهِ أَجِدُ مَا أَكْتُبُهُ.

27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not also to signify the crimes [laid] against him.

٢٧ فَمِنْ غَيْرِ الْمَعْقُولِ، كَمَا أَرَى، أَنْ أُرْسِلَ إِلَى الْقَيْصَرِ سَجِيناً دُونَ تَحْدِيدِ التُّهَمِ الْمُوَجَّهَةِ إِلَيْهِ!»