Acts 25
1 Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
Mikolo misato sima na ye koya kati na etuka, Festisi alongwaki na Sezarea mpo na kokende na Yelusalemi
2 Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him,
epai wapi bakonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe mpe bakambi ya Bayuda bakendeki kokutana na ye mpo na kofunda Polo. Babondelaki mingi Festisi
3 asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him on the way.
mpo ete asalela bango ngolu ya kotinda Polo na Yelusalemi, pamba te basalaki mabongisi ya kotiela ye motambo na nzela mpo na koboma ye.
4 However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.
Kasi Festisi azongiselaki bango: — Polo azali nanu kati na boloko, na Sezarea; mpe kala mingi te, nakozonga kuna.
5 “Let them therefore”, he said, “that are in power among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him.”
Tika ete tokende nzela moko na ndambo ya bakambi na bino, mpo ete, soki moto yango asalaki mabe, bafundela ye kuna.
6 When he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.
Festisi asalaki mikolo pene mwambe to zomi elongo na bango, mpe azongaki na Sezarea. Mokolo oyo elandaki bozongi na ye, avandaki na esambiselo mpe apesaki mitindo ete bamemela ye Polo.
7 When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove,
Tango kaka Polo akomaki wana, Bayuda oyo bawutaki na Yelusalemi bazingelaki ye mpe bakomaki kofunda ye na tina na makambo mingi ya mabe makasi, oyo bango moko bazangaki kutu makoki mpo na kotalisa bosolo na yango.
8 while he said in his defense, “Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all.”
Polo asambaki boye: — Nasalaki mabe moko te, nabukaki ata mobeko moko te ya Bayuda to ya Tempelo to mpe ya Sezare.
9 But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be judged by me there concerning these things?”
Kasi lokola Festisi alingaki kosepelisa Bayuda, atunaki Polo: — Boni, olingi kozonga na Yelusalemi mpe kosamba kuna liboso na ngai mpo na makambo oyo?
10 But Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.
Polo azongisaki: — Te, natelemi liboso ya esambiselo ya Sezare; ezali awa nde nasengeli kosamba. Yo moko oyebi malamu ete nasali Bayuda ata likambo moko te ya mabe.
11 For if I have done wrong and have committed anything worthy of death, I don’t refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
Soki nasali mabe to nasali likambo oyo ekoki komemela ngai etumbu ya kufa, nandimi kokufa. Kasi soki makambo oyo Bayuda bafundeli ngai ezali ya lokuta, moto moko te azali na makoki ya kokaba ngai na maboko na bango. Tika ete Sezare akata likambo na ngai!
12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go.”
Sima na Festisi kokabola makanisi elongo na bapesi toli na ye, alobaki na Polo: — Lokola osengi kokende kosamba liboso ya Sezare, okokende solo kosamba liboso na ye.
13 Now when some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and greeted Festus.
Sima na mwa mikolo, mokonzi Agripa elongo na Berenise bayaki na Sezarea mpo na kopesa Festisi mbote.
14 As he stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix;
Lokola balekisaki kuna mikolo mingi, Festisi ayebisaki mokonzi likambo ya Polo; alobaki: — Ezali awa na moto moko oyo Felikisi atikaki kati na boloko.
15 about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, asking for a sentence against him.
Tango nakendeki na Yelusalemi, bakonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe mpe bakambi ya Bayuda bayaki kofunda ye epai na ngai, mpe basengaki ete nakatela ye etumbu.
16 I answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man to destruction before the accused has met the accusers face to face and has had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.
Kasi nayebisaki bango ete bato ya Rome bazalaka na ezaleli te ya kokatela moto etumbu soki asambi nanu te na bato oyo bafundi ye, mpe soki azwi nanu nzela te ya kozongisa biyano na makambo oyo bafundeli ye.
17 When therefore they had come together here, I didn’t delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment seat and commanded the man to be brought.
Tango bayaki awa, nalekisaki tango te; kasi mokolo oyo elandaki, navandaki na esambiselo mpe napesaki mitindo ete bamemela ngai moto yango.
18 When the accusers stood up, they brought no charges against him of such things as I supposed;
Tango bato oyo bafundaki ye batelemaki mpo na koloba, balongaki te kotalisa bosolo ya makambo mabe oyo bafundelaki ye, ndenge ngai nazalaki kokanisela.
19 but had certain questions against him about their own religion and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
Batianaki tembe na tina na lolenge na bango ya kosambela, mpe na tina na moto moko oyo asila kokufa, moto oyo Polo azalaki koloba na tina na ye ete azali na bomoi; kombo ya moto yango ezalaki « Yesu. »
20 Being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.
Lokola nayebaki te ndenge nini nakoki kokata likambo ya lolenge oyo, natunaki ye soki alingi kokende na Yelusalemi mpo ete bakata likambo na ye kuna.
21 But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept until I could send him to Caesar.”
Kasi Polo asengaki ete akende kosamba liboso ya mokonzi monene. Boye, napesaki mitindo ete babatela ye kati na boloko kino tango nakotinda ye epai ya Sezare.
22 Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” he said, “you shall hear him.”
Agripa alobaki na Festisi: — Nazali na posa ya koyoka moto wana, ngai moko. Festisi azongisaki: — Okoyoka ye lobi.
23 So on the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and they had entered into the place of hearing with the commanding officers and the principal men of the city, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.
Mokolo oyo elandaki, Agripa mpe Berenise bayaki na lokumu nyonso, mpe bakotaki na ndako oyo basambiselaka bato, elongo na bakonzi ya basoda mpe bakambi ya engumba. Na mitindo ya Festisi, bayaki na Polo.
24 Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, you see this man about whom all the multitude of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
Festisi alobaki: — Mokonzi Agripa mpe bino nyonso oyo bozali elongo na biso awa, bozali komona moto oyo! Lisanga mobimba ya Bayuda bayaki kokutana na ngai na tina na ye, na Yelusalemi mpe awa kati na Sezarea, bazalaki koganga ete asengeli kokufa.
25 But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and as he himself appealed to the emperor, I determined to send him,
Nzokande, mpo na ngai, namonaki likambo moko te oyo ekokaki komemela ye etumbu ya kufa. Kasi lokola ye moko asengi ete akende kosamba liboso ya mokonzi monene, ngai mpe nazwi mokano ya kotinda ye na Rome.
26 of whom I have no certain thing to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him out before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, that, after examination I may have something to write.
Lokola nazali na likambo moko te ya malonga ya kokomela mokonzi monene na tina na ye, nayei na ye mpo ete asamba liboso na bino nyonso, mpe mingi-mingi liboso na yo, mokonzi Agripa, mpo ete nakoka kozwa likambo ya kokomela mokonzi monene, sima na biso kotuna ye mituna.
27 For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to also specify the charges against him.”
Pamba te namoni ete tina ezali te ya kotinda moto ya boloko na Rome, soki nalongi te kolimbola malamu likambo oyo bafundeli ye.
