Πραξεις 25

1 Φῆστος οὖν ἐπιβὰς τῇ ἐπαρχείᾳ μετὰ τρεῖς ἡμέρας ἀνέβη εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἀπὸ Καισαρείας,

Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

2 ἐνεφάνισάν (τε *N(k)O*) αὐτῷ (οἱ *N(k)O*) (ἀρχιερεῖς *N(K)O*) καὶ οἱ πρῶτοι τῶν Ἰουδαίων κατὰ τοῦ Παύλου καὶ παρεκάλουν αὐτὸν

Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him,

3 αἰτούμενοι χάριν κατ᾽ αὐτοῦ, ὅπως μεταπέμψηται αὐτὸν εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ, ἐνέδραν ποιοῦντες ἀνελεῖν αὐτὸν κατὰ τὴν ὁδόν.

asking a favour against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him on the way.

4 Ὁ μὲν οὖν Φῆστος ἀπεκρίθη τηρεῖσθαι τὸν Παῦλον (εἰς Καισάρειαν, *N(k)O*) ἑαυτὸν δὲ μέλλειν ἐν τάχει ἐκπορεύεσθαι·

However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.

5 οἱ οὖν ἐν ὑμῖν φησιν δυνατοὶ συγκαταβάντες, εἴ τί ἐστιν ἐν τῷ ἀνδρὶ ἄτοπον, κατηγορείτωσαν αὐτοῦ.

“Let them therefore”, he said, “that are in power amongst you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him.”

6 διατρίψας δὲ ἐν αὐτοῖς ἡμέρας (οὐ *NO*) πλείους (ὀκτὼ *NO*) ἢ δέκα, καταβὰς εἰς Καισάρειαν, τῇ ἐπαύριον καθίσας ἐπὶ τοῦ βήματος ἐκέλευσεν τὸν Παῦλον ἀχθῆναι.

When he had stayed amongst them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgement seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

7 Παραγενομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ περιέστησαν (αὐτὸν *NO*) οἱ ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων καταβεβηκότες Ἰουδαῖοι πολλὰ καὶ βαρέα αἰτιώματα (καταφέροντες *N(k)O*) (κατὰ τοῦ Παῦλου, *K*) ἃ οὐκ ἴσχυον ἀποδεῖξαι,

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,

8 (τοῦ Παύλου *no*) ἀπολογουμένου (αὐτοῦ *k*) ὅτι οὔτε εἰς τὸν νόμον τῶν Ἰουδαίων οὔτε εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν οὔτε εἰς Καίσαρά τι ἥμαρτον.

while he said in his defence, “Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all.”

9 Ὁ Φῆστος δὲ θέλων τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις χάριν καταθέσθαι, ἀποκριθεὶς τῷ Παύλῳ εἶπεν· θέλεις εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἀναβὰς ἐκεῖ περὶ τούτων (κριθῆναι *N(k)O*) ἐπ᾽ ἐμοῦ;

But Festus, desiring to gain favour with the Jews, answered Paul and said, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be judged by me there concerning these things?”

10 εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Παῦλος· ἐπὶ τοῦ βήματος Καίσαρος ἑστώς εἰμι, οὗ με δεῖ κρίνεσθαι. Ἰουδαίους οὐδὲν (ἠδίκησα, *NK(o)*) ὡς καὶ σὺ κάλλιον ἐπιγινώσκεις·

But Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s judgement seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.

11 εἰ μὲν (οὖν *N(k)O*) ἀδικῶ καὶ ἄξιον θανάτου πέπραχά τι, οὐ παραιτοῦμαι τὸ ἀποθανεῖν· εἰ δὲ οὐδέν ἐστιν ὧν οὗτοι κατηγοροῦσίν μου, οὐδείς με δύναται αὐτοῖς χαρίσασθαι. Καίσαρα ἐπικαλοῦμαι.

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!”

12 Τότε ὁ Φῆστος συλλαλήσας μετὰ τοῦ συμβουλίου ἀπεκρίθη· Καίσαρα ἐπικέκλησαι, ἐπὶ Καίσαρα πορεύσῃ.

Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go.”

13 Ἡμερῶν δὲ διαγενομένων τινῶν Ἀγρίππας ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ Βερνίκη κατήντησαν εἰς Καισάρειαν (ἀσπασάμενοι *N(k)O*) τὸν Φῆστον.

Now when some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and greeted Festus.

14 ὡς δὲ πλείους ἡμέρας (διέτριβον *NK(o)*) ἐκεῖ, ὁ Φῆστος τῷ βασιλεῖ ἀνέθετο τὰ κατὰ τὸν Παῦλον λέγων· ἀνήρ τίς ἐστιν καταλελειμμένος ὑπὸ Φήλικος δέσμιος,

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;

15 περὶ οὗ γενομένου μου εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἐνεφάνισαν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τῶν Ἰουδαίων αἰτούμενοι κατ᾽ αὐτοῦ (καταδίκην· *N(k)O*)

about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, asking for a sentence against him.

16 πρὸς οὓς ἀπεκρίθην ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἔθος Ῥωμαίοις χαρίζεσθαί τινα ἄνθρωπον (εἰς ἀπώλειαν *K*) πρὶν ἢ ὁ κατηγορούμενος κατὰ πρόσωπον ἔχοι τοὺς κατηγόρους, τόπον τε ἀπολογίας λάβοι περὶ τοῦ ἐγκλήματος.

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 defence concerning the matter laid against him.

17 συνελθόντων οὖν αὐτῶν ἐνθάδε ἀναβολὴν μηδεμίαν ποιησάμενος, τῇ ἑξῆς καθίσας ἐπὶ τοῦ βήματος ἐκέλευσα ἀχθῆναι τὸν ἄνδρα·

When therefore they had come together here, I didn’t delay, but on the next day sat on the judgement seat and commanded the man to be brought.

18 περὶ οὗ σταθέντες οἱ κατήγοροι οὐδεμίαν αἰτίαν (ἔφερον *N(k)O*) ὧν ἐγὼ ὑπενόουν (πονηρῶν· *N(O)*)

When the accusers stood up, they brought no charges against him of such things as I supposed;

19 ζητήματα δέ τινα περὶ τῆς ἰδίας δεισιδαιμονίας εἶχον πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ περί τινος Ἰησοῦ τεθνηκότος, ὃν ἔφασκεν ὁ Παῦλος ζῆν.

but had certain questions against him about their own religion and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

20 ἀπορούμενος δὲ ἐγὼ (εἰς *k*) τὴν περὶ (τούτων *N(k)O*) ζήτησιν ἔλεγον εἰ βούλοιτο πορεύεσθαι εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα κἀκεῖ κἀκεῖ κρίνεσθαι περὶ τούτων.

Being perplexed how to enquire concerning these things, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.

21 τοῦ δὲ Παύλου ἐπικαλεσαμένου τηρηθῆναι αὐτὸν εἰς τὴν τοῦ Σεβαστοῦ διάγνωσιν ἐκέλευσα τηρεῖσθαι αὐτὸν ἕως οὗ (ἀναπέμψω *N(k)O*) αὐτὸν πρὸς Καίσαρα.

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.”

22 Ἀγρίππας δὲ πρὸς τὸν Φῆστον (ἔφη· *k*) ἐβουλόμην καὶ αὐτὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἀκοῦσαι. (ὁ δέ *k*) αὔριόν φησιν ἀκούσῃ αὐτοῦ.

Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” he said, “you shall hear him.”

23 Τῇ οὖν ἐπαύριον ἐλθόντος τοῦ Ἀγρίππα καὶ τῆς Βερνίκης μετὰ πολλῆς φαντασίας καὶ εἰσελθόντων εἰς τὸ ἀκροατήριον σύν τε (τοῖς *k*) χιλιάρχοις καὶ ἀνδράσιν τοῖς κατ᾽ ἐξοχὴν (οὖσιν *k*) τῆς πόλεως καὶ κελεύσαντος τοῦ Φήστου ἤχθη ὁ Παῦλος.

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.

24 Καί φησιν ὁ Φῆστος· Ἀγρίππα βασιλεῦ καὶ πάντες οἱ (συμπαρόντες *NK(o)*) ἡμῖν ἄνδρες, θεωρεῖτε τοῦτον περὶ οὗ (ἅπαν *N(k)O*) τὸ πλῆθος τῶν Ἰουδαίων (ἐνέτυχόν *NK(o)*) μοι ἔν τε Ἱεροσολύμοις καὶ ἐνθάδε (βοῶντες *N(k)O*) μὴ δεῖν αὐτὸν ζῆν μηκέτι.

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.

25 ἐγὼ δὲ (κατελαβόμην *N(k)O*) μηδὲν ἄξιον αὐτὸν θανάτου πεπραχέναι, (καὶ *k*) αὐτοῦ δὲ τούτου ἐπικαλεσαμένου τὸν Σεβαστὸν ἔκρινα πέμπειν (αὐτόν. *k*)

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,

26 περὶ οὗ ἀσφαλές τι γράψαι τῷ κυρίῳ οὐκ ἔχω, διὸ προήγαγον αὐτὸν ἐφ᾽ ὑμῶν καὶ μάλιστα ἐπὶ σοῦ, βασιλεῦ Ἀγρίππα, ὅπως τῆς ἀνακρίσεως γενομένης σχῶ τί (γράψω· *N(k)O*)

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.

27 ἄλογον γάρ μοι δοκεῖ πέμποντα δέσμιον μὴ καὶ τὰς κατ᾽ αὐτοῦ αἰτίας σημᾶναι.

For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to also specify the charges against him.”