Travay 24
1 Apre senk jou wo prèt la Ananias te vin desann avèk kèk ansyen, avèk yon sèten avoka ki te rele Tertulle. Yo te pote chaj kont Paul yo bay gouvènè a.
And after five days the chief priest Ananias came down, with the elders, and a certain orator—Tertullus, and they disclosed to the governor [the things] against Paul;
2 Apre Paul te fin konvoke, Tertulle te kòmanse akize l e te di a gouvènè a: “Akoz ke atravè ou menm, nou te rive gen anpil lapè, epi akoz vizyon ou menm, refòm ap fèt pou nasyon sila a,
and he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse [him], saying, “Enjoying much peace through you, and worthy deeds being done to this nation through your forethought,
3 nou rekonèt sa, nan chak aspè, e toupatou trè ekselan Félix, avèk tout rekonesans.
always, also, and everywhere we receive it, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness;
4 Men pou m pa fatige ou plis, mwen mande w pou pèmèt nou nan bonte ou, pou tande nou an brèf.
and that I may not be further tedious to you, I exhort you to hear us concisely in your gentleness;
5 “Paske nou twouve nonm sila a yon vrè pès, e yon mesye ki soulve konfli pami tout Jwif yo nan tout mond lan, yon chèf de fil sèkt a Nazareyen yo.
for having found this man a pestilence, and moving a dissension to all the Jews through the world—also a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes—
6 Li te menm eseye souye tanp lan. Epi konsa, nou te arete li.
who also tried to profane the temple, whom we also took, [[and wished to judge according to our law,
7 Men Lysias, kòmandan an te parèt, epi avèk anpil vyolans, te rache li nan men nou.
and Lysias the chief captain having come near, took away out of our hands with much violence,
8 “Lè ou egzamine li pou kont ou konsènan tout bagay sila yo, ou kapab verifye bagay sou sila nou akize li yo.”
having commanded his accusers to come to you, ]] from whom you may be able, yourself having examined, to know concerning all these things of which we accuse him”;
9 Jwif yo tou te vin jwenn nan atak la, e yo t ap sètifye ke tout bagay sila yo se te vrè.
and the Jews also agreed, professing these things to be so.
10 Lè gouvènè a te fè l sinyal pou l pale, Paul te reponn: “Byen konesan, ke depi anpil ane, ou se yon jij nan nasyon sila, se avèk jwa ke m ap fè defans mwen.
And Paul—the governor having beckoned to him to speak—answered, “Knowing [that] for many years you have been a judge to this nation, I answer more cheerfully the things concerning myself;
11 Akoz ke ou kapab note ke pa plis ke nan douz jou pase mwen te monte Jérusalem pou m adore.
you being able to know that it is not more than twelve days to me since I went up to worship in Jerusalem,
12 Ni nan tanp lan, ni nan sinagòg yo, ni nan vil la li menm, yo pa t janm twouve mwen nan diskisyon avèk okenn moun, ni koze okenn boulvèsman.
and neither did they find me reasoning with anyone in the temple, or making a dissension of the multitude, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city;
13 Ni yo pa kapab pwouve ou de chaj sou sila yo akize mwen koulye a.
nor are they able to prove against me the things concerning which they now accuse me.
14 “Men sa mwen admèt a nou, ke selon Chemen an, ke yo rele yon sèkt, se vrè ke m sèvi Bondye a zansèt nou yo, e kwè tout bagay ki an akò avèk Lalwa a ak sa ki ekri nan pwofèt yo.
And I confess this to you, that, according to The Way that they call a sect, so I serve the God of the fathers, believing all things that have been written in the Law and the Prophets,
15 Mwen posede yon esperans nan Bondye, ke moun sa yo osi konsidere presye, ke an verite, va gen yon rezirèksyon ni pou sila ki jis yo ak sila ki enjis yo.
having hope toward God, which they themselves also wait for, [that] there is about to be a resurrection of the dead, both of righteous and unrighteous;
16 Akoz sa, mwen menm, tou, mwen fè tout sa ki posib pou toujou kenbe yon konsyans ki tout tan san repwòch devan Bondye, ak devan lèzòm.
and in this I exercise myself, to always have a conscience void of offense toward God and men.
17 “Alò, apre plizyè ane, mwen te vin pote yon don a nasyon mwen an e prezante ofrann m.
And after many years I came, about to do kind acts to my nation, and offerings,
18 Nan sa a, yo te twouve mwen okipe nan tanp lan, deja pirifye, san okenn foul, ni konfli. Men te gen sèten Jwif ki sòti an Asie—
in which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with multitude, nor with tumult,
19 ki ta dwe prezan devan ou pou fè akizasyon, si yo ta gen anyen kont mwen.
whom it is necessary to be present before you, and to accuse, if they had anything against me,
20 Oubyen pito kite mesye sila yo, yo menm di ki move zak yo te twouve lè mwen te kanpe devan konsèy la,
or let these same say if they found any unrighteousness in me in my standing before the Sanhedrin,
21 ot ke sèl pawòl sa a ke m te rele lè m te kanpe pami yo a: ‘Pou rezirèksyon a mò yo y ap jije mwen jodi a.’”
except concerning this one voice, in which I cried, standing among them—Concerning a resurrection of the dead I am judged by you today.”
22 Men Félix, ki te gen yon konesans pi egzakt de Chemen an, te repouse yo, e t ap di: “Lè Lysias kòmandan an vin desann, mwen va deside ka ou a”.
And having heard these things, Felix delayed them—having known more exactly of the things concerning The Way—saying, “When Lysias the chief captain may come down, I will know fully the things concerning you”;
23 Answit Li te bay lòd a santenye a pou l retire l nan gadavi a, men avèk yon sèten libète, e pa anpeche okenn nan zanmi li yo sèvi li.
having also given a direction to the centurion to keep Paul, to let [him] also have liberty, and to forbid none of his own friends to minister or to come near to him.
24 Men kèk jou pita, Félix te rive avèk Drusille, madanm li ki te yon Jwif, epi te voye rele Paul, pou koute li pale sou lafwa nan Jésus Kri a.
And after certain days, Felix having come with his wife Drusilla, being a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning faith toward Christ,
25 Men pandan li t ap diskite sou ladwati, tanperans, ak jijman ki gen pou vini an, Félix te vin pè. Li te di: “Pou moman sa a, ale. Lè m jwenn tan, m a konvoke ou.”
and he reasoning concerning righteousness, and self-control, and the judgment that is about to be, Felix, having become afraid, answered, “For the present be going, and having time, I will call for you”;
26 Nan menm tan an, tou, li t ap espere ke Paul ta bay li lajan pou lage l. Akoz sa, li te konn voye rele l souvan pou pale avè l.
and at the same time also hoping that money will be given to him by Paul, that he may release him, therefore, also sending for him often, he was conversing with him;
27 Men apre dezan te pase, Félix te ranplase pa Porcius Festus, e pou te jwenn favè ak Jwif yo, li te kite Paul anprizone.
and two years having been fulfilled, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus; Felix also willing to lay a favor on the Jews, left Paul bound.
