< Apostolok 25 >
1 Festus tehát, miután bement a tartományba, három nap mulva felméne Jeruzsálembe Czézáreából.
Festus, [who was now the governor] of the province, arrived in Caesarea, and three days later he went up to Jerusalem.
2 Panaszt tőnek pedig néki a főpap és a zsidók főemberei Pál ellen, és kérék őt,
In Jerusalem, the chief priests and [other] Jewish leaders formally told [Festus] about [the things that they said] that Paul [had done that were wrong].
3 Kérvén magok számára jóindulatát ő ellene, hogy hozassa át őt Jeruzsálembe, lest vetvén, hogy megölhessék őt az úton.
They urgently asked Festus to do something for them. [They asked him to command soldiers] to bring Paul to Jerusalem, [so that Festus could put him on trial there]. But they were planning that some [of them] would hide [near the road] and wait [for Paul] and kill him when he was traveling [to Jerusalem].
4 Festus azonban azt felelé, hogy Pált Czézáreában őrzik, ő maga pedig csakhamar ki fog menni:
But Festus replied, “Paul is in Caesarea, and is being guarded {[soldiers] are guarding him} [there]. I myself will go down to Caesarea in a few days.
5 A kik azért köztetek, úgymond, főemberek, velem alájővén, ha valami gonoszság van abban a férfiúban, emeljenek vádat ellene.
Choose some of your leaders to go there with me. [While they are there], they can accuse Paul of the wrong things that you say that he has done.”
6 Miután pedig tíz napnál tovább időzött közöttük, lemenvén Czézáreába, másnap ítélőszékibe üle, és Pált előhozatá.
After Festus had been [in Jerusalem] eight or ten days, he went back down to Caesarea. [Several of the Jewish leaders also went there]. The next day Festus [commanded] that Paul be brought {someone to bring Paul} to him [in the assembly hall] so that he could judge him.
7 Mikor pedig az megjelent, körülállák a zsidók, kik alámentek vala Jeruzsálemből, sok és súlyos vádat hozván fel Pál ellen, melyeket nem bírtak bebizonyítani;
[After] Paul was brought to [the assembly hall], the Jewish [leaders] from Jerusalem gathered around him [to accuse him]. They told [Festus] that Paul had committed many crimes. But they could not prove [that Paul had done the things about which they accused him].
8 Mivelhogy ő a maga mentségére ezt feleli vala: Sem a zsidók törvénye ellen, sem a templom ellen, sem a császár ellen semmit sem vétettem.
Then Paul [spoke] to defend himself. He said to Festus, “I have done nothing wrong against the laws of us [(exc)] Jews, and I have not disobeyed the rules concerning our Temple. I have also done nothing wrong against your government [MTY].”
9 Festus pedig a zsidóknak kedveskedni akarván, felelvén Pálnak, monda: Akarsz-é Jeruzsálembe felmenni és ott ítéltetni meg ezekről én előttem?
But Festus wanted to please the Jewish [leaders, so] he asked Paul, “Are you [(sg)] willing to go up to Jerusalem so that I can listen as these men accuse you [there]?”
10 Pál azonban monda: A császár ítélőszéke előtt állok, itt kell nékem megítéltetnem. A zsidóknak semmit sem vétettem, miként te is jól tudod.
But Paul [did not want to do that. So] he said [to Festus], “[No], I [am not willing to go to Jerusalem]! I am [now] standing before you, and you [(sg)] are the judge [whom the Roman] Emperor [MTY] [has authorized. This is the place] where I should be judged {where you should judge me}. I have not wronged the Jewish people [at all], as you know very well.
11 Mert ha vétkes vagyok és valami halálra méltót cselekedtem, nem vonakodom a haláltól; ha azonban semmi sincs azokban, a mikkel ezek vádolnak engem, senki sem ajándékozhat oda engem azoknak. A császárra appellálok!
If I had done something bad [for which I] should be executed {[concerning which the law said that they] should execute me}, I would not plead [with them that they] not kill me. But none of these things about which they accuse me is [true, so] no one can [legally] surrender me to [these Jews]. So I formally request that the emperor [MTY] [should judge me at Rome].”
12 Akkor Festus tanácsával értekezvén, felele: A császárra appelláltál, a császár elé fogsz menni!
Then after Festus conferred with the [men who regularly] advised him, he replied to Paul, “You [(sg)] have formally requested [that I should send you] to the emperor [in Rome. So I will arrange for] you to go there [in order that he can judge you].”
13 Néhány nap elmúltával pedig Agrippa király és Bernicé érkezék Czézáreába, hogy köszöntsék Festust.
After several days, King [Herod] Agrippa arrived at Caesarea, along with [his younger sister] Bernice. They had come to [formally] welcome Festus [as the new Governor of the province].
14 Mikor pedig több napig időztek ott, Festus elébe adá a királynak a Pál dolgát, mondván: Van itt egy férfiú, kit Félix hagyott fogva.
King Agrippa and Bernice stayed many days in Caesarea. While [they were] there, Festus told Agrippa about Paul. He said to the king, “There is a man here whom Felix kept in prison [while he was governor]. He left him [there when his time as governor ended].
15 Ki felől, mikor Jeruzsálembe mentem, jelentést tőnek a főpapok és a zsidóknak vénei, kérve ő ellene ítéletet.
When I went to Jerusalem, the chief priests and [the other] Jewish elders told me that this man had done many things [against their laws]. They asked me to condemn him [to be executed] {judge him [so that people could kill him]}.
16 Kiknek azt felelém, hogy nem szokásuk a rómaiaknak, hogy valamely embert halálra adjanak, mielőtt a vádlott szembe nem állíttatik vádlóival, és alkalmat nem nyer a vád felől való mentségére.
But I told them that when someone has been accused [of a crime, we] Romans do not immediately (condemn that person/declare that person to be guilty). First, we [command] him to stand before the people who are accusing him and to say whether or not he has done those things. [After that, the judge will decide what to do with] him.
17 Mikor azért ők ide gyűltek, minden haladék nélkül másnap az ítélőszékbe ülvén, előhozatám azt a férfiút,
So those Jews came [here to Caesarea] when I came. I did not delay. The day after [we(exc) arrived], after I sat down at the place where I make decisions, I [commanded] that Paul be brought {[soldiers] to bring Paul} into [the courtroom].
18 Ki ellen, mikor vádlói előálltak, semmi bűnt nem hoztak fel azok közül, a miket én sejtettem:
The Jewish leaders did accuse him, but the things about which they accused him were not any of the [evil] crimes about which I thought [they would accuse him].
19 Hanem valami vitás kérdéseik valának ő vele az ő tulajdon babonaságuk felől, és bizonyos megholt Jézus felől, kiről Pál azt állítja vala, hogy él.
Instead, what they argued about with him were some teachings that [some] Jews believe [and others do not believe. They argued] about a man whose name was Jesus who had died, [but the man they were accusing, whose name is] Paul, kept saying, ‘Jesus is alive again.’
20 Én pedig bizonytalanságban lévén az e felől való vitára nézve, kérdém, vajjon akar-é Jeruzsálembe menni, és ott ítéltetni meg ezek felől.
I did not know what questions to ask [them, and I did not know how to judge] concerning their dispute. So I asked Paul, ‘Are you [(sg)] willing to go [back] to Jerusalem and have the dispute [between you and these Jews] judged there {and [let me] judge there the dispute [between you and these Jews]}?’
21 Pál azonban appellálván, hogy ő Augustus döntésére tartassék fenn, parancsolám, hogy tartassék fogva, míg őt a császárhoz nem küldhetem.
But Paul answered, ‘[No]. I [am not willing to go to Jerusalem]!
22 Agrippa pedig monda Festusnak: Szeretném magam is azt az embert hallani. Ő pedig monda: Holnap meg fogod őt hallani.
Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.”
23 Másnap tehát eljővén Agrippa és Bernicé nagy pompával, és bemenvén a kihallgatási terembe az ezredesekkel és a város főfőpolgáraival együtt, Festus parancsolatjára előhozák Pált.
The next day Agrippa and Bernice came very ceremoniously to the assembly hall. Some [Roman] commanders and prominent men in [Caesarea] came with them. Then, Festus told an officer to bring Paul. So after the officer [went to the prison and] brought him,
24 És monda Festus: Agrippa király, és ti férfiak mindnyájan, kik velünk egybe itt vagytok! Látjátok őt, ki felől a zsidóknak egész sokasága megkeresett engem, mind Jeruzsálemben, mind itt, azt kiáltva, hogy nem kell néki tovább élnie.
Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all [the rest of you] who are here, you see this man. Many [HYP] Jews in Jerusalem and also those here [in Caesarea] appealed to me, screaming that we [(exc)] should not let him live any longer.
25 Én pedig, ámbár megértém, hogy semmi halálra méltó dolgot sem cselekedett, de mivel éppen ő maga appellált Augustusra, elvégeztem, hogy elküldöm őt.
But [when I asked them to tell me what he had done, and they told me], I found out that he had not done anything for which he should be executed {[anyone should] execute him}. However, he has asked that our emperor [should judge his case], so I have decided to send him to Rome.
26 Ki felől nem tudok valami bizonyost írni az én uramnak. Ezért hoztam őt előtökbe, és kiváltképen te elődbe, Agrippa király, hogy a kihallgatás megtörténtével tudjak mit írni.
But I do not know what specifically I should write to the emperor concerning him. That is why I have brought him here. I [want] you all [to hear him speak], and I especially want you [(sg)], King Agrippa, to hear him. Then, after we [(inc)] have questioned him, I may know what I should write [to the emperor about him].
27 Mert esztelen dolognak látszik nékem, hogy a ki foglyot küld, az ellene való vádakat is meg ne jelentse.
It seems to me [that it would be] unreasonable to send a prisoner [to the emperor in Rome without my] specifying the [things about which people] are accusing him.”