Apostolok 25
1 Fesztusz tehát, miután bement a tartományba, három nap múlva felment Jeruzsálembe Cézáreából.
Festus, [who was now the governor] of the province, arrived in Caesarea, and three days later he went up to Jerusalem.
2 A főpap és a zsidók főemberei pedig panaszt tettek neki Pál ellen, és kérték
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 jóindulatát, hogy Pált hozassa át Jeruzsálembe, hogy lest vetve 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 Fesztusz azonban azt felelte, hogy Pált Cézáreában őrzik, ő maga pedig hamarosan el 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 „Akik pedig köztetek, úgymond, főemberek, jöjjenek velem, és ha valami gonoszság van abban a férfiban, 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, lement Cézáreába. Másnap beült a bírói székbe, és előhozatta Pált.
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 Amikor pedig megjelent, körülállták a zsidók, akik lementek Jeruzsálemből, és sok súlyos vádat hoztak 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 Pál a maga mentségére ezt felelte: „Sem a zsidók törvénye ellen, sem a templom ellen, sem a császár ellen, nem vétettem semmit.“
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 Fesztusz azonban a zsidóknak kedveskedni akart, és ezt mondta Pálnak: „Akarsz-e Jeruzsálembe felmenni, hogy ott ítélkezzem ezekről ebben az ügyben?“
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 ezt mondta: „A császár ítélőszéke előtt állok, itt ítéljenek meg. 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, amikkel ezek vádolnak engem, senki sem szolgáltathat ki engem nekik. A császárhoz föllebbezek!“
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 Fesztusz tanácsával értekezett, és ezt felelte: „A császárhoz föllebbeztél, 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 múlva pedig Agrippa király és Berniké érkezett Cézáreába, hogy köszöntsék Fesztuszt.
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 Amikor pedig több napig ott időztek, Fesztusz előadta a királynak Pál ügyét: „Van itt egy fogoly, akit Félix hagyott itt.
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 Amikor Jeruzsálembe mentem, jelentést tettek róla a főpapok és a zsidók vénei, kérve 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 Nekik azt feleltem, hogy nem szokásuk a rómaiaknak, hogy egy embert halálra adjanak, mielőtt a vádlottat nem szembesítenék vádlóival, és alkalmat nem kap a vád felől való védekezésre.
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 Amikor aztán ide gyűltek, késedelem nélkül másnap az ítélőszékbe ültem, előhozattam azt a férfit,
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 aki ellen – amikor vádlói előálltak –, semmi bűnt nem hoztak fel azok közül, amiket 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 valamilyen vitás kérdéseik voltak vele a tulajdon vallásuk felől, és egy bizonyos meghalt Jézus felől, akiről Pál azt állította, 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 voltam erre a vitára nézve, s megkérdeztem, vajon nem akar-e Jeruzsálembe menni, hogy ott mondjanak ítéletet 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 föllebbezett, hogy őt tartsák fenn Augustus döntése számára, én pedig megparancsoltam, hogy tartsák fogva őt, amíg a császárhoz nem küldhetem.“
But Paul answered, ‘[No]. I [am not willing to go to Jerusalem]!
22 Agrippa erre ezt mondta Fesztusznak: „Szeretném magam is azt az embert hallani.“Ő pedig ezt felelte: „Holnap hallani fogod őt.“
Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.”
23 Másnap tehát eljött Agrippa és Berniké nagy pompával, bementek a kihallgatási terembe az ezredesekkel, és a város előkelőségeivel együtt. Fesztusz parancsára elővezették 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 Fesztusz pedig ezt mondta: „Agrippa király és ti férfiak mindnyájan, akik velünk együtt itt vagytok! Látjátok őt, aki miatt a zsidóknak egész sokasága keresett meg engem, mind Jeruzsálemben, mind itt, azt kiáltva, hogy nem szabad neki életben maradni.
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 megértettem, hogy semmi halálra méltó dolgot sem cselekedett, de mivel éppen ő maga föllebbezett Augustushoz, úgy határoztam, hogy elküldöm hozzá.
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 Mivel nem tudok semmi bizonyosat írni róla az én uramnak, ezért hoztam elétek, és kiváltképpen te eléd, 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 tartom, hogy aki foglyot küld, ne jelentse az ellene való vádakat is.“
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.”
