Aposolo 25

1 Festusi'a Gavana erizante Sisaria tagufa kna enemanino, Sisariatira atreno Jerusalemi vu'ne.

Three days after Festus had entered upon his province, he left Caesarea and went up to Jerusalem.

2 Higeno ugagota mono kva vahe'ene Jiu vahepinti zamagi me'nea vahe'mo'za, Polina havige hu'za keaga eme agrite huntenaze.

There the Chief Priests and the leading men among the Jews laid an information before him against Paul,

3 Polima kema huntesuna keaga antahi ramigahano hu'za antahige'naze. Festusiga huizo hunka atregeno Poli'a Jerusalemia vino hu'za hampo'na ke hunte'naze. Na'ankure avare'za nevnage'za kantega ome ahe fri'naku keaga retro hunte'neza hu'naze.

and asked a favour of him, to Paul’s injury — to have Paul brought to Jerusalem. All the while they were plotting to make away with him on the road.

4 Hianagi Festusi'a kenona huno, Polina ko azeri'za kina hunte'za azerintageno Sisaria mani'neanki'na, nagra atupa knafi atrena Sisaria vugahue, hu'ne.

But Festus answered that Paul was in prison at Caesarea, and that he himself would be leaving for that place shortly.

5 Nehuno anage hu'ne, Zamatrenke'za kva vahekamo'za nagrane urami'za, ama ne'mo'ma mago'a havizama hu'nesniazama me'nesige'za kesu'za, zamagra keaga agrira hunteho.

“So let the influential men among you,” he said, “go down with me, and if there is anything amiss in the man, charge him formally with it.”

6 Festusi'a zamagranema 8'o 10'a kna agateoreno, osi'a knama maniteno'a Sisaria uramino, hagi mago knarera keaga refakohu trate unemanino, Polina avareta eho huno huzmante'ne.

After staying among them some eight or ten days, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he took his seat on the Bench, and ordered Paul to be brought before him.

7 Poli'ma ehanatige'za, Jerusalemiti e'naza Jiu vahe'mo'za, azeri amunompi ante'za otigagine'za, rama'a hamponanentake kea huntaza kemofona agafa omanetfa hu'ne.

On Paul’s appearance, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem surrounded him, and made many serious charges, which they failed to establish.

8 Agri'ama azama hania nanekea Poli'a anage hu'ne, Nagra Jiu vahe Tra Kea eri haviza osu'noe, ra mono nona eri haviza osuge, Sisana havizana huontetfa hu'noe.

Paul’s answer to the charge was — ‘I have not committed any offence against the Jewish Law, or the Temple, or the Emperor.’

9 Hianagi Festusi'a Jiu vahe'mo'za musema huntesaza kazigati Poli antahigeno, kagra knare Jerusalemia mareri'nanke'na naneke ka'a ome antahigahufi?

But, as Festus wished to gain popularity with the Jews, he interrupted Paul with the question: “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be tried on these charges before me there?”

10 Higeno Poli'a kenona'arera anage hu'ne, Nagri'ma keagama hunantekure hazare, Sisa'ma keagama refako nehia tra'are menina oti'noe. Nagra Jiu vahera havizana huozmantetfa hu'noe. Ama tamageginka kagra ko antahi ankere'nane.

“No,” replied Paul, “I am standing at the Emperor’s Bar, where I ought to be tried. I have not wronged the Jews, as you yourself are well aware.

11 Hagi nagrama haviza hunesuge'za frigahane hu'za zamagra hanazana, fri'zankura korera ofregahue. Hu'neanagi zamagrama mago kema hunantesaza kemo'ma tamage agafa'ama omanenesiana, mago ne'mo'a amuha osu'neankino zamagri zamazampina navare ontegahie. Nagra ama keaga Sisante retufentoankino agra refako hugahie.

If, however, I am breaking the law and have committed any offence deserving death, I do not ask to escape the penalty; but, if there is nothing in the accusations of these people, no one has the power to give me up to them. I appeal to the Emperor.”

12 Higeno Festusi'a kanisol vahe'enema atru huno keagama huteno'a, ke'nona hunteno, Hago nasaminka Sisante retufentoe hanankinka Sisante vugahane huno asami'ne.

Upon that, Festus, after conferring with his Council, answered: “You have appealed to the Emperor; to the Emperor you shall go.”

13 Mago'agna evutegeno kini nera Agripake nesaro Benaisikea, Festusi antahimi'ne nantu antenteke Sisaria urami'na'e.

Some days later King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea, and paid a visit of congratulation to Festus;

14 Anantega mago'a za'za kna umani'nakeno, Poli agenkea Festusi'a antahintahi'a erinaku Agripana anage huno asmi'ne, Feliksi'a mago nera kina nompi ante'ne.

and, as they were staying there for several days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the King. “There is a man here,” he said, “left a prisoner by Felix,

15 Jerusalemi mani'noge'za, mono nonte ugagota kva (hai pristi) vahe'ene, Jiu ranra (eldas) vahe'mo'za agri agenkea nenasmi'za hugeta ahe frimaneno hu'za nantahige'naze.

about whom, when I came to Jerusalem, the Jewish Chief Priest and the Councillors laid an information, demanding judgment against him.

16 Nagra kenona zamire anage hu'noe, Romu vahe'mofo avu'ava'mo'a, keagama mago vahe'ma hunteku'ma hanimo'a, agri'ma keagama hunteku'ma hanamokizmi zamure otino, agri'ma huntesaza kemofona azahu nanekea hutesige'za henka avaremigahaze.

My answer to them was, that it was not the practice of Romans to give up any man to his accusers till the accused had met them face to face, and had also had an opportunity of answering the charges brought against him.

17 Hu'neanki'na amare'ma atruma hazage'na, ama ana kea huretufe onte'noe. Hagi anante knazupa keagama refakohu trate unemani'na, avaretma egahaze hu'noe.

So they met here, and without loss of time I took my seat on the Bench the very next day, and ordered the man to be brought before me.

18 Keaga hunteku'ma haza vahe'mo'za oti'za zamagrama keaga hunte'nazana, havizama hu'nesia zante keaga huntegahaze hu'na nagesama antahi'noa kantera huonte'naze.

But, when his accusers came forward, they brought no charge of wrong-doing such as I had expected;

19 Hagi zamagrazmi mono'mofo zanku'ene mago nera Jisasi'e hu'za nehaza ne'ma fri'nea zanku'ma, Poli'ma huno mani'ne hu'nea zanku agenoka humare'za agripi atre'naze.

but I found that there were certain questions in dispute between them about their own religion, and about some dead man called Jesus, whom Paul declared to be alive.

20 Agri'ma hunentaza kemofo agafa'a, nagra ke'na erifore osua kazigati Jerusalemi eteno vanige'za amanahu keagama hunte'naza kea ome erifatgo husanifi hu'na knarerema hanigu antahige'noe.

And, as I was at a loss how to enquire into questions of this kind, I asked Paul if he were willing to go up to Jerusalem, and there be put upon his trial.

21 Hianagi Poli'ma huno ete nazeri antenkena kina nompi mani'nesugeno, Sisa'a na'ane keaga hunantegahifi antahineno hige'na, nagra hanavege huzmantoanki'za, agrira kava krinte'nesagena, inanknarero eri fatgoma hutesu'na, Sisantera (Empra) huntesugeno vugahie.

Paul, however, appealed to have his case reserved for the consideration of his August Majesty, so I ordered him to be detained in custody, until I could send him to the Emperor.”

22 Nehigeno anante Agripa'a anage huno Festusina asami'ne, nagranena ana ne'mofo kea nagra'ni'a nagesafinti antahinaku nehue, higeno Festusi'a okine huno Agripana asami'ne.

“I should like to hear this man myself,” Agrippa said to Festus. “You shall hear him to-morrow,” Festus answered.

23 Hianagi anante knarera, Agripake Benasikea mizama'amo marerisa kukena huteke, ana vahe'zagama atruma hu'naza tusi'a nompi ha' kaziga keagare'ma ugagote'naza kva vahe'ene (commanding officers), rankumapi ranra kva vahe'ene ufrageno Festusi'a ke huzmantege'za Polina avare'za e'naze.

So the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come in full state and had entered the Audience Chamber, with the superior officers and the principal people of the city, by the order of Festus Paul was brought before them.

24 Efrageno Festusi'a anage hu'ne, Kini ne' Agripagane miko tagrane mani'naza vahe'motma ama nera keho, maka Jiu vahe krerafamo'za keaga huntenaku nagrite eri'za Jerusalemine amafinema eri'za e'nazana kezati'za, Polina ahe frisnageno mago'enena amafina omanigahie hu'naze.

Then Festus said: “King Agrippa, and all here present, you see before you the man about whom the whole Jewish people have applied to me, both at Jerusalem and here, loudly asserting that he ought not to be allowed to live.

25 Hu'neanagi nagrama hakena erifore'ma huana, agri'ma ahe friga agafa omanetfa hu'ne. Hagi agrama ana kumate'ma ugagote'nea ne' Sisante'ma keaga'ama mago'ene retufentoe hu'negu, nagra Polina avretrenaku nagesa antahi'noane.

I found, however, that he had not done anything deserving death; so, as he had himself appealed to his August Majesty, I decided to send him.

26 Hu'neanagi agri nanekema, nagrama kre'na rani'a (lord) amiga keaga nagripina omanetfaza hu'negu tmagrite'ene amu Kini ne' Agripaga tamagrama haketma keso'e hutesage'na, nagra avona kresue hu'na Polina avare'na tamagritera neoe.

But I have nothing definite to write about him to my Imperial Master; and for that reason I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, that, after examining him, I may have something to write.

27 Na'ankure nagrama nagesama nentahuana mago kina ne'ma keaga huntaza kemo'ma, knare agafa omnenesire'ma huntezamo'a knarera osugahie.

For it seems to me absurd to send a prisoner, without at the same time stating the charges made against him.”