Asan'ny Apostoly 25
1 Ary Festosy, nony tonga teo amin’ ny zara-fanapahany, dia niala tany Kaisaria hiakatra any Jerosalema, rehefa afaka hateloana.
Festus, therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea,
2 Ary ny lohan’ ny mpisorona sy ny olona manan-kaja tamin’ ny Jiosy nanambara taminy izay niampangany an’ i Paoly sady niangavy taminy
and the chief priest and the principal men of the Jews disclosed to him [the things] against Paul, and were calling on him,
3 ka nangataka azy hohelohina, mba hampanalainy hankany Jerosalema; fa nikasa hanotrika eny amoron-dalana izy hamonoany azy.
asking favor against him, that he may send for him to Jerusalem, making an ambush to put him to death in the way.
4 Ary Festosy namaly fa Paoly dia ambenana any Kaisaria, sady izy koa efa hankany faingana.
Then, indeed, Festus answered that Paul is kept in Caesarea, and is himself about to go forth speedily,
5 Koa izay manam-pahefana eo aminareo, hoy izy, no aoka hiara-midìna amiko ka hiampanga an-dralehilahy, raha manan-keloka izy.
“Therefore those able among you,” he says, “having come down together, if there be anything in this man—let them accuse him”;
6 Ary rehefa nitoetra teo aminy tsy mihoatra noho ny havaloana na hafoloana izy, dia nidina nankany Kaisaria; ary nony ampitso dia nipetraka teo amin’ ny fitsarana izy, ka nasainy halaina Paoly.
and having tarried among them more than ten days, having gone down to Caesarea, on the next day having sat on the judgment seat, he commanded Paul to be brought;
7 Ary nony tonga izy, dia nitsangana manodidina azy ny Jiosy izay nidina avy tany Jerosalema, ka zavatra maro sady lehibe, izay tsy azony nohamarinina akory, no niampangany azy;
and he having come, there stood around the Jews who have come down from Jerusalem—many and weighty charges they are bringing against Paul, which they were not able to prove,
8 fa Paoly nandaha-teny hanala tsiny ny tenany hoe: Tsy nanao ratsy aho, na tamin’ ny lalàn’ ny Jiosy, na tamin’ ny tempoly, na tamin’ i Kaisara.
he making defense, [said, ] “Neither in regard to the Law of the Jews, nor in regard to the temple, nor in regard to Caesar—did I commit any sin.”
9 Nefa Festosy ta-hahazo sitraka tamin’ ny Jiosy, dia namaly an’ i Paoly ka nanao hoe: Tianao va hiakatra any Jerosalema hotsaraina eo anatrehako any ny amin’ izany zavatra izany?
And Festus willing to lay on the Jews a favor, answering Paul, said, “Are you willing, having gone up to Jerusalem, to be judged before me there concerning these things?”
10 Fa hoy Paoly: Eto amin’ ny fitsaran’ i Kaisara, izay tokony hitsarana ahy, no itsanganako. Tsy nanisy ratsy ny Jiosy akory aho, ary na ianao aza dia mahafantatra izany marina.
And Paul said, “At the judgment seat of Caesar I am standing, where it is necessary for me to be judged; I did no unrighteousness to Jews, as you also very well know;
11 Koa raha mpanao ratsy aho, na nanao izay tokony hahafaty ahy, dia tsy mandà tsy ho faty aho; fa raha tsy marina kosa izay zavatra iampangan’ ireo ahy, dia tsy misy olona mahazo manolotra ahy ho amin’ ny sitrapony. Handahatra eo anatrehan’ i Kaisara aho.
for if I am indeed unrighteous, and have done anything worthy of death, I do not deprecate to die; and if there is none of the things of which these accuse me, no one is able to make a favor of me to them; I appeal to Caesar!”
12 Ary rehefa niresaka tamin’ ny mpanolo-tsaina Festosy, dia namaly hoe: Efa nifidy ny handahatra any anatrehan’ i Kaisara ianao, ka dia ho any amin’ i Kaisara ihany ianao.
Then Festus, having communed with the council, answered, “To Caesar you have appealed; to Caesar you will go.”
13 Ary rehefa afaka andro vitsivitsy, dia tonga tany Kaisaria Agripa mpanjaka sy Berenika hiarahaba an’ i Festosy.
And certain days having passed, Agrippa the king, and Bernice, came down to Caesarea greeting Festus,
14 Ary rehefa nitoetra teo andro maro izy, dia nambaran’ i Festosy tamin’ ny mpanjaka ny amin’ i Paoly, ka hoy izy: Misy mpifatotra anankiray ato navelan’ i Feliksa,
and as they were continuing there more days, Festus submitted to the king the things concerning Paul, saying, “There is a certain man, left by Felix, a prisoner,
15 koa tamin’ izaho tany Jerosalema ny mpisorona sy ny loholon’ ny Jiosy niampanga azy ka nangataka izay hanamelohana azy.
about whom, in my being at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid information, asking a decision against him,
16 Fa namaly azy kosa aho hoe: Tsy fanaon’ ny Romana ny manolotra olona, raha tsy mbola mifanatrika ny ampangaina sy ny mpiampanga, ka mahazo mandahatra hanala tsiny ny tenany ny amin’ izay niampangan’ ireo azy izy.
to whom I answered, that it is not a custom of Romans to make a favor of any man to die, before that he who is accused may have the accusers face to face, and may receive place of defense in regard to the charge laid against [him].
17 Ary raha tonga tatỳ izy, dia tsy mba nijanonjanona aho, fa nony ampitso dia nipetraka teo amin’ ny fitsarana, ka nasaiko nalaina ralehilahy.
They, therefore, having come together—I, making no delay, on the succeeding [day] having sat on the judgment seat, commanded the man to be brought,
18 Rehefa nitsangana ireo mpiampanga ireo, dia tsy mba niampanga azy araka izay zavatra ratsy nampoiziko izy tsy akory,
concerning whom the accusers, having stood up, were bringing against [him] no accusation of the things I was thinking of,
19 fa nanana ady hevitra taminy ny amin’ ny fivavahany sy ny amin’ izay Jesosy anankiray efa maty, nefa nolazain’ i Paoly ho velona.
but certain questions concerning their own religion they had against him, and concerning a certain Jesus who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive;
20 Ary satria variana ny hevitro ny amin’ ny hitsarana izany zavatra izany, dia nanontany aho na tian-dralehilahy ny hankany Jerosalema hotsaraina any ny amin’ izany zavatra izany, na tsia,
and I, doubting in regard to the question concerning this, asked if he was willing to go on to Jerusalem, and to be judged there concerning these things—
21 Ary rehefa nangataka hambenana hotsarain’ ny mpanjaka Paoly, dia nasaiko nambenana mandra-pandefako azy ho any amin’ i Kaisara.
but Paul having appealed to be kept to the hearing of Sebastus, I commanded him to be kept until I might send him to Caesar.”
22 Dia hoy Agripa tamin’ i Festosy: Izaho koa mba ta-handre izay lehilahy izay. Ary hoy izy: Rahampitso ary dia handre azy ihany ianao.
And Agrippa said to Festus, “I was also intending to hear the man myself”; and he said, “Tomorrow you will hear him”;
23 Ary nony ampitso, dia tonga Agripa sy Berenika niseho tamin’ ny voninahitry ny fiandrianany ka niditra teo amin’ ny trano fihaonana niaraka tamin’ ny mpifehy arivo sy ny lehibe tao an-tanàna, dia nentina nankeo Paoly araka ny didin’ i Festosy.
on the next day, therefore—on the coming of Agrippa and Bernice with much display, and they having entered into the audience chamber, with the chief captains also, and the principal men of the city, and Festus having ordered—Paul was brought forth.
24 Ary hoy Festosy: Ry Agripa mpanjaka sy izay rehetra eto amintsika, hitanareo io lehilahy io, izay notarainan’ ny Jiosy rehetra tamiko, na tany Jerosalema na teto koa, ka nataony antso avo hoe: Tsy tokony hovelomina intsony ilehio.
And Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all men who are present with us, you see this one, about whom all the multitude of the Jews dealt with me, both in Jerusalem and here, crying out, He ought not to live any longer;
25 Nefa nony hitako fa tsy nisy zavatra nataony izay tokony hahafaty azy, saingy izy ihany no ta-handahatra amin’ ny mpanjaka, dia nanaiky hampanatitra azy aho.
and I, having found him to have done nothing worthy of death, and he also himself having appealed to Sebastus, I decided to send him,
26 Ny amin’ io lehilahy io tsy hitako izay teny marina hosoratako amin’ ny tompoko, koa dia nentiko eto anatrehanareo izy, indrindra fa eto anatrehanao, ry Agripa mpanjaka, mba hadinina izy, ka dia ho hitako izay hosoratako.
concerning whom I have no certain thing to write to [my] lord, for what reason I brought him forth before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, that the examination having been made, I may have something to write;
27 Fa ataoko fa tsy mety ny mampanatitra mpifatotra, nefa tsy milaza izay zavatra iampangana azy.
for it seems to me irrational, sending a prisoner, not to also signify the charges against him.”
