Asan'ny Apostoly 25
1 Ie fa telo andro te niavy amy faritsey t’i Festosy, le nionjoñe hirik’e Kaisaria mb’e Ierosaleme mb’eo,
Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
2 naho naneseke i Paoly ty talèm-pisoroñe naho ty bei’ o Jiosio, nanigike aze
Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him,
3 hañisoke iareo ty ama’e, hañitrifa’e mb’e Ierosaleme mb’eo, (ie ho vandroñe’ iareo an-dalañe ey hamono aze).
asking a favour against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him on the way.
4 Aa le hoe ty natoi’ i Festosy: Hambenañe e Kaisaria añe avao t’i Paoly, fa hionjom-beo aniany ka iraho.
However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.
5 Aa le ampindrezo amako ze mete ama’ areo hizotso mb’eo, hanisy indatiy naho toe aman-kakeo.
“Let them therefore”, he said, “that are in power amongst you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him.”
6 Nitambatse am’iereo re tsy ampe folo ndra valo andro, le nizotso mb’e Kaisaria mb’eo; ie loakandro le niambesatse amy fiambesam-pizakañey, vaho linili’e te hasese t’i Paoly.
When he had stayed amongst them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgement seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.
7 Ie tsatoke t’i Paoly le niarikoboña’ o Jiosy nizotso boak’e Ierosalemeo, naho maro naho raty ty sisý nanoe’e, fe tsy nahaventeañe.
When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove,
8 Le hoe ty niveroha’ i Paoly: Tsy aman-tahin-dra raike iraho ke amy Hake tana’ o Tehodaoy he amy anjomban’ Añaharey, he amy Kaisara.
while he said in his defence, “Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all.”
9 Aa ie te hañosikosike o Tehodao t’i Festosy, le hoe re amy Paoly: Mete’o hao ty hionjoñe mb’e Ierosaleme mb’eo hiatre-jaka amy sisý rezay?
But Festus, desiring to gain favour with the Jews, answered Paul and said, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be judged by me there concerning these things?”
10 Hoe ty natoi’ i Paoly: Aolom-piambesam-pizakà’ i Kaisara ty ijohañako, izay o mañeva ahy ho zakaeñeo. Tsy anaña’ o Tehodao hakeo, toe fohi’o.
But Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s judgement seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.
11 Aa naho mpandilatse iraho, hera nanao ze mañeva hahafate ahy, le tsy liereko ty hikenkañe. F’ie tsy aman-katò’ o anisìa’ ondaty reo ahio, le tsy eo ty mahafanese ahy am’iereo. I Kaisara ro ikoihako!
For if I have done wrong and have committed anything worthy of death, I don’t refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
12 Ie nisafiry amo vavea’eo t’i Festosy, le hoe ty asa’e: Kanao nikaihe’o t’i Kaisara. Le i Kaisara ty handenà’o!
Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go.”
13 Ie modo ty andro tsy ampeampe, le niheo mb’e Kaisaria mb’eo t’i Agripa Mpanjaka naho i Berenikae vali’e hifañontane amy Festosy.
Now when some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and greeted Festus.
14 Aa ie nitambatse ao andro maro, le nitaròñe’ i Festosy amy mpanjakay i Paoly. Hoe re: Ao t’indaty napo’ i Feliksa an-drohy.
As he stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix;
15 Aa izaho te Ierosaleme añe, le ninday sisý o mpisorom-beio naho o bein-Tehodao, nipay ahy hañozoñ’ aze.
about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, asking for a sentence against him.
16 Tinoiko am’iereo te tsy sata’ o nte-Romao ty haneseke ondaty aolo’ te nifañatrek’ amo mpanisý azeo i tinombokey, amy t’ie aman-jo hiveroke amo anisìañe azeo.
I answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man to destruction before the accused has met the accusers face to face and has had opportunity to make his defence concerning the matter laid against him.
17 Aa ie nimb’ etoañe le tsy nandiñe iraho fa nitobok’ amy fiambesam-pizakàñey amy loak’ àndroy vaho liniliko te hampiatrefeñe etoañe indatiy.
When therefore they had come together here, I didn’t delay, but on the next day sat on the judgement seat and commanded the man to be brought.
18 Ie niongake hiatrefa’ o mpanisìo, le tsy o sata raty nataoko ho nanisiañ’ azeo,
When the accusers stood up, they brought no charges against him of such things as I supposed;
19 fa toe fifandierañe amo fitalahoa’ iareoo naho indaty nihomak’ atao Iesoà volañe’ i Paoly te veloñey.
but had certain questions against him about their own religion and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
20 Aa ie nataoko te tsy hahafisafiry izay; le nañontaneako ke t’ie mete hañavelo mb’e Ierosaleme mb’eo hiatre-jaka amy sisý zay.
Being perplexed how to enquire concerning these things, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.
21 Fe ami’ty nihalalia’ i Paoly te handiñy ty fijanjiña’ i Kaisara, le liniliko t’ie ho tànañe ampara’ te haseseko mb’ amy Kaisara añe.
But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept until I could send him to Caesar.”
22 Aa le hoe t’i Agripa amy Festosy: Te hahatsanoñe indatiy ka iraho. Tinoi’e ty hoe: Ho janjiñe’o hamaray.
Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” he said, “you shall hear him.”
23 Ie loak’ andro, avy eo t’i Agripa naho i Berenikae am-bolonahetse abo, le nizilik’ añ’anjombam-pizakàñe ao mindre amo mpifeheo naho am’ondaty bei’ i rovaio, vaho nasese mb’eo t’i Paoly ami’ty lili’ i Festosy.
So on the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and they had entered into the place of hearing with the commanding officers and the principal men of the city, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.
24 Hoe t’i Festosy: Ry Agripa mpanjaka naho ry roandriañe mindre mivory etoañ’ iabio, hehe ondatio! i nampiatrefa’ ty valobohò’ o Jiosy e Ierosaleme añe naho e Kaisaria etoañeo amako, i nikoraheñe te tsy mañeva ho veloñey.
Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, you see this man about whom all the multitude of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
25 Ty nitreako, le t’ie tsy nanao inoñ’ inoñe hañeva aze havetrake, fe amy t’e nipay zaka amy Kaisara re, le sinafiriko t’ie hasese mb’e Roma añe.
But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and as he himself appealed to the emperor, I determined to send him,
26 Fe tsy amam-bente’e ama’e iraho hanokirako amy talèkoy. Aa le izay ty naneseako aze añatrefa’ areo etoañe, somandrak’ aolo’o etoa ry Agripa mpanjaka, soa te, ie tampetse ty fañotsohotsoañe toy le hanan-ko sokireko,
of whom I have no certain thing to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him out before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, that, after examination I may have something to write.
27 fe ataoko ho tsy fañeva’e ty aneseañe ty mpirohy naho tsy talilieñe hey ty anesehañe aze.
For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to also specify the charges against him.”
