Apostlenes-gjerninge 25
1 Da nu Festus hadde tiltrådt landshøvding-embedet, drog han tre dager derefter op til Jerusalem fra Cesarea.
Festus, [who was now the governor] of the province, arrived in Caesarea, and three days later he went up to Jerusalem.
2 Yppersteprestene og jødenes første menn førte da klage hos ham mot Paulus og kom frem med en bønn til ham;
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 med ondt i sinne mot Paulus utbad de sig den nåde at han vilde la ham hente til Jerusalem; for de lå på lur for å slå ham ihjel på veien.
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 Men Festus svarte da at Paulus blev holdt i varetekt i Cesarea, og at han selv snart vilde dra dit;
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 de altså av eder, sa han, som har myndighet til det, kan jo dra ned med mig, om det er noget i veien med denne mann, og fremføre sin klage imot ham.
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 Efterat han nu hadde vært bare åtte eller ti dager hos dem, drog han ned til Cesarea; dagen efter satte han sig på sitt dommersete og bød at Paulus skulde føres frem.
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 Da han var kommet, stilte de jøder som var kommet fra Jerusalem, sig rundt omkring ham og førte mange svære klager imot ham; men de var ikke i stand til å bevise dem,
[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 da Paulus forsvarte sig og sa: Hverken mot jødenes lov eller mot templet eller mot keiseren har jeg syndet i noget stykke.
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 Men da Festus gjerne vilde vinne takk av jødene, svarte han Paulus og sa: Er du villig til å dra op til Jerusalem og der få dom av mig i denne sak?
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 Da sa Paulus: Jeg står for keiserens domstol, og der er det min rett å dømmes. Mot jødene har jeg ingen urett gjort, som også du godt vet.
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 Har jeg urett, og har jeg gjort noget som fortjener døden, da ber jeg mig ikke fri for å dø; men er det ikke noget i det som disse fører klagemål imot mig for, da kan ingen overgi mig til dem bare for å gjøre dem til lags; jeg innanker min sak for keiseren.
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 Festus talte da med sitt råd, og sa så: For keiseren har du innanket din sak; til keiseren skal du fare.
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 Men da nogen dager var til ende, kom kong Agrippa og Berenike til Cesarea for å hilse på Festus.
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 Da de nu hadde vært der i flere dager, fortalte Festus kongen om Paulus og sa: Her er en mann, efterlatt av Feliks som fange;
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 da jeg kom til Jerusalem, førte yppersteprestene og jødenes eldste klage imot ham og bad om straff over ham.
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 Jeg svarte dem da at det ikke er sedvane hos romerne å utlevere et menneske for å gjøre nogen til lags; men den som klagen gjelder, må først stilles frem for sine anklagere og få adgang til å forsvare sig mot klagemålet.
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 Da de så var kommet sammen her, utsatte jeg ikke saken, men satte mig næste dag på dommersetet og bød at mannen skulde føres frem.
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 Men da anklagerne stod omkring ham, fremførte de ikke nogen klage for slikt som jeg hadde tenkt;
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 men de hadde nogen stridsspørsmål med ham om sin egen gudsdyrkelse og om en ved navn Jesus, som var død, men som Paulus sa var i live.
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 Da jeg nu var rådvill og ikke visste hvorledes denne sak burde undersøkes, spurte jeg om han vilde reise til Jerusalem og der få dom i saken.
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 Men da Paulus innanket sin sak for å bli holdt i varetekt til keiserens dom, bød jeg at han skulde holdes i varetekt inntil jeg kan sende ham til keiseren.
But Paul answered, ‘[No]. I [am not willing to go to Jerusalem]!
22 Agrippa sa da til Festus: Jeg vilde også gjerne høre denne mann. Han svarte: Imorgen skal du få høre ham.
Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.”
23 Dagen efter kom da Agrippa og Berenike med stor prakt og gikk inn i salen sammen med de øverste høvedsmenn og de gjæveste menn i byen, og på Festus' bud blev Paulus ført frem.
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 Festus sier da: Kong Agrippa og alle I menn som her er samlet med oss! Her ser I den om hvem hele jødenes hop søkte mig både i Jerusalem og her, og ropte på at han ikke burde få leve lenger.
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 Men da jeg kom efter at han ikke har gjort noget som fortjener døden, og da han også selv innanket sin sak for keiseren, satte jeg mig fore å sende ham dit.
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 Noget pålitelig å skrive til min herre om ham har jeg ikke; derfor førte jeg ham frem for eder, og mest for dig, kong Agrippa, forat jeg kan ha noget å skrive når han er blitt forhørt.
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 For det tykkes mig meningsløst, når jeg sender en fange, da ikke å gi oplysning om klagene mot ham.
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.”
