Atos 25
1 Então Festo, tendo entrado na província, subiu dali três dias depois de Cesareia a Jerusalém.
Three days after Festus had entered upon his province, he left Caesarea and went up to Jerusalem.
2 E o sumo sacerdote e os líderes dos judeus compareceram diante dele contra Paulo, e lhe rogaram;
There the Chief Priests and the leading men among the Jews laid an information before him against Paul,
3 Pedindo favor contra ele, para que o fizesse vir a Jerusalém, preparando cilada para o matarem no caminho.
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 Mas Festo respondeu que Paulo estava guardado em Cesareia, e que ele logo estava indo [para lá].
But Festus answered that Paul was in prison at Caesarea, and that he himself would be leaving for that place shortly.
5 Ele disse: Então aqueles dentre vós que podem, desçam com [igo], e se houver alguma coisa errada neste homem, acusem-no.
“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 E ele, tendo ficado entre eles mais de dez dias, desceu a Cesareia; e tendo se sentado no tribunal no [dia] seguinte, mandou que trouxessem a Paulo.
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 E tendo ele vindo, os judeus que haviam descido de Jerusalém [o] rodearam, trazendo contra Paulo muitas e graves acusações, que não podiam provar.
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 Ele, disse em sua defesa: Eu não pequei nem contra a Lei dos judeus, nem contra o Templo, nem contra César, em coisa alguma.
Paul’s answer to the charge was — ‘I have not committed any offence against the Jewish Law, or the Temple, or the Emperor.’
9 Mas Festo, querendo agradar aos judeus, respondendo a Paulo, disse: Tu queres subir a Jerusalém e ser julgado sobre estas coisas diante de mim?
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 E Paulo disse: Eu estou diante do tribunal de César, onde eu tenho que ser julgado; a nenhum dos judeus eu fiz mal, assim como também tu sabes muito bem.
“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 Porque se eu fiz algum mal, ou cometi algo digno de morte, eu não recuso morrer; mas se nada há das coisas que este me acusam, ninguém pode me entregar a eles. Eu apelo a César.
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 Então Paulo, tendo conversado com o Conselho, respondeu: Tu apelaste a César; a César irás.
Upon that, Festus, after conferring with his Council, answered: “You have appealed to the Emperor; to the Emperor you shall go.”
13 E passados alguns dias, o Rei Agripa e Berenice vieram a Cesareia para saudar a Festo.
Some days later King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea, and paid a visit of congratulation to Festus;
14 E quando tinham ficado ali muitos dias, Festo contou ao rei os assuntos de Paulo, dizendo: Um certo homem foi deixado [aqui] preso por Félix;
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 Por causa do qual, estando eu em Jerusalém, os chefes dos sacerdotes e os anciãos dos judeus compareceram [a mim], pedindo julgamento contra ele.
about whom, when I came to Jerusalem, the Jewish Chief Priest and the Councillors laid an information, demanding judgment against him.
16 Aos quais eu respondi não ser costume dos romanos entregar a algum homem à morte, antes que o acusado tenha seus acusadores face a face, e tenha oportunidade para se defender da acusação.
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 Portanto, tendo eles se reunido aqui, fazendo nenhum adiamento, no [dia] seguinte, estando eu sentado no tribunal, mandei trazer ao homem.
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 Do qual os acusadores estando [aqui] presentes, trouxeram como acusação nenhuma das coisas que eu suspeitava.
But, when his accusers came forward, they brought no charge of wrong-doing such as I had expected;
19 Mas tinham contra ele algumas questões relativas às próprias crenças deles, e de um certo morto Jesus, o qual Paulo afirmava estar vivo.
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 E eu, estando em duvida sobre [como] interrogar esta causa, disse, [perguntando] se ele queria ir a Jerusalém, e lá ser julgado sobre estas coisas.
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 Porém Paulo, tendo apelado para ser guardado ao interrogatório do imperador, mandei que o guardassem, até que eu o enviasse a César.
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 E Agripa disse a Festo: Eu também queria ouvir a este homem. E ele disse: E amanhã tu o ouvirás.
“I should like to hear this man myself,” Agrippa said to Festus. “You shall hear him to-morrow,” Festus answered.
23 Então no dia seguinte, tendo vindo Agripa e Berenice, com muita pompa, e entrando no auditório com os comandantes e os homens mais importantes da cidade, trouxeram a Paulo por ordem de Festo.
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 E Festo disse: Rei Agripa, e todos os homens que estais presentes [aqui] conosco, vós vedes este [homem], a quem toda a multidão dos judeus, tanto em Jerusalém como aqui, tem apelado a mim, clamando que ele não deve mais viver.
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 Mas tendo eu achado nada que ele tenha feito que fosse digno de morte, e também tendo ele mesmo apelado ao imperador, eu decidi enviá-lo.
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 Do qual eu não tenho coisa alguma certa para escrever ao [meu] senhor; por isso que eu o trouxe diante de vós; e principalmente diante de ti, rei Agripa, para que, sendo feita a investigação, eu tenha algo para escrever.
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 Porque não me parece razoável enviar a um prisioneiro, sem também informar as acusações contra ele.
For it seems to me absurd to send a prisoner, without at the same time stating the charges made against him.”
