Atos 25
1 Festus, portanto, tendo entrado na província, após três dias subiu de Cesaréia para Jerusalém.
Festus, [who was now the governor] of the province, arrived in Caesarea, and three days later he went up to Jerusalem.
2 Então o sumo sacerdote e os principais homens dos judeus o informaram contra Paulo, e lhe imploraram,
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 pedindo um favor contra ele, que o convocasse para Jerusalém, conspirando para matá-lo no caminho.
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 Entretanto, Festus respondeu que Paulo deveria ser mantido sob custódia em Cesaréia, e que ele mesmo estava prestes a partir em breve.
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 “Que eles”, disse ele, “que estão no poder entre vós desçam comigo, e se há algo de errado no homem, que o acusem”.
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 Quando ficou entre eles mais de dez dias, desceu a Cesaréia e, no dia seguinte, sentou-se no tribunal e ordenou que Paulo fosse trazido.
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 Quando ele chegou, os judeus que haviam descido de Jerusalém estavam ao seu redor, trazendo contra ele muitas e graves acusações que não puderam provar,
[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 enquanto ele dizia em sua defesa: “Nem contra a lei dos judeus, nem contra o templo, nem contra César, eu pequei de todo”.
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 Mas Festus, desejando ganhar favores com os judeus, respondeu Paulo e disse: “Você está disposto a ir a Jerusalém e ser julgado por mim lá com relação a essas coisas?
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 Mas Paulo disse: “Estou diante do tribunal de César, onde eu deveria ser julgado. Eu não fiz mal aos judeus, como você também sabe muito bem.
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 Pois se fiz mal e cometi algo digno de morte, não me recuso a morrer; mas se nada disso é verdade de que me acusam, ninguém pode me entregar a eles”. Apelo a César”!
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 Então Festus, quando conferenciou com o conselho, respondeu: “Você apelou para César. A César, você irá”.
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 Agora que alguns dias haviam passado, o rei Agripa e Bernice chegou a Cesaréia e cumprimentou o 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 Ao ficar lá por muitos dias, Festus apresentou o caso de Paulo perante o rei, dizendo: “Há um certo homem deixado prisioneiro por Félix;
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 sobre quem, quando eu estava em Jerusalém, os sacerdotes chefes e os anciãos dos judeus me informaram, pedindo uma sentença contra ele.
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 Respondi-lhes que não é costume dos romanos entregar qualquer homem à destruição antes que o acusado tenha encontrado os acusadores cara a cara e tenha tido a oportunidade de fazer sua defesa a respeito do assunto colocado contra ele.
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 Quando eles se reuniram aqui, eu não demorei, mas no dia seguinte sentei-me no tribunal e ordenei que o homem fosse trazido.
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 Quando os acusadores se levantaram, não apresentaram nenhuma acusação contra ele de tais coisas como eu supunha;
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 mas tinham certas perguntas contra ele sobre sua própria religião e sobre um Jesus, que estava morto, a quem Paulo afirmou estar vivo.
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 Perplexo sobre como perguntar sobre estas coisas, perguntei se ele estava disposto a ir a Jerusalém e lá ser julgado sobre estes assuntos.
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 Mas quando Paulo apelou para ser mantido para a decisão do imperador, ordenei que fosse mantido até que eu pudesse enviá-lo a César”.
But Paul answered, ‘[No]. I [am not willing to go to Jerusalem]!
22 Agrippa disse ao Festus: “Eu também gostaria de ouvir o homem pessoalmente”. “Amanhã”, disse ele, “você o ouvirá”.
Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.”
23 Assim, no dia seguinte, quando Agrippa e Bernice vieram com grande pompa e entraram no local de audiência com os comandantes e os principais homens da cidade, ao comando do Festus, Paul foi trazido para cá.
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 disse: “Rei Agripa, e todos os homens que estão aqui presentes conosco, você vê este homem sobre o qual toda a multidão dos judeus me fez uma petição, tanto em Jerusalém como aqui, gritando que ele não deveria viver mais.
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 Mas quando descobri que ele não tinha cometido nada digno de morte, e como ele mesmo apelou ao imperador, decidi enviá-lo,
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 do qual não tenho nada certo para escrever a meu senhor. Portanto, eu o trouxe diante de vós, e especialmente diante de vós, Rei Agripa, para que, após o exame, eu possa ter algo a escrever.
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 Pois me parece irracional, ao enviar um prisioneiro, não especificar também as acusações contra ele”.
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.”
