prēritāḥ 25

1 anantaraṁ phīṣṭō nijarājyam āgatya dinatrayāt paraṁ kaisariyātō yirūśālamnagaram āgamat|

Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

2 tadā mahāyājakō yihūdīyānāṁ pradhānalōkāśca tasya samakṣaṁ paulam apāvadanta|

Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they urged him,

3 bhavān taṁ yirūśālamam ānētum ājñāpayatviti vinīya tē tasmād anugrahaṁ vāñchitavantaḥ|

asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem; plotting to kill him on the way.

4 yataḥ pathimadhyē gōpanēna paulaṁ hantuṁ tai rghātakā niyuktāḥ| phīṣṭa uttaraṁ dattavān paulaḥ kaisariyāyāṁ sthāsyati punaralpadināt param ahaṁ tatra yāsyāmi|

However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.

5 tatastasya mānuṣasya yadi kaścid aparādhastiṣṭhati tarhi yuṣmākaṁ yē śaknuvanti tē mayā saha tatra gatvā tamapavadantu sa ētāṁ kathāṁ kathitavān|

"Let them therefore," he said, "that are in power among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him."

6 daśadivasēbhyō'dhikaṁ vilambya phīṣṭastasmāt kaisariyānagaraṁ gatvā parasmin divasē vicārāsana upadiśya paulam ānētum ājñāpayat|

When he had stayed among them more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

7 paulē samupasthitē sati yirūśālamnagarād āgatā yihūdīyalōkāstaṁ caturdiśi saṁvēṣṭya tasya viruddhaṁ bahūn mahādōṣān utthāpitavantaḥ kintu tēṣāṁ kimapi pramāṇaṁ dātuṁ na śaknuvantaḥ|

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 tataḥ paulaḥ svasmin uttaramidam uditavān, yihūdīyānāṁ vyavasthāyā mandirasya kaisarasya vā pratikūlaṁ kimapi karmma nāhaṁ kr̥tavān|

while he said in his defense, "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all."

9 kintu phīṣṭō yihūdīyān santuṣṭān karttum abhilaṣan paulam abhāṣata tvaṁ kiṁ yirūśālamaṁ gatvāsmin abhiyōgē mama sākṣād vicāritō bhaviṣyasi?

But Festus, desiring to gain favor 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 tataḥ paula uttaraṁ prōktavān, yatra mama vicārō bhavituṁ yōgyaḥ kaisarasya tatra vicārāsana ēva samupasthitōsmi; ahaṁ yihūdīyānāṁ kāmapi hāniṁ nākārṣam iti bhavān yathārthatō vijānāti|

But Paul said, "I am standing before Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.

11 kañcidaparādhaṁ kiñcana vadhārhaṁ karmma vā yadyaham akariṣyaṁ tarhi prāṇahananadaṇḍamapi bhōktum udyatō'bhaviṣyaṁ, kintu tē mama samapavādaṁ kurvvanti sa yadi kalpitamātrō bhavati tarhi tēṣāṁ karēṣu māṁ samarpayituṁ kasyāpyadhikārō nāsti, kaisarasya nikaṭē mama vicārō bhavatu|

For if I have done wrong, and have committed anything worthy of death, I do not 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 tadā phīṣṭō mantribhiḥ sārddhaṁ saṁmantrya paulāya kathitavān, kaisarasya nikaṭē kiṁ tava vicārō bhaviṣyati? kaisarasya samīpaṁ gamiṣyasi|

Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, "You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go."

13 kiyaddinēbhyaḥ param āgripparājā barṇīkī ca phīṣṭaṁ sākṣāt karttuṁ kaisariyānagaram āgatavantau|

Now when some days had passed, Agrippa the King and Bernice arrived at Caesarea, and greeted Festus.

14 tadā tau bahudināni tatra sthitau tataḥ phīṣṭastaṁ rājānaṁ paulasya kathāṁ vijñāpya kathayitum ārabhata paulanāmānam ēkaṁ bandi phīlikṣō baddhaṁ saṁsthāpya gatavān|

As they stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul's case before the king, saying, "There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix;

15 yirūśālami mama sthitikālē mahāyājakō yihūdīyānāṁ prācīnalōkāśca tam apōdya tamprati daṇḍājñāṁ prārthayanta|

about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the Jewish elders informed me, asking for a sentence against him.

16 tatōham ityuttaram avadaṁ yāvad apōditō janaḥ svāpavādakān sākṣāt kr̥tvā svasmin yō'parādha ārōpitastasya pratyuttaraṁ dātuṁ suyōgaṁ na prāpnōti, tāvatkālaṁ kasyāpi mānuṣasya prāṇanāśājñāpanaṁ rōmilōkānāṁ rīti rnahi|

To whom I answered that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up anyone before the accused has met the accusers face to face, and has had opportunity to make his defense against the charge.

17 tatastēṣvatrāgatēṣu parasmin divasē'ham avilambaṁ vicārāsana upaviśya taṁ mānuṣam ānētum ājñāpayam|

When therefore they had come together here, I did not delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought.

18 tadanantaraṁ tasyāpavādakā upasthāya yādr̥śam ahaṁ cintitavān tādr̥śaṁ kañcana mahāpavādaṁ nōtthāpya

Concerning whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no charge of such things as I supposed;

19 svēṣāṁ matē tathā paulō yaṁ sajīvaṁ vadati tasmin yīśunāmani mr̥tajanē ca tasya viruddhaṁ kathitavantaḥ|

but had certain questions against him about their own religion, and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

20 tatōhaṁ tādr̥gvicārē saṁśayānaḥ san kathitavān tvaṁ yirūśālamaṁ gatvā kiṁ tatra vicāritō bhavitum icchasi?

Being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.

21 tadā paulō mahārājasya nikaṭē vicāritō bhavituṁ prārthayata, tasmād yāvatkālaṁ taṁ kaisarasya samīpaṁ prēṣayituṁ na śaknōmi tāvatkālaṁ tamatra sthāpayitum ādiṣṭavān|

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 tata āgrippaḥ phīṣṭam uktavān, ahamapi tasya mānuṣasya kathāṁ śrōtum abhilaṣāmi| tadā phīṣṭō vyāharat śvastadīyāṁ kathāṁ tvaṁ śrōṣyasi|

Agrippa said to Festus, "I also would like to hear the man myself." "Tomorrow," he said, "you will hear him."

23 parasmin divasē āgrippō barṇīkī ca mahāsamāgamaṁ kr̥tvā pradhānavāhinīpatibhi rnagarasthapradhānalōkaiśca saha militvā rājagr̥hamāgatya samupasthitau tadā phīṣṭasyājñayā paula ānītō'bhavat|

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 principal men of the city, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.

24 tadā phīṣṭaḥ kathitavān hē rājan āgrippa hē upasthitāḥ sarvvē lōkā yirūśālamnagarē yihūdīyalōkasamūhō yasmin mānuṣē mama samīpē nivēdanaṁ kr̥tvā prōccaiḥ kathāmimāṁ kathitavān punaralpakālamapi tasya jīvanaṁ nōcitaṁ tamētaṁ mānuṣaṁ paśyata|

And Festus said, "King Agrippa, and all people who are here present with us, you see this man, about whom the whole assembly of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.

25 kintvēṣa janaḥ prāṇanāśarhaṁ kimapi karmma na kr̥tavān ityajānāṁ tathāpi sa mahārājasya sannidhau vicāritō bhavituṁ prārthayata tasmāt tasya samīpaṁ taṁ prēṣayituṁ matimakaravam|

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 kintu śrīyuktasya samīpam ētasmin kiṁ lēkhanīyam ityasya kasyacin nirṇayasya na jātatvād ētasya vicārē sati yathāhaṁ lēkhituṁ kiñcana niścitaṁ prāpnōmi tadarthaṁ yuṣmākaṁ samakṣaṁ viśēṣatō hē āgripparāja bhavataḥ samakṣam ētam ānayē|

Of whom I have no certain thing to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him forth before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, that, after examination, I may have something to write.

27 yatō bandiprēṣaṇasamayē tasyābhiyōgasya kiñcidalēkhanam aham ayuktaṁ jānāmi|

For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to also specify the charges against him."