Apostlagärningarna 25
1 Då nu Festus var kommen i landet, for han efter tre dagar upp ifrå Cesareen till Jerusalem.
Festus, [who was now the governor] of the province, arrived in Caesarea, and three days later he went up to Jerusalem.
2 Då kommo den öfverste Presten och de ypperste af Judarna till honom emot Paulum, och förmanade honom;
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 Och bådo om ynnest emot honom, att han ville kalla honom till Jerusalem; och de satte försåt för honom, till att dräpa honom i vägen.
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 Då svarade Festus, att Paulus skulle väl förvaras i Cesareen; men innan en kort tid ville han draga dit igen.
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 som nu kunna ibland eder (sade han), komme ditned med oss, och klage då på honom, om de hafva något emot honom.
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 Och sedan han hade töfvat der när dem mer än i tio dagar, for han ned till Cesareen; och dagen derefter satt han för rätta, och lät Paulum komma fram.
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 Då han framkommen var, stodo de Judar kringom honom, som af Jerusalem nederkomne voro; och båro mång och svår klagomål före emot Paulum, som de icke bevisa kunde.
[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 Och han försvarade sig, att han intet brutit hade, hvarken emot Judalagen, eller emot templet, eller emot Kejsaren.
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 Då ville Festus göra Judomen till vilja, och svarade Paulo, och sade: Vill du fara upp till Jerusalem, och der härom stå till rätta för mig?
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 Sade Paulus: Jag står för Kejsarerätt, och der bör mig dömas; Judomen hafver jag ingen orätt gjort, såsom du ock sjelfver bäst vetst.
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 Men hafver jag någrom gjort skada, eller något det döden värdt är begått, då vedersakar jag icke dö. Är det ock intet sådant, som de åklaga mig före, kan ingen gifva mig dem så bort; jag skjuter mig till Kejsaren.
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 Då hade Festus samtal med Rådet, och svarade: Till Kejsaren hafver du skjutit dig; till Kejsaren skall du ock fara.
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 Och då någre dagar voro framlidne, foro Konung Agrippa och Bernice ned till Cesareen, och skulle helsa Festum.
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 Och medan de dvaldes der i många dagar, förtäljde Festus Konungenom Pauli sak, sägandes: Felix hafver låtit här efter sig en man fången;
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 Om hvilken, då jag kom till Jerusalem, underviste mig de öfverste Presterna, och Judarnas äldste, begärandes dom emot honom.
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 Och jag svarade dem: Det är icke de Romerskas sed bortgifva några mennisko till att förgöras, förr än den, som anklagad varder, hafver åklagarena jemte sig, och får rum till att försvara sig i sakene;
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 Derföre, då de hitkommo, utan all fördröjelse, dagen derefter satt jag för rätta, och hade mannen före.
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 Då åklagarena kommo före, båro de ingen sak fram, den jag hade tänkt.
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 hade någor spörsmål med honom om sina vantro, och om en som kallades Jesus, den död var, och Paulus stod deruppå, att han lefde.
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 Men då jag icke förstod mig i sakene, sade jag: om han ville fara till Jerusalem, och der stå till rätta derom.
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 Och efter Paulus hade skottsmål, att Kejsaren skulle känna om hans sak, lät jag förvara honom, tilldess jag kunde sända honom till Kejsaren.
But Paul answered, ‘[No]. I [am not willing to go to Jerusalem]!
22 Då sade Agrippa till Festum: Jag ville ock gerna höra mannen. I morgon, sade han, skall du få höran.
Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.”
23 Dagen efter kom Agrippa och Bernice, med stor ståt, och gingo in på Rådhuset, med höfvitsmännerna, och de yppersta i staden; och vardt Paulus efter Festi befallning framhafder.
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 Och sade Festus: Konung Agrippa, och I män alle, som med oss tillstädes ären: Här sen I den mannen, om hvilken hele hopen af Judarna hafver bedit mig, både i Jerusalem och här, ropandes att honom borde icke lefva länger.
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 jag fann honom intet bedrifvit hafva, det döden värdt var;
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 Men efter han sköt sig till Kejsaren, så aktar jag ock sända honom. Men hvad jag skall skrifva herranom om honom, det visst är, hafver jag icke; hvarföre hafver jag nu honom här fram för eder, och mest för dig, Konung Agrippa, att när derom ransakadt är, må jag hafva hvad jag skrifva skall.
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 Ty mig synes orätt vara att sända någon fången, och icke dermed gifva saken tillkänna, för hvilka han anklagad är.
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.”
