Asomafoɔ 25
1 Festo bɛsii Felike ananmu sɛ amrado wɔ Kaesarea no, ne nnansa so ɔkɔɔ Yerusalem.
Then Festus having entered upon his office, after three days went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem;
2 Asɔfoɔ mpanin ne Yudafoɔ mpanin no de nsɛm a wɔwɔ tia Paulo no bɛtoo nʼanim.
and both the chief priests and the first men of the Jews appeared before him against Paul, and continued to entreat him,
3 Esiane sɛ na wɔabɔ Paulo ho pɔ sɛ wɔbɛtɛ no ɛkwan so akum no enti, wɔsrɛɛ no sɛ wɔmma wɔmfa no mmra Yerusalem.
asking favor against him, in order that he might send him to Jerusalem, making a plot to kill him on the road.
4 Nanso, Festo buaa wɔn sɛ, ɛsiane sɛ Paulo da afiase wɔ Kaesarea na ɛrenkyɛre biara ɔno ankasa bɛkɔ hɔ enti,
Then indeed Festus responded, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and himself was about to go away quickly:
5 wɔn a wɔdi asɛm no anim no ne no nkɔ nkɔdi asɛm no wɔ hɔ.
Then, says he, Let the influential ones among you, coming down, accuse him, if there is anything wrong in the man.
6 Festo dii bɛyɛ nnawɔtwe anaa dadu ansa na ɔresane aba Kaesarea. Ɔbɛduruu adekyeeɛ no, ɔtenaa adwa mu dii Paulo asɛm.
And having tarried with them not more than eight or ten days, having come down to Caesarea, on the following day, sitting on the tribunal, he commanded that Paul should be brought forth.
7 Ɛberɛ a Paulo bɛduruu asɛnniiɛ hɔ no, Yudafoɔ a wɔfiri Yerusalem no twaa ne ho hyiaeɛ firii aseɛ kekaa nsɛm a ɛnyɛ nokorɛ too ne so.
And he being present, the Jews having come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing against him charges many and heavy, which they were not able to prove.
8 Paulo yii ne ho ano sɛ, “Menni biribiara ho fɔ, ɛfiri sɛ, menkasa ntiaa Yudafoɔ mmara; menguu asɔredan ho fi, ɛnna menkasa ntiaa Roma aban nso.”
And Paul apologizing, that Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I done anything wrong.
9 Esiane sɛ na Festo pɛ sɛ ɔsɔ Yudafoɔ no ani enti, ɔbisaa Paulo sɛ, “Wopɛ sɛ mede wo kɔ Yerusalem kɔdi wʼasɛm wɔ hɔ anaa?”
And Festus, wishing to confer a gratification on the Jews, responding to Paul, said, Are you willing, having gone up to Jerusalem, there to be judged by me concerning these things?
10 Paulo buaa sɛ, “Esiane sɛ Ɔhempɔn Kaesare asɛnniiɛ na megyina enti, ɛha ara na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔdi mʼasɛm, bu me atɛn, ɛfiri sɛ menyɛɛ Yudafoɔ bɔne biara sɛdeɛ wo ara wonim no.
And Paul said, I am standing at the tribunal of Caesar, where it behooves me to be judged. To the Jews I have done nothing wrong, as you indeed well know.
11 Sɛ mabu mmara so anaa mayɛ biribiara a ɛno enti ɛsɛ sɛ wɔbu me kumfɔ a, mensuro. Nanso, sɛ nsɛm a saa Yudafoɔ yi ka tia me no nyɛ nokorɛ a, obiara rentumi mfa me mma wɔn. Medwane metoa Ɔhempɔn Kaesare.”
If therefore I indeed am guilty of unrighteousness, and have done anything worthy of death, I do not ask not to die: but if nothing of these things of which they accuse me is true, no man is able to gratify them (by my death): I appeal unto Caesar.
12 Festo ne ne mpanimfoɔ tuu agyina wieeɛ no, ɔka kyerɛɛ Paulo sɛ, “Esiane sɛ woadwane atoa Ɔhempɔn Kaesare no enti, yɛde wo bɛkɔ nʼanim.”
Then Festus, having spoken with the council, responded, Thou hast appealed unto Caesar; thou shalt go unto Caesar.
13 Nna bi akyi no, Ɔhene Agripa ne Berenike baa Kaesarea bɛmaa Festo akwaaba.
And some days having passed away, king Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea, saluting Festus.
14 Wɔwɔ hɔ no, Festo ne Ɔhene Agripa dii Paulo asɛm no ho nkɔmmɔ. Festo ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene no sɛ, “Ɔbarima bi wɔ ha a Felike gyaa no odeduani;
And while they were spending many days there, Festus expounded to the king the matters appertaining to Paul, saying, A certain man has been left a prisoner by Felix:
15 na mekɔɔ Yerusalem no, Yudafoɔ asɔfoɔ mpanimfoɔ ne mpanin kaa nsɛm bi tiaa no sɛ mennyina so mmu no kumfɔ.
concerning whom, I being in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews appeared before me, asking condemnation against him;
16 “Nanso, meka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, Roma mmara mma ho kwan sɛ wɔbu obi fɔ ɛberɛ a wɔnnii nʼasɛm; wɔma no ho kwan na ɔyi ne ho ano wɔ asɛm a wɔka tia no no ho.
to whom I responded, that it is not the customs to the Romans to slay any man gratuitously, before that the accused may have his accusers face to face, and receive a place of defence concerning the charge.
17 Wɔbaeɛ no mansɛe berɛ koraa na adeɛ kyeeɛ no, mehyɛɛ sɛ wɔmfa no mmra na menni nʼasɛm.
Then they, having come together to this place, making no delay, immediately sitting on the judgment-seat, I commanded that the man should be led forth;
18 Nanso, wɔanka nsɛm a mesusuiɛ no mu biara anto ne so.
concerning whom his accusers standing by, brought no evil charge of those things which I supposed:
19 Nsɛm a wɔkaeɛ no fa wɔn nyamesom ne ɔbarima bi a wɔfrɛ no Yesu a ɔwuiɛ nanso Paulo ka sɛ ɔte ase no ho.
but they had certain questions against him concerning their own religion, and about a certain Jesus, who is dead, whom Paul was saying that He is alive.
20 Esiane sɛ na asɛm no kyere mʼadwene no enti, mebisaa Paulo sɛ ɔpɛ sɛ mekɔdi nʼasɛm wɔ Yerusalem anaa?
And I, being at a loss as to the question concerning these things, asked him if he is willing to go to Jerusalem, and there to be judged concerning these things.
21 Nanso, Paulo dwane toaa Ɔhempɔn Kaesare. Enti mesane maa wɔde no kɔtoo afiase kɔsi ɛberɛ a metumi de no akɔ Ɔhempɔn Kaesare anim.”
And Paul having demanded that he should be kept for the diagnosis of Augustus, I demanded that he should be kept until I shall send him to Caesar.
22 Ɔhene Agripa ka kyerɛɛ Festo sɛ, “Mepɛ sɛ mʼankasa metie nʼano asɛm.” Festo ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Ɔkyena mede no bɛba na woatie nʼano asɛm.”
And Agrippa said to Festus, I myself also would wish to hear the man. He says, To-morrow you shall hear him.
23 Adeɛ kyeeɛ no, Ɔhene Agripa ne Berenike de ahyehyɛ ne ahokeka de asraafoɔ mpanimfoɔ ne kuro no mu mpanin kaa ne ho kɔɔ asɛnniiɛ hɔ. Festo hyɛ maa wɔde Paulo baa asɛnniiɛ hɔ.
Then on the following day, Agrippa and Bernice having come with great pomp, and entering into the auditorium, along with the chiliarchs, and chief men of the city, and, Festus commanding, Paul was led forth.
24 Festo kaa sɛ, “Ɔhene Agripa ne mo a moahyia ha nyinaa, saa ɔbarima yi na Yudafoɔ a wɔwɔ ha ne Yerusalem no aka nsɛm atia no, de no abrɛ me sɛ memmu no kumfɔ no,
And Festus says, O king Agrippa, and all ye men present with us, you see this man, concerning whom the whole multitude of the Jews is besieging me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying out that it does not behoove him to live any longer.
25 nanso mannya asɛm biara annyina so a mede bɛbu no kumfɔ. Esiane sɛ ɔno ankasa dwane toaa Ɔhempɔn Kaesare no enti, mayɛ mʼadwene sɛ mede no bɛkɔ nʼanim.
But I discovered that he had done nothing worthy of death, however he himself appealing to Caesar, I decided to send him.
26 Esiane sɛ menni asɛm pɔtee bi a mɛtwerɛ akɔma Ɔhempɔn Kaesare enti, na mede no aba wo Ɔhene Agripa anim sɛ, sɛ wowie wo nhwehwɛmu a, manya biribi agyina so matwerɛ ne ho asɛm.
Concerning whom I have nothing definite to write to my lord; therefore I have led him to you, and especially to thee, O king Agrippa, in order that, there being an investigation, I may have something which I shall write;
27 Mennye nni sɛ nteaseɛ wom sɛ mede odeduani bɛkɔ nʼanim a mentwerɛɛ biribi pɔtee bi a ɛtia no!”
for it seems to me to be unreasonable, sending a prisoner, and not to signify charges against him.
