1Então Festo, tendo entrado na província, subiu dali três dias depois de Cesareia a Jerusalém. 2E o sumo sacerdote e os líderes dos judeus compareceram diante dele contra Paulo, e lhe rogaram; 3Pedindo favor contra ele, para que o fizesse vir a Jerusalém, preparando cilada para o matarem no caminho. 4Mas Festo respondeu que Paulo estava guardado em Cesareia, e que ele logo estava indo para lá . 5Ele disse: Então aqueles dentre vós que podem, desçam com igo ,e se houver alguma coisa errada neste homem, acusem-no. 6E 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. 7E tendo ele vindo, os judeus que haviam descido de Jerusalém o rodearam, trazendo contra Paulo muitas e graves acusações, que não podiam provar. 8Ele, disse em sua defesa: Eu não pequei nem contra a Lei dos judeus, nem contra o Templo, nem contra César, em coisa alguma. 9Mas Festo, querendo agradar aos judeus, respondendo a Paulo, disse: Tu queres subir a Jerusalém e ser julgado sobre estas coisas diante de mim? 10E 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. 11Porque 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. 12Então Paulo, tendo conversado com o Conselho, respondeu: Tu apelaste a César; a César irás. 13E passados alguns dias, o Rei Agripa e Berenice vieram a Cesareia para saudar a Festo. 14E quando tinham ficado ali muitos dias, Festo contou ao rei os assuntos de Paulo, dizendo: Um certo homem foi deixado aqui preso por Félix; 15Por causa do qual, estando eu em Jerusalém, os chefes dos sacerdotes e os anciãos dos judeus compareceram a mim ,pedindo julgamento contra ele. 16Aos 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. 17Portanto, tendo eles se reunido aqui, fazendo nenhum adiamento, no dia seguinte, estando eu sentado no tribunal, mandei trazer ao homem. 18Do qual os acusadores estando aqui presentes, trouxeram como acusação nenhuma das coisas que eu suspeitava. 19Mas tinham contra ele algumas questões relativas às própria s crença s deles, e de um certo morto Jesus, o qual Paulo afirmava estar vivo. 20E eu, estando em duvida sobre como interrogar esta causa, disse, perguntando se ele queria ir a Jerusalém, e lá ser julgado sobre estas coisas. 21Porém Paulo, tendo apelado para ser guardado ao interrogatório do imperador, mandei que o guardassem, até que eu o enviasse a César. 22E Agripa disse a Festo: Eu também queria ouvir a este homem.E ele disse: E amanhã tu o ouvirás. 23Então 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. 24E 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. 25Mas 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. 26Do 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. 27Porque não me parece razoável enviar a um prisioneiro, sem também informar as acusações contra ele.
1Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. 2Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him, 3asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem; plotting to kill him on the way. 4However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly. 5“Let them therefore”, said he, “that are in power among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him.” 6When he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought. 7When 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, 8while he said in his defense, “Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all.” 9But 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?” 10But 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. 11For if I have done wrong, and have committed anything worthy of death, I don’t 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!” 12Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go.” 13Now when some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea, and greeted Festus. 14As he stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix; 15about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, asking for a sentence against him. 16To whom I answered that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man to destruction, before the accused has met the accusers face to face, and has had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him. 17When therefore they had come together here, I didn’t delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought. 18Concerning whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no charge of such things as I supposed; 19but had certain questions against him about their own religion, and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. 20Being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters. 21But 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.” 22Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” he said, “you shall hear him.” 23So 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. 24Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, you see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer. 25But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him. 26Of whom I have no certain thing to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him out before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, that, after examination, I may have something to write. 27For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to also specify the charges against him.”
1Festus dan, in de provincie gekomen zijnde, ging na drie dagen van Cesarea op naar Jeruzalem. 2En de hogepriester, en de voornaamsten der Joden, verschenen voor hem tegen Paulus en baden hem, 3Begerende gunst tegen hem, opdat hij hem zou doen komen te Jeruzalem; en leggende een lage, om hem op den weg om te brengen. 4Doch Festus antwoordde, dat Paulus te Cesarea bewaard werd, en dat hij zelf haast derwaarts zou verreizen. 5Die dan, zeide hij, onder u kunnen, dat zij mede afreizen, en zo er iets onbehoorlijks in dezen man is, dat zij hem beschuldigen. 6En als hij onder hen niet meer dan tien dagen doorgebracht had, kwam hij af naar Cesarea; en des anderen daags, op den rechterstoel gezeten zijnde, beval hij, dat Paulus zou voor gebracht worden. 7En als hij daar gekomen was, stonden de Joden, die van Jeruzalem afgekomen waren, rondom hem, vele en zware beschuldigingen tegen Paulus voortbrengende, die zij niet konden bewijzen; 8Dewijl hij, antwoordende, zeide: Ik heb noch tegen de wet der Joden, noch tegen den tempel, noch tegen den keizer iets gezondigd. 9Maar Festus, willende den Joden gunst bewijzen, antwoordde Paulus, en zeide: Wilt gij naar Jeruzalem opgaan, en aldaar voor mij over deze dingen geoordeeld worden? 10En Paulus zeide: Ik sta voor den rechterstoel des keizers, waar ik geoordeeld moet worden; den Joden heb ik geen onrecht gedaan; gelijk gij ook zeer wel weet. 11Want indien ik onrecht doe, en iets des doods waardig gedaan heb, ik weiger niet te sterven; maar indien er niets is van hetgeen, waarvan dezen mij beschuldigen, zo kan niemand mij hun uit gunst overgeven. Ik beroep mij op den keizer. 12Toen antwoordde Festus, als hij met den raad gesproken had: Hebt gij u op den keizer beroepen? Gij zult tot den keizer gaan. 13En als enige dagen voorbijgegaan waren, kwamen de koning Agrippa en Bernice te Cesarea, om Festus te begroeten. 14En toen zij aldaar vele dagen doorgebracht hadden, heeft Festus de zaken van Paulus aan den koning verhaald, zeggende: Hier is een zeker man van Felix gevangen gelaten; 15Om wiens wil, als ik te Jeruzalem was, de overpriesters en de ouderlingen der Joden verschenen, begerende vonnis tegen hem; 16Aan dewelke ik antwoordde, dat de Romeinen de gewoonte niet hebben, enigen mens uit gunst ter dood over te geven, eer de beschuldigde de beschuldigers tegenwoordig heeft, en plaats van verantwoording gekregen heeft over de beschuldiging. 17Als zij dan gezamenlijk alhier gekomen waren, zo heb ik, geen uitstel nemende, des daags daaraan op den rechterstoel gezeten, en beval, dat de man zoude voor gebracht worden; 18Over welken de beschuldigers, hier staande, geen zaak hebben voorgebracht, waarvan ik vermoedde; 19Maar hadden tegen hem enige vragen van hun godsdienst, en van zekeren Jezus, Die gestorven was, Welken Paulus zeide te leven. 20En als ik over de onderzoeking van deze zaak in twijfeling was, zeide ik, of hij wilde gaan naar Jeruzalem, en aldaar over deze dingen geoordeeld worden. 21En als Paulus zich beriep, dat men hem tot de kennis des keizers bewaren zou, zo heb ik bevolen, dat hij bewaard zoude worden, ter tijd toe, dat ik hem tot den keizer zenden zou. 22En Agrippa zeide tot Festus: Ik wilde ook zelf dien mens wel horen. En hij zeide: Morgen zult gij hem horen. 23Des anderen daags dan, als Agrippa gekomen was en Bernice, met grote pracht, en als zij ingegaan waren in het rechthuis, met de oversten over duizend, en de mannen, die de voornaamsten de stad waren, werd Paulus op bevel van Festus voor gebracht. 24En Festus zeide: Koning Agrippa, en gij mannen allen, die met ons hier tegenwoordig zijt, gij ziet dezen, van welken mij de ganse menigte der Joden heeft aangesproken, beide te Jeruzalem en hier, roepende, dat hij niet meer behoort te leven. 25Maar ik bevonden hebbende, dat hij niets des doods waardig gedaan had, en dewijl hij ook zelf zich op den keizer beroepen heeft, heb besloten hem te zenden. 26Van welken ik niets zekers heb aan den heer te schrijven; daarom heb ik hem voor ulieden voorgebracht, en meest voor u, koning Agrippa, opdat ik, na gedane onderzoeking, wat heb te schrijven. 27Want het dunkt mij tegen rede, een gevangene te zenden, en niet ook de beschuldigingen, die tegen hem zijn, te kennen te geven.
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