1Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Cæsarea to Jerusalem. 2Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him, 3And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him. 4But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Cæsarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither. 5Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him. 6And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Cæsarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought. 7And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove. 8While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Cæsar, have I offended any thing at all. 9But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me? 10Then said Paul, I stand at Cæsar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest. 11For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Cæsar. 12Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Cæsar? unto Cæsar shalt thou go.
13And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Cæsarea to salute Festus. 14And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul’s cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix: 15About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him. 16To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him. 17Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth. 18Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed: 19But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. 20And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters. 21But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Cæsar. 22Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.
23And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus’ commandment Paul was brought forth. 24And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer. 25But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him. 26Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write. 27For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.
Ìjẹ́jọ́ níwájú Festu
1Lẹ́yìn ọjọ́ mẹ́ta tí ó dé sí ilẹ̀ náà, Festu gòkè láti Kesarea lọ sì Jerusalẹmu, 2ní ibi tí àwọn olórí àlùfáà àti àwọn ènìyàn pàtàkì nínú àwọn Júù ti gbé ẹ̀sùn tí wọ́n fi kan Paulu wá, wọ́n sì bẹ̀ ẹ́. 3Wọ́n tọrọ lọ́wọ́ Festu, kí ó bá le ṣe ojúrere fún wọn, kí ó bá à lè jẹ́ kí wọn mú Paulu wá sí Jerusalẹmu, wọn ń gbìmọ̀ láti dènà dè é, kí wọn sì pa á ní ọ̀nà. 4Ṣùgbọ́n Festu dáhùn pé, “A pa Paulu mọ́ ní Kesarea, àti pé òun tìkára òun ń múra àti padà lọ ní lọ́ọ́lọ́ọ́ yìí. 5Ẹ jẹ́ kí díẹ̀ nínú àwọn olórí yín bá mi sọ̀kalẹ̀ lọ láti fi ìdí ẹ̀sùn tí ẹ fi sun ọkùnrin náà múlẹ̀ níbẹ̀, bí ó bá ní ohun búburú kan tí ó wà lọ́wọ́ rẹ̀.”
6Lẹ́yìn tí ó sì ti gbé níwọ̀n ọjọ́ mẹ́jọ tàbí mẹ́wàá pẹ̀lú wọn, ó sọ̀kalẹ̀ lọ sì Kesarea, ni ọjọ́ kejì ó jókòó lórí ìtẹ́ ìdájọ́, ó sì pàṣẹ pé ki a mú Paulu wá síwájú òun. 7Nígbà tí Paulu sì dé, àwọn Júù tí o tí Jerusalẹmu sọ̀kalẹ̀ wá dúró yí i ká, wọ́n ǹ ka ọ̀ràn púpọ̀ tí ó sì burú sí Paulu lọ́rùn, tí wọn kò lè fi ìdí rẹ̀ múlẹ̀.
8Paulu si wí tí ẹnu rẹ̀ pé, “Èmi kò ṣẹ ẹ̀ṣẹ̀kẹ́ṣẹ̀ kan sì òfin àwọn Júù, tàbí tẹmpili, tàbí sí Kesari.”
9Ṣùgbọ́n Festu ń fẹ́ láti ní ojúrere lọ́dọ̀ àwọn Júù, ó sì dá Paulu lóhùn, wí pe, “Ìwọ ń fẹ́ gòkè lọ sì Jerusalẹmu, kí a sì ṣe ẹjọ́ nǹkan wọ̀nyí níbẹ̀ níwájú mi bí?”
10Paulu sì wí pé, “Mo dúró níwájú ìtẹ́ ìdájọ́ Kesari níbi tí ó yẹ kí a ṣe ẹjọ́ mí: èmi kò ṣẹ àwọn Júù, bí ìwọ pẹ̀lú ti mọ̀ dájú. 11Ǹjẹ́ bí mo bá ṣẹ̀, tí ó ṣe pe mo sì ṣe ohun kan tí ó yẹ fún ikú, èmi kò kọ̀ láti kú: ṣùgbọ́n bí kò bá sí òtítọ́ kan nínú ẹ̀sùn tí àwọn Júù yìí fi mi sùn sí, ẹnìkan kò lẹ́tọ̀ọ́ láti fà mí lé wọn lọ́wọ́. Mo fi ọ̀ràn mi lọ Kesari.”
12Lẹ́yìn tí Festu ti bá àjọ ìgbìmọ̀ sọ̀rọ̀, ó dáhùn pe, “Ìwọ ti fi ọ̀ràn rẹ lọ Kesari. Ní ọ̀dọ̀ Kesari ni ìwọ ó lọ!”
Festu wádìí ọ̀rọ̀ níwájú ọba Agrippa
13Lẹ́yìn ọjọ́ mélòó kan, Agrippa ọba, àti Bernike sọ̀kalẹ̀ wá sì Kesarea láti kí Festu. 14Bí wọ́n sì tí wà níbẹ̀ lọ́jọ́ púpọ̀, Festu mú ọ̀ràn Paulu wá síwájú ọba, wí pé, “Feliksi fi ọkùnrin kan sílẹ̀ nínú túbú. 15Ẹni tí àwọn olórí àlùfáà àti àwọn àgbàgbà àwọn Júù fi sùn nígbà tí mo wà ni Jerusalẹmu, wọ́n ń fẹ́ kí èmi ó dá a lẹ́bi ikú.
16“Àwọn ẹni tí mo sì dá lóhùn pé, kì í ṣe àṣà àwọn ará Romu láti dá ẹnikẹ́ni lẹ́bi, kí ẹni tí a fi sùn náà tó ko àwọn olùfisùn rẹ̀ lójú, láti lè ri ààyè wí tí ẹnu rẹ̀, nítorí ọ̀ràn tí a kà sí i lọ́rùn, 17Nítorí náà nígbà tí wọ́n jùmọ̀ wá sí ìhín yìí, èmi kò fi ọ̀rọ̀ náà falẹ̀ rara, níjọ́ kejì mo jókòó lórí ìtẹ́ ìdájọ́, mo sì pàṣẹ pé kí a mú ọkùnrin náà wá. 18Nígbà tí àwọn olùfisùn náà dìde, wọn kò ka ọ̀ràn búburú irú èyí tí mo rò sí i lọ́rùn. 19Ṣùgbọ́n wọ́n ní ọ̀ràn kan sí i, ní ti ìsìn wọn, àti ní ti Jesu kan tí o tí kú, tí Paulu tẹnumọ́ pé ó wà láààyè. 20Bí èmi kò sì tí mọ̀ bí a tí ń ṣe ìwádìí nǹkan wọ̀nyí, mo bí i lérè pé ṣe ó ń fẹ́ lọ sì Jerusalẹmu, kí a sì ṣe ẹjọ́ nǹkan wọ̀nyí níbẹ̀. 21Ṣùgbọ́n nígbà tí Paulu fi ọ̀ràn rẹ lọ Augustu, pé kí a pa òun mọ́ fún ìdájọ́ rẹ̀, mo pàṣẹ pe kí a pa á mọ́ títí èmi o fi lè rán an lọ sọ́dọ̀ Kesari.”
22Agrippa wí fún Festu pé, “Èmi pẹ̀lú fẹ́ láti gbọ́ ọ̀rọ̀ ọkùnrin náà tìkára mi,”
Ó sì wí pé, “Ní ọ̀la ìwọ ó gbọ́ ọ.”
Paulu níwájú Agrippa
23Ní ọjọ́ kejì, tí Agrippa àti Bernike wọ ilé ẹjọ́ ti àwọn ti ẹ̀ṣọ́ púpọ̀ pẹ̀lú àwọn olórí ogun àti àwọn ènìyàn ńlá ní ìlú, Festu pàṣẹ, wọ́n sì mú Paulu jáde. 24Festu sì wí pé, “Agrippa ọba, àti gbogbo ẹ̀yin ènìyàn tí ó wà níhìn-ín pẹ̀lú wa, ẹ̀yin rí ọkùnrin yìí, nítorí ẹni tí gbogbo ìjọ àwọn Júù tí fi ẹ̀bẹ̀ béèrè lọ́wọ́ mi ni Jerusalẹmu àti Kesarea níhìn-ín yìí, tí wọ́n ń kígbe pé, kò yẹ fún un láti wà láààyè mọ́. 25Ṣùgbọ́n èmi rí i pe, kò ṣe ohun kan tí ó yẹ sí ikú, bí òun tìkára rẹ̀ sí tí fi ọ̀ràn rẹ̀ lọ Augustu, mo tí pinnu láti rán an lọ. 26Ṣùgbọ́n èmi kò ri ohun kan dájúdájú láti kọ̀wé sí olúwa mi. Nítorí náà ni mo ṣe mú un jáde wá síwájú yín, àní síwájú rẹ ọba Agrippa, kí o fi jẹ́ pé lẹ́yìn tí a ba tí ṣe ìwádìí rẹ̀, èmi yóò lè rí ohun tí èmi yóò kọ. 27Nítorí tí kò tọ́ ní ojú mi láti rán òǹdè, kí a má sì sọ ọ̀ràn tí a kà sí i lọ́rùn.”
