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Yet yoc naj Pablo sata naj Festo

25  Lahwi tuˈ xin, yapni naj Festo tuˈ ischahnocano gobernadoral. Oxebxa tzˈayic ischahni naj gobernadoral yul con̈ob Cesarea tuˈ isto naj yul con̈ob Jerusalén. Hayet ay naj bey tuˈ, yapni ebnaj yahawil ebnaj sacerdote yeb ebnaj iswiˈehal yeco yin̈ con̈ob Israel akˈocˈule yin̈ naj Pablo tuˈ. Caw xin oc ebnaj iskˈanaˈ tet naj tato chito ilaxoti naj Pablo tuˈ, cat yapni naj yul con̈ob Jerusalén. Wal xin caw cˈulxa ye yu ebnaj tato chito ebnaj ismajaˈ naj yul beh, cat ispotxˈni ebnaj naj Pablo tuˈ chiyute yalni. Yaj xin yal naj Festo tuˈ tato majan naj Pablo bey yul con̈ob Cesarea, yalnipaxo naj tato yin̈xan̈e howeb tzˈayic, cat ismeltzo naj bey tuˈ. Yalni naj hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Yuxin maquex caw iswiˈehal heyecoj, caw yilal heto wintajan bey yul con̈ob Cesarea, tato ay ismul huneˈ naj tuˈ yacoj, haˈ tuˈ chisje heyalni wetan tzet ismul naj, ẍi naj.

Wal naj Festo tuˈ xin, waxajeb xan̈e tzˈayic ecˈ naj yul con̈ob Jerusalén tuˈ, ismeltzopaxto naj yul con̈ob Cesarea.

Haxa yet huneˈxa tzˈayic xin, yapni tzˈon̈no naj yul iscapil yanito naj yikˈomal naj Pablo tuˈ.

Hayet yapni naj Pablo yin̈ sat naj, yoc hoyno ebnaj Israel ispeto yul con̈ob Jerusalén yin̈ naj. Hantan̈e tzet istxˈojal yaco ebnaj ismulo naj, yaj machi hunu tzet chiyeniloj tato caw yeli. Hac tuˈ xin yu yichico naj Pablo iscolni isba, yalni naj hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Walinan, machi hunu inmulan wacojan yin̈ isley ebnaj Israel yeb yin̈ yatut Comam Dios, yebpaxo yin̈ naj jahaw ay yul con̈ob Roma.

Yaj yu iscan naj Festo tuˈ cˈulal yul sat ebnaj Israel, yuxin iskˈambe naj tet naj Pablo tuˈ hacaˈ tiˈ:

―¿Chimhawoche chaẍto yul con̈ob Jerusalén, haˈ tuˈ xin chiwilan tzet chaẍelicoj? ẍi naj.

10 Istakˈwi naj Pablo:

―¡Machoj! Wal xin ay inxactijan yul capil ayco yalan̈ yip naj jahaw ay bey Roma, haˈ tuˈ xin caw yilal yillax tzet chinelicojan, cat yillaxi tato ay inmulan hacaˈ yalni ebnaj Israel tiˈ. 11 Tato ay inmulan caw chinakˈni camojan, caw mach chiwilojan win̈an, camojinan; yaj tato machi nichˈano isyelal xol sunil inmulan chiyal ebnaj tiˈ, machi mac ay yip quinyanicojan yul iskˈab ebnaj, wal xin caw chinkˈanan tato haˈ naj jahaw ay Roma, chiˈilni tzet chinelicojan, ẍi naj tet naj Festo.

12 Hac tuˈ xin yu yoc naj Festo islahtiˈn̈en isba yeb ebnaj yetbi, lahwi islahtiˈn̈en isba ebnaj tuˈ xin, yalni naj hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Hach chawoche tato haˈ naj jahaw Roma chiˈilni tzet chaẍelicoj, wal tinan̈ xin, chaẍwatojan yin̈ sat naj, ẍi naj.

Yet yoc naj Pablo yin̈ sat naj rey Agripa

13 Lahwi hayeb tzˈayic xin, isto naj rey Agripa yeb yixal, haˈ ton ix Berenice, yul con̈ob Cesarea yilaˈ naj Festo, yu xaischah naj ismunil yoc gobernadoral. 14 Yaj yu txˈiˈal tzˈayic ehayo naj yeb yixal bey tuˈ, yuxin oc naj Festo tuˈ yalaˈ tet naj rey yin̈ tzet ye naj Pablo, yalni naj hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Ay huneˈ naj bey tiˈ, aycanico preso yu naj Félix.

15 Yet inbeycˈojan yul con̈ob Jerusalén, isbeycˈo ebnaj yahawil sacerdote yeb ebnaj iswiˈehal yeco yin̈ ebnaj Israel iskˈanaˈ yin̈ naj wetan tato chinchejan potxˈlaxo naj.

16 Yaj walan tet ebnaj ta coley, han̈on̈ romano hon̈ tiˈ, chiyala tato mach chiyu ispotxˈlax hunu anma yalan̈to maẍto chiyilico naj sat ebnaj chikˈanni yin̈, cat xin iscolni isba naj, quinchiyan.

17 Yu ton huneˈ tuˈ, yuxin hayet yulicˈo ebnaj bey tiˈ machi tiempo incˈayan, wal xin yin̈ hunxa tzˈayic quintohan yul incapilan wanitojan yikˈomal naj Pablo tuˈ. 18 Haˈ ebnaj kˈann̈e yin̈ naj tuˈ xin, caw machi ismul naj caw xiwquilta yal ebnaj wetan, hacaˈ innanihan. 19 Cachann̈e huneˈ caw chal ebnaj ismulo naj tato txˈoj istzotel naj yin̈ isreligión ebnaj yalni. Yalnipaxo ebnaj tato ay huneˈ naj, Jesús isbi, camnaxa, yaj xin chal naj Pablo tuˈ tato itzitz naj. 20 Yaj yu machi nawi wuhan tzet chiyu inwatxˈenan huneˈ tuˈ, yuxin inkˈambenan tet naj Pablo tuˈ tato chiyoche naj chito naj yul con̈ob Jerusalén, yun̈e haˈ tuˈ chiˈillaxi tzet chiˈelico naj yin̈ huntekˈan tuˈ. 21 Yajaˈ yu yal naj tato haˈ naj jahaw Augusto ay yul con̈ob Roma chiˈilni tzet chiˈelico naj yalni, yuxin walan tato wal ismaji naj hayeboxa tzˈayic, bakˈinxan̈eticˈa xin chiyu wuhan, cat wanitojan naj tet naj jahaw tuˈ, ẍi naj Festo.

22 Yalni xin naj rey Agripa tuˈ tet naj Festo hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Haˈ quintuˈan chiwochehan wabeninojan tzet chiyal naj, ẍi naj. Yalni naj Festo tuˈ xin:

―Cˈulticˈa, yet hecal chawabe tzet chal naj, ẍi naj Festo.

23 Haxa yet hunxa tzˈayic xin, yapni naj rey Agripa yeb yixal, haˈ ton ix Berenice yul capiltu, caw nanxa islow yu yapni naj yeb ix. Yapnipaxo ebnaj yahawil soldado yeb xin ebnaj iswiˈehal yeco yin̈ con̈ob tuˈ. Lahwi tuˈ xin, yanito naj Festo yikˈomal naj Pablo.

24 Yet ayxaco naj yin̈ sat ebnaj xin, yalni naj Festo:

―Hach tiˈ mam rey Agripa, yeb xin hex cutxanexico tiˈ, ay naj Pablo tiˈ lah. Haˈ naj tiˈ chiyal sunil ebnaj Israel tato ay ismul; ebnaj Israel yul con̈ob Jerusalén, yebpaxo ebnaj yul con̈ob Cesarea tiˈ. Caw xin maẍticˈa chisbej ebnaj yelico yaw win̈an tato masan chicam naj. 25 Yaj wal yul insatan, caw machi ismul naj caw xiwquilta chikˈanni camical yin̈, yaj yu haˈ naj halni tato haˈ naj jahaw Augusto ay Roma chiˈilni tzet chˈelico naj, yuxin maˈel yin̈ incˈulan wanitojan naj tet naj.

26 Yu matzet tzˈaj wakˈacojan ismulo naj yul teˈ carta chito tet naj jahaw tuˈ, yuxin mawitijan naj yin̈ hesat, yeb yin̈ hasat mam rey Agripa. Wal tinan̈ xin, kˈambewelo tet naj, aytaxca ismul naj chiˈilchalo heyu, hexxa xin cheyal wetan, cat intzˈibn̈enayojan yul carta cat wanitojan tet naj jahaw tuˈ. 27 Yuto caw maẍtaj ye chiwabehan ta ton̈e chiwatojan naj, machi xin nichˈano ismul naj chiwaltojan, ẍi naj.

Paul’s Trial Before Festus

25 Three days after arriving in the province, Festus(A) went up from Caesarea(B) to Jerusalem, where the chief priests and the Jewish leaders appeared before him and presented the charges against Paul.(C) They requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.(D) Festus answered, “Paul is being held(E) at Caesarea,(F) and I myself am going there soon. Let some of your leaders come with me, and if the man has done anything wrong, they can press charges against him there.”

After spending eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he convened the court(G) and ordered that Paul be brought before him.(H) When Paul came in, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him. They brought many serious charges against him,(I) but they could not prove them.(J)

Then Paul made his defense: “I have done nothing wrong against the Jewish law or against the temple(K) or against Caesar.”

Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor,(L) said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there on these charges?”(M)

10 Paul answered: “I am now standing before Caesar’s court, where I ought to be tried. I have not done any wrong to the Jews,(N) as you yourself know very well. 11 If, however, I am guilty of doing anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die. But if the charges brought against me by these Jews are not true, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”(O)

12 After Festus had conferred with his council, he declared: “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”

Festus Consults King Agrippa

13 A few days later King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea(P) to pay their respects to Festus. 14 Since they were spending many days there, Festus discussed Paul’s case with the king. He said: “There is a man here whom Felix left as a prisoner.(Q) 15 When I went to Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him(R) and asked that he be condemned.

16 “I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand over anyone before they have faced their accusers and have had an opportunity to defend themselves against the charges.(S) 17 When they came here with me, I did not delay the case, but convened the court the next day and ordered the man to be brought in.(T) 18 When his accusers got up to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected. 19 Instead, they had some points of dispute(U) with him about their own religion(V) and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive. 20 I was at a loss how to investigate such matters; so I asked if he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial there on these charges.(W) 21 But when Paul made his appeal to be held over for the Emperor’s decision, I ordered him held until I could send him to Caesar.”(X)

22 Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.”

He replied, “Tomorrow you will hear him.”(Y)

Paul Before Agrippa(Z)

23 The next day Agrippa and Bernice(AA) came with great pomp and entered the audience room with the high-ranking military officers and the prominent men of the city. At the command of Festus, Paul was brought in. 24 Festus said: “King Agrippa, and all who are present with us, you see this man! The whole Jewish community(AB) has petitioned me about him in Jerusalem and here in Caesarea, shouting that he ought not to live any longer.(AC) 25 I found he had done nothing deserving of death,(AD) but because he made his appeal to the Emperor(AE) I decided to send him to Rome. 26 But I have nothing definite to write to His Majesty about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that as a result of this investigation I may have something to write. 27 For I think it is unreasonable to send a prisoner on to Rome without specifying the charges against him.”

25 Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,

And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.

But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.

Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.

And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.

And 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.

While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.

But 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?

10 Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.

11 For 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 Caesar.

12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go.

13 And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.

14 And 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:

15 About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.

16 To 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.

17 Therefore, 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.

18 Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:

19 But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

20 And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.

21 But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.

22 Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.

23 And 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.

24 And 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.

25 But 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.

26 Of 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.

27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.