Acts 25

1Now when Festus had come to the province, after three days he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

φηστος ουν επιβας τη επαρχια μετα τρεις ημερας ανεβη εις ιεροσολυμα απο καισαρειας·

2Then the high priest and the chief men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they petitioned him,

ενεφανισαν δε αυτω ο αρχιερευς και οι πρωτοι των ιουδαιων κατα του παυλου, και παρεκαλουν αυτον,

3asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem—while they lay in ambush along the road to kill him.

αιτουμενοι χαριν κατ αυτου, οπως μεταπεμψηται αυτον εις ιερουσαλημ, ενεδραν ποιουντες ανελειν αυτον κατα την οδον.

4But Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was going there shortly.

ο μεν ουν φηστος απεκριθη τηρεισθαι τον παυλον εν καισαρεια, εαυτον δε μελλειν εν ταχει εκπορευεσθαι·

5'Therefore,' he said, 'let those who have authority among you go down with me and accuse this man, to see if there is any fault in him.'

οι ουν δυνατοι εν υμιν, φησιν, συγκαταβαντες, ει τι εστιν εν τω ανδρι τουτω, κατηγορειτωσαν αυτου.

6And when he had remained among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day, sitting on the judgment seat, he commanded Paul to be brought.

διατριψας δε εν αυτοις ημερας πλειους η δεκα, καταβας εις καισαρειαν, τη επαυριον καθισας επι του βηματος εκελευσεν τον παυλον αχθηναι.

7When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood about and laid many serious complaints against Paul, which they could not prove,

παραγενομενου δε αυτου περιεστησαν οι απο ιεροσολυμων καταβεβηκοτες ιουδαιοι, πολλα και βαρεα αιτιωματα φεροντες κατα του παυλου, α ουκ ισχυον αποδειξαι,

8while he answered for himself, 'Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I offended in anything at all.'

απολογουμενου αυτου οτι ουτε εις τον νομον των ιουδαιων ουτε εις το ιερον ουτε εις καισαρα τι ημαρτον.

9But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor, answered Paul and said, 'Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and there be judged before me concerning these things?'

ο φηστος δε θελων τοις ιουδαιοις χαριν καταθεσθαι, αποκριθεις τω παυλω ειπεν· θελεις εις ιερουσαλημ αναβας εκει περι τουτων κρινεσθαι επ εμου;

10So Paul said, 'I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you very well know.

ειπεν δε ο παυλος· επι του βηματος καισαρος εστως ειμι, ου με δει κρινεσθαι. ιουδαιους ουδεν ηδικησα, ως και συ καλλιον επιγινωσκεις·

11For if I am an offender, or have committed anything deserving of death, I do not object to dying; but if there is nothing in these things of which these men accuse me, no one can deliver me to them. I appeal to Caesar.'

ει μεν γαρ αδικω και αξιον θανατου πεπραχα τι, ου παραιτουμαι το αποθανειν· ει δε ουδεν εστιν ων ουτοι κατηγορουσιν μου, ουδεις με δυναται αυτοις χαρισασθαι· καισαρα επικαλουμαι.

12Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, 'You have appealed to Caesar? To Caesar you shall go!'

τοτε ο φηστος συλλαλησας μετα του συμβουλιου απεκριθη· καισαρα επικεκλησαι, επι καισαρα πορευση.

13And after some days King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to greet Festus.

ημερων δε διαγενομενων τινων αγριππας ο βασιλευς και βερνικη κατηντησαν εις καισαρειαν ασπασομενοι τον φηστον.

14When they had been there many days, Festus laid Paul's case before the king, saying: 'There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix,

ως δε πλειους ημερας διετριβον εκει, ο φηστος τω βασιλει ανεθετο τα κατα τον παυλον λεγων· ανηρ τις εστιν καταλελειμμενος υπο φηλικος δεσμιος,

15about whom the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, when I was in Jerusalem, asking for a judgment against him.

περι ου γενομενου μου εις ιεροσολυμα ενεφανισαν οι αρχιερεις και οι πρεσβυτεροι των ιουδαιων αιτουμενοι κατ αυτου δικην·

16To them I answered, 'It is not the custom of the Romans to deliver any man to destruction before the accused meets the accusers face to face, and has opportunity to answer for himself concerning the charge against him.'

προς ους απεκριθην οτι ουκ εστιν εθος ρωμαιοις χαριζεσθαι τινα ανθρωπον εις απωλειαν πριν η ο κατηγορουμενος κατα προσωπον εχοι τους κατηγορους τοπον τε απολογιας λαβοι περι του εγκληματος.

17Therefore when they had come together, without any delay, the next day I sat on the judgment seat and commanded the man to be brought in.

συνελθοντων ουν αυτων ενθαδε αναβολην μηδεμιαν ποιησαμενος τη εξης καθισας επι του βηματος εκελευσα αχθηναι τον ανδρα·

18When the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation against him of such things as I supposed,

περι ου σταθεντες οι κατηγοροι ουδεμιαν αιτιαν επεφερον ων υπενοουν εγω,

19but had some questions against him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

ζητηματα δε τινα περι της ιδιας δεισιδαιμονιας ειχον προς αυτον και περι τινος ιησου τεθνηκοτος, ον εφασκεν ο παυλος ζην.

20And because I was uncertain of such questions, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.

απορουμενος δε εγω την περι τουτου ζητησιν ελεγον ει βουλοιτο πορευεσθαι εις ιεροσολυμα κακει κρινεσθαι περι τουτων.

21But when Paul appealed to be reserved for the decision of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I could send him to Caesar.'

του δε παυλου επικαλεσαμενου τηρηθηναι αυτον εις την του σεβαστου διαγνωσιν, εκελευσα τηρεισθαι αυτον εως ου πεμψω αυτον προς καισαρα.

22Then Agrippa said to Festus, 'I also would like to hear the man myself.'

αγριππας δε προς τον φηστον εφη· εβουλομην και αυτος του ανθρωπου ακουσαι. ο δε, αυριον, φησιν, ακουση αυτου.

23'Tomorrow,' he said, 'you shall hear him.' So the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and had entered the auditorium with the commanders and the prominent men of the city, at Festus' command Paul was brought in.

τη ουν επαυριον ελθοντος του αγριππα και της βερνικης μετα πολλης φαντασιας και εισελθοντων εις το ακροατηριον συν τε τοις χιλιαρχοις και ανδρασιν τοις κατ εξοχην ουσιν της πολεως, και κελευσαντος του φηστου ηχθη ο παυλος.

24And Festus said: 'King Agrippa and all the men who are here present with us, you see this man about whom the whole assembly of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying out that he was not fit to live any longer.

και φησιν ο φηστος· αγριππα βασιλευ και παντες οι συμπαροντες ημιν ανδρες, θεωρειτε τουτον περι ου παν το πληθος των ιουδαιων ενετυχον μοι εν τε ιεροσολυμοις και ενθαδε, επιβοωντες μη δειν ζην αυτον μηκετι.

25But when I found that he had committed nothing deserving of death, and that he himself had appealed to Augustus, I decided to send him.

εγω δε καταλαβομενος μηδεν αξιον θανατου αυτον πεπραχεναι, και αυτου δε τουτου επικαλεσαμενου τον σεβαστον, εκρινα πεμπειν αυτον.

26I have nothing certain to write to my lord concerning him. Therefore I have brought him out before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the examination has taken place I may have something to write.

περι ου ασφαλες τι γραψαι τω κυριω ουκ εχω· διο προηγαγον αυτον εφ υμων και μαλιστα επι σου, βασιλευ αγριππα, οπως της ανακρισεως γενομενης σχω τι γραψαι.

27For it seems to me unreasonable to send a prisoner and not to specify the charges against him.'

αλογον γαρ μοι δοκει πεμποντα δεσμιον μη και τας κατ αυτου αιτιας σημαναι.