Acts 25

1 Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,

1 فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ فَسْتُوسُ إِلَى ٱلْوِلَايَةِ صَعِدَ بَعْدَ ثَلَاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ مِنْ قَيْصَرِيَّةَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

2 where the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul. They urged Festus

2 فَعَرَضَ لَهُ رَئِيسُ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَوُجُوهُ ٱلْيَهُودِ ضِدَّ بُولُسَ، وَٱلْتَمَسُوا مِنْهُ

3 to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.

3 طَالِبِينَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَّةً، أَنْ يَسْتَحْضِرَهُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَهُمْ صَانِعُونَ كَمِينًا لِيَقْتُلُوهُ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ.

4 But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.

4 فَأَجَابَ فَسْتُوسُ أَنْ يُحْرَسَ بُولُسُ فِي قَيْصَرِيَّةَ، وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ مُزْمِعٌ أَنْ يَنْطَلِقَ عَاجِلًا.

5 So if this man has done anything wrong, let some of your leaders come down with me and accuse him there.”

5 وَقَالَ: «فَلْيَنْزِلْ مَعِي ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ بَيْنَكُمْ مُقْتَدِرُونَ. وَإِنْ كَانَ فِي هَذَا ٱلرَّجُلِ شَيْءٌ فَلْيَشْتَكُوا عَلَيْهِ».

6 After spending no more than eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in.

6 وَبَعْدَ مَا صَرَفَ عِنْدَهُمْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَشَرَةِ أَيَّامٍ ٱنْحَدَرَ إِلَى قَيْصَرِيَّةَ. وَفِي ٱلْغَدِ جَلَسَ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ ٱلْوِلَايَةِ وَأَمَرَ أَنْ يُؤْتَى بِبُولُسَ.

7 When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.

7 فَلَمَّا حَضَرَ، وَقَفَ حَوْلَهُ ٱلْيَهُودُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا قَدِ ٱنْحَدَرُوا مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَقَدَّمُوا عَلَى بُولُسَ دَعَاوِيَ كَثِيرَةً وَثَقِيلَةً لَمْ يَقْدِرُوا أَنْ يُبَرْهِنُوهَا.

8 Then Paul made his defense: “I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar.”

8 إِذْ كَانَ هُوَ يَحْتَجُّ: «أَنِّي مَا أَخْطَأْتُ بِشَيْءٍ، لَا إِلَى نَامُوسِ ٱلْيَهُودِ وَلَا إِلَى ٱلْهَيْكَلِ وَلَا إِلَى قَيْصَرَ».

9 But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to stand trial before me on these charges?”

9 وَلَكِنَّ فَسْتُوسَ إِذْ كَانَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُودِعَ ٱلْيَهُودَ مِنَّةً، أَجَابَ بُولُسَ قَائِلًا: «أَتَشَاءُ أَنْ تَصْعَدَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لِتُحَاكَمَ هُنَاكَ لَدَيَّ مِنْ جِهَةِ هَذِهِ ٱلْأُمُورِ؟».

10 Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.

10 فَقَالَ بُولُسُ: «أَنَا وَاقِفٌ لَدَى كُرْسِيِّ وِلَايَةِ قَيْصَرَ حَيْثُ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ أُحَاكَمَ. أَنَا لَمْ أَظْلِمِ ٱلْيَهُودَ بِشَيْءٍ، كَمَا تَعْلَمُ أَنْتَ أَيْضًا جَيِّدًا.

11 If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”

11 لِأَنِّي إِنْ كُنْتُ آثِمًا، أَوْ صَنَعْتُ شَيْئًا يَسْتَحِقُّ ٱلْمَوْتَ، فَلَسْتُ أَسْتَعْفِي مِنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ. وَلَكِنْ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ شَيْءٌ مِمَّا يَشْتَكِي عَلَيَّ بِهِ هَؤُلَاءِ، فَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَنِي لَهُمْ. إِلَى قَيْصَرَ أَنَا رَافِعٌ دَعْوَايَ!».

12 Then Festus conferred with his council and replied, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”

12 حِينَئِذٍ تَكَلَّمَ فَسْتُوسُ مَعَ أَرْبَابِ ٱلْمَشُورَةِ، فَأَجَابَ: «إِلَى قَيْصَرَ رَفَعْتَ دَعْوَاكَ. إِلَى قَيْصَرَ تَذْهَبُ!».

13 After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.

13 وَبَعْدَمَا مَضَتْ أَيَّامٌ أَقْبَلَ أَغْرِيبَاسُ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَبَرْنِيكِي إِلَى قَيْصَرِيَّةَ لِيُسَلِّمَا عَلَى فَسْتُوسَ.

14 Since they were staying several days, Festus laid out Paul’s case before the king: “There is a certain man whom Felix left in prison.

14 وَلَمَّا كَانَا يَصْرِفَانِ هُنَاكَ أَيَّامًا كَثِيرَةً، عَرَضَ فَسْتُوسُ عَلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ أَمْرَ بُولُسَ، قَائِلًا: «يُوجَدُ رَجُلٌ تَرَكَهُ فِيلِكْسُ أَسِيرًا،

15 While I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews presented their case and requested a judgment against him.

15 وَعَرَضَ لِي عَنْهُ رُؤَسَاءُ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ وَمَشَايِخُ ٱلْيَهُودِ لَمَّا كُنْتُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ طَالِبِينَ حُكْمًا عَلَيْهِ.

16 I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.

16 فَأَجَبْتُهُمْ أَنْ لَيْسَ لِلرُّومَانِيِّينَ عَادَةٌ أَنْ يُسَلِّمُوا أَحَدًا لِلْمَوْتِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَكُونَ ٱلْمَشْكُوُّ عَلَيْهِ مُواجَهَةً مَعَ ٱلْمُشْتَكِينَ، فَيَحْصُلُ عَلَى فُرْصَةٍ لِلِٱحْتِجَاجِ عَنِ ٱلشَّكْوَى.

17 So when they came here with me, I did not delay. The next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered that the man be brought in.

17 فَلَمَّا ٱجْتَمَعُوا إِلَى هُنَا جَلَسْتُ مِنْ دُونِ إِمْهَالٍ فِي ٱلْغَدِ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ ٱلْوِلَايَةِ، وَأَمَرْتُ أَنْ يُؤْتَى بِٱلرَّجُلِ.

18 But when his accusers rose to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.

18 فَلَمَّا وَقَفَ ٱلْمُشْتَكُونَ حَوْلَهُ، لَمْ يَأْتُوا بِعِلَّةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ مِمَّا كُنْتُ أَظُنُّ.

19 They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

19 لَكِنْ كَانَ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهِ مَسَائِلُ مِنْ جِهَةِ دِيَانَتِهِمْ، وَعَنْ وَاحِدٍ ٱسْمُهُ يَسُوعُ قَدْ مَاتَ، وَكَانَ بُولُسُ يَقُولُ: إِنَّهُ حَيٌّ.

20 Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate these matters, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.

20 وَإِذْ كُنْتُ مُرْتَابًا فِي ٱلْمَسْأَلَةِ عَنْ هَذَا قُلْتُ: أَلَعَلَّهُ يَشَاءُ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَيُحَاكَمَ هُنَاكَ مِنْ جِهَةِ هَذِهِ ٱلْأُمُورِ؟

21 But when Paul appealed to be held over for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered that he be held until I could send him to Caesar.”

21 وَلَكِنْ لَمَّا رَفَعَ بُولُسُ دَعْوَاهُ لِكَيْ يُحْفَظَ لِفَحْصِ أُوغُسْطُسَ، أَمَرْتُ بِحِفْظِهِ إِلَى أَنْ أُرْسِلَهُ إِلَى قَيْصَرَ».

22 Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.” “Tomorrow you will hear him,” Festus declared.

22 فَقَالَ أَغْرِيبَاسُ لِفَسْتُوسَ: «كُنْتُ أُرِيدُ أَنَا أَيْضًا أَنْ أَسْمَعَ ٱلرَّجُلَ». فَقَالَ: «غَدًا تَسْمَعُهُ».

23 The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium, along with the commanders and leading men of the city. And Festus ordered that Paul be brought in.

23 فَفِي ٱلْغَدِ لَمَّا جَاءَ أَغْرِيبَاسُ وَبَرْنِيكِي فِي ٱحْتِفَالٍ عَظِيمٍ، وَدَخَلَا إِلَى دَارِ ٱلِٱسْتِمَاعِ مَعَ ٱلْأُمَرَاءِ وَرِجَالِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ ٱلْمُقَدَّمِينَ، أَمَرَ فَسْتُوسُ فَأُتِيَ بِبُولُسَ.

24 Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.

24 فَقَالَ فَسْتُوسُ: «أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ أَغْرِيبَاسُ وَٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلْحَاضِرُونَ مَعَنَا أَجْمَعُونَ، أَنْتُمْ تَنْظُرُونَ هَذَا ٱلَّذِي تَوَسَّلَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ جِهَتِهِ كُلُّ جُمْهُورِ ٱلْيَهُودِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ وَهُنَا، صَارِخِينَ أَنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَعِيشَ بَعْدُ.

25 But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.

25 وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَلَمَّا وَجَدْتُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَفْعَلْ شَيْئًا يَسْتَحِقُّ ٱلْمَوْتَ، وَهُوَ قَدْ رَفَعَ دَعْوَاهُ إِلَى أُوغُسْطُسَ، عَزَمْتُ أَنْ أُرْسِلَهُ.

26 I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this inquiry I may have something to write.

26 وَلَيْسَ لِي شَيْءٌ يَقِينٌ مِنْ جِهَتِهِ لِأَكْتُبَ إِلَى ٱلسَّيِّدِ. لِذَلِكَ أَتَيْتُ بِهِ لَدَيْكُمْ، وَلَا سِيَّمَا لَدَيْكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ أَغْرِيبَاسُ، حَتَّى إِذَا صَارَ ٱلْفَحْصُ يَكُونُ لِي شَيْءٌ لِأَكْتُبَ.

27 For it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him.”

27 لِأَنِّي أَرَى حَمَاقَةً أَنْ أُرْسِلَ أَسِيرًا وَلَا أُشِيرَ إِلَى ٱلدَّعَاوِي ٱلَّتِي عَلَيْهِ».