Atti degli Apostoli 25

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Festus ergo cum venisset in provinciam, post triduum ascenditHierosolymam a Caesarea;	1 Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
2 adieruntque eum principes sacerdotum et primiIudaeorum adversus Paulum, et rogabant eum	2 The chief priests and leaders of the Jews informed him of the case against Paul,
3 postulantes gratiam adversum eum,ut iuberet perduci eum in Ierusalem, insidias tendentes, ut eum interficerent invia.	3 urgently asking him to support them against him, and to have him transferred to Jerusalem. They werepreparing an ambush to murder him on the way.
4 Festus igitur respondit servari Paulum in Caesarea, se autem maturiusprofecturum:	4 But Festus replied that Paul was in custody in Caesarea, and that he would be going back there shortlyhimself.
5 “ Qui ergo in vobis, ait, potentes sunt, descendentes simul, siquod est in viro crimen, accusent eum ”.	5 He said, 'Let your authorities come down with me, and if there is anything wrong about the man, theycan bring a charge against him.'
6 Demoratus autem inter eos dies nonamplius quam octo aut decem, descendit Caesaream; et altera die sedit protribunali et iussit Paulum adduci.	6 After staying with them for eight or ten days at the most, he went down to Caesarea and the next dayhe took his seat on the tribunal and had Paul brought in.
7 Qui cum perductus esset, circumsteterunteum, qui ab Hierosolyma descenderant, Iudaei, multas et graves causasobicientes, quas non poterant probare,	7 As soon as Paul appeared, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem surrounded him, makingmany serious accusations which they were unable to substantiate.
8 Paulo rationem reddente: “ Neque inlegem Iudaeorum neque in templum neque in Caesarem quidquam peccavi ”.	8 Paul's defence was this, 'I have committed no offence whatever against either Jewish law, or theTemple, or Caesar.'
9 Festus autem volens Iudaeis gratiam praestare, respondens Paulo dixit: “ VisHierosolymam ascendere et ibi de his iudicari apud me? ”.	9 Festus was anxious to gain favour with the Jews, so he said to Paul, 'Are you wil ing to go up toJerusalem and be tried on these charges before me there?'
10 Dixit autemPaulus: “ Ad tribunal Caesaris sto, ubi me oportet iudicari. Iudaeis nihilnocui, sicut et tu melius nosti.	10 But Paul replied, 'I am standing before the tribunal of Caesar and this is where I should be tried. Ihave done the Jews no wrong, as you very wel know.
11 Si ergo iniuste egi et dignum morte aliquidfeci, non recuso mori; si vero nihil est eorum, quae hi accusant me, nemo potestme illis donare. Caesarem appello! ”.	11 If I am guilty of committing any capital crime, I do not ask to be spared the death penalty. But if thereis no substance in the accusations these persons bring against me, no one has a right to surrender me to them. Iappeal to Caesar.'
12 Tunc Festus cum consilio locutusrespondit: “ Caesarem appellasti; ad Caesarem ibis ”.	12 Then Festus conferred with his advisers and replied, 'You have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar youshall go.'
13 Et cum dies aliquot transacti essent, Agrippa rex et Berenice descenderuntCaesaream et salutaverunt Festum.	13 Some days later King Agrippa and Bernice arrived in Caesarea and paid their respects to Festus.
14 Et cum dies plures ibi demorarentur, Festusregi indicavit de Paulo dicens: “ Vir quidam est derelictus a Felice vinctus,	14 Their visit lasted several days, and Festus put Paul's case before the king, saying, 'There is a manhere whom Felix left behind in custody,
15 de quo, cum essem Hierosolymis, adierunt me principes sacerdotum et senioresIudaeorum postulantes adversus illum damnationem;	15 and while I was in Jerusalem the chief priests and elders of the Jews laid information against him,demanding his condemnation.
16 ad quos respondi, quia nonest consuetudo Romanis donare aliquem hominem, priusquam is, qui accusatur,praesentes habeat accusatores locumque defendendi se ab accusatione accipiat.	16 But I told them that Romans are not in the habit of surrendering any man, until the accused confrontshis accusers and is given an opportunity to defend himself against the charge.
17 Cum ergo huc convenissent, sine ulla dilatione sequenti die sedens pro tribunaliiussi adduci virum;	17 So they came here with me, and I wasted no time but took my seat on the tribunal the very next dayand had the man brought in.
18 de quo, cum stetissent accusatores, nullam causamdeferebant, de quibus ego suspicabar malis;	18 When confronted with him, his accusers did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected;
19 quaestiones vero quasdam de suasuperstitione habebant adversus eum et de quodam Iesu defuncto, quem affirmabatPaulus vivere.	19 but they had some argument or other with him about their own religion and about a dead man cal edJesus whom Paul al eged to be alive.
20 Haesitans autem ego de huiusmodi quaestione, dicebam si velletire Hierosolymam et ibi iudicari de istis.	20 Not feeling qualified to deal with questions of this sort, I asked him if he would be wil ing to go toJerusalem to be tried there on this issue.
21 Paulo autem appellante, utservaretur ad Augusti cognitionem, iussi servari eum, donec mittam eum adCaesarem ”.	21 But Paul put in an appeal for his case to be reserved for the judgement of the emperor, so I orderedhim to be remanded until I could send him to Caesar.'
22 Agrippa autem ad Festum: “ Volebam et ipse hominem audire!”. “ Cras, inquit, audies eum ”.	22 Agrippa said to Festus, 'I should like to hear the man myself.' He answered, 'Tomorrow you shal hearhim.'
23 Altera autem die, cum venisset Agrippa et Berenice cum multa ambitione, etintroissent in auditorium cum tribunis et viris principalibus civitatis, etiubente Festo, adductus est Paulus.	23 So the next day Agrippa and Bernice arrived in great state and entered the audience chamberattended by the tribunes and the city notables; and Festus ordered Paul to be brought in.
24 Et dicit Festus: “ Agrippa rex etomnes, qui simul adestis nobiscum viri, videtis hunc, de quo omnis multitudoIudaeorum interpellavit me Hierosolymis et hic, clamantes non oportere eumvivere amplius.	24 Then Festus said, 'King Agrippa, and all here present with us, you see before you the man aboutwhom the whole Jewish community has petitioned me, both in Jerusalem and here, loudly protesting that heought not to be allowed to remain alive.
25 Ego vero comperi nihil dignum eum morte fecisse, ipso autemhoc appellante Augustum, iudicavi mittere.	25 For my own part I am satisfied that he has committed no capital crime, but when he himself appealedto the emperor I decided to send him.
26 De quo quid certum scribam domino,non habeo; propter quod produxi eum ad vos et maxime ad te, rex Agrippa, ut,interrogatione facta, habeam quid scribam;	26 But I have nothing definite that I can write to his Imperial Majesty about him; that is why I haveproduced him before you all, and before you in particular, King Agrippa, so that after the examination I may havesomething to write.
27 sine ratione enim mihi videturmittere vinctum et causas eius non significare ”.	27 It seems to me pointless to send a prisoner without indicating the charges against him.'