1 PBA Alai mi tareng tow, Festus sam pali' homi, sa Kaisarea misam Yerusalem leam. BSB BSB: Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,
2 PBA Dor bu'ang o'kapal ernu med Yahudi o' parenta aneng taany ernu arafa puin Paulus o' a'hal lap, sipi Paulus a'bang a'titino', BSB BSB: where the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul. They urged Festus
3 PBA honie sa om bala ara, honi name a'how Paulus a'ra Yerusalem leam, sipi u gahain tining, sipi Paulus a'rasam seham he'e sipi amine. BSB BSB: to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
4 PBA Festus ubangho, Paulus sei Kaisarea mi tahang mieh, solo sobo sa uil hanoang hemo leam. BSB BSB: But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.
5 PBA "Sa ubangho, "Sei hairta sa i aneng ernuso nara hel hemomi, honie mang fede' sari ai ho a'hal den araso, honi he'e sipi ham-ham sona u mateng." BSB BSB: So if this man has done anything wrong, let some of your leaders come down with me and accuse him there.”
7 PBA Paulus mang a'ra horo he'e, Yahudi hinung tong Yerusalem mihel toh a'ri fading, taany tofang fa Paulus a'raham sobo, o pilang dume a'ai. BSB BSB: When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.
8 PBA Mang horo Paulus mateng sari ebang, "Nasah den na e panen dai, fa Yahudi o'salang sura' so em, fa Lahtal o' Bang Bolang soem fa Mate a'ra ham so." BSB BSB: Then Paul made his defense: “I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar.”
9 PBA Honi sobo, Yahudi tofang om a'no sanangfe horoba, Festus Paulus a'ramateng, "A' inung Yerusalem lemid sa name o'abul ahal ho u'hu' u timba nadang mi?" BSB BSB: 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?”
10 PBA Sobo Paulus ubangho, "Eleme mi no a'hal no a'bul a'holfe ho, mong parenta areng abung. Na nasah den panen Yahudi hinung a'raham dai, sariho iridi a'hol. BSB BSB: 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.
11 PBA Honife, mang fede' na a'hal sariho na nasah panen o' om mi na umin utabangfesa, hodi na e' te'eng nene. Honi sobo, sipi no a'hal lap ho, e a'bul nene, honi he'e mang ano horodi, nari med sipi en sah. Honi he'e, na foil sipi abor kala' tong mate mi lafining o' de' o' kadere ta." BSB BSB: 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!”
12 PBA No' he'e, Festus sa bengfal a'ra tanut to tiling, sa ubangho, "A' kala' tong mate nemota abungfe a heto leam." FESTUS AFEN MATE AGRIPA ATAN PAULUS UTAAIN BSB BSB: Then Festus conferred with his council and replied, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”
13 PBA Alai tareng den-den he, Afen Agripa med Bernike ho' Kaisareami, ada mahen med Festus a'raham. BSB BSB: After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.
14 PBA Sipi hemomi tareng den-den om mi, Festus Paulus o' parakara u' afen a'ramateng ubangho, "Ainu ho Feliks med tahang bang mi so a'mihing meng. BSB BSB: 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.
15 PBA Ho araham na Yerusalem mi he'e, Yahudi o' tumo'bar med dor buang o' name o' se'bur lap ara parakara, sipi bang honie aiho med sapirimi. BSB BSB: While I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews presented their case and requested a judgment against him.
16 PBA Na sipi a'ramateng ubang, e sano' Roma hinung o' asalanu honie, puin name a'halnu a'lorang med nameba aiho lafang eh ho ara sahol sapong to ade, sel luling med en honie parakara ho sa u sari ebang panenfe. BSB BSB: 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.
17 PBA Sipi ho' ta'unung ho' mi ho, parakara na e a'luil nene, midilel na parakara umateng o' kadera tamih, na name parenta honie, aiho ara nolap ho. BSB BSB: 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.
18 PBA Nameba o' a'hal lapeh sahirtoh, sipi mateng ernu ubang sobo ari'ing fail puin nene, mang fede' no tanut mi honi nene. BSB BSB: But when his accusers rose to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.
19 PBA Honi sobo, seilalho, nabaang den sipi e u inung nene fa ai ho a'raham, sariho, sipi ei lubung o' a'tino' ubang ei araham, med aini ani Yesusho minam, sobo Paulus o' atino' bit ubangho Sa sofetang. BSB BSB: 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.
20 PBA Osel nom upir naho'o paresa, na'itan, sa inung sam mong Yerusalem hemo mi eh name a'fom a'pahang. BSB BSB: 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.
21 PBA Sobo, Paulus mid utah med tahang Kaiser sama pa' amuj u'alepang, na parenta puin na so tahang sam na so tahow med Kaiser en." BSB BSB: 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.”
22 PBA No' horo, Agripa sa Festus a'ra mateng, "Nandi nom aiho u alepang uma." Festus ubangho, "Dilel fe a ma eh alepang." BSB BSB: Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.” “Tomorrow you will hear him,” Festus declared.
23 PBA Midilel, Festus med Bernike, sofen karang puin honiamfe ho' bang om mi parakara ei ho lemadong, mali fen puin ernu med pali' ho o lafung ernu barpi ara. No' horo he'e, Festus parenta Paulus ara bang om lamadong. BSB BSB: 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.
24 PBA Festus mateng, "Afen mate Agripa med piriba ara ho' mi ho so barpi. Aiho' edun, Yahudi hinung u nabang, oba mong Yerusalem mi, oba ara ho'mi sobarpi, sipi taba' tale ang ubangho, ai ho'o ha'ai ho'mi fetang lufang e. BSB BSB: 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.
25 PBA Honi sobo, na a'hol ho, ai ho, e naden panen o hukung ba minfe ho a'ai. Med sa foil parakara tong ari mi mate abung ho na o pol amuj, tahow mong Kaiser en. BSB BSB: But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.
26 PBA Sobo, na o atino' e a'ra nabung nene honife na e hul med en nene, nomate. Honife, aiho'o na a'ra ho' ibung mitata ari Afen Agripa. Honie, i paresa no'am he'e, o lel nu a'ra nahul. BSB BSB: 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.
27 PBA E no tanut araham nene, sariho, name tahang om mi tahow sobo, se'bur lap ernu fa a'raham ho e lel nene." BSB BSB: For it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him.”
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