¹Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

¹[Ny hevitra nataon'ny Jiosy hahafaty an'i Paoly, sy ny nangatahan'i Paoly hotsarain'i Kaisara] Ary Festosy, nony tonga teo amin'ny zara-fanapahany, dia niala tany Kaisaria hiakatra any Jerosalema, rehefa afaka hateloana.

²Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,

²Ary ny lohan'ny mpisorona sy ny olona manan-kaja tamin'ny Jiosy nanambara taminy izay niampangany an'i Paoly sady niangavy taminy

³And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.

³ka nangataka azy hohelohina, mba hampanalainy hankany Jerosalema; fa nikasa hanotrika eny amoron-dalana izy hamonoany azy.

⁴But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.

⁴Ary Festosy namaly fa Paoly dia ambenana any Kaisaria, sady izy koa efa hankany faingana.

⁵Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.

⁵Koa izay manam-pahefana eo aminareo, hoy izy, no aoka hiara-midina amiko ka hiampanga an-dralehilahy, raha manan-keloka izy.

⁶And 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.

⁶Ary rehefa nitoetra teo aminy tsy mihoatra noho ny havaloana na hafoloana izy, dia nidina nankany Kaisaria; ary nony ampitso dia nipetraka teo amin'ny fitsarana izy, ka nasainy halaina Paoly.

⁷And 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.

⁷Ary nony tonga izy, dia nitsangana manodidina azy ny Jiosy izay nidina avy tany Jerosalema, ka zavatra maro sady lehibe, izay tsy azony nohamarinina akory, no niampangany azy;

⁸While 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.

⁸fa Paoly nandaha-teny hanala tsiny ny tenany hoe: Tsy nanao ratsy aho, na tamin'ny lalàn'ny Jiosy, na tamin'ny tempoly, na tamin'i Kaisara.

⁹But 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?

⁹Nefa Festosy ta-hahazo sitraka tamin'ny Jiosy, dia namaly an'i Paoly ka nanao hoe: Tianao va hiakatra any Jerosalema hotsaraina eo anatrehako any ny amin'izany zavatra izany?

¹⁰Then 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.

¹⁰Fa hoy Paoly: Eto amin'ny fitsaran'i Kaisara, izay tokony hitsarana ahy, no itsanganako. Tsy nanisy ratsy ny Jiosy akory aho, ary na ianao aza dia mahafantatra izany marina.

¹¹For 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.

¹¹Koa raha mpanao ratsy aho, na nanao izay tokony hahafaty ahy, dia tsy mandà tsy ho faty aho; fa raha tsy marina kosa izay zavatra iampangan'ireo ahy, dia tsy misy olona mahazo manolotra ahy ho amin'ny sitrapony. Handahatra eo anatrehan'i Kaisara aho.

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

¹²Ary rehefa niresaka tamin'ny mpanolo-tsaina Festosy, dia namaly hoe: Efa nifidy ny handahatra any anatrehan'i Kaisara ianao, ka dia ho any amin'i Kaisara ihany ianao.

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

¹³[Ny nandaharan'i Paoly teny teo anatrehan'i Agripa sy Berenika] Ary rehefa afaka andro vitsivitsy, dia tonga tany Kaisaria Agripa mpanjaka sy Berenika hiarahaba an'i Festosy.

¹⁴And 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:

¹⁴Ary rehefa nitoetra teo andro maro izy, dia nambaran'i Festosy tamin'ny mpanjaka ny amin'i Paoly, ka hoy izy: Misy mpifatotra anankiray ato navelan'i Feliksa,

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

¹⁵koa tamin'izaho tany Jerosalema ny mpisorona sy ny loholon'ny Jiosy niampanga azy ka nangataka izay hanamelohana azy.

¹⁶To 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.

¹⁶Fa namaly azy kosa aho hoe: Tsy fanaon'ny Romana ny manolotra olona, raha tsy mbola mifanatrika ny ampangaina sy ny mpiampanga, ka mahazo mandahatra hanala tsiny ny tenany ny amin'izay niampangan'ireo azy izy.

¹⁷Therefore, 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.

¹⁷Ary raha tonga tatỳ izy, dia tsy mba nijanonjanona aho, fa nony ampitso dia nipetraka teo amin'ny fitsarana, ka nasaiko nalaina ralehilahy.

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

¹⁸Rehefa nitsangana ireo mpiampanga ireo, dia tsy mba niampanga azy araka izay zavatra ratsy nampoiziko izy tsy akory,

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

¹⁹fa nanana ady hevitra taminy ny amin'ny fivavahany sy ny amin'izay Jesosy anankiray efa maty, nefa nolazain'i Paoly ho velona.

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

²⁰Ary satria variana ny hevitro ny amin'ny hitsarana izany zavatra izany, dia nanontany aho na tian-dralehilahy ny hankany Jerosalema hotsaraina any ny amin'izany zavatra izany, na tsia,

²¹But 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.

²¹Ary rehefa nangataka hambenana hotsarain'ny mpanjaka Paoly, dia nasaiko nambenana mandra-pandefako azy ho any amin'i Kaisara.

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

²²Dia hoy Agripa tamin'i Festosy: Izaho koa mba ta-handre izay lehilahy izay. Ary hoy izy: Rahampitso ary dia handre azy ihany ianao.

²³And 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.

²³Ary nony ampitso, dia tonga Agripa sy Berenika niseho tamin'ny voninahitry ny fiandrianany ka niditra teo amin'ny trano fihaonana niaraka tamin'ny mpifehy arivo sy ny lehibe tao an-tanàna, dia nentina nankeo Paoly araka ny didin'i Festosy.

²⁴And 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.

²⁴Ary hoy Festosy: Ry Agripa mpanjaka sy izay rehetra eto amintsika, hitanareo io lehilahy io, izay notarainan'ny Jiosy rehetra tamiko, na tany Jerosalema na teto koa, ka nataony antso avo hoe: Tsy tokony hovelomina intsony ilehio.

²⁵But 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.

²⁵Nefa nony hitako fa tsy nisy zavatra nataony izay tokony hahafaty azy, saingy izy ihany no ta-handahatra amin'ny mpanjaka, dia nanaiky hampanatitra azy aho.

²⁶Of 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.

²⁶Ny amin'io lehilahy io tsy hitako izay teny marina hosoratako amin'ny tompoko, koa dia nentiko eto anatrehanareo izy, indrindra fa eto anatrehanao, ry Agripa mpanjaka, mba hadinina izy, ka dia ho hitako izay hosoratako.Fa ataoko fa tsy mety ny mampanatitra mpifatotra, nefa tsy milaza izay zavatra iampangana azy.

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

²⁷Fa ataoko fa tsy mety ny mampanatitra mpifatotra, nefa tsy milaza izay zavatra iampangana azy.