¹Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

¹Trin dies nakhle, ai o Festus areslo ande kado them, gelo andai Caesarea ande Jerusalem.

²And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they besought him,

²Kotse o baro rashai ai o baro anda le Zhiduvuria phende leske le dosha kai si le po Pavlo. Mangle les katar o Festus.

³asking a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem; laying a plot to kill him on the way.

³Te kerel lenge iek mishtimos, te anen le Pavlos ande Jerusalem, ke won dine sas pe duma so te keren le Pavlosa ke mangenas te mudaren les pa drom kana avela.

⁴Howbeit Festus answered, that Paul was kept in charge at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart [thither] shortly.

⁴Numa o Festus phendia, "Ke o Pavlo arakhado sas ande Caesarea, ai ke sigo vriama vi wo trobul te zhaltar palpale.

⁵Let them therefore, saith he, that are of power among you go down with me, and if there is anything amiss in the man, let them accuse him.

⁵Ai mothol le mai bare mashkar tumende te aven mansa, ai te avela ka kado manush si doshalo ande vari soste, mek dosharen les."

⁶And when he had tarried among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and on the morrow he sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

⁶O Festus beshlo lensa desh dies , porme gelotar palpale ande Caesarea. Pe terharin gelo ando kher kai keren le krisa, ai dia ordina te anen le Pavlos.

⁷And when he was come, the Jews that had come down from Jerusalem stood round about him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove;

⁷Kana avilo, le Zhiduvuria kai avile sas andai Jerusalem kruglom lestar sas, ai mothonas pe leste but ai bare dosha, kai won nashtinas te sikaven ke sas pe leste.

⁸while Paul said in his defense, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all.

⁸O Pavlo chacharelaspe ai motholas, "Chi kerdem chi iek dosh, chi karing o zakono le Zhidovongo, chi karing e tamplo, ai chi karing o Caesar."

⁹But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?

⁹O Festus kai mangelas te avel drago le Zhidovonge, manglia katar o Pavlo, "Manges te zhas ande Jerusalem, ai te aves kotse, dino ande kris angla mande pa kadala dieli kai dosharen tu?"

¹⁰But Paul said, I am standing before Caesar's judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou also very well knowest.

¹⁰Antunchi o Pavlo phendia, "Anglai kris le Caesaroske sim, ai katse trobul te avav lino pe kris. Chi kerdem chi iek baio karing le Zhiduvuria, ai vi tu zhanes mishto.

¹¹If then I am a wrong-doer, and have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die; but if none of those things is [true] whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.

¹¹Te sim doshalo, ai kerdem iek baio kai trobul te merav, me merava. Numa le dieli kai won dosharen ma nai chache, kanikaske nai slobodo te del ma kal Zhiduvuria, ai te mudaren ma, ke me akharav le Caesaros.

¹²Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Thou hast appealed unto Caesar: unto Caesar shalt thou go.

¹²Porme kana o Festus dia duma le mai barensa kai sas kotse, phendia, "Tu manges te akhares le Caesaros, Apo leste zhasa."

¹³Now when certain days were passed, Agrippa the King and Bernice arrived at Caesarea, and saluted Festus.

¹³Xantsi dies pala kodia o amperato Agrippa ai e Bernice aresle ando Caesarea te dikhen le Festus.

¹⁴And as they tarried there many days, Festus laid Paul's case before the King, saying, There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix;

¹⁴Ai mangenas te beshen kotse meskolke dies, o Festus andia angla amperato e diela le Pavloski, ai mothol leske, "Si katse iek manush kai o Felix meklia ande temnitsa;

¹⁵about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed [me], asking for sentence against him.

¹⁵Ai pe kado manush, kana simas ande Jerusalem, le bare le rashange ai le mai phure le Zhidovonge vachisaile lestar, ai mangel te dosharen les.

¹⁶To whom I answered, that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man, before that the accused have the accusers face to face, and have had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.

¹⁶Ai me dem le atweto, ke nai o zakono le Romanongo te dosharen ieke manushes, mai anglal te dikhel kodolen kai thon dosh pe leste, ai te avel les e vriama te dikhel ai te chacharelpe andal dieli kai won mothon ke doäalolo.

¹⁷When therefore they were come together here, I made no delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded the man to be brought.

¹⁷Kana avili katse mansa, chi xasardem vriama pe terharin, gelem kotse kai keren le krisa, ai dem ordina te anen kakale manushes.

¹⁸Concerning whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no charge of such evil things as I supposed;

¹⁸Kodola manush kai dosharenas les avile, numa chi dosharde les anda chi iek diela kai me gindivas.

¹⁹but had certain questions against him of their own religion, and of one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

¹⁹Xanaspe lesa anda pengo zakono, ai andak manush kai bushol Jesus, kai mulo; ai kai o Pavlo mothol ke zhuvindisailo.

²⁰And I, being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, asked whether he would go to Jerusalem and there be judged of these matters.

²⁰Me chi zhanavas sar te dikhav anda kodola dieli, anda kodia phushlem katar o Pavlo te mangelas te zhal ande Jerusalem, ai te avel dino pe kris kotse.

²¹But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept till I should send him to Caesar.

²¹Numa o Pavlo manglia te avel leski diela dikhli katar o Caesar Augustus, ai me dem ordina te ankeren les ande temnitsa zhi kai tradav les ka Caesar.

²²And Agrippa [said] unto Festus, I also could wish to hear the man myself. To-morrow, saith he, thou shalt hear him.

²²O Agrippa phendia le Festusoske, "Manglemas i me te ashunas kodole manushes" O Festus phendia leske, "Terhara ashunesa les,"

²³So on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and they were entered into the place of hearing with the chief captains and principal men of the city, at the command of Festus Paul was brought in.

²³Pe terharin, o Agrippa ai e Bernice avile vuliarde ai penge slugensa, ai dine ande kado kher kai keren le krisa, le barensa kai poronchin pel ketani, ai le mai barensa kai sas ande kodo foro. Ai o Festus dia ordina te anen kotse le Pavlos.

²⁴And Festus saith, King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, ye behold this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews made suit to me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.

²⁴Porme o Festus phendia, "Tu amperato Agrippa, ai sa tume kai san katse amensa, dikhen kadale manushes, kai sa le Zhiduvuria mangle mandar, vai ande Jerusalem, vai katse, tsipimasa ke kado manush trobulas mudardo

²⁵But I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death: and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him.

²⁵Me kikhlem ke chi kerdia kasavestar baio te mudaren les, ai wo o Pavlo manglia te dikhel le amperatos Augustus, me manglem te tradav les leste.

²⁶Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I may have somewhat to write.

²⁶Nai ma chi iek diela vorta te ramov ka Caesar pa e diela le Pavloski, anda kodia manglem te dikhen les, ai mai but tu Amperato Agrippa, saxke kana phushesa les tu, si ma vari so te ramov le amperatosko.

²⁷For it seemeth to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not withal to signify the charges against him.

²⁷Ke mange miazol ke nai vorta te trades ieke manushes kai si doshalo bi te sikaves anda soste si doshalo."