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

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.

²And the chief priests and the chief of the Jews laid informations before 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

³asking as a grace against him that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying people in wait to kill him on the way.

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

⁴Festus therefore answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to set out shortly.

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

⁵Let therefore the persons of authority among you, says he, going down too, if there be anything in this man, accuse him.

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

⁶And having remained among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and on the next day, having sat down 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 who were come down from Jerusalem stood round, bringing many and grievous charges which they were not able to 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;

⁸Paul answering for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I offended [in] anything.

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, desirous of obliging the Jews, to acquire their favour, answering Paul, said, Art thou willing to go up to Jerusalem, there to be judged before me concerning these things?

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?

¹⁰But Paul said, I am standing before the judgment-seat of Caesar, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews have I done no wrong, as *thou* also 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.

¹¹If then I have done any wrong and committed anything worthy of death, I do not deprecate dying; but if there is nothing of those things of which they accuse me, no man can give me up to them. I appeal to 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, having conferred with the council, answered, Thou hast appealed to Caesar. To 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 when certain days had elapsed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at 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 spent many days there, Festus laid before the king the matters relating to Paul, saying, There is a certain man left prisoner 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,

¹⁵concerning whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid informations, requiring 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] custom of the Romans to give up any man before that the accused have the accusers face to face, and he have got opportunity of defence touching the charge.

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.

¹⁷When therefore they had come together here, without putting it off, I sat the next day on the judgment-seat and commanded the man to be brought:

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

¹⁸concerning whom the accusers, standing up, brought no such accusation of guilt as *I* supposed;

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

¹⁹but had against him certain questions of their own system of worship, and concerning a certain Jesus who is dead, whom Paul affirmed to be living.

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

²⁰And as I myself was at a loss as to an inquiry into these things, I said, Was he willing to go to Jerusalem and there to be judged concerning these things?

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 Paul having appealed to be kept for the cognisance of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I shall send him to Caesar.

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

²²And Agrippa [said] to Festus, I myself also would desire to hear the man. 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.

²³On the morrow therefore, Agrippa being come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and having entered into the hall of audience, with the chiliarchs and the men of distinction of the city, and Festus having given command, Paul was brought.

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 who are here present with us, ye see this person, concerning whom all the multitude of the Jews applied to me both in Jerusalem and here, crying out against [him] 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 I, having found that he had done nothing worthy of death, and this [man] himself having appealed to Augustus, I have decided 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.

²⁶concerning whom I have nothing certain to write to my lord. Wherefore I have brought him before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, so that an examination having been gone into I may have something 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 seems to me senseless, sending a prisoner, not also to signify the charges against him.

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