¹Kui nüüd Festus oli astunud maavalitsejaametisse, läks ta kolme päeva pärast Kaisareast Jeruusalemma.

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

²Ülempreestrid ja juutide peamehed esitasid talle ametliku avalduse Pauluse vastu ja palusid temalt

²Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him,

³seda vastutulekut, et ta laseks Pauluse saata Jeruusalemma, korraldades ise varitsust tema hukkamiseks teel.

³asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem; plotting to kill him on the way.

⁴Aga Festus vastas, et Paulust peetakse vangis Kaisareas, ning temagi läheb varsti sinna.

⁴However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.

⁵'Kes nüüd teie seast on mõjukad,' ütles ta, 'need tulgu koos minuga alla, et teda süüdistada, kui selles mehes on midagi lubamatut.'

⁵“Let them therefore,” said he, “that are in power among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him.”

⁶Kui siis Festus kõige rohkem kaheksa või kümme päeva nende juures oli viibinud, läks ta Kaisareasse. Teisel päeval istus ta kohtujärjele ning käskis Pauluse ette tuua.

⁶When he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

⁷Kui nüüd Paulus kohale jõudis, asusid tema ümber Jeruusalemmast tulnud juudid ja tõstsid ta peale raskeid kaebusi, mida nad ei suutnud tõestada,

⁷When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove,

⁸sest Paulus kaitses ennast: 'Ma ei ole patustanud ei juutide Seaduse ega pühakoja ega keisri vastu.'

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

⁹Festus aga, soovides olla juutidele meelepärane, vastas Paulusele: 'Kas sa ei tahaks minna üles Jeruusalemma ja lasta mul seal sinu üle kohut mõista neis asjus?'

⁹But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem, and be judged by me there concerning these things?”

¹⁰Paulus ütles: 'Mina seisan keisri kohtujärje ees, kus mu üle peab kohut mõistetama. Juutidele ei ole ma teinud mingit ülekohut, nagu sa ka ise hästi tead.

¹⁰But Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.

¹¹Kui mul ei ole õigus ja ma olen teinud midagi surma väärivat, siis ma ei tõrgu suremast. Kui aga selle taga, milles need mind süüdistavad, ei ole midagi, siis ei või mind keegi nende kätte anda. Mina nõuan keisri kohut!'

¹¹For if I have done wrong, and have committed anything worthy of death, I don’t refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!”

¹²Siis Festus, rääkinud läbi oma nõunikega, vastas: 'Keisri kohut oled sa nõudnud, keisri ette sa lähed!'

¹²Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go.”

¹³Aga mõni päev hiljem saabusid Kaisareasse kuningas Agrippa ja Berenike Festust tervitama.

¹³Now when some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea, and greeted Festus.

¹⁴Kui nad olid juba mitu päeva seal viibinud, jutustas Festus kuningale Pauluse lugu: 'Feeliks on jätnud vangi ühe mehe,

¹⁴As he stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix;

¹⁵kelle vastu mu Jeruusalemmas oleku ajal juudi ülempreestrid ja vanemad esitasid ametliku avalduse ja palusid tema surmamõistmist.

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

¹⁶Ma vastasin neile, et roomlastel ei ole kombeks ühtegi inimest anda hukkamiseks, enne kui süüdistatav saab võimaluse seista silm silma vastu süüdistajatega ja kosta enda eest kaebuse vastu.

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

¹⁷Kui nad siis siia tulid, istusin ma viivitamata järgmisel päeval kohtujärjele ning käskisin mehe ette tuua.

¹⁷When therefore they had come together here, I didn’t delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought.

¹⁸Aga süüdistajad, kes seisid ta ümber, ei suutnud tema vastu esitada ühtki süüdistust niisugustes kuritegudes, nagu mina oletasin,

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

¹⁹vaid neil oli temaga mõningaid vaidlusküsimusi nende oma usuviisi suhtes ja kellegi surnud Jeesuse suhtes, kelle Paulus väitis elavat.

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

²⁰Olles aga nõutuses nende vaidluste asjus, küsisin ma, kas ta ei tahaks minna Jeruusalemma ja seal lasta kohut mõista enese üle neis asjus.

²⁰Being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.

²¹Aga kui Paulus nõudis, et teda kinni peetaks Tema Majesteedile otsustamise jätmiseks, siis ma käskisingi teda kinni pidada, kuni ma võin ta saata keisri juurde.'

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

²²Siis ütles Agrippa Festusele: 'Minagi tahaksin seda inimest kuulda.' Festus lausus: 'Sa saad teda kuulda juba homme.'

²²Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” he said, “you shall hear him.”

²³Järgmisel päeval tulid Agrippa ja Berenike suure toredusega ja astusid kohtusaali koos ülempealikute ja linna eriti tähtsate meestega. Siis toodi Festuse käsul Paulus

²³So on the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and they had entered into the place of hearing with the commanding officers and principal men of the city, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.

²⁴ja Festus lausus: 'Kuningas Agrippa ja kõik mehed, kes te meiega siin olete! Te näete siin seda, kelle pärast terve juutide kogukond on mulle peale käinud Jeruusalemmas ja siin, karjudes, et ta ei tohi enam ellu jääda.

²⁴Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, you see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.

²⁵Mina aga leidsin, et ta pole teinud midagi surma väärivat. Et ta aga ise nõudis Tema Majesteedi kohut, siis ma otsustasin ta sinna saata.

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

²⁶Kuna mul ei ole midagi kindlat tema kohta isandale kirjutada, seepärast ma olen toonud ta teie ette ja eriti sinu ette, kuningas Agrippa, et mul pärast juurdlust oleks midagi kirjutada.

²⁶Of whom I have no certain thing to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him forth before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, that, after examination, I may have something to write.

²⁷Sest mulle näib mõttetuna lähetada vangi ilma tema kohta käivaid süüdistusi osutamata.'

²⁷For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to also specify the charges against him.”