¹Lako' tolu eo-i Festus moparenta hi propinsi toe, me'ongko' -imi ngkai ngata Kaisarea hilou hi Yerusalem.

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

²Karata-na hi ria, imam pangkeni pai' pangkeni to Yahudi ntani' -na mpohirua' -ki, pai' ra'uli' -ki pangadua' -ra to rapangadu' -ki Paulus.

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

³Merapi' -ra hi Festus bona hante kalompe' nono-na nahubui tauna mpokeni Paulus tumai hi Yerusalem. Ntaa' we'i, patuju-ra doko' mpolede Paulus pai' mpopatehi-i hi lengko ohea.

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

⁴Aga natompoi' Festus: "Ane Paulus, ratarungku' hi Kaisarea-i-hana. Pai' aku' uma-apa mahae hilou nculii' hi ria.

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

⁵Agina hema-koi topololita hilou dohe-ku hi Kaisarea, bona hi ria-damo mpai' kupe'epei pangadua' -ni, ane ria mpu'u-ki kasalaa' -na."

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.

⁶Kira-kira nte walu mengi ba hampulu' bengi-i Festus hi Yerusalem, nculii' -imi hilou hi Kaisarea. Rata mpu'u-ramo hi Kaisarea, kamepulo-na narumpu-ramo omea topohura, pai' napahawa' tauna mpokeni Paulus tumai hi porumpua-ra.

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.

⁷Karata-na Paulus, to Yahudi to tumai ngkai Yerusalem mokore mpotipuhi-i, pai' ra'uli' pangadua' -ra. Wori' nyala kasalaa' to dada'a to rapangadu' -ki, tapi' uma ria kanoo-noaa' -na pangadua' -ra toe.

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;

⁸Paulus mpobaro lolita-ra, na'uli': "Uma-kuna ria hangkedia' sala' to kubabehi! Uma-a ria ntiboki atura to Yahudi, ba mpobaboi' Tomi Alata'ala, ba ncapuaka magau' hi Roma!"

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.

⁹Apa' Festus doko' ngala' nono to Yahudi, toe pai' na'uli' mpo'uli' -ki Paulus: "Dota-ko hilou hi Yerusalem, bona hi ria-damo mpai' kupohurai kara-kara-nu?"

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?

¹⁰Na'uli' Paulus: "Tuama Gubernur! Toi-e, bula-ku mokore hi rehe'i hi kantoro' Gubernur, apa' Gubernur to jadi' wakele' Kaisar, magau' -ta hi Roma. Pai' bate topoparenta to Roma to natao mpobotuhi kara-kara-ku. Nu'inca moto ka'uma-na ria sala' -ku hi to Yahudi.

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.

¹¹Ane rapa' -na ria lau-ama mpotiboki atura mpobabehi to kasipato' -na rapatehi-ka, uma kuhuna rapatehi. Aga ane uma makono pangadua' -ra to Yahudi, uma ria haduaa to ma'ala mpotonu-a hi rala pale-ra. Mpopebua' -a kara-kara-ku hi Kaisar!"

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.

¹²Mpo'epe toe, Festus mololita hante hingka topohura-na. Oti toe, na'uli' mpo'uli' -ki Paulus: "Bo merapi' -ko mpobua' kara-kara-nu hi pobotuhia Kaisar, wae-pi bate hilou moto-ko hi ngata Roma mpohirua' -ki Kaisar."

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

¹³Uma mahae ngkai ree, Magau' Agripa hante Bernike, hilou hi ngata Kaisarea mpotabe Festus ngkai kara'ongko' -na jadi' gubernur.

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

¹⁴Ba hangkuja mengi-ramo hi Kaisarea, Festus mpololita kara-kara Paulus hi Magau' Agripa, na'uli': "Ria hi rehe'i hadua tauna to ratarungku' nto'u poparenta-na Feliks.

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;

¹⁵Nto'u-ku ria hi Yerusalem wengi, imam pangkeni pai' totu'a to Yahudi ntani' -na mpo'uli' pangadua' -ra to rapangadu' -ki, pai' raperapi' bona kuhuku' -i.

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

¹⁶Kutompoi' -ra: ntuku' atura to Roma, tauna to rapakilu uma ma'ala hangaa ratonu hi bali' -na ane ko'ia-i rapopohirua' hante bali' -na, pai' ko'ia-i rapalogai mpo'uli' noa' -na.

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.

¹⁷Ngkai ree, ba hangkuja dua pangkeni to Yahudi tumai dohe-ku ngkai Yerusalem. Karata-kai hi rehe'i, uma leba' kupopea mahae. Kamepulo-na, ncaliu kupahawa' tauna mpokeni Paulus tumai, pai' kupohurai kara-kara-na.

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.

¹⁸Hawe'ea topepakilu toera mpo'uli' pangadua' -ra. Ku'uli' -kuna, ba ria gau' -na to dada'a lia to rapakilu-ki. Ntaa' to rapakilu-ki toe, bela-hawo gau' to dada'a.

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

¹⁹To kurua' -na, muntu' posisalaa-ra hi agama-ra moto-rawo. Momehono' wo'o-ra mpomehonoi' hadua tauna to rahanga' Yesus. Yesus toei, mate-imi, tapi' Paulus mpo'uli' tuwu' nculii' -i.

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

²⁰Jadi', ingu' -a-kuwo mpobotuhi kara-kara toe. Toe pai' kupekune' -i Paulus, ku'uli' -ki: `Dota-ko hilou hi Yerusalem, bona hi ria-damo mpai' rapohurai kara-kara-nu?'

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

²¹Tapi' naperapi' bona kara-kara-na rabua' hi Kaisar. Pai' naperapi' wo'o bona rajaga-i duu' kara-kara-na rabua' hi Kaisar. Toe-die pai' kupelele' moto-i ratarungku' duu' -na ria loga-ku mpopakatu-i hilou hi Kaisar."

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.

²²Ngkai ree, na'uli' Magau' Agripa mpo'uli' -ki Festus: "Bo doko' wo'o-a-kuwo mpo'epe lolita-na." Na'uli' Festus: "Mepulo-damo mpai' ta'epe-i."

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

²³Kamepulo-na, tumai mpu'u-ramo Agripa pai' Bernike, pai' -ra rapotomu hante wori' nyala pebila'. Mesua' -ramo hi rala tomi poromua hante tadulako tantara pai' totu'a ngata. Festus mpopahawa' bona Paulus rakeni hi poromua-ra.

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.

²⁴Ngkai ree, natepu'u-mi Festus mololita, na'uli': "Magau' Agripa pai' tuama-tuama omea to morumpu hi rehe'i! Tau tohe'ii rapangadu' hawe'ea to Yahudi, lompe' hi Yerusalem lompe' hi rehe'i. Rajojo merapi' hi aku' bona rapasangkani lau-imi.

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.

²⁵Hiaa' aku', uma-kuwo ria kuruai' ba sala' napa to nababehi to natao rahuku' mate-ki. Hiaa' oti toe wo'o, merapi' -i bona kara-kara-na rabua' hi Kaisar. Toe wo'o-mi-kuwo pai' kupomonoa' -mi mpopakatu-i hilou hi Kaisar.

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

²⁶Aga ko'ia-kuwo ria kanoaa' -na to natao ku'uki' hi rala sura-ku to hilou hi Kaisar. Jadi', toe pai' hewa toe lau, kukeni-i tumai hi rehe'i, hangkedia' -nami hi Magau' Agripa to kubila'. Patuju-ku, ane hudu-pi pomparesa' -ta tohe'i, ria-mi to ma'ala ku'uki'.

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.

²⁷Apa' ku'uli', uma-hawo ohea-na mpopakatu tauna hilou hi pobotuhia Kaisar ane uma rapakanoto sala' to rapakilu-ki."

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