¹Festus therefore, having come into the province, 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.

²Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged 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 a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem; plotting to kill him on the way.

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

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

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

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.”

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

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.

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.

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,

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 said in his defense, “Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned 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, 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?”

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 Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.

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 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!”

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, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall 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.

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

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;

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, asking for a sentence 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 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.

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, I didn’t delay, but on the next day sat 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, when the accusers stood up, they brought no charge 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 about their own religion, and about one Jesus, who 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.

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.

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 kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept until I could send him to Caesar.”

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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 as he himself appealed to the emperor I 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 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.

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 unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to also specify the charges against him.”

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