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Tej tyolin Pabl te kolbˈil tibˈ twutz Festo

25  Kanin te Festo, tuˈn tkubˈ qe tojjo toklin te kawil, ex tbˈajlinxiˈ oxe qˈij, bˈeˈx ex toj Cesarea, tuˈn tkanin tzma Jerusalén. Atzaj teˈ tkanin Festo, bˈeˈx i pon kychmoˈn kyibˈjo kynejil pale, junx kyukˈa Judiy, a nimxix kyoklin, te qˈmalte tiˈchaqjo til Pabl. Xi kyqanin, ex i kubˈsin kywutz te Festo, tuˈn t‑xi qˈiˈn Pabl Jerusalén, quˈn tuˈn antza toj Cesarea taˈyetaq, ex otaq bˈaj kyximin, qa tuˈntaq tkubˈ kybˈyoˈn Pabl toj bˈe.

Me xi ttzaqˈwin Festo kyjaluˈn: Lu te Pabl tkuˈx toj tze tzma Cesarea, ex ayinxa, ma chin kubˈ bˈisinte tuˈn nxiˈy antza tojjo jteˈbˈin qˈijl, chiˈ. Tuˈnpetziˈn, aye kawil kyxola, il tiˈj tuˈn kyxiˈ wukˈiy tzma Cesarea, te patil te Pabl tuˈn kyyolin antza, qa at til toj kywutza.

Axsa kubˈ tene te Festo toj Jerusalén bˈalaqa wajxaq mo lajaj qˈijl, ex bˈeˈx meltzˈajl tzma Cesarea. Tej qsqix, kubˈ qe tojjo toklin te kawil, ex xi tqˈmaˈn, tuˈn t‑xi qˈiˈn Pabl.

Tej tokx Pabl, bˈeˈx i ok laqˈe Judiy tkˈatz, ayej tzajninqetaq toj Jerusalén. Exsin ok tentz qˈmalte, qa nimku til Pabl, me ntiˈ jun yekˈinte qa twutzx.

Chitzin Pabljo kyjaluˈn, tej tkolin tiˈjx: Ntiˈ jun weˈ wil ma kuˈx, quˈn ntiˈ nya bˈaˈn o bˈant wuˈn tiˈj kykawbˈil Judiy, tiˈjjo tnejil ja te naˈbˈl Dios ex nipe tiˈjjo tnejil kawil te Rom.

Me quˈn tuˈn tajtaq te Festo, tuˈn tkanbˈitjo kyajbˈil Judiy tuˈn, xitzin tqanintz te Pabl kyjaluˈn: ¿Tajtzin te tuˈn t‑xiy tzma Jerusalén, tuˈntzintla toka toj xjelbˈil antza?

10 Me xi ttzaqˈwin Pabl kyjaluˈn: Me loqiˈn intin twutza, ay kawil te Rom, quˈn antza tzaluˈn il tiˈj tuˈn woka toj xjelbˈil. Quˈn bˈiˈnxix te tuˈn, qa ntiˈ jun nya bˈaˈn o bˈant wuˈn kyiˈj Judiy. 11 Qatzin at jun wiltza o kuˈx, a at kyimin tiˈj, nlay kubˈ nxkˈaˈyin wibˈa tuˈn nkyima. Metzin qa nya twutzxjo, a tiˈchaqjo nqˈumlajtz wiˈja, mix aˈl junte at toklin tuˈn nxi qˈoˈn weˈy kye. Tuˈnpetzintzjo, ma bˈaj nkˈuˈja tojjo luˈn jaˈlin. Ok kxel nqaniˈn, tuˈn nxi tsmaˈn twutz César, a tnejilxix kawil te Rom, tuˈn woka toj xjelbˈil tuˈn.

12 Tbˈajlinxiˈ tqanin Festo kye qˈolte tumil te, tiˈjjo otaq tqˈma Pabl, tzaj tqˈmaˈn kyjaluˈn: Quˈn axa ma tzaj qaninte, tuˈn toka toj xjel tuˈn César toj Rom, mala txiˈtza antza.

Tej tpon qˈiˈn Pabl twutz Agripa

13 Tej kybˈajjo jun jteˈbˈin qˈij, bˈeˈx ul tej nmaq kawil, Agripa tbˈi, junx tukˈa t‑xuˈjil Berenice, tzma Cesarea, tuˈn kyqˈolbˈin te Festo. 14 Quˈn tuˈn ilaˈ qˈij i ten antza, bˈeˈx ok ten te Festo qˈmalte te Agripa, a tiˈjjo otaq tzikyˈx tiˈj Pabl. Chiˈ kyjaluˈn: At jun ichin tzaluˈn, a kyij qˈoˈn toj tze tuˈn Félix ojtxe. 15 Tej nteˈn toj Jerusalén, bˈeˈx i pon jniˈ kynejil pale junx kyukˈa nim kyoklin kyxol Judiy qˈmalte tiˈchaqjo til, ex tzaj kyqanin weˈy, tuˈn tkubˈ nkawiˈn. 16 Me xiˈtzin nqˈmaˈntza kye, qa ajjo kawil te Rom, nya naqˈle, tuˈn tkubˈ tbˈyoˈn jun xjal, qa naˈmxtaq tmeje twutz kyukˈa tajqˈoj, tuˈn tkolin tiˈjx.

17 Tuˈnpetziˈn, chi Festo, tej kyulj Judiy tzaluˈn, mix kubˈe n‑ayoˈn chˈintla, qalaˈ noqx teˈ qsqix, bˈeˈx in kubˈ qey tojjo wokliˈn, ex xi nqˈmaˈn, tuˈn t‑xi iqˈbˈajjo xjal anetziˈn.

18 Me ayetzin kyej i ul qˈmal teˈ jniˈ til Pabl, ex ntiˈx i jaw chˈotj tiˈj tiˈchaqjo il, a otaq chi bˈaj nbˈisiˈn. 19 Noq oˈkx bˈaj kyqˈmaˈn tiˈj, a jniˈchaqjo nbˈaj toj tnimbˈil, ex tiˈjjo jun bˈyal Jesús, a o kyim, me itzˈ, chi Pabljo. 20 Ayintzin weˈ, mix tene tumil toj nnabˈla, tzeˈn tuˈn toke lo. Xitzin nqanintza te Pabl, qa tajtaq tuˈn t‑xi tzma Jerusalén, tuˈn tok toj xjelbˈil tiˈjjo a otaq bˈaj qˈmaˈn tiˈj. 21 Me atzinte Pabl otaq tqane teˈ, tuˈn t‑xi nsmaˈn tzma Rom tukˈa tnejilxix kawil tuˈn tok toj xjelbˈil. Tuˈnpetziˈn, bˈeˈx xi nqˈmaˈn tuˈn tten toj tze, tzmaxi aj tten ambˈil weˈy, tuˈn t‑xi smet, chi Festo.

22 Xitzin tqˈmaˈn Agripa te Festo kyjaluˈn: Ex wajatla weˈ, tuˈn nbˈiˈn tiˈjjo xjal anetziˈn.

Atzin te Festo, xi ttzaqˈwin: Bˈeˈx ktbˈibˈilku te nchiˈj.

23 Toj junxil qˈij, i kanin Agripa ex Berenice twutz ja te kawbˈil, ex i okx tuja tzeˈnqeku kawil, junx kyukˈa kynejil xoˈl qˈaqˈ exqetziˈn xjal, a nim kyoklin toj tnam. 24 Tqˈma Festo, tuˈn ttzaj qˈiˈn Pabl, ex tqˈma kyjaluˈn: Noq samiy Agripa, ay nmaq kawil, ex kykyaqila xjal a loqiˈy chˈuqleqe tzaluˈn qukˈiy; lu tej xjal lo. Kykyaqilx Judiy nchi qanin tiˈj, i pon qˈmalte weˈy tzma Jerusalén, ex loqe ma chi ul tzaluˈn toj Cesarea qanilte weˈy, tuˈn tkubˈ bˈyet. Tzunx njaw kyẍchˈiˈn wen, ex mina nchi kubˈ qenx.

25 Metzin wetza te we, chi Festo, nyakutzaj ntiˈ te ma tbˈinche, tuˈn tikyˈxjo luˈn tiˈj. Me quˈn ax ma qaninte, tuˈn tok toj xjelbˈitz tuˈn tnejilxix kawil toj Rom, César Augusto, a nim toklin tbˈi. Tuˈnpetziˈn, ma kubˈ nbˈisiˈn, tuˈn t‑xi smet antza.

26 Me tuˈn ntiˈxix tumil te weˈy, chi Festo, tzeˈn tyol jun uˈj, tuˈn t‑xi tzˈibˈit te César, a wajawiˈy, a tnejilxix kawil, a tiˈchaq tbˈinchbˈin xjal lo; matzin tzaj wintza kywutza, me twutzxixa ay, nmaq kawil Agripa, tuˈntzintla, aj tbˈaj tqaninjiy jniˈxjo til, matzintla kubˈ ntzˈibˈintza twutz uˈj. 27 Quˈn nyakuj nya tumiljo te weˈy, a tuˈn t‑xi smet jun xjal nim til, exsin mina txi tzˈibˈit tiquˈnil s‑etza til kyexjal.

Paul’s Trial Before Festus

25 Three days after arriving in the province, Festus(A) went up from Caesarea(B) to Jerusalem, where the chief priests and the Jewish leaders appeared before him and presented the charges against Paul.(C) They requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.(D) Festus answered, “Paul is being held(E) at Caesarea,(F) and I myself am going there soon. Let some of your leaders come with me, and if the man has done anything wrong, they can press charges against him there.”

After spending eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he convened the court(G) and ordered that Paul be brought before him.(H) When Paul came in, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him. They brought many serious charges against him,(I) but they could not prove them.(J)

Then Paul made his defense: “I have done nothing wrong against the Jewish law or against the temple(K) or against Caesar.”

Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor,(L) said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me there on these charges?”(M)

10 Paul answered: “I am now standing before Caesar’s court, where I ought to be tried. I have not done any wrong to the Jews,(N) as you yourself know very well. 11 If, however, I am guilty of doing anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die. But if the charges brought against me by these Jews are not true, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”(O)

12 After Festus had conferred with his council, he declared: “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”

Festus Consults King Agrippa

13 A few days later King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea(P) to pay their respects to Festus. 14 Since they were spending many days there, Festus discussed Paul’s case with the king. He said: “There is a man here whom Felix left as a prisoner.(Q) 15 When I went to Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him(R) and asked that he be condemned.

16 “I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand over anyone before they have faced their accusers and have had an opportunity to defend themselves against the charges.(S) 17 When they came here with me, I did not delay the case, but convened the court the next day and ordered the man to be brought in.(T) 18 When his accusers got up to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected. 19 Instead, they had some points of dispute(U) with him about their own religion(V) and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive. 20 I was at a loss how to investigate such matters; so I asked if he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial there on these charges.(W) 21 But when Paul made his appeal to be held over for the Emperor’s decision, I ordered him held until I could send him to Caesar.”(X)

22 Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.”

He replied, “Tomorrow you will hear him.”(Y)

Paul Before Agrippa(Z)

23 The next day Agrippa and Bernice(AA) came with great pomp and entered the audience room with the high-ranking military officers and the prominent men of the city. At the command of Festus, Paul was brought in. 24 Festus said: “King Agrippa, and all who are present with us, you see this man! The whole Jewish community(AB) has petitioned me about him in Jerusalem and here in Caesarea, shouting that he ought not to live any longer.(AC) 25 I found he had done nothing deserving of death,(AD) but because he made his appeal to the Emperor(AE) I decided to send him to Rome. 26 But I have nothing definite to write to His Majesty about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that as a result of this investigation I may have something to write. 27 For I think it is unreasonable to send a prisoner on to Rome without specifying the charges against him.”