Atos 25
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Acts 25
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| Tendo, pois, entrado Festo na província, depois de três dias subiu de Cesaréia a Jerusalém. | So Festus, having come into that part of the country which was under his rule, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. |
| E os principais sacerdotes e os mais eminentes judeus fizeram-lhe queixa contra Paulo e, em detrimento deste, | And the chief priests and the chief men of the Jews made statements against Paul, |
| lhe rogavam o favor de o mandar a Jerusalém, armando ciladas para o matarem no caminho. | Requesting Festus to give effect to their design against him, and send him to Jerusalem, when they would be waiting to put him to death on the way. |
| Mas Festo respondeu que Paulo estava detido em Cesaréia, e que ele mesmo brevemente partiria para lá. | But Festus, in answer, said that Paul was being kept in prison at Caesarea, and that in a short time he himself was going there. |
| Portanto - disse ele - as autoridades dentre vós desçam comigo e, se há nesse homem algum crime, acusem-no. | So, he said, let those who have authority among you go with me, and if there is any wrong in the man, let them make a statement against him. |
| Tendo-se demorado entre eles não mais de oito ou dez dias, desceu a Cesaréia; e no dia seguinte, sentando-se no tribunal, mandou trazer Paulo. | And when he had been with them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and on the day after, he took his place on the judge's seat, and sent for Paul. |
| Tendo ele comparecido, rodearam-no os judeus que haviam descido de Jerusalém, trazendo contra ele muitas e graves acusações, que não podiam provar. | And when he came, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem came round him, and made all sorts of serious statements against him, which were not supported by the facts. |
| Paulo, porém, respondeu em sua defesa: Nem contra a lei dos judeus, nem contra o templo, nem contra César, tenho pecado em coisa alguma. | Then Paul, in his answer to them, said, I have done no wrong against the law of the Jews, or against the Temple, or against Caesar. |
| Todavia Festo, querendo agradar aos judeus, respondendo a Paulo, disse: Queres subir a Jerusalém e ali ser julgado perante mim acerca destas coisas? | But Festus, desiring to get the approval of the Jews, said to Paul, Will you go up to Jerusalem, and be judged before me there in connection with these things? |
| Mas Paulo disse: Estou perante o tribunal de César, onde devo ser julgado; nenhum mal fiz aos judeus, como muito bem sabes. | And Paul said, I am before the seat of Caesar's authority where it is right for me to be judged: I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you are well able to see. |
| Se, pois, sou malfeitor e tenho cometido alguma coisa digna de morte, não recuso morrer; mas se nada há daquilo de que estes me acusam, ninguém me pode entregar a eles; apelo para César. | If, then, I am a wrongdoer and there is a cause of death in me, I am ready for death: if it is not as they say against me, no man may give me up to them. Let my cause come before Caesar. |
| Então Festo, tendo falado com o conselho, respondeu: Apelaste para César; para César irás. | Then Festus, having had a discussion with the Jews, made answer, You have said, Let my cause come before Caesar; to Caesar you will go. |
| Passados alguns dias, o rei Agripa e Berenice vieram a Cesaréia em visita de saudação a Festo. | Now when some days had gone by, King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea and went to see Festus. |
| E, como se demorassem ali muitos dias, Festo expôs ao rei o caso de Paulo, dizendo: Há aqui certo homem que foi deixado preso por Félix, | And as they were there for some days, Festus gave them Paul's story, saying, There is a certain man here who was put in prison by Felix: |
| a respeito do qual, quando estive em Jerusalém, os principais sacerdotes e os anciãos dos judeus me fizeram queixas, pedindo sentença contra ele; | Against whom the chief priests and the rulers of the Jews made a statement when I was at Jerusalem, requesting me to give a decision against him. |
| aos quais respondi que não é costume dos romanos condenar homem algum sem que o acusado tenha presentes os seus acusadores e possa defender-se da acusação. | To whom I gave answer that it is not the Roman way to give a man up, till he has been face to face with those who are attacking him, and has had a chance to give an answer to the statements made against him. |
| Quando então eles se haviam reunido aqui, sem me demorar, no dia seguinte sentei-me no tribunal e mandei trazer o homem; | So, when they had come together here, straight away, on the day after, I took my place on the judge's seat and sent for the man. |
| contra o qual os acusadores, levantando-se, não apresentaram acusação alguma das coisas perversas que eu suspeitava; | But when they got up they said nothing about such crimes as I had in mind: |
| tinham, porém, contra ele algumas questões acerca da sua religião e de um tal Jesus defunto, que Paulo afirmava estar vivo. | But had certain questions against him in connection with their religion, and about one Jesus, now dead, who, Paul said, was living. |
| E, estando eu perplexo quanto ao modo de investigar estas coisas, perguntei se não queria ir a Jerusalém e ali ser julgado no tocante às mesmas. | And as I had not enough knowledge for the discussion of these things, I made the suggestion to him to go to Jerusalem and be judged there. |
| Mas apelando Paulo para que fosse reservado ao julgamento do imperador, mandei que fosse detido até que o enviasse a César. | But when Paul made a request that he might be judged by Caesar, I gave orders for him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar. |
| Então Agripa disse a Festo: Eu bem quisera ouvir esse homem. Respondeu-lhe ele: Amanhã o ouvirás. | And Agrippa said to Festus, I have a desire to give the man a hearing myself. Tomorrow, he said, you may give him a hearing. |
| No dia seguinte vindo Agripa e Berenice, com muito aparato, entraram no auditório com os chefes militares e homens principais da cidade; então, por ordem de Festo, Paulo foi trazido. | So on the day after, when Agrippa and Bernice in great glory had come into the public place of hearing, with the chief of the army and the chief men of the town, at the order of Festus, Paul was sent for. |
| Disse Festo: Rei Agripa e vós todos que estais presentes conosco, vedes este homem por causa de quem toda a multidão dos judeus, tanto em Jerusalém como aqui, recorreu a mim, clamando que não convinha que ele vivesse mais. | And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all those who are present here with us, you see this man, about whom all the Jews have made protests to me, at Jerusalem and in this place, saying that it is not right for him to be living any longer. |
| Eu, porém, achei que ele não havia praticado coisa alguma digna de morte; mas havendo ele apelado para o imperador, resolvi remeter-lho. | But, in my opinion, there is no cause of death in him, and as he himself has made a request to be judged by Caesar, I have said that I would send him. |
| Do qual não tenho coisa certa que escreva a meu senhor, e por isso perante vós o trouxe, principalmente perante ti, ó rei Agripa, para que, depois de feito o interrogatório, tenha eu alguma coisa que escrever. | But I have no certain account of him to send to Caesar. So I have sent for him to come before you, and specially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the business has been gone into, I may have something to put in writing. |
| Porque não me parece razoável enviar um preso, e não notificar as acusações que há contra ele. | For it seems to me against reason to send a prisoner without making clear what there is against him. |
