Ngāue 25
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
Berean Standard Bible
1Pea kuo hoko ʻa Fesito ki he puleʻanga, pea hili ʻae ʻaho ʻe tolu, naʻe ʻalu hake ia ʻi Sesalia ki Selūsalema.
1Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,
2Pea toki fakahā ʻa Paula kiate ia ʻe he taulaʻeiki lahi mo e houʻeiki ʻi he kakai Siu, pea nau kole kiate ia.
2where the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul. They urged Festus
3Mo holi ke ʻofa ia, ʻo ne fekau ke ʻomai ia ki Selūsalema, ka nau toka tataʻo ʻi he hala ke tāmateʻi ia.
3to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
4Ka naʻe pehē ʻe Fesito, “Ke nofo pe ʻa Paula ʻi Sesalia, kae toe siʻi pea ʻalu pe ia ki ai.”
4But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.
5Pea naʻa ne pehē, “Ke tau ʻalu hifo mo kimoutolu, ʻe faʻa ʻalu, ʻo talatalaaki ʻae tangata ko ia, ʻo kapau ʻoku ʻiate ia ha kovi.”
5So if this man has done anything wrong, let some of your leaders come down with me and accuse him there.”
6Pea ko e ʻaho hongofulu tupu ʻene nofo ʻiate kinautolu, pea ʻalu hifo ia ki Sesalia; pea ʻi he ʻaho naʻe feholoi, naʻe nofo ia ʻi he nofoʻa fakamaau mo ne fekau ke ʻomi ʻa Paula.
6After spending no more than eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in.
7Pea kuo haʻu ia, pea tutuʻu takatakai ʻa e kau Siu kuo nau ʻalu hifo mei Selūsalema, ʻo tukuakiʻi ʻa Paula ʻi he ngaahi kovi lahi mo mamafa, ka naʻe ʻikai te nau faʻa fakamoʻoni ki ai.
7When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.
8Ka naʻe fakamatala ʻe ia, “ʻOku ʻikai ʻaupito te u fai ha kovi siʻi ki he fono ʻae kakai Siu, pe ki he falelotu lahi, pe kia Sisa.”
8Then Paul made his defense: “I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar.”
9Ka naʻe loto ʻa Fesito ke ne fai ke fakafiefiaʻi ʻae kakai Siu, pea ne leaange kia Paula, ʻo pehē, “Te ke ʻalu hake ki Selūsalema, ke fakamaau ai koe ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ni ʻi hoku ʻao?”
9But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to stand trial before me on these charges?”
10Pea pehē ʻe Paula, “ʻOku ou tuʻu ʻi he nofoʻa fakamaau ʻo Sisa, ʻaia ʻoku totonu ke fakamaau ai au. ʻOku ʻikai te u fai ha kovi ki he kakai Siu, pea ʻoku ke ʻilo pau ia.
10Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.
11He kapau ko e fai kovi au, pe kuo u fai ha meʻa ʻoku totonu ke u mate ai, ʻoku ʻikai teu fie hao mei he mate: pea kapau ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa ʻoku tukuakiʻi ai au ʻekinautolu ni, pea ʻoku ʻikai ha tangata ʻe faʻa tuku au kiate kinautolu. Te u fakamaau pe au ʻia Sisa.”
11If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
12Pea toki alea ʻa Fesito mo e kau fakamaau pea ne pehē, Kuo ke pehē te ke fakamaau pe ʻia Sisa? Pea te ke ʻalu koe kia Sisa.
12Then Festus conferred with his council and replied, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”
13Pea kuo hili ʻae ʻaho niʻihi, pea haʻu ʻae tuʻi ko ʻAkilipa mo Pelenaisi ki Sesalia ke nau feʻiloaki mo Fesito.
13After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.
14Pea kuo na nofo ai ʻo ʻaho lahi, pea fakahā ʻe Fesito ʻae meʻa ʻa Paula ki he tuʻi, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻOku ai ʻae tangata ʻe taha naʻe tuku pōpula ʻe Filike:
14Since they were staying several days, Festus laid out Paul’s case before the king: “There is a certain man whom Felix left in prison.
15Pea naʻe fakahā mai ia ʻi heʻeku kei ʻi Selūsalema, ʻe he kau taulaʻeiki lahi mo e mātuʻa ʻoe kakai Siu, ʻonau kole ke tukuange ia ke tāmateʻi.
15While I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews presented their case and requested a judgment against him.
16Ka ne u pehē kiate kinautolu, ʻOku ʻikai ko e anga ʻo Loma ke tomuʻa tukuange ha tangata ke mate, kaeʻoua ke fakamaau fakataha ʻaia ʻoku tukuakiʻi mo kinautolu ʻoku nau tukuakiʻi ia, pea ʻoua ke ne fakamatala ʻe ia ʻae kovi kuo tukuakiʻi ai ia.
16I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
17Pea ko ia, ʻi heʻenau haʻu ki heni, ʻo pongipongi ai, naʻaku nofo leva ʻi he nofoʻa fakamaau pea u fekau ke ʻomi ʻae tangata.
17So when they came here with me, I did not delay. The next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered that the man be brought in.
18Pea ʻi he tutuʻu hake ʻae kau tukuaki, naʻe ʻikai te nau talatalaakiʻi ia ʻi ha meʻa naʻaku ʻamanaki ki ai:
18But when his accusers rose to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.
19Ka nau talatalaakiʻi ia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻi heʻenau lotu ʻanautolu, pea ki he tokotaha kuo mate ko Sisu, ka naʻe fakapapau ʻe Paula kuo moʻui ia.
19They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
20Pea koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai te u ʻilo pe fēfeeʻi ʻae ʻeke ʻoe ngaahi meʻa pehē, ne u fehuʻi pe te ne ʻalu ki Selūsalema, ʻo fakamaau ai ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ni.
20Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate these matters, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.
21Ka ʻi he pehē ʻe Paula ʻe fakamaauʻi ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻAokositusi, ko ia ne u fekau ke tuku pe ia kaeʻoua ke u ʻatu ia kia Sisa.”
21But when Paul appealed to be held over for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered that he be held until I could send him to Caesar.”
22Pea pehē ʻe ʻAkilipa kia Fesito, “ʻAmusiaange ʻeau kuo u fanongo foki au ki he tangata.” Pea pehē ʻe ia, “Te ke fanongo kiate ia ʻapongipongi.”
22Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.” “Tomorrow you will hear him,” Festus declared.
23Pea ʻi he ʻapongipongi, naʻe haʻu ʻa ʻAkilipa mo Pelenaisi, mo e teunga lahi ʻaupito, ʻo hū ki he potu fakamaau mo e ngaahi ʻeikitau, mo e kau matāpule ʻoe kolo, pea ʻi he fekau ʻe Fesito naʻe ʻomi ʻa Paula.
23The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium, along with the commanders and leading men of the city. And Festus ordered that Paul be brought in.
24Pea pehē ʻe Fesito, “ʻE tuʻi ko ʻAkilipa, mo e kakai kotoa pē ʻoku tau fakataha ni, ʻoku mou mamata ki he tangata ni, ʻaia kuo kole lahi ai kiate au ʻe he kakai Siu kotoa pē ʻi Selūsalema, pea ʻi heni foki, ʻonau kalanga ʻoku ʻikai lelei ke moʻui ai pe ia.
24Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.
25Ka ʻi heʻeku ʻilo ʻoku ʻikai te ne fai ha meʻa ʻe totonu ke mate ai ia, pea ʻi heʻene pehē ʻe ia ʻe fakamaauʻi pe ia ʻia ʻAokositusi, kuo maʻu hoku loto ke u tuku atu ia.
25But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.
26Ka ʻoku ʻikai te u maʻu ha meʻa kuo fakapapau kiate ia ke u tohi atu ai ki heʻeku ʻeiki. Ko ia kuo u ʻomi ai ia ki homou ʻao, pea ki he ʻao ʻoe tuʻi ko ʻAkilipa, koeʻuhi ka hili hono ʻekea, te u ʻilo ai ha meʻa ke tohi.
26I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign one about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this inquiry I may have something to write.
27He ʻoku matamata vale kiate au ke tuku atu ha pōpula, kae ʻikai ke fakamatala ʻae ngaahi kovi ʻoku talatalaakiʻi ai ia.”
27For it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him.”
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