1 Da Festus hadde kommet til den delen av landet som var under hans styre, dro han etter tre dager opp til Jerusalem fra Cæsarea.

So Festus, having come into that part of the country which was under his rule, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

2 Overprestene og lederne blant jødene brakte anklager mot Paulus,

And the chief priests and the chief men of the Jews made statements against Paul,

3 og ba Festus innfri deres plan mot ham og sende ham til Jerusalem, hvor de ville ligge i bakhold for å drepe ham på veien.

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.

4 Men Festus svarte at Paulus ble holdt i fengsel i Cæsarea, og at han snart selv skulle dra dit.

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.

5 Han sa derfor: La de av dere som har autoritet bli med meg, og om det er noe galt ved denne mannen, la dem legge fram anklager mot ham.

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.

6 Da han hadde vært hos dem i åtte eller ti dager, dro han ned til Cæsarea; og dagen etter tok han plass på dommersetet og beordret Paulus ført fram.

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.

7 Da han kom, samlet jødene som hadde reist fra Jerusalem seg rundt ham og fremførte alvorlige anklager mot ham som de ikke kunne bevise.

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.

8 Paulus svarte dem: Jeg har ikke gjort noe galt mot jødenes lov, tempelet eller keiseren.

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.

9 Men Festus, som ønsket å få jødenes gunst, sa til Paulus: Vil du dra opp til Jerusalem og bli dømt der foran meg i disse sakene?

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?

10 Og Paulus sa: Jeg står foran keiserens dommersete, der jeg skal dømmes. Jeg har ikke gjort noe galt mot jødene, som du godt kan se.

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.

11 Hvis jeg har gjort noe galt og fortjener døden, er jeg klar til å dø; men hvis det ikke er som de anklager meg for, kan ingen gi meg over til dem. Jeg anker til keiseren.

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.

12 Da hadde Festus en samtale med rådet og svarte: Du har anket til keiseren; til keiseren skal du gå.

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.

13 Da det var gått noen dager, kom Kong Agrippa og Berenike til Cæsarea for å hilse på Festus.

Now when some days had gone by, King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea and went to see Festus.

14 Mens de var der i flere dager, fortalte Festus dem om Paulus' sak, og sa: Det er en mann her som ble satt i fengsel av Feliks.

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:

15 Mot ham la overprestene og jødenes ledere frem anklager da jeg var i Jerusalem, og ba meg dømme mot ham.

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.

16 Jeg svarte dem at det ikke er romersk sedvane å gi en mann opp før han har møtt dem som anklager ham, og har fått anledning til å forsvare seg mot anklagene.

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.

17 Da de kom sammen her, tok jeg neste dag straks plass på dommersetet og beordret mannen ført fram.

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.

18 Men da de sto opp, reiste de ingen anklager om slike forbrytelser som jeg hadde antatt.

But when they got up they said nothing about such crimes as I had in mind:

19 De hadde noen spørsmål mot ham om deres egen religion og om en død person ved navn Jesus, som Paulus sa var levende.

But had certain questions against him in connection with their religion, and about one Jesus, now dead, who, Paul said, was living.

20 Og siden jeg ikke hadde nok kunnskap til å diskutere disse tingene, foreslo jeg for ham å dra til Jerusalem og bli dømt der for disse spørsmålene.

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.

21 Da Paulus anmodet om å bli holdt i varetekt for keiserens dom, ga jeg ordre om at han skulle holdes til jeg kunne sende ham til keiseren.

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.

22 Agrippa sa til Festus: Jeg ønsker selv å høre mannen. I morgen, svarte han, skal du få høre ham.

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.

23 Dagen etter, da Agrippa og Berenike med stor prakt var kommet inn i høringssalen sammen med hærens ledere og de prominente mennene i byen, beordret Festus at Paulus skulle føres fram.

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.

24 Festus sa: Kong Agrippa og alle dere tilstedeværende, her er mannen som hele den jødiske folkemengden har protestert mot, både i Jerusalem og her, og sier at det ikke er passende at han lever lenger.

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.

25 Men etter min mening har han ikke gjort noe som fortjener døden, og siden han selv har anmodet om å bli dømt av keiseren, har jeg besluttet å sende ham.

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.

26 Men jeg har ingen bestemt anklage å sende til keiseren. Derfor har jeg ført ham frem for dere, spesielt for deg, kong Agrippa, slik at jeg etter vår gjennomgåelse har noe å skrive.

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.

27 For det virker meningsløst for meg å sende en fange uten å gjøre klart hva anklagen mot ham er.

For it seems to me against reason to send a prisoner without making clear what there is against him.