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| [1]Festus, therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea, |
[1]Then when Festus was come into the prouince, after three dayes, he ascended from Cesarea vnto Hierusalem |
| [2]and the chief priest and the principal men of the Jews made manifest to him [the things] against Paul, and were calling on him, |
[2]Then enfourmed him the hye priest, and the chiefe of the Iewes, of Paul: And they besought hym |
| [3]asking favour against him, that he may send for him to Jerusalem, making an ambush to put him to death in the way. |
[3]And desired fauour agaynst hym, that he woulde sende for hym to Hierusalem: & they layde awayte in the way, to kyll hym |
| [4]Then, indeed, Festus answered that Paul is kept in Caesarea, and himself is about speedily to go on thither, |
[4]But Festus aunswered, that Paul shoulde be kept at Cesarea, and that he himselfe woulde shortly depart thither |
| [5]`Therefore those able among you -- saith he -- having come down together, if there be anything in this man -- let them accuse him;' |
[5]Let them therfore, sayde he, which among you are able, come downe with vs, and accuse hym, yf there be any fault in this man |
| [6]and having tarried among them more than ten days, having gone down to Caesarea, on the morrow having sat upon the tribunal, he commanded Paul to be brought; |
[6]And when he had taryed among them more then ten dayes, he went downe vnto Cesarea, & the next day sate downe in the iudgement seate, and commaunded Paul to be brought |
| [7]and he having come, there stood round about the Jews who have come down from Jerusalem -- many and weighty charges they are bringing against Paul, which they were not able to prove, |
[7]Who beyng come, the Iewes which were come from Hierusalem, stoode about [hym] and layde many & greeuous complayntes agaynst Paul, which they coulde not proue |
| [8]he making defence -- `Neither in regard to the law of the Jews, nor in regard to the temple, nor in regard to Caesar -- did I commit any sin.' |
[8]Whyles he aunswered [for hym selfe] that he had agaynst the lawe of the Iewes, neither agaynst the temple, nor yet agaynst Caesar offended any thyng at all |
| [9]And Festus willing to lay on the Jews a favour, answering Paul, said, `Art thou willing, to Jerusalem having gone up, there concerning these things to be judged before me?' |
[9]But Festus wyllyng to do ye Iewes a pleasure; aunswered Paul, and sayde: Wylt thou go vp to Hierusalem, & there be iudged of these thynges before me |
| [10]and Paul said, `At the tribunal of Caesar I am standing, where it behoveth me to be judged; to Jews I did no unrighteousness, as thou dost also very well know; |
[10]Then said Paul: I stande at Caesars iudgement seate, where I ought to be iudged: To the Iewes haue I no harme done, as thou very wel knowest |
| [11]for if indeed I am unrighteous, and anything worthy of death have done, I deprecate not to die; and if there is none of the things of which these accuse me, no one is able to make a favour of me to them; to Caesar I appeal!' |
[11]For yf I had done any hurt, or committed any thyng worthy of death, I refuse not to dye: But yf there be none of these thinges, wherof they accuse me, no man may delyuer me to them. I appeale vnto Caesar |
| [12]then Festus, having communed with the council, answered, `To Caesar thou hast appealed; to Caesar thou shalt go.' |
[12]Then spake Festus, with the counsell, and aunswered: Hast thou appealed vnto Caesar? vnto Caesar shalt thou go |
| [13]And certain days having passed, Agrippa the king, and Bernice, came down to Caesarea saluting Festus, |
[13]And after certayne dayes, King Agrippa and Bernice came vnto Cesarea, to salute Festus |
| [14]and as they were continuing there more days, Festus submitted to the king the things concerning Paul, saying, `There is a certain man, left by Felix, a prisoner, |
[14]And when they had ben there a good season, Festus rehearsed Paules cause vnto the kyng, saying: There is a certayne man left in bondes of Felix |
| [15]about whom, in my being at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid information, asking a decision against him, |
[15]About whom, when I came to Hierusalem, the hye priestes and elders of the Iewes enfourmed me, and desired to haue iudgement agaynst hym |
| [16]unto whom I answered, that it is not a custom of Romans to make a favour of any man to die, before that he who is accused may have the accusers face to face, and may receive place of defence in regard to the charge laid against [him]. |
[16]To whom I aunswered: It is not the maner of the Romanes, for fauour to delyuer any man that he shoulde perishe, before that he which is accused, haue the accusers before hym, and haue licence to aunswere for hymselfe, concernyng the cryme layde agaynst hym |
| [17]`They, therefore, having come together -- I, making no delay, on the succeeding [day] having sat upon the tribunal, did command the man to be brought, |
[17]Therfore, when they were come hyther, without any delay, on the morowe I sate to geue iudgement, and commaunded the man to be brought foorth |
| [18]concerning whom the accusers, having stood up, were bringing against [him] no accusation of the things I was thinking of, |
[18]Agaynst whom, when the accusers stoode vp, they brought none accusation of such thynges as I supposed |
| [19]but certain questions concerning their own religion they had against him, and concerning a certain Jesus who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive; |
[19]But had certayne questions agaynst hym of their owne superstition, and of one Iesus which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alyue |
| [20]and I, doubting in regard to the question concerning this, said, If he would wish to go on to Jerusalem, and there to be judged concerning these things -- |
[20]And because I doubted of such maner of questions, I asked hym whether he woulde go to Hierusalem, and there be iudged of these matters |
| [21]but Paul having appealed to be kept to the hearing of Sebastus, I did command him to be kept till I might send him unto Caesar.' |
[21]But when Paul had appealed to be kept vnto the knowledge of Augustus, I commaunded hym to be kept, tyll I myght sende hym to Caesar |
| [22]And Agrippa said unto Festus, `I was wishing also myself to hear the man;' and he said, `To-morrow thou shalt hear him;' |
[22]Then Agrippa sayde vnto Festus: I woulde also heare the man my selfe. To morowe sayd he, thou shalt heare hym |
| [23]on the morrow, therefore -- on the coming of Agrippa and Bernice with much display, and they having entered into the audience chamber, with the chief captains also, and the principal men of the city, and Festus having ordered -- Paul was brought forth. |
[23]And on the morowe, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pompe, and were entred into the counsell house, with the chiefe captaynes, and chiefe men of the citie, at Festus commaundement was Paul brought foorth |
| [24]And Festus said, `King Agrippa, and all men who are present with us, ye see this one, about whom all the multitude of the Jews did deal with me, both in Jerusalem and here, crying out, He ought not to live any longer; |
[24]And Festus sayde: Kyng Agrippa, and al men which are here present with vs, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Iewes haue intreated me, both at Hierusalem, and also here, crying, that he ought not to lyue any longer |
| [25]and I, having found him to have done nothing worthy of death, and he also himself having appealed to Sebastus, I decided to send him, |
[25]Yet founde I nothyng worthy of death, that he had committed: Neuerthelesse, seeyng that he hath appealed to Augustus, I haue determined to sende hym |
| [26]concerning whom I have no certain thing to write to [my] lord, wherefore I brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, that the examination having been made, I may have something to write; |
[26]Of whom I haue no certayne thyng to write vnto my Lorde. Wherfore, I haue brought hym foorth vnto you, and specially vnto thee, O kyng Agrippa, that after examination had, I myght haue somewhat to write |
| [27]for it doth seem to me irrational, sending a prisoner, not also to signify the charges against him.' |
[27]For me thynketh it vnreasonable, for to sende a prysoner, and not to shewe the causes which are laide agaynst him |