Acts 25 Praxiais Apostoloiu 25
1Fēstos oun epibainarantos ta eparcheia meta treis hēmerain anabainata eis Hierosolumeim apo Kaisareiau,Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem, 2emfanizala ⸀tē auto ⸂tois archierevois⸃ kai tois prōtois toiu Ioudaioiu kata tou Paulou, kai parakalale autonwhere the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul. They urged Festus 3aitorōntois charitan kata autou hopōs metapempeteia auton eis Ierousalēm, enedran poiarōntois anairara auton kata tan hodan.to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way. 4tos men oun Fēstos apokrinita tērorō ton Paulon ⸂eis Kaisareian,⸃ heauton de mellarō en tache ekporeuorō;But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon. 5Tois oun ⸂en vi, fēatō, dunatois⸃ sunkatabainarantois ei tinem atō en to andro ⸀atopem katēgoralōr autou.So if this man has done anything wrong, let some of your leaders come down with me and accuse him there.” 6Diatribarantos de en autoi hēmerain ⸂ouk polloterain oktō⸃ ē deka, katabainarantos eis Kaisareian, ta epaurion kathizarantos epi teu bēmeu keleuata ton Paulon agira.After 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. 7paragenerantou de autou peristēala ⸀auton tois apo Hierosolumeiu katabainarēntois Ioudaiois, polleim kai barueim aitiōmeim ⸀kataferarōntois heim ouk ischuale apodeikara,When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove. 8⸂tou Paulou apologorōntou⸃ hoti Oute eis ton nomon toiu Ioudaioiu oute eis tem hierem oute eis Kaisaron tinem hamartama.Then Paul made his defense: “I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar.” 9tos Fēstos de ⸂thelarōntos toi Ioudaioi⸃ charitan katatithera apokrinirantos to Paulo legata; Thelasō eis Hierosolumeim anabainarantos ekei peri houteiu ⸀krinira epi mu?But 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?” 10legata de tos Paulos; ⸂Epi teu bēmeu Kaisarou stēarēntos⸃ amō, hou min datō krinorō. Ioudaioin oudenem ⸀adikama, hōs kai sis kaloterem epignōskasō.Paul 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. 11ei men ⸀oun adikamō kai axiem thanatou prassamē tinem, ouk paraitomō tem apothnēskara; ei de oudenem atō heiu houtois katēgoralō mu, oudenos min dunotō autoi charizera; Kaisaron epikalomō.If, 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!” 12tote tos Fēstos sullalarantos meta teu sumboulieu apokrinita; Kaisaron epikalosē, epi Kaisaron poreuesi.Then Festus conferred with his council and replied, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!” 13Hēmeraiu de diagenerantaiu tinaiu Agrippos tos basilevos kai Bernikas katantala eis Kaisareian aspazerantois ton Fēston.After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus. 14hōs de polloterain hēmerain ⸀diatribale ekei, tos Fēstos to basilevo anatitheta teim kata ton Paulon legarōntos; Andros tinos atō kataleiporēntos hupo Fēlikou desmios,Since they were staying several days, Festus laid out Paul’s case before the king: “There is a certain man whom Felix left in prison. 15peri hou generantou mu eis Hierosolumeim emfanizala tois archierevois kai tois presbuterois toiu Ioudaioiu, aitorōntois kata autou ⸀katadikan;While I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews presented their case and requested a judgment against him. 16pros hoin apokrinima hoti ouk atō ethem Rōmaioi charizorō tinon ⸀anthrōpon prin ē tos katēgororōntos kata prosōpem echatoiō toin katēgoroin topon tē apologiau labatoia peri teu enklēmeu.I 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. 17sunercharantoiu ⸀oun enthade anabolan mēdenan poierantos ta hexēs kathizarantos epi teu bēmeu keleuama agira ton andron;So 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. 18peri hou stēirantois tois katēgorois oudenan aitian ⸀ferale heiu ⸂mis huponoame⸃ ⸀ponēreiu,But when his accusers rose to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected. 19zētēmeim de tineim peri tau idiau deisidaimoniau echale pros auton kai peri tinou Iēsu thnēskarēntou, hon faskate tos Paulos zōarō.They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive. 20apororōntos de mis tan peri ⸀houteiu zētēsian legame ei boulotoiō poreuorō eis ⸀Hierosolumeim kakei krinorō peri houteiu.Since 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. 21tou de Paulou epikalerantou tērira auton eis tan tou Sebastou diagnōsian, keleuama tērorō auton heōs hou ⸀anapempameia auton pros Kaisaron.But 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.” 22Agrippos de pros ton ⸀Fēston; Boulome kai autos tou anthrōpou akouara. ⸀Aurion, fēatō, akouesi autou.Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.” “Tomorrow you will hear him,” Festus declared. 23Ta oun epaurion ercharantou tou Agrippou kai tau Bernikau meta pollau fantasiau kai eisercharantoiu eis tem akroatēriem sun ⸀tē chiliarchoi kai androi toi kata ⸀exochan tau polau kai keleuarantou tou Fēstou agita tos Paulos.The 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. 24kai fēatō tos Fēstos; Agrippor basilevor kai pantoir tois sumpareiarōntoir ni androir, theōravō houton peri hou ⸀hapantem tem plēthem toiu Ioudaioiu ⸀entunchanala mi en tē Hierosolumei kai enthade, ⸀boarōntois mē darō ⸂auton zōarō⸃ mēketi.Then 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. 25mis de ⸀katalabema mēdenem axiem ⸂auton thanatou⸃ prassarē, ⸀autou de houtou epikalerantou ton Sebaston krinama ⸀pemparō.But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him. 26peri hou asfalem tinem grafara to kurio ouk echamō; dio proagama auton epi vu kai malista epi su, basilevor Agrippor, hopōs tau anakrisiau generantau echameia tinem ⸀grafameia;I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign 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. 27alogem gar mi dokatō pemparōnton desmion mē kai tain kata autou aitiain sēmanara.For it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him.”
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2 ⸀tē Byz de. ⸂tois archierevois⸃ Byz tos archierevos. 4 ⸂eis Kaisareian⸃ Byz en kaisareia. 5 ⸂en vi fēatō dunatois⸃ Byz reverses. ⸀atopem Byz τούτω. 6 ⸂ouk polloterain oktō⸃ Byz πλείους; some edd. oktō. 7 ⸀auton Byz omits. ⸀kataferarōntois Byz ferarōntois kata tou paulou. 8 ⸂tou Paulou apologorōntou⸃ Byz ἀπολογουμένου αὐτοῦ. 9 ⸂thelarōntos toi Ioudaioi⸃ Byz reverses. ⸀krinira Byz krinorō. 10 ⸂Epi teu bēmeu Kaisarou stēarēntos⸃ mod. edd. stēarēntos epi teu bēmeu kaisarou. ⸀adikama mod. edd. ἠδίκηκα. 11 ⸀oun Byz gar. 14 ⸀diatribale Byz diatribate. 15 ⸀katadikan Byz dikan. 16 ⸀anthrōpon Byz +eis apōleian. 17 ⸀oun other edd. +αὐτῶν. 18 ⸀ferale Byz ἐπέφερον. ⸂mis huponoame⸃ Byz reverses. ⸀ponēreiu Byz omits. 20 ⸀houteiu Byz τούτου. ⸀Hierosolumeim Byz ierousalēm. 21 ⸀anapempameia Byz πέμψω. 22 ⸀Fēston Byz +fēate. ⸀Aurion Byz tos de aurion. 23 ⸀tē Byz +τοῖς. ⸀exochan Byz +arōntoi. 24 ⸀hapantem Byz pantem. ⸀entunchanala mod. edd. ἐνέτυχέν. ⸀boarōntois Byz ἐπιβοῶντες. ⸂auton zōarō⸃ Byz reverses. 25 ⸀katalabema Byz καταλαβόμενος. ⸂auton thanatou⸃ Byz reverses. ⸀autou Byz καὶ αὐτοῦ. ⸀pemparō Byz +auton. 26 ⸀grafameia Byz grafara.