1 N ow when Festus had entered into his own province, after three days he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

Tendo, pois, entrado Festo na província, depois de três dias subiu de Cesaréia a Jerusalém.

2 A nd the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews laid charges before him against Paul, and they kept begging and urging him,

E os principais sacerdotes e os mais eminentes judeus fizeram-lhe queixa contra Paulo e, em detrimento deste,

3 A sking as a favor that he would have him brought to Jerusalem; they were planning an ambush to slay him on the way.

lhe rogavam o favor de o mandar a Jerusalém, armando ciladas para o matarem no caminho.

4 F estus answered that Paul was in custody in Caesarea and that he himself planned to leave for there soon.

Mas Festo respondeu que Paulo estava detido em Cesaréia, e que ele mesmo brevemente partiria para lá.

5 S o, said he, let those who are in a position of authority and are influential among you go down with me, and if there is anything amiss or criminal about the man, let them so charge him.

Portanto - disse ele - as autoridades dentre vós desçam comigo e, se há nesse homem algum crime, acusem-no.

6 S o when Festus had remained among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea, took his seat the next day on the judgment bench, and ordered Paul to be brought before 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.

7 A nd when he arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood all around him, bringing many grave accusations against him which they were not able to prove.

Tendo ele comparecido, rodearam-no os judeus que haviam descido de Jerusalém, trazendo contra ele muitas e graves acusações, que não podiam provar.

8 P aul declared in defense, Neither against the Law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I offended in any way.

Paulo, porém, respondeu em sua defesa: Nem contra a lei dos judeus, nem contra o templo, nem contra César, tenho pecado em coisa alguma.

9 B ut Festus, wishing to ingratiate himself with the Jews, answered Paul, Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and there be put on trial '> before the Jewish Sanhedrin] in my presence concerning these charges?

Todavia Festo, querendo agradar aos judeus, respondendo a Paulo, disse: Queres subir a Jerusalém e ali ser julgado perante mim acerca destas coisas?

10 B ut Paul replied, I am standing before Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you know better.

Mas Paulo disse: Estou perante o tribunal de César, onde devo ser julgado; nenhum mal fiz aos judeus, como muito bem sabes.

11 I f then I am a wrongdoer and a criminal and have committed anything for which I deserve to die, I do not beg off and seek to escape death; but if there is no ground for their accusations against me, no one can give me up and make a present of me '> give me up freely] to them. I appeal to Caesar.

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.

12 T hen Festus, when he had consulted with the '> men who formed his] council, answered, You have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar you shall go.

Então Festo, tendo falado com o conselho, respondeu: Apelaste para César; para César irás.

13 N ow after an interval of some days, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.

Passados alguns dias, o rei Agripa e Berenice vieram a Cesaréia em visita de saudação a Festo.

14 A nd while they remained there for many days, Festus acquainted the king with Paul’s case, telling him, There is a man left a prisoner in chains by Felix;

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,

15 A nd when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me about him, petitioning for a judicial hearing and condemnation of him.

a respeito do qual, quando estive em Jerusalém, os principais sacerdotes e os anciãos dos judeus me fizeram queixas, pedindo sentença contra ele;

16 B ut I replied to them that it was not the custom of the Romans to give up freely any man for punishment before the accused had met the accusers face to face and had opportunity to defend himself concerning the charge brought 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.

17 S o when they came here together, I did not delay, but on the morrow took my place on the judgment seat and ordered that the man be brought before me.

Quando então eles se haviam reunido aqui, sem me demorar, no dia seguinte sentei-me no tribunal e mandei trazer o homem;

18 w hen the accusers stood up, they brought forward no accusation of any such misconduct as I was expecting.

contra o qual os acusadores, levantando-se, não apresentaram acusação alguma das coisas perversas que eu suspeitava;

19 I nstead they had some points of controversy with him about their own religion or superstition and concerning one Jesus, Who had died but Whom Paul kept asserting to be alive.

tinham, porém, contra ele algumas questões acerca da sua religião e de um tal Jesus defunto, que Paulo afirmava estar vivo.

20 A nd I, being puzzled to know how to make inquiries into such questions, asked whether he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and there be tried regarding them.

E, estando eu perplexo quanto ao modo de investigar estas coisas, perguntei se não queria ir a Jerusalém e ali ser julgado no tocante

21 B ut when Paul had appealed to have his case retained for examination and decision by the emperor, I ordered that he be detained until I could send him to Caesar.

Mas apelando Paulo para que fosse reservado ao julgamento do imperador, mandei que fosse detido até que o enviasse a César.

22 T hen Agrippa said to Festus, I also desire to hear the man myself. Tomorrow, replied, you shall hear him.

Então Agripa disse a Festo: Eu bem quisera ouvir esse homem. Respondeu-lhe ele: Amanhã o ouvirás.

23 S o the next day Agrippa and Bernice approached with great display, and they went into the audience hall accompanied by the military commandants and the prominent citizens of the city. At the order of Festus Paul was brought in.

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.

24 T hen Festus said, King Agrippa and all the men present with us, you see this man about whom the whole Jewish people came to me and complained, both at Jerusalem and here, insisting and shouting that he ought not to live any longer.

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.

25 B ut I found nothing that he had done deserving of death. Still, as he himself appealed to the emperor, I determined to send him to Rome.

Eu, porém, achei que ele não havia praticado coisa alguma digna de morte; mas havendo ele apelado para o imperador, resolvi remeter-lho.

26 I have nothing in particular and definite to write to my lord concerning him. So I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after examination has been made, I may have something to put in writing.

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.

27 F or it seems to me senseless and absurd to send a prisoner and not state the accusations against him.

Porque não me parece razoável enviar um preso, e não notificar as acusações que há contra ele.