1 ¶ Festo pues, entrado en la provincia, tres días después subió de Cesarea a Jerusalén.

Festus then, having arrived in the province, three days later went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

2 Y vinieron a él el príncipe de los sacerdotes y los principales de los judíos contra Pablo; y le rogaron,

And the chief priests and the leading men of the Jews brought charges against Paul, and they were urging him,

3 p idiendo gracia contra él, que le hiciera traer a Jerusalén, poniendo ellos asechanzas para matarle en el camino.

requesting a concession against Paul, that he might have him brought to Jerusalem ( at the same time, setting an ambush to kill him on the way).

4 P ero Festo respondió, que Pablo estaba guardado en Cesarea, adonde él mismo partiría presto.

Festus then answered that Paul was being kept in custody at Caesarea and that he himself was about to leave shortly.

5 L os que de vosotros puedan, dijo, desciendan juntamente; y si hay algo en este varón, acúsenle.

“Therefore,” he said, “let the influential men among you go there with me, and if there is anything wrong about the man, let them prosecute him.”

6 Y deteniéndose entre ellos no más de diez días, venido a Cesarea, el siguiente día se sentó en el tribunal, y mandó que Pablo fuera traído.

After he had spent not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he took his seat on the tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought.

7 E l cual venido, le rodearon los judíos que habían venido de Jerusalén, poniendo contra Pablo muchas y graves acusaciones, las cuales no podían probar;

After Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges against him which they could not prove,

8 d ando Pablo razón: Que ni contra la ley de los judíos, ni contra el Templo, ni contra César he pecado en nada.

while Paul said in his own defense, “ I have committed no offense either against the Law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar.”

9 M as Festo, queriendo congraciarse con los judíos, respondiendo a Pablo, dijo: ¿Quieres subir a Jerusalén, y allá ser juzgado de estas cosas delante de mí?

But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, answered Paul and said, “ Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me on these charges ?”

10 Y Pablo dijo: Ante el tribunal de César estoy, donde conviene que sea juzgado. A los judíos no he hecho injuria alguna, como tú sabes muy bien.

But Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s tribunal, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also very well know.

11 P orque si alguna injuria, o cosa alguna digna de muerte he hecho, no rehuso morir; mas si nada hay de las cosas de que éstos me acusan, nadie puede darme a ellos. A César apelo.

If, then, I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die; but if none of those things is true of which these men accuse me, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar.”

12 E ntonces Festo, habiendo hablado con el consejo, respondió: ¿A César has apelado? A César irás.

Then when Festus had conferred with his council, he answered, “You have appealed to Caesar, to Caesar you shall go.”

13 ¶ Y pasados algunos días, el rey Agripa y Berenice vinieron a Cesarea a saludar a Festo.

Now when several days had elapsed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and paid their respects to Festus.

14 Y como estuvieron allí muchos días, Festo declaró la causa de Pablo al rey, diciendo: Un varón ha sido dejado preso por Félix,

While they were spending many days there, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a man who was left as a prisoner by Felix;

15 s obre el cual, cuando fui a Jerusalén, vinieron a mí los príncipes de los sacerdotes y los ancianos de los judíos, pidiendo venganza contra él;

and when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him.

16 a los cuales respondí; no ser costumbre de los Romanos dar alguno a la muerte antes que el que es acusado tenga presentes sus acusadores, y haya lugar de defenderse de la acusación.

I answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to hand over any man before the accused meets his accusers face to face and has an opportunity to make his defense against the charges.

17 A sí que, habiendo venido ellos juntos acá, sin ninguna dilación, al día siguiente, sentado en el tribunal, mandé traer al hombre;

So after they had assembled here, I did not delay, but on the next day took my seat on the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought before me.

18 y estando presentes sus acusadores, ningún cargo produjeron de los que yo sospechaba;

When the accusers stood up, they began bringing charges against him not of such crimes as I was expecting,

19 s olamente tenían contra él ciertas cuestiones acerca de su superstición, y de un cierto Jesús, difunto, el cual Pablo afirma que está vivo.

but they simply had some points of disagreement with him about their own religion and about a dead man, Jesus, whom Paul asserted to be alive.

20 Y yo, dudando en cuestión semejante, dije, si quería ir a Jerusalén, y allá ser juzgado de estas cosas.

Being at a loss how to investigate such matters, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there stand trial on these matters.

21 M as apelando Pablo a ser guardado al conocimiento de Augusto, mandé que le guardaran hasta que le enviara a César.

But when Paul appealed to be held in custody for the Emperor’s decision, I ordered him to be kept in custody until I send him to Caesar.”

22 E ntonces Agripa dijo a Festo: Yo también quisiera oír a ese hombre. Y él dijo: Mañana le oirás.

Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” he said, “you shall hear him.” Paul before Agrippa

23 Y al otro día, viniendo Agripa y Berenice con mucha pompa, y entrando en la audiencia con los tribunos y principales varones de la ciudad, por mandato de Festo, fue traído Pablo.

So, on the next day when Agrippa came together with Bernice amid great pomp, and entered the auditorium accompanied by the commanders and the prominent men of the city, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.

24 E ntonces Festo dijo: Rey Agripa, y todos los varones que estáis aquí juntos con nosotros; veis a éste, por el cual toda la multitud de los Judíos me ha demandado en Jerusalén y aquí, dando voces que no conviene que viva más;

Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all you gentlemen here present with us, you see this man about whom all the people of the Jews appealed to me, both at Jerusalem and here, loudly declaring that he ought not to live any longer.

25 p ero yo, hallando que ninguna cosa digna de muerte ha hecho, y él mismo apelando a Augusto, he determinado enviarle,

But I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death; and since he himself appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.

26 d el cual no tengo cosa cierta que escribir al señor; por lo que le he sacado a vosotros, y mayormente a ti, oh rey Agripa, para que hecha información, tenga yo qué escribir.

Yet I have nothing definite about him to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him before you all and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the investigation has taken place, I may have something to write.

27 P orque fuera de razón me parece enviar un preso, y no señalar las causas.

For it seems absurd to me in sending a prisoner, not to indicate also the charges against him.”