1 N o te taenga mai o Petuha ki te kawanatanga, ka toru nga ra, ka haere atu ia i Hiharia ki Hiruharama.

¶ Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

2 N a ka korero te tohunga nui me nga rangatira o nga Hurai ki a ia mo Paora, ka tohe ki a ia,

Then the prince of the priests and the principals of the Jews informed him against Paul and besought him,

3 K ia whakaaetia ta ratou mona, kia tikina atu ia ki Hiruharama, he whanga hoki to ratou mona kia whakamatea ki te ara.

asking for grace against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, they placing an ambush in the way to kill him.

4 O tira ka whakahokia e Petuha, kei Hiharia a Paora e pupuri ana, a tera e hohoro tona haere ki reira.

But Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea and that he himself would depart shortly there.

5 I mea ano ia, Me haere tahi ano i ahau ki raro nga mea o koutou e whai mana ana, ki te whakawa i taua tangata, ki te mea he kino tona.

Let them, therefore, said he, who among you are able, go down with me and accuse this man, if there is anything in him.

6 A ka noho ia i a ratou mo nga ra e waru, ngahuru ranei, na ka haere ki Hiharia; ao ake te ra ka noho ki te nohoanga whakawa, a ka mea kia arahina mai a Paora.

And when he had tarried among them no more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea and the next day, sitting on the judgment seat, commanded Paul to be brought.

7 A , no tona taenga atu, e tu ana tera nga Hurai i haere mai i Hiruharama, he maha, he nui nga he i whakapangia e ratou ki a Paora; heoi kihai i u ta ratou.

And when he was come, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem stood round about and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.

8 A ka utua e Paora, Kahore rawa oku hara ki te ture a nga Hurai, kahore hoki ki te temepara, kahore ano ki a Hiha.

While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar have I sinned in anything at all.

9 H eoi ka mea a Petuha ki a Paora, i tona hiahia kia paingia e nga Hurai, E pai ana ranei koe kia haere ki Hiruharama, ki reira whakawakia ai mo enei mea ki toku aroaro?

But Festus, willing to ingratiate himself with the Jews, answered Paul and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?

10 A no ra ko Paora, E tu ana ahau ki te nohoanga whakawa o Hiha, hei reira tonu ahau whakawakia ai: kahore oku he ki nga Hurai, kua tino kitea na hoki e koe.

Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged; to the Jews I have done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.

11 M e he he toku, kua meinga ranei e ahau tetahi mea e tika ai te mate, e kore ahau e kino kia mate: tena ko tenei he teka nga mea e whakapangia nei e ratou ki ahau, e kore e ahei kia tukua ahau e tetahi ki a ratou. He karanga tenei naku ki a Hiha.

For if I am an offender or have committed anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die; but if there are none of these things of which these accuse me, no one may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.

12 N a ka korerorero a Petuha ki te runanga, a ka mea, Kua karanga koe ki a Hiha: na me haere koe ki a Hiha.

Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go.

13 A muri iho i etahi ra, ka tae atu a Kingi Akaripa, raua ko Pereniki ki Hiharia, a ka oha ki a Petuha.

¶ And after certain days King Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.

14 A , ka po maha raua e noho ana i reira, ka korerotia e Petuha ki te kingi te take mo Paora, ka mea, Tenei tetahi tangata i waiho iho e Pirika e here ana:

And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul’s cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix,

15 A , i ahau i Hiruharama, ka korerotia mai ia ki ahau e nga tohunga nui, e nga kaumatua o nga Hurai, ka tono ratou kia whakawakia ia.

about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the princes of the priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have vengeance against him.

16 N a ko taku whakahokinga atu ki a ratou, Ehara i te ritenga na nga tangata o Roma kia tukua he tangata kia mate i te mea kiano i tutataki noa te tangata e whakawakia ana ki nga kaiwhakapae, i whai wahi ranei ki te whakahoki kupu ki te kupu whakaw a mona.

To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before the one who is accused is face to face with his accusers and is given license to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.

17 N o reira, i to ratou minenga mai ki konei, kihai ahau i whakaora; ao ake te ra ka noho ahau ki te nohoanga whakawa, ka mea kia arahina mai taua tangata.

Therefore, when they were come here, without any delay on the next day I sat on the judgment seat and commanded the man to be brought forth.

18 A , i te turanga o nga kaiwhakapae, kihai tetahi he o aku i whakaaro ai i korerotia e ratou mona:

Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation of such things as I supposed,

19 H eoi he kupu tautohetohe no ta ratou karakia ta ratou i mea ai ki a ia, ko tetahi Ihu ano i mate, e kiia ana hoki e Paora kei te ora.

but had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

20 H eoi pohewa noa iho ahau ki taua tautohe, ka mea hoki me kore ia e pai kia haere ki Hiruharama, ki reira whakawakia ai mo aua mea.

And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem and there be judged of these matters.

21 N o te karangatanga a Paora kia waiho ia kia whakarangona tana e te Emepara, ka whakahaua e ahau kia puritia ia, kia tukua ra ano ia e ahau ki a Hiha.

But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept until I might send him to Caesar.

22 K a mea a Akaripa ki a Petuha, E hiahia ana ano ahau kia rongo i taua tangata. Ka mea ia, Ko apopo koe rongo ai ki a ia.

Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. Tomorrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.

23 H eoi, i te aonga ake, ka tae atu a Akaripa raua ko Pereniki, me nga whakapaipai maha, a tomo ana ki te whare whakarongo, ratou ko nga rangatira mano, ko nga tangata nunui o te pa, a ka whakahaua e Petuha, ka mauria mai a Paora.

And the next day when Agrippa was come and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the tribunals and principal men of the city, at Festus’ commandment, Paul was brought forth.

24 N a ka mea a Petuha, E Kingi Akaripa, e nga tangata katoa hoki e noho nei tatou, ka kite koutou i tenei tangata, i tohe mai ai ki ahau te huihui katoa o nga Hurai i Hiruharama, i konei ano hoki, i karanga ai, ehara rawa i te tika kia waiho ia kia ora ana.

Then Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.

25 O tira i kite ahau, kahore ana mahi e tika ai te mate: a, i te mea nana ano i karanga ki te Emepara, ka mea ahau kia unga atu aia.

But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death and that he himself has appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.

26 K ahore ia aku tino mea e tuhituhi atu ai ahau mona ki toku ariki. Koia ahau ka arahi mai nei i a ia ki a koutou, ki a koe rawa ano, e Kingi Akaripa, kia whai mea ai ahau hei tuhituhinga atu, ua mutu te uiui.

Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Therefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O King Agrippa, that, after examination, I might have something to write.

27 K i taku hoki he mea he kia unga atu he herehere, a kia kaua hoki e korerotia te mea i whakawakia ai ia.

For it seems to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not to signify the crimes laid against him.