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

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

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

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

3 r equesting 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).

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

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

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

5 “ 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.”

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

6 A fter 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.

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 fter 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,

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

8 w hile 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.”

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 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 ?”

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 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.

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 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.”

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 when Festus had conferred with his council, he 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 when several days had elapsed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and paid their respects to Festus.

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

14 W hile 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;

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 brought charges against him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against 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 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.

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 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.

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 began bringing charges against him not of such crimes as I was expecting,

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

19 b ut 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.

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

20 B eing 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.

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 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.”

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

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

23 S o, 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.

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 F estus 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.

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

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

26 Y et 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.

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

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