1 F estus, therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea,

Festus therefore, being come into the eparchy, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

2 a nd the chief priest and the principal men of the Jews made manifest to him against Paul, and were calling on him,

And the chief priests and the chief of the Jews laid informations before him against Paul, and besought him,

3 a sking favour against him, that he may send for him to Jerusalem, making an ambush to put him to death in the way.

asking as a grace against him that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying people in wait to kill him on the way.

4 T hen, indeed, Festus answered that Paul is kept in Caesarea, and himself is about speedily to go on thither,

Festus therefore answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to set out shortly.

5 ` Therefore those able among you -- saith he -- having come down together, if there be anything in this man -- let them accuse him;'

Let therefore the persons of authority among you, says he, going down too, if there be anything in this man, accuse him.

6 a nd having tarried among them more than ten days, having gone down to Caesarea, on the morrow having sat upon the tribunal, he commanded Paul to be brought;

And having remained among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and on the next day, having sat down on the judgment-seat, commanded Paul to be brought.

7 a nd he having come, there stood round about the Jews who have come down from Jerusalem -- many and weighty charges they are bringing against Paul, which they were not able to prove,

And when he was come, the Jews who were come down from Jerusalem stood round, bringing many and grievous charges which they were not able to prove:

8 h e making defence -- `Neither in regard to the law of the Jews, nor in regard to the temple, nor in regard to Caesar -- did I commit any sin.'

Paul answering for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I offended anything.

9 A nd Festus willing to lay on the Jews a favour, answering Paul, said, `Art thou willing, to Jerusalem having gone up, there concerning these things to be judged before me?'

But Festus, desirous of obliging the Jews, to acquire their favour, answering Paul, said, Art thou willing to go up to Jerusalem, there to be judged before me concerning these things?

10 a nd Paul said, `At the tribunal of Caesar I am standing, where it behoveth me to be judged; to Jews I did no unrighteousness, as thou dost also very well know;

But Paul said, I am standing before the judgment-seat of Caesar, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou also very well knowest.

11 f or if indeed I am unrighteous, and anything worthy of death have done, I deprecate not to die; and if there is none of the things of which these accuse me, no one is able to make a favour of me to them; to Caesar I appeal!'

If then I have done any wrong and committed anything worthy of death, I do not deprecate dying; but if there is nothing of those things of which they accuse me, no man can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.

12 t hen Festus, having communed with the council, answered, `To Caesar thou hast appealed; to Caesar thou shalt go.'

Then Festus, having conferred with the council, answered, Thou hast appealed to Caesar. To Caesar shalt thou go.

13 A nd certain days having passed, Agrippa the king, and Bernice, came down to Caesarea saluting Festus,

And when certain days had elapsed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to salute Festus.

14 a nd as they were continuing there more days, Festus submitted to the king the things concerning Paul, saying, `There is a certain man, left by Felix, a prisoner,

And when they had spent many days there, Festus laid before the king the matters relating to Paul, saying, There is a certain man left prisoner by Felix,

15 a bout whom, in my being at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid information, asking a decision against him,

concerning whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid informations, requiring judgment against him:

16 u nto whom I answered, that it is not a custom of Romans to make a favour of any man to die, before that he who is accused may have the accusers face to face, and may receive place of defence in regard to the charge laid against.

to whom I answered, It is not custom of the Romans to give up any man before that the accused have the accusers face to face, and he have got opportunity of defence touching the charge.

17 ` They, therefore, having come together -- I, making no delay, on the succeeding having sat upon the tribunal, did command the man to be brought,

When therefore they had come together here, without putting it off, I sat the next day on the judgment-seat and commanded the man to be brought:

18 c oncerning whom the accusers, having stood up, were bringing against no accusation of the things I was thinking of,

concerning whom the accusers, standing up, brought no such accusation of guilt as I supposed;

19 b ut certain questions concerning their own religion they had against him, and concerning a certain Jesus who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive;

but had against him certain questions of their own system of worship, and concerning a certain Jesus who is dead, whom Paul affirmed to be living.

20 a nd I, doubting in regard to the question concerning this, said, If he would wish to go on to Jerusalem, and there to be judged concerning these things --

And as I myself was at a loss as to an inquiry into these things, I said, Was he willing to go to Jerusalem and there to be judged concerning these things?

21 b ut Paul having appealed to be kept to the hearing of Sebastus, I did command him to be kept till I might send him unto Caesar.'

But Paul having appealed to be kept for the cognisance of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I shall send him to Caesar.

22 A nd Agrippa said unto Festus, `I was wishing also myself to hear the man;' and he said, `To-morrow thou shalt hear him;'

And Agrippa to Festus, I myself also would desire to hear the man. To-morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.

23 o n the morrow, therefore -- on the coming of Agrippa and Bernice with much display, and they having entered into the audience chamber, with the chief captains also, and the principal men of the city, and Festus having ordered -- Paul was brought forth.

On the morrow therefore, Agrippa being come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and having entered into the hall of audience, with the chiliarchs and the men of distinction of the city, and Festus having given command, Paul was brought.

24 A nd Festus said, `King Agrippa, and all men who are present with us, ye see this one, about whom all the multitude of the Jews did deal with me, both in Jerusalem and here, crying out, He ought not to live any longer;

And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, ye see this person, concerning whom all the multitude of the Jews applied to me both in Jerusalem and here, crying out against that he ought not to live any longer.

25 a nd I, having found him to have done nothing worthy of death, and he also himself having appealed to Sebastus, I decided to send him,

But I, having found that he had done nothing worthy of death, and this himself having appealed to Augustus, I have decided to send him;

26 c oncerning whom I have no certain thing to write to lord, wherefore I brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, that the examination having been made, I may have something to write;

concerning whom I have nothing certain to write to my lord. Wherefore I have brought him before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, so that an examination having been gone into I may have something to write:

27 f or it doth seem to me irrational, sending a prisoner, not also to signify the charges against him.'

for it seems to me senseless, sending a prisoner, not also to signify the charges against him.