ف َقُلتُ لَهُمْ إنَّهُ لَيسَ مِنْ عادَةِ الرُّومانِ أنْ يُسَلِّمُوا شَخْصاً قَبلَ أنْ تَتِمَّ المُواجَهَةُ بَينَ المُشتَكَى عَلَيهِ وَالمُشتَكينَ. وَيَنبَغِي أنْ يُعطَى المُشتَكَى عَلَيهِ فُرصَةً لِلدِّفاعِ عَنْ نَفسِهِ ضِدَّ التُّهمَةِ المُوَجَّهَةِ إلَيهِ.
To them I answered, ‘It is not the custom of the Romans to deliver any man to destruction before the accused meets the accusers face to face, and has opportunity to answer for himself concerning the charge against him.’
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