Acts 25
1 Festus, [who was now the governor] of the province, arrived in Caesarea, and three days later he went up to Jerusalem.
Nang makapasok na nga si Festo sa lalawigan, pagkaraan ng tatlong araw ay umahon sa Jerusalem mula sa Cesarea.
2 In Jerusalem, the chief priests and [other] Jewish leaders formally told [Festus] about [the things that they said] that Paul [had done that were wrong].
At ang mga pangulong saserdote at ang mga maginoo sa mga Judio ay nangagbigay-alam sa kaniya laban kay Pablo; at siya'y kanilang pinamanhikan,
3 They urgently asked Festus to do something for them. [They asked him to command soldiers] to bring Paul to Jerusalem, [so that Festus could put him on trial there]. But they were planning that some [of them] would hide [near the road] and wait [for Paul] and kill him when he was traveling [to Jerusalem].
Na humihingi ng lingap laban sa kaniya, na siya'y ipahatid sa Jerusalem; na binabakayan upang siya'y mapatay sa daan.
4 But Festus replied, “Paul is in Caesarea, and is being guarded {[soldiers] are guarding him} [there]. I myself will go down to Caesarea in a few days.
Gayon ma'y sumagot si Festo, na si Pablo ay tinatanuran sa Cesarea, at siya'y paroroon sa lalong madaling panahon.
5 Choose some of your leaders to go there with me. [While they are there], they can accuse Paul of the wrong things that you say that he has done.”
Kaya nga, sinabi niya, ang mga may kapangyarihan sa inyo ay magsisamang lumusong sa akin, at kung may anomang pagkakasala ang taong ito, ay isakdal siya nila.
6 After Festus had been [in Jerusalem] eight or ten days, he went back down to Caesarea. [Several of the Jewish leaders also went there]. The next day Festus [commanded] that Paul be brought {someone to bring Paul} to him [in the assembly hall] so that he could judge him.
At nang siya'y makatira na sa kanila na hihigit sa walo o sangpung araw, ay lumusong siya sa Cesarea: at nang kinabukasa'y lumuklok siya sa hukuman, at ipinaharap sa kaniya si Pablo.
7 [After] Paul was brought to [the assembly hall], the Jewish [leaders] from Jerusalem gathered around him [to accuse him]. They told [Festus] that Paul had committed many crimes. But they could not prove [that Paul had done the things about which they accused him].
At nang siya'y dumating, ay niligid siya ng mga Judio na nagsilusong na galing sa Jerusalem, na may dalang marami at mabibigat na sakdal laban sa kaniya, na pawang hindi nila mapatunayan;
8 Then Paul [spoke] to defend himself. He said to Festus, “I have done nothing wrong against the laws of us [(exc)] Jews, and I have not disobeyed the rules concerning our Temple. I have also done nothing wrong against your government [MTY].”
Samantalang sinasabi ni Pablo sa kaniyang pagsasanggalang, Laban man sa kautusan ng mga Judio, ni laban sa templo, ni laban kay Cesar, ay hindi ako nagkakasala ng anoman.
9 But Festus wanted to please the Jewish [leaders, so] he asked Paul, “Are you [(sg)] willing to go up to Jerusalem so that I can listen as these men accuse you [there]?”
Datapuwa't si Festo, sa pagkaibig na siya'y kalugdan ng mga Judio, ay sumagot kay Pablo, at nagsabi, Ibig mo bagang umahon sa Jerusalem, at doon ka hatulan sa mga bagay na ito sa harapan ko?
10 But Paul [did not want to do that. So] he said [to Festus], “[No], I [am not willing to go to Jerusalem]! I am [now] standing before you, and you [(sg)] are the judge [whom the Roman] Emperor [MTY] [has authorized. This is the place] where I should be judged {where you should judge me}. I have not wronged the Jewish people [at all], as you know very well.
Datapuwa't sinabi ni Pablo, Nakatayo ako sa harapan ng hukuman ni Cesar, na doon ako dapat hatulan: wala akong ginawang anomang kasamaan sa mga Judio, gaya rin naman ng pagkatalastas mong mabuti.
11 If I had done something bad [for which I] should be executed {[concerning which the law said that they] should execute me}, I would not plead [with them that they] not kill me. But none of these things about which they accuse me is [true, so] no one can [legally] surrender me to [these Jews]. So I formally request that the emperor [MTY] [should judge me at Rome].”
Kung ako nga'y isang makasalanan, at nakagawa ng anomang bagay na marapat sa kamatayan, ay hindi ako tumatangging mamatay; datapuwa't kung walang katotohanan ang mga bagay na ipinagsasakdal ng mga ito laban sa akin, ay hindi ako maibibigay ninoman sa kanila. Maghahabol ako kay Cesar.
12 Then after Festus conferred with the [men who regularly] advised him, he replied to Paul, “You [(sg)] have formally requested [that I should send you] to the emperor [in Rome. So I will arrange for] you to go there [in order that he can judge you].”
Nang magkagayon si Festo, nang makapagpanayam na sa Sanedrin, ay sumagot, Naghabol ka kay Cesar; kay Cesar ka paparoon.
13 After several days, King [Herod] Agrippa arrived at Caesarea, along with [his younger sister] Bernice. They had come to [formally] welcome Festus [as the new Governor of the province].
Nang makaraan nga ang ilang mga araw, si Agripa na hari at si Bernice ay nangagsidating sa Cesarea, at nagsibati kay Festo.
14 King Agrippa and Bernice stayed many days in Caesarea. While [they were] there, Festus told Agrippa about Paul. He said to the king, “There is a man here whom Felix kept in prison [while he was governor]. He left him [there when his time as governor ended].
At nang sila'y magsitira roong maraming araw, ay isinaysay ni Festo sa hari ang usapin ni Pablo, na sinasabi, May isang taong bilanggo na iniwan ni Felix:
15 When I went to Jerusalem, the chief priests and [the other] Jewish elders told me that this man had done many things [against their laws]. They asked me to condemn him [to be executed] {judge him [so that people could kill him]}.
Tungkol sa kaniya nang ako'y nasa Jerusalem, ang mga pangulong saserdote at ang mga matanda sa mga Judio ay nangagbigay-alam sa akin, na hinihinging ako'y humatol laban sa kaniya.
16 But I told them that when someone has been accused [of a crime, we] Romans do not immediately (condemn that person/declare that person to be guilty). First, we [command] him to stand before the people who are accusing him and to say whether or not he has done those things. [After that, the judge will decide what to do with] him.
Sa kanila'y aking isinagot, na hindi kaugalian ng mga taga Roma na ibigay ang sinomang tao, hanggang hindi nahaharap ang isinasakdal sa mga nagsisipagsakdal, at siya'y magkaroon ng pagkakataong makagawa ng kaniyang pagsasanggalang tungkol sa sakdal laban sa kaniya.
17 So those Jews came [here to Caesarea] when I came. I did not delay. The day after [we(exc) arrived], after I sat down at the place where I make decisions, I [commanded] that Paul be brought {[soldiers] to bring Paul} into [the courtroom].
Nang sila nga'y mangagkatipon dito, ay hindi ako nagpaliban, kundi nang sumunod na araw ay lumuklok ako sa hukuman, at ipinaharap ko ang tao.
18 The Jewish leaders did accuse him, but the things about which they accused him were not any of the [evil] crimes about which I thought [they would accuse him].
Tungkol sa kaniya, nang magsitindig ang mga nagsisipagsakdal, ay walang anomang sakdal na masamang bagay na maiharap sila na gaya ng aking sinapantaha;
19 Instead, what they argued about with him were some teachings that [some] Jews believe [and others do not believe. They argued] about a man whose name was Jesus who had died, [but the man they were accusing, whose name is] Paul, kept saying, ‘Jesus is alive again.’
Kundi may ilang mga suliranin laban sa kaniya tungkol sa kanilang sariling relihion, at sa isang Jesus, na namatay, na pinatutunayan ni Pablo na ito'y buhay.
20 I did not know what questions to ask [them, and I did not know how to judge] concerning their dispute. So I asked Paul, ‘Are you [(sg)] willing to go [back] to Jerusalem and have the dispute [between you and these Jews] judged there {and [let me] judge there the dispute [between you and these Jews]}?’
At ako, palibhasa'y naguguluhan tungkol sa kung paano kayang mapagsisiyasat ang mga bagay na ito, ay itinanong ko kung ibig niyang pumaroon sa Jerusalem at doon siya hatulan tungkol sa mga bagay na ito.
21 But Paul answered, ‘[No]. I [am not willing to go to Jerusalem]!
Datapuwa't nang makapaghabol na si Pablo na siya'y ingatan upang hatulan ng emperador, ay ipinagutos kong ingatan siya hanggang sa siya'y maipadala ko kay Cesar.
22 Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.”
At sinabi ni Agripa kay Festo, Ibig ko rin sanang mapakinggan ang tao. Bukas, sinasabi niya, siya'y mapapakinggan mo.
23 The next day Agrippa and Bernice came very ceremoniously to the assembly hall. Some [Roman] commanders and prominent men in [Caesarea] came with them. Then, Festus told an officer to bring Paul. So after the officer [went to the prison and] brought him,
Kaya't nang kinabukasan, nang dumating si Agripa, at si Bernice, na may malaking karilagan, at nang mangakapasok na sila sa hukuman na kasama ang mga pangulong kapitan at ang mga maginoo sa bayan, sa utos ni Festo ay ipinasok si Pablo.
24 Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all [the rest of you] who are here, you see this man. Many [HYP] Jews in Jerusalem and also those here [in Caesarea] appealed to me, screaming that we [(exc)] should not let him live any longer.
At sinabi ni Festo, Haring Agripa, at lahat ng mga lalaking nangariritong kasama namin, nakikita ninyo ang taong ito, na tungkol sa kaniya'y nagsasakdal sa akin sa Jerusalem at dito naman ang buong karamihan ng mga Judio, na nangagsisigawang hindi marapat na siya'y mabuhay pa.
25 But [when I asked them to tell me what he had done, and they told me], I found out that he had not done anything for which he should be executed {[anyone should] execute him}. However, he has asked that our emperor [should judge his case], so I have decided to send him to Rome.
Datapuwa't aking nasumpungang siya'y walang anomang ginawang marapat sa kamatayan: at sapagka't siya rin ay naghabol sa emperador ay ipinasiya kong siya'y ipadala.
26 But I do not know what specifically I should write to the emperor concerning him. That is why I have brought him here. I [want] you all [to hear him speak], and I especially want you [(sg)], King Agrippa, to hear him. Then, after we [(inc)] have questioned him, I may know what I should write [to the emperor about him].
Tungkol sa kaniya'y wala akong alam na tiyak na bagay na maisusulat sa aking panginoon. Kaya dinala ko siya sa harapan ninyo, at lalong-lalo na sa harapan mo, haring Agripa, upang, pagkatapos ng pagsisiyasat, ay magkaroon ng sukat na maisulat.
27 It seems to me [that it would be] unreasonable to send a prisoner [to the emperor in Rome without my] specifying the [things about which people] are accusing him.”
Sapagka't inaakala kong di katuwiran, na sa pagpapadala ng isang bilanggo, ay hindi magpahiwatig naman ng mga sakdal laban sa kaniya.
