Festus therefore having arrived in the province, after three days he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

Made a presentation then before him the chief priests and the chiefs of the Jews, against Paul, and they were begging him,

asking a favor against him, that he may summon him to Jerusalem, an ambush forming to kill him on the way.

Those therefore among you, he says, [in] power, having gone down too, if anything there is in the man wrong, they should accuse him.

Having spent then with them days not more than eight or ten, having gone down to Caesarea, on the next day having sat on the judgment seat, he commanded Paul to be brought.

When was arriving then he, stood around him the from Jerusalem having come down Jews, many and weighty charges presenting, which not they were able to prove.

Said then Paul, Before the judgment seat of Caesar standing I am, where me it behooves to be judged. To [the] Jews nothing I have done wrong, as also you very well know.

If indeed therefore I do wrong, and worthy of death have done anything, not I do refuse to die. If however nothing there is of which they [can] accuse me, no one me can to them giving up. To Caesar I appeal!

Then Festus, having conferred with the Council, answered, To Caesar You have appealed; to Caesar you will go!

When days now having passed some, Agrippa the king and Bernice came down to Caesarea, greeting Festus.

As now many days they were staying there, Festus, to the king laid before, the things relating to Paul, saying, A man certain there is left by Felix [as] a prisoner,

concerning whom, having been my in Jerusalem, made a presentation the chief priests and the elders of the Jews, asking against him penalty,

to whom I answered that not it is [the] custom with Romans to give up any man before than the [one] being accused to face he might be [able] the accusers [the] opportunity, and of defense he might have concerning the accusation.

When were assembling therefore they here, delay no having made, on the next [day] having sat on the judgment seat, I commanded to be brought the man,

concerning whom, having stood up, the accusers no charge were bringing of which I was suspect crimes.

Questions however certain concerning the own religion they had against him, and concerning a certain Jesus having died whom was affirming Paul to be alive.

Being perplexed now, I concerning these inquiry was asking if he might be willing to go to Jerusalem and there to be judged concerning these things.

Agrippa then [said] to Festus, I was wanting also myself the man to hear. Tomorrow, he says, you will hear him.