And when Festus came to Caesarea, after three days he went up to Urishlim.

And the chief priests and the heads of the Yehudaye informed him about Paulos, and they were seeking from him

as they asked him this favor, that he would send to bring him to Urishlim, while they were laying an ambush on the road to kill him.

And Festus answered that Paulos is kept in Caesarea, and I am hastening to go out.

Therefore let those among you who are able go down with us, and accuse him of every offence that is in the man.

And when he had been there eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea. And the next day he sat on the tribunal and commanded that they bring Paulos.

And when he came, the Jews who had come down from Urishlim surrounded him, and they were bringing many and hard charges against him which they were not able to show.

And Paulos was making defense that he had not offended in anything, neither in the law of the Jews, nor in the temple, nor in Caesar.

But Festus, because he wanted to grant a favor to the Jews, said to Paulos, Do you want to go up to Urishlim and there be judged before me on these things?

Paulos answered and said, I stand here on the judgment seat of Caesar; here it is right for me to be judged. I have sinned nothing against the Jews, as even you know.

And if a wrong is done by me, or anything worthy of death, I do not refuse death. But if there is nothing in me of these things of which they accuse me, no one gives me to them as a gift. I call on Caesar.

Then Festus spoke with the men of his council and said, You have called on Caesar; to Caesar you will go.

And when some days had passed, Agrippa the king and Bernice came down to Caesarea to greet Festus.

And when they had been with him some days, Festus related to the king the case of Paulos, saying: A certain man was left a prisoner by Felix.

And when I was in Urishlim, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me about him, and asked that I would pass judgment on him for them.

And I told them, It is not the custom of the Romans to hand a man over as a gift to be killed until his accuser comes and charges him to his face, and opportunity is given him to make a defense about what he is accused of.

And when I came here, without delay, the next day I sat on the judgment seat and commanded that the man be brought to me.

And his accusers stood up with him, and they were not able to show any evil charge against him, as I had expected.

But they had certain disputes with him about their worship, and about Y'shua, a man who had died, whom Paulos was saying is alive.

And because I was not established on the inquiry of these things, I said to Paulos, If you seek to go to Urishlim and there be judged concerning these,

But he sought to be kept for the judgment of Caesar, and I ordered that he be kept until I send him to Caesar.

And Agrippa said, I was wanting to hear this man. And Festus said, Tomorrow you will hear him.

And on another day Agrippa and Bernice came with much pomp and entered the house of judgment with the chiliarchs and the heads of the city, and Festus commanded, and Paulos came.

And Festus said, King Agrippa and all you men who are with us, concerning this man whom you see, all the people of the Yehudaye applied to me in Urishlim and here, crying out that it is no longer right for this one to live.

I for my part found that he has done nothing worthy of death. And because he asked to be kept for the judgment of Caesar, I ordered that he be sent.

And I do not know what I should write about him to Caesar. Because of this I wanted to bring him before you, and especially before you, king Agrippa, so that when his case is examined I may find what to write.

For it is not fitting, when we send a bound man, that we should not write his offense.