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OET (OET-RV) If I had done anything wrong, anything worthy of the death sentence, then I’m ready to accept death. On the other hand, if none of their accusations are true, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar.”
OET-LV Therefore if on_one_hand I_am_doing_wrong and I_have_done anything worthy of_death, I_am_ not _refusing which to_die_off, on_the_other_hand if nothing is true of_which these are_accusing against_me, no_one is_able to_grant me to_them.
I_am_Appealing to_Kaisar.
SR-GNT Εἰ μὲν οὖν ἀδικῶ καὶ ἄξιον θανάτου πέπραχά τι, οὐ παραιτοῦμαι τὸ ἀποθανεῖν· εἰ δὲ οὐδέν ἐστιν ὧν οὗτοι κατηγοροῦσίν μου, οὐδείς με δύναται αὐτοῖς χαρίσασθαι. Καίσαρα ἐπικαλοῦμαι!” ‡
(Ei men oun adikō kai axion thanatou pepraⱪa ti, ou paraitoumai to apothanein; ei de ouden estin hōn houtoi kataʸgorousin mou, oudeis me dunatai autois ⱪarisasthai. Kaisara epikaloumai!”)
Key: yellow:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT Therefore, if I am doing harm and have done something worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if the things of which they are accusing me are nothing, no one is able to give me to them as a favor. I appeal to Caesar!”
UST If I deserved to die for something I had done wrong, I would accept dying as my punishment. They are accusing me of many things, but I do not deserve to die for anything I have done. So no one can condemn me just to satisfy them. I claim my right to have Caesar himself judge me.”
BSB If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
BLB Therefore if indeed I do wrong and have done anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is nothing of which they can accuse me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!"
AICNT If then I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.”
OEB If, however, I am breaking the law and have committed any offence deserving death, I do not ask to escape the penalty; but, if there is nothing in the accusations of these people, no one has the power to give me up to them. I appeal to the Emperor.’
WEB For if I have done wrong and have committed anything worthy of death, I don’t refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
NET If then I am in the wrong and have done anything that deserves death, I am not trying to escape dying, but if not one of their charges against me is true, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
LSV for if I am indeed unrighteous, and have done anything worthy of death, I do not deprecate to die; and if there is none of the things of which these accuse me, no one is able to make a favor of me to them; I appeal to Caesar!”
FBV If I've committed a crime and have done something that deserves death, I do not ask to be pardoned from a death sentence. But if there's no substance to these accusations they're making against me, then nobody has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
TCNT If I am in the wrong and have done something that deserves death, I do not seek to escape death. But if none of the things these men accuse me of is true, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar.”
T4T 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.”
LEB If then I am doing wrong[fn] and have done anything deserving death, I am not trying to avoid[fn] dying. But if there is nothingtrue of the things which these people are accusing me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
?:? Or “I am in the wrong”
?:? *Here the present tense has been translated as conative (“trying to avoid”)
BBE If, then, I am a wrongdoer and there is a cause of death in me, I am ready for death: if it is not as they say against me, no man may give me up to them. Let my cause come before Caesar.
MOF No MOF ACTs book available
ASV If then I am a wrong-doer, and have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die; but if none of those things is true whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up unto them. I appeal unto Cæsar.
DRA For if I have injured them, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die. But if there be none of these things whereof they accuse me, no man may deliver me to them: I appeal to Caesar.
YLT for 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!'
DBY 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.
RV If then I am a wrong-doer, and have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if none of those things is true, whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.
WBS For if I am an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there is none of these things of which these accuse me, no man may deliver me to them. I appeal to Cesar.
KJB For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Cæsar.
(For if I be an offender, or have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar. )
BB For yf I had done any hurt, or committed any thyng worthy of death, I refuse not to dye: But yf there be none of these thinges, wherof they accuse me, no man may delyuer me to them. I appeale vnto Caesar.
(For if I had done any hurt, or committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to dye: But if there be none of these things, wherof they accuse me, no man may deliver me to them. I appeale unto Caesar.)
GNV For if I haue done wrong, or committed any thing worthie of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof they accuse me, no man, to pleasure them, can deliuer me to them: I appeale vnto Caesar.
(For if I have done wrong, or committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof they accuse me, no man, to pleasure them, can deliver me to them: I appeale unto Caesar. )
CB Yf I haue hurte eny man, or committed eny thinge worthy off death, I refuse not to dye. But yf there are no soch thinges as they accuse me off, then maye no man delyuer me vnto them. I appeale vnto the Emperoure.
(If I have hurt any man, or committed anything worthy off death, I refuse not to dye. But if there are no such things as they accuse me off, then may no man deliver me unto them. I appeale unto the Emperor.)
TNT If I have hurte them or committed eny thinge worthy of deeth I refuse not to dye. If none of these thinges are where of they accuse me no man owght to delyver me to them. I appeale vnto Cesar.
(If I have hurt them or committed anything worthy of death I refuse not to dye. If none of these things are where of they accuse me no man owght to delyver me to them. I appeale unto Caesar. )
WYC For if Y haue noyed, ether don ony thing worthi deth, Y forsake not to die; but if no thing of tho is, that thei accusen me, no man may yyue me to hem. Y appele to the emperour.
(For if I have noyed, ether done any thing worthy death, I forsake not to die; but if no thing of tho is, that they accusen me, no man may give me to them. I appele to the emperour.)
LUT Habe ich aber jemand Leid getan und des Todes wert gehandelt, so weigere ich mich nicht zu sterben; ist aber der keines nicht, des sie mich verklagen, so kann mich ihnen niemand ergeben. Ich berufe mich auf den Kaiser.
(goods I but someone Leid getan and the Todes wert gehandelt, so weigere I me not to dien; is but the keines not, the they/she/them me verklagen, so kann me ihnen niemand ergeben. I berufe me on the Kaiser.)
CLV Si enim nocui, aut dignum morte aliquid feci, non recuso mori: si vero nihil est eorum quæ hi accusant me, nemo potest me illis donare. Cæsarem appello.
(When/But_if because nocui, aut dignum morte aliquid feci, not/no recuso mori: when/but_if vero nihil it_is eorum which hi accusant me, nemo potest me illis donare. Cæsarem appello. )
UGNT εἰ μὲν οὖν ἀδικῶ καὶ ἄξιον θανάτου πέπραχά τι, οὐ παραιτοῦμαι τὸ ἀποθανεῖν; εἰ δὲ οὐδέν ἐστιν ὧν οὗτοι κατηγοροῦσίν μου, οὐδείς με δύναται αὐτοῖς χαρίσασθαι. Καίσαρα ἐπικαλοῦμαι!
(ei men oun adikō kai axion thanatou pepraⱪa ti, ou paraitoumai to apothanein? ei de ouden estin hōn houtoi kataʸgorousin mou, oudeis me dunatai autois ⱪarisasthai. Kaisara epikaloumai!)
SBL-GNT εἰ μὲν ⸀οὖν ἀδικῶ καὶ ἄξιον θανάτου πέπραχά τι, οὐ παραιτοῦμαι τὸ ἀποθανεῖν· εἰ δὲ οὐδέν ἐστιν ὧν οὗτοι κατηγοροῦσίν μου, οὐδείς με δύναται αὐτοῖς χαρίσασθαι· Καίσαρα ἐπικαλοῦμαι.
(ei men ⸀oun adikō kai axion thanatou pepraⱪa ti, ou paraitoumai to apothanein; ei de ouden estin hōn houtoi kataʸgorousin mou, oudeis me dunatai autois ⱪarisasthai; Kaisara epikaloumai. )
TC-GNT Εἰ μὲν [fn]γὰρ ἀδικῶ καὶ ἄξιον θανάτου πέπραχά τι, οὐ παραιτοῦμαι τὸ ἀποθανεῖν· εἰ δὲ οὐδέν ἐστιν ὧν οὗτοι κατηγοροῦσί μου, οὐδείς με δύναται αὐτοῖς χαρίσασθαι. Καίσαρα ἐπικαλοῦμαι.
(Ei men gar adikō kai axion thanatou pepraⱪa ti, ou paraitoumai to apothanein; ei de ouden estin hōn houtoi kataʸgorousi mou, oudeis me dunatai autois ⱪarisasthai. Kaisara epikaloumai.)
25:11 γαρ ¦ ουν CT
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
25:10-11 Festus’s suggestion that Paul be tried in Jerusalem motivated the apostle’s appeal to Caesar. Paul was not afraid of death, but he objected to being turned over to a biased court intent on murder, not justice (25:7).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives
οὐ παραιτοῦμαι τὸ ἀποθανεῖν
not ˱I˲_/am/_refusing ¬which /to/_die_off
If it would be clearer in your language, you could use a positive expression to translate this double negative that consists of the negative particle not and the negative verb refuse. Alternate translation: “I am willing to die”