Kisah Para Rasul 24:10
Konteks24:10 When the governor gestured for him to speak, Paul replied, “Because I know 1 that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I confidently make my defense. 2
Kisah Para Rasul 25:10
Konteks25:10 Paul replied, 3 “I am standing before Caesar’s 4 judgment seat, 5 where I should be tried. 6 I have done nothing wrong 7 to the Jews, as you also know very well. 8
[24:10] 1 tn Grk “knowing.” The participle ἐπιστάμενος (epistamenos) has been translated as a causal adverbial participle.
[24:10] 2 sn “Because…defense.” Paul also paid an indirect compliment to the governor, implying that he would be fair in his judgment.
[25:10] 4 tn Or “before the emperor’s” (“Caesar” is a title for the Roman emperor).
[25:10] 5 tn Although BDAG 175 s.v. βῆμα 3 gives the meaning “tribunal” for this verse, and a number of modern translations use similar terms (“court,” NIV; “tribunal,” NRSV), since the bema was a standard feature in Greco-Roman cities of the time, there is no need for an alternative translation here. Here of course Paul’s reference to “Caesar’s judgment seat” is a form of metonymy; since Festus is Caesar’s representative, Festus’ judgment seat represents Caesar’s own.
[25:10] sn The judgment seat (βῆμα, bhma) was a raised platform mounted by steps and sometimes furnished with a seat, used by officials in addressing an assembly or making pronouncements, often on judicial matters. The judgment seat was a familiar item in Greco-Roman culture, often located in the agora, the public square or marketplace in the center of a city.
[25:10] 6 tn That is, tried by an imperial representative and subject to Roman law.
[25:10] 7 sn “I have done nothing wrong.” Here is yet another declaration of total innocence on Paul’s part.
[25:10] 8 tn BDAG 506 s.v. καλῶς 7 states, “comp. κάλλιον (for the superl., as Galen, Protr. 8 p. 24, 19J.=p. 10, 31 Kaibel; s. B-D-F §244, 2) ὡς καί σὺ κ. ἐπιγινώσκεις as also you know very well Ac 25:10.”
