But after two years had passed Porcius Festus succeeded Felix. And wishing to do the Yehuḏ
“Do not follow a crowd to do evil, nor bear witness in a strife so as to turn aside after many, to turn aside what is right.
The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in יהוה is set on high.
and they pulled Yirmeyahu up with ropes and lifted him out of the dungeon. And Yirmeyahu remained in the court of the guard.
And Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabba to them, and having whipped Him, he delivered יהושע over to be impaled.
And seeing that it was pleasing to the Yehuḏ
said, “I shall hear you when your accusers arrive also.” And he commanded him to be kept in Herodes’ palace.
Festus therefore, having come to the province, three days later went up from Caesarea to Yerushalayim.
And when they had spent many days there, Festus laid Sha’ul’s case before the sovereign, saying, “There is a man here whom Felix left as a prisoner,
Then, indeed, Festus answered that Sha’ul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to set out shortly.
But Festus, wishing to do the Yehuḏ
And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
And Sha’ul stayed two entire years in his own rented house, and was receiving all who came to him,
For do I now persuade men, or Elohim? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I should not be a servant of Messiah.