en_tn_condensed/jhn/18/30.md

If this man was not an evildoer, we would not have given him over to you

You can translate this double negative in a positive form. Alternate translation: "This man is an evildoer, and we had to bring him to you for punishment" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublenegatives)

given him over

This phrase here means to hand over to an enemy.