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Tej tklet Pabl exsin txqantl tukˈa toj txˈotxˈ Malta

28  Noq kloˈnqotaqla qkyaqilxa, tej qbˈintiˈy qa Maltataq tbˈi chˈin txˈotxˈ, a tkuˈxtaq toj aˈ. Toj tbˈanil oke kaˈyiniˈy qkyaqilxa kyuˈn xjal najleqetaq antza, ex tuˈn tzuntaq nkubˈ jbˈal, ex nimku cheˈw, bˈeˈx kubˈ kykchoˈn qˈaqˈ, exsin o xi txkoˈntza kykˈatz. Atzin te Pabl otaq bˈaj tchmoˈn chˈin tzqij si; ex tzuntaq okx tqˈoˈn toj qˈaqˈ, tej tetz lipin jun kan tuˈn t‑xobˈil te qˈaqˈ, ex bˈeˈx ok bˈaltzˈaj, ex ok ttxˈaˈn tqˈobˈ Pabl.

Aye xjal najleqetaq antza, tej kylonte kan bˈaltzˈink tibˈ tiˈj tqˈobˈ Pabl, jaw yolin kyxolx. Chi chiˈ kyjaluˈn: Bˈalaqa bˈyol xjal te ichin lo. Mapetzin klet toj ttxuyil aˈ, me a kawil toj kyaˈj, nlay ttziye tuˈn tanqˈintl.

Me atzin te Pabl, bˈeˈx el tchtoˈn tiˈj tqˈobˈ. Tuˈn ikyjo, bˈeˈx kux tzˈaq tej kan toj qˈaqˈ, ex ntiˈ te Pabl bˈajte. Kykyaqilx nchi ayontaq jniˈ or kxel mal Pabl, tuˈn ttxˈaˈbˈin kan, mo jniˈ ortaq tuˈn tkyim. Nimku kubˈ kyayoˈn, me atzaj teˈ tel kynikyˈ te, qa ntiˈ otaq bˈajte, bˈeˈxsin ja kymeltzˈin kynabˈltz, exsin ok tentz qˈmalte qa jun diostaq te Pabl.

Iteˈtaqtzin txqantl tnej txˈotxˈ nqayintaq iteˈye tkˈatzjo najbˈil antza, a etzintaq tuˈn jun ichin, Publio tbˈi, nimxixtaq toklin tojjo tkyaqil txˈotxˈ te Malta. Toj tbˈanil iwliˈy tuˈn, ex toj tbˈanil mojin qukˈiy toj oxe qˈij.

Me atziˈn ttata Publio, yabˈtaq teˈ tuˈn kyaq ex tuˈn chkˈoj, ex tkuˈxtaq toj ttxoˈw. Bˈeˈxsin xiˈ Pabl qˈolbˈilte. Atzin teˈ tbˈaj naˈn Dios tiˈj, i kubˈ tqˈoˈn tqˈobˈ tibˈaj, ex bˈeˈx qˈanit tuˈn. Tuˈn ikyjo, bˈeˈx i bˈijte kyuˈn txqantl yabˈ, a iteˈtaq tojjo txˈotxˈ antza, ex i tzaj kyej yabˈ anetziˈn, ex ikyxjo, bˈeˈx i qˈanit.

10 Nimku bˈant kyuˈn te kaˈybˈil qeˈy. Atzin teˈ qokxa jun majla toj juntl bark, nimku tzaj qˈoˈn qeˈy, a ilxix tiˈj, tuˈn tokin quˈn toj bˈe.

Tej tkanin Pabl toj tnam Rom

11 Tbˈajlinxiˈ oxe xjaw quˈn tojjo Malta, o okxa tojjo juntl bark tzajnintaq toj Alejandría, ex antza taˈyetaq toj Malta, tej tkubˈ ten jbˈalil. Atzin bark anetziˈn, iteˈktaqjo kabˈe kywutzbˈiyil dios tiˈj, Cástor ex Pólux kybˈi.

12 O xiˈy toj, ex o kaniˈn toj tnam Siracusa. Oxe qˈij o kyija antza. 13 Ex antza, o exiˈy, nqayin toj mlaj, tuˈn qkaniˈn tzmax toj tnam Regio. Toj junxil qˈij, kyjaˈ tzaje kyqˈiqˈ kubˈl qumila. Tuˈntziˈn, toj junxil qˈij o kaniˈn tzma Puteoli, 14 jaˈ ele qkˈulbˈiˈn qibˈa kyukˈa ilaˈ nimil, a xi txkoˈn qeˈy, tuˈn qkyija wuq qˈij kyukˈa. Ikytziˈn, o kaninjiˈy tzmax Rom. 15 Otaq kybˈi kye nimil te Rom tqanil, qa tuˈntaq qkaniˈn. Tuˈnpetziˈn, i tzaj kˈlel qeˈy toj bˈe tzmax kyojjo kabˈe tnam, Foro de Apio ex Tres Tabernas kybˈi. Atzaj teˈ kyiwle quˈn, bˈeˈx xi tqˈoˈn Pabl chjonte te qMan Dios, ex bˈeˈx ja tiˈn tibˈ.

16 Atzaj teˈ qkaniˈn tzma Rom, i xi tqˈoˈn Julio, a tnejil xoˈl qˈaqˈ, tkyaqil aj tze toj tqˈobˈ juntl xoˈl qˈaqˈ. Ante Pabl tzaj qˈoˈn ambˈil teˈ, tuˈn tten tjunalx, ex junchˈin xoˈl qˈaqˈ kyij te kaˈyilte.

Tej tyolin Pabl kyukˈa t‑xjalil toj Rom

17 Otaqxi bˈaj oxe qˈij qkanliˈn, tej t‑xi tchqˈoˈn Pabl txkol kye kynejil Judiy te Rom. Atzaj teˈ kychmet, xi tqˈmaˈn Pabl kye kyjaluˈn: Ayiˈy nxjalil, ntiˈ weˈ nbˈinchbˈin nya bˈaˈn kyiˈj aj Judiy ex tiˈjjo tzeˈn ẍi anqˈine ojtxe qxjalila. Me ma chinx qˈoˈn toj kyqˈobˈ xjal te Rom tzma Jerusalén. 18 Atzaj teˈ xbˈaj qanin weˈy, mataq chinx tzaqpiˈn, quˈn tuˈn mi xjyet tumil kyuˈn, tuˈn nkubˈ kawiˈn te kyimin. 19 Me mina xkytziye Judiy. Tuˈnpetziˈn, xi nqanintza, tuˈn woka toj paˈbˈin twutzjo tnejilxix nmaq kawil tzaluˈn toj Rom. Me ntiˈ chˈin weˈ aku chin ja yolbˈin, ex ntiˈ nyola te patil kye xjal te ntanima. 20 Tuˈnpetziˈn, ma chi tzaj ntxkoˈn, tuˈn kyok nkaˈyiˈn, ex tuˈn nyoliˈn kyukˈiy, quˈn awo aj Judiyqo at junqe qqˈuqbˈil qkˈuˈj tuˈn tten tkawbˈil qMan Dios qxol, ex tuˈn qjaw anqˈin juntl majl kyxol kyimnin, aj qkyim. Ex noq tuˈn tpajjo ikyjo, loqiˈn kˈloˈnqin tuˈn kxbˈil.

21 Tzajtzin kyqˈmaˈn kyej Judiy kyjaluˈn: Ntiˈ jun qeˈ uˈj o tzaj qtzyuˈn tzajnin toj txˈotxˈ te Judey, a tzunt yolin tiˈja. Ex ntiˈ jun qxjalil a kyxoljo najleqe antza, a mat tzul tzaluˈn, a nyat bˈaˈn tyol tiˈja. 22 Me qajtzintza tuˈn qbˈintiˈy tzeˈn te tnaˈbˈl, quˈn bˈiˈn qeˈ quˈn, qa nyolbˈajtz toj tkyaqil twutz txˈotxˈ tiˈjjo akˈaj chˈuq xjal, aye nimilqe tiˈj Jesús.

23 Tuˈntziˈn ikyjo, ok kyjyoˈn jun qˈij, jaˈ i chmete txqan xjal, jaˈ najletaq Pabl. Tojjo qˈij anetziˈn, yolin Pabl tiˈj Tkawbˈil qMan Dios. Xi xkye qlixje wen, ex tzmaxi te qqoqix, ok tilil tuˈn Pabl, tuˈn tkubˈ kykˈuˈj, qa twutzxixjo Tyol Dios tzˈibˈin kyuˈn yolil Tyol. 24 Iteˈ junjun i xi niminte a ntqˈmaˈntaq Pabl, me iteˈ txqantl mix xi kynimine. 25 Tbˈajlinxiˈ yolin Pabl, bˈeˈx el kypaˈn kyibˈ, quˈn tuˈn mix jaˈtaq nchi kyija toj wen kyxolilex. Xitzin tqˈmaˈn Pabl kye kyjaluˈn: Wen teˈ a bˈaj tyolin Xewbˈaj Xjan kyeˈ ojtxe qxjalil, tej tkyij tzˈibˈin tuˈn Isaías, a yolil Tyol Dios, a chiˈ kyjaluˈn: 26 Kux txiˈy, ex qˈmaˈnxa teˈ tnam lo:

Mixla tuˈn chi bˈiˈn tiˈj, nlayx tzˈel kynikyˈ te.
Ex mixla tuˈn tzˈok kykaˈyin, nlayx kylonte.
27 Quˈn ajo tnaˈbˈljo tnam lo, ma tzˈel najx.
Jpunqek kyẍkyin, ex maqsiˈnqek kywutz,
tuˈntzin mi kylonte,
ex tuˈntzin mi kybˈiye,
ex tuˈn mina tzˈel kynikyˈ,
ex tuˈn mina chi tzaj meltzˈaj wukˈiy.
Tuˈn ikyjo, nlay chi kubˈ nqˈaniˈn.

28 Bˈiˈnkuxix kyuˈn, chi Pabl, qa ajo kolbˈil tuˈn qMan Dios, qˈoˈntz jaˈlin kye nya Judiy, ex ayepenkye ok chi kˈwel bˈiˈn teˈ Tbˈanil Tqanil.

29 Tej tbˈaj tqˈmaˈn Pabl ikyjo, bˈeˈx i aj kyej Judiy, ex nimxix i chˈotj kyxolx.

30 Atzin te Pabl, kabˈe abˈqˈe kyij teˈ tojjo ja, a otaq manit tuˈn. Antza nchi kanine kykyaqiltaqjo qˈolbˈilte. 31 Tukˈa tkyaqil tzaqpibˈl, nqˈumlajtaq tiˈjjo tkawbˈil qMan Dios, ex nxnaqˈtzintaq tiˈjjo qAjaw Jesucrist, ex mix aˈlxtaq jun nxi miyonte.

Paul Ashore on Malta

28 Once safely on shore, we(A) found out that the island(B) was called Malta. The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold. Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand. When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand,(C) they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, the goddess Justice has not allowed him to live.”(D) But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.(E) The people expected him to swell up or suddenly fall dead; but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.(F)

There was an estate nearby that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us to his home and showed us generous hospitality for three days. His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and, after prayer,(G) placed his hands on him(H) and healed him.(I) When this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured. 10 They honored us(J) in many ways; and when we were ready to sail, they furnished us with the supplies we needed.

Paul’s Arrival at Rome

11 After three months we put out to sea in a ship that had wintered in the island—it was an Alexandrian ship(K) with the figurehead of the twin gods Castor and Pollux. 12 We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three days. 13 From there we set sail and arrived at Rhegium. The next day the south wind came up, and on the following day we reached Puteoli. 14 There we found some brothers and sisters(L) who invited us to spend a week with them. And so we came to Rome. 15 The brothers and sisters(M) there had heard that we were coming, and they traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. At the sight of these people Paul thanked God and was encouraged. 16 When we got to Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with a soldier to guard him.(N)

Paul Preaches at Rome Under Guard

17 Three days later he called together the local Jewish leaders.(O) When they had assembled, Paul said to them: “My brothers,(P) although I have done nothing against our people(Q) or against the customs of our ancestors,(R) I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans. 18 They examined me(S) and wanted to release me,(T) because I was not guilty of any crime deserving death.(U) 19 The Jews objected, so I was compelled to make an appeal to Caesar.(V) I certainly did not intend to bring any charge against my own people. 20 For this reason I have asked to see you and talk with you. It is because of the hope of Israel(W) that I am bound with this chain.”(X)

21 They replied, “We have not received any letters from Judea concerning you, and none of our people(Y) who have come from there has reported or said anything bad about you. 22 But we want to hear what your views are, for we know that people everywhere are talking against this sect.”(Z)

23 They arranged to meet Paul on a certain day, and came in even larger numbers to the place where he was staying. He witnessed to them from morning till evening, explaining about the kingdom of God,(AA) and from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets(AB) he tried to persuade them about Jesus.(AC) 24 Some were convinced by what he said, but others would not believe.(AD) 25 They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit spoke the truth to your ancestors when he said(AE) through Isaiah the prophet:

26 “‘Go to this people and say,
“You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
    you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
27 For this people’s heart has become calloused;(AF)
    they hardly hear with their ears,
    and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
    hear with their ears,
    understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.’[a](AG)

28 “Therefore I want you to know that God’s salvation(AH) has been sent to the Gentiles,(AI) and they will listen!” [29] [b]

30 For two whole years Paul stayed there in his own rented house and welcomed all who came to see him. 31 He proclaimed the kingdom of God(AJ) and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ—with all boldness(AK) and without hindrance!

Footnotes

  1. Acts 28:27 Isaiah 6:9,10 (see Septuagint)
  2. Acts 28:29 Some manuscripts include here After he said this, the Jews left, arguing vigorously among themselves.