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Pablo nemiya ipan on tlalhuactli itoca Malta yejhuan oncaj atlajcotian

28  Ijcuac tinochimej yotimaquisquej otechijlijquej ica on tlalhuactli campa tinemiyaj itoca Malta. On yejhuan ompa chanejquej sanoyej cuajli otechchihuilijquej. Sanoyej cuajli otechselijquej, niman pampa quiahuiya niman ica sanoyej sehua catca, yejhuamej oquitlalijquej se hueyi tlitl para ompa ma titototonican. Pablo oquisentlalij quesqui cojtli yejhuan huaqui niman ocontlalij ne tlico. Ijcuacon se cohuatl ompa ohuajquis ica ye tlatlaya niman ipan ima Pablo ocuaj niman onopiloj. Quemaj ijcuac on chanejquej oquitaquej on cohuatl onopiloj ipan ima niman oquicuaj, opeu quinojliaj:

―Sa ica melahuac in tlacatl cas se hueyi temictiani. Masqui tla omaquis ipan mar, ica oncaj quiselia itlaxtlahuil. Itlaj tlajtlacol xcahuilia nemis.

Pero Pablo onomatzejtzeloj ne ipan tlitl niman on cohuatl ompa ohuetzito niman xitlaj ipan onochiu. Yejhuamej on chanejquej quichixticatcaj tla posahuis ima noso tla nimantzin huetzis niman miquis. Pero ijcuac yohuejcau quichixtoquej niman ica oquitaquej xitlaj ipan nochihuaya, oquipatlaquej intlamachilis niman opeu quijtohuaj ica Pablo yejhua se dios.

Nisiu sa ompacatzin oncatcaj itlalhuan on tlacatl itoca Publio yejhuan yacatzticaj ne ipan on tlalhuactli. Yejhua sanoyej cuajli otechselij niman ompa otinenquej ihuan yeyi tonajli. Yejhua sanoyej tenotzqui. Niman on itaj Publio onoya tlapechco, cualohuaya ican totonqui niman yestlalijli. Pablo oyaj oquinotzato, niman ijcuac yoquichiu oración, ipan oquintlalij imahuan niman oquipajtij. Quemaj ijcuac yonochiu on, nochimej ocsequimej yejhuan cualoj ipan on tlalhuactli no oyajquej itech, niman no oquimpajtij. 10 Niman yejhuamej otechtlajsojcaitaquej sanoya. Niman ijcuac otiquisquej, otechtlayocolijquej ica nochi tlajtlamach yejhuan tictequitiltisquej ipan tojhui.

Pablo oajsic ne Roma

11 Quemaj ijcuac yotinenquej yeyi metztli ipan on tlalhuactli, oticajsiquej tojhui ipan se barco yejhuan ompa onocajca ijcuac sehua. On barco teyaxca ne Alejandría niman ipan ixnestiaya para iixmachyo on dioses Cástor niman Pólux. 12 Niman ijcuac otajsiquej ipan on hueyican itoca Siracusa yejhuan oncaj ipan itenco on mar, ompa otinenquej yeyi tonajli. 13 Quemaj ompa otiquisquej otiajquej san atlatentli hasta otajsiquej ipan se hueyican itoca Regio. Niman ijcuac huajmostla opeu ajaca achijtzin ica on tonalajacatl yejhuan quisa ne sur. Niman huajmostla otajsiquej ne ipan on pueblo itoca Puteoli. 14 Ompa otiquinnextijquej sequimej tocnihuan, niman otechnotzquej para se semana ompa inhuan ma titocahuacan. Niman quemaj ompa otiquisquej niman otiajquej para on hueyican itoca Roma. 15 Niman ica oquimatquej on tocnihuan ne Roma ica sa nisiu tinemij, oquisquej para otechnamiquitoj hasta ne ipan on pueblito itoca Tres Tabernas. Niman ocsequimej oyajquej más tlayecapan hasta on plaza itoca Apio. Niman ijcuac Pablo oquintac, oquimacac tlaxtlahuijli Dios, niman más onoyolchicau. 16 Ijcuac otajsiquej ne Roma, on capitán oquinmactilij on carcejtlapixqui. Pero Pablo ocahuilijquej nemis ocsecan ihuan se soldado yejhuan oquitlalijquej para quitlapias.

Pablo quiteijliaj on cuajli tlajtojli ne Roma

17 Ijcuac quipiaya yeyi tonajli ica otajsiquej ne Roma, Pablo oquintecuitlan on hebreos yejhuan más yacatztoquej. Niman ijcuac yonosentlalijquej, oquimijlij:

―Nocnihuan, masqui nejhua xonicchiu itlaj yejhuan xcuajli intech on hebreos nion itech on incostumbres on toachtojtajhuan, onechtemacaquej preso ne Jerusalén intech on tequihuajquej romanos. 18 Ijcuac onechyolcuitijquej, quinequiyaj nechmacahuasquej, pampa xonechnextilijquej itlaj yejhuan ica nechmelahuasquia nimiquis. 19 Pero pampa sanoyej onechtlahuelixnamiquej on hebreos, oniquitac ica nonequiya nipanos nican itech César, masqui tla xnicpia tlinon ica niquinteixpanhuis on nochantlacaj. 20 Yejhua ica, tej, onemechtecuitlan para nemechitas niman nemechnotzas. Aman, tej, nican ninemi nisalijticaj ica in teposcadena san ipampa on totlamachalis itech Cristo on Mesías yejhuan ticpia tejhuamej tihebreos.

21 Ijcuacon yejhuamej oquijlijquej:

―Tejhuamej xitlaj amatlajcuilojli ticseliaj on yejhuan hualehua ne Judea moca tejhua. Nion yacaj tocniu hebreo yejhuan ne hualehuaj xitlaj cuajtetlajtlajtohuiliaj tlen xcuajli moca tejhua. 22 Pero ticnequisquiaj ticaquisquiaj tlinon tejhua ticnemilia, pampa ticmatztoquej ica nochihuiyan xcuajli quitenehuiliaj on yejhuan quineltocaj on yencuic tlamachtijli.

23 Ijcon, tej, oquitlalilijquej se tonajli para tlajtlajtosquej, niman ijcuac oajsic on tonajli, oyajquej sanoyej miyequej tlacamej ne campa Pablo chantiya. Niman cualcan hasta tiotlac quinmelajcaijliaya niman quimixpantiliaya quen Dios tlamandarohua. Quichihuaya canica para itechcopa on itlanahuatil Moisés niman on tlen oquijcuilojquej on tiotlajtojquej quinyolehuas ica Jesús. 24 Sequimej oquineltocaquej on tlen Pablo quijtohuaya, pero ocsequimej xoquiselijquej. 25 Niman ica xsan se tlajtojli oquipixquej, opeu nosesemanaj. Pero ijcuac xe nosesemanayaj, Pablo oquimijlij in tlajtojli:

―Cuajli otlajtoj on Espíritu Santo itechcopa on tiotlajtojquetl Isaías ijcuac oquimijlij on toachtojtajhuan: 26 Xhuiya niman ijquin xquimijlij on tlacamej: Ica nemonacashuan nentlacactiasquej, pero xitlaj nencajsicamatisquej. Niman ica nemixtololojhuan nentlachixtiasquej, pero xitlaj nenquitasquej.

27 Ijquin nochihuas, pampa inyojlo in tlacamej yotechicajquej para ma ca cajsicamatisquej ican inyojlo on tlen melahuac. Niman innacashuan tzatzacutoquej para ma ca cuelcaquisquej ican innacashuan on tlen melahuac. Niman imixtololojhuan xtlacha para ma ca quitasquej on tlen melahuac. Tla ijcon nochihuasquiaj noyolpatlasquiaj niman niquinpajtisquia inalma.

28 Quemaj Pablo oquimijlij:

―Aman xmatican ica desde aman para tlayecapan yejhua in itemaquixtil Dios quititlanisquej intech on yejhuan xhebreos, niman yejhuamej caquisquej.

29 Ijcuac Pablo oquijtoj yejhua in, on hebreos oquisquej, niman sa no yejhuamej sanoyej onocamatlanquej.

30 Pablo cuajli ome xipan ompa onocau ne ipan on cajli yejhuan oquitlaneu. Niman yejhua quinseliaya nochimej on yejhuan yayaj itech. 31 Niman quiteijliaya on quen Dios tlamandarohua niman quitemachtiaya itech ica toTeco Jesucristo. Niman Pablo xitlaj ica ontelihuiya chica temachtiaya, niman xacaj quipajsolohuaya.

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.

28 And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.

And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.

And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.

Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.

In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.

And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.

So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:

10 Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.

11 And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.

12 And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.

13 And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:

14 Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.

15 And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.

16 And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.

17 And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

18 Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.

19 But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.

20 For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.

21 And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.

22 But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.

23 And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.

24 And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.

25 And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,

26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:

27 For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

28 Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.

29 And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.

30 And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,

31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.