1 En eers toe ons gered was, het ons te wete gekom dat die eiland Mel¡te genoem word.
2 En die inboorlinge het ons buitengewone mensliewendheid bewys, want hulle het 'n groot vuur aangesteek en ons almal daarby gebring weens die reën wat gedreig het en weens die koue.
3 En Paulus het 'n klomp droë hout bymekaargemaak en op die vuur gesit, en 'n adder het weens die hitte uitgekom en aan sy hand vasgebyt.
4 En toe die inboorlinge die dier aan sy hand sien hang, sê hulle vir mekaar: Hierdie man is beslis 'n moordenaar wat die goddelike wraak nie laat lewe nie, al is hy uit die see gered.
5 Maar hy het die dier in die vuur afgeskud en geen kwaad gely nie.
6 En hulle het verwag dat hy sou opswel of skielik dood neerval; maar toe hulle lank gewag en gesien het dat niks besonders met hom gebeur nie, het hulle van gedagte verander en gesê dat hy 'n god was.
7 Nou het die hoof van die eiland, wie se naam Publius was, in die omgewing van daardie plek 'n stuk grond gehad, en hy het ons ontvang en drie dae lank vriendelik geherberg.
8 En die vader van Publius het siek gelê aan koors en buikloop. En Paulus het ingegaan na hom toe, en nadat hy gebid het, hom die hande opgelê en hom gesond gemaak.
9 En hierna het ook die ander wat siektes gehad het op die eiland, na hom gekom en is genees.
10 En hulle het ons ook baie eerbewyse betoon, en toe ons sou afvaar, ons van die nodige voorsien.
11 En n drie maande het ons afgevaar in 'n skip van Alexandr¡ë met die skeepsmerk Castor en Pollux, wat op die eiland oorwinter het.
12 En ons het by Sirakuse gekom en daar drie dae gebly.
13 Daarvandaan het ons omgeseil en by R,gium aangekom en een dag later het die suidewind opgekom, en op die tweede het ons Put,oli bereik,
14 waar ons broeders gevind het wat ons gevra het om sewe dae by hulle te bly; en so het ons na Rome gegaan.
15 En die broeders wat van ons lotgevalle gehoor het, het ons daarvandaan tegemoetgekom tot by die Appius-mark en die Drie Herberge; en toe Paulus hulle sien, het hy God gedank en moed gevat.
16 En nadat ons in Rome gekom het, het die hoofman oor honderd die gevangenes oorgelewer aan die bevelhebber van die leër. Maar aan Paulus is dit vergun om op sy eie te woon met die soldaat wat hom moes oppas.
17 En n drie dae het Paulus die vernaamste Jode saamgeroep en, nadat hulle vergader het, vir hulle gesê: Broeders, alhoewel ek niks gedoen het teen die volk of die voorvaderlike sedes nie, is ek uit Jerusalem as gevangene oorgelewer in die hande van die Romeine.
18 Hulle het my ondersoek en wou my loslaat, omdat daar in my niks was wat die dood verdien nie.
19 Maar toe die Jode daarteen opkom, was ek verplig om my op die keiser te beroep, nie asof ek iets het om my volk van te beskuldig nie.
20 Om hierdie rede dan het ek versoek om u te sien en toe te spreek, want dit is oor die hoop van Israel dat ek met hierdie ketting geboei is.
21 En hulle het vir hom gesê: Ons het geen briewe oor u van Jud,a ontvang nie; ook het niemand van die broeders hier aangekom en iets slegs van u berig of gepraat nie.
22 Maar ons verlang om van u te hoor wat u dink; want wat hierdie sekte betref, is dit ons bekend dat oral daarteen gespreek word.
23 En hulle het vir hom 'n dag bepaal, en baie het na hom in sy verblyfplek gekom. En in 'n kragtige getuienis het hy vir hulle die koninkryk van God uitgelê; en van die môre vroeg tot die aand toe het hy uit die wet van Moses en uit die profete hulle probeer oortuig aangaande Jesus.
24 En sommige het geglo wat gesê is, maar ander het ongelowig gebly.
25 En toe hulle onder mekaar onenig was, het hulle uiteengegaan nadat Paulus hierdie woord gesê het, naamlik: Tereg het die Heilige Gees deur Jesaja, die profeet, tot ons vaders gespreek
26 en gesê: Gaan na hierdie volk en sê: Met die gehoor sal julle hoor en glad nie verstaan nie, en julle sal kyk en kyk, en glad nie sien nie.
27 Want die hart van hierdie volk het stomp geword, en met die ore het hulle beswaarlik gehoor, en hulle oë het hulle toegesluit, sodat hulle nie miskien met die oë sou sien en met die ore hoor en met die hart verstaan en hulle bekeer en Ek hulle genees nie.
28 Laat dit dan aan julle bekend wees dat die heil van God aan die heidene gestuur is, en hulle sal luister.
29 En toe hy dit gesê het, het die Jode, onder groot woordestryd met mekaar, weggegaan.
30 En Paulus het twee volle jare in sy eie gehuurde huis gebly en almal ontvang wat na hom gekom het,
31 terwyl hy die koninkryk van God gepreek en onderrig gegee het aangaande die Here Jesus Christus, met volle vrymoedigheid sonder enige verhindering.
1 And when we were safe, we made the discovery that the island was named Melita.
2 And the simple people living there were uncommonly kind to us, for they made a fire for us, and took us in, because it was raining and cold.
3 But when Paul had got some sticks together and put them on the fire, a snake came out, because of the heat, and gave him a bite on the hand.
4 And when the people saw it hanging on his hand, they said to one another, Without doubt this man has put someone to death, and though he has got safely away from the sea, God will not let him go on living.
5 But shaking off the beast into the fire, he got no damage.
6 But they had the idea that they would see him becoming ill, or suddenly falling down dead; but after waiting a long time, and seeing that no damage came to him, changing their opinion, they said he was a god.
7 Now near that place there was some land, the property of the chief man of the island, who was named Publius; who very kindly took us into his house as his guests for three days.
8 And the father of Publius was ill, with a disease of the stomach; to whom Paul went, and put his hands on him, with prayer, and made him well.
9 And when this took place, all the others in the island who had diseases came and were made well.
10 Then they gave us great honour, and, when we went away, they put into the ship whatever things we were in need of.
11 And after three months we went to sea in a ship of Alexandria sailing under the sign of the Dioscuri, which had been at the island for the winter.
12 And going into the harbour at Syracuse, we were waiting there for three days.
13 And from there, going about in a curve, we came to Rhegium: and after one day a south wind came up and on the day after we came to Puteoli:
14 Where we came across some of the brothers, who kept us with them for seven days; and so we came to Rome.
15 And the brothers, when they had news of us, came out from town as far as Appii Forum and the Three Taverns to have a meeting with us: and Paul, seeing them, gave praise to God and took heart.
16 And when we came into Rome, they let Paul have a house for himself and the armed man who kept watch over him.
17 Then after three days he sent for the chief men of the Jews: and when they had come together, he said to them, My brothers, though I had done nothing against the people or the ways of our fathers, I was given, a prisoner from Jerusalem, into the hands of the Romans.
18 Who, when they had put questions to me, were ready to let me go free, because there was no cause of death in me.
19 But when the Jews made protest against it, I had to put my cause into Caesar's hands; not because I have anything to say against my nation.
20 But for this reason I sent for you, to see and have talk with you: for because of the hope of Israel I am in these chains.
21 And they said to him, We have not had letters from Judaea about you, and no one of the brothers has come to us here to give an account or say any evil about you.
22 But we have a desire to give hearing to your opinion: for as to this form of religion, we have knowledge that in all places it is attacked.
23 And when a day had been fixed, they came to his house in great numbers; and he gave them teaching, giving witness to the kingdom of God, and having discussions with them about Jesus, from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.
24 And some were in agreement with what he said, but some had doubts.
25 And they went away, for there was a division among them after Paul had said this one thing: Well did the Holy Spirit say by the prophet Isaiah to your fathers,
26 Go to this people and say, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:
27 For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.
28 Be certain, then, that the salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles, and they will give hearing.
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30 And for the space of two years, Paul was living in the house of which he had the use, and had talk with all those who went in to see him,
31 Preaching the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ without fear, and no orders were given that he was not to do so.