ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ ᏄᎾᏛᏁᎵᏙᎸᎢ 28
1 ᎤᎾᏛᏂᏛᏃ ᎩᎳ ᎤᎾᏙᎴᎰᏒᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎹᏰᎵ ᎻᎳᏗ ᏚᏙᎥᎢ,
When we were all safe, we found that the island was called Malta.
2 ᏅᏩᎾᏓᎴᏃ ᏴᏫ ᎾᎿᎭᎠᏁᎯ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎪᎩᏍᏆᏂᎪᏔᏅᎩ; ᎤᏃᏔᏅᏰᏃ ᏕᎪᎦᏓᏂᎸᏨᎩ ᏂᎦᏛ, ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬᎩ ᎠᎦᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏴᏢᎢ.
The natives showed us marked kindness, for they lit a fire and took us all under shelter, because it had come on to rain and was cold.
3 ᏉᎳᏃ ᏫᏚᏭᏕᏒ ᏏᏄᎩᏝᏅᎯ ᎠᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᏚᎲᏔᏅ, ᎢᎾᏛ ᎤᏗᎴᎬ ᏓᏳᎾᏄᎪᏨᎩ ᎤᏬᏰᏂ ᎤᏪᏖᎳᏛᏨᎩ.
Paul had gathered a quantity of dry sticks and laid them on the fire, when a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened on his hand.
4 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏅᏩᎾᏓᎴ ᏴᏫ ᎤᏂᎪᎲ ᎢᎾᏛ ᎦᏖᎳᏛ ᎤᏬᏰᏂ, ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᎾᏓᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᎥᏝ ᏳᏝᏏᏛᎭ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏴᏫ ᏗᎯᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎺᏉᎯ ᎠᏗᏫᏏ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏞᎩ ᎥᏝ ᎬᏁᏍᏗ ᏳᏪᎵᏎᎭ.
When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another: “Evidently this man is a murderer, for though he has been saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
5 ᎠᏥᎸᏱᏃ ᏭᏙᎥᏔᏅᎩ ᎢᎾᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏳᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ.
However, Paul shook the creature off into the fire and took no harm.
6 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᎾᎦᏙᏍᏔᏅᎩ, ᏓᎪᏘᏏ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏲᎱᏒᎯ ᏓᎦᏅᏥ ᏛᏰᎶᎢᏍᏔᏂ, ᎠᏁᎵᏍᎬᎩ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏬᎯᏨ ᎤᎾᎦᏙᏍᏔᏅ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᏙᎴᎰᏒ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏄᎵᏍᏓᏁᎸᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᏂᏁᏟᏴᏒᎩ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎠᎾᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎡᎯ, ᎤᎾᏛᏅᎩ.
The natives were expecting inflammation to set in, or that he would suddenly fall dead; but, after waiting for a long time, and seeing that there was nothing amiss with him, they changed their minds and said that he was a God.
7 ᎾᎿᎭᏃ ᎾᎥ ᏚᎶᎨᏒᎩ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎾᎿᎭᎠᎹᏰᎵ ᎤᏪᎧᎲᎢ, ᏆᏟᏯ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᏙᎦᏓᏂᎸᏨᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏦᎢ ᏧᏒᎯᏛ ᎤᏙᎵᏍᏙᏏᏳ ᎣᎩᏍᏆᏂᎪᏔᏅᎩ ᎦᏁᎸᎢ.
In that neighbourhood there was an estate belonging to the Governor of the island, whose name was Publius. He took us up to his house, and for three days entertained us most courteously.
8 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏆᏟᏯ ᎤᏙᏓ ᎦᏅᎬᎩ ᎤᏗᎴᎲᏍᎬᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎩᎬ ᏚᏩᎫᏍᎬᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏉᎳ ᎤᏴᎸᎩ ᎦᏅᎬᎢ, ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏔᏅᏃ ᎠᎴ ᏚᏏᏔᏛ ᎤᏅᏩᏅᎩ.
It happened that the father of Publius was lying ill of fever and dysentery. So Paul went to see him; and, after praying, he placed his hands on him and cured him.
9 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅ, ᏅᏩᎾᏓᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏧᏂᏢᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎠᎹᏰᎵ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎤᏂᎷᏨᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏕᎨᏥᏅᏩᏅᎩ;
After this, all the people in the island who had any illness came to Paul, and were cured.
10 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎪᎩᎸᏉᏗᏍᎬᎢ ᎤᏣᏛᎩ ᎪᎩᏁᎸᏅᎩ; ᎢᎣᎦᏂᎩᏒᏃ ᎪᎦᎵᏁᏌᎳᏁᎸᎩ ᏧᏓᎴᎳᏅᏛ ᎣᎦᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ.
They also presented us with many gifts, and when we set sail they put supplies of necessaries on board.
11 ᏦᎢᏃ ᎢᏯᏅᏙ ᎤᎶᏐᏅ ᎣᎦᏂᎩᏒᎩ, ᎣᎦᏣᏅᎩ ᏥᏳᎯ ᎡᎵᎩᏱ ᎡᎯ, ᎾᎿᎭᎠᎹᏰᎵ ᏏᎪᎳᏗᏱᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏔᎳᏛᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎧᏍᏓ ᎠᎴ ᏉᎳᏥ ᎪᏪᎸᎩ.
After three months, we set sail in a ship that had wintered in the island. She was an Alexandrian vessel, and had the Twin Sons of Zeus for her figure-head.
12 ᏌᎴᎫᏏᏃ ᎣᎦᏚᎩᏒ, ᎾᎿᎭᏦᎢ ᏃᎩᏒᎸᎩ.
We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three days,
13 ᎾᎿᎭᏃ ᏫᎣᎨᏅ ᎠᎪᎸᏛ ᏬᎩᏅᏍᏔᏅᎩ, ᎵᏥᏯ ᏬᎩᎷᏨᎩ. ᏑᏙᏓᏆᏛᏃ ᎤᎶᏐᏅ ᏧᎦᎾᏮ ᎢᏗᏢ ᏓᏳᏃᎸᏔᏅᎩ; ᎤᎩᏨᏛᏃ ᏇᏗᎣᎵ ᏬᎩᎷᏨᎩ.
and from there we worked to windward and so got to Rhegium. A day later a south wind sprang up and took us to Puteoli in two days.
14 ᎾᎿᎭᏙᏥᏩᏛᎲᎩ ᎣᏣᏓᏅᏟ, ᎠᎴ ᎪᎩᏔᏲᏎᎸᎩ ᎦᎸᏉᎩ ᏧᏒᎯᏛ ᏓᏂᏁᎸ ᎣᎦᏅᏗᏱ. ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎶᎻ ᏫᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏬᎩᎶᏒᎩ.
There we found some of the Brethren, and were urged to stay a week with them; after which we went on to Rome.
15 ᎾᎿᎭᏃ ᎠᎾᏓᏅᏟ ᏗᎪᎦᏛᎦᏅ, ᎡᏈᏲᎢ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎠᎴ ᏦᎢ-ᎢᏗᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏱ ᏕᎪᎦᏠᏏᎸᎩ; ᏉᎳ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᎪᎲ ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏤᎸᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎦᎵᏍᏗ ᎤᏓᏅᏓᏛᎩ.
The Brethren there had heard about us, and came out as far as the Market of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. At sight of them Paul thanked God and was much cheered.
16 ᎶᎻᏃ ᏬᎩᎷᏨ, ᎠᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈ ᏗᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᎠᏂᏴᎩ ᏚᏲᎯᏎᎸᎩ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯᎠᏂᎦᏘᏯ ᏗᏘᏂᏙᎯ; ᏉᎳᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᎦᎵᏍᎪᎸᏁᎸᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎤᏕᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏯᏫᏍᎩ ᎤᎦᏘᏗᏍᏗᏱ.
On our reaching Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, except for the soldier who was in charge of him.
17 ᏦᎢᏃ ᏫᏄᏒᎸ ᎯᎠ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅᎩ; ᏉᎳ ᏚᏪᏟᏌᏅᎩ ᏄᏂᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ; ᎤᎾᏓᏟᏌᏅᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᎢᏥᏍᎦᏯ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏟ, ᎠᏴ ᎥᏝ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎦᏥᏍᎦᏅᏤᎸᎯ ᏱᎩ ᏗᎦᏤᎵ ᏴᏫ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎩᏲᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᏱᎩ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᏗᎩᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎨᎩᏁᎸᎯ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᏥᏴᎩ ᏓᎬᏆᏘᎾᏫᏛᎲᎩ ᏕᎬᎩᏲᏒᎩ ᎠᏂᎶᎻᏱ.
Three days after our arrival, Paul invited the leading Jews to meet him; and, when they came, he spoke to them as follows: “Brothers, although I had done nothing hostile to the interests of our nation or to our ancestral customs, yet I was sent from Jerusalem as a prisoner, and handed over to the Romans.
18 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᎩᎪᎵᏰᎥ, ᏱᏗᎬᎩᏲᏎᎢ, ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗ ᎬᎩᏍᏛᏗᏍᏗ ᏱᎬᎩᏩᏛᎡᎴᎢ.
The Romans, when they had examined me, were ready to release me, because there was nothing in my conduct deserving death.
19 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎠᏂᏁᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏐᏅᏤᎸ, ᎠᏎ ᏏᏐᎢ ᏩᎩᎲᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᏆᎵᏍᏓᏁᎸᎩ; ᎥᏝᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏯᎩᎮᎢ ᎦᏥᏳᎢᏍᏙᏗ ᏗᏆᏤᎵᎦ ᏴᏫ.
But, as the Jews opposed my release, I was compelled to appeal to the Emperor — not, indeed, that I had any charge to make against my own nation.
20 ᎾᏍᎩ ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏓ ᏥᏫᏨᏯᏅ ᎢᏨᎪᏩᏛᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎢᎦᎵᏃᎮᏗᏱ, ᎢᏏᎵᏰᏃ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎤᏅᏒᎢ ᏅᏧᎵᏍᏙᏔᏅ ᎯᎠ ᏧᏓᏕᏒᏛ ᏨᏆᎸᏍᏗ.
This, then, is my reason for urging you to come to see me and talk with me; because it is for the sake of the Hope of Israel that I am here in chains.”
21 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏅᎬᏩᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᎥᏝ ᏂᎯ ᎡᏣᏃᎮᏍᎬ ᎪᏪᎵ ᏧᏗᏱ ᏂᏙᏓᏳᏃᏪᎳᏅᎯ ᏱᏙᎩᏃᎮᎭ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏟ ᎾᎿᎭᏅᏓᏳᏂᎶᏒᎯ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏱᏂᎨᏨᏁᎴᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏐᏅ ᏱᎨᏣᏃᎮᎴᎢ.
“We,” was their reply, “have not had any letter about you from Judea, nor have any of our fellow-Jews come and reported or said anything bad about you.
22 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎣᎦᏚᎵᎭ ᎢᏨᏯᏛᎦᏁᏗᏱ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎭᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬᎢ, ᎯᎠᏰᏃ ᎤᎾᏓᏤᎵᏛ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᏒᎢ, ᎣᏥᎦᏔᎭ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᎨᏥᏃᎮᏍᎬ ᎨᎦᏡᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
But we shall be glad to hear from you what your views are, for, with regard to this sect, we are well aware that it is spoken against on all sides.”
23 ᏕᎬᏩᏒᏍᏓᏁᎸᏃ, ᎤᏂᏣᏛ ᎬᏩᎷᏤᎸᎩ ᎤᏪᏗᏱ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏂᏚᏩᏁᎸᎩ, ᏚᏃᎮᎮᎸᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏑᎾᎴ ᎤᎴᏅᏛ ᎤᏒᎢ ᎬᏗᏍᎩ, ᏓᏍᏗᏰᏗᏍᎬ ᏥᏌ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ; ᏕᎬᏗᏍᎬ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎼᏏ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎾᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ.
They then fixed a day with him, and came to the place where he was staying, in even larger numbers, when Paul proceeded to lay the subject before them. He bore his testimony to the Kingdom of God, and tried to convince them about Jesus, by arguments drawn from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets — speaking from morning till evening.
24 ᎢᎦᏛᏃ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᏅᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏬᏂᏒᎢ, ᎢᎦᏛᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏳᏃᎯᏳᏁᎢ.
Some were inclined to accept what he said; others, however, rejected it.
25 ᏚᎾᎦᎴᏅᎲᏃ ᏓᎾᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬᎢ ᏙᎤᏁᏅᏒᎩ, ᏉᎳᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎠᏏ ᏌᏉ ᎢᎧᏁᏨᎯ ᎤᏁᏨᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᏰᎵᏉ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏥᏚᏁᏤᎴ ᏗᎩᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ, ᎢᏌᏯ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᏧᏩᏔᏁᎢ,
So, as they disagreed among themselves, they began to disperse, Paul adding only — “True, indeed, was the declaration made by the Holy Spirit, through the Prophet Isaiah to your ancestors —
26 ᎯᎠ ᏥᏄᏪᏎᎢ; “ᎯᎠ ᏴᏫ ᏘᏩᏛᎱᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᏫᏂᏫ; ᎢᏣᏛᎩᏍᎬᎢ ᎢᏣᏛᎩᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏦᎵᎨᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏥᎪᏩᏘᏍᎬᎢ ᎢᏥᎪᏩᏘᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏣᏙᎴᎰᏍᎨᏍᏗ.
‘Go to this nation and say — “You will hear with your ears without ever understanding, And, though you have eyes, you will see without ever perceiving.”
27 ᎯᎠᏰᏃ ᏴᏫ ᎤᏂᎾᏫ ᎤᎵᏦᎲᏒ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᏂᎵᎷᎬ ᎦᏂᎵᏳ ᎠᎾᏛᎩᎠ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏂᎦᏙᎵ ᏚᏂᏍᏚᎭ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏂᎦᏙᎵ ᏗᎬᏩᏂᎪᏩᏛᏙᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᏂᎵᎷᎬ ᏗᎬᏩᎾᏛᎪᏙᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᎾᏫ ᎬᏩᏃᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᏚᎾᏓᏅᏛ ᏧᏏᏁᏟᏴᏍᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎦᎦᏥᏅᏬᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ.”
For the mind of this nation has grown dense, And their ears are dull of hearing, Their eyes also have they closed; Lest some day they should see with their eyes, And with their ears they should hear, And in their mind they should understand, and should turn — And I should heal them.’
28 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎢᏣᏅᏖᏍᏗ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ ᎨᏥᏁᎸᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏛᎾᏛᏓᏍᏔᏂ.
Understand, then, that this Salvation of God was sent for the Gentiles; and they will listen.”
29 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏄᏪᏒ, ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏒᎩ, ᎤᏅᏒ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏣᏛᎩ ᏭᎾᎵᏃᎮᎸᎩ.
30 ᏉᎳᏃ ᎤᏃᏍᏛ ᏔᎵ ᏧᏕᏘᏴᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏛᎩ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎤᏙᎳᏒᎯ ᎠᏓᏁᎸᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᏓᏂᎸᎬᎩ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎬᏩᏩᏘᏍᎩ,
For two whole years Paul stayed in a house which he rented for himself, welcoming all who came to see him,
31 ᎠᎵᏥᏙᎲᏍᎬᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎬᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᏕᏲᎲᏍᎬᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎬᎩ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ, ᎤᏍᏗᎤᏅ ᎾᏍᎦᎢᎲᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᎩᎶ ᏄᏅᏍᏓᏕᎲᎾ.
proclaiming the Kingdom of God, and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ, with perfect fearlessness, unmolested.
