ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ ᏄᎾᏛᏁᎵᏙᎸᎢ 28
1 ᎤᎾᏛᏂᏛᏃ ᎩᎳ ᎤᎾᏙᎴᎰᏒᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎹᏰᎵ ᎻᎳᏗ ᏚᏙᎥᎢ,
And when we were escaped, we ascertained that the island was called Malta.
2 ᏅᏩᎾᏓᎴᏃ ᏴᏫ ᎾᎿᎭᎠᏁᎯ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎪᎩᏍᏆᏂᎪᏔᏅᎩ; ᎤᏃᏔᏅᏰᏃ ᏕᎪᎦᏓᏂᎸᏨᎩ ᏂᎦᏛ, ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬᎩ ᎠᎦᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏴᏢᎢ.
The foreign-speaking people showed us uncommon kindness, for they lighted a fire and made us all welcome, because of the rain and because of the cold.
3 ᏉᎳᏃ ᏫᏚᏭᏕᏒ ᏏᏄᎩᏝᏅᎯ ᎠᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᏚᎲᏔᏅ, ᎢᎾᏛ ᎤᏗᎴᎬ ᏓᏳᎾᏄᎪᏨᎩ ᎤᏬᏰᏂ ᎤᏪᏖᎳᏛᏨᎩ.
Now when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and thrown them on the fire, a viper crawled out because of the heat, and 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 reptile hanging on his hand, they began saying to one another, "No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped from the sea, yet justice does not allow him to live."
5 ᎠᏥᎸᏱᏃ ᏭᏙᎥᏔᏅᎩ ᎢᎾᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏳᎵᏍᏔᏁᎢ.
However, he shook off the reptile into the fire and received 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.
But they kept expecting him to swell up or fall down dead suddenly. But after waiting a long time, and seeing no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said over and over that he was a god.
7 ᎾᎿᎭᏃ ᎾᎥ ᏚᎶᎨᏒᎩ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎾᎿᎭᎠᎹᏰᎵ ᎤᏪᎧᎲᎢ, ᏆᏟᏯ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᏙᎦᏓᏂᎸᏨᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏦᎢ ᏧᏒᎯᏛ ᎤᏙᎵᏍᏙᏏᏳ ᎣᎩᏍᏆᏂᎪᏔᏅᎩ ᎦᏁᎸᎢ.
Now in the neighborhood there were estates belonging to the governor of the island, whose name was Publius. He received us and entertained us for three days courteously.
8 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏆᏟᏯ ᎤᏙᏓ ᎦᏅᎬᎩ ᎤᏗᎴᎲᏍᎬᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎩᎬ ᏚᏩᎫᏍᎬᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏉᎳ ᎤᏴᎸᎩ ᎦᏅᎬᎢ, ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏔᏅᏃ ᎠᎴ ᏚᏏᏔᏛ ᎤᏅᏩᏅᎩ.
It happened however that the father of Publius was lying ill of fever and dysentery. So Paul went to see him and prayed and laid his hands on him and healed him.
9 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅ, ᏅᏩᎾᏓᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏧᏂᏢᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎠᎹᏰᎵ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎤᏂᎷᏨᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏕᎨᏥᏅᏩᏅᎩ;
After this all the other sick people on the island came, and continued to be restored to health.
10 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎪᎩᎸᏉᏗᏍᎬᎢ ᎤᏣᏛᎩ ᎪᎩᏁᎸᏅᎩ; ᎢᎣᎦᏂᎩᏒᏃ ᎪᎦᎵᏁᏌᎳᏁᎸᎩ ᏧᏓᎴᎳᏅᏛ ᎣᎦᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ.
These loaded us with many honors and, when at last we set sail, they put on board such things as we needed.
11 ᏦᎢᏃ ᎢᏯᏅᏙ ᎤᎶᏐᏅ ᎣᎦᏂᎩᏒᎩ, ᎣᎦᏣᏅᎩ ᏥᏳᎯ ᎡᎵᎩᏱ ᎡᎯ, ᎾᎿᎭᎠᎹᏰᎵ ᏏᎪᎳᏗᏱᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏔᎳᏛᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎧᏍᏓ ᎠᎴ ᏉᎳᏥ ᎪᏪᎸᎩ.
Three months passed before we set sail an Alexandrian ship which had wintered in the island. Its name was "The Twin Brothers."
12 ᏌᎴᎫᏏᏃ ᎣᎦᏚᎩᏒ, ᎾᎿᎭᏦᎢ ᏃᎩᏒᎸᎩ.
And touching at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.
13 ᎾᎿᎭᏃ ᏫᎣᎨᏅ ᎠᎪᎸᏛ ᏬᎩᏅᏍᏔᏅᎩ, ᎵᏥᏯ ᏬᎩᎷᏨᎩ. ᏑᏙᏓᏆᏛᏃ ᎤᎶᏐᏅ ᏧᎦᎾᏮ ᎢᏗᏢ ᏓᏳᏃᎸᏔᏅᎩ; ᎤᎩᏨᏛᏃ ᏇᏗᎣᎵ ᏬᎩᎷᏨᎩ.
From thence, tacking round, we reached Rhegium. Next day a south wind sprang up, which brought us in a day to Puteoli.
14 ᎾᎿᎭᏙᏥᏩᏛᎲᎩ ᎣᏣᏓᏅᏟ, ᎠᎴ ᎪᎩᏔᏲᏎᎸᎩ ᎦᎸᏉᎩ ᏧᏒᎯᏛ ᏓᏂᏁᎸ ᎣᎦᏅᏗᏱ. ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎶᎻ ᏫᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏬᎩᎶᏒᎩ.
There we found brothers who invited us to stay a week with them. Then we reached Rome.
15 ᎾᎿᎭᏃ ᎠᎾᏓᏅᏟ ᏗᎪᎦᏛᎦᏅ, ᎡᏈᏲᎢ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎠᎴ ᏦᎢ-ᎢᏗᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏱ ᏕᎪᎦᏠᏏᎸᎩ; ᏉᎳ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᎪᎲ ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏤᎸᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎦᎵᏍᏗ ᎤᏓᏅᏓᏛᎩ.
From there the brothers, when they heard about us, came out to meet us as far as the Appian Forum and the Three Taverns. When Paul saw them he thanked God and took courage.
16 ᎶᎻᏃ ᏬᎩᎷᏨ, ᎠᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈ ᏗᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᎠᏂᏴᎩ ᏚᏲᎯᏎᎸᎩ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯᎠᏂᎦᏘᏯ ᏗᏘᏂᏙᎯ; ᏉᎳᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᎦᎵᏍᎪᎸᏁᎸᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎤᏕᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏯᏫᏍᎩ ᎤᎦᏘᏗᏍᏗᏱ.
When we finally entered Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself with the soldier to guard 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.
Now three days later he called the leading Jews together, and when they were come together he said to them. "Brothers, I was delivered a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans, though I had done nothing against the people or the customs of your fathers.
18 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᎩᎪᎵᏰᎥ, ᏱᏗᎬᎩᏲᏎᎢ, ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗ ᎬᎩᏍᏛᏗᏍᏗ ᏱᎬᎩᏩᏛᎡᎴᎢ.
"Then when they had examined me they wanted to set me at liberty because there was no cause of death in me.
19 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎠᏂᏁᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏐᏅᏤᎸ, ᎠᏎ ᏏᏐᎢ ᏩᎩᎲᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᏆᎵᏍᏓᏁᎸᎩ; ᎥᏝᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏯᎩᎮᎢ ᎦᏥᏳᎢᏍᏙᏗ ᏗᏆᏤᎵᎦ ᏴᏫ.
"But when the Jews objected I was forced to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything to accuse my nation of.
20 ᎾᏍᎩ ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏓ ᏥᏫᏨᏯᏅ ᎢᏨᎪᏩᏛᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎢᎦᎵᏃᎮᏗᏱ, ᎢᏏᎵᏰᏃ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎤᏅᏒᎢ ᏅᏧᎵᏍᏙᏔᏅ ᎯᎠ ᏧᏓᏕᏒᏛ ᏨᏆᎸᏍᏗ.
This is the reason why I begged you to see and speak with me. For because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain."
21 ᎯᎠᏃ ᏅᎬᏩᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᎥᏝ ᏂᎯ ᎡᏣᏃᎮᏍᎬ ᎪᏪᎵ ᏧᏗᏱ ᏂᏙᏓᏳᏃᏪᎳᏅᎯ ᏱᏙᎩᏃᎮᎭ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏟ ᎾᎿᎭᏅᏓᏳᏂᎶᏒᎯ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏱᏂᎨᏨᏁᎴᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏐᏅ ᏱᎨᏣᏃᎮᎴᎢ.
They said to him. "We neither received any letters about you from Judea nor has any brother come hither to report or speak any harm of you.
22 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎣᎦᏚᎵᎭ ᎢᏨᏯᏛᎦᏁᏗᏱ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎭᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬᎢ, ᎯᎠᏰᏃ ᎤᎾᏓᏤᎵᏛ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᏒᎢ, ᎣᏥᎦᏔᎭ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᎨᏥᏃᎮᏍᎬ ᎨᎦᏡᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
"But we are eager to hear from you what it is that you believe; for we all know that as for this sect it is everywhere spoken against."
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.
So they arranged a day with him and came to him in his lodgings in great numbers. He expounded the matter to them; testifying to the Kingdom of God, and persuading them about Jesus, from morning till evening, both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets.
24 ᎢᎦᏛᏃ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᏅᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏬᏂᏒᎢ, ᎢᎦᏛᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏳᏃᎯᏳᏁᎢ.
Some began to believe what he said, but some were unbelieving.
25 ᏚᎾᎦᎴᏅᎲᏃ ᏓᎾᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬᎢ ᏙᎤᏁᏅᏒᎩ, ᏉᎳᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎠᏏ ᏌᏉ ᎢᎧᏁᏨᎯ ᎤᏁᏨᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒᎩ; ᏰᎵᏉ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏥᏚᏁᏤᎴ ᏗᎩᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ, ᎢᏌᏯ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᏧᏩᏔᏁᎢ,
Unable to agree among themselves, they began to go, but not before Paul had spoken a word to them, saying. "Right well did the Holy Spirit say to your ancestors, through the prophet Isaiah.
26 ᎯᎠ ᏥᏄᏪᏎᎢ; “ᎯᎠ ᏴᏫ ᏘᏩᏛᎱᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᏫᏂᏫ; ᎢᏣᏛᎩᏍᎬᎢ ᎢᏣᏛᎩᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏦᎵᎨᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏥᎪᏩᏘᏍᎬᎢ ᎢᏥᎪᏩᏘᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏣᏙᎴᎰᏍᎨᏍᏗ.
"Go to the people and tell them, You will hear and hear, and by no means understand; And will look, and by no means see.
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 this people’s heart is grown obtuse, Their ears are heavy of hearing, Their eyes have they closed, Lest they should see with their eyes And hear with their ears, Lest they understand with their heart, And turn again, and heal them.
28 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎢᏣᏅᏖᏍᏗ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ ᎨᏥᏁᎸᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏛᎾᏛᏓᏍᏔᏂ.
"Be fully assured, therefore, that this salvation of God is now sent unto the Gentiles. They will listen to it."
29 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏄᏪᏒ, ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏒᎩ, ᎤᏅᏒ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏣᏛᎩ ᏭᎾᎵᏃᎮᎸᎩ.
When he finished speaking, the Jews departed, and reasoned among themselves.
30 ᏉᎳᏃ ᎤᏃᏍᏛ ᏔᎵ ᏧᏕᏘᏴᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏛᎩ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎤᏙᎳᏒᎯ ᎠᏓᏁᎸᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᏓᏂᎸᎬᎩ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎬᏩᏩᏘᏍᎩ,
After this Paul lived for two whole years in his own rented house, and used to receive all who came to see him.
31 ᎠᎵᏥᏙᎲᏍᎬᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎬᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᏕᏲᎲᏍᎬᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎬᎩ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ, ᎤᏍᏗᎤᏅ ᎾᏍᎦᎢᎲᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᎩᎶ ᏄᏅᏍᏓᏕᎲᎾ.
He continued to preach the kingdom of God, and to teach about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, quite unmolested.
