Дела апостолска 28
1 И кад изиђоше срећно из лађе, тада разумеше да се острво зове Мелит.
And when we were escaped, then we knew that the island was called Melita.
2 А дивљаци чињаху нам не малу љубав, јер наложише огањ и примише нас све због дажда који иђаше, и због зиме.
And the barbarians shewed us no common kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
3 А Павле зграбивши гомилу грања наложи на огањ, и изишавши змија од врућине скочи му на руку.
But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, a viper came out by reason of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
4 И кад видеше дивљаци змију где виси о руци његовој, говораху један другом: Јамачно је овај човек крвник, ког избављеног од мора суд Божји не остави да живи.
And when the barbarians saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said one to another, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped from the sea, yet Justice hath not suffered to live.
5 А он отресавши змију у огањ не би му ништа зло.
Howbeit he shook off the beast into the fire, and took no harm.
6 А они чекаху да он отече или уједанпут да падне мртав. А кад задуго чекаше, и видеше да му ништа зло не би, променише се, и говораху да је он бог.
But they expected that he would have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but when they were long in expectation, and beheld nothing amiss came to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
7 А наоколо око оног места беху села поглавара од острва по имену Поплија, који нас прими и угости љубазно три дана.
Now in the neighbourhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius; who received us, and entertained us three days courteously.
8 А догоди се да отац Поплијев лежаше од грознице и од срдобоље, коме ушавши Павле помоли се Богу и метну руке своје на њ и исцели га.
And it was so, that the father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery: unto whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laying his hands on him healed him.
9 А кад то би, долажаху и други који беху болесни на острву оном, и исцељиваху се.
And when this was done, the rest also which had diseases in the island came, and were cured:
10 И поштоваху нас великим частима; и кад пођосмо, спремише нам што је од потребе.
who also honoured us with many honours; and when we sailed, they put on board such things as we needed.
11 А после три месеца одвезосмо се на лађи александријској, која је била презимила на острву, и беху на њој написани Диоскури.
And after three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the island, whose sign was The Twin Brothers.
12 И допловивши у Сиракузу остасмо онде три дана.
And touching at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.
13 А оданде отпловивши дођосмо у Ригију; и после једног дана кад дуну југ, дођосмо други дан у Потиоле.
And from thence we made a circuit, and arrived at Rhegium: and after one day a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli:
14 Онде нађемо браћу, и они нас замоле те останемо код њих седам дана; и тако пођосмо у Рим.
where we found brethren, and were entreated to tarry with them seven days: and so we came to Rome.
15 И оданде чувши браћа за нас изиђоше нам на сусрет све до Апијева пазара и три крчме. И кад их виде Павле, даде хвалу Богу, и ослободи се.
And from thence the brethren, when they heard of us, came to meet us as far as The Market of Appius, and The Three Taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
16 А кад дођосмо у Рим, капетан предаде сужње војводи. Али се Павлу допусти да живи где хоће с војником који га чуваше.
And when we entered into Rome, Paul was suffered to abide by himself with the soldier that guarded him.
17 А после три дана Павле сазва старешине јеврејске. И кад се они скупише, говораше им: Људи браћо! Ја ништа не учиних противно народу или обичајима отачким; и Јерусалимљани предаше ме као сужња у руке Римљанима,
And it came to pass, that after three days he called together those that were the chief of the Jews: and when they were come together, he said unto them, I, brethren, though I had done nothing against the people, or the customs of our fathers, yet was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans:
18 Који извидевши за мене хтеше да ме пусте, јер се не нађе на мени ниједна смртна кривица.
who, when they had examined me, desired to set me at liberty, because there was no cause of death in me.
19 Али кад Јудејци говораху насупрот, натера ме невоља да се иштем пред ћесара, не као да бих свој народ имао шта тужити.
But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had aught to accuse my nation of.
20 Тога ради узрока замолих вас да се видимо и да се разговоримо; јер наде ради Израиљеве окован сам у ово гвожђе.
For this cause therefore did I entreat you to see and to speak with [me]: for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.
21 А они му рекоше: Ми нити примисмо писма за те из Јудеје; нити дође ко од браће да јави или да говори шта зло за тебе.
And they said unto him, We neither received letters from Judaea concerning thee, nor did any of the brethren come hither and report or speak any harm of thee.
22 Него молимо да чујемо од тебе шта мислиш; јер нам је познато за ову јерес да јој се свуда насупрот говори.
But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.
23 И одредивши му дан дођоше к њему у гостионицу многи; којима казиваше сведочећи царство Божје и уверавајући их за Исуса из закона Мојсијевог и из пророка од јутра до самог мрака.
And when they had appointed him a day, they came to him into his lodging in great number; to whom he expounded [the matter], testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.
24 И једни вероваху ономе што говораше а једни не вероваху.
And some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.
25 А будући несложни међу собом, одлажаху кад рече Павле једну реч: Добро каза Дух Свети преко пророка Исаије очевима нашим
And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Isaiah the prophet unto your fathers,
26 Говорећи: Иди к народу овоме и кажи: Ушима ћете чути и нећете разумети; и очима ћете гледати и нећете видети.
saying, Go thou unto this people, and say, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:
27 Јер одрвени срце овог народа, и ушима тешко чују, и очима својим зажмурише да како не виде очима, и ушима не чују, и да се не обрате да их исцелим.
For this people’s heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.
28 Да вам је дакле на знање да се незнабошцима посла спасење Божје, они ће и чути.
Be it known therefore unto you, that this salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles: they will also hear.
29 И кад он ово рече, отидоше Јевреји препирући се међу собом.
30 А Павле остаде пуне две године о свом трошку, и дочекиваше све који му долажаху,
And he abode two whole years in his own hired dwelling, and received all that went in unto him,
31 Проповедајући царство Божје, и учећи о Господу нашем Исусу Христу слободно, и нико му не брањаше.
preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, none forbidding him.
