Atti 28
La Nuova Diodati
28 Dopo essere giunti in salvo a terra, seppero allora che quell'isola si chiamava Malta.
2 Gli abitanti del luogo usarono verso di noi una gentilezza non comune, perché accesero un gran fuoco e accolsero tutti per la pioggia che cadeva e per il freddo.
3 Ora mentre Paolo raccoglieva un gran fascio di rami secchi e li posava sul fuoco, a motivo del calore ne uscí una vipera e gli si attaccò alla mano.
4 Quando gli abitanti del luogo videro la serpe che gli pendeva dalla mano, dissero l'un l'altro: «Quest'uomo è certamente un omicida perché, pur essendo scampato dal mare, la giustizia divina non gli permette di sopravvivere».
5 Ma Paolo, scossa la serpe nel fuoco non ne risentí alcun male.
6 Or essi si aspettavano di vederlo gonfiare o cadere morto all'istante; ma dopo aver lungamente aspettato e vedendo che non gli avveniva nulla di insolito, mutarono parere e cominciarono a dire che egli era un dio.
7 In quei dintorni aveva i suoi poderi il capo dell'isola di nome Publio, egli ci accolse e ci ospitò con tanta cortesia per tre giorni.
8 Or avvenne che il padre di Publio giaceva a letto, malato di febbre e di dissenteria; Paolo andò a trovarlo e, dopo aver pregato, gli impose le mani e lo guarí.
9 Dopo questo fatto, anche gli altri isolani che avevano delle malattie venivano ed erano guariti;
10 e questi ci colmarono di grandi onori e, quando salpammo, ci fornirono delle cose necessarie.
11 Tre mesi dopo, partimmo su una nave di Alessandria, che aveva svernato nell'isola, avente per insegna Castore e Polluce.
12 Arrivati a Siracusa, vi restammo tre giorni.
13 E di là, costeggiando, arrivammo a Reggio. Il giorno dopo si levò lo scirocco, e in due giorni arrivammo a Pozzuoli.
14 Avendo trovato qui dei fratelli, fummo pregati di rimanere presso di loro sette giorni. E cosí giungemmo a Roma.
15 Or i fratelli di là, avute nostre notizie, ci vennero incontro fino al Foro Appio e alle Tre Taverne; e Paolo, quando li vide, rese grazie a Dio e prese coraggio.
16 Quando giungemmo a Roma, il centurione consegnò i prigionieri al capitano della guardia, ma a Paolo fu concesso di abitare per conto suo con un soldato di guardia.
17 Tre giorni dopo, Paolo chiamò i capi dei Giudei. Quando furono radunati, disse loro: «Fratelli, senza aver fatto nulla contro il popolo né contro le usanze dei padri, sono stato arrestato a Gerusalemme e consegnato nelle mani dei Romani.
18 Dopo aver esaminato il mio caso, essi volevano liberarmi, perché non vi era in me alcuna colpa degna di morte.
19 Ma poiché i Giudei si opponevano, fui costretto ad appellarmi a Cesare; non che io avessi alcuna accusa da fare contro la mia nazione.
20 Per questa ragione dunque vi ho fatti chiamare per vedervi e per parlarvi, poiché è a motivo della speranza d'Israele che io porto questa catena».
21 Ma essi gli dissero: «Noi non abbiamo ricevuto alcuna lettera a tuo riguardo dalla Giudea, né è venuto alcuno dei fratelli a riferire o a dire alcun male di te.
22 Ma desideriamo sapere da te ciò che pensi perché, quanto a questa setta, ci è noto che ne parlano male ovunque».
23 Avendogli fissato un giorno, vennero in gran numero da lui nel suo alloggio; ed egli, da mattina a sera, esponeva e testimoniava loro del regno di Dio e, tramite la legge di Mosé e i profeti, cercava di persuaderli sulle cose che riguardano Gesú.
24 Alcuni si lasciarono convincere dalle cose dette, ma gli altri rimasero increduli.
25 Or essendo in disaccordo gli uni con gli altri, se ne andarono, ma non prima che Paolo avesse detto queste precise parole: «Lo Spirito Santo ben parlò ai nostri padri per mezzo del profeta Isaia,
26 dicendo: "Va' da questo popolo e digli: Voi udrete ma non intenderete, guarderete ma non vedrete;
27 infatti il cuore di questo popolo si è indurito, e sono diventati duri di orecchi e hanno chiuso gli occhi, affinché non vedano con gli occhi e non odano con gli orecchi, e non intendano col cuore e non si convertano, ed io non li guarisca".
28 Sappiate dunque che questa salvezza di Dio è mandata ai gentili, ed essi l'ascolteranno!».
29 Quando ebbe dette queste cose, i Giudei se ne andarono avendo tra di loro un'accesa discussione.
30 E Paolo rimase due anni interi nella casa che aveva presa in affitto e accoglieva tutti coloro che venivano da lui,
31 predicando il regno di Dio e insegnando le cose riguardanti il Signore Gesú Cristo con tutta franchezza senza alcun impedimento.
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28 και διασωθεντες τοτε επεγνωμεν οτι μελιτηνη η νησος καλειται
2 οι τε βαρβαροι παρειχον ου την τυχουσαν φιλανθρωπιαν ημιν αψαντες γαρ πυραν προσελαβοντο παντας ημας δια τον υετον τον εφεστωτα και δια το ψυχος
3 συστρεψαντος δε του παυλου φρυγανων τι πληθος και επιθεντος επι την πυραν εχιδνα απο της θερμης εξελθουσα καθηψεν της χειρος αυτου
4 ως δε ειδον οι βαρβαροι κρεμαμενον το θηριον εκ της χειρος αυτου προς αλληλους ελεγον παντως φονευς εστιν ο ανθρωπος ουτος ον διασωθεντα εκ της θαλασσης η δικη ζην ουκ ειασεν
5 ο μεν ουν αποτιναξας το θηριον εις το πυρ επαθεν ουδεν κακον
6 οι δε προσεδοκων αυτον μελλειν πιμπρασθαι η καταπιπτειν αφνω νεκρον επι πολυ δε αυτων προσδοκωντων και θεωρουντων μηδεν ατοπον εις αυτον γινομενον μεταβαλομενοι ελεγον αυτον ειναι θεον
7 εν δε τοις περι τον τοπον εκεινον υπηρχεν χωρια τω πρωτω της νησου ονοματι ποπλιω ος αναδεξαμενος ημας ημερας τρεις φιλοφρονως εξενισεν
8 εγενετο δε τον πατερα του ποπλιου πυρετοις και δυσεντεριω συνεχομενον κατακεισθαι προς ον ο παυλος εισελθων και προσευξαμενος επιθεις τας χειρας αυτω ιασατο αυτον
9 τουτου δε γενομενου [και] οι λοιποι οι εν τη νησω εχοντες ασθενειας προσηρχοντο και εθεραπευοντο
10 οι και πολλαις τιμαις ετιμησαν ημας και αναγομενοις επεθεντο τα προς τας χρειας
11 μετα δε τρεις μηνας ανηχθημεν εν πλοιω παρακεχειμακοτι εν τη νησω αλεξανδρινω παρασημω διοσκουροις
12 και καταχθεντες εις συρακουσας επεμειναμεν ημερας τρεις
13 οθεν περιελοντες κατηντησαμεν εις ρηγιον και μετα μιαν ημεραν επιγενομενου νοτου δευτεραιοι ηλθομεν εις ποτιολους
14 ου ευροντες αδελφους παρεκληθημεν παρ αυτοις επιμειναι ημερας επτα και ουτως εις την ρωμην ηλθαμεν
15 κακειθεν οι αδελφοι ακουσαντες τα περι ημων ηλθαν εις απαντησιν ημιν αχρις αππιου φορου και τριων ταβερνων ους ιδων ο παυλος ευχαριστησας τω θεω ελαβεν θαρσος
16 οτε δε εισηλθομεν εις ρωμην επετραπη τω παυλω μενειν καθ εαυτον συν τω φυλασσοντι αυτον στρατιωτη
17 εγενετο δε μετα ημερας τρεις συγκαλεσασθαι αυτον τους οντας των ιουδαιων πρωτους συνελθοντων δε αυτων ελεγεν προς αυτους εγω ανδρες αδελφοι ουδεν εναντιον ποιησας τω λαω η τοις εθεσιν τοις πατρωοις δεσμιος εξ ιεροσολυμων παρεδοθην εις τας χειρας των ρωμαιων
18 οιτινες ανακριναντες με εβουλοντο απολυσαι δια το μηδεμιαν αιτιαν θανατου υπαρχειν εν εμοι
19 αντιλεγοντων δε των ιουδαιων ηναγκασθην επικαλεσασθαι καισαρα ουχ ως του εθνους μου εχων τι κατηγορειν
20 δια ταυτην ουν την αιτιαν παρεκαλεσα υμας ιδειν και προσλαλησαι ενεκεν γαρ της ελπιδος του ισραηλ την αλυσιν ταυτην περικειμαι
21 οι δε προς αυτον ειπαν ημεις ουτε γραμματα περι σου εδεξαμεθα απο της ιουδαιας ουτε παραγενομενος τις των αδελφων απηγγειλεν η ελαλησεν τι περι σου πονηρον
22 αξιουμεν δε παρα σου ακουσαι α φρονεις περι μεν γαρ της αιρεσεως ταυτης γνωστον ημιν εστιν οτι πανταχου αντιλεγεται
23 ταξαμενοι δε αυτω ημεραν ηλθον προς αυτον εις την ξενιαν πλειονες οις εξετιθετο διαμαρτυρομενος την βασιλειαν του θεου πειθων τε αυτους περι του ιησου απο τε του νομου μωυσεως και των προφητων απο πρωι εως εσπερας
24 και οι μεν επειθοντο τοις λεγομενοις οι δε ηπιστουν
25 ασυμφωνοι δε οντες προς αλληλους απελυοντο ειποντος του παυλου ρημα εν οτι καλως το πνευμα το αγιον ελαλησεν δια ησαιου του προφητου προς τους πατερας υμων
26 λεγων πορευθητι προς τον λαον τουτον και ειπον ακοη ακουσετε και ου μη συνητε και βλεποντες βλεψετε και ου μη ιδητε
27 επαχυνθη γαρ η καρδια του λαου τουτου και τοις ωσιν βαρεως ηκουσαν και τους οφθαλμους αυτων εκαμμυσαν μηποτε ιδωσιν τοις οφθαλμοις και τοις ωσιν ακουσωσιν και τη καρδια συνωσιν και επιστρεψωσιν και ιασομαι αυτους
28 γνωστον ουν υμιν εστω οτι τοις εθνεσιν απεσταλη τουτο το σωτηριον του θεου αυτοι και ακουσονται
29 30 ενεμεινεν δε διετιαν ολην εν ιδιω μισθωματι και απεδεχετο παντας τους εισπορευομενους προς αυτον
31 κηρυσσων την βασιλειαν του θεου και διδασκων τα περι του κυριου ιησου χριστου μετα πασης παρρησιας ακωλυτως
Acts 28
King James Version
28 And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.
2 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.
3 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.
4 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.
5 And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
6 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.
7 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.
8 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.
9 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.
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