Деяния 28
Библия, нов превод от оригиналните езици (с неканоничните книги)
На остров Малта
28 След като се спасиха, тогава научиха, че островът се казва Малта. 2 Местните жители показаха към нас необикновено дружелюбие. Приеха всички, а понеже валеше дъжд и беше студено, накладоха огън. 3 Но когато Павел събра голям наръч съчки и ги хвърли в огъня, една змия се измъкна поради горещината и се впи в ръката му. 4 Местните хора, като видяха змията, увиснала на ръката му, си рекоха помежду си: „Този човек наистина е убиец. Макар да се е избавил от морето, Божията справедливост не го оставя да живее.“ 5 Той обаче отърси змията в огъня и не го сполетя никакво зло. 6 (A)А те очакваха да му се яви оток или веднага да падне мъртъв. Но след като изчакаха дълго време и видяха, че не му се случи нищо лошо, те си промениха мнението и заговориха, че той е бог.
7 Около това място бяха имотите на Поплий, висшия управник на острова. Той ни прие любезно и му гостувахме три дена. 8 И се случи бащата на Поплий да лежи в треска, страдайки от дизентерия. Павел влезе при него, помоли се и като възложи върху му ръце, го изцели. 9 След тази случка и другите на острова, които имаха някаква болест, идваха и се изцеляваха. 10 Те ни почетоха с много дарове, а на тръгване ни снабдиха с онова, от което имахме нужда.
От Малта до Рим
11 След три месеца отплавахме с един александрийски кораб, презимувал на острова, който носеше знака на Диоскурите, 12 и стигнахме до Сиракуза, където останахме три дена. 13 Оттам отплавахме и достигнахме до Регия, а на следващия ден, понеже духна южен вятър, пристигнахме за два дена в Потиоли. 14 Тук намерихме братя и бяхме поканени да останем при тях седем дена. А после отидохме в Рим. 15 Братята там, като чуха за нас, излязоха да ни посрещнат до Апиевия площад[a] и до Трите кръчми[b]. Щом ги видя, Павел благодари на Бога и се ободри. 16 Когато пристигнахме в Рим, стотникът предаде затворниците на началника на лагера[c]. На Павел обаче позволиха да живее отделно заедно с войника, който го пазеше.
Апостол Павел проповядва в Рим
17 След три дена Павел свика юдейските първенци и като се събраха, се обърна към тях с думите: „Братя, макар и да не съм сторил нищо против народа и обичаите на прадедите ни, от Йерусалим ме предадоха окован в ръцете на римляните. 18 (B)След като ме съдиха, искаха да ме пуснат, защото те установиха, че нямам никаква вина, заслужаваща смъртно наказание. 19 (C)И понеже юдеите се възпротивиха, бях принуден да искам съд пред императора, но не с цел да обвиня в нещо народа си. 20 (D)По тази причина ви повиках да ви видя и да говоря с вас. Защото заради надеждата на Израил съм окован с тези вериги.“ 21 А те му отговориха: „Ние нито писма сме получили за тебе от Юдея, нито някой от братята е дошъл да извести или да каже нещо лошо за тебе. 22 (E)Все пак желаем да чуем от тебе това, което мислиш, защото ни е известно, че навред се говори против това учение.“
23 И като му определиха ден, мнозина дойдоха при него в странноприемницата. А той от сутринта до вечерта им излагаше със свидетелства учението за Божието царство и се опитваше да ги убеди за Иисус и чрез Мойсеевия закон, и чрез Пророците. 24 Едни се убеждаваха от думите му, а други не вярваха. 25 И понеже бяха несъгласни помежду си, те взеха да се разотиват. Тогава Павел им каза още и тези думи: „Добре е рекъл Светият Дух на предците ни чрез пророк Исаия:
26 (F)‘Иди и кажи на този народ: «С уши ще чуете и няма да разберете, с очи ще гледате и няма да видите. 27 (G)Защото сърцето на този народ е закоравяло – с уши трудно слушат и са затворили очите си, за да не би някога с очи да видят и с уши да чуят, и със сърце да разберат, и да се обърнат, и Аз да ги спася»’.
28 (H)Затова знайте, че Божието спасение е изпратено на езичниците. И те ще чуят!“ 29 Като каза това, юдеите се разотидоха, спорейки разпалено помежду си[d]. 30 Павел живя цели две години в отделна къща под наем и приемаше всички, които идваха при него, 31 като проповядваше Божието царство и учеше за Господ Иисус Христос съвсем открито и безпрепятствено.
Atti 28
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Soggiorno a Malta
28 Una volta in salvo, venimmo a sapere che l'isola si chiamava Malta. 2 Gli indigeni ci trattarono con rara umanità; ci accolsero tutti attorno a un gran fuoco, che avevano acceso perché era sopraggiunta la pioggia ed era freddo. 3 Mentre Paolo raccoglieva un fascio di sarmenti e lo gettava sul fuoco, una vipera, risvegliata dal calore, lo morse a una mano. 4 Al vedere la serpe pendergli dalla mano, gli indigeni dicevano tra loro: «Certamente costui è un assassino, se, anche scampato dal mare, la Giustizia non lo lascia vivere». 5 Ma egli scosse la serpe nel fuoco e non ne patì alcun male. 6 Quella gente si aspettava di vederlo gonfiare e cadere morto sul colpo, ma, dopo avere molto atteso senza vedere succedergli nulla di straodinario, cambiò parere e diceva che era un dio.
7 Nelle vicinanze di quel luogo c'era un terreno appartenente al "primò'dell'isola, chiamato Publio; questi ci accolse e ci ospitò con benevolenza per tre giorni. 8 Avvenne che il padre di Publio dovette mettersi a letto colpito da febbri e da dissenteria; Paolo l'andò a visitare e dopo aver pregato gli impose le mani e lo guarì. 9 Dopo questo fatto, anche gli altri isolani che avevano malattie accorrevano e venivano sanati; 10 ci colmarono di onori e al momento della partenza ci rifornirono di tutto il necessario.
Da Malta a Roma
11 Dopo tre mesi salpammo su una nave di Alessandria che aveva svernato nell'isola, recante l'insegna dei Diòscuri. 12 Approdammo a Siracusa, dove rimanemmo tre giorni 13 e di qui, costeggiando, giungemmo a Reggio. Il giorno seguente si levò lo scirocco e così l'indomani arrivammo a Pozzuoli. 14 Qui trovammo alcuni fratelli, i quali ci invitarono a restare con loro una settimana. Partimmo quindi alla volta di Roma. 15 I fratelli di là, avendo avuto notizie di noi, ci vennero incontro fino al Foro di Appio e alle Tre Taverne. Paolo, al vederli, rese grazie a Dio e prese coraggio.
16 Arrivati a Roma, fu concesso a Paolo di abitare per suo conto con un soldato di guardia.
Presa di contatto con i Giudei di Roma
17 Dopo tre giorni, egli convocò a sé i più in vista tra i Giudei e venuti che furono, disse loro: «Fratelli, senza aver fatto nulla contro il mio popolo e contro le usanze dei padri, sono stato arrestato a Gerusalemme e consegnato in mano dei Romani. 18 Questi, dopo avermi interrogato, volevano rilasciarmi, non avendo trovato in me alcuna colpa degna di morte. 19 Ma continuando i Giudei ad opporsi, sono stato costretto ad appellarmi a Cesare, senza intendere con questo muovere accuse contro il mio popolo. 20 Ecco perché vi ho chiamati, per vedervi e parlarvi, poiché è a causa della speranza d'Israele che io sono legato da questa catena». 21 Essi gli risposero: «Noi non abbiamo ricevuto nessuna lettera sul tuo conto dalla Giudea né alcuno dei fratelli è venuto a riferire o a parlar male di te. 22 Ci sembra bene tuttavia ascoltare da te quello che pensi; di questa setta infatti sappiamo che trova dovunque opposizione».
Dichiarazione di Paolo ai Giudei di Roma
23 E fissatogli un giorno, vennero in molti da lui nel suo alloggio; egli dal mattino alla sera espose loro accuratamente, rendendo la sua testimonianza, il regno di Dio, cercando di convincerli riguardo a Gesù, in base alla Legge di Mosè e ai Profeti. 24 Alcuni aderirono alle cose da lui dette, ma altri non vollero credere 25 e se ne andavano discordi tra loro, mentre Paolo diceva questa sola frase: «Ha detto bene lo Spirito Santo, per bocca del profeta Isaia, ai nostri padri:
26 Và da questo popolo e dì loro:
Udrete con i vostri orecchi, ma non comprenderete;
guarderete con i vostri occhi, ma non vedrete.
27 Perché il cuore di questo popolo si è indurito:
e hanno ascoltato di mala voglia con gli orecchi;
hanno chiuso i loro occhi
per non vedere con gli occhi
non ascoltare con gli orecchi,
non comprendere nel loro cuore e non convertirsi,
perché io li risani.
28 Sia dunque noto a voi che questa salvezza di Dio viene ora rivolta ai pagani ed essi l'ascolteranno!». 29 .
Epilogo
30 Paolo trascorse due anni interi nella casa che aveva preso a pigione e accoglieva tutti quelli che venivano a lui, 31 annunziando il regno di Dio e insegnando le cose riguardanti il Signore Gesù Cristo, con tutta franchezza e senza impedimento.
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.
Acts 28
New King James Version
Paul’s Ministry on Malta
28 Now when they had escaped, they then found out that (A)the island was called Malta. 2 And the (B)natives[a] showed us unusual kindness; for they kindled a fire and made us all welcome, because of the rain that was falling and because of the cold. 3 But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat, and fastened on his hand. 4 So when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped the sea, yet justice does not allow to live.” 5 But he shook off the creature into the fire and (C)suffered no harm. 6 However, they were expecting that he would swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had looked for a long time and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds and (D)said that he was a god.
7 In that region there was an estate of the [b]leading citizen of the island, whose name was Publius, who received us and entertained us courteously for three days. 8 And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery. Paul went in to him and (E)prayed, and (F)he laid his hands on him and healed him. 9 So when this was done, the rest of those on the island who had diseases also came and were healed. 10 They also honored us in many (G)ways; and when we departed, they provided such things as were (H)necessary.
Arrival at Rome
11 After three months we sailed in (I)an Alexandrian ship whose figurehead was the [c]Twin Brothers, which had wintered at the island. 12 And landing at Syracuse, we stayed three days. 13 From there we circled round and reached Rhegium. And after one day the south wind blew; and the next day we came to Puteoli, 14 where we found (J)brethren, and were invited to stay with them seven days. And so we went toward Rome. 15 And from there, when the brethren heard about us, they came to meet us as far as Appii Forum and Three Inns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.
16 Now when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard; but (K)Paul was permitted to dwell by himself with the soldier who guarded him.
Paul’s Ministry at Rome
17 And it came to pass after three days that Paul called the leaders of the Jews together. So when they had come together, he said to them: “Men and brethren, (L)though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet (M)I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans, 18 who, (N)when they had examined me, wanted to let me go, because there was no cause for putting me to death. 19 But when the [d]Jews spoke against it, (O)I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything of which to accuse my nation. 20 For this reason therefore I have called for you, to see you and speak with you, because (P)for the hope of Israel I am bound with (Q)this chain.”
21 Then they said to him, “We neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor have any of the brethren who came reported or spoken any evil of you. 22 But we desire to hear from you what you think; for concerning this sect, we know that (R)it is spoken against everywhere.”
23 So when they had appointed him a day, many came to him at his lodging, (S)to whom he explained and solemnly testified of the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus (T)from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets, from morning till evening. 24 And (U)some were persuaded by the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved. 25 So when they did not agree among themselves, they departed after Paul had said one word: “The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the prophet to [e]our fathers, 26 saying,
(V)‘Go to this people and say:
“Hearing you will hear, and shall not understand;
And seeing you will see, and not perceive;
27 For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Their ears are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I should heal them.” ’
28 “Therefore let it be known to you that the salvation of God has been sent (W)to the Gentiles, and they will hear it!” 29 [f]And when he had said these words, the Jews departed and had a great dispute among themselves.
30 Then Paul dwelt two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who came to him, 31 (X)preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, no one forbidding him.
Footnotes
- Acts 28:2 Lit. barbarians
- Acts 28:7 Magistrate
- Acts 28:11 Gr. Dioskouroi, Zeus’s sons Castor and Pollux
- Acts 28:19 The ruling authorities
- Acts 28:25 NU your
- Acts 28:29 NU omits v. 29.
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