¹And having been saved, then they knew that the island is called Melita,

¹¶ A ka ora matou, katahi ka mohio ko Merita te ingoa o te motu.

²and the foreigners were shewing us no ordinary kindness, for having kindled a fire, they received us all, because of the pressing rain, and because of the cold;

²Na kihai i nohinohi te atawhai a nga tangata maori ki a matou: ka tahuna he kapura, whakamanuhiritia ana matou katoa, no te mea e ua ana te ua, no te matao hoki.

³but Paul having gathered together a quantity of sticks, and having laid [them] upon the fire, a viper — out of the heat having come — did fasten on his hand.

³Na ka kohikohia e Paora he pupu wahie, a maka ana e ia ki te kapura: heoi puta mai ana he neke i te wera, ka mau ki tona ringa.

⁴And when the foreigners saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said unto one another, `Certainly this man is a murderer, whom, having been saved out of the sea, the justice did not suffer to live;`

⁴A, i te kitenga o nga tangata maori i te ngarara e werewere ana ki tona ringa, ka mea ratou tetahi ki tetahi, Koia, he tangata kohuru tenei, ka ora nei ia i te moana, na kihai i tukua e te Tika kia ora.

⁵he then, indeed, having shaken off the beast into the fire, suffered no evil,

⁵Otiia i ruia atu e ia te ngarara ki te kapura, a kihai ia i mate, kihai i aha.

⁶and they were expecting him to be about to be inflamed, or to fall down suddenly dead, and they, expecting [it] a long time, and seeing nothing uncommon happening to him, changing [their] minds, said he was a god.

⁶Na whanga noa ratou kia tetere ia, kia hinga whakarere ranei, kia mate: heoi ka roa noa to ratou whanganga, a, i te kitenga kahore he aha i pa ki a ia, ka puta ke o ratou whakaaro, ka mea, he atua ia.

⁷And in the neighbourhood of that place were lands of the principal man of the island, by name Publius, who, having received us, three days did courteously lodge [us];

⁷I taua wahi te kainga o te tino rangatira o te motu, ko Pupiriu te ingoa: he manuhiri matou nana; e toru nga ra i atawhaitia ai matou e ia.

⁸and it came to pass, the father of Publius with feverish heats and dysentery pressed, was laid, unto whom Paul having entered, and having prayed, having laid [his] hands on him, healed him;

⁸Na i te takoto te papa o Pupiriu, e mate ana i te kirika, i te koripi: heoi ka tomo a Paora ki a ia, ka inoi, ka whakapa i ona ringa ki a ia, a ora ake ia.

⁹this, therefore, being done, the others also in the island having infirmities were coming and were healed;

⁹A, i te meatanga o tenei, na ka haere mai ano era atu o te motu he mate o ratou, a whakaorangia ana:

¹⁰who also with many honours did honour us, and we setting sail — they were lading [us] with the things that were necessary.

¹⁰Nui atu ano te honore i whakahonoretia ai matou e ratou; a i to matou rerenga ka utaina nga mea e rite ana ma matou.

¹¹And after three months, we set sail in a ship (that had wintered in the isle) of Alexandria, with the sign Dioscuri,

¹¹¶ A muri iho i nga marama e toru, ka rere matou i runga i tetahi kaipuke o Arehanaria, i tu nei ki taua motu i te hotoke, ko Katoro raua ko Poruku te tohu.

¹²and having landed at Syracuse, we remained three days,

¹²Na ka u ki Hairakuha, a e toru o matou ra i noho ai ki reira.

¹³thence having gone round, we came to Rhegium, and after one day, a south wind having sprung up, the second [day] we came to Puteoli;

¹³Na ka awhio ake matou i reira, ka u ki Rekiuma: ka po tahi ka pa te tonga, a i te rua o nga ra ka u ki Puteori:

¹⁴where, having found brethren, we were called upon to remain with them seven days, and thus to Rome we came;

¹⁴A, no ka kitea nga tuakana i reira, ka tohea matou kia noho i a ratou, kia whitu nga ra: heoi haere ana matou ki Roma.

¹⁵and thence, the brethren having heard the things concerning us, came forth to meet us, unto Appii Forum, and Three Taverns — whom Paul having seen, having given thanks to God, took courage.

¹⁵A ka rongo nga tuakana o reira ki a matou, ka haere ake ki te whakatau i a matou ki Te Makete o Apiu, ki Wharetoru: a, i te kitenga o Paora i a ratou, ka whakawhetai ki te Atua, ka ora te ngakau.

¹⁶And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered up the prisoners to the captain of the barrack, but Paul was suffered to remain by himself, with the soldier guarding him.

¹⁶Na ka tae matou ki Roma, ka hoatu nga herehere e te keneturio ki te rangatira hoia: ko Paora ia i tukua kia noho motu ke raua ko tetahi hoia hei tiaki i a ia.

¹⁷And it came to pass after three days, Paul called together those who are the principal men of the Jews, and they having come together, he said unto them: `Men, brethren, I — having done nothing contrary to the people, or to the customs of the fathers — a prisoner from Jerusalem, was delivered up to the hands of the Romans;

¹⁷¶ A, i muri i nga ra e toru, ka huihuia e Paora nga tino tangata o nga Hurai: a, no to ratou minenga mai, ka mea ia ki a ratou, E oku tuakana, ko ahau kahore oku hara ki te iwi, ki nga ritenga ranei a nga matua, i tukua ai ahau i Hiruharama hei he rehere ki nga ringa o nga tangata o Roma:

¹⁸who, having examined me, were wishing to release [me], because of their being no cause of death in me,

¹⁸A i mea ratou, i ta ratou whakawakanga i ahau kia tukua ahau, no te mea kahore he take e mate ai ahau.

¹⁹and the Jews having spoken against [it], I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar — not as having anything to accuse my nation of;

¹⁹Heoi ka whakahe tonu nga Hurai; e taea hoki te aha? karanga ana ahau ki a Hiha; kahore ia aku mea e whakawa ai ahau i toku iwi.

²⁰for this cause, therefore, I called for you to see and to speak with [you], for because of the hope of Israel with this chain I am bound.`

²⁰Koia ahau i karanga ai i a koutou kia kite, kia korero ki ahau: no te mea hoki ko ta Iharaira e tumanako nei te mea i herea ai ahau ki tenei mekameka.

²¹And they said unto him, `We did neither receive letters concerning thee from Judea, nor did any one who came of the brethren declare or speak any evil concerning thee,

²¹Na ko ta ratou meatanga ki a ia, kahore he pukapuka mou i tae mai ki a matou i Huria, kahore ano tetahi o nga tuakana i haere mai nei i kawe kupu mai, i korero mai ranei i tetahi kino mou.

²²and we think it good from thee to hear what thou dost think, for, indeed, concerning this sect it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against;`

²²Otira e mea ana matou kia rongo ki a koe ki ou whakaaro: e mohio ana hoki matou ki tenei wehenga, e korerotia kinotia ana i nga wahi katoa.

²³and having appointed him a day, they came, more of them unto him, to the lodging, to whom he was expounding, testifying fully the reign of God, persuading them also of the things concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses, and the prophets, from morning till evening,

²³¶ A, ka oti te whakarite he ra ki a ia, he tokomaha i haere mai ki a ia ki tona whare; a whakakitea ana e ia ki a ratou, whakaaturia ana te rangatiratanga o te Atua, a ka kukume i a ratou ki nga mea o Ihu, tiki atu ai i ta te ture a Mohi, i ta nga poropiti, no te ata a ahiahi noa.

²⁴and, some, indeed, were believing the things spoken, and some were not believing.

²⁴Ko etahi i whakapono ki nga mea i korerotia, ko etahi kihai i whakapono.

²⁵And not being agreed with one another, they were going away, Paul having spoken one word — `Well did the Holy Spirit speak through Isaiah the prophet unto our fathers,

²⁵A, te rite a ratou korero, ka puta atu ratou, i muri i te korerotanga a Paora i tetahi kupu, Tika tonu te korero a te Wairua Tapu i a Ihaia poropiti ki o koutou matua,

²⁶saying, Go on unto this people and say, With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and ye shall not perceive,

²⁶I mea nei, Haere ki tenei iwi, mea atu, Rongo noa koutou, e kore e matau; titiro noa koutou, e kore e kite:

²⁷for made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they may see with the eyes, and with the heart may understand, and be turned back, and I may heal them.

²⁷Kua matotoru hoki te ngakau o tenei iwi, he puhoi nga taringa ki te whakarongo, o ratou kanohi kua whakamoea e ratou; kei kite nga kanohi, kei rongo nga taringa, kei matau te ngakau, a ka tahuri ratou, ka ora i ahau.

²⁸`Be it known, therefore, to you, that to the nations was sent the salvation of God, these also will hear it;`

²⁸Na kia mohio koutou, ka tukua tenei whakaoranga a te Atua ki nga Tauiwi, a ka rongo ratou.

²⁹and he having said these things, the Jews went away, having much disputation among themselves;

²⁹A ka mutu enei korero ana, ka haere nga Hurai, he nui hoki ta ratou tautohetohe ki a ratou ano.

³⁰and Paul remained an entire two years in his own hired [house], and was receiving all those coming in unto him,

³⁰¶ A e rua tino tau i noho ai a Paora ki tona whare i utua e ia, a manaakitia ana e ia te hunga katoa e tomo ana ki a ia;

³¹preaching the reign of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness — unforbidden.

³¹A maia tonu ia ki te kauwhau i te rangatiratanga o te Atua, ki te whakaako i nga mea o te Ariki, o Ihu karaiti, kihai ano i riria.