¹And when we were escaped, then we knew that the island was called Melita.

¹जब हामी सुरक्षितसंग जमीनमा ओर्लियौं जान्न पायौं कि यो टापूलाई माल्टा भनिदो रहेछ।

²And the barbarians showed us no common kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

²पानी परिरहेको थियो र जाडो थियो। तर त्यहाँका रैथाने मानिसहरू हामीरूसित साथी झैं भए। तिनीहरूले हाम्रो लागि आगो बालिदिए र हामी सबैलाई निम्तो गरे।

³But 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.

³पावलले दाउराको झिंञ्जाहरू जम्मा गरे अनि आगोमा हालिदिए। तातोले गर्दा एक विषालु साँप बाहिर आयो अनि पावलको हातमा डस्यो।

⁴And when the barbarians saw the [venomous] creature 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.

⁴त्यहाँ बस्नेहरूले पावलको हातमा साँप झुण्डिरहेको देखे। तिनीहरूले भने, “यो मान्छे हत्यारा हुनै पर्छ। उ पानीमा मरेन, तर न्यायले उसलाई बाँच्न दिएन।”

⁵Howbeit he shook off the creature into the fire, and took no harm.

⁵तर पावलले हात झडकाले अनि साँपलाई आगोमा हालिदिए। पावललाई अलिकति पनि केही भएन।

⁶But 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.

⁶मानिसहरूले सोचे कि पावल सुनिन्छ, अथवा हटात लडेर मर्छ। तिनीहरूले निक्कै बेरसम्म पावललाई हेरे र मर्छ कि भनी र्पखिरहे तर त्यस्तो कुनै नराम्रो घटना घटेन। यसकारण पावलप्रतिको आफ्नो धारणा मानिसहरूले बद्ली गरे। तिनीहरूले भने, “उनी परमेश्वर हुन्!”

⁷Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us, and entertained us three days courteously.

⁷त्यहाँ छेउछाउमा केही जमीन थियो। त्यहाँ टापूका एक प्रमुख मानिस थिए। उनको नाउँ पब्लियस थियो। छेवैमा तिनको जग्गा-जमीनहरू थियो। उनले हामीहरूलाई आफ्नो घरमा निम्त्याए, अनि तिनले हामीसित शिष्ट व्यवाहर गरे। उनको घरमा हामी तीन दिन सम्म बस्यौं।

⁸And 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.

⁸पब्लियसको बाबु बिमार थिए। उनी ज्वरो र रगत मासीले थलो परेका थिए। तर पावल उनीकहाँ गए अनि प्रार्थना गरे। प्रार्थना पछि उनले आफ्नो हातहरू उनीमाथि राखीदिए र निको पारे।

⁹And when this was done, the rest also that had diseases in the island came, and were cured:

⁹यस्तो घटना पछि त्यस टापूका सबै बिमारीहरू पावलकहाँ आए। पावलले तिनीहरूलाई पनि निको पारिदिए।

¹⁰who also honored us with many honors; and when we sailed, they put on board such things as we needed.

¹⁰त्यस टापूका मानिसहरूले हामीलाई धेरै सम्मान गरे। हामी त्यहाँ तीन महीना सम्म बस्यौं। जब हामी हिंड्न तयार भयौं तब त्यहाँका मानिसहरूले हामीलाई चाहिने सामग्रीहरू दिए।

¹¹And after three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was The Twin Brothers.

¹¹हामी अलेक्जेन्ड्रियाबाट जहाजमा चढयौं। जहाज ठण्डा महीनाको बेला माल्टामा रहेको थियो। जहाजको अगिल्तिर जमल्याहा देवताहरूको चिन्ह थियो।

¹²And touching at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.

¹²हामी सिराक्युस शहरमा पुग्यौं। त्यहाँ हामी तीन दिनसम्म बस्यौं अनि तब गयौं।

¹³And 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;

¹³हामी रेगियम शहरमा आइपुगयौं। अर्को दिन दक्षिण-पश्चिमबाट बतास बहन थाल्यो, यसकारण हामी जान सक्यौं। एक दिनपछि हामी पटिओली शहरमा आइपुग्यौं।

¹⁴where we found brethren, and were entreated to tarry with them seven days: and so we came to Rome.

¹⁴हामीले त्यहाँ केही दाज्यु-भाइहरू पायौं। तिनीहरूले हामीलाई त्यहाँ एक हप्ता बस्न अनुरोध गरे। अन्तमा रोम आईपुग्यौ।

¹⁵And 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.

¹⁵त्यहाँका विश्वासीहरूले आइपुगेको थाहा पाए। तिनीहरू हामीलाई भेट्न अप्पियस बजार र तीन-धर्मशाला भन्ने ठाउँमा आए। जब पावलले तिनीहरूलाई देखे परमेश्वरलाई धन्यवाद दिए अनि उनि सहासी भए।

¹⁶And when we entered into Rome, Paul was suffered to abide by himself with the soldier that guarded him.

¹⁶त्यसपछि हामी रोम गयौं। पावललाई रोममा एक्लै बस्न दिइयो। तर उनको सुरक्षाको निम्ति एकजना सेना बसे।

¹⁷And 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:

¹⁷तीन दिन पछि पावलले त्यहाँका मुख्य-मुख्य यहूदीहरू बोलाई पठाए। जब तिनीहरू एक साथ आए, पावलले भने, “मेरा यहूदी दाज्यु-भाइहरू! मैले हाम्रो मानिसहरूको विरुद्धमा केही गरेको छैन। न त मैले मेरा पुर्खाहरूको रीति-रिवाज विरुद्ध नै केही गरेको छु। तर मलाई यरूशेलममा पक्राइयो र रोमीलाई सुम्पिइयो।

¹⁸who, when they had examined me, desired to set me at liberty, because there was no cause of death in me.

¹⁸रोमीहरूले धेरै प्रश्नहरू गरे। तर तिनीहरूले मलाई मृत्यु दण्ड दिनलाई कारण पाएनन्। यसर्थ तिनीहरूले मलाई स्वतन्त्र दिन चाहे।

¹⁹But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had aught whereof to accuse my nation.

¹⁹तर यहूदीहरूले विरोध गरे। अत सिजरको अघि मेरो जाँच गराउन मलाई रोम पठाइयोस् भनि मैले भन्नु पर्यो। तर मैले मेरा आफ्नो मानिसहरूको विरोधमा केही आपत्ति गर्नु छैन।

²⁰For 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.

²⁰यही कारण म तिमीहरूसंग भेट्न र बोल्न चाहन्छु। म यो साङ्गालाले बाँधिएको छु किनभने इस्राएलको आशामा म विश्वास गर्छु।”

²¹And 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.

²¹यहूदीहरूले पावललाई उत्तर दिए, “हामीले तिम्रो विषयमा यहूदियाबाट कुनै चिट्ठीहरू पाएका छैनौ। न त हाम्रा कुनै यहूदी दाज्यु-भाइहरू जो यहूदियाबाट आए केही खबरहरू नै ल्याए न तिम्रो विषयमा केही खराब भने।

²²But 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.

²²हामी तिम्रो विचारहरू सुन्न चाहन्छौ। हामी जान्दछौ कि यस पन्थको विषयमा मानिसहरूले चारैतिर खराब भनिरहेकाछन्।”

²³And 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.

²³पावल र यहूदीहरूले सभा गर्ने दिन रोजे। त्यस दिन धेरै जना यहूदीहरूले पावललाई घरमा भेटे। दिनभरि पावल तिनीहरूसंग बात गरिरहे। पावलले परमेश्वरको राज्यको विषयमा तिनीहरूलाई व्याख्या गरे। पावलले मोशाको व्यवस्था र अगमवक्ताहरूले लेखेका कुराहरूको उपयोग गरेर येशूको विषयमा तिनिहरूलाई विशवास गराउन खोजे।

²⁴And some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.

²⁴कतिपयले उनको कुरामा विश्वास गरे तर कतिपयले गरेनन्।

²⁵And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Spirit through Isaiah the prophet unto your fathers,

²⁵तिनीहरूमा र्तक भयो। यहूदीहरू जान लागेका थिए तर पावलले अझ तिनीहरूलाई एउटा कुरा भनेः “पवित्र आत्माले यशैया अगमवक्ताको माध्यमद्वारा तिम्रा पुर्खाहरुको विषय सत्य छ भने। उनले भने,

²⁶saying, 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:

²⁶‘यो मानिस भए तिर जाऊ र तिनीहरूलाई भनः सुन्न त सुन्छौ तिमीहरूले, तर तिमीहरू बुझ्नेछैनौ! तिमीहरू हेर्छै अनि देख्छौ तर तिमीहरू जे देख्छौ बुझ्ने छैनौ!

²⁷For 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.

²⁷हो, यी मानिसहरूका मन बन्द छन् अहिले यी मानिसहरूका कानहरू छन् तर तिनीहरूले सुन्दैनन् अनि यी मानिसहरू सत्य हेर्न मान्दैनन्। यस्तो भएको छ, यसैले तिनीहरूले आफ्ना आँखाहरूले देख्ने छैनन, आफ्ना कानहरूले सुन्ने छैनन् आफ्ना मनले बुझ्ने छैनन्। यस्तो भएको छ यसैले तिनीहरू मपट्टि र्फकिने छैनन् । यशैया 6:9-10

²⁸Be it known therefore unto you, that this salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles: they will also hear.

²⁸“म चाहन्छु तिमी यहूदीहरूले जान कि परमेश्वरले गैर-यहूदीहरूका निम्ति मुक्ति पठाउनु भएको छ। तिनीहरूले सुन्ने छन!

²⁹[And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, having much disputing among themselves.]

²⁹[This verse may not be a part of this translation]

³⁰And he abode two whole years in his own hired dwelling, and received all that went in unto him,

³⁰पावल पूरा दुइ र्वष आफ्नो भाडाको घरमा बसे। उनले सबै मानिसहरूलाई स्वागत गरे जो उकहाँ भेट्न आए।

³¹preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, none forbidding him.

³¹पावलले परमेश्वरको राज्यको विषयमा प्रचार गरे। उनले प्रभु येशु ख्रीष्टको विषयमा भने। उनी एकदम निर्भय थिए अनि कसैले पनि उनलाई बोल्न रोक्न सकेनन्।