¹And when we got safe [to land] we then knew that the island was called Melita.

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

²But the barbarians shewed us no common kindness; for, having kindled a fire, they took us all in because of the rain that was falling 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.

³And Paul having gathered a [certain] quantity of sticks together in a bundle and laid [it] on the fire, a viper coming out from the heat seized 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 barbarians saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said to one another, This man is certainly a murderer, whom, [though] saved out of the sea, Nemesis has not allowed 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.

⁵*He* however, having shaken off the beast into the fire, felt no harm.

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

⁶But *they* expected that he would have swollen or fallen down suddenly dead. But when they had expected a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him, changing their opinion, they 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.

⁷Now in the country surrounding that place were the lands belonging to the chief man of the island, by name Publius, who received us and gave [us] hospitality three days in a very friendly way.

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 happened that the father of Publius lay ill of fever and dysentery; to whom Paul entered in, and having prayed and laid his hands on him cured 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.

⁹But this having taken place, the rest also who had sicknesses in the island came 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 honoured us with many honours, and on our leaving they made presents to us of what should minister to our wants.

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 sailed in a ship which had wintered in the island, an Alexandrian, with [the] Dioscuri for its ensign.

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 come to Syracuse we remained three days.

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

¹³Whence, going in a circuitous course, we arrived at Rhegium; and after one day, the wind having changed to south, on 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 begged to stay with them seven days. And thus we went to Rome.

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 about us, came to meet us as far as Appii Forum and Tres Tabernae, whom when Paul saw, he thanked God and 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 praetorian prefect, but] Paul was allowed to remain by himself with the soldier who kept 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, that he called together those who were the chief of the Jews; and when they had come together he said to them, Brethren, *I* having done nothing against the people or the customs of our forefathers, have been delivered a prisoner from Jerusalem into 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 minded to let me go, because there was nothing worthy 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.

¹⁹But the Jews speaking against it, I was compelled to appeal to 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 have called you to [me] to see and to speak to you; for on account of the hope of Israel I have this chain about me.

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 to him, For our part, we have neither received letters from Judaea concerning thee, nor has any one of the brethren who has arrived reported or said anything 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.

²²But we beg to hear of thee what thou thinkest, for as concerning this sect it is known to us that it is everywhere 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 many came to him to the lodging, to whom he expounded, testifying of the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and the prophets, from early morning to 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 were persuaded of the things which were said, but some disbelieved.

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

²⁵And being disagreed among themselves they left; Paul having spoken one word, Well spoke the Holy Spirit through Esaias the prophet to 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 to this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear and not understand, and seeing ye shall see and 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 the heart of this people has become fat, and they hear heavily with their ears, and they have closed their eyes; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should 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.

²⁸Be it known to you therefore, that this salvation of God has been sent to the nations; *they* also will hear [it].

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

²⁹[And he having said this, the Jews went away, having great reasoning among themselves.]

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

³⁰And he remained two whole years in his own hired lodging, and received all who came to 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 kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, with all freedom unhinderedly.

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.