¹Kui me siis olime tervelt pääsenud, saime teada, et saart hüütakse Maltaks.

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

²Umbkeelsed saarlased osutasid meile rohkem kui tavalist lahkust, sest nad süütasid lõkke ja võtsid alanud vihmasaju ja külma pärast meid kõiki selle äärde.

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.

³Aga kui Paulus oli korjanud kokku hulga hagu ja asetanud lõkkesse, tuli sealt palavuse tõttu välja mürkmadu ja hakkas tema kätte kinni.

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.

⁴Kui umbkeelsed nägid seda elukat tema käe küljes rippuvat, ütlesid nad üksteisele: 'Kindlasti on see mees mõrtsukas, keda õigluse jumalanna ei luba elada, kuigi ta on merest pääsenud.'

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.

⁵Tema aga raputas eluka tulle ega tundnud mingit viga.

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

⁶Nad ootasid küll, et ta tursub üles või langeb surnult maha. Aga kui nad olid kaua oodanud ja nägid, et Paulusega ei juhtu midagi iseäralikku, siis nende arvamus muutus ning nad ütlesid ta olevat jumala.

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.

⁷Selle paiga läheduses oli mõis saare tähtsaimal mehel, kelle nimi oli Publius. Tema võttis meid vastu ja võõrustas kolm päeva sõbralikult.

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.

⁸Juhtus aga, et Publiuse isa lamas palavikus ja kõhutõves. Paulus astus tema juurde ja pani palvetades oma käed ta peale ning tegi ta terveks.

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.

⁹Aga kui see oli sündinud, tulid sinna ka teised, kes saarel olid haiged, ja said terveks.

⁹But this having taken place, the rest also who had sicknesses in the island came and were healed:

¹⁰Ja nad austasid meid mitmel kombel, ja kui me hakkasime merele minema, panid nad meile kaasa, mis teekonna jaoks vaja oli.

¹⁰who also honoured us with many honours, and on our leaving they made presents to us of what should minister to our wants.

¹¹Aga kolme kuu pärast me läksime sealt merele Aleksandria laevaga, mis oli saarel talvitanud ja mille tunnuseks oli Dioskuuride kuju.

¹¹And after three months we sailed in a ship which had wintered in the island, an Alexandrian, with [the] Dioscuri for its ensign.

¹²Me randusime Sürakuusas ning viibisime seal kolm päeva.

¹²And having come to Syracuse we remained three days.

¹³Sealt me sõitsime piki rannikut ja saabusime Reegiumi. Ja kui ühe päeva pärast tõusis lõunatuul, jõudsime teisel päeval Puteolisse.

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,

¹⁴Sealt me leidsime vendi ja meid paluti nende juures viibida seitse päeva. Ja nõnda me tulime Rooma.

¹⁴where, having found brethren, we were begged to stay with them seven days. And thus we went to Rome.

¹⁵Ja kui sealsed vennad said meist kuulda, tulid nad meile vastu Appiuse Foorumini ja Tres Tabernani. Neid nähes tänas Paulus Jumalat ning sai uut julgust.

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.

¹⁶Kui me olime Rooma saabunud, lubati Paulusel jääda omaette elama koos sõduriga, kes teda valvas.

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.

¹⁷Kolme päeva pärast sündis, et Paulus kutsus kokku juutide peamehed. Kui need olid kogunenud, ütles Paulus neile: 'Mehed-vennad, mina ei ole teinud midagi meie rahva ja esiisade kommete vastu, ja siiski olen Jeruusalemmas antud vangina üle roomlaste kätte.

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,

¹⁸Kui need olid mind üle kuulanud, tahtsid nad mu vabaks lasta, sest mul ei olnud ühtki surmasüüd.

¹⁸who having examined me were minded to let me go, because there was nothing worthy of death in me.

¹⁹Aga kui juudid sellele vastu rääkisid, siis ma olin sunnitud nõudma keisri kohut - mitte sellepärast, et mul oleks milleski süüdistada oma rahvast.

¹⁹But the Jews speaking against it, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, not as having anything to accuse my nation of.

²⁰Sel põhjusel ma nüüd kutsusin teid, et teid näha ja teiega rääkida. Sest Iisraeli lootuse pärast kannan ma seda ahelat.'

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.

²¹Aga nemad ütlesid talle: 'Me ei ole saanud Juudamaalt ühtegi kirja sinu kohta ega ole tulnud siia ühtegi venda, kes sinust oleks midagi paha teatanud või rääkinud.

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.

²²Aga me peame õigeks sinu enda käest kuulda, mida sa mõtled, sest sellest lahkusust on meil teada, et selle vastu räägitakse kõikjal.'

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.

²³Nad määrasid Paulusele ühe päeva ja siis tuli tema juurde kotta veel rohkem inimesi. Neile ta seletas ja tunnistas hommikust õhtuni Jumala riigist, veendes neid Jeesuse suhtes Moosese Seaduse ja Prohvetite põhjal.

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.

²⁴Ja ühed lasksid end öeldust veenda, teised aga ei uskunud.

²⁴And some were persuaded of the things which were said, but some disbelieved.

²⁵Jõudmata omavahel üksmeelele, lahkusid nad, kui Paulus oli öelnud neile selle sõna: 'Püha Vaim on hästi rääkinud prohvet Jesaja kaudu teie isadele:

²⁵And being disagreed among themselves they left; Paul having spoken one word, Well spoke the Holy Spirit through Esaias the prophet to our fathers,

²⁶'Mine selle rahva juurde ja ütle: Kuuldes te kuulete ega mõista, ja vaadates te vaatate ega näe.

²⁶saying, Go to this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear and not understand, and seeing ye shall see and not perceive.

²⁷Sest selle rahva süda on paadunud ja nad kuulevad kõrvadega raskesti ja pigistavad oma silmad kinni, et nad silmadega ei näeks ja kõrvadega ei kuuleks, et nad südamega ei mõistaks ega pöörduks, et ma võiksin parandada neid.'

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.

²⁸Olgu teile siis teada, et see Jumala pääste läkitatakse paganatele ja nemad võtavad seda kuulda!'

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

²⁹[Ja kui ta seda oli öelnud, läksid juudid ära ja neil oli omavahel palju vaidlemist.]

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

³⁰Aga Paulus jäi kaheks täisaastaks oma üürielamusse ja võttis vastu kõiki, kes tema juurde tulid,

³⁰And he remained two whole years in his own hired lodging, and received all who came to him,

³¹kuulutades Jumala riiki ja õpetades tõde Issandast Jeesusest Kristusest täiesti avalikult ja ilma takistamata.

³¹preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, with all freedom unhinderedly.