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

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

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

²And 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.

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

³And 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.

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

⁴And 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.

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

⁵And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.

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!”

⁶Howbeit 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.

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।

⁷In 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.

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।

⁸And 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.

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

⁹So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:

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।

¹⁰Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.

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

¹¹And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.

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

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

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

¹³And 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:

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

¹⁴Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.

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।

¹⁵And 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.

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

¹⁶And 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.

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।

¹⁷And 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.

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

¹⁸Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.

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।

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

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

²⁰For 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.

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।

²¹And 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.

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

²²But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.

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।

²³And 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.

²⁴कतिपयले उनको कुरामा विश्वास गरे तर कतिपयले गरेनन्।

²⁴And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.

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,

²⁵And 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‘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!

²⁶Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:

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

²⁷For 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“म चाहन्छु तिमी यहूदीहरूले जान कि परमेश्वरले गैर-यहूदीहरूका निम्ति मुक्ति पठाउनु भएको छ। तिनीहरूले सुन्ने छन!

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

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

²⁹And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.

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

³⁰And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,

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

³¹Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.