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

¹And when we got safe [to land] we then 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।

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.

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

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.

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 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.

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

⁵*He* however, having shaken off the beast into the fire, 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!”

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.

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।

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.

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 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.

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

⁹But this having taken place, the rest also who had sicknesses 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 on our leaving they made presents to us of what should minister to our wants.

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

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

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

¹²And having come to Syracuse we remained three days.

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

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,

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

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

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 up the prisoners to the praetorian prefect, but] Paul was allowed to remain by himself with the soldier who 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 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,

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

¹⁸who having examined me were minded to let me go, because there was nothing worthy 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 the Jews speaking against it, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, not as having anything 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 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.

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 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.

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

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.

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 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.

²⁴कतिपयले उनको कुरामा विश्वास गरे तर कतिपयले गरेनन्।

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

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 being disagreed among themselves they left; Paul having spoken one word, Well spoke the Holy Spirit through Esaias the prophet to 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 to this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear and 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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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