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

¹When we had escaped, then they NU reads “we” learned that the island was called Malta.

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

²The natives showed us uncommon kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, 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।

³But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because 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।”

⁴When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, “No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped from the sea, yet Justice has not allowed to live.”

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

⁵However he shook off the creature into the fire, and wasn’t harmed.

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 dead suddenly, but when they watched for a long time and saw nothing bad happen 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।

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

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।

⁸It happened that the father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery. Paul entered in to him, prayed, and laying his hands on him, healed him.

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

⁹Then when this was done, the rest also who had diseases in the island came, and were cured.

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।

¹⁰They also honored us with many honors, and when we sailed, they put on board the things that we needed.

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

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

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

¹²Touching at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.

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

¹³From there we circled around and arrived at Rhegium. After one day, a south wind sprang up, and 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 we found brothers, The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” and were entreated to stay with them for seven days. So we came 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।

¹⁵From there the brothers, when they heard of us, came to meet us as far as The Market of Appius and The Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God, and took courage.

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

¹⁶When we entered into Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but Paul was allowed to stay by himself with the soldier who guarded 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।

¹⁷It happened that after three days Paul called together those who were the leaders of the Jews. When they had come together, he said to them, “I, brothers, though I had done nothing against the people, or the customs of our fathers, still was 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, desired to set me free, 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 spoke against it, I was constrained to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything about which to accuse my nation.

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

²⁰For this cause therefore I asked to see you and to speak with you. For because of 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।

²¹They said to him, “We neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor did any of the brothers come here and report or speak any evil of you.

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

²²But we desire to hear from you what you think. For, as concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere 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।

²³When they had appointed him a day, many people came to him at his lodging. He explained to them, testifying about the Kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning until evening.

²⁴कतिपयले उनको कुरामा विश्वास गरे तर कतिपयले गरेनन्।

²⁴Some believed the things which were spoken, and 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,

²⁵When they didn’t agree among themselves, they departed after Paul had spoken one word, “The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah, 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, in hearing, you will hear, but will in no way understand. In seeing, you will see, but will in no way 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 this people’s heart has grown callous. Their ears are dull of hearing. Their eyes they have closed. Lest they should see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again, and I would heal them.’ Isaiah 6:9-10

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

²⁸“Be it known therefore to you, that the salvation of God is sent to the nations. They will also listen.”

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

²⁹When he had said these words, the Jews departed, having a great dispute among themselves.

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

³⁰Paul stayed two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who were coming 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 boldness, without hindrance.