¹A keď sme už boli zachránení, vtedy sme poznali, že sa ostrov volá Melita.

¹And having been saved, then they knew that the island is called Melita,

²A tamojší barbari nám preukázali neobyčajnú ľudomilnosť, lebo rozložili oheň a prijali nás všetkých pre dážď, ktorý bol vtedy, a pre zimu.

²and the foreigners were shewing us no ordinary kindness, for having kindled a fire, they received us all, because of the pressing rain, and because of the cold;

³A keď nasbieral Pavel hromadu raždia a priložil na oheň, vyšla vretenica z tepla a pripäla sa mu na ruku.

³but Paul having gathered together a quantity of sticks, and having laid [them] upon the fire, a viper — out of the heat having come — did fasten on his hand.

⁴A jako videli barbari zviera, že visí s jeho ruky, hovorili si medzi sebou: Tento človek je istotne vrah, ktorému, hoci sa zachránil z mora, nedala pomsta žiť.

⁴And when the foreigners saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said unto one another, `Certainly this man is a murderer, whom, having been saved out of the sea, the justice did not suffer to live;`

⁵Ale on striasol zviera do ohňa, a nestalo sa mu nič zlého.

⁵he then, indeed, having shaken off the beast into the fire, suffered no evil,

⁶Oni však očakávali, že opuchne alebo že padne razom mŕtvy. Ale keď zaveľa čakali a videli, že sa mu len nič zlého nedeje, zmenili svoju mienku a vraveli, že je boh.

⁶and they were expecting him to be about to be inflamed, or to fall down suddenly dead, and they, expecting [it] a long time, and seeing nothing uncommon happening to him, changing [their] minds, said he was a god.

⁷A na okolí toho miesta mal polia najpoprednejší človek ostrova, menom Publius, ktorý nás prijal a tri dni priateľsky hostil.

⁷And in the neighbourhood of that place were lands of the principal man of the island, by name Publius, who, having received us, three days did courteously lodge [us];

⁸A stalo sa, že otec Publiov ležal trápený horúčkou a červienkou, ku ktorému vošiel Pavel, pomodlil sa, vzložil na neho ruky a uzdravil ho.

⁸and it came to pass, the father of Publius with feverish heats and dysentery pressed, was laid, unto whom Paul having entered, and having prayed, having laid [his] hands on him, healed him;

⁹A keď sa to stalo, prichádzali aj ostatní na ostrove, ktorí boli nemocní, a boli uzdravení,

⁹this, therefore, being done, the others also in the island having infirmities were coming and were healed;

¹⁰ktorí nás i mnohými cťami ctili, a keď sme sa mali odplaviť, nakládli, čo bolo treba na cestu.

¹⁰who also with many honours did honour us, and we setting sail — they were lading [us] with the things that were necessary.

¹¹A po troch mesiacoch sme sa odplavili na alexandrínskej lodi, ktorá zimovala na ostrove a mala za odznak Dioskúrov.

¹¹And after three months, we set sail in a ship (that had wintered in the isle) of Alexandria, with the sign Dioscuri,

¹²A keď sme sa doplavili do Syrakúz, pobudli sme tam tri dni,

¹²and having landed at Syracuse, we remained three days,

¹³odkiaľ sme išli okolo a prišli sme do Regia, a keď o deň neskoršie vial poludniak, prišli sme na druhý deň do Potiól,

¹³thence having gone round, we came to Rhegium, and after one day, a south wind having sprung up, the second [day] we came to Puteoli;

¹⁴kde sme našli bratov, ktorí nás prosili, žeby sme zostali u nich sedem dní, a tak sme prišli do Ríma.

¹⁴where, having found brethren, we were called upon to remain with them seven days, and thus to Rome we came;

¹⁵A odtiaľ bratia, keď počuli o nás, prišli nám naproti až po Apiovo Forum, po námestie Apiovo, a ku Tres tabernä, ku Trom krčmám. A keď ich videl Pavel, poďakoval Bohu, rozveselil sa a nabral smelosti.

¹⁵and thence, the brethren having heard the things concerning us, came forth to meet us, unto Appii Forum, and Three Taverns — whom Paul having seen, having given thanks to God, took courage.

¹⁶A keď sme vošli do Ríma, stotník oddal väzňov hlavnému veliteľovi, ale Pavlovi bolo dovolené bývať osebe s vojakom, ktorý ho strážil.

¹⁶And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered up the prisoners to the captain of the barrack, but Paul was suffered to remain by himself, with the soldier guarding him.

¹⁷A stalo sa, že po troch dňoch si svolal Pavel popredných zo Židov, a keď sa sišli, hovoril im: Ja, mužovia bratia, hoci som neurobil ničoho na priekor izraelskému ľudu alebo proti otcovským obyčajam, vydaný som z Jeruzalema jako väzeň do rúk Rimanom,

¹⁷And it came to pass after three days, Paul called together those who are the principal men of the Jews, and they having come together, he said unto them: `Men, brethren, I — having done nothing contrary to the people, or to the customs of the fathers — a prisoner from Jerusalem, was delivered up to the hands of the Romans;

¹⁸ktorí, keď ma vyšetrili, chceli ma prepustiť, pretože nie je na mne nijakej viny, pre ktorú by som bol hodný smrti.

¹⁸who, having examined me, were wishing to release [me], because of their being no cause of death in me,

¹⁹Ale keď Židia protirečili tomu, bol som prinútený odvolať sa na cisára, no, nie ako čo by som mal niečo žalovať na svoj národ.

¹⁹and the Jews having spoken against [it], I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar — not as having anything to accuse my nation of;

²⁰A tak pre tú príčinu som vás povolal, aby som vás videl a poshováral sa s vami. Lebo pre nádej Izraelovu som poviazaný touto reťazou.

²⁰for this cause, therefore, I called for you to see and to speak with [you], for because of the hope of Israel with this chain I am bound.`

²¹A oni mu povedali: My sme nedostali ani písma o tebe z Judska, ani neprišiel nikto z bratov, ktorý by nám bol zvestoval alebo hovoril niečo zlé o tebe.

²¹And they said unto him, `We did neither receive letters concerning thee from Judea, nor did any one who came of the brethren declare or speak any evil concerning thee,

²²Ale uznávame za dobré počuť od teba, jako smýšľaš. Lebo o tejto sekte nám je známe, že sa jej všade protivia.

²²and we think it good from thee to hear what thou dost think, for, indeed, concerning this sect it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against;`

²³A keď mu určili deň, prišli k nemu viacerí do jeho bytu. A on im vykladal vec a svedčil pevne o kráľovstve Božom a presviedčal ich o Ježišovi, jako zo zákona Mojžišovho, tak z prorokov, od rána až do večera.

²³and having appointed him a day, they came, more of them unto him, to the lodging, to whom he was expounding, testifying fully the reign of God, persuading them also of the things concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses, and the prophets, from morning till evening,

²⁴A jedni verili tomu, čo hovoril, druhí neverili.

²⁴and, some, indeed, were believing the things spoken, and some were not believing.

²⁵A tak nie súc jednomyseľní medzi sebou rozchádzali sa, keď povedal Pavel to jedno slovo: Dobre hovoril Svätý Duch skrze proroka Izaiáša našim otcom,

²⁵And not being agreed with one another, they were going away, Paul having spoken one word — `Well did the Holy Spirit speak through Isaiah the prophet unto our fathers,

²⁶keď povedal: Idi k tomuto ľudu a povedz: Počuť, áno počujete, ale neporozumejte a hľadieť, i hľadieť budete, ale nevidzte!

²⁶saying, Go on unto this people and say, With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and ye shall not perceive,

²⁷Lebo stučnelo srdce tohoto ľudu, a ušami ťažko počuli a svoje oči zažmúrili, aby snáď nejako očami nevideli, ušami nepočuli, srdcom neporozumeli a neobrátili sa, a uzdravil by som ich.

²⁷for made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they may see with the eyes, and with the heart may understand, and be turned back, and I may heal them.

²⁸Nech vám je teda známe, že je pohanom poslané toto spasenie Božie, a oni aj budú počúvať.

²⁸`Be it known, therefore, to you, that to the nations was sent the salvation of God, these also will hear it;`

²⁹A keď to povedal, odišli Židia veľmi sa medzi sebou dohadujúc.

²⁹and he having said these things, the Jews went away, having much disputation among themselves;

³⁰A Pavel zostal celé dva roky v byte, ktorý si sám najal, a prijímal všetkých, ktorí prichádzali k nemu,

³⁰and Paul remained an entire two years in his own hired [house], and was receiving all those coming in unto him,

³¹a kázal kráľovstvo Božie a učil o Pánu Ježišu Kristovi úplne smele a bez prekážky.

³¹preaching the reign of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness — unforbidden.