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

¹Mi d-nemneɛ si lebḥeṛ, nesla belli tigzirt-nni isem-is Malṭa.

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.

²Imezdaɣ-is setṛeḥben yis-nneɣ, xedmen-aɣ lxiṛ d ameqqran ; ceɛlen times axaṭer yekkat ugeffur ( lehwa ), yerna d asemmiḍ.

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.

³Bulus ijmeɛ-ed kra n yesɣaṛen a ten-iger ɣer tmes, si leḥmu-nni n tmes yeffeɣ-ed yiwen n wezrem yenṭed deg ufus-is.

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.”

⁴Lɣaci mi walan azrem-nni yeckenṭeḍ deg ufus-is, qqaṛen wway gar-asen : « Argaz-agi iban d bu tmegṛaḍ, axaṭer ɣas akken yemneɛ-ed si lebḥeṛ, Sidi Ṛebbi yellan d Bab n lḥeqq ur t-yețțaǧa ara ad yidir. »

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

⁵Lameɛna Bulus yezwi azrem-nni ɣer tmes, ur t-yuɣ ula d acemma ;

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.

⁶lɣaci-nni țṛaǧun a t-walin ibzeg neɣ ad yemmet imiren kan. Ɛussen-t, mi walan ur t-yuɣ wacemma, beddlen ṛṛay, ḥesben-t d yiwen seg iṛebbiten s wayes țțamnen.

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.

⁷Di leǧwahi-nni i gezdeɣ Bubliyus lḥakem ameqqran n tegzirt-nni ; yesɛa aṭas n wakal, yesṭerḥeb yis-nneɣ, yerna yessens-aɣ ɣuṛ-es tlata wussan.

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.

⁸Deg ussan-nni, baba-s n Bubliyus yella deg usu yehlek, tuɣ-it tawla yerna tuzzel tɛebbuṭ-is. Bulus iṛuḥ ɣuṛ-es, issers ifassen-is fell-as, yedɛa ɣer Sidi Ṛebbi dɣa yeḥla.

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

⁹Mi slan yis imuḍan n tegzirt-nni usan-d ɣuṛ-es isseḥla-ten ula d nutni.

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

¹⁰Ɣef wayagi, qudṛen-aɣ aṭas ; mi nekker a nṛuḥ, fkan-aɣ-d ayen akk neḥwaǧ i webrid.

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

¹¹Mi ɛeddan tlata waguren, nerkeb yiwen lbabuṛ n temdint n Skandriya iwumi qqaṛen Dyuskuṛ, isɛeddan ccetwa di tegzirt-nni ;

¹²Touching at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.

¹²newweḍ ɣer temdint n Sirakuz, anda neqqim tlata wussan.

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,

¹³Syenna nkemmel rrif rrif n lebḥeṛ armi ț-țamdint n Ṛejyu, azekka-nni yekker-ed yiwen n waḍu i d-yekkan seg usamer, sin wussan mbeɛd, newweḍ ɣer temdint n Buzul.

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.

¹⁴Nufa dinna atmaten i ɣ iḥellelen a neqqim yid-sen sebɛa wussan, syenna nkemmel abrid ɣer temdint n Ṛuma.

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.

¹⁵Mi slan yis-nneɣ watmaten n temdint n Ṛuma, usan-d armi d ssuq n Abyus akk-d wemkan yețțusemman « Tlata Țbernat » iwakken a ɣ-d-mmagren. Mi ten iwala Bulus, yefṛeḥ yeḥmed Ṛebbi yerna yuɣal-it-id lǧehd.

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.

¹⁶Mi newweḍ ɣer temdint n Ṛuma, serrḥen-as i Bulus ad izdeɣ deg yiwen wexxam, nețța d yiwen uɛeskṛi i t yețɛassan.

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,

¹⁷Mi ɛeddan tlata wussan, Bulus yessawel i imeqqranen n wat Isṛail. Mi d-nnejmaɛen, Bulus yenna yasen : Ay atmaten, ɣas akken ur xdimeɣ acemma i gxulfen agdud d leɛwayed n lejdud-nneɣ, ṭṭfen-iyi ɣer lḥebs di temdint n Lquds, sellmen-iyi ger ifassen n lɛeskeṛ n Ṛuman.

¹⁸who, when they had examined me, desired to set me free, because there was no cause of death in me.

¹⁸Mi yi-beḥten, bɣan ad iyi serrḥen axaṭer ur ufin ara deg-i sebba s wayes ara ḥekmen fell-i s lmut.

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.

¹⁹Imi ur qbilen ara wat Isṛail ad iyi-d-serrḥen iṛumaniyen, iḥettem-iyi lḥal ad rẓeɣ ccṛeɛ ɣer Qayṣer ; lameɛna mačči d acetki i bɣiɣ ad ccetkiɣ ɣef wegdud-iw.

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.”

²⁰Daymi i bɣiɣ a kkun-ẓreɣ, ad mmeslayeɣ yid-wen axaṭer ɣef ddemma n usirem n wat Isṛail i țwarzeɣ s snasel-agi.

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.

²¹Imeqqranen n wat Isṛail nnan-as : Ur d-neṭṭif ula d yiwet n tebṛaț si tmurt n Yahuda ɣef wayen yeɛnan tamsalt-ik, ula d yiwen seg watmaten ur d-yusi ad iccetki neɣ a ɣ-d-yini ayen n diri fell-ak.

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.”

²²Lameɛna nebɣa a nsel s ɣuṛ-ek ayen akka s wacu i tumneḍ, ma d ayen yeɛnan tajmaɛt-agi seg i d-tekkiḍ, neẓra belli di yal amkan tețmagar-ed uguren.

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.

²³Dɣa msefhamen ɣef wass nniḍen i deg ara mlilen. Mi d yewweḍ wass-nni, usan-d deg waṭas yid-sen ɣer wexxam n Bulus. Si ṣṣbeḥ armi ț-țameddit, Bulus yețbecciṛ-asen ɣef tgeldit n Ṛebbi s ccariɛa n Musa ț-țektabin n lenbiya, yețqellib a ten-iqenneɛ iwakken ad amnen s Sidna Ɛisa.

²⁴Some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.

²⁴Kra umnen s wayen i d-yenna, ma d wiyaḍ ugin ad amnen.

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,

²⁵Mi țeddun ad ṛuḥen mazal lxilaf gar-asen, dɣa Bulus yerna-yasen imeslayen-agi : Ț-țideț ayen i d-yenna Ṛṛuḥ iqedsen i lejdud-nwen s yimi n nnbi Iceɛya

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.

²⁶mi d-yenna : Ṛuḥ ɣer wegdud-agi tiniḍ-asen : ɣas aț-țeslem s imeẓẓuɣen-nwen ur tfehmem ara ; aț-țemmuqlem s wallen-nwen ur tețwalim ara,

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

²⁷imi ul n wegdud-agi yuɣal d azṛu ; qeflen imeẓẓuɣen-nsen, qemcen allen-nsen ; ur bɣin ara ad walin s wallen-nsen, d slen s imeẓẓuɣen-nsen, ad fehmen s wul-nsen, iwakken a d-uɣalen ɣuṛ-i ad beddlen tikli akken a ten-sseḥluɣ !

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

²⁸Atan ihi tura leslak n Sidi Ṛebbi ad ițțunefk i leǧnas nniḍenur nelli ara n wat Isṛail axaṭer nutni a s-semḥessen yerna a t-qeblen.

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

²⁹Mi d-yenna Bulus ayagi, ffɣen-d imeqqranen n wat Isṛail, leḥḥun țemjadalen wway gar-asen.

³⁰Paul stayed two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who were coming to him,

³⁰Bulus yeqqim sin iseggasen deg wexxam-nni i gekra. Isṭerḥib s kra n win i d-yețțasen a t-iẓer.

³¹preaching the Kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance.

³¹Yețbecciṛ tageldit n Ṛebbi s tlelli, isselmad-asen ayen akk yeɛnan Sidna Ɛisa Lmasiḥ, ulac win i t-iḥebsen.