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

¹Nak ac cuanco chic chi ch'och'el, quikanau nak li na'ajej a'an, li sutsu sa' ha', a'an Malta xc'aba'.

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.

²Li cuanqueb aran c'ajo' li usilal que'xbânu ke. Coe'xc'ul sa' xyâlal chikajunilo ut que'xtz'ab jun xam xban nak c'ajo' li hab ut c'ajo' li que.

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.

³Laj Pablo quixxoc chak jun k'âl li ruk' che' chaki ut quixq'ue sa' li xam. Jun li c'ambolay quiêlelic xban xtikcual li xam ut quixtiu li ruk' laj Pablo. T'uyt'u quicana.

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.”

⁴Li cuanqueb sa' li na'ajej Malta, nak que'ril li c'ambolay t'uyt'u chi ruk', que'xye chi ribileb rib: -Relic chi yâl nak li cuînk a'in, a'an aj camsinel. Xcole' chak chiru li palau, abanan inc'a' tâcanabâk chi yo'yo arin chi inc'a' tixc'ul xtojbal rix lix mâc, chanqueb.

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

⁵Ut laj Pablo quixchik' li ruk' ut li c'ambolay quit'ane' sa' xam ut mâc'a' quixc'ul laj Pablo.

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.

⁶Eb a'an yôqueb chiroybeninquil jok'e tâsîpôk laj Pablo ut tât'anek' chi camenak. Najt que'roybeni ut nak que'ril nak mâc'a' quixc'ul, que'xjal lix c'a'uxeb ut que'xye: -Dios tana li cuînk a'an, chanqueb.

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.

⁷Aran cuan xc'alebâl laj Publio li cuan xcuanquil sa' li na'ajej Malta. A'an coxc'ul sa' xyâlal ut riq'uin cohilan chiru oxib cutan.

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.

⁸Lix yucua' laj Publio t'ant'o sa' ch'ât. Yô xtik ut yô xquic' sa'. Laj Pablo qui-oc sa' li na'ajej li cuan cui'. Quixq'ue li ruk' sa' xbên nak quitijoc ut quiq'uirtesîc.

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

⁹Nak que'rabi resil nak ac xq'uirtesîc lix yucua' laj Publio, nabaleb li yaj li cuanqueb sa' li na'ajej a'an, que'cuulac riq'uin laj Pablo ut que'q'uirtesîc.

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

¹⁰Riq'uin li usilal qui-ux reheb, k'axal cui'chic coe'xra ut que'xq'ue nabal c'a'ru ke. Ut nak ac xic ke nabal li c'a'ru ke que'xsi ke re tâc'anjelak ke chiru be.

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

¹¹Ut nak quinume' oxib po, co-oc sa' jun li jucub re Alejandría li yô chixnumsinquil li habalk'e sa' li na'ajej Malta. Li jucub a'an cuan retalil lix dioseb chiru. Cástor ut Pólux xc'aba'eb.

¹²Touching at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.

¹²Cocuulac sa' li tenamit Siracusa ut aran cohilan oxib cutan.

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,

¹³Chirix chic a'an côo cui'chic chiru ha' ut cocuulac sa' li tenamit Regio. Cuulajak chic quiticla li ik' li nachal sa' li sur. Yô li ik' chalen nak cocuulac sa' li na'ajej Puteoli.

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.

¹⁴Sa' li na'ajej a'an cuanqueb aj pâbanel katauheb. Eb a'an que'xtz'âma chiku nak tocanâk cuukubak cutan riq'uineb. Ut chirix a'an côo cui'chic Roma.

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.

¹⁵Eb laj pâbanel li cuanqueb Roma que'rabi resil nak cuulac ke. Cuanqueb laj pâbanel que'chal chi c'uluc ke toj cuan cui' li c'ayil Apio xc'aba' ut cuanqueb ajcui' que'c'uluc ke toj sa' li na'ajej Oxib Tabernas. Nak quiril ruheb laj pâbanel, laj Pablo quixbantioxi chiru li Dios ut quic'ojla xch'ôl.

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.

¹⁶Nak cocuulac Roma, li capitán quixk'axtesiheb li prêx re li coronel. Ut laj Pablo quicanabâc chi cuânc xjunes rochben jun li soldado li na-iloc re.

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,

¹⁷Nak ac xnume' chic oxib cutan, laj Pablo quixbokeb li neque'c'amoc be sa' xyânkeb laj judío li cuanqueb Roma. Nak acak xe'ch'utla quiâtinac riq'uineb re xcolbal rib, ut quixye reheb: -Ex cuas cuîtz'in, lâin inc'a' xinmâcob chiruheb li cuech tenamitil chi moco xink'et lix chak'rabeb li kaxe'tônil yucua'. Abanan xinchape' Jerusalén xbaneb laj judío, ut xine'xk'axtesi sa' ruk'eb laj Roma.

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

¹⁸Ut eb laj Roma nak que'rakoc âtin sa' inbên, mâ jun inmâc que'xtau re incamsinquil. Que'raj raj cuach'abanquil.

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.

¹⁹Abanan eb laj judío inc'a' que'raj quine'risi. Jo'can nak quintz'âma chiruheb nak li acuabej César târakok âtin sa' inbên. Moco chixjitbal ta lin tenamit xinchal.

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.”

²⁰A'an aj e nak xintakla êbokbal. Xcuaj rilbal êru ut xcuaj âtinac êriq'uin. Sa' xc'aba' li jun li nakayo'oni lâo aj Israel nak bac'bôquin anakcuan riq'uin li cadena a'in, chan reheb.

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.

²¹Ut eb a'an que'xye: -Lâo mâ jun hu xkac'ul chalenak ta Judea, ut mâ jun li kas kîtz'in xc'ulun châjitbal chi moco chixyebal junak c'a'ak re ru inc'a' us châcuix.

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.”

²²Takaj rabinquil c'a'ru nacac'oxla chirix a'an xban nak kabiom nak yalak bar xic' neque'rabi li tijleb chirix li Jesús, chanqueb.

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.

²³Jo'can nak que'xxakab jun li cutan re nak te'cuulak riq'uin sa' li cab li cuan cui'. Nabaleb que'cuulac riq'uin laj Pablo re nak tixch'olob xyâlal chiruheb chirix lix nimajcual cuanquilal li Dios. Quixnumsi li cutan chixch'olobanquil lix yâlal chirix li Jesús jo' tz'îbanbil sa' lix chak'rab laj Moisés jo' ajcui' li que'xtz'îba li profeta re nak te'xpâb li Jesús.

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

²⁴Cuan que'pâban re li c'a'ru yô chixyebal. Abanan cuan ajcui' li inc'a' que'xpâb.

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,

²⁵Cuanqueb li inc'a' que'cuulac chiruheb li c'a'ru yô chixyebal laj Pablo, ut que'oc chi êlc. Nak ac xiqueb re, laj Pablo quixye li âtin a'in: -Yâl ajcui' li quixc'utbesi li Santil Musik'ej chiru li profeta Isaías chirixeb li kaxe'tônil yucua' nak quixye:

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.

²⁶Ayu ut tâye reheb li tenamit chi jo'ca'in: Yôkex chirabinquil, abanan moco têtau ta ru lix yâlal li c'a'ru têrabi; ut yôkex chirilbal, abanan inc'a' têq'ue retal c'a'ru xyâlal li c'a'ru têril.

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

²⁷Xban nak cacuubresinbil lix ch'ôleb li tenamit a'in, jo'can nak inc'a' te'xtau xyâlal. Inc'a' saken te'abînk ut inc'a' saken te'ilok re nak inc'a' te'xtau xyâlal li c'a'ru te'ril ut inc'a' te'xtau xyâlal li te'rabi. Inc'a' te'xtau xyâlal, chi moco te'xjal xc'a'ux, chi moco tebinq'uirtesi, chan li Dios. (Isa. 6:9-10.)

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

²⁸Jo'can nak chenauhak nak li resil li colba-ib li naxq'ue li Dios quiq'uehe' reheb li mâcua'eb aj judío. A'an eb chic te'abînk re, chan laj Pablo.

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

²⁹Nak que'rabi a'in, eb laj judío que'côeb ut yôqueb chixcuech'inquil rib.

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

³⁰Cuib chihab quicuan aran Roma laj Pablo sa' li cab li quixto'oni. Ut quixc'uleb chi sa sa' xch'ôl chixjunileb li que'cuulac riq'uin.Yô chixch'olobanquil lix yâlal lix nimajcual cuanquilal li Dios ut yô chixyebal resil li Kâcua' Jesucristo chi mâc'a' xxiu. Ut mâ ani quiramoc chiru xyebal.

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

³¹Yô chixch'olobanquil lix yâlal lix nimajcual cuanquilal li Dios ut yô chixyebal resil li Kâcua' Jesucristo chi mâc'a' xxiu. Ut mâ ani quiramoc chiru xyebal.