Apostelenes gerninger 28
1 Og da vi nu vare reddede, saa fik vi at vide, at Øen hed Malta.
When we were safe ashore, we discovered that we were on the island of Malta.
2 Og Barbarerne viste os en usædvanlig Menneskekærlighed; thi de tændte et Baal og toge sig af os alle for den frembrydende Regns og Kuldens Skyld.
The people there were very kind—they started a fire and called all of us over so we could warm up from the rain and the cold.
3 Men da Paulus samlede en Bunke Ris og lagde paa Baalet, krøb der en Øgle ud paa Grund af Varmen og hængte sig fast ved hans Haand.
Paul collected a bundle of firewood and threw it on the fire. But a poisonous snake was driven out of the bundle because of the heat and bit him, fastening itself on his hand.
4 Da nu Barbarerne saa Dyret hænge ved hans Haand, sagde de til hverandre: „Sikkert er denne Mand en Morder, hvem Gengældelsen ikke har tilstedt at leve, skønt han er reddet fra Havet.‟
When the people there saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer. Even though he escaped death from the sea, Justice won't let him live.”
5 Men han rystede Dyret af i Ilden, og der skete ham intet ondt.
However, Paul shook the snake off into the fire, and suffered no ill-effects.
6 Men de ventede, at han skulde hovne op eller pludseligt falde død om. Men da de havde ventet længe og saa, at der ikke skete ham noget usædvanligt, kom de paa andre Tanker og sagde, at han var en Gud.
They were expecting him to swell up, or suddenly fall down dead. But after waiting a long time, they saw that nothing bad had happened to him so they changed their minds and decided he must be a god.
7 Men i Omegnen af dette Sted havde Øens fornemste Mand, ved Navn Publius, nogle Landejendomme. Han tog imod os og laante os venligt Herberge i tre Dage.
Nearby were lands that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and looked after us for three days very hospitably.
8 Men det traf sig, at Publius's Fader laa syg af Feber og Blodgang. Til ham gik Paulus ind og bad og lagde Hænderne paa ham og helbredte ham.
Now Publius' father was sick, lying in bed suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and prayed for him, placed his hands on him, and healed him.
9 Da dette var sket, kom ogsaa de andre paa Øen, som havde Sygdomme, til ham og bleve helbredede.
After this happened, everyone else who was sick on the island came and was healed.
10 De viste os ogsaa megen Ære, og da vi sejlede bort, bragte de om Bord i Skibet, hvad vi trængte til.
They presented us with many gifts, and when we had to sail they provided everything we needed for the voyage.
11 Men efter tre Maaneders Forløb sejlede vi da bort i et aleksandrinsk Skib, som havde haft Vinterleje ved Øen og førte Tvillingernes Mærke.
After a three month stay we set sail aboard a ship from Alexandria having a figurehead of the Heavenly Twins that had spent the winter at the island.
12 Og vi løb ind til Syrakus, hvor vi bleve tre Dage.
We stopped at Syracuse, and spent three days there.
13 Derfra sejlede vi videre og kom til Regium, og efter en Dags Forløb fik vi Søndenvind og kom den næste Dag til Puteoli.
From there we sailed on to Rhegium. The following day a south wind blew, and on the second day we arrived at the port of Puteoli,
14 Der fandt vi Brødre og bleve opfordrede til at blive hos dem i syv Dage. Og saa droge vi til Rom.
where we discovered some believers. They asked us to stay with them for a week. So we came to Rome.
15 Og Brødrene derfra, som havde hørt om os, kom os i Møde til Appius's Forum og Tres-Tabernæ. Og da Paulus saa dem, takkede han Gud og fattede Mod.
When some of the believers from Rome heard we had arrived they came to meet us at the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he was thankful to God and much encouraged.
16 Men da vi kom til Rom, [overgav Høvedsmanden Fangerne til Høvdingen for Livvagten. Dog] blev det tilstedt Paulus at bo for sig selv sammen med den Stridsmand, der bevogtede ham.
When we entered Rome, Paul was permitted to stay under house arrest with a soldier to guard him.
17 Men efter tre Dages Forløb skete det, at han sammenkaldte de fornemste iblandt Jøderne. Men da de vare forsamlede, sagde han til dem: „I Mænd, Brødre! uagtet jeg intet har gjort imod vort Folk eller de fædrene Skikke, er jeg fra Jerusalem overgiven som Fange i Romernes Hænder,
Three days later Paul invited the Jewish leaders there to come to see him. When they were all together he told them, “Brothers, even though I had not done anything wrong against the people or the customs of our forefathers, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Roman authorities.
18 og disse vilde efter at have forhørt mig løslade mig, efterdi der ikke var nogen Dødsskyld hos mig.
After they had interrogated me they wanted to release me because I had done nothing that warranted execution.
19 Men da Jøderne gjorde Indsigelse, nødtes jeg til at skyde mig ind under Kejseren, dog ikke, som om jeg havde noget at anklage mit Folk for.
But the Jewish leaders opposed this, so I was forced to appeal to Caesar—not that I had any accusations against my own people.
20 Af denne Aarsag har jeg altsaa ladet eder kalde hid for at se og tale med eder; thi for Israels Haabs Skyld er jeg sluttet i denne Lænke.‟
That's why I asked to see you, and talk to you, because it is on account of the hope of Israel that I am chained up like this.”
21 Men de sagde til ham: „Hverken have vi faaet Brev fra Judæa om dig, ikke heller er nogen af Brødrene kommen og har meddelt eller sagt noget ondt om dig.
“We have not received any letters from Judea about you, and none of our people have come here with reports against you or to speak badly of you,” they told him.
22 Men vi ønske at høre af dig, hvad du tænker; thi om dette Parti er det os bekendt, at det alle Vegne finder Modsigelse.‟
“But we do want to hear from you what you believe—especially regarding this sect, which we know is condemned everywhere.”
23 Efter saa at have aftalt en Dag med ham, kom de til ham i Herberget i større Tal, og for dem forklarede han og vidnede om Guds Rige og søgte at overbevise dem om Jesus, baade ud af Mose Lov og af Profeterne, fra aarle om Morgenen indtil Aften.
They made an appointment to meet with him. On that day many people came to where he was staying. From morning till night Paul was explaining to them, telling them about the kingdom of God. He tried to convince them about Jesus using the writings of the law of Moses and the prophets.
24 Og nogle lode sig overbevise af det, som blev sagt, men andre troede ikke.
Some accepted what Paul said, but some refused to believe.
25 Og under indbyrdes Uenighed gik de bort, da Paulus havde sagt dette ene Ord: „Rettelig har den Helligaand talt ved Profeten Esajas til eders Fædre og sagt:
They couldn't agree among themselves, and they left after Paul told them this: “The Holy Spirit said it well through Isaiah the prophet to your forefathers,
26 „Gaa hen til dette Folk og sig: I skulle høre med eders Øren og ikke forstaa og se med eders Øjne og ikke se;
‘Go to these people and tell them: Even though you hear, you won't ever understand, and even though you see, you won't ever comprehend.
27 thi dette Folks Hjerte er blevet sløvet, og med Ørene høre de tungt, og deres Øjne have de tillukket, for at de ikke skulle se med Øjnene og høre med Ørene og forstaa med Hjertet og omvende sig, saa jeg kunde helbrede dem.‟
For the minds of these people have become calloused and hard, their ears cannot hear, their eyes are shut, in case they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and understand with their minds, and might come back to me and I would heal them.’
28 Derfor være det eder vitterligt, at denne Guds Frelse er sendt til Hedningerne; de skulle ogsaa høre.‟
Consequently you should know that this salvation that comes from God has been sent to the foreigners and they will listen.”
29 [Og da han havde sagt dette, gik Jøderne bort, og der var stor Trætte imellem dem indbyrdes.]
30 Men han blev hele to Aar i sit lejede Herberge og modtog alle, som kom til ham,
For two full years Paul stayed there in the house he rented, welcoming everyone who came to see him.
31 idet han prædikede Guds Rige og lærte om den Herre Jesus med al Frimodighed, uhindret.
He spoke of the kingdom of God, and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ very boldly. No one prevented him.
