Apostelenes gerninger 28
1 Og da vi nu vare reddede, saa fik vi at vide, at Øen hed Malta.
And when we were escaped, then we knew that the island was called Melita.
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.
And the barbarians shewed us no common kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of 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.
But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, a viper came out by reason of the heat, and fastened 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.‟
And when the barbarians saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said one to another, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped from the sea, yet Justice hath not suffered to live.
5 Men han rystede Dyret af i Ilden, og der skete ham intet ondt.
Howbeit he shook off the beast into the fire, and took no harm.
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.
But they expected that he would have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but when they were long in expectation, and beheld nothing amiss came to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was 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.
Now in the neighbourhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius; who received us, and entertained us three days courteously.
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.
And it was so, that the father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery: unto whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laying his hands on him healed him.
9 Da dette var sket, kom ogsaa de andre paa Øen, som havde Sygdomme, til ham og bleve helbredede.
And when this was done, the rest also which had diseases in the island came, and were cured:
10 De viste os ogsaa megen Ære, og da vi sejlede bort, bragte de om Bord i Skibet, hvad vi trængte til.
who also honoured us with many honours; and when we sailed, they put on board such things as we needed.
11 Men efter tre Maaneders Forløb sejlede vi da bort i et aleksandrinsk Skib, som havde haft Vinterleje ved Øen og førte Tvillingernes Mærke.
And after three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the island, whose sign was The Twin Brothers.
12 Og vi løb ind til Syrakus, hvor vi bleve tre Dage.
And touching at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.
13 Derfra sejlede vi videre og kom til Regium, og efter en Dags Forløb fik vi Søndenvind og kom den næste Dag til Puteoli.
And from thence we made a circuit, and arrived at Rhegium: and after one day a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to 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 found brethren, and were entreated to tarry with them seven days: and 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.
And from thence the brethren, when they heard of us, came to meet us as far as The Market of Appius, and The Three Taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
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.
And when we entered into Rome, Paul was suffered to abide by himself with the soldier that guarded 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,
And it came to pass, that after three days he called together those that were the chief of the Jews: and when they were come together, he said unto them, I, brethren, though I had done nothing against the people, or the customs of our fathers, yet was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans:
18 og disse vilde efter at have forhørt mig løslade mig, efterdi der ikke var nogen Dødsskyld hos mig.
who, when they had examined me, desired to set me at liberty, because there was no cause of death in me.
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 when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had aught to accuse my nation of.
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.‟
For this cause therefore did I entreat you to see and to speak with [me]: for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.
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.
And they said unto him, We neither received letters from Judaea concerning thee, nor did any of the brethren come hither and report or speak any harm of thee.
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 desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.
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.
And when they had appointed him a day, they came to him into his lodging in great number; to whom he expounded [the matter], testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.
24 Og nogle lode sig overbevise af det, som blev sagt, men andre troede ikke.
And some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.
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:
And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Isaiah the prophet unto your fathers,
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;
saying, Go thou unto this people, and say, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:
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 this people’s heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.
28 Derfor være det eder vitterligt, at denne Guds Frelse er sendt til Hedningerne; de skulle ogsaa høre.‟
Be it known therefore unto you, that this salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles: they will also hear.
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,
And he abode two whole years in his own hired dwelling, and received all that went in unto him,
31 idet han prædikede Guds Rige og lærte om den Herre Jesus med al Frimodighed, uhindret.
preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, none forbidding him.
