Acts 28
1 Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.
Are xujopan chuchiꞌ ri jaꞌ pa ri utz ulew xqetaꞌmaj chi uj kꞌo pa ri chꞌaqaꞌp ulew ubꞌiꞌ Malta, qonojel utz qawach.
2 The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.
Ri winaq ri e kꞌo chilaꞌ sibꞌalaj utz qachꞌabꞌexik xkibꞌano. Xkitzij jun qꞌaqꞌ, kꞌa te riꞌ xujkisikꞌij qonojel rech kaqamiqꞌ qibꞌ rumal cher sibꞌalaj tew.
3 Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.
Ri Pablo xukꞌam apanoq kebꞌ oxibꞌ chaqiꞌj siꞌ, tajin kꞌu kuya pa ri qꞌaqꞌ, xaq kꞌa teꞌ xel loq jun kumatz chuxoꞌl ri siꞌ, xanimaj loq cho ri qꞌaqꞌ, xutiꞌ ri Pablo che ri uqꞌabꞌ.
4 When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
Ri winaq ri e kꞌo pa cho ri chꞌaqaꞌp ulew are xkil ri kumatz tzayal che ri uqꞌabꞌ ri Pablo, xkibꞌij chibꞌil taq kibꞌ: Waꞌ we achi riꞌ jun kamisanel, pune man xkam ta kan pa ri plo, kamik kꞌut kutoj na ri etzelal ubꞌanom, kakam laꞌ.
5 But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.
Ri Pablo kꞌut xutota ri uqꞌabꞌ, xqaj ri kumatz pa ri qꞌaqꞌ, man kꞌo ta kꞌu jas xubꞌano.
6 The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
Konojel ri winaq kayeꞌm chi kasipoj ri uqꞌabꞌ ri Pablo, o xaq kꞌa teꞌ katzaqik, kakamik. Naj riꞌ xkayeꞌj na jas kubꞌano. Are xkilo chi man kꞌo ta jas jun kꞌax xuriqo, xkikꞌex kichomanik, xkibꞌij chi ri Pablo are jun dios.
7 Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.
Chunaqaj ri kꞌolibꞌal riꞌ xujopan wi, kꞌo ri rulew ri achi ubꞌiꞌ Plubio kinimal ri winaq ri e kꞌo chilaꞌ pa ri tinimit. Areꞌ sibꞌalaj utz xubꞌan che qakꞌulaxik pa ri rachoch, oxibꞌ qꞌij kꞌut xujrilij rukꞌ utzilal.
8 The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.
Yawabꞌ kꞌu ri utat ri Publio, kꞌo pa chꞌat. Kꞌo qꞌaqꞌ chrij, xuqujeꞌ sibꞌalaj kikꞌ kupamaj. Xeꞌ kꞌu ri Pablo chi rilik, xubꞌan chꞌawem xuya ri uqꞌabꞌ puꞌwiꞌ, xkunataj kꞌu ri achi.
9 After this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well.
Rumal waꞌ we xbꞌantajik, xepe konojel ri yawabꞌibꞌ ri e kꞌo chilaꞌ pa ri tinimit riꞌ, xekunataj kꞌut.
10 The islanders honored us in many ways and supplied our needs when we were ready to sail.
Konojel ri winaq sibꞌalaj nim xujkil wi, kꞌi ri xkisipaj chaqe. Are xujel bꞌik chilaꞌ xujeꞌ chi pa jun jukubꞌ chik, ri winaq xkiya bꞌik ronojel ri rajawaxik chaqe pa ri qabꞌinem.
11 After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island. It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead.
Oxibꞌ ikꞌ xujkꞌoji na chilaꞌ pa Malta, kꞌa te riꞌ xujok pa jun jukubꞌ bꞌinibꞌal aj Alejandría ri karikꞌowisaj ri qꞌalaj chilaꞌ. We jukubꞌ bꞌinibꞌal riꞌ kojtal ri upalaj ri dios Cástor choch, rachiꞌl ri dios Pólux che retal.
12 Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.
Xujopan kꞌu pa ri tinimit Siracusa ri kꞌo chiꞌ ri plo. Chilaꞌ xujkanaj wi kan oxibꞌ qꞌij.
13 From there we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. After one day, a south wind came up, and on the second day we arrived at Puteoli.
Xujel bꞌik chilaꞌ, xqataqej kꞌu ri qabꞌe pa ri plo chunaqaj ri taqꞌaj kꞌa xujopan na pa ri tinimit Regio. Che ri jun qꞌij chik xpe jun kyaqiqꞌ chaqij pa ri umox ri relibꞌal qꞌij, chukabꞌ qꞌij kꞌut xujopan pa ri tinimit Puteoli.
14 There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them. And so we came to Rome.
Chilaꞌ kꞌut pa Puteoli xeꞌqariq wi jujun qachalal kojonelabꞌ. Xkibꞌij kꞌu chaqe kujkanaj wuqubꞌ qꞌij kukꞌ. Jeꞌ xqabꞌano, kꞌa te riꞌ xujeꞌ pa ri tinimit Roma.
15 The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.
Ri qachalal pa Roma kitom chik chi kujopanik, xujul kikꞌulaj pa bꞌe, xqariq kꞌu qibꞌ pa ri alaj tinimit ubꞌiꞌ Apio, xuqujeꞌ jun kꞌolibꞌal ri kabꞌix oxibꞌ ja kꞌayibꞌal. Xtyoxin ri Pablo che ri Dios are xeꞌril ri alaxik.
16 When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
Are xujopan pa ri tinimit Roma, ri Julio ri achi ri kataqan pa kiwiꞌ ri ajchꞌoꞌjabꞌ chajil tinimit, xuꞌjach ri e kꞌo pa cheꞌ. Ri Pablo kꞌut xya bꞌe che kakꞌojiꞌ utukel pa jun ja. Xchajix kꞌu rumal jun ajchꞌoꞌj chajil tinimit.
17 After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.
Oxibꞌ qꞌij chik kꞌo ri Pablo pa Roma are xtaqan che kisikꞌixik ri kinimaꞌqil ri winaq aꞌj Israel ri e kꞌo pa Roma. Are xkimulij kibꞌ, ri Pablo xubꞌij chike: Qachalal, ri in man kꞌo ta jas jun kꞌax xinbꞌan chike ri qawinaqil aꞌj Israel, man kꞌo ta kꞌu nubꞌim chrij ri e naqꞌatal wi ri qamam ojer. Pune jeriꞌ xinokisax kꞌu pa cheꞌ pa ri tinimit Jerusalén, kꞌa te riꞌ xinjach loq pa kiqꞌabꞌ ri winaq aꞌj Roma.
18 They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.
Are xkikꞌot nuchiꞌ, xkaj xinkitzoqopij rumal cher man kꞌo ta numak xkiriqo ri yaꞌtal wi kinkamisaxik.
19 But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, even though I have no charge to bring against my nation.
Are kꞌu ri winaq aꞌj Israel man xkaj taj xintzoqopixik. Rumal riꞌ rajawaxik wi xinbꞌij chi are ri César, ri nimalaj taqanel puꞌwiꞌ Roma, kaqꞌatow na tzij pa nuwiꞌ. Rumal waꞌ in kꞌo waral, man are taj kinbꞌij chi kꞌo kimak ri nuwinaqil.
20 So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
Rumal kꞌu riꞌ xintaqan chisikꞌixik, rech kinwil iwach, xuqujeꞌ kintzijon iwukꞌ. Rumal kꞌu rech ri kuꞌlibꞌal qakꞌuꞌx qonojel ri uj aꞌj Israel, ri in in ximtal rukꞌ we ximbꞌal chꞌichꞌ riꞌ, xcha ri Pablo.
21 The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you.
Aꞌreꞌ xkibꞌij che ri Pablo: Man kꞌo ta jun wuj ri petinaq pa Judea qakꞌamom ri kꞌo jas kubꞌij chawij, xuqujeꞌ man kꞌo ta jun chike ri qachalal ri e petinaq je laꞌ, ri ulinaq waral, ri umolom amak chaqe.
22 But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”
Kaqaj kꞌut kaqato jas ri kachomaj, qetaꞌm chi pa ronojel tinimit kꞌax kechꞌaw ri winaq chrij we kꞌakꞌ kꞌutuꞌn riꞌ, xechaꞌ.
23 So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.
Xkichaꞌ kꞌu jun qꞌij rech koꞌpan rukꞌ ri Pablo. E kꞌi kꞌut xoꞌpan rukꞌ pa ri ja jawjeꞌ ri kꞌo wi. Ri Pablo kꞌut xutzijoj chike ri utaqanik ri Dios pa kiwiꞌ ri winaq. Aqꞌabꞌil xumajij tzijonem kukꞌ kꞌa chaqꞌabꞌ xtoꞌtajik. Xukoj uchuqꞌabꞌ chubꞌixik chike ri winaq chi kekojon che ri Jesús. Xusikꞌij chkiwach ri kubꞌij chrij ri Jesús pa taq ri wuj rech ri Moisés, xuqujeꞌ ri kubꞌij chupam ri kiwuj ri qꞌalajisal taq rech ri utzij ri Dios ojer.
24 Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.
Jujun xkikꞌamawaꞌj jas ri xubꞌij ri Pablo, xkikojo, jujun chik man xkikoj taj.
25 They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
Man xjunamataj ta kꞌu ri kichomanik konojel, xa jeriꞌ noꞌjim xkichapleꞌj elem bꞌik. Are kꞌu ri Pablo xubꞌij chike: Qas tzij ri xubꞌij ri Uxlabꞌixel chike ri qamam ojer chuchiꞌ ri qaqꞌalajisal utzij ri Dios Isaías:
26 ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
Jat, jaꞌbꞌij chike we winaq riꞌ: Pune kitatabꞌej, man kichꞌobꞌ ta kꞌu ri kito. Pune kixkaꞌyik, man kixkwin ta kꞌu chuchꞌobꞌik ri kiwilo.
27 For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
Rumal chi ri kanimaꞌ we winaq riꞌ kowirinaq chik. Kitzꞌapim ri kixikin xuqujeꞌ kichꞌuqum ri kibꞌoqꞌoch rech man kekaꞌy taj, xuqujeꞌ rech man kakita taj, rech man kakichꞌobꞌ taj rech man ketzalij ta wukꞌ rech makekunataj taj.
28 Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”
Chiwetaꞌmaj bꞌa chi ri utz laj tzij rech ri Evangelio ri kutoꞌ ri winaq, katzijox na chike ri nikꞌaj winaq chik ri man aꞌj Israel taj. Aꞌreꞌ kꞌut kakitatabꞌej na.
Are xbꞌiꞌtaj waꞌ we tzij riꞌ rumal ri Pablo, konojel ri winaq aꞌj Israel xeꞌl bꞌik, sibꞌalaj xkichomaj rij ri xubꞌij ri Pablo chike.
30 Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.
Kebꞌ junabꞌ kꞌut xkꞌojiꞌ na ri Pablo pa Roma pa jun qajom ja. Utz xubꞌan che kikꞌulaxik konojel ri xoꞌpan chuchꞌabꞌexik.
31 Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.
Are xkꞌojiꞌ chilaꞌ man xuxiꞌj ta ribꞌ chutzijoxik ri utaqanik ri Dios pa kiwiꞌ ri winaq, xuqujeꞌ maj jun xqꞌatenik xuya kꞌutuꞌn chrij ri Ajawxel Jesucristo.
