Acts 28
1 After we [(exc)] had arrived safely [on the shore], we learned that it was an island called Malta.
Fiya cuwo nya yilau kwamere, nyan nuwa den diiyele cuwa ki malta.
2 The people who lived there received us kindly. They lit a fire and invited us to come and warm ourselves, because it was raining and it was cold.
Nubo mwan loro cuwa nung yinen luma nerek cin nuwa nyinen kira, cin yuwo nyo gwam ker mwemer kange cwuii ngir-ngireu.
3 Paul gathered some sticks and put them on the fire. But [among those sticks was] a snake that had come out [from the fire to escape] from the heat, and it fastened itself on Paul’s hand.
La Bulus mwer bwatiye yo ti kirari, kwentibe ceru, wori kirako cwillen cakkan cinen ti kang.
4 [The islanders knew that the snake was poisonous, so] when they saw it hanging from Paul’s hand, they said to each other, “Probably this man has murdered someone. Although he has escaped from being drowned, [the god] ([who] pays [people back/who punishes people]) for their [MTY] sins will cause him to die.”
La nubo mwan loro cuwo to na cuwe yayim kang cek ri, ci tokkangti bwitici ki, “Nii wo nii twal nob ti ci cuku mor bware caji. Kero dong dongeu ciyabo nii a buuti.”
5 But Paul simply shook the snake off into the fire, and nothing happened to him.
La con waciken na cuwe kira, kii cobo.
6 The people were expecting that Paul’s body would soon swell up or that he would suddenly fall down and die. But after they had waited a long time, they saw [that the snake] had not harmed him [at all]. So then the people changed their minds and said [to one another], “This man is not a murderer! Probably he is a god!”
Ci nintanti na ci to bwici fum, ki kwirum bwi na yarke bitine na bwiyam. La cin to co fiya kutangi, cin tobo diker fiya cobo di, cin fulongum ner cero, cin yi ki con bwel.
7 Near where the people had made the fire, there were some fields that belonged to a man whose name was Publius. He was the chief official on the island. He invited us to [come and stay in] his home. He took care of us for three days.
La bi dom kange fiye cuwe, take kange wi na nii durece diiyele cuwa, wo ci cuwo ti Babiliya yuwo nyo, ki luma nerek, tam nyo na kume taar ce.
8 [At that time] Publius’ father had a fever and dysentery, and he was lying [in bed]. So Paul visited him and prayed [for him. Then] Paul placed his hands on him and healed him.
La te Babiliya cokkati kiwirum bwi kange teka fiya cuwa Bulus ya cinnen kwob cinen dilo, cin yoti kang dor cer con twam co.
9 After Paul had done that, the other people on the island who were sick came [to him] and [he] healed them, too.
Bwiko dike woro bwiyeu tangne nube yim diile diile wuro nen nuba. Luma cin bou ken cin twam ci.
10 They brought us gifts and [showed in other ways that] they greatly respected us. When we were [ready] to leave [three months later], they brought us food and other things that we would need [for the trip].
Nubo wuro ne nyo dur ti ki dur. La nyon ka bati yamtiri, cin ne nyo dike nyo cwitiyeu.
11 After [we had stayed there] three months, we [got on] a ship [that was going to Italy and] sailed away. The ship had been in [a harbor on] the island during the months when there are many storms. It had come from Alexandria [city]. On the front of the ship there were carved images of the twin gods [whose names were Castor and Pollux].
Bwiko cwak ko taare nyong kwen yambo ki nabire mwenge wo ma tirako wiiye, nsbire Alexandriya, ki bwel do yob ci ywellum tikab dore cike.
12 We [sailed from the island and] arrived at Syracuse [city on Sicily island] and stayed there three days.
Bwiko nya yiram cinanr lor ciranku nyon yim wii kume taar.
13 Then we traveled on by ship and arrived at Rhegium [port in Italy]. The next day, the wind was blowing from behind us, [so we sailed along fast]. The day after that, we reached Puteoli [town, where we left the ship].
Wii ri nyon yaken cinan lor Rigiyum ki kume wiin di, yuwa ko bangeu kwenu, la mor kume yobeu nyin lam cinan lor, Butiyoli,
14 In Puteoli we met some believers who invited us to stay with them for a week. [After visiting them], we [left there and started to travel by land] to Rome.
Nyon fiya yitub nyebo kange wii, cin cuwo nyong yii kange ci kume niber, nure wo nya yaken Roma.
15 [A group of] believers [who lived in Rome] had heard that we [(exc) were coming]. So they came out [from Rome] to meet us. [Some of] them met us at [the town called] ‘The Market on Appian [Road’, ] and others met us at [the town called] ‘The Three Inns’. When Paul saw those believers, he thanked God and was encouraged.
Nyo firen di yitub nyebo nuwa fulen nyero cin ceru cin yuwo nyo, tati fiye miyeka dike Abiya kange bituk taar. La Bitrus to yitubori, con fiya bikwan neret.
16 After we [(exc)] arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted {[a Roman official who was responsible for guarding Paul] permitted Paul} to live [in a house] by himself. But [there was always] a soldier there to guard him.
Kambo nya doken Roma ri, cin dob Bitrus na yi ki kwace kange nii kwene wo to co tiye.
17 After [Paul had been there] three days, he sent a message to the Jewish leaders [to come and talk with him. So] they came, and Paul said to them, “My fellow Jews, although I have not opposed our people nor spoken against the customs of our ancestors, [our leaders] in Jerusalem [seized] [MTY] [me. But before they could kill me, a Roman commander rescued me and later sent me] to Caesarea for Roman [authorities/officials to put me on trial].
Ki kume taar di Bulus cuwo nubo wuro na dur mor Yahudawa. La cin bou ri, con yiki, “yitub me, ma mabo nob nen dikero bwir kaka, dike ka ciya cike wo tembebo ceu, cin taye. Bwiko cin me ya, ci cwiti naci nyam kang minen ci fiya yebo ki bwirangke wo lam twalka.
18 The Roman authorities/officials questioned me and wanted to release me, because I had not done any [bad] thing for which I should be executed {they should kill me}.
Kambo cii merang ye kereri, cin cwi na cin nyemkan minen, wori ci fiya yebo ki bwirang ker wo lam ciya twalye tiye.
19 But when the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] there opposed [what the Roman authorities wanted to do], I had to formally request that the Emperor [judge me here in Rome]. But my reason for doing that was not that I wanted to accuse our leaders about anything.
La Yahudawa tok diker cwika nerek ciyeu, cin dok ye, ya ki kiyange kaisar nin, muni bou ki kiyange bitineu.
20 So I have requested you [to come] here so that I can tell you why I am a prisoner. It is because I believe in [MTY] our Messiah, the one [God long ago promised to send] to us [(inc)] Jews.”
Dor kerero wo ma cuwo kom na to kom na yi kom. Nyo neri Israila ci bwam yere.
21 Then [the Jewish leaders] said, “We [(exc)] have not received any letters from [our fellow Jews] in Judea about you. Also, none of our fellow Jews who have arrived [here from Judea] has said anything bad about you.
La cin yi co “nya yuwobo tomange kange Yahudawa dor mwer kaka kange yitubo bou bo nyi nyo dikero bwir dor mwer.
22 But we [(exc)] want to hear what you [(sg)] think about this [Christian] sect/group, because we know that in many places [HYP] bad things are being said {people are saying bad things} about it.”
Nyo wcii na yi nuwa muneng ye mo kwatiye dor mwan nibero wo, wori nyon nyimom dike wuro cin toki fiye gwam.
23 So they [talked with Paul and decided that they would come back on another day to hear him. When that day arrived], those Jews came back to the place where Paul was staying, and they brought more Jews with them. Paul talked to them from morning until evening. He talked to them about how God wants to rule [people’s lives] [MET]. He tried to convince them that Jesus [is the Messiah] by reminding them what Moses and the other prophets had written [MTY].
cin yo cinen kakuko, nubo ducce bou fiye ci yim wiye con yi ci dikero gwam, con yi cerka liyar kwama, con ken ci dor Yesu ter ti ki Musa ya ciko nob tomangeb ki buri mee doti.
24 Some of those Jews believed that what was said [by Paul] {what [Paul] said} about Jesus [was true], but others did not believe [that it was true].
Kangum bo ciya dike co tokkeu, kangumbo ne bo bilenke.
25 So they began to argue with one another. [Paul realized that some of them did not want to listen to him, so] when they were about to leave, he said, “The Holy Spirit said something to your/our(incl) ancestors. He spoke these words to Isaiah the prophet, [and what he said is also true about you]:
La cin ciya kambo kange butici, Bwiko Bulus dim kere di cin cu. “Yuwa tangbeko wusakke tok ker nyii Ishaya nii tomange teb kimeb bo nin.
26 Go to your fellow Israelites and tell them, ‘You repeatedly listen [to the message of God], but you never understand [what God is saying]. You repeatedly look at and see [the things that God is doing], but you never understand [what they mean].
Yi ki “ya nubo wuro nen, na yi ci,” ki nuwaka, kan nuwa, la ma ka nyomti, ki toka kan to, maka nyomti.
27 God also said to the prophet, These people do not understand, because they have become stubborn. They have ears, but they do not understand what they hear, and they have closed their eyes [because they do not want to see]. If they wanted to obey what I say to them, they might understand what they see [me doing] and what they hear [me saying]. Then they might turn from their sinful behavior and I would save them.’
wori ner nibero wuro kuci, ki tuci, bwai naci nuwa, cin kumom nuwe ciye, naci tore ki nuwe ciye, ci nuwa ki tu ci nyimom ki ner cer, na ci yilau na twam ci.
28 [That is what God said to the prophet Isaiah about our ancestors. But you Jews today do not want to believe God’s message]. Therefore, I am telling you that [God] has sent to the non-Jews this message about how he saves people, and they will listen [and accept it]!”
Nyori kon nyimom fuloka kwamako, cin ya nubo nyumbo kwama, ciya nuwa.
La co tokum dike buro di yahudawau kweni, cu lor ki kwobkanka ko dur more ciye.
30 For two whole years Paul stayed [there] in a house that he rented. Many people came to see him, and he received them all gladly [and talked with them].
Bulus yii wi ki chor kambo co co yim loh Aya, cin wab nubo gwam wo bou cineneu.
31 He preached [and taught people] about how God could rule [their lives] [MET] and taught them about the Lord Jesus Christ. He did that without being afraid, and no one tried to stop him.
La ci tok liyar kwamaro ti, ci meran dikero dor Yesu ti kibi kwamer neret ci ywa cobo wii.
