Acts 28
1 After we [(exc)] had arrived safely [on the shore], we learned that it was an island called Malta.
Setelah kami tiba dengan selamat di pantai, barulah kami tahu, bahwa daratan itu adalah pulau 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.
Penduduk pulau itu sangat ramah terhadap kami. Mereka menyalakan api besar dan mengajak kami semua ke situ karena telah mulai hujan dan hawanya dingin.
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.
Ketika Paulus memungut seberkas ranting-ranting dan meletakkannya di atas api, keluarlah seekor ular beludak karena panasnya api itu, lalu menggigit tangannya.
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.”
Ketika orang-orang itu melihat ular itu terpaut pada tangan Paulus, mereka berkata seorang kepada yang lain: "Orang ini sudah pasti seorang pembunuh, sebab, meskipun ia telah luput dari laut, ia tidak dibiarkan hidup oleh Dewi Keadilan."
5 But Paul simply shook the snake off into the fire, and nothing happened to him.
Tetapi Paulus mengibaskan ular itu ke dalam api, dan ia sama sekali tidak menderita sesuatu.
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!”
Namun mereka menyangka, bahwa ia akan bengkak atau akan mati rebah seketika itu juga. Tetapi sesudah lama menanti-nanti, mereka melihat, bahwa tidak ada apa-apa yang terjadi padanya, maka sebaliknya mereka berpendapat, bahwa ia seorang dewa.
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.
Tidak jauh dari tempat itu ada tanah milik gubernur pulau itu. Gubernur itu namanya Publius. Ia menyambut kami dan menjamu kami dengan ramahnya selama tiga hari.
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.
Ketika itu ayah Publius terbaring karena sakit demam dan disentri. Paulus masuk ke kamarnya; ia berdoa serta menumpangkan tangan ke atasnya dan menyembuhkan dia.
9 After Paul had done that, the other people on the island who were sick came [to him] and [he] healed them, too.
Sesudah peristiwa itu datanglah juga orang-orang sakit lain dari pulau itu dan merekapun disembuhkan juga.
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].
Mereka sangat menghormati kami dan ketika kami bertolak, mereka menyediakan segala sesuatu yang kami perlukan.
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].
Tiga bulan kemudian kami berangkat dari situ naik sebuah kapal dari Aleksandria yang selama musim dingin berlabuh di pulau itu. Kapal itu memakai lambang Dioskuri.
12 We [sailed from the island and] arrived at Syracuse [city on Sicily island] and stayed there three days.
Kami singgah di Sirakusa dan tinggal di situ tiga hari lamanya.
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].
Dari situ kami menyusur pantai, lalu sampai ke Regium. Sehari kemudian bertiuplah angin selatan dan pada hari kedua sampailah kami di Putioli.
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.
Di situ kami berjumpa dengan anggota-anggota jemaat, dan atas undangan mereka kami tinggal tujuh hari bersama-sama mereka. Sesudah itu kami berangkat ke 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.
Saudara-saudara yang di sana telah mendengar tentang hal ihwal kami dan mereka datang menjumpai kami sampai ke Forum Apius dan Tres Taberne. Ketika Paulus melihat mereka, ia mengucap syukur kepada Allah lalu kuatlah hatinya.
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.
Setelah kami tiba di Roma, Paulus diperbolehkan tinggal dalam rumah sendiri bersama-sama seorang prajurit yang mengawalnya.
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].
Tiga hari kemudian Paulus memanggil orang-orang terkemuka bangsa Yahudi dan setelah mereka berkumpul, Paulus berkata: "Saudara-saudara, meskipun aku tidak berbuat kesalahan terhadap bangsa kita atau terhadap adat istiadat nenek moyang kita, namun aku ditangkap di Yerusalem dan diserahkan kepada orang-orang Roma.
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}.
Setelah aku diperiksa, mereka bermaksud melepaskan aku, karena tidak terdapat suatu kesalahanpun padaku yang setimpal dengan hukuman mati.
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.
Akan tetapi orang-orang Yahudi menentangnya dan karena itu terpaksalah aku naik banding kepada Kaisar, tetapi bukan dengan maksud untuk mengadukan bangsaku.
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.”
Itulah sebabnya aku meminta, supaya aku melihat kamu dan berbicara dengan kamu, sebab justru karena pengharapan Israellah aku diikat dengan belenggu ini."
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.
Akan tetapi mereka berkata kepadanya: "Kami tidak menerima surat-surat dari Yudea tentang engkau dan juga tidak seorangpun dari saudara-saudara kita datang memberitakan apa-apa yang jahat mengenai engkau.
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.”
Tetapi kami ingin mendengar dari engkau, bagaimana pikiranmu, sebab tentang mazhab ini kami tahu, bahwa di mana-manapun ia mendapat perlawanan."
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].
Lalu mereka menentukan suatu hari untuk Paulus. Pada hari yang ditentukan itu datanglah mereka dalam jumlah besar ke tempat tumpangannya. Ia menerangkan dan memberi kesaksian kepada mereka tentang Kerajaan Allah; dan berdasarkan hukum Musa dan kitab para nabi ia berusaha meyakinkan mereka tentang Yesus. Hal itu berlangsung dari pagi sampai sore.
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].
Ada yang dapat diyakinkan oleh perkataannya, ada yang tetap tidak percaya.
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]:
Maka bubarlah pertemuan itu dengan tidak ada kesesuaian di antara mereka. Tetapi Paulus masih mengatakan perkataan yang satu ini: "Tepatlah firman yang disampaikan Roh Kudus kepada nenek moyang kita dengan perantaraan nabi Yesaya:
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].
Pergilah kepada bangsa ini, dan katakanlah: Kamu akan mendengar dan mendengar, namun tidak mengerti, kamu akan melihat dan melihat, namun tidak menanggap.
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.’
Sebab hati bangsa ini telah menebal, dan telinganya berat mendengar, dan matanya melekat tertutup; supaya jangan mereka melihat dengan matanya dan mendengar dengan telinganya dan mengerti dengan hatinya, lalu berbalik sehingga Aku menyembuhkan mereka.
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]!”
Sebab itu kamu harus tahu, bahwa keselamatan yang dari pada Allah ini disampaikan kepada bangsa-bangsa lain dan mereka akan mendengarnya."
(Dan setelah Paulus berkata demikian, pergilah orang-orang Yahudi itu dengan banyak perbedaan paham antara mereka.)
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].
Dan Paulus tinggal dua tahun penuh di rumah yang disewanya sendiri itu; ia menerima semua orang yang datang kepadanya.
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.
Dengan terus terang dan tanpa rintangan apa-apa ia memberitakan Kerajaan Allah dan mengajar tentang Tuhan Yesus Kristus.
