Acts 28
1 After we [(exc)] had arrived safely [on the shore], we learned that it was an island called Malta.
Gdy znaleźliśmy się na lądzie, dowiedzieliśmy się, że jesteśmy na Malcie.
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.
Mieszkańcy wyspy byli niezwykle uprzejmi. Od razu rozpalili ognisko i zaopiekowali się nami, bo było zimno oraz padał deszcz.
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.
Gdy Paweł nazbierał chrustu i dorzucił do ogniska, z powodu gorąca wypełzła spod gałęzi żmija i uczepiła się jego ręki.
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.”
Widząc to, wyspiarze mówili między sobą: —To musi być morderca, bo chociaż ocalał z morza, bogini sprawiedliwości i tak upomniała się o jego życie.
5 But Paul simply shook the snake off into the fire, and nothing happened to him.
Ale Paweł strząsnął żmiję w ogień i nic mu się nie stało.
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!”
Ludzie spodziewali się, że opuchnie lub padnie martwy. Upłynęło jednak sporo czasu, a nic takiego się nie wydarzyło. Dlatego zmienili zdanie i uznali, że jest bogiem.
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.
W pobliżu tego miejsca znajdowała się posiadłość gubernatora wyspy, Publiusza. Zaprosił on nas do siebie i serdecznie gościł przez trzy dni.
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.
Ojciec Publiusza leżał właśnie chory i cierpiał z powodu biegunki i gorączki. Paweł odwiedził go, pomodlił się za niego i—kładąc na niego ręce—uzdrowił go.
9 After Paul had done that, the other people on the island who were sick came [to him] and [he] healed them, too.
Wtedy zaczęli przychodzić do niego również inni chorzy mieszkańcy wyspy i oni także zostali uzdrowieni.
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].
Ludzie ci okazali nam wielki szacunek, a przed dalszą podróżą zaopatrzyli na drogę.
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].
Po trzech miesiącach pobytu na Malcie, opuściliśmy ją na statku z godłem bliźniaczych bogów, Kastora i Polluksa, płynącym z Aleksandrii. Okręt ten w czasie zimy cumował bowiem na wyspie.
12 We [sailed from the island and] arrived at Syracuse [city on Sicily island] and stayed there three days.
Najpierw zawinęliśmy do Syrakuz i zatrzymaliśmy się tam na trzy dni.
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].
Stamtąd popłynęliśmy do Regium. Dzień później zaczął wiać południowy wiatr, więc następnego dnia przybiliśmy do Puteoli.
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.
Tam spotkaliśmy kilku wierzących, którzy zaprosili nas do siebie na cały tydzień. Stamtąd zaś udaliśmy się już do Rzymu.
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.
Gdy tamtejsi wierzący dowiedzieli się o naszym przybyciu, wyszli nam na spotkanie aż do Forum Appiusza i do „Trzech Tawern”. Zobaczywszy ich, Paweł oddał chwałę Bogu i nabrał otuchy.
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.
W Rzymie zaś pozwolono mu zamieszkać w prywatnym domu pod nadzorem żołnierza.
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].
Trzy dni później Paweł zaprosił do siebie miejscowych przywódców żydowskich. Gdy się zebrali u niego, przemówił: —Przyjaciele! Nie uczyniłem nic przeciwko naszemu narodowi ani tradycjom, choć w Jerozolimie aresztowano mnie i wydano Rzymianom.
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}.
Ci postawili mnie przed sądem, ale chcieli uwolnić, bo nie znaleźli podstaw do skazania mnie na śmierć.
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.
Wobec sprzeciwu ze strony żydowskich przywódców, musiałem odwołać się do cezara. Nie uczyniłem jednak tego po to, aby oskarżać własny naród!
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.”
Zaprosiłem więc was, aby wam powiedzieć, że zostałem zakuty w te kajdany z powodu nadziei, którą ma cały Izrael.
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.
—Nie otrzymaliśmy z Judei żadnych oskarżających cię listów. Również nikt z rodaków, którzy nas odwiedzają, ani ktokolwiek inny nie przekazał nam żadnych zarzutów przeciwko tobie.
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.”
Chętnie więc poznamy twoje poglądy, słyszeliśmy już bowiem o tej sekcie i wiemy, że wszędzie spotyka się ze sprzeciwem.
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].
Umówili się na następne spotkanie i w wyznaczonym dniu, w jeszcze większym gronie, przybyli do jego domu. A Paweł od rana aż do wieczora opowiadał im o królestwie Bożym i przedstawiał osobę Jezusa w świetle Prawa Mojżesza i ksiąg proroków.
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].
Niektórzy z obecnych uwierzyli, inni nie.
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]:
Gdy, skłóceni, rozchodzili się do domów, Paweł dodał: —Trafnie Duch Święty powiedział waszym przodkom przez proroka Izajasza:
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].
„Idź do mojego ludu i powiedz mu: Będziecie słuchać, lecz nie zrozumiecie, będziecie patrzeć, lecz nie zobaczycie.
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.’
Ludzie ci mają twarde serca, zapchane uszy i zmrużone oczy —nic nie widzą, nic nie słyszą i niczego nie rozumieją. Dlatego nie chcą się opamiętać i zostać przeze Mnie uzdrowieni”.
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]!”
Wiedzcie więc, że Bóg skieruje to zbawienie do pogan, a oni chętnie je przyjmą.
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].
Przez dwa następne lata Paweł mieszkał w wynajętym domu, gdzie mógł przyjmować wszystkich, którzy pragnęli go odwiedzić.
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.
W ten sposób, zupełnie swobodnie i bez przeszkód, mówił ludziom o królestwie Bożym i nauczał o Jezusie Chrystusie—naszym Panu.
