Acts 28
1 After we [(exc)] had arrived safely [on the shore], we learned that it was an island called Malta.
A gdy zdrowo uszli, dopiero poznali, iż onę wyspę Melitą nazywano.
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.
Ale on gruby lud pokazał nam nie lada ludzkość; albowiem zapaliwszy stos drew, przyjęli nas wszystkich dla deszczu padającego i dla zimna.
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.
A gdy Paweł nagarnął gromadę chrustu i kładł na ogień, wyrwawszy się żmija z gorąca, przypięła się do ręki jego.
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.”
A gdy on lud gruby ujrzał onę gadzinę wiszącą u ręki jego, mówili jedni do drugich: Pewnie ten człowiek jest mężobójcą; bo choć z morza uszedł, przecię mu pomsta żywym być nie dopuściła.
5 But Paul simply shook the snake off into the fire, and nothing happened to him.
Lecz on otrząsnąwszy onę gadzinę w ogień, nic złego nie ucierpiał.
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!”
A oni czekali, żeby opuchł albo nagle upadłszy umarł; a gdy tego długo czekali, a widzieli, iż mu się nic złego nie stało, odmieniwszy się, mówili, 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.
A przy onych miejscach miał folwarki przedniejszy onej wyspy, imieniem Publijusz, który przyjąwszy nas, przez trzy dni przyjacielsko podejmował.
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.
I stało się, że ojciec onego Publijusza, mając gorączkę i biegunkę, leżał; do którego Paweł wszedłszy modlił się, a włożywszy nań 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.
To gdy się stało, tedy drudzy, którzy byli złożeni chorobami na onej wyspie, przychodzili i byli 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].
Którzy nam też wielką uczciwość wyrządzali, a gdyśmy precz płynąć mieli, nakładli nam, czego było potrzeba.
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].
A po trzech miesiącach puściliśmy się w okręcie Aleksandryjskim, który zimował na onej wyspie, mającym za herb Kastora i Polluksa.
12 We [sailed from the island and] arrived at Syracuse [city on Sicily island] and stayed there three days.
A przypłynąwszy do Syrakus, zamieszkaliśmy tam 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].
A stamtąd płynąc kołem, przybyliśmy do Regijum, a po jednym dniu, gdy powstał wiatr południowy, wtórego dnia płynęliśmy do Puteolów.
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.
Gdzie znalazłszy braci, uproszeniśmy byli od nich, żebyśmy zamieszkali u nich przez siedm dni; a takieśmy szli 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.
Stąd, gdy usłyszeli bracia o nas, wyszli przeciwko nam aż do rynku Appijuszowego i do Trzech Karczem; których gdy Paweł ujrzał, podziękowawszy Bogu, wziął śmiałość.
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.
A gdyśmy przyszli do Rzymu, setnik oddał więźnie hetmanowi wojska; ale Pawłowi dopuszczono, mieszkać osobno z żołnierzem, który go strzegł.
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].
I stało się po trzech dniach, że zwołał Paweł przedniejszych z Żydów; a gdy się zeszli, rzekł do nich: Mężowie bracia! ja nic nie uczyniwszy przeciwko ludowi i zwyczajom ojczystym, będąc związany w Jeruzalemie, podanym jest w ręce Rzymian;
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}.
Którzy wysłuchawszy mię, chcieli mię wypuścić dlatego, że we mnie żadnej winy godnej śmierci nie było.
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.
Lecz gdy się temu sprzeciwiali Żydowie, musiałem apelować do cesarza; nie żebym miał naród mój w czem oskarżać.
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.”
Dla tej tedy przyczyny zwołałem was, abym się z wami ujrzał i rozmówił; albowiem dla nadziei ludu Izraelskiego tym łańcuchem jestem opasany.
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.
Lecz oni rzekli do niego: My aniśmy listów dostali o tobie z Judzkiej ziemi, ani kto z braci przyszedłszy oznajmił, albo mówił o tobie co złego.
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.”
Wszakże byśmy radzi od ciebie słyszeli, co rozumiesz; albowiem o tej sekcie wiemy, iż wszędzie przeciwko niej mówią.
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].
A postanowiwszy mu dzień, przyszło ich do niego do gospody niemało, którym z doświadczeniem wykładał królestwo Boże, namawiając ich do tych rzeczy, które są o Jezusie, z zakonu Mojżeszowego i z proroków, od poranku aż do wieczora.
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].
Tedy niektórzy uwierzyli temu, co mówił, a niektórzy nie uwierzyli.
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]:
A będąc niezgodnymi między sobą, rozeszli się, gdy Paweł rzekł to jedno słowo: Iż dobrze Duch Święty powiedział przez Izajasza proroka, do ojców naszych,
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].
Mówiąc: Idź do tego ludu, a mów: Słuchem słuchać będziecie, ale nie zrozumiecie, a widząc widzieć będziecie, ale nic nie ujrzycie;
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.’
Albowiem zgrubiało serce ludu tego, a ciężko uszyma słyszeli i zamrużyli oczy swe, aby snać oczyma nie widzieli, a uszyma nie słyszeli, i sercem nie zrozumieli, i nie nawrócili się, a uzdrowiłbym je.
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]!”
Niechże wam tedy wiadomo będzie, iż poganom posłane jest to zbawienie Boże, a oni słuchać będą.
A gdy to on rzekł, odeszli Żydowie, mając między sobą wielki spór.
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].
I mieszkał Paweł przez całe dwa lata w najemnej gospodzie swojej, i przyjmował wszystkich, którzy przychodzili do niego;
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.
Każąc o królestwie Bożem i ucząc tych rzeczy, które są o Panu Jezusie Chrystusie, ze wszystkiem bezpieczeństwem bez przeszkody.
