Acts 28
1 After we [(exc)] had arrived safely [on the shore], we learned that it was an island called Malta.
Y cuando estuvimos a salvo, descubrimos que la isla se llamaba 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.
Y las personas sencillas que vivían allí eran extraordinariamente amables con nosotros, porque nos prendieron fuego y nos acogieron, porque estaba lloviendo y hacía frío.
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.
Pero cuando Pablo tomó unos palos y los puso en el fuego, salió una serpiente, por el calor, y le dio un mordisco en la mano.
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.”
Cuando el pueblo lo vio colgando de su mano, se decían unos a otros: Sin duda, este hombre ha matado a alguien, y aunque se ha alejado a salvo del mar, Dios no lo dejará seguir viviendo.
5 But Paul simply shook the snake off into the fire, and nothing happened to him.
Pero sacudiendo a la víbora en el fuego, no recibió ningún daño.
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!”
Pero tenían la idea de que lo verían enfermarse o, de repente, cayendo muertos; pero después de esperar un largo tiempo, y viendo que no sufrieron daños, cambiando su opinión, dijeron que era un dios.
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.
Y cerca de aquel lugar había una tierra, propiedad del principal de la isla, que se llamaba Publio; quien muy amablemente nos llevó a su casa como sus invitados por tres días.
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.
Y el padre de Publio estaba enfermo, con una enfermedad del estómago; a quien Pablo fue, y puso sus manos sobre él, con oración, y lo sanó.
9 After Paul had done that, the other people on the island who were sick came [to him] and [he] healed them, too.
Y cuando esto sucedió, todos los demás en la isla que tenían enfermedades vinieron y se sanaron.
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].
Entonces nos honraron con muchas atenciones, y cuando nos fuimos, pusieron en el barco todo lo que necesitábamos.
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].
Y después de tres meses fuimos a navegar en un barco de Alejandría que llevaba la insignia de los dioses Castor y Polux, que había estado en la isla durante el invierno.
12 We [sailed from the island and] arrived at Syracuse [city on Sicily island] and stayed there three days.
Y al entrar en el puerto de Siracusa, esperamos allí durante tres días.
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].
Y desde allí, dando vueltas en una curva, llegamos a Regio; y después de un día, surgió un viento del sur y el día después de llegar a 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.
Donde nos encontramos con algunos de los hermanos, que nos mantuvieron con ellos por siete días; y así llegamos a 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.
Y los hermanos, ya tenían noticias de nosotros, salieron a nuestro encuentro al Foro de Apio y las Tres Tabernas para tener un encuentro con nosotros: y Pablo, al verlos, alabó a Dios y se animó.
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.
Y cuando entramos en Roma, el centurión entregó a los presos a prefecto militar, y dejaron que Pablo tuviera una casa para él y el hombre armado que lo vigilaba.
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].
Después de tres días envió a buscar a los jefes de los judíos; y cuando se juntaron, les dijo: Hermanos míos, aunque no había hecho nada contra la gente o los caminos de nuestros padres, he sido entregado preso desde Jerusalén, en manos de los romanos:
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}.
Quienes, cuando me hicieron preguntas, estaban listos para dejarme ir, porque no había una causa para condenarme a muerte.
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.
Pero cuando los judíos protestaron contra ella, tuve que poner mi causa en manos de César; no porque tenga algo que decir en contra de mi nación.
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.”
Pero por esta razón los he llamado, para ver y hablar con ustedes: porque a causa de la esperanza de Israel estoy en estas cadenas.
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.
Y ellos le dijeron: No hemos recibido cartas de Judea sobre ti, y ninguno de los hermanos ha venido a nosotros aquí para dar cuenta o decir algo malo acerca de ti.
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.”
Pero tenemos el deseo de escuchar tu opinión: en cuanto a la nueva secta, tenemos conocimiento de que en todos los lugares es atacada.
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].
Y cuando un día había sido arreglado, llegaron a su casa en gran número; y les dio enseñanza, dando testimonio del reino de Dios, y teniendo discusiones con ellos acerca de Jesús, de la ley de Moisés y de los profetas, desde la mañana hasta la tarde.
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].
Y algunos estaban de acuerdo con lo que dijo, pero algunos tenían dudas.
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]:
Y se fueron, porque había división entre ellos, después que Pablo dijo una cosa: Bien, el Espíritu Santo dijo por el profeta Isaías a vuestros padres:
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].
Ve a este pueblo y digan: Aunque oigan, no oirán ni entenderan; y viendo, no percibirán,
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.’
Porque el corazón de este pueblo se ha engrosado, y sus oídos oyen despacio, y sus ojos están cerrados; por temor a que vean con sus ojos y escuchen con sus oídos y entiendan en sus corazones y se vuelvan a mí, para que yo los sane.
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]!”
Sepan ustedes, entonces, de que la salvación de Dios se envía a los gentiles, y ellos oirán.
Y cuando hubo dicho esto, los judios se fueron teniendo gran discusión entre si.
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].
Y por el espacio de dos años, Pablo estaba viviendo en la casa de la que tenía uso, donde él recibía a todos los que iban a verlo,
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.
Predicando el reino de Dios y enseñando acerca del Señor Jesús Cristo sin miedo, y no se dieron órdenes de que no lo hiciera.
