Dɔwɔwɔwo 28
1 Esi míekpɔ ɖeɖe megbe la, míeva nya be ƒukpo si woyɔna be Mɔlta la dzie míeva ɖo.
And having been saved, then they knew that the island is called Malta,
2 Ƒukpoa dzi tɔwo xɔ mí nyuie ŋutɔ. Esi tsi nɔ dzadzam eye vuvɔ nɔ wɔwɔm ta la, wodo dzo gã aɖe na mí be míaƒu.
and the foreigners were showing us no ordinary kindness, for having kindled a fire, they received us all, because of the pressing rain, and because of the cold;
3 Esi Paulo fɔ nake wuwlui aɖewo be yeade dzoa me ko la, da vɔ̃ɖi aɖe do tso nake la me, le dzoxɔxɔ la ta, eye wòbla ɖe Paulo ƒe alɔnu.
but Paul having gathered together a quantity of sticks, and having laid [them] on the fire, a viper—having come out of the heat—fastened on his hand.
4 Nu sia wɔ nuku, eye wòdo vɔvɔ̃ na ame siwo nɔ afi ma ŋutɔ, ale wogblɔ na wo nɔewo be, “Ame sia la, hlɔ̃dola vɔ̃ɖi aɖee wònye; togbɔ be metsi ƒu me ku o hã la, Mawu ƒe hlɔ̃biabia melɔ̃ be wòatsi agbe o.”
And when the foreigners saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Certainly this man is a murderer, whom, having been saved out of the sea, the justice did not permit to live”;
5 Ke Paulo ʋuʋu da la le alɔnu ɖe dzo bibi la me, eye naneke mewɔe o.
he then, indeed, having shaken off the beast into the fire, suffered no evil,
6 Ameawo nɔ mɔ kpɔm be Paulo ƒe abɔ ate, eye wòadze anyi aku, ke esi wolala ʋuu nya aɖeke medzɔ ɖe edzi o la, wotrɔ woƒe susuwo hegblɔ be Paulo la, Mawu aɖe koko wòanye.
and they were expecting him to be about to be inflamed, or to suddenly fall down dead, and they, expecting [it] a long time, and seeing nothing uncommon happening to him, changing [their] minds, said he was a god.
7 Ƒukpo sia ƒe Mɔmefia ŋkɔe nye Publio, ame sia ƒe anyigba kple aƒe te ɖe ƒuta, afi si míeva ɖi go ɖo. Publio xɔ mí ɖe eya ŋutɔ ƒe aƒe me, hekpɔ mía dzi nyuie ŋkeke etɔ̃ sɔŋ.
And in the neighborhood of that place were lands of the principal man of the island, by name Publius, who, having received us, courteously lodged [us for] three days;
8 Publio fofo ƒe lãme menɔ kɔkɔm tututu o, elabena asrã kple kpetadɔ nɔ fu ɖem nɛ. Paulo yi egbɔ, do gbe ɖa, heda asi ɖe edzi ale be eƒe lãme sẽ.
and it came to pass, the father of Publius was lying, oppressed with fevers and dysentery, to whom Paul, having entered and having prayed, having laid [his] hands on him, healed him;
9 Enumake dɔnɔ siwo katã nɔ teƒea la va Paulo gbɔ, eye wòda gbe le wo katã ŋu.
this, therefore, being done, also the others in the island having sicknesses were coming and were healed;
10 Dzi dzɔ ƒukpoa dzi tɔwo ŋutɔ ale wotsɔ nunana ƒomevi geɖewo vɛ na mí, eye esi ɣeyiɣi de na mí be míadzo la, wodo agba na míaƒe tɔdziʋu la nyuie ŋutɔ kple nu siwo katã ava hiã mí le míaƒe mɔzɔzɔ la me.
who also honored us with many honors, and we setting sail—they were loading [us] with the things that were necessary.
11 Míenɔ Mɔlta ƒukpo la dzi ɣleti etɔ̃ hafi gadze mɔ. Míeɖo tɔdziʋu aɖe si woyɔna be Venɔviwo si tso Aleksandria, eye wòva tsi ƒukpoa dzi le vuvɔŋɔli la me.
And after three months, we set sail in a ship (that had wintered in the island) of Alexandria, with the sign Dioscuri,
12 Teƒe gbãtɔ si míetɔ ɖo lae nye Sirakusa, eye míenɔ afi ma ŋkeke etɔ̃.
and having landed at Syracuse, we remained three days,
13 Tso Sirakusa la, míeƒo xlã nu heyi Regio, eye tso afi ma la, ya aɖe ƒo ɖe mí tso anyigbeme gome, ale be le ŋkeke evea gbe la, míeva ɖo Puteoli, afi si míedo go xɔsetɔ aɖewo le.
there having gone around, we came to Rhegium, and after one day, a south wind having sprung up, the second [day] we came to Puteoli,
14 Xɔsetɔ siawo di tso mía si vevie be míanɔ yewo gbɔ vie, ale míelɔ̃, nɔ wo gbɔ ŋkeke adre. Tso Puteoli la, míeɖo ta Roma.
where, having found brothers, we were called on to remain with them seven days, and thus we came to Rome;
15 Esi xɔsetɔ siwo le Roma la se be míegbɔna la, wo dometɔ aɖewo va kpe mí le keke teƒe si woyɔna be Apioforo, eye wòdidi tso Roma gbɔ abe agbadroƒe blaenyi sɔŋ ene. Ame bubuwo hã va kpe mí le afi si woyɔna be, “Amedzrodzeƒe etɔ̃awo.” Teƒe sia hã didi tso Roma gbɔ abe agbadroƒe blaadre ene. Esi Paulo kpɔ xɔsetɔ siawo la, dzi dzɔe ŋutɔ; dzi ɖo eƒo, eye wòda akpe na Mawu.
and there, the brothers having heard the things concerning us, came forth to meet us, as far as [the] Forum of Appius, and Three Taverns—whom Paul having seen, having given thanks to God, took courage.
16 Esi míeva ɖo Roma la, asrafowo ƒe amegã si ƒe kpɔkplɔ te Paulo nɔ la ɖe mɔ na Paulo be ate ŋu adze afi sia afi si eya ŋutɔ lɔ̃. Ke woɖe asrafo aɖe kpe ɖe eŋu be wòadzɔ eŋu ɣe sia ɣi.
And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered up the prisoners to the captain of the barracks, but Paul was permitted to remain by himself, with the soldier guarding him.
17 Le ŋkeke etɔ̃a gbe la, Paulo yɔ Yudatɔ siwo le Roma dua me la ƒo ƒu, eye wòƒo nu na wo gblɔ be, “Nɔvinyewo, edzɔ dzi nam be meva ɖo mia gbɔ afi sia. Medi be mianya be togbɔ be nyemewɔ naneke o, eye nyemeda le kɔnyinyi aɖeke dzi o hã la, Yudatɔ siwo le Yerusalem la lém, eye wotsɔm de asi na Roma dziɖuɖua ƒe ame dɔdɔ siwo le Yerusalem, be woadrɔ̃ ʋɔnum.
And it came to pass after three days, Paul called together those who are the principal men of the Jews, and they having come together, he said to them: “Men, brothers, I—having done nothing contrary to the people, or to the customs of the fathers—a prisoner from Jerusalem, was delivered up into the hands of the Romans;
18 Esi míeyi ʋɔnua la, Roma dziɖuɖua ƒe ame dɔdɔwo mekpɔ vodada aɖeke le ŋunye o, eya ta wodi be yewoaɖe asi le ŋunye, elabena wokpɔ be nyemedze na ku abe ale si Yudatɔwo ƒe amegãwo dii ene o.
who having examined me, were willing to release [me], because of their being no cause of death in me,
19 Ke esi mekpɔ be Yudatɔwo mekpɔ dzidzɔ le ale si wodrɔ̃ ʋɔnua ŋu o, eye wotsi tsitsre ɖe nyametsotsoa ŋu vevie ta la, nye hã megblɔ na ʋɔnua be metsɔ nye nya de asi na Kaisaro le Roma be wòadrɔ̃ ʋɔnum.
and the Jews having spoken against [it], I was constrained to appeal to Caesar—not as having anything to accuse my nation of;
20 Nya sia tae meyɔ mi vɛ, be makpɔ mi, eye maƒo nu kpli mi ɖo; elabena Israel ƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ la ta woblam kple kɔsɔkɔsɔ sia ɖo.”
for this cause, therefore, I called for you to see and to speak with [you], for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.”
21 Ameawo ɖo eŋu na Paulo be, “Míawo la, ame aɖeke megagblɔ wò nya aɖeke na mí kpɔ loo alo ŋlɔ agbalẽ ɖo ɖe mí tso Yudea le ŋuwò kpɔ o. Nɔvi Kristotɔ siwo tso Yerusalem va hã dometɔ aɖeke megblɔ nya aɖeke na mí tso ŋuwò kpɔ o.
And they said to him, “We neither received letters concerning you from Judea, nor did anyone who came of the brothers declare or speak any evil concerning you,
22 Ke míadi be nàɖe wò xɔse la me na mí nyuie, elabena nu si míenya koe nye be, ame aɖeke media Kristotɔwo ƒe nya le teƒe aɖeke o.”
and we think it good from you to hear what you think, for indeed, concerning this sect it is known to us that it is spoken against everywhere”;
23 Ale woɖo ŋkeke bubu na takpekpe, eye esi ŋkekea ɖo la, ame geɖewo va ƒo ƒu ɖe Paulo ƒe aƒe me. Paulo ɖe mawunya me na wo tsitotsito, le mawufiaɖuƒe la kple Yesu Kristo ŋu, tso Mose ƒe se la kple nyagblɔɖiawo me. Wonɔ takpekpea me tso ŋdi va se ɖe fiẽ ke.
and having appointed him a day, more of them came to him, to the lodging, to whom he was setting [it] forth, testifying fully the Kingdom of God, persuading them also of the things concerning Jesus, both from the Law of Moses, and the Prophets, from morning until evening,
24 Paulo ƒe nyawo sɔ to me na ame aɖewo, eye wotrɔ zu Kristotɔwo; ke ame aɖewo mexɔe se o.
and some, indeed, were believing the things spoken, and some were not believing.
25 Wodzro nyawo me le wo ɖokuiwo me ʋuu hafi kaka dzo. Ke nya si tsi to me na wo, eye wòɖe fu na wo dometɔ geɖewo lae nye esi Paulo gblɔ na wo be, “Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la ƒe nya si wògblɔ to Nyagblɔɖila Yesaya dzi la le eme tututu be,
And not being agreed with one another, they were going away, Paul having spoken one word, “The Holy Spirit spoke well through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers,
26 “‘Yi dukɔ sia gbɔ, eye nàgblɔ be, “Miaƒe towo ase nyawo, gake miase wo gɔme o. Miaƒe ŋkuwo akpɔ nu, gake miele si dze gee o.”
saying, Go on to this people and say, With hearing you will hear, and you will not understand, and seeing you will see, and you will not perceive,
27 Elabena miaƒe dziwo ku atri, miaƒe towo sẽ, eye miesea nu o, eye miemiã miaƒe ŋkuwo. Ne menye nenema o la, miakpɔ nu, kple miaƒe ŋkuwo, ase nu kple miaƒe towo, ase nu gɔme kple miaƒe dziwo, eye miatrɔ ɖe ŋunye, eye mada dɔ na mi.’
for the heart of this people was made obtuse, and with the ears they barely heard, and they closed their eyes, lest they may see with the eyes, and may understand with the heart, and should turn, and I may heal them.
28 “Eya ta medi be mianya be Mawu ƒe ɖeɖedɔ sia ɖo ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o gbɔ, eye woaɖo toe.” [
Be it known, therefore, to you, that the salvation of God was sent to the nations, these also will hear it”;
29 Esi wògblɔ esia la Yudatɔwo dzo, eye nyahehe geɖe ɖo wo dome.]
[[and he having said these things, the Jews went away, having much debate among themselves; ]]
30 Ke Paulo nɔ afi ma ƒe eve sɔŋ le xɔ si ta wòxe fe ɖo la me, eye ame geɖewo va nɔ ekpɔm ɖa le eƒe aƒe me.
and Paul remained an entire two years in his own hired [house], and was receiving all those coming in to him,
31 Enɔ gbeƒã ɖem mawufiaɖuƒe la, nɔ nu fiam le Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo ŋuti dzideƒotɔe, eye ame aɖeke mexea mɔ nɛ le esiawo katã wɔwɔ me o.
preaching the Kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness—unforbidden.
