prēritāḥ 28
1 itthaṁ sarvvēṣu rakṣāṁ prāptēṣu tatratyōpadvīpasya nāma milītēti tē jñātavantaḥ|
And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.
2 asabhyalōkā yathēṣṭam anukampāṁ kr̥tvā varttamānavr̥ṣṭēḥ śītācca vahniṁ prajjvālyāsmākam ātithyam akurvvan|
And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
3 kintu paula indhanāni saṁgr̥hya yadā tasmin agrau nirakṣipat, tadā vahnēḥ pratāpāt ēkaḥ kr̥ṣṇasarpō nirgatya tasya hastē draṣṭavān|
And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid [them] on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
4 tē'sabhyalōkāstasya hastē sarpam avalambamānaṁ dr̥ṣṭvā parasparam uktavanta ēṣa janō'vaśyaṁ narahā bhaviṣyati, yatō yadyapi jaladhē rakṣāṁ prāptavān tathāpi pratiphaladāyaka ēnaṁ jīvituṁ na dadāti|
And when the barbarians saw the [venomous] beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
5 kintu sa hastaṁ vidhunvan taṁ sarpam agnimadhyē nikṣipya kāmapi pīḍāṁ nāptavān|
And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
6 tatō viṣajvālayā ētasya śarīraṁ sphītaṁ bhaviṣyati yadvā haṭhādayaṁ prāṇān tyakṣyatīti niścitya lōkā bahukṣaṇāni yāvat tad draṣṭuṁ sthitavantaḥ kintu tasya kasyāścid vipadō'ghaṭanāt tē tadviparītaṁ vijñāya bhāṣitavanta ēṣa kaścid dēvō bhavēt|
Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
7 publiyanāmā jana ēkastasyōpadvīpasyādhipatirāsīt tatra tasya bhūmyādi ca sthitaṁ| sa janō'smān nijagr̥haṁ nītvā saujanyaṁ prakāśya dinatrayaṁ yāvad asmākaṁ ātithyam akarōt|
In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.
8 tadā tasya publiyasya pitā jvarātisārēṇa pīḍyamānaḥ san śayyāyām āsīt; tataḥ paulastasya samīpaṁ gatvā prārthanāṁ kr̥tvā tasya gātrē hastaṁ samarpya taṁ svasthaṁ kr̥tavān|
And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.
9 itthaṁ bhūtē tadvīpanivāsina itarēpi rōgilōkā āgatya nirāmayā abhavan|
So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:
10 tasmāttē'smākam atīva satkāraṁ kr̥tavantaḥ, viśēṣataḥ prasthānasamayē prayōjanīyāni nānadravyāṇi dattavantaḥ|
Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded [us] with such things as were necessary.
11 itthaṁ tatra triṣu māsēṣu gatēṣu yasya cihnaṁ diyaskūrī tādr̥śa ēkaḥ sikandarīyanagarasya pōtaḥ śītakālaṁ yāpayan tasmin upadvīpē 'tiṣṭhat tamēva pōtaṁ vayam āruhya yātrām akurmma|
And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
12 tataḥ prathamataḥ surākūsanagaram upasthāya tatra trīṇi dināni sthitavantaḥ|
And landing at Syracuse, we tarried [there] three days.
13 tasmād āvr̥tya rīgiyanagaram upasthitāḥ dinaikasmāt paraṁ dakṣiṇavayau sānukūlyē sati parasmin divasē patiyalīnagaram upātiṣṭhāma|
And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:
14 tatō'smāsu tatratyaṁ bhrātr̥gaṇaṁ prāptēṣu tē svaiḥ sārddham asmān sapta dināni sthāpayitum ayatanta, itthaṁ vayaṁ rōmānagaram pratyagacchāma|
Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.
15 tasmāt tatratyāḥ bhrātarō'smākam āgamanavārttāṁ śrutvā āppiyapharaṁ triṣṭāvarṇīñca yāvad agrēsarāḥ santōsmān sākṣāt karttum āgaman; tēṣāṁ darśanāt paula īśvaraṁ dhanyaṁ vadan āśvāsam āptavān|
And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
16 asmāsu rōmānagaraṁ gatēṣu śatasēnāpatiḥ sarvvān bandīn pradhānasēnāpatēḥ samīpē samārpayat kintu paulāya svarakṣakapadātinā saha pr̥thag vastum anumatiṁ dattavān|
And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
17 dinatrayāt paraṁ paulastaddēśasthān pradhānayihūdina āhūtavān tatastēṣu samupasthitēṣu sa kathitavān, hē bhrātr̥gaṇa nijalōkānāṁ pūrvvapuruṣāṇāṁ vā rītē rviparītaṁ kiñcana karmmāhaṁ nākaravaṁ tathāpi yirūśālamanivāsinō lōkā māṁ bandiṁ kr̥tvā rōmilōkānāṁ hastēṣu samarpitavantaḥ|
And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men [and] brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.
18 rōmilōkā vicāryya mama prāṇahananārhaṁ kimapi kāraṇaṁ na prāpya māṁ mōcayitum aicchan;
Who, when they had examined me, would have let [me] go, because there was no cause of death in me.
19 kintu yihūdilōkānām āpattyā mayā kaisararājasya samīpē vicārasya prārthanā karttavyā jātā nōcēt nijadēśīyalōkān prati mama kōpyabhiyōgō nāsti|
But when the Jews spake against [it], I was constrained to appeal unto Cæsar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.
20 ētatkāraṇād ahaṁ yuṣmān draṣṭuṁ saṁlapituñcāhūyam isrāyēlvaśīyānāṁ pratyāśāhētōham ētēna śuṅkhalēna baddhō'bhavam|
For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see [you], and to speak with [you]: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.
21 tadā tē tam avādiṣuḥ, yihūdīyadēśād vayaṁ tvāmadhi kimapi patraṁ na prāptā yē bhrātaraḥ samāyātāstēṣāṁ kōpi tava kāmapi vārttāṁ nāvadat abhadramapi nākathayacca|
And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judæa concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.
22 tava mataṁ kimiti vayaṁ tvattaḥ śrōtumicchāmaḥ| yad idaṁ navīnaṁ matamutthitaṁ tat sarvvatra sarvvēṣāṁ nikaṭē ninditaṁ jātama iti vayaṁ jānīmaḥ|
But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.
23 taistadartham ēkasmin dinē nirūpitē tasmin dinē bahava ēkatra militvā paulasya vāsagr̥ham āgacchan tasmāt paula ā prātaḥkālāt sandhyākālaṁ yāvan mūsāvyavasthāgranthād bhaviṣyadvādināṁ granthēbhyaśca yīśōḥ kathām utthāpya īśvarasya rājyē pramāṇaṁ datvā tēṣāṁ pravr̥ttiṁ janayituṁ cēṣṭitavān|
And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into [his] lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and [out of] the prophets, from morning till evening.
24 kēcittu tasya kathāṁ pratyāyan kēcittu na pratyāyan;
And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.
25 ētatkāraṇāt tēṣāṁ parasparam anaikyāt sarvvē calitavantaḥ; tathāpi paula ētāṁ kathāmēkāṁ kathitavān pavitra ātmā yiśayiyasya bhaviṣyadvaktu rvadanād asmākaṁ pitr̥puruṣēbhya ētāṁ kathāṁ bhadraṁ kathayāmāsa, yathā,
And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,
26 "upagatya janānētān tvaṁ bhāṣasva vacastvidaṁ| karṇaiḥ śrōṣyatha yūyaṁ hi kintu yūyaṁ na bhōtsyatha| nētrai rdrakṣyatha yūyañca jñātuṁ yūyaṁ na śakṣyatha|
Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:
27 tē mānuṣā yathā nētraiḥ paripaśyanti naiva hi| karṇaiḥ ryathā na śr̥ṇvanti budhyantē na ca mānasaiḥ| vyāvarttayatsu cittāni kālē kutrāpi tēṣu vai| mattastē manujāḥ svasthā yathā naiva bhavanti ca| tathā tēṣāṁ manuṣyāṇāṁ santi sthūlā hi buddhayaḥ| badhirībhūtakarṇāśca jātāśca mudritā dr̥śaḥ||
For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with [their] eyes, and hear with [their] ears, and understand with [their] heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
28 ata īśvarād yat paritrāṇaṁ tasya vārttā bhinnadēśīyānāṁ samīpaṁ prēṣitā taēva tāṁ grahīṣyantīti yūyaṁ jānīta|
Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and [that] they will hear it.
29 ētādr̥śyāṁ kathāyāṁ kathitāyāṁ satyāṁ yihūdinaḥ parasparaṁ bahuvicāraṁ kurvvantō gatavantaḥ|
And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.
30 itthaṁ paulaḥ sampūrṇaṁ vatsaradvayaṁ yāvad bhāṭakīyē vāsagr̥hē vasan yē lōkāstasya sannidhim āgacchanti tān sarvvānēva parigr̥hlan,
And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,
31 nirvighnam atiśayaniḥkṣōbham īśvarīyarājatvasya kathāṁ pracārayan prabhau yīśau khrīṣṭē kathāḥ samupādiśat| iti||
Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
