Kau ʻAposetolo 28

1 Pea kuo hao ʻakimautolu, pea mau toki ʻilo ko e motu ia ʻoku ui ko Melita.

And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.

2 Pea naʻe lahi ʻae ʻofa mai ʻae kakai muli kiate kimautolu: he naʻa nau tutu ʻae afi, ʻo maʻu ʻakimautolu kotoa pē, koeʻuhi naʻe tō ʻae ʻuha, pea koeʻuhi ko e momoko.

And the barbarous people showed 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 Pea ʻi he okooko ʻe Paula ʻae ʻu popohango, ʻo ne tuku ia ki he afi, naʻe haʻu mei he mafana ʻae ngata fekai, ʻo piki ʻi hono nima.

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 Pea kuo mamata ʻae kakai muli ki he manu ʻoku tāupe ʻi hono nima, ne nau fepehēʻaki ʻiate kinautolu, “Ko e moʻoni ko e fakapō ʻae tangata ni, pea kuo hao ia mei he tahi, ka ʻoku ʻikai tuku ia ʻe he houhau ke ne moʻui.”

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 has escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffers not to live.

5 Pea tupeʻi ʻe ia ʻae manu ki he afi, pea naʻe ʻikai ongoʻi ʻe ia ha kovi.

And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.

6 Ka naʻa nau ʻamanaki ki heʻene pupula, pe tō hifo ʻo mate fakafokifā pe: pea kuo nau siosio ʻo fuoloa, kae ʻikai mamata ki ha kovi kuo hoko kiate ia; pea liliu honau loto, ʻonau pehē, “Tā ko e ʻotua ia.”

However, 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 Pea naʻe tuʻu ʻi he potu ko ia ʻae ʻapi ʻoe ʻeiki ʻoe motu, ko hono hingoa ko Pupilio; pea naʻe ʻofa mai ia kiate kimautolu, ʻo mau nofo ʻi hono ʻapi ʻi he ʻaho ʻe tolu.

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 Pea pehē, naʻe tokoto ʻae tamai ʻa Pupilio ʻoku mahaki, ko e mofi mo e hana toto; pea kuo hū atu ʻa Paula ki ai, ʻo lotu, pea ne ala atu hono nima kiate ia, ʻo fakamoʻui ia.

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 Pea kuo fai ia, pea haʻu foki mo e niʻihi ʻoe motu naʻe moʻua ʻi he ngaahi mahaki, pea fakamoʻui:

So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:

10 Pea naʻa nau foaki ʻae ngaahi foaki lahi kiate kimautolu; pea ʻi heʻemau ʻalu, naʻa nau fakaheka ʻae ngaahi meʻa naʻe ʻaonga.

Who also honored us with many honors; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.

11 Pea kuo hili ʻae māhina ʻe tolu, naʻa mau folau ʻi he vaka ʻAlekisānitia, naʻe nofo ʻi he motu ʻi he faʻahitaʻu afā, pea ko hono fakaʻilonga “ko e Mahangataʻane.”

And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.

12 Pea naʻa mau ʻalu ki ʻuta ʻi Silakusa, pea mau nofo ai ʻo ʻaho tolu.

And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.

13 Pea mau fākahua mei ai, pea mau aʻu atu ki Lisio: pea hili ʻae ʻaho ʻe taha, pea tonga ʻae matangi, pea pongipongi ai, naʻa mau aʻu atu ki Piuteoli:

And from there 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 Pea mau ʻilo ai ʻae kāinga, pea naʻa nau kole ke mau nofo mo kinautolu ʻo ʻaho fitu: pea naʻa mau fononga atu ki Loma.

Where we found brothers, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.

15 Pea kuo fanongo ʻae kāinga mei ai kiate kimautolu, naʻa nau haʻu ʻo fakafetaulaki mai kiate kimautolu ki he Malaʻe ʻo ʻApio, mo e Fale ʻe tolu: pea kuo mamata ai ʻa Paula, pea ne fakafetaʻi ki he ʻOtua, mo loto mālohi ai.

And from there, when the brothers 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 Pea kuo mau aʻu atu ki Loma, pea tuku ʻe he ʻeikitau ʻae kau pōpula ki he pule ʻoe kau tau: ka naʻe tuku ʻa Paula ke nofo kehe, mo e tangata tau naʻa ne leʻohi ia.

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 Pea pehē, “Kuo hili ʻae ʻaho ʻe tolu, pea fekau ʻe Paula ki he kau matāpule Siu ke fakataha: pea kuo nau kātoa mai, pea ne pehē kiate kinautolu, ʻae kau tangata ko e kāinga, naʻe ʻikai pe te u fai ha meʻa ki he kakai pe ki he ngaahi ngāue fakaʻeiki ʻo ʻetau ngaahi tamai, ka naʻe tuku au mei Selūsalema, ko e pōpula ki he nima ʻoe kakai Loma.

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 to them, Men and brothers, 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 Pea kuo nau fakamaau au, pea nau loto ke tukuange au, koeʻuhi naʻe ʻikai ʻiate au ha meʻa e totonu ai ʻeku mate.

Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.

19 Ka ʻi he lea mālohi ʻae kakai Siu ke ʻoua, pea ne u pehē, te u fakamaau pe au ia Sisa; ka naʻe ʻikai ʻi heʻeku fie talatalaakiʻi hoku kakai ʻi ha meʻa.

But when the Jews spoke against it, I was constrained to appeal to Caesar; not that I had something to accuse my nation of.

20 Pea ko e meʻa ia ʻoku ou fekau atu ai ke mou kātoa mai, ke u mamata pea lea kiate kimoutolu: he koeʻuhi ko e ʻamanaki ʻa ʻIsileli kuo haʻisia ʻaki au ʻae ukamea fihifihi ni.”

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 Pea naʻa nau pehē kiate ia, “ʻOku ʻikai te mau maʻu mei Siutea ha tohi kiate koe, pea naʻe ʻikai fakahā pea leaʻaki ha kovi kiate koe ʻe ha tokotaha ʻi he kāinga naʻe haʻu.

And they said to him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning you, neither any of the brothers that came showed or spoke any harm of you.

22 Ka ʻoku mau holi ke fanongo ʻiate koe pe ko e hā ho loto: he koeʻuhi ko e faʻahinga ni, ʻoku mau ʻilo ʻoku lea kovi ki ai ʻi he potu kotoa pē.

But we desire to hear of you what you think: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.

23 Pea kuo nau kotofa ʻae ʻaho kiate ia, pea haʻu ʻae tokolahi ki hono fale; pea ne fakamatala ʻe ia mo fakapapau atu ʻae puleʻanga ʻoe ʻOtua kiate kinautolu, ʻo ne fakamoʻoni kiate kinautolu mei he fono ʻa Mōsese, mo e kau palōfita, kia Sisu, ʻo fai mei he pongipongi ʻo aʻu ki he efiafi.

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 Pea naʻe tui ʻae niʻihi ki he ngaahi meʻa naʻa ne leaʻaki, ka naʻe ʻikai tui ʻae niʻihi.

And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.

25 Pea kuo ʻikai te nau loto taha ʻiate kinautolu, pea nau ʻalu, ka kuo hili ʻae leaʻaki ʻe Paula ʻae lea ni ʻe taha, Neʻineʻi folofola ʻae Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni ʻia ʻIsaia ko e palōfita ki heʻetau ngaahi Tamai.

And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spoke the Holy Ghost by Isaiah the prophet to our fathers,

26 ‌ʻO pehē, ‘ʻAlu ki he kakai ni, mo e pehē Te mou fakaongoongo pea fanongo, kae ʻikai ongoʻi; pea siofia ʻo mamata, kae ʻikai ʻiloʻi:

Saying, Go to this people, and say, Hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing you shall see, and not perceive:

27 ‘He kuo fakaongonoa ʻae loto ʻoe kakai ni, pea ʻoku tuli honau telinga, pea kuo nau fakamohe honau mata; telia naʻa ʻiloange kuo mamata honau mata, pea fanongo honau telinga, pea ʻilo ʻe honau loto, pea liliu ai, pea te u fakamoʻui ʻakinautolu.’”

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 Ko ia ke mou ʻilo eni, kuo fekau atu ki he kakai Senitaile ʻae fakamoʻui ʻae ʻOtua, pea ʻe fanongo ai ʻakinautolu.

Be it known therefore to you, that the salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.

29 Pea kuo leaʻaki ʻe ia ʻae ngaahi lea ni, pea ʻalu ʻae kakai Siu, pea naʻe lahi ʻenau fakakikihi ʻiate kinautolu.

And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.

30 Pea naʻe nofo ʻa Paula ʻi hono fale ʻoʻona naʻa ne totongi ki ai ʻo ua taʻu, pea ne talia ʻakinautolu kotoa pē naʻe haʻu kiate ia,

And Paul dwelled two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in to him,

31 ‌ʻO ne malangaʻaki ʻae puleʻanga ʻoe ʻOtua, mo ako ʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻoku kau ki he ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi, ʻi he mālohi lahi, pea naʻe ʻikai taʻofi kiate ia ʻe ha tokotaha.

Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.