On Shore at Malta
1When we were safe on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta. 2The people of the island were unusually kind. It was raining and cold. So they built a fire and welcomed all of us. 3Paul gathered some sticks and put them on the fire. A poisonous snake was driven out by the heat. It fastened itself on Paul’s hand. 4The people of the island saw the snake hanging from his hand. They said to one another, “This man must be a murderer. He escaped from the sea. But the female god Justice won’t let him live.” 5Paul shook the snake off into the fire. He was not harmed. 6The people expected him to swell up. They thought he would suddenly fall dead. They waited for a long time. But they didn’t see anything unusual happen to him. So they changed their minds. They said he was a god.
7Publius owned property nearby. He was the chief official on the island. He welcomed us to his home. For three days he took care of us. He treated us with kindness. 8His father was sick in bed. The man suffered from fever and dysentery. So Paul went in to see him. Paul prayed for him. He placed his hands on him and healed him. 9Then the rest of the sick people on the island came. They too were healed. 10The people of the island honored us in many ways. When we were ready to sail, they gave us the supplies we needed.
Paul Arrives in Rome
11After three months we headed out to sea. We sailed in a ship from Alexandria that had stayed at the island during the winter. On the front of the ship the figures of twin gods were carved. Their names were Castor and Pollux. 12We landed at Syracuse and stayed there for three days. 13From there we sailed to Rhegium. The next day the south wind came up. The day after that, we reached Puteoli. 14There we found some believers. They invited us to spend a week with them. At last we came to Rome. 15The believers there had heard we were coming. They traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw these people, he thanked God for them and was encouraged by them. 16When we got to Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself. But a soldier guarded him.
Paul Preaches in Rome
17Three days later Paul called a meeting of the local Jewish leaders. When they came, Paul spoke to them. He said, “My brothers, I have done nothing against our people. I have also done nothing against what our people of long ago practiced. But I was arrested in Jerusalem. I was handed over to the Romans. 18They questioned me. And they wanted to let me go. They saw I wasn’t guilty of any crime worthy of death. 19But the Jews objected, so I had to make an appeal to Caesar. I certainly did not mean to bring any charge against my own people. 20I share Israel’s hope. That is why I am held with this chain. So I have asked to see you and talk with you.”
21They replied, “We have not received any letters from Judea about you. None of our people here from Judea has reported or said anything bad about you. 22But we want to hear what your ideas are. We know that people everywhere are talking against those who believe as you do.”
23They decided to meet Paul on a certain day. At that time even more people came to the place where he was staying. From morning until evening, he told them about God’s kingdom. Using the Law of Moses and the Prophets, he tried to get them to believe in Jesus. 24Some believed what he said, and others did not. 25They didn’t agree with one another. They began to leave after Paul had made a final statement. He said, “The Holy Spirit was right when he spoke to your people long ago. Through Isaiah the prophet the Spirit said,
26“ ‘Go to your people. Say to them,
“You will hear but never understand.
You will see but never know what you are seeing.”
27These people’s hearts have become stubborn.
They can barely hear with their ears.
They have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes.
They might hear with their ears.
They might understand with their hearts.
They might turn, and then I would heal them.’ (Isaiah 6:9,10)
28-29“Here is what I want you to know. God has sent his salvation to the Gentiles. And they will listen!”
30For two whole years Paul stayed there in a house he rented. He welcomed all who came to see him. 31He preached boldly about God’s kingdom. He taught people about the Lord Jesus Christ. And no one could keep him from teaching and preaching about these things.
Malta llajtapimi Pablotaca maquipi culebra canishca
1Tucuicuna alli llujshishca huashami, yacu chaupillapitaj, Malta shuti llajtapi cashcata yacharcanchij. 2Chai llajtapi causajcunapish ñucanchijtaca, llaquishpa allimi chasquircacuna. Tamyahuanpish chirihuanpish caspiyacujpimi, ninata japichishpa cunuchun cayarcacuna. 3Pabloca chaquishca yantata tandashpami, chai ninapi shitarca. Chashna ruracujpica, huañuchij culebra ñapish ninamanta llujshishpa, paipaj maquipi canishpa huarcurircallami. 4Maquipi chashna huarcurishcata, chaipi causajcuna ricushpaca: «Caica huañuchij runami yuyachin. Yacumanta quishpirijpipish, diosca mana saquipajchu yuyachin» ninacurcami. 5Ashtahuanpish Pabloca maquita chaspishpa, chai culebrata ninapi shitashpaca, imapish mana tucurcachu. 6‘Ñallami pʼunguinga, mana cashpaca ñallami huañunga’ nishpami, tucuicuna chaparacurcacuna. Ashtahuanpish ña unaiyajpipish, mana ima tucujpimi, ‘Caica, diosmari yuyachin’ yuyarcacuna.
7Ñucanchijca, chai llajtata mandaj Publio shuti runapaj allpa cʼuchullapimi, cunucushca carcanchij. Paimi ñucanchijtaca llaquishpa alli chasquishpa, quimsa punllata paipaj huasipi charirca. 8Publiopaj yayaca fiebrehuanpish, huijsa cacharirishca yahuardijta quichacushcapishmi camapi siricurca. Pabloca chai ungushcatami ricunaman rirca. Paimi Diosta mañashpa, maquicunata paipaj jahuapi churashpa alliyachirca. 9Paita alliyachijpica, chai llajtapi causaj shujtaj ungushcacunapish shamushpa alliyarcacunami. 10Ñucanchijtaca achcata cʼuyashpami, ña rishun nijpica, ñucanchijpaj imalla illashcata cushpa cacharcacuna.
Pabloca Romamanmi chayashca
11Ña quimsa quillata chai llajtapi cashpami, Castorpaj, Poluxpaj nishca barcopi huichiyarcanchij. Chai barcoca, Alejandriamanta shamushpami, tamya punllacuna usyaringacama chaipi cashca carca. 12Chai barcopi rishpa, Siracusa puebloman chayashpaca, quimsa punllacunatami chaipi carcanchij. 13Chaimantaca, allpa cʼuchulla yacuta rishpa, Regio pueblomanmi chayarcanchij. Chai cayandij punllaca huichi huaira tʼangajpimi, ishqui punllallapi Puteoli puebloman chayarcanchij. 14Chaipi tauca crijcuna tupashpa, saquirichun nijpimi, canchis punllallata paicunahuan saquirircanchij. Chai qʼuipami, Romamanca rircanchij. 15Romapi causaj crijcunaca, ñucanchij shamucushcataca ñami yachashca carca. Chaimantami ñucanchijtaca, Apio pueblo plazahuan, Quimsa Poźada shuti pueblohuan chaupipi tupanaman shamushcacuna carca. Pabloca, paicunata ricushpaca, achcata cushicushpami, Diosta pagui nirca. 16Ña Romaman chayashpaca, patsaj soldadocunata mandajca, cuidaj soldadocunata mandajmanmi tucui preźucunata curca. Pablotaca, shuj cuidaj soldadohuanmi, shujtaj huasipi, chʼican causachun churarca.
Pabloca Romapimi Diospaj Shimita huillashca
17Romaman chayashca quimsa punllapimi, Pabloca chaipi causaj judiocunataca mandajcunata cayaj cacharca. Paicuna tandanacumujpica, cashnami nirca:
—Huauquicuna, ñucaca judiocunataca ima llaquita mana rurarcanichu. Ñucanchij ñaupa yayacuna imallata ruraj cashcatapish mana saquircanichu. Shina cajpipish, ñucataca Jerusalenpi preźu japishpami, romanocunapaj maquipi churarcacuna. 18Chai mandajcunapish huañuchipaj shina, ima mana alli rurashcata ñucapi mana japishpaca, cacharishunlla nircacunami. 19Chashna cajpipish judiocunaca ñucataca huañuchishuntaj nircacunami. Chaimantami paicunata ima juchachinata mana charishpapish, ‘Ñucataca Cesarllataj imatapish nichun, paipajman cachahuaichijlla’ nircani. 20Tucui israelcuna shuyacushcata ñucapish crishpa shuyacushcallamantami, caipi cashna cadenahuan huatashca cani. Chaita parlangapajllami, cancunataca cayarcani— nircami.
21Pablo chashna nijpica, paicunaca cashnami nircacuna:
—Judeamantaca canmanta ima quillcata mana ñucanchijmanca cachashcacunachu. Canmanta ima mana allita huillanamanca, ñucanchij huauquicunapuramanta pipish mana shamushcachu. 22Can caticushca yuyaimantaca, maipipish pʼiñashpa rimajllatami uyanchij. Cutin canca, ¿ima shina cajpitaj caticungui? Huillai, uyashun ninchijca— nircacunami.
23Chashna nishpami, shujtaj punllapi Pablota uyangapaj shamuna tucurcacuna. Ña chai punlla chayamujpica, achcacunami Pablo imallata nijta uyangapajca, pai causacun huasiman tandanacumurcacuna. Pabloca paicuna Dios Mandacunta chasquichun nishpami, Moisés Mandashcapipish, Dios ima nishcata huillajcuna Quillcashcapipish Jesusmanta imalla nicushcata ricuchishpa, tutamantamanta chishicama alli huillarca. 24Chashna huillajpica, maijancunaca Pablo huillashcata crircacunami, maijancunaca mana crircacunachu. 25Chashna, paicunapurallataj mana shuj yuyailla tucushpami, ña llujshigrircacuna. Chaimantami Pabloca cashna nirca: «Chashna cana cajpimari, jucha illaj Espirituca, Dios ima nishcata huillaj Isaiastaca, ñucanchij ñaupa yayacunaman cashna huillachishca:
26“Chai gentecunaman cashna nigri:
‘Cancunaca mashnata uyashpapish, mana entendinguichijchu.
Mashnata ricushpapish, mana yuyaita japinguichijchu.
27Caicunapaj shungucunaca, chʼahuanyashcami.
Uyanatapish mana alli uyancunachu,
ñahuicunapish huichcarishcami.
Mana chashna cashpaca, ñahuihuanca alli ricunmantajchari,
rinrinhuanpish alli uyanmantajchari,
shunguhuanpish yuyaita japinmantajchari.
Paicuna ñucapajman cutirijpica, ñucapish paicunata alliyachimanmi’ nigrichij” nishcami.
28Chaimanta cunanca caita uyaichij: Taita Diosca, mana israelcunamanmi cai quishpirinataca cushca. Paicunami uyangacuna» nircami.
29Pablo chashna nijta uyashpaca, judiocunaca paicunapurallataj achcata rimanacushpami rircacuna.
30Pabloca ishqui huatatami, pai alquilashca huasipi causarca. Paipajman shamujcunataca, tucuicunata chasquircallami. 31Tucui shamujcunamanmi, Taita Dios mandacunta huillarca, Apunchij Jesucristomantapish yachachirca. Pi mana imata nishpa jarcarcachu.
