Djela apostolska 28

Biblija Hrvatski	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Jednom spašeni, doznasmo da se otok zove Malta.	1 Once we had come safely through, we discovered that the island was cal ed Malta.
2 Urođenici nam iskazivahu nesvakidašnje čovjekoljublje. Zapališe krijes i okupiše nas oko njega jer je počela kiša i bilo zima.	2 The inhabitants treated us with unusual kindness. They made us all welcome by lighting a huge firebecause it had started to rain and the weather was cold.
3 Pavao nakupi naramak granja i baci na krijes kadli zbog vrućine izađe zmija i pripije mu se za ruku.	3 Paul had collected a bundle of sticks and was putting them on the fire when a viper brought out by theheat attached itself to his hand.
4 Kad su urođenici vidjeli gdje mu životinja visi o ruci, govorili su među sobom: »Ovaj je čovjek zacijelo ubojica: umakao je moru i Pravda mu ne da živjeti.«	4 When the inhabitants saw the creature hanging from his hand they said to one another, 'That manmust be a murderer; he may have escaped the sea, but divine justice would not let him live.'
5 Ali on otrese životinju u vatru i ne bî mu ništa;	5 However, he shook the creature off into the fire and came to no harm,
6 a oni očekivahu da će oteći i umah se srušiti mrtav. Pošto su dugo čekali i vidjeli da mu se ništa neobično nije dogodilo, promijeniše mišljenje te stadoše govoriti da je bog.	6 although they were expecting him at any moment to swell up or drop dead on the spot. After they hadwaited a long time without seeing anything out of the ordinary happen to him, they changed their minds andbegan to say he was a god.
7 U okolici onoga mjesta bilo je imanje prvaka otoka, imenom Publija. On nas je primio i tri dana uljudno gostio.	7 In that neighbourhood there were estates belonging to the chief man of the island, whose name wasPublius. He received us and entertained us hospitably for three days.
8 A Publijeva je oca uhvatila ognjica i srdobolja pa je ležao. Pavao uđe k njemu, pomoli se, stavi na nj ruke i izliječi ga.	8 It happened that Publius' father was in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to seehim, and after a prayer he laid his hands on the man and healed him.
9 Nakon toga su dolazili i drugi koji na otoku bijahu bolesni te ozdravljali.	9 When this happened, the other sick people on the island also came and were cured;
10 Oni nas mnogim počastima počastiše i na odlasku nam priskrbiše što je potrebno.	10 they honoured us with many marks of respect, and when we sailed they put on board the provisionswe needed.
11 Nakon tri mjeseca otplovismo aleksandrijskom lađom koja je prezimila na otoku i imala za znak Dioskure.	11 At the end of three months we set sail in a ship that had wintered in the island; she came fromAlexandria and her figurehead was the Twins.
12 Doplovismo u Sirakuzu i ostadosmo ondje tri dana.	12 We put in at Syracuse and spent three days there;
13 Odande ploveći uz obalu, stigosmo u Regij. Sutradan okrenu južnjak te za dva dana stigosmo u Puteole.	13 from there we followed the coast up to Rhegium. After one day there a south wind sprang up and onthe second day we made Puteoli,
14 Ondje nađosmo braću koja nas zamoliše da ostanemo u njih sedam dana. Tako stigosmo u Rim.	14 where we found some brothers and had the great encouragement of staying a week with them. Andso we came to Rome.
15 Kada su tamošnja braća čula za nas, iziđoše nam u susret do Apijeva trga i Triju gostionica. Kad ih Pavao ugleda, zahvali Bogu i ohrabri se.	15 When the brothers there heard about us they came to meet us, as far as the Forum of Appius and theThree Taverns. When Paul saw them he thanked God and took courage.
16 A kad uđosmo u Rim, Pavlu su dopustili stanovati zasebno, zajedno s vojnikom koji ga je čuvao.	16 On our arrival in Rome Paul was al owed to stay in lodgings of his own with the soldier who guardedhim.
17 Židovi Nakon tri dana sazva on židovske prvake. Kad se sabraše, reče im: »Ja, braćo, ne učinih ništa protiv naroda ni običaja otačkih, a ipak me okovana u Jeruzalemu predadoše u ruke Rimljana.	17 After three days he cal ed together the leading Jews. When they had assembled, he said to them,'Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, I was arrested inJerusalem and handed over to the Romans.
18 Oni me nakon istrage htjedoše pustiti jer nije na meni bilo ništa čime bih bio zaslužio smrt.	18 They examined me and would have set me free, since they found me guilty of nothing involving thedeath penalty;
19 Kako se Židovi tome opriješe, bio sam prisiljen prizvati se na cara; ne dakle stoga što bih imao bilo za što tužiti svoj narod.	19 but the Jews lodged an objection, and I was forced to appeal to Caesar, though not because I hadany accusation to make against my own nation.
20 S toga dakle razloga zamolih vidjeti vas i obratiti vam se jer zbog nade Izraelove nosim ove verige.«	20 That is why I have urged you to see me and have a discussion with me, for it is on account of thehope of Israel that I wear this chain.'
21 Oni mu odvrate: »Mi o tebi nismo primili nikakva pisma iz Judeje niti nam je tko od pristigle braće o tebi što zlo javio ili rekao.	21 They answered, 'We have received no letters from Judaea about you, nor has any of the brothersarrived here with any report or story of anything to your discredit.
22 Nego htjeli bismo od tebe čuti što misliš jer o toj sljedbi znamo samo da joj se posvuda proturječi.«	22 We think it would be as wel to hear your own account of your position; al we know about this sect isthat it encounters opposition everywhere.'
23 Nato urekoše dan pa dođoše mnogi k njemu u stan. Izlagao im je i svjedočio o kraljevstvu Božjemu te ih od jutra do večeri iz Mojsijeva Zakona i Prorokâ uvjeravao o Isusu.	23 So they arranged a day with him and a large number of them visited him at his lodgings. He put hiscase to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them about Jesus, arguing from the Law ofMoses and the prophets from early morning until evening;
24 I jedne uvjeriše njegove riječi, a drugi nisu vjerovali.	24 and some were convinced by what he said, while the rest were sceptical.
25 Nesložni tako među sobom, stadoše se razilaziti kadli im Pavao reče još jednu riječ: »Lijepo Duh Sveti po Izaiji proroku reče ocima vašim:	25 So they disagreed among themselves and, as they went away, Paul had one last thing to say to them,'How aptly the Holy Spirit spoke when he told your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah:
26 Idi k tomu narodu i reci mu: Slušat ćete, slušati – i nećete razumjeti; gledat ćete, gledati – i nećete vidjeti!	26 Go and say to this people: Listen and listen but never understand! Look and look but never perceive!
27 Jer usalilo se srce naroda ovoga: uši začepiše, oči zatvoriše da očima ne vide, ušima ne čuju, srcem ne razumiju te se ne obrate pa ih izliječim.	27 This people's heart is torpid, their ears dul ed, they have shut their eyes tight, to avoid using their eyesto see, their ears to hear, using their heart to understand, changing their ways and being healed by me.
28 Neka vam je dakle svima znano: poganima je poslano ovo spasenje Božje; oni će poslušati!«	28 'You must realise, then, that this salvation of God has been sent to the gentiles;they wil listen to it.'
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30 Pavao osta pune dvije godine u svom unajmljenom stanu, gdje je primao sve koji su dolazili k njemu,	30 He spent the whole of the two years in his own rented lodging. He welcomed all who came to visithim,
31 propovijedao kraljevstvo Božje i naučavao o Gospodinu Isusu Kristu sa svom slobodom, nesmetano.	31 proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching the truth about the Lord Jesus Christ with completefearlessness and without any hindrance from anyone.