1 וְכַאֲשֶׁר נִמְלַטְנוּ נוֹדַע לָנוּ כִּי־שֵׁם הָאִי מְלִיטִי | 1 And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. |
2 וְהַנָּכְרִים לֹא הִמְעִיטוּ חַסְדָּם עִמָּנוּ כִּי־בִעֲרוּ אֵשׁ וַיַּאַסְפוּ אֶת־כֻּלָּנוּ אֲלֵיהֶם מִפְּנֵי הַגֶּשֶׁם הַיּוֹרֵד וּמִפְּנֵי הַקֹּר | 2 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 וּפוֹלוֹס אָסַף לוֹ עֲרֵמַת קֹצִים וַיָּשֶׂם עַל־הַמּוֹקֵד וּמִן־הַחֹם יָצָא אֶפְעֶה וַיֹּאחֶז בְּיָדוֹ | 3 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 וַיִּרְאוּ הַנָּכְרִים אֶת־הַחַיָּה תְּלוּיָה עַל־יָדוֹ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ אָכֵן רֹצֵחַ הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר הַנְּקָמָה לֹא־הִנִּיחָה לּוֹ לִחְיוֹת אַף כִּי־נִמְלַט מִן־הַיָּם | 4 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 וְהוּא נִעֵר אֶת־הַחַיָּה מֵעַל יָדוֹ אֶל־תּוֹךְ הָאֵשׁ וְלֹא־הֵרֵעָה לּוֹ מְאוּמָה | 5 And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm. |
6 וְהֵם הוֹחִילוּ אֲשֶׁר יִצְבֶּה גוּפוֹ אוֹ־אֲשֶׁר יִפֹּל מֵת פִּתְאֹם וַיָּחִילוּ עַד־בּוֹשׁ וְהִנֵּה לֹא־קָרָהוּ כָל־אָסוֹן וַיֵּהָפֵךְ לִבָּם וַיֹּאמְרוּ כִּי אֱלֹהִים הוּא | 6 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 וּבִסְבִיבֵי הַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא הָיוּ שָׂדוֹת אֲשֶׁר לְרֹאשׁ אַנְשֵׁי הָאִי וּשְׁמוֹ פוֹבְלִיּוֹס הוּא הֵבִיא אֹתָנוּ לְבֵיתוֹ וַיְכַלְכֵּל אֹתָנוּ בְּטוּבוֹ שְׁלשֶׁת יָמִים | 7 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 וַאֲבִי פוֹבְלִיּוֹס מוּטָל לְמִשְׁכָּב בַּקַּדַּחַת וּבְמַחֲלֵה הַמֵּעָיִם וַיָּבֹא אֵלָיו פּוֹלוֹס וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל וַיָּשֶׂם עָלָיו אֶת־יָדָיו וַיִּרְפָּאֵהוּ | 8 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 וְאַחֲרֵי הַמַּעֲשֶׂה הַזֶּה בָּאוּ גַּם־הַחֹלִים הָאֲחֵרִים אֲשֶׁר בָּאִי וַיֵּרָפֵאוּ | 9 So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed: |
10 וַיְכַבְּדֻנוּ כָּבוֹד גָּדוֹל וּבְלֶכְתֵּנוּ מִשָּׁם סִפְּקוּ לָנוּ דֵּי צָרְכֵּנוּ | 10 Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary. |
11 וְאַחֲרֵי שְׁלשֶׁת חֳדָשִׁים עָבַרְנוּ מִשָּׁם בָּאֳנִיָּה אֲלֶכְסַנְדְּרִית אֲשֶׁר יָשְׁבָה בָאִי בִּימֵי הַסְּתָו וְאוֹת דִּגְלָהּ הַתְּאוֹמִים | 11 And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. |
12 וַנָּבֹא אֶל־סַרְקוּסָא וַנֵּשֶׁב־שָׁם שְׁלשֶׁת יָמִים | 12 And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days. |
13 מִשָּׁם סַבֹּנוּ וַנָּבֹא אֶל־רֶגְיוֹן וּבִנְשֹׁב רוּחַ דְּרוֹמִית בְּיוֹם הַמָּחֳרָת בָּאנוּ בַּיּוֹם הַשֵּׁנִי אֶל־פּוֹטִיּוֹלִי | 13 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 וְשָׁם מָצָאנוּ אַחִים וַיְבַקְשׁוּ מִמֶּנּוּ לָשֶׁבֶת אִתָּם שִׁבְעַת יָמִים וּבְכֵן הָלַכְנוּ אֶל־רוֹמִי | 14 Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome. |
15 וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ הָאַחִים אֶת־בּוֹאֵנוּ וַיֵּצְאוּ מִשָּׁם לִקְרָאתֵנוּ עַד לְשׁוּק אַפִּיּוֹס וְעַד לִשְׁלשֶׁת הַחֲנֻיּוֹת וַיַּרְא אֹתָם פּוֹלוֹס וַיּוֹדֶה לֵאלֹהִים וַיִּתְחַזָּק | 15 And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appiiforum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage. |
16 וְאַחַר בֹּאֵנוּ אֶל־רוֹמִי הֶעֱבִיר שַׂר הַמֵּאָה אֶת־הָאֲסִירִים אֶל־שַׂר הַצָּבָא וּלְפוֹלוֹס הִנִּיחוּ לָשֶׁבֶת לְבַדּוֹ עִם־אִישׁ הַצָּבָא הַשֹּׁמֵר אוֹתוֹ | 16 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 וַיְהִי אַחֲרֵי שְׁלשֶׁת יָמִים וַיִּקְרָא פוֹלוֹס אֵלָיו אֶת־רָאשֵׁי הַיְּהוּדִים וַיִּקָּהֲלוּ אֵלָיו וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים אַף כִּי־לֹא מָעַלְתִּי מַעַל בְּעַמֵּנוּ וּבְחֻקּוֹת אֲבוֹתֵינוּ אֲסָרוּנִי בִירוּשָׁלַיִם וַיִּמְסְרוּנִי לִידֵי הָרוֹמִיִּים | 17 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 וְהֵם אַחֲרֵי חָקְרָם אֹתִי אָמְרוּ לְפָטְרֵנִי כִּי לֹא־נִמְצָא בִי מִשְׁפַּט־מָוֶת | 18 Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me. |
19 וְהַיְּהוּדִים קָמוּ־בִי וָאֵאָנֵס לִקְרֹא אֶת־הַקֵּיסַר לְדִינִי אַךְ אֵין־נַפְשִׁי לִשְׂטוֹן אֶת־עַמִּי בְּדָבָר | 19 But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of. |
20 וּבַעֲבוּר זֹאת קָרָאתִי לָכֶם לִרְאוֹתְכֶם וּלְדַבֵּר עִמָּכֶם כִּי בִּגְלַל תִּקְוַת יִשְׂרָאֵל אָסוּר אֲנִי בַּכֶּבֶל הַזֶּה | 20 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 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו לֹא קִבַּלְנוּ עַל־אֹדוֹתֶיךָ אִגְּרוֹת מֵאֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה וְלֹא־בָא הֵנָּה אֶחָד מִן־הָאַחִים אֲשֶׁר הִגִּיד אוֹ־דִבֶּר עָלֶיךָ דָּבָר רָע | 21 And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee. |
22 אָמְנָם חֲפֵצִים אֲנַחְנוּ לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶת־אֲשֶׁר בִּלְבָבֶךָ כִּי נוֹדַע לָנוּ אֲשֶׁר בְּכָל מָקוֹם יָרִיבוּ אֶל־הַכַּת הַזֹּאת | 22 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 וַיָּשִׂימוּ לוֹ יוֹם מוּעָד וַיָּבֹאוּ אֵלָיו רַבִּים אֶל־מְלוֹנוֹ וַיָּעַד בָּהֶם וַיְבָאֵר אֶת־מַלְכוּת אֱלֹהִים וַיוֹכַח לָהֶם עִנְיְנֵי יֵשׁוּעַ מִתּוֹרַת משֶׁה וּמִן־הַנְּבִיאִים מִבֹּקֶר עַד־עָרֶב | 23 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 וְיֵשׁ אֲשֶׁר שָׁמְעוּ אֶל־דְּבָרָיו וְיֵשׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא הֶאֱמִינוּ | 24 And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not. |
25 וַיֵּחָלְקוּ בְדַעְתָּם וַיָּסוּרוּ לָלֶכֶת לְדַרְכָּם בְּדַבֵּר פּוֹלוֹס הַדָּבָר הָאֶחָד הַזֶּה הֵיטֵב דִּבֶּר רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ בְּפִי יְשַׁעְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא לֵאמֹר | 25 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 לֵךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ לָעָם הַזֶּה שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמוֹעַ וְאַל־תָּבִינוּ וּרְאוּ רָאוֹ וְאַל־תֵּדָעוּ | 26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: |
27 כִּי שָׁמֵן לֵב הָעָם הַזֶּה וְאָזְנָיו כָּבְדוּ וְאֶת־עֵינָיו הֵשַׁע פֶּן־יִרְאֶה בְעֵינָיו וּבְאָזְנָיו יִשְׁמַע וּלְבָבוֹ יָבִין וְשָׁב וּרְפָאתִיו | 27 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 לָכֵן דְּעוּ כִּי לַגּוֹיִם נִשְׁלְחָה תְּשׁוּעַת אֱלֹהִים וְהֵמָּה יִשְׁמָעוּ | 28 Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it. |
29 וַיְהִי בְּדַבְּרוֹ זֹאת הָלְכוּ מֵאִתּוֹ הַיְּהוּדִים וַיִּתְוַכְּחוּ הַרְבֵּה אִישׁ עִם־רֵעֵהוּ | 29 And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves. |
30 וּפוֹלוֹס יָשַׁב שְׁנָתַיִם יָמִים בְּבֵיתוֹ אֲשֶׁר שָׂכַר־לוֹ וַיְקַבֵּל אֵת כָּל־הַבָּאִים אֵלָיו | 30 And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, |
31 וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־מַלְכוּת הָאֱלֹהִים וַיְלַמֵּד אֶת־דַּרְכֵי יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ אֲדֹנֵינוּ בְּכָל־בִּטְחוֹן לִבּוֹ וְאֵין מֹנֵעַ | 31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him. |