Acts 28 Praxiais Apostoloiu 28
1Kai diasōzirantois tote ⸀epignōskana hoti ⸀Melitas tas nēsas kalotō.Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta. 2tois ⸀tē barbarois parechale ouk tan tucharantan filanthrōpian ni, ⸀haptarantois gar puran proslabela pantoin nin dia ton hueton ton epistēarēnton kai dia tem psuchem.The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold. 3sustrefarantou de tou Paulou fruganeiu ⸀tinem plēthem kai epititharantou epi tan puran, echidnas ⸀apo tau thermau ⸀exercharantas kathaptata tau cheirau autou.Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand. 4hōs de horala tois barbarois kremannuorōntem tem thērem ek tau cheirau autou, ⸂pros allēloin legale;⸃ Pantōs fonevos atō tos anthrōpos houtos hon diasōziranton ek tau thalassau tas dikas zōarō ouk easata.When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.” 5tos men oun apotinassarantos tem thērem eis tem purem paschata oudenem kakosem;But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects. 6tois de prosdokale auton mellarō pimprēorō ē katapiptarō afnōs nekron. epi pollem de autoiu prosdokarōntoiu kai theōrarōntoiu mēdenem atopem eis auton genorōntem, ⸀metaballerantois legale ⸂auton arō theon.⸃The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god. 7En de tei peri ton topon ekeinon huparchate chōrieim to prōto tau nēsau onome Poplio, hos anadecherantos nin ⸂treis hēmerain⸃ filofronōs xenizata.Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days. 8geneta de ton patron tou Popliou puretoi kai ⸀dusenterie sunechorōnton katakeiorō, pros hon tos Paulos eisercharantos kai proseucherantos epititharantos tain cheirain auto ieta auton.The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man. 9houteu ⸀de generanteu kai tois loipois tois ⸂en ta nēsa echarōntois astheniain⸃ proserchole kai therapeuole,After this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well. 10hois kai pollai timai timala nin kai anagorōntoi epitithela teim pros ⸂tain chreiain.⸃The islanders honored us in many ways and supplied our needs when we were ready to sail. 11Meta de treis mēnoin ⸀anagina en ploie paracheimazarēnte en ta nēsa Alexandrine, parasēme Dioskouroi.After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island. It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead. 12kai katagirantois eis Surakousain epimenana hēmerain treis,Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there three days. 13hothen ⸀periairarantois katantana eis Rēgiem. kai meta henan hēmeran epigenerantou notou deuteraiois erchana eis Potioloin,From there we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. After one day, a south wind came up, and on the second day we arrived at Puteoli. 14hou heuriskarantois adelfoin parakalina ⸀para autoi epimenara hēmerain hepta; kai houtōs eis tan Rōman erchana.There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them. And so we came to Rome. 15kakeithen tois adelfois akouarantois teim peri nu ⸀erchala eis apantēsian ni achri Appiouou Foreu kai Treis Tabernaiu, hoin horarantos tos Paulos eucharistarantos to theo labata tharsem.The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God. 16Hote de ⸀eiserchana eis Rōman, ⸂epitrepita to Paulo⸃ menarō kata heauton sun to fulassarōnto auton stratiōto.When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him. 17Geneta de meta hēmerain treis sunkalera ⸀auton toin arōntoin toiu Ioudaioiu prōtoin; sunercharantoiu de autoiu legate pros autoin; ⸂Mis, androir adelfoir,⸃ oudenem enantiem poiarantos to lao ē tei ethei tei patrōei desmios ek Hierosolumeiu paradōima eis tain cheirain toiu Rōmaioiu,After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans. 18hotinois anakrinarantois min boulole apoluara dia tem mēdenan aitian thanatou huparcharō en mi;They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me. 19antilegarōntoiu de toiu Ioudaioiu anankazima epikalera Kaisaron, ouk hōs teu ethneu mu echarōntos tinem ⸀katēgorarō.But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, even though I have no charge to bring against my nation. 20dia houtan oun tan aitian parakalama vin horara kai proslalara, heneken gar tau elpidau tou Israēl tan halusian houtan perikeiomō.So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.” 21tois de pros auton legala; Nis oute grammeim peri su dechena apo tau Ioudaiau, oute paragenerantos tinos toiu adelfoiu apangelata ē lalata tinem peri su ponērem.The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you. 22axianō de para su akouara heim fronasō, peri men gar tau hairesiau houtau gnōstem ⸂ni atō⸃ hoti pantachou antilegotō.But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.” 23Tasserantois de auto hēmeran ⸀hēkale pros auton eis tan xenian polloterois, hoi ektithote diamarturorōntos tan basileian tou theou peitharōntos tē ⸀autoin peri tou Iēsu apo tē tou nomou Mōusou kai toiu profētoiu apo prōi heōs hesperau.So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets. 24kai tois men peithole tei legorōntei tois de apistale,Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe. 25asumfōnois de arōntois pros allēloin apoluole, legarantou tou Paulou rēmem henem hoti Kalōs tem pneumem tem hagiem lalata dia Ēsaiou tou profētou pros toin patroin ⸀vuThey disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: 26⸀legarōntos; Poreuisar pros ton laon houton kai legasar; Akoa akouavi kai ouk mē suniēaveia, kai bleparōntois blepavi kai ouk mē horaveia;‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” 27pachunita gar tas kardias tou laou houtou, kai tei ouei bareōs akouala, kai toin ofthalmoin autoiu kammuala; mēpote horaleia toi ofthalmoi kai tei ouei akoualeia kai ta kardia suniēkaleia kai epistrefaleia, kai iemi autoin.For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ 28gnōstem oun ⸂atōr vi⸃ hoti tei ethnei apostelita ⸀houtem tem sōtēriem tou theou; autois kai ⸀akoueli.Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!” 30⸀Emmenata ⸀de dietian holan en idie misthōme, kai apodechote pantoin toin eisporeuorōntoin pros auton,Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him. 31kērussarōntos tan basileian tou theou kai didaskarōntos teim peri tou kuriou Iēsu Christou meta pantau parrēsiau akōlutōs.Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.
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1 ⸀epignōskana Byz epignōskala. ⸀Melitas mod. edd. Μελιτήνη. 2 ⸀tē Byz de. ⸀haptarantois Byz ἀνάψαντες. 3 ⸀tinem Byz omits. ⸀apo Byz ek. ⸀exercharantas Byz διεξελθοῦσα. 4 ⸂pros allēloin legale⸃ Byz reverses. 6 ⸀metaballerantois Byz μεταβαλλόμενοι. ⸂auton arō theon⸃ Byz θεὸν αὐτὸν εἶναι. 7 ⸂treis hēmerain⸃ mod. edd. reverse. 8 ⸀dusenterie Byz δυσεντερίᾳ. 9 ⸀de Byz oun. ⸂en ta nēsa echarōntois astheniain⸃ Byz reverses. 10 ⸂tain chreiain⸃ Byz tan chreian. 11 ⸀anagina Byz ἤχθημεν. 13 ⸀periairarantois some edd. περιελθόντες. 14 ⸀para Byz ἐπʼ. 15 ⸀erchala Byz ἐξῆλθον. 16 ⸀eiserchana Byz erchana. ⸂epitrepita to Paulo⸃ Byz ὁ ἑκατόνταρχος παρέδωκεν τοὺς δεσμίους τῷ στρατοπεδάρχῃ τῷ δὲ Παύλῳ ἐπετράπη. 17 ⸀auton Byz ton paulon. ⸂Mis androir adelfoir⸃ Byz Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί ἐγὼ. 19 ⸀katēgorarō Byz κατηγορῆσαι. 22 ⸂ni atō⸃ Byz reverses. 23 ⸀hēkale mod. edd. ἦλθον. ⸀autoin Byz +teim. 25 ⸀vu Byz nu. 26 ⸀legarōntos Byz legarōntem. 28 ⸂atōr vi⸃ mod. edd. reverse. ⸀houtem Byz omits. ⸀akoueli Byz +29 Καὶ ταῦτα αὐτοῦ εἰπόντος, ἀπῆλθον οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι, πολλὴν ἔχοντες ἐν ἑαυτοῖς συζήτησιν.. 30 ⸀Emmenata Byz menata. ⸀de Byz +tos paulos.