en_cepher - Act 28 - Ozzuu Bible

¹ AND when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.

² And the barbarous people showed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us everyone, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

³ And when Pa'al 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 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 And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.

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 an elohiym.

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 And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Pa'al entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.

⁹ So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:

¹⁰ Who also honored us with many honors; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.

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 And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.

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

¹⁵ And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Pa'al saw, he thanked Elohiym, and took courage.

¹⁶ And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Pa'al was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.

¹⁷ And it came to pass, that after three days Pa'al called the chief of the Yahudiym 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 Yerushalayim into the hands of the Romaiym.

¹⁸ Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.

¹⁹ But when the Yahudiym spoke against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Qeycar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.

²⁰ For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the Hope of Yashar'el I am bound with this chain.

²¹ And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Yahud concerning you, neither any of the brethren that came showed or spoke any harm of you.

²² But we desire to hear of you what you think: for as concerning this sect, we know that everywhere it is spoken against.

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 Elohiym, persuading them concerning Yahusha, both out of the Law of Mosheh, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.

²⁴ And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.

²⁵ And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Pa'al had spoken one word, Well spoke the Ruach Ha'Qodesh by Yesha`yahu the prophet unto our fathers,

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 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 turn back, and I should heal them.

²⁸ Be it known therefore unto you, that the yeshu`ah of Elohiym is sent unto the other nations, and that they will hear it.

²⁹ And when he had said these words, the Yahudiym departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.

³⁰ And Pa'al dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received את all that came in unto him,

³¹ Preaching the Kingdom of Elohiym, and teaching those things which concern the Adonai Yahusha Ha'Mashiach, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.