1 WYC And whanne we hadden ascapid, thanne we knewen that the ile was clepid Militene. And the hethene men diden to vs not litil curtesie. BSB BSB: Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.
2 WYC And whanne a fier was kyndelid, thei refreschiden vs alle, for the reyn that cam, and the coold. BSB BSB: The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.
3 WYC But whanne Poul hadde gederid `a quantite of kittingis of vines, and leide on the fier, an edder sche cam forth fro the heete, and took hym bi the hoond. BSB BSB: 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.
4 WYC And whanne the hethene men of the ile siyen the beest hangynge in his hoond, thei seiden togidir, For this man is a manquellere; and whanne he scapide fro the see, Goddis veniaunce suffrith hym not to lyue in erthe. BSB BSB: 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.”
5 WYC But he schoke awei the beest in to the fier, and hadde noon harm. BSB BSB: But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.
6 WYC And thei gessiden that he schulde be turned `in to swellyng, and falle doun sudenli, and die. But whanne thei abiden longe, and sien that no thing of yuel was don in him, thei turneden hem togider, and seiden, that he was God. BSB BSB: 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.
7 WYC And in tho placis weren maners of the prince of the ile, Puplius bi name, which resseyuede vs bi thre daies benygnli, and foond vs. BSB BSB: Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.
8 WYC And it bifel, that the fader of Pupplius lai trauelid with fyueris and blodi flux. To whom Poul entride, and whanne he hadde preied, and leid his hondis on hym, he helide hym. BSB BSB: 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.
9 WYC And whanne this thing was don, alle that in the ile hadden sijknesses, camen, and weren heelid. BSB BSB: After this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well.
10 WYC Which also onouriden vs in many worschipis, and puttiden what thingis weren necessarie to vs, whanne we schippiden. BSB BSB: The islanders honored us in many ways and supplied our needs when we were ready to sail.
11 WYC And after thre monethis we schippiden in a schip of Alisaundre, that hadde wyntrid in the ile, to which was an excellent singne of Castours. BSB BSB: After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island. It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead.
12 WYC And whanne we camen to Siracusan, we dwelliden there thre daies. BSB BSB: Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.
13 WYC Fro thennus we seiliden aboute, and camen to Regyum; and aftir oo dai, while the south blew, in the secounde dai we camen to Puteolos. BSB BSB: 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.
14 WYC Where whanne we founden britheren, we weren preied to dwelle there anentis hem seuene daies. And so we camen to Rome. BSB BSB: There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them. And so we came to Rome.
15 WYC And fro thennus whanne britheren hadden herd, thei camen to vs to the cheping of Appius, and to the Thre tauernes. BSB BSB: 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.
17 WYC And after the thridde dai, he clepide togidir the worthieste of the Jewis. And whanne thei camen, he seide to hem, Britheren, Y dide no thing ayens the puple ether custom of fadris, and Y was boundun at Jerusalem, and was bitakun in to the hondis of Romayns. BSB BSB: 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.
18 WYC And whanne thei hadden axid of me, wolden haue delyuerid me, for that no cause of deth was in me. BSB BSB: They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.
19 WYC But for Jewis ayenseiden, Y was constreyned to appele to the emperour; not as hauynge ony thing to accuse my puple. BSB BSB: But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, even though I have no charge to bring against my nation.
20 WYC Therfor for this cause Y preiede to se you, and speke to you; for for the hope of Israel Y am gird aboute with this chayne. BSB BSB: 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.”
21 WYC And thei seiden to hym, Nether we han resseyued lettris of thee fro Judee, nether ony of britheren comynge schewide, ether spak ony yuel thing of thee. BSB BSB: 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.
22 WYC But we preyen to here of thee, what thingis thou felist; for of this sect it is knowun to vs, that euerywhere me ayenseith it. BSB BSB: But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”
23 WYC And whanne thei hadden ordeined a dai to hym, many men camen to hym in to the in. To whiche he expownede, witnessinge the kyngdom `of God, and counseilide hem of Jhesu, of the lawe of Moyses, and profetis, for the morewe til to euentid. BSB BSB: 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.
24 WYC And summe bileueden to these thingis that weren seid of Poul, summe bileueden not. BSB BSB: Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.
25 WYC And whanne thei weren not consentinge togidir, thei departiden. And Poul seide o word, For the Hooli Goost spak wel bi Ysaye, the profete, to oure fadris, BSB BSB: They 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 WYC and seide, Go thou to this puple, and seie to hem, With eere ye schulen here, and ye schulen not vndirstonde; and ye seynge schulen se, and ye schulen not biholde. BSB BSB: ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
27 WYC For the herte of this puple is greetli fattid, and with eeris thei herden heuyli, and thei closiden togider her iyen, lest perauenture thei se with iyen, and with eeris here, and bi herte vndurstonde, and be conuertid, and Y hele hem. BSB BSB: 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.’
28 WYC Therfor be it knowun to you, that this helthe of God is sent to hethen men, and thei schulen here. BSB BSB: Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”
29 WYC And whanne he hadde seid these thingis, Jewis wenten out fro hym, and hadden myche questioun, ethir musyng, among hem silf. BSB BSB: Not in the BSB
31 WYC and prechide the kingdom of God, and tauyte tho thingis that ben of the Lord Jhesu Crist, with al trist, with out forbedyng. Amen. BSB BSB: Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.
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