¹Et cum evasissemus,And after we had escaped,tunc cognovimus quia Melita insula vocabatur.we then realized that the island was called Malta.Barbari vero præstabant non modicam humanitatem nobis.Yet truly, the natives offered us no small amount of humane treatment.

¹Et cum evasissemus,And after we had escaped,tunc cognovimus quia Melita insula vocabatur.we then realized that the island was called Malta.Barbari vero præstabant non modicam humanitatem nobis.Yet truly, the natives offered us no small amount of humane treatment.

²Accensa enim pyra,For they refreshed us all by kindling a fire,reficiebant nos omnes propter imbrem qui imminebat,because rain was imminentet frigus.and because of the cold.

²Accensa enim pyra,For they refreshed us all by kindling a fire,reficiebant nos omnes propter imbrem qui imminebat,because rain was imminentet frigus.and because of the cold.

³Cum congregasset autem Paulus sarmentorum aliquantam multitudinem,But when Paul had gathered together a bundle of twigs,et imposuisset super ignem,and had placed them on the fire,vipera a calore cum processisset,a viper, which had been drawn to the heat,invasit manum ejus.fastened itself to his hand.

³Cum congregasset autem Paulus sarmentorum aliquantam multitudinem,But when Paul had gathered together a bundle of twigs,et imposuisset super ignem,and had placed them on the fire,vipera a calore cum processisset,a viper, which had been drawn to the heat,invasit manum ejus.fastened itself to his hand.

⁴Ut vero viderunt barbari pendentem bestiam de manu ejus,And truly, when the natives saw the beast hanging from his hand,ad invicem dicebant:they were saying to one another:Utique homicida est homo hic,“Certainly, this man must be a murderer,qui cum evaserit de mari,for though he escaped from the sea,ultio non sinit eum vivere.vengeance will not permit him to live.”

⁴Ut vero viderunt barbari pendentem bestiam de manu ejus,And truly, when the natives saw the beast hanging from his hand,ad invicem dicebant:they were saying to one another:Utique homicida est homo hic,“Certainly, this man must be a murderer,qui cum evaserit de mari,for though he escaped from the sea,ultio non sinit eum vivere.vengeance will not permit him to live.”

⁵Et ille quidem excutiens bestiam in ignem,But shaking off the creature into the fire,nihil mali passus est.he indeed suffered no ill effects.

⁵Et ille quidem excutiens bestiam in ignem,But shaking off the creature into the fire,nihil mali passus est.he indeed suffered no ill effects.

⁶At illi existimabant eum in tumorem convertendum,But they were supposing that he would soon swell up,et subito casurum et mori. Diu autem illis exspectantibus,and then would suddenly fall down and die. But having waited a long time,et videntibus nihil mali in eo fieri,and seeing no ill effects in him,convertentes se, dicebant eum esse deum.they changed their minds and were saying that he was a god.

⁶At illi existimabant eum in tumorem convertendum,But they were supposing that he would soon swell up,et subito casurum et mori. Diu autem illis exspectantibus,and then would suddenly fall down and die. But having waited a long time,et videntibus nihil mali in eo fieri,and seeing no ill effects in him,convertentes se, dicebant eum esse deum.they changed their minds and were saying that he was a god.

⁷In locis autem illis erant prædia principis insulæ,Now among these places were estates owned by the ruler of the island,nomine Publii,named Publius. And he,qui nos suscipiens, triduo benigne exhibuit.taking us in, showed us kind hospitality for three days.

⁷In locis autem illis erant prædia principis insulæ,Now among these places were estates owned by the ruler of the island,nomine Publii,named Publius. And he,qui nos suscipiens, triduo benigne exhibuit.taking us in, showed us kind hospitality for three days.

⁸Contigit autem patrem Publii febribus et dysenteria vexatum jacere. Ad quem Paulus intravit:Then it happened that the father of Publius lay ill with a fever and with dysentery. Paul entered to him,et cum orasset, et imposuisset ei manus,and when he had prayed and had laid his hands on him,salvavit eum.he saved him.

⁸Contigit autem patrem Publii febribus et dysenteria vexatum jacere. Ad quem Paulus intravit:Then it happened that the father of Publius lay ill with a fever and with dysentery. Paul entered to him,et cum orasset, et imposuisset ei manus,and when he had prayed and had laid his hands on him,salvavit eum.he saved him.

⁹Quo facto, omnes qui in insula habebant infirmitates, accedebant, et curabantur:When this had been done, all who had diseases on the island approached and were cured.

⁹Quo facto, omnes qui in insula habebant infirmitates, accedebant, et curabantur:When this had been done, all who had diseases on the island approached and were cured.

¹⁰qui etiam multis honoribus nos honoraverunt,And then they also presented us with many honors.et navigantibus imposuerunt quæ necessaria erant.And when we were ready to set sail, they gave us whatever we needed.

¹⁰qui etiam multis honoribus nos honoraverunt,And then they also presented us with many honors.et navigantibus imposuerunt quæ necessaria erant.And when we were ready to set sail, they gave us whatever we needed.

¹¹Post menses autem tres navigavimus in navi Alexandrina,And so, after three months, we sailed in a ship from Alexandria,quæ in insula hiemaverat,whose name was ‘the Castors,’cui erat insigne Castorum.and which had wintered at the island.

¹¹Post menses autem tres navigavimus in navi Alexandrina,And so, after three months, we sailed in a ship from Alexandria,quæ in insula hiemaverat,whose name was ‘the Castors,’cui erat insigne Castorum.and which had wintered at the island.

¹²Et cum venissemus Syracusam,And when we had arrived at Syracuse,mansimus ibi triduo.we were delayed there for three days.

¹²Et cum venissemus Syracusam,And when we had arrived at Syracuse,mansimus ibi triduo.we were delayed there for three days.

¹³Inde circumlegentes devenimus Rhegium:From there, sailing close to the shore, we arrived at Rhegium.et post unum diem, flante austro,And after one day, with the south wind blowing,secunda die venimus Puteolos:we arrived on the second day at Puteoli.

¹³Inde circumlegentes devenimus Rhegium:From there, sailing close to the shore, we arrived at Rhegium.et post unum diem, flante austro,And after one day, with the south wind blowing,secunda die venimus Puteolos:we arrived on the second day at Puteoli.

¹⁴ubi inventis fratribus rogati sumus manere apud eos dies septem:There, after locating the brothers, we were asked to remain with them for seven days.et sic venimus Romam.And then we went on to Rome.

¹⁴ubi inventis fratribus rogati sumus manere apud eos dies septem:There, after locating the brothers, we were asked to remain with them for seven days.et sic venimus Romam.And then we went on to Rome.

¹⁵Et inde cum audissent fratres,And there,occurrerunt nobis usque ad Appii forum,when the brothers had heard of us,ac tres Tabernas.they went to meet us as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns.Quos cum vidisset Paulus,And when Paul had seen them,gratias agens Deo,giving thanks to God,accepit fiduciam.he took courage.

¹⁵Et inde cum audissent fratres,And there,occurrerunt nobis usque ad Appii forum,when the brothers had heard of us,ac tres Tabernas.they went to meet us as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns.Quos cum vidisset Paulus,And when Paul had seen them,gratias agens Deo,giving thanks to God,accepit fiduciam.he took courage.

¹⁶Cum autem venissemus Romam,And when we had arrived at Rome,permissum est Paulo manere sibimet cum custodiente se milite.Paul was given permission to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.

¹⁶Cum autem venissemus Romam,And when we had arrived at Rome,permissum est Paulo manere sibimet cum custodiente se milite.Paul was given permission to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.

¹⁷Post tertium autem diem convocavit primos Judæorum.And after the third day,Cumque convenissent,he called together the leaders of the Jews.dicebat eis:And when they had convened,Ego,he said to them:viri fratres,“Noble brothers,nihil adversus plebem faciens,I have done nothing against the people,aut morem paternum,nor against the customs of the fathers,vinctus ab Jerosolymis traditus sum in manus Romanorum,yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

¹⁷Post tertium autem diem convocavit primos Judæorum.And after the third day,Cumque convenissent,he called together the leaders of the Jews.dicebat eis:And when they had convened,Ego,he said to them:viri fratres,“Noble brothers,nihil adversus plebem faciens,I have done nothing against the people,aut morem paternum,nor against the customs of the fathers,vinctus ab Jerosolymis traditus sum in manus Romanorum,yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

¹⁸qui cum interrogationem de me habuissent,And after they held a hearing about me,voluerunt me dimittere,they would have released me,eo quod nulla esset causa mortis in me.because there was no case for death against me.

¹⁸qui cum interrogationem de me habuissent,And after they held a hearing about me,voluerunt me dimittere,they would have released me,eo quod nulla esset causa mortis in me.because there was no case for death against me.

¹⁹Contradicentibus autem Judæis,But with the Jews speaking against me,coactus sum appellare Cæsarem,I was constrained to appeal to Caesar,non quasi gentem meam habens aliquid accusare.though it was not as if I had any kind of accusation against my own nation.

¹⁹Contradicentibus autem Judæis,But with the Jews speaking against me,coactus sum appellare Cæsarem,I was constrained to appeal to Caesar,non quasi gentem meam habens aliquid accusare.though it was not as if I had any kind of accusation against my own nation.

²⁰Propter hanc igitur causam rogavi vos videre,And so, because of this, I requested to see you and to speak to you.et alloqui. Propter spem enim Israël catena hac circumdatus sum.For it is because of the hope of Israel that I am encircled with this chain.”

²⁰Propter hanc igitur causam rogavi vos videre,And so, because of this, I requested to see you and to speak to you.et alloqui. Propter spem enim Israël catena hac circumdatus sum.For it is because of the hope of Israel that I am encircled with this chain.”

²¹At illi dixerunt ad eum:But they said to him:Nos neque litteras accepimus de te a Judæa,“We have not received letters about you from Judea,neque adveniens aliquis fratrum nuntiavit,nor have any of the other new arrivals among the brothers reportedaut locutus est quid de te malum.or spoken anything evil against you.

²¹At illi dixerunt ad eum:But they said to him:Nos neque litteras accepimus de te a Judæa,“We have not received letters about you from Judea,neque adveniens aliquis fratrum nuntiavit,nor have any of the other new arrivals among the brothers reportedaut locutus est quid de te malum.or spoken anything evil against you.

²²Rogamus autem a te audire quæ sentis:But we are asking to hear your opinions from you,nam de secta hac notum est nobis quia ubique ei contradicitur.for concerning this sect, we know that it is being spoken against everywhere.”

²²Rogamus autem a te audire quæ sentis:But we are asking to hear your opinions from you,nam de secta hac notum est nobis quia ubique ei contradicitur.for concerning this sect, we know that it is being spoken against everywhere.”

²³Cum constituissent autem illi diem,And when they had appointed a day for him,venerunt ad eum in hospitium plurimi,very many persons went to him at his guest quarters.quibus exponebat testificans regnum Dei,And he discoursed, testifying to the kingdom of God,suadensque eis de Jesu ex lege Moysi et prophetis a mane usque ad vesperam.and persuading them about Jesus, using the law of Moses and the Prophets, from morning until evening.

²³Cum constituissent autem illi diem,And when they had appointed a day for him,venerunt ad eum in hospitium plurimi,very many persons went to him at his guest quarters.quibus exponebat testificans regnum Dei,And he discoursed, testifying to the kingdom of God,suadensque eis de Jesu ex lege Moysi et prophetis a mane usque ad vesperam.and persuading them about Jesus, using the law of Moses and the Prophets, from morning until evening.

²⁴Et quidam credebant his quæ dicebantur:And some believed the things that he was saying,quidam vero non credebant.yet others did not believe.

²⁴Et quidam credebant his quæ dicebantur:And some believed the things that he was saying,quidam vero non credebant.yet others did not believe.

²⁵Cumque invicem non essent consentientes,And when they could not agree among themselves,discedebant,they departed,dicente Paulo unum verbum:while Paul was speaking this one word:Quia bene Spiritus Sanctus locutus est per Isaiam prophetam ad patres nostros,“How well did the Holy Spirit speak to our fathers through the prophet Isaiah,

²⁵Cumque invicem non essent consentientes,And when they could not agree among themselves,discedebant,they departed,dicente Paulo unum verbum:while Paul was speaking this one word:Quia bene Spiritus Sanctus locutus est per Isaiam prophetam ad patres nostros,“How well did the Holy Spirit speak to our fathers through the prophet Isaiah,

²⁶dicens:saying:Vade ad populum istum, et dic ad eos:‘Go to this people and say to them: Hearing,Aure audietis, et non intelligetis,you shall hear and not understand,et videntes videbitis, et non perspicietis.and seeing, you shall see and not perceive.

²⁶dicens:saying:Vade ad populum istum, et dic ad eos:‘Go to this people and say to them: Hearing,Aure audietis, et non intelligetis,you shall hear and not understand,et videntes videbitis, et non perspicietis.and seeing, you shall see and not perceive.

²⁷Incrassatum est enim cor populi hujus,For the heart of this people has grown dull,et auribus graviter audierunt,and they have listened with reluctant ears,et oculos suos compresserunt:and they have closed their eyes tightly,ne forte videant oculis,lest perhaps they might see with the eyes,et auribus audiant,and hear with the ears,et corde intelligant,and understand with the heart,et convertantur,and so be converted,et sanem eos.and I would heal them.’

²⁷Incrassatum est enim cor populi hujus,For the heart of this people has grown dull,et auribus graviter audierunt,and they have listened with reluctant ears,et oculos suos compresserunt:and they have closed their eyes tightly,ne forte videant oculis,lest perhaps they might see with the eyes,et auribus audiant,and hear with the ears,et corde intelligant,and understand with the heart,et convertantur,and so be converted,et sanem eos.and I would heal them.’

²⁸Notum ergo sit vobis,Therefore, let it be known to you,quoniam gentibus missum est hoc salutare Dei,that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles,et ipsi audient.and they shall listen to it.”

²⁸Notum ergo sit vobis,Therefore, let it be known to you,quoniam gentibus missum est hoc salutare Dei,that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles,et ipsi audient.and they shall listen to it.”

²⁹Et cum hæc dixisset,And when he had said these things,exierunt ab eo Judæi,the Jews went away from him,multam habentes inter se quæstionem.though they still had many questions among themselves.

²⁹Et cum hæc dixisset,And when he had said these things,exierunt ab eo Judæi,the Jews went away from him,multam habentes inter se quæstionem.though they still had many questions among themselves.

³⁰Mansit autem biennio toto in suo conducto:Then he remained for two whole years in his own rented lodgings.et suscipiebat omnes qui ingrediebantur ad eum,And he received all who went in to him,

³⁰Mansit autem biennio toto in suo conducto:Then he remained for two whole years in his own rented lodgings.et suscipiebat omnes qui ingrediebantur ad eum,And he received all who went in to him,

³¹prædicans regnum Dei,preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things which are from the Lord Jesus Christ,et docens quæ sunt de Domino Jesu Christo cum omni fiducia,with all faithfulness,sine prohibitione.without prohibition.

³¹prædicans regnum Dei,preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things which are from the Lord Jesus Christ,et docens quæ sunt de Domino Jesu Christo cum omni fiducia,with all faithfulness,sine prohibitione.without prohibition.