Atti 28 in diverse traduzioni
Orthodox Jewish
28:1
OJB
And having been brought safely through, we then found out that the island is called Malta.
28:2
OJB
And the natives were showing not the ordinary kindness to us for, because of the geshem (rain) that had set in and because of the cold, they lit a hadlakah (bonfire).
28:3
OJB
And when Rav Sha'ul gathered some brushwood and placed the sticks on the hadlakah (bonfire), a nachash (serpent) from the heat came out and fastened onto Rav Sha'ulʼs hand.
28:4
OJB
And when the natives saw it hanging from his hand, they were saying to one another, Surely this man is a rotzeach (murderer); for though he was brought safely from the sea, Yashrus (Justice) did not allow him to live.
28:5
OJB
Then, having shaken off the nachash into the eish (fire), Rav Sha'ul suffered no ill effects.
28:6
OJB
But the natives were expecting him to be about to swell up or suddenly to fall down. But they watched him expectantly for a long time, and when they observed nothing unusual happening to him, they changed their minds and were saying that he was a g-d.
28:7
OJB
Now in the area around that place were lands belonging to the leading man of the island, Publius by name, who welcomed us and gave us hachnosas orchim.
28:8
OJB
And it came about that the abba of Publius was bedfast, suffering fevers and dysentery. Rav Sha'ul approached him, and having davened, laid his hands on him and administered refuah shleimah to him.
28:9
OJB
And when this happened, also others on the island, the cholim, were approaching Rav Sha'ul and were receiving refuah shleimah.
28:10
OJB
The natives bestowed matanot rabbot on us and, while being put out to sea, they gave us the provisions for our needs.
28:11
OJB
And after shloshah chodashim, we set sail in an oniyah, having spent the winter on the island. It was an Alexandrian oniyah marked by the insignia of the twin Achim.
28:12
OJB
And having put in at Syracuse, we stayed 3 days.
28:13
OJB
Then we weighed anchor and arrived at Rhegium. And after one day, a southwest wind sprang up and on the second day we came to Puteoli.
28:14
OJB
There we found Achim b'Moshiach and we were invited by them to stay shivah yamim. And so we came to Rome.
28:15
OJB
And from there, the Achim b'Moshiach when they heard of us, came out to meet us, even as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns. On seeing them, ometz lev came to Rav Sha'ul and he said a bracha, davening hodah to Hashem.
28:16
OJB
Now when we entered into Rome, Rav Sha'ul was permitted to live by himself in his own quarters with a chaiyal guarding him.
28:17
OJB
And it came about after shloshah yamim, that Rav Sha'ul called together the chashuve Yehudim. And when they had assembled, Rav Sha'ul was saying to them, Anashim, Achim, though I had done nothing keneged (against, in opposition to) our Jewish people or to the minhagei Avoteinu of Orthodox Judaism, I was arrested in Yerushalayim and delivered over into the hands of the Romans,
28:18
OJB
Who, having examined me, were desiring to release me, because I had done nothing worthy of the death penalty.
28:19
OJB
But when the Yehudim spoke keneged (in opposition to, against) this, I was forced to appeal to Caesar, but only to defend myself, not to bring accusation against Am Yisroel, my people.
28:20
OJB
On account of this reason, therefore, I summoned you, to see you and to speak with you, since it is for the sake of the tikvat Yisroel that I am wearing these prison sharsherot (chains).
28:21
OJB
And they said to Rav Sha'ul, We neither received iggrot about you from Yehudah nor have any of the Achim arrived and reported or spoke any lashon hora about you.
28:22
OJB
But we desire to hear from you what you think, for lichora (apparently) with regard to this kat of Judaism, we have da'as that it is spoken keneged (against) everywhere.
28:23
OJB
And they set a day for him, and they came to him in his lodgings, and there were many of them. And Rav Sha'ul was making a midrash, bearing solemn edut about the Malchut Hashem, and persuading them about Yehoshua from both the Torah of Moshe Rabbenu and from the Nevi'im, from haboker to haerev.
28:24
OJB
And some Yehudim were being persuaded by the things being said, but others had no emunah (faith).
28:25
OJB
And so they disagreed with one another. And as they were leaving, Rav Sha'ul said a final dvar. Rightly the Ruach Hakodesh spoke through Yeshayah HaNavi to your Avot,
28:26
OJB
Saying, Go to this people and say, In hearing SHIMU SHAMO'A V'AL TAVINU UR'U RA'O V'AL TEDA'U (You will hear and yet by no means understand, and seeing you will see and yet by no means perceive.)
28:27
OJB
HASHMEN LEV HAAM HAZEH V'AZNAV HAKHBED V'ENAV HASHA PEN YIREH V'EINAV UV'AZNAV YISHMA ULEVAVO YAVIN VASHA V'RAFA LO (For the heart of this people has become dull and with their ears they scarcely hear, and they have closed their eyes, lest they should see with their eyes, and with their ears may hear and with their heart they may have binah and they may turn and I will heal them).
28:28
OJB
Therefore, let it be known to you that to the GOYIM this Yeshu'at Eloheinu of Hashem was sent, and they will listen. [
28:29
OJB
And when he had said these things, the Yehudim departed, and argued greatly among themselves.]
28:30
OJB
And he remained an entire two years in his own rented bais, and was welcoming all the ones coming to him,
28:31
OJB
Darshenen (Preaching) the Malchut Hashem and saying shiurim concerning the Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu Yehoshua with all openness and without hindrance.