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Μετά After δέ then τρεῖς three μῆνας months, ἀνήχθημεν we sailed ἐν in πλοίῳ a ship παρακεχειμακότι having wintered ἐν in τῇ the νήσῳ, island, Ἀλεξανδρινῷ, Alexandrian, παρασήμῳ with a figurehead of Διοσκούροις. the Dioscuri. καί And καταχθέντες having put in εἰς at Συρακούσας Syracuse, ἐπεμείναμεν we stayed ἡμέρας days τρεῖς, three, ὅθεν from where περιελόντες having gone around, κατηντήσαμεν we arrived εἰς at Ῥήγιον. Rhegium. καί And μετά after μίαν one ἡμέραν day, ἐπιγενομένου having come on νότου a south wind, δευτεραῖοι on the second day ἤλθομεν we came εἰς to Ποτιόλους, Puteoli, οὗ where εὑρόντες having found ἀδελφούς [some] brothers, παρεκλήθημεν we were entreated παρ ̓ with αὐτοῖς them ἐπιμεῖναι to remain ἡμέρας days ἑπτά· seven. καί And οὕτως so εἰς to τήν - Ῥώμην Rome ἤλθαμεν. we came. Κἀκεῖθεν And from there οἱ the ἀδελφοί brothers, ἀκούσαντες having heard τά the things περί concerning ἡμῶν us, ἦλθαν came out εἰς to ἀπάντησιν meet ἡμῖν us ἄχρι as far as Ἀππίου of Appius Φόρου [the] market καί and Τριῶν [the] Three Ταβερνῶν, Taverns, οὕς whom ἰδών having seen ὁ - Παῦλος Paul, εὐχαριστήσας having given thanks τῷ to Θεῷ God, ἔλαβε took θάρσος. courage. Ὅτε When δέ now εἰσήλθομεν we came εἰς to Ῥώμην, Rome, ἐπετράπη was allowed τῷ - Παύλῳ Paul μένειν to stay καθ ̓ by ἑαυτόν himself, σύν with τῷ the φυλάσσοντι guarding αὐτόν him στρατιώτῃ. soldier.

Ἐγένετο It came to pass δέ then, μετά after ἡμέρας days τρεῖς three συνκαλέσασθαι called together αὐτόν he τούς those ὄντας being τῶν of the Ἰουδαίων Jews πρώτους· leaders. συνελθόντων Having come together δέ then αὐτῶν of them, ἔλεγεν he was saying πρός to αὐτούς· them, Ἐγώ, I, ἄνδρες men, ἀδελφοί, brothers, οὐδέν nothing ἐναντίον against ποιήσας having done τῷ the λαῷ people ἤ or τοῖς the ἔθεσι customs τοῖς - πατρῴοις of our fathers, δέσμιος a prisoner ἐκ from Ἱεροσολύμων Jerusalem παρεδόθην was delivered εἰς into τάς the χεῖρας hands τῶν of the Ῥωμαίων, Romans, οἵτινες who ἀνακρίναντες having examined με me, ἐβούλοντο were wanting ἀπολῦσαι to let [me] go, διά on account of τό - μηδεμίαν not one αἰτίαν cause θανάτου of death ὑπάρχειν existing ἐν in ἐμοί. me. ἀντιλεγόντων Objecting δέ however τῶν of the Ἰουδαίων Jews, ἠναγκάσθην I was compelled ἐπικαλέσασθαι to appeal to Καίσαρα Caesar, οὐ not ὡς as τοῦ the ἔθνους nation μου of me ἔχων having τὶ anything κατηγορεῖν. to lay against. διά For ταύτην this οὖν therefore τήν - αἰτίαν cause παρεκάλεσα I have called ὑμᾶς you, ἰδεῖν to see καί and προσλαλῆσαι, to speak to [you]; ἕνεκεν because of γάρ for τῆς the ἐλπίδος hope τοῦ - Ἰσραήλ of Israel, τήν the ἅλυσιν chain ταύτην this περίκειμαι. I have around [me]. οἱ - δέ And πρός to αὐτόν him εἶπαν· they said, Ἡμεῖς We οὔτε neither γράμματα letters περί concerning σοῦ you ἐδεξάμεθα received ἀπό from τῆς - Ἰουδαίας Judea, οὔτε nor παραγενόμενος having arrived τὶς any τῶν of the ἀδελφῶν brothers ἀπήγγειλεν reported ἤ or ἐλάλησεν said τὶ anything περί concerning σοῦ you πονηρόν. evil. ἀξιοῦμεν We deem it worthy δέ however παρά from σοῦ you ἀκοῦσαι to hear ἅ what φρονεῖς, you think, περί concerning μέν truly γάρ for τῆς the αἱρέσεως sect ταύτης this, γνωστόν known ἡμῖν to us ἐστίν it is ὅτι that πανταχοῦ everywhere ἀντιλέγεται. it is spoken against.

Ταξάμενοι Having appointed δέ then αὐτῷ him ἡμέραν a day, ἦλθον came πρός to αὐτόν him εἰς to τήν the ξενίαν lodging πλείονες many, οἷς to whom ἐξετίθετο he expounded, διαμαρτυρόμενος fully testifying τήν to the βασιλείαν kingdom τοῦ - Θεοῦ, of God, πείθων persuading τέ then αὐτούς them περί concerning τοῦ - Ἰησοῦ Jesus ἀπό from τέ both τοῦ the νόμου law Μωϋσέως of Moses καί and τῶν the προφητῶν, Prophets, ἀπό from πρωΐ morning ἕως to ἑσπέρας. evening. Καί And οἱ some μέν indeed ἐπείθοντο were persuaded of τοῖς the things λεγομένοις, he is speaking; οἱ some δέ however ἠπίστουν· refused to believe. ἀσύμφωνοι Discordant δέ then ὄντες being πρός with ἀλλήλους one another, ἀπελύοντο they began to leave, εἰπόντος having spoken τοῦ - Παύλου Paul ῥῆμα word ἕν, one ὅτι -: Καλῶς Rightly τό the Πνεῦμα Spirit τό - Ἅγιον Holy ἐλάλησεν spoke διά by Ἠσαΐου Isaiah τοῦ the προφήτου prophet πρός to τούς the πατέρας fathers ὑμῶν of you, λέγων· saying: Πορεύθητι Go πρός to τόν the λαόν people τοῦτον this καί and εἰπόν· say, Ἀκοῇ In hearing ἀκούσετε you will hear καί and οὐ no μή not συνῆτε understand; καί and βλέποντες in seeing βλέψετε you will see καί and οὐ no μή not ἴδητε· perceive. ἐπαχύνθη Has grown dull γάρ for ἡ the καρδία heart τοῦ of the λαοῦ people τούτου this, καί and τοῖς with the ὠσίν ears βαρέως barely ἤκουσαν they hear, καί and τούς the ὀφθαλμούς eyes αὐτῶν of them ἐκάμμυσαν· they have closed, μήποτε lest ever ἴδωσιν they should see τοῖς with the ὀφθαλμοῖς eyes, καί and τοῖς with the ὠσίν ears ἀκούσωσιν they should hear, καί and τῇ with the καρδίᾳ heart συνῶσιν they should understand, καί and ἐπιστρέψωσιν, should turn, καί and ἰάσομαι I will heal αὐτούς. them.’

Γνωστόν Known οὖν therefore ἔστω be it ὑμῖν to you ὅτι that τοῖς to the ἔθνεσιν Gentiles ἀπεστάλη has been sent τοῦτο this τό - σωτήριον salvation τοῦ - Θεοῦ· of God; αὐτοί they καί then ἀκούσονται. will listen!”

Ἐνέμεινεν He stayed δέ then διετίαν two years ὅλην whole ἐν in ἰδίῳ his own μισθώματι rented house, καί and ἀπεδέχετο was welcoming πάντας all τούς - εἰσπορευομένους coming πρός unto αὐτόν, him, κηρύσσων proclaiming τήν the βασιλείαν kingdom τοῦ - Θεοῦ of God καί and διδάσκων teaching τά the things περί concerning τοῦ the Κυρίου Lord Ἰησοῦ Jesus Χριστοῦ Christ μετά with πάσης all παρρησίας boldness ἀκωλύτως. unhinderedly.