28:1我们既已得救，才知道那岛名叫马耳他。
Andwhentheywereescaped,thentheyknewthattheislandwascalledMelita.
28:2土人看待我们，有非常的情分，因为当时下雨，天气又冷，就生火，接待我们众人。
Andthebarbarouspeopleshewedusnolittlekindness:fortheykindledafire,andreceiveduseveryone,becauseofthepresentrain,andbecauseofthecold.
28:3那时保罗拾起一捆柴，放在火上，有一条毒蛇，因为热了出来，咬住他的手。
AndwhenPaulhadgatheredabundleofsticks,andlaidthemonthefire,therecameaviperoutoftheheat,andfastenedonhishand.
28:4土人看见那毒蛇，悬在他手上，就彼此说，这人必是个凶手，虽然从海里救上来，天理还不容他活着。
Andwhenthebarbarianssawthevenomousbeasthangonhishand,theysaidamongthemselves,Nodoubtthismanisamurderer,whom,thoughhehathescapedthesea,yetvengeancesufferethnottolive.
28:5保罗竟把那蛇，甩在火里，并没有受伤。
Andheshookoffthebeastintothefire,andfeltnoharm.
28:6土人想他必要肿起来，或是忽然仆倒死了。看了多时，见他无害，就转念说，他是个神。
Howbeittheylookedwhenheshouldhaveswollen,orfallendowndeadsuddenly:butaftertheyhadlookedagreatwhile,andsawnoharm
