Paul Is Taken to Rome
1 When it was time for us to sail to Rome, Captain Julius from the Emperor's special troops was put in charge of Paul and the other prisoners. 2 We went aboard a ship from Adramyttium that was about to sail to some ports along the coast of Asia. Aristarchus from Thessalonica in Macedonia sailed on the ship with us.
3 The next day we came to shore at Sidon. Captain Julius was very kind to Paul. He even let him visit his friends, so they could give him whatever he needed. 4 When we left Sidon, the winds were blowing against us, and we sailed close to the island of Cyprus to be safe from the wind. 5 Then we sailed south of Cilicia and Pamphylia until we came to the port of Myra in Lycia. 6 There the army captain found a ship from Alexandria that was going to Italy. So he ordered us to board that ship.
7 We sailed along slowly for several days and had a hard time reaching Cnidus. The wind would not let us go any farther in that direction, so we sailed past Cape Salmone, where the island of Crete would protect us from the wind. 8 We went slowly along the coast and finally reached a place called Fair Havens, not far from the town of Lasea.
9 By now we had already lost a lot of time, and sailing was no longer safe. In fact, even the Great Day of Forgiveness was past. 10 Then Paul spoke to the crew of the ship, “Men, listen to me! If we sail now, our ship and its cargo will be badly damaged, and many lives will be lost.” 11 But Julius listened to the captain of the ship and its owner, rather than to Paul.
12 The harbor at Fair Havens wasn't a good place to spend the winter. Because of this, almost everyone agreed that we should at least try to sail along the coast of Crete as far as Phoenix. It had a harbor that opened toward the southwest and northwest, and we could spend the winter there.
The Storm at Sea
13 When a gentle wind from the south started blowing, the men thought it was a good time to do what they had planned. So they pulled up the anchor, and we sailed along the coast of Crete. 14 But soon a strong wind called “The Northeaster” blew against us from the island. 15 The wind struck the ship, and we could not sail against it. So we let the wind carry the ship.
16 We went along the island of Cauda on the side that was protected from the wind. We had a hard time holding the lifeboat in place, 17 but finally we got it where it belonged. Then the sailors wrapped ropes around the ship to hold it together. They lowered the sail and let the ship drift along, because they were afraid it might hit the sandbanks in the gulf of Syrtis.
18 The storm was so fierce that the next day they threw some of the ship's cargo overboard. 19 Then on the third day, with their bare hands they threw overboard some of the ship's gear. 20 For several days we could not see either the sun or the stars. A strong wind kept blowing, and we finally gave up all hope of being saved.
21 Since none of us had eaten anything for a long time, Paul stood up and told the men:
You should have listened to me! If you had stayed on in Crete, you would not have had this damage and loss. 22 But now I beg you to cheer up, because you will be safe. Only the ship will be lost.
23 I belong to God, and I worship him. Last night he sent an angel 24 to tell me, “Paul, don't be afraid! You will stand trial before the Emperor. And because of you, God will save the lives of everyone on the ship.” 25 Cheer up! I am sure that God will do exactly what he promised. 26 But we will first be shipwrecked on some island.
27 For 14 days and nights we had been blown around over the Mediterranean Sea. But about midnight the sailors realized we were getting near land. 28 They measured and found that the water was about 40 meters deep. A little later they measured again and found it was only about 30 meters. 29 The sailors were afraid that we might hit some rocks, and they let down four anchors from the back of the ship. Then they prayed for daylight.
30 The sailors wanted to escape from the ship. So they lowered the lifeboat into the water, pretending that they were letting down some anchors from the front of the ship. 31 But Paul said to Captain Julius and the soldiers, “If the sailors don't stay on the ship, you won't have any chance to save your lives.” 32 The soldiers then cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and let it fall into the sea.
33 Just before daylight Paul begged the people to eat something. He told them, “For 14 days you have been so worried that you haven't eaten a thing. 34 I beg you to eat something. Your lives depend on it. Do this and not one of you will be hurt.”
35 After Paul had said this, he took a piece of bread and gave thanks to God. Then in front of everyone, he broke the bread and ate some. 36 They all felt encouraged, and each of them ate something. 37 There were 276 people on the ship, 38 and after everyone had eaten, they threw the cargo of wheat into the sea to make the ship lighter.
The Shipwreck
39 Morning came, and the ship's crew saw a coast they did not recognize. But they did see a cove with a beach. So they decided to try to run the ship aground on the beach. 40 They cut the anchors loose and let them sink into the sea. At the same time they untied the ropes that were holding the rudders. Next, they raised the sail at the front of the ship and let the wind carry the ship toward the beach. 41 But it ran aground on a sandbank. The front of the ship stuck firmly in the sand, and the rear was being smashed by the force of the waves.
42 The soldiers decided to kill the prisoners to keep them from swimming away and escaping. 43 But Captain Julius wanted to save Paul's life, and he did not let the soldiers do what they had planned. Instead, he ordered everyone who could swim to jump into the water and head for shore. 44 Then he told the others to hold on to planks of wood or parts of the ship. At last, everyone safely reached shore.
Pawulu ye a la taamoo dati ka taa Rooma
1 Kabiriŋ ì ye kumoo kuntu ko, ǹ ñanta teyi la ka taa Italiya bankoo kaŋ, ì ye Pawulu niŋ bunjawutonka doolu duŋ Yuliyus bulu. A mu Rooma kelediŋ kuntiyo le ti kelediŋ kafoo kono, ì ka meŋ kumandi Rooma mansa Okostu la kafoo la. 2 Bituŋ ǹ dunta kuluŋo kono, meŋ bota naŋ Adaramitiyumu saatewo to. Wo kuluŋo be taa la waafoolu le to taariŋ, mennu be baadaa borindoo la Asiya* tundoo kaŋ. Aristakus Makedoniyankoo meŋ bota Tesalonika, a tarata m̀ fee le.
3 Wo saamoo m̀ futata Sidoni saatewo to. Yuliyus hadamayaata Pawulu fee le, a ye a bula le ka taa a teeroolu yaa, mennu ye a la suuloolu topatoo ka bo niŋ feŋ jamaa la. 4 Ka bo jee, ǹ tententa ǹ na taamoo la ka taa Sipurusi jooyoo maafaŋo la, kaatu foñoo maŋ ǹ diyaa. 5 Kabiriŋ ǹ tambita Silisiya niŋ Pamfiliya tundoolu la, ǹ naata futa Mira saatewo to, Lisiya tundoo kaŋ. 6 Jee le to kelediŋ kuntiyo ye kuluŋo soto, meŋ bota Alesanderiya ka taa Italiya. Bituŋ a ye ǹ dundi a kono.
7 Ǹ na kuluŋo be bori kaŋ domaŋ-domaŋ fo tili jamaa, kaatu foñoo maŋ ǹ diyaa. Wo kamma la, a koleyaata m̀ fee baake le ka futa Kinidus, ka bo jee m̀ maŋ tenteŋ noo kotenke wo siloo la. Bituŋ ǹ naata Kireti jooyoo dandaŋo taa ka tanka foño koleŋo ma, ǹ tambita Salimone la. 8 M̀ bataariŋo be taa kaŋ jooyoo dandaŋo la fo m̀ futata dulaa doo to, ì ka meŋ kumandi Tankandiri Tendaa la. A be Laseya saatewo le daala.
9 Saayiŋ waati jamaa tambita, aduŋ taamoo maŋ koyi kotenke. Taama waatoo ka naa baŋ ne, kaatu Junube Kafari Luŋo* tambita le fokabaŋ. Wo kamma la, Pawulu ye ì yaamari ko, 10 “Kewolu, ŋa a je le ko, taamoo be koleyaa la baake le. Ǹ te foo la ǹ na bakaasoo niŋ kuluŋo dammaa la, bari hani ǹ niyolu faŋo.” 11 Bari kelediŋ kuntiyo laata kuluŋ borindilaa niŋ kuluntiyo le la ka tambi Pawulu la kumoo la. 12 Ì jamaa naata yaamaroo ke ko, ì ye bo wo dulaa to, kaatu wo waafoo maŋ beteyaa ka tara jee sumayaa waatoo la. Ì tarata jikiriŋ ko, a si ke ñaa-wo-ñaa, ì be futa la Fonis le ka sabati jee sumayaa waatoo la. Fonis mu Kireti jooyoo la waafoo le ti, meŋ be tilindiŋ bulubaa karoo niŋ maraa karoo tilijiyo la.
Foño baa wulita
13 Kabiriŋ burufatoo feeta ka bo bulubaa karoo la, ì ye a miira ko, ì la feeroo benta le. Bituŋ ì ye lankaroo saba, ì taata niŋ Kireti jooyoo baa dandaŋo la, ì maŋ jamfa tintoo la. 14 Bari a maŋ mee, foño baa naata wuli, ì ka meŋ kumandi Maraa Kara Foñoo la. A ye ǹ ñori fankaasoo maafaŋo la. 15 Biriŋ m̀ maŋ foñoo soo noo a la waroo kamma la, ŋà ǹ dahaa ǹ na katoolu la, ǹ tuta foñoo bulu.
16 M̀ be tambi kaŋ Kawuda baajooyindiŋo la tumoo meŋ na, a koleyaata m̀ bulu baake le ka kulundiŋo mara. 17 Bituŋ ì naata a saba kuluŋ baa kaŋ. Wo to le ì ye juloolu miniŋ kuluŋ baa la ka a siti, a ye bambaŋ. Bari ì silata ko, kuluŋo be sele la paasoo kaŋ ne Libiya bankoo daala, paasoolu siyaata daameŋ. Wo kamma la, ì ye basoolu jindi, ǹ tuta foñoo bulu. 18 Wo saamoo tili foloo la ì ye a dati ka bakaasoolu fayi baa kono fo kuluŋo si feeyaa, kaatu foño baa ka kuluŋo ñori karoo bee le la. 19 Wo saamoo tili fulanjaŋo la, ì faŋolu ye kuluŋ jooraŋolu bondi ka ì fayi baa kono. 20 Kabiriŋ ì maŋ tiloo niŋ looloolu je fo tili jamaa, aduŋ foño baa be kontindiŋ ne doroŋ, m̀ bee naata jikilateyi ko, ǹ te tanka la.
21 Kabiriŋ ì maŋ domoroo ke fo tili jamaa, Pawulu loota ì teema, a ko ì ye ko, “Niŋ ali ye n na kumoolu muta nuŋ, ŋa meŋ fo ko, ǹ kana bo Kireti, tennuŋ ǹ te duŋ na ñiŋ toora baa niŋ kasaaroo kono. 22 Bari ali ali jusoo bambandi saayiŋ, kaatu moo te foo la a niyo la ali kono, kuluŋo doroŋ ne be kasaara la. 23 Kunuŋ suutoo la, Alla la malaayikoo loota n kunto le, m mu Alla meŋ taa ti, aniŋ n ka meŋ batu. 24 A ko n ye ko, ‘Pawulu, kana sila. I ñanta loo la Rooma bankoo la mansa* ñaatiliŋo la le. Aduŋ i la kuwo kaŋ, Alla be i niŋ i taañoolu bee niyo tanka la le.’ 25 Wo kamma la, ali jusoo taa, kaatu n dankeneyaata le ko, Alla be a ke la le ko a ye a fo n ye ñaameŋ. 26 Bari foñoo be m̀ futandi la jooyoo doo le to, m̀ be tanka la daameŋ.”
Kuluŋo la tiñaa
27 Foño baa la suuto taŋ niŋ naaninjaŋo la, a be ǹ ñori kaŋ Adiriya Baa maafaŋo la. Suutoo duutalaa la, kuluŋo sambalaalu sobita ko, kuluŋo sutiyaata tintoo la le. 28 Wo to le ì ye baa la diinoŋo sumaŋ. Ì naata a je ko, wo mu meetari taŋ naani ñoŋ ne ti. Kabiriŋ ì taata fo ñaato domandiŋ, ì ye a sumaŋ kotenke. Saayiŋ ì ye a je ko, wo mu meetari taŋ saba ñoŋ ne ti. 29 Ì silata ko, m̀ be beroolu taki la le. Wo kamma la, ì ye lankari naani joloŋ baa kono ka bo kuluŋ feñoo to. Ì ye fanoo la kewo batu, ì niŋ duwaa. 30 Biriŋ kuluŋo sambalaalu lafita ka kana, ì ye kulundiŋo jindi baa kono ka ì faŋ ke ko ì be lankaroolu le jindi la kuluŋo ñaato. 31 Bari Pawulu ko kelediŋ kuntiyo niŋ kelediŋolu ye ko, “Niŋ ñiŋ kewolu maŋ tu kuluŋo kono, ali te tanka la.” 32 Bituŋ kelediŋolu ye kulundiŋo juloolu kuntu, ì ye a bula ka taa.
33 Janniŋ fanoo be ke la, Pawulu ye ì bee wakiilindi ka domoroo ke. A ko ì ye ko, “Ñiŋ ne mu tili taŋ niŋ naaninjaŋo ti, ali be baturoo la domoribaliyaa kono. Ali maŋ hani feŋ-wo-feŋ domo. 34 Saayiŋ ŋa ali daani, ali domoroo ke. Wo be ali bambandi la le, aduŋ ali bee be tanka la le. Hani kuntiña kiliŋ te fili la ali kuŋo to.” 35 Kabiriŋ Pawulu ye ñiŋ fo, a ye mbuuroo taa, a ye Alla tentu ì bee ñaa la. A ye a kuntu, a ye a dati ka a domo. 36 Bituŋ ì bee jusoo naata beŋ, ì fanaa ye domoroo ke. 37 M̀ moo keme fula taŋ woorowula niŋ wooro le be wo kuluŋo kono. 38 Kabiriŋ m̀ bee konoo faata, kuluŋo sambalaalu ye duni toolu fayi baa kono ka kuluŋo feeyandi.
39 Kabiriŋ fanoo keta, ì ye tintoo hayinaŋ, bari ì maŋ a suutee. Ì naata boloŋo doo je, meŋ ye keñetintoo soto. Bituŋ ì ye feeroo ke ka a kata, ka kuluŋo samba wo keñetintoo to. 40 Wo to le ì ye lankaroolu kuntu ka ì tu baa kono. Wo waati kiliŋo le la, ì ye juloolu firiŋ baaroolu bala. Ì ye kuluŋo la ñaatobasoo wulindi foñoo ye ka taa tintoo to. 41 Bari kuluŋo seleta paasoo kaŋ, a kuŋo tututa keñoo kono, a maŋ taa noo kotenke. Bituŋ baa baliŋ baalu mennu ka kuluŋo feñoo taki, wolu naata kuluŋo teyi.
42 Kelediŋolu lafita ka bunjawutonkoolu faa, fo hani kiliŋ kana newuŋ ka kana. 43 Bari kelediŋ kuntii baa lafita Pawulu kanandi la le, wo kamma la a maŋ soŋ ì ye wo ke. Bituŋ a ye ì yaamari ko, mennu ye newuŋo noo, wolu foloo si ì fayi baa kono ka taa tintoo to. 44 Wo koolaa moo toomaalu ye babaroolu niŋ kuluŋ dokoolu muta, mennu ka yanka. Bituŋ m̀ bee kanata kayiroo kono wo le ñaama ka futa tintoo to.
