Ngsäea Khut 27
1 Italia mlawng am ceh vai ami mkhyah law ja Pawluh ja thawng kyum avange cun Julijah ngmingnaki, Romah yekap üngka ngvai üng a jah mhjum, “Acun cun sangpuxang yekappä ngvai ami ti.”
And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band.
2 Adramutiha mlawng üngka naw, Asah hne üngka tui pei üngkhyüh ngtünei lü athuknaka kami ciki. Maketawnih hnea ka Aristakhas, Thesalonikah mlüh üngka kami hlawnga veki.
And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
3 Angawi üng, Sidon kami phaki. Julijah naw Pawluh mceh na lü a khyah, a püiea veia cit se a püie naw hlükawki ami pet vaia a cehsak.
And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously treated Paul, and gave him liberty to go to his friends to refresh himself.
4 Acun üngka naw, tui üng kami cit beki, khawkhi naw akceha jah cehsak se, Kuparuh kyawn da kami citki.
And when we had launched from there, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
5 Kilikiha ja Pampuliha pei tui kami khe käna, Lukia hne, Muraha kami phaki.
And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
6 Acua yekap ngvai naw Aleksandria üngkhyüh Itali cit khai mlawng hmu lü; a jah ngcumsak.
And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us on board.
7 Mhnüp khawvei angpäicaa cit u lü akpäihnaka Kanidah mlüh kami phaki. Khawkhi am daw se, Karet kyawn cit lü Kep Salmonih ami ti khe lü kami citkie.
And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce had come off Cnidus, the wind did not permit us, we sailed under Crete, off Salmone;
8 Va thäihca u lü, Laseah mlüh üngkhyüh am thuki Sep Habar ami tia hnün anänga kami pha lawki.
And, scarcely passing it, came to a place which is called The fair havens; near which was the city of Lasea.
9 Mhnüp khawvei sumei lü, mlawng am msu lü ceh vai a kyühksea phäha, Thawngnaka Mhnüp pi a khe päng. Pawluh naw jah mcäi lü,
Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,
10 “Khyange aw, atuh mlawng am mi cehta, mlawng ja khawhthem he ami khyüh päih däka am kya lü, mi xünnak pi khyük khaia hmu veng” a ti.
And said to them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with harm and much damage, not only of the cargo and ship, but also of our lives.
11 Acunsepi, yekap ngvai naw Pawluha pyen am kcang na lü keptin ja mlawng maha pyen a jah kcangnak.
Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than the things which were spoken by Paul.
12 Acuna tui kam cun khawksik khya üng venaka am daw se, cit be tü u lü, Phonenih pha vaia kami kthanaki, a thawn khawh ta acua khawksik khya kami sumei khai kami ngtängki. Phonenih tui pei cun Kareta ve lü, nghngi kyak ja cuma keh, nghngi kyak ja sipa keh da pi kyase ma na hüki.
And because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the greater part advised to depart from there also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
13 Khet da khawkhi nghäi ngtün lü khi law se, khyange naw ami ngaia kba thawn khaia ngai u lü, kpunnak yüi kaih lü Karet tui kam da citkie.
And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing from there, they sailed close by Crete.
14 Acunsepi, asäng üng, Püi Khawkhi ami tia khawkhi cun kyawn da aktäa khi lawki.
But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
15 Mlawng a cut law üng, mlawng naw khawkhi am näng se, kami ktha päih lü khawa a khinak da a jah ceh hüpüi.
And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.
16 Kaladeh ngming nakia kyawna kami ngtunjinnak vai kami hmuki. Mlawng käh a pyak vaia ngyan üng kami pawhki.
And running under a certain isle which is called Clauda, we had much work to secure the boat:
17 Mlawng cun jän kaihca lü khäng khaia yüi am ami kphung. Acunüng Libya kawnga khana a ngtaih vai kyüh u lü, jih ja nemsak lü khawkhia a jah cehnak püia kami citki.
Which when they had taken it up, they used cables, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, struck sail, and so were driven.
18 Angawi üng khawkhikse khi law se, mlawng üngka phüie cun tui üng ami ja tawn.
And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
19 A ngawi be tü üng, ami naw mlawng üngka phüie cun ami jah tawn be tü.
And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.
20 Khaw mhnüp khawvei nghngi ja aisie pi käh ngdang lü khawkhi naw jah mnawk hü se, kami lät khai pi am kami ngai tiki.
And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
21 Khawvei ei kaa kami ve käna, Pawluh ami ksunga ngdüi lawki naw, “Khyange aw, asüa, ka pyen ngai u lü, Karet üngka naw käh mi lawa ta, ahikba pyaknak ja sungpyamnak am mi khamei khai sü.
But after being long without food Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened to me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
22 Acunsepi, atuh ning jah nghui na veng, ling u lü ve u, mlawng däk khyük lü, nami xünnak am khyük, a ti.
And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of life among you, but of the ship.
23 Isetiakyaküng, tuh mthana, ka jumei ja ka hjawkhah, Pamhnama khankhawngsä mat ka veia law lü,
For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
24 ‘Pawluh aw, käh cäia! Empero Sangpuxanga hmaia na ngdüi khai, Pamhnama dawkyanak naw na jah ngkhapkie sak cän jah mpyenei ve.’
Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
25 Acunakyase, khyange aw, ling ua, a na mtheha mäiha kya khai tia Pamhnam ka jumki.
Therefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told to me.
26 Acunsepi, tui kam mat mata mi ngtaih khaie” a ti.
But we must be cast upon a certain isle.
27 Acunüng, mthan xaleikphyü üng, Adih Mpanglaituia khawkhikse naw a jah mnawk hü. Mthan nglunga yekape naw keimi cun kawng da kami ng’et lawki tia cam hü u lü ami ksing law.
But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen thought that they drew near to some country;
28 Acunüng, tuia a thuk cam tü se, lam mku lawkia ami ksing. Asäng nghjawk se ami cam be üng, lam xaleimhma law se ami ksing.
And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.
29 Lung a suk vai kyühei u lü, mlawnga ngmei da mthimhjum phyü ju khya u lü, khawa thaih law hlah vaia kami ktaiyükie.
Then fearing lest we should fall upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
30 Mlawng mawngkie naw, mlawng cun centak vaia ngtäng u lü mlawnga ma mthimhjum khyakia ngsaih u lü mlawngca cun tui üng ami ju khyak.
And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under pretence as though they would cast anchors out of the foreship,
31 Acun ja, Pawluh naw yekap ngvai ja yekapea veia, “Mlawng mawngkie mlawnga khana am nami ve ta am lät uki” a ti.
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
32 Yekape naw, mlawngca khihnaka yüie cun, jah cap pat lü, mlawngca cun ami khyah.
Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
33 Khawthaih law hlü ja Pawluh naw, ami van naw ei ami ei vaia a jah nghuinak. “Tungawi, mhnüp xaleikphyü law pängki, i am ei u lü ei kaa nami veki.
And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take food, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.
34 Acunakyase, ning jah nghui na veng, nami xün vaia i mä ei ua. Nami lusam matca pi am khyük khai ni” a ti.
Therefore I beseech you to take some food: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.
35 Acun a pyen law päng üng, Pawluh naw muk lo lü, Pamhnama veia jenak mtheh lü khyangea hmaia; mu cun boki lü a ei.
And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.
36 Ami vana cäicingnak dim law lü ami ei pi ei law hngakie.
Then they were all of good cheer, and they also took food.
37 Acuna khyange cun phya nghngih ja khyühkip ja khyuk mlawnga khana veki.
And we were in all in the ship two hundred and seventy and six souls.
38 Avan naw kami ei law käna, mlawng hang khaia kyung cun mpanglai üng kami jah tawn.
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast the wheat into the sea.
39 Khawa thaih law üng, acuna kawng cun mlawng mawnge naw am ksing u, lüpi tuikam cun ksing u lü mlawng cun acua ngdüi khaia ami pawh vaia ngtün lawki he.
And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into which they purposed, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.
40 Acunüng, mthimhjum ja mawngnak ami jah kunnak yüi cun ja mawi pat u lü, tui üng ami mcum. Acun kung üng, jih ja khihnaka yüie cun ja kphyawtkie naw, a ma lama jinu cun khawkhi naw a hmut vaia häi u lü tuikam da citkie.
And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves to the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoisted the mainsail to the wind, and made toward the shore.
41 Acunsepi, mlawng naw mdih su se, mlawnga lu da cun ngtangei lawki, mlawnga ngmei da cun tuiyüi a kyan lawa phäha pyakeiki.
And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the bow stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the stern was broken with the violence of the waves.
42 Yekape naw thawng kyume cun tui jawh u lü ami cen vai kyühkie naw jah hnim vaia ami bü law.
And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
43 Acunsepi, yekap ngvai naw Pawluh a yun vai täng lü, acun ami hnim vaia ami tün cun a jah mkhyawh. Tui jawh theiki naküt cun tui üng kco u lü, kawng da ami jawh ma vaia,
But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they who could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:
44 avange cun, thing pheka khana, avang mlawnga mtimteea khana pek law khaiea a jah mtheh. Acunüng, kami van kawnga phyawn lü kami pek päihkie.
And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they all escaped safe to land.
