Cei 27
1 Italy qam na kaimih ka mi ceh aham awm hy, tinawh awi amik tlyk awhtaw Paul ingkaw thawng ak tlakhqi thlang vangkhqi ce Julia ak mingnaak, Augusta a qalkap zakhat ak ukkung a venawh ni pek khqi uhy.
When [the Governor and those who advised him] decided that it was time for us [(exc)] to get on a ship and go to Italy, they put Paul and some other prisoners into the hands/care of an army captain whose name was Julius. [He was the one who would guard us on the journey]. Julius was [an officer] in charge of [a group of] 100 [soldiers that people called] ‘the Emperor Augustus Group’.
2 Adqamuttini khaw awhkawng lawng ing Asia qam awhkaw tuicunli a keng na ak awm khawkhqi benna ceh aham tuicunli awh cet unyng. Thesalonika khaw awh ak awm Makedonia pa pynoet ce kaimih a hu awh bat lawt hy.
So we got on a ship that had come from Adramyttium [city in Asia province. The ship] was going to [return there, stopping at] cities along the coast of Asia [province]. Aristarchus, [a fellow believer who was] from Thessalonica [city] in Macedonia [province], went with us.
3 A khawngawi nyn awh Sidon khaw awh dym unyng; Paul ing a ngoengaihnaakkhqi a thoeh thainaak aham Julia ing qeennaak ing Paul ce a pyikhqi venna ceh sak hy.
The day after [the ship sailed], we arrived at Sidon [city]. Julius kindly told Paul that he could go and see his friends [who lived there], so that they could give him whatever he might need. [So Paul visited the believers there].
4 Cawhkawng ce tuicunli awh cet tlaih bai unyng, khaw a hli dawngawh khawhli a dipnaak benna kawng Kupra tuilak cung ce poeng unyng.
Then the ship left [Sidon], but the winds were blowing against us [(exc)], so [the ship] went along [the north] side of Cyprus [Island], the side that is sheltered [from the wind].
5 Kilikia ingkaw Pamphylia tuikeng tuicunli ce poeng unyng saw Kilikia qam awhkaw Mura khaw awh dym unyng.
After that, we crossed over the sea close to the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia [provinces. The ship] arrived at Myra [city, which is] in Lycia [province]. [We got off the ship there].
6 Ce a hunawh qalkap zakhat ukkung ing Italy qam benna ak cet Alexandria lawng ce hu nawh ce a lawng awh ce ngawi pahoei unyng.
In Myra, [people told] Julius that a ship [was there that had come] from Alexandria [city] and would [soon] sail to Italy. So he arranged for us to get [on that ship], [and we left].
7 Khawnghi ka mi di awh Kanidu khaw ce a kyinaak ak khuiawh kawng pha unyng. Khawhli ing ama ning dym sak thai khqi dawngawh Salmoni vang ben caqai awh ak awm khawhli a sitnaak Krete tuilak cung benna cet unyng.
We sailed slowly for several days and finally arrived close to the coast [of Asia province], near Cnidus [town. After that], the wind [was very strong and] did not allow the ship to move straight ahead [westward. So instead], we sailed [southward] along the side of Crete [Island that is] sheltered [from the wind], and we passed [near Cape] Salmone.
8 Tuikeng keng awh a kyinaak ak khuiawh kawng cet poe unyng saw, Lasea khaw venawh ak awm lawng dymnaak leek a mi ti a hun ce pha unyng.
[The wind was still strong, and it prevented the ship from moving ahead fast]. So we moved slowly along the coast [of Crete], and we arrived at a harbor that was called Fair Havens, near Lasea [town].
9 Khawnghi a boeih awh, Buhzeihnaak awm a boeih hawh dawngawh lawng ing ceh ve kqih awm soeih soeih hawh hy. Cedawngawh Paul ing cekkhqi venawh ngaihtaaknaak awi kqawn pek khqi hy.
Much time had passed, so it would have been dangerous if we [(exc)] had traveled [farther] by ship [because after that time of the year] [MTY] [the sea often became very stormy]. So Paul said to the men [on the ship],
10 “Koeinaakhqi, tuh ningnih ni cehnaak ve a kqih awm soeih hy, ni cehnaak lawng ingkaw ik-oeihkhqi aham awm kqih awm nawh, nimah a hqingnaak aham dy awm kqih awm hy,” tinak khqi hy.
“Men, I perceive that [if we(inc) travel by ship] now, it will be disastrous for us. A storm may destroy the ship and the cargo, and possibly we will drown.”
11 Cehlai paul ing ak kqawn peek awi ce qalkap zakhat ukkung ing ang ngai peek kaana, lawng ak mawngkung ingkaw lawng ak takung ak awi ce ngai pe lat hy.
But the officer [did not listen to] what Paul said. Instead, he decided to do what the pilot [of the ship] and the owner of the ship advised.
12 Chikca awh lawng dymnaak aham ama nep dawngawh, thlang khawzah ing ceh poe aham ce ngaih uhy, Phoiniki khaw ce pha nawh cawh ce chikca hawnaak aham ngaih uhy. Cawhkaw lawng dymnaak cetaw Krete tuilak cung khawtlaak ben nakaw thlung ingkaw kham benawh awm bawk hy.
The harbor where the ship had stopped was not a good place to remain during the winter [when the weather frequently becomes stormy. So most of the people on the ship decided that we(exc) should leave there, because they hoped that we] could stay at Phoenix [port] during the winter, if we could possibly arrive there. That harbor was open to the sea in two directions, [but the strong winds did not blow there].
13 Kham ben nakaw zilh ce ak heng cana a hli awh, ami ngaihnaak amyihna ce awm hawh hy, tinawh amik poek dawngawh lawng ami kingnaak qui ce hlam unawh Krete tuikeng awh ce cet poe unyng.
Then a gentle wind began to blow [from the south], and the [crew members] thought that they could travel as they had decided [to do. So] they lifted [the anchor up out of the sea], and the ship sailed [westward] along the [southern] shore of Crete [Island].
14 Iqyt awm a di hlanawh, thlungben khaw law benna kaw khawhli ce tuilak cung benna kawng hli law hy.
But after a while, a wind that was very strong blew across the island [from the north side and hit the ship. That wind was called] {[People] called that wind} “the Northeast Wind.”
15 Lawng ce khawhli ing zawn nawh zilh ce ak tha a awm dawngawh hai benna ce am cet thai voel hy; lawng ce hlah hqoeng unawh zilh ing a ngaih ngaih na zawn hy.
It blew strongly against the [front of] the ship. The result was that we could not keep going in the direction [in which we had been going]. So the sailors let the wind move the ship in the direction [that the wind] was blowing.
16 khawhli a sitnaak tuilak cung ak zawi ca Kauda ami ti ce ka mi poeng awh, a kyinaak ak khuiawh kawng loetnaak lawng ak zawica ce tu thai unyng.
The ship then passed a small island named Cauda. We passed along the side [of the island that] sheltered [the ship from the wind]. Then [while the ship was moving along], the sailors lifted the lifeboat up [out of the water] and tied it [on the deck. But the strong wind made it] difficult even to do that.
17 Cawhkaw lawng ak zawica ce lawng awh amik dawh awh, qui nuk thla unawh lawng awh king qap uhy. Syrtis dizui ce lawng ing su hau kaw ami ti dawngawh, hizan ce dawk uhy, cedawngawh lawng ce khawhli ing a ngaih ngaih na zawn hy.
After the sailors [hoisted/lifted] the lifeboat onto the ship, they tied ropes around the ship’s hull to strengthen the ship. The sailors were afraid that, [because the wind was pushing the ship], it might run onto the sandbanks off the coast of Libya to the south [and get stuck there. So] they lowered the largest sail [so that the ship would move slower. Even so], the wind continued to move the ship along. [The wind and the waves] continued to toss the ship about roughly, so on the next day the sailors began to throw overboard the things that the ship was carrying.
18 Ceamyihna khawhli ing ani zawn khqi dawngawh, a khawngawi nyn awhtaw lawng awhkaw ik-oeih ak qihkhqi ce tui na khawng uhy.
19 Am thum nyn awhtaw, a mimah a kut qoe qoe ing lawng awhkaw ik-oeihkhqi ce tui na khawng uhy.
On the third [day after the stormy wind had begun to blow], the sailors/we [MTY] threw overboard [most of] the sails, ropes, and poles, [in order to make the ship lighter].
20 Khawnghi khawqyt awh khawmik aihchi awm am dang qoe nawh khaw a hli law khqoet khqoet awhtaw, loet kawng unyng tinawh poeknaak qoe qoe am ta voel unyng.
The wind continued to blow very strongly, [and the sky was full of dark clouds] day and night. We could not see the sun or the stars for many days, [so we could not determine where we were. And the wind] continued to blow violently. So we [(exc)] finally thought that we would drown in the sea.
21 Buh a ai kaana khawnghi khawqyt ami awm awh, Paul ing cekkhqi a haiawh dyi nawh, “Koeinaakhqi, kai ing Krete benna kawng am ni ceh aham kak kqawn ce naming ngai mantaw vawhkaw khuikhanaak ingkaw sungnaak ve amni hu hlai voei uh.
None of us on the ship had eaten for many days. [Then one day], Paul stood up in front of us and said, “[Friends], you should have listened to me [when I said] that we [(inc)] should not sail from Crete. Then we would have been safe, and the ship and its cargo would be in good condition [LIT].
22 Cehlai tuh awhtaw naming ngaih qep sak hlah uh, u a ca pynoet awm am qeeng kawm uk ti, lawng vetaw see hawh kaw.
But now, I urge you, do not be afraid, because none of us will die. [The storm] will destroy the ship but not us.
23 Zan khawmthan kang mang awh a bi ka bi peek ka Khawsa ak khan ceityih pynoet ce ka haiawh dyi nawh,
I [know this], because last night God, the one to whom I belong and whom I serve, [sent] an angel [who came and] stood by me.
24 “Paul, koeh kqih, Kaisara a haiawh awideng aham dyi ngai ngai bit kawp ti, nang mi lawng awh amik cetkhqi a hqingnaak boeih ce Khawsa ing qeennaak ing nang a venawh ni pe hawh hy,’ ni tina hy.
The angel said to me, ‘Paul, do not be afraid! You [(sg)] must [go to Rome] and stand before the Emperor there [so that he can judge you]. I want you to know that God has made it clear to me that all those who are traveling by ship with you [will also survive].’
25 Cedawngawh koeinaakhqi namik kaw caksak uh, Khawsa awh cangnaak ka taak dawngawh ak kqawn law amyihna awm ngai ngai bit kaw.
So cheer up, [my] friends, because I believe that God will make this happen, exactly as [the angel] told me.
26 Han a tuilak cung awh num taw ni taai lawk khqi ngai ngai bit kaw,” tinak khqi hy.
However, [the ship] will crash on some island, [and] we [(inc)] will go ashore [there].”
27 Khawnghi hqanyn awh ak phlinaak khawmthan awh Adriatic Tuicunli awh khawhli ing ani zawn khqi hui awh, thanlung awh lawng ak mawngkungkhqi ing hanawh kaw ceng nu zoe law voe voe hawh hy tinawh sim uhy.
On the fourteenth night [after the storm had begun, the ship] was still being blown {the wind was still blowing [the ship]} across the Adriatic sea. About midnight, the sailors sensed that the ship was getting close to land.
28 Tui tahnaak ing tui ce ami tah awh dawng kqetkip dung hy. A khoeh a awm awh ami tah tlaih awh dawng khqukkip dung bai hy.
So they lowered [a weight on a rope] to measure how deep [the water was]. When they pulled the rope up again, they measured it and saw that the water was (120 ft./37 meters) deep. They went a little farther and lowered the rope again. [That time], they saw that the water was [only] about (90 ft./28 meters) deep.
29 lawng ing lungnu su hau kaw ami ti dawngawh, a kingnaak thi koeiloen pupthli ce thla unawh khawkdai ce cykcahnaak ing qeh unyng.
They were afraid that the [ship] might go onto some rocks, so they threw out four anchors from the [ship’s] stern/back and continued to wish/pray that it would soon be dawn [so that they could see where the ship was going].
30 Lawng awhkawng loet aham ami ngaih dawngawh, lawng ak mawngkhqi ing lawng ce tui awh nuk thla uhy, lawng ami kingnaak thi koeiloen amik nuk thlak amyihna sa qu unawh nuk kqum uhy.
Some of the sailors were planning to escape from the ship, so they lowered the lifeboat into the sea. In order [that no one would know what they planned to do], they pretended [that] they wanted to lower some anchors from the [ship’s] front/bow.
31 Cawh Paul ing qalkap zakhat ukkung ingkaw qalkapkhqi venawh, “Ve ak thlangkhqi ve lawng awh ama mi awm mai mantaw, am loet hly tang uhyk ti,” tinak khqi hy.
But Paul said to the army officer and soldiers, “If the sailors do not stay in the ship, you have no hope of being saved.”
32 Cedawngawh qalkapkhqi ing lawng ami kingnaak qui ce tlyk boet unawh lawng ce tui awh hlah hqoeng uhy.
So the soldiers cut the ropes and let the lifeboat fall into the water.
33 Khaw a dai law tawm awhtaw Paul ing cekkhqi boeih ce buh ai aham kqawn pehy. “Ni hu khawnghi pahqa hlaihphli khuiawh, buh a ai kaana ngaihkyi kawboet ing awm uhyk ti.
Just before dawn, Paul urged everyone [on the ship] to eat some food. He said, “For the past 14 days you have been waiting and watching and not eating anything.
34 Tuh awhtaw buh ai hlah uh. Buh nami ai awh ni khawnghi nami khah hly. Nangmih ak khuiawh u ingawm nami lu awhkaw lusam pin pynoet zani am hqui kawm uk ti,” tinak khqi hy.
So, [now] I urge you to eat some food. We [(inc)] need to do that in order to stay alive. I [tell you to do that because I know that] none of you will drown [IDM].”
35 Cemyihna awi ak kqawn peek khqi coengawh, phaihpi ce lo nawh a mingmih boeih a haina Khawsa venawh zeelnaak awi kqawn hy. Cekcoengawh phaihpi ce thek nawh ai uhy.
After Paul had said that, while everyone was watching, he took some bread and thanked God [for it. Then he broke the bread and began to eat some of it].
36 Cawh aming ngaih ding boeih nawh thlang vang ing buh ce ai uhy.
The [rest of us] became encouraged, so we [(exc)] all ate some food.
37 Lawng awh ak ngawikhqi boeih taw thlang 276 law unyng.
Altogether there were 276 of us [SYN] on the ship.
38 Buh ak phyi na ami ai coeng awhtaw, lawng ce a zangnaak bet aham cang ce tui awh khawng uhy.
When everyone had eaten as much as they wanted, they threw the grain [that the ship was carrying] into the sea, and this made the ship lighter.
39 Khaw a dai law awhtaw, han a hun awhkaw dek hy voei nu tice am sim hlai uhy, dizui ce hu uhy. Cedawngawh ang coeng thai awhtaw cawhkaw ceng awh lawng ce dym sak aham cai uhy.
At dawn, [we(exc) could see] land, [but the sailors] did not recognize [the place]. However, they could see that there was a bay and [a wide area of] sand at the water’s edge. They planned that, if it was possible, they would steer the ship onto [the beach].
40 A kingnaak quikhqi tlyk unawh tuicunli awh cehta hyt uhy, Cekcoengawh lawng ami kaihnaak quikhqi awm hlam boeh boeh uhy. Zilh a law hawi unawh lawng ce ceng benna zawn sak uhy.
[So some of the sailors] cut the anchor [ropes and] let the anchors fall into the sea. At the same time, [other sailors] untied the [ropes that] fastened the rudders, [so that they could steer the ship again]. Then [the sailors] raised the sail at the front/bow of the ship so that the wind [would blow the ship forward], and the ship headed towards the shore.
41 Cehlai lawng ing ceng awhkaw dizui ce su hy. Lawng a lu ing dizui ce a suk a dawngawh am tat thai voel hy, cehlai lawng a huben taw tuih tha a awm aih dawngawh ek boeh boeh hy.
But the ship hit a sandbank. The front of the ship stuck there and could not move, and big waves beat against the back of the ship and it began to break apart.
42 Thawng ak tlakhqi boeih ce tui awh zo unawh cen kanglak kawm uh, ami ti dawngawh qalkapkhqi ing him boeh boeh aham cai uhy.
The soldiers said [to one another, “Let’s] kill [all] the prisoners [on the ship], so that they will not [be able to] swim [away and] escape.” [They planned to do that because they were sure] that officials [would order them to be executed if they let the prisoners escape].
43 Cehlai qalkap zakhat ak ukkung ing Paul ce hlyn aham a ngaih dawngawh cekkhqi ing aming cainaak ce kham pek khqi hy. Cedawngawh u awm tui ak zo thai taw lawng awhkawng ceng na tui awh ami zo aham awi pek khqi hy.
But [Julius], the army captain, wanted to save Paul, so he stopped the soldiers from doing what they planned to do. Instead, he [commanded] first that everyone who could swim should jump into the water and swim to land.
44 Thlang vang tloek bai taw a vang thingpen ak khan ingkaw lawng ak keek awh awm aham awi pehy. Ceamyihna sai unawh thlang boeih ing ak soep cana ceng ce pha uhy.
[Then he told] the others [to hold] onto planks or pieces from the ship [and go towards shore. We(exc) did what he said, and] in that way all of us arrived safely on land.
