Acts 27
1 When it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they proceeded to hand over Paul and a few other prisoners to the custody of Julius, a centurion of the Imperial Regiment.
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.”
2 We embarked in a ship of Adramyttium which was about to sail to the ports of the province of Asia, and put to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, accompanied us.
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.
3 The next day we touched at Sidon. There Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him leave to visit his friends and refresh himself.
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.
4 Putting to sea from thence we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us;
Acun üngka naw, tui üng kami cit beki, khawkhi naw akceha jah cehsak se, Kuparuh kyawn da kami citki.
5 and after sailing across the Cilician and Pamphylian waters, we came to Myra, in Lycia.
Kilikiha ja Pampuliha pei tui kami khe käna, Lukia hne, Muraha kami phaki.
6 And there the centurion found an Alexandrian ship bound for Italy, and put us on board of her.
Acua yekap ngvai naw Aleksandria üngkhyüh Itali cit khai mlawng hmu lü; a jah ngcumsak.
7 For many days we sailed slowly, and then arrived with difficulty over against Cnidus; from this point, as the wind did not further favor us, we ran under the lee of Crete, off Cape Salmone;
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.
8 and coasting along with difficulty we reached a place called Fair Havens, not far from the town of Lasea.
Va thäihca u lü, Laseah mlüh üngkhyüh am thuki Sep Habar ami tia hnün anänga kami pha lawki.
9 By this time the season was far advanced, and sailing had become dangerous (for the Autumn Fast was past); so Paul began to warn them.
Mhnüp khawvei sumei lü, mlawng am msu lü ceh vai a kyühksea phäha, Thawngnaka Mhnüp pi a khe päng. Pawluh naw jah mcäi lü,
10 "Sirs," he said to them, "I perceive that the voyage will be attended with injury and serious loss, not only to the cargo and to the ship, but also to our own lives."
“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.
11 But the centurion paid greater heed to the master and to the owner than to anything that was spoken by Paul;
Acunsepi, yekap ngvai naw Pawluha pyen am kcang na lü keptin ja mlawng maha pyen a jah kcangnak.
12 and as the harbor was ill adapted for winter quarters, the majority advised putting out to sea from thence, to see whether they could get to Phoenix and winter there, a harbor on the coast of Crete facing northeast and southeast.
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.
13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close in shore.
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.
14 But it was not long before a furious wind, called Euroclydon, rushed down from the island;
Acunsepi, asäng üng, Püi Khawkhi ami tia khawkhi cun kyawn da aktäa khi lawki.
15 when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it, and let her drive.
Mlawng a cut law üng, mlawng naw khawkhi am näng se, kami ktha päih lü khawa a khinak da a jah ceh hüpüi.
16 Then we ran under the lee of a little island named Claudia, where with great difficulty we were able to secure the ship’s boat.
Kaladeh ngming nakia kyawna kami ngtunjinnak vai kami hmuki. Mlawng käh a pyak vaia ngyan üng kami pawhki.
17 After hauling it aboard, they used ropes to undergird the ship, and since they were fearful lest they should be driven upon the Syrtes, they lowered the gear and lay to.
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.
18 And as we were being terribly battered by the storm, the next day they began to throw the freight overboard,
Angawi üng khawkhikse khi law se, mlawng üngka phüie cun tui üng ami ja tawn.
19 and on the third day with their own hands they threw the ship’s tackling overboard.
A ngawi be tü üng, ami naw mlawng üngka phüie cun ami jah tawn be tü.
20 Then when for many days neither sun nor stars were seen, and a great tempest still beat upon us, all hope that we should be saved was now taken away from us.
Khaw mhnüp khawvei nghngi ja aisie pi käh ngdang lü khawkhi naw jah mnawk hü se, kami lät khai pi am kami ngai tiki.
21 When for a long time they had been without food, Paul stood among them and said. "Men, you ought to have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete, and so have spared yourselves this injury and loss.
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.
22 "But now take courage. There will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship,
Acunsepi, atuh ning jah nghui na veng, ling u lü ve u, mlawng däk khyük lü, nami xünnak am khyük, a ti.
23 "for last night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me and said.
Isetiakyaküng, tuh mthana, ka jumei ja ka hjawkhah, Pamhnama khankhawngsä mat ka veia law lü,
24 "‘Fear not, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you the lives of all who are sailing with you.’
‘Pawluh aw, käh cäia! Empero Sangpuxanga hmaia na ngdüi khai, Pamhnama dawkyanak naw na jah ngkhapkie sak cän jah mpyenei ve.’
25 "So take courage, men! I believe God, I believe that things will turn out exactly as it has been told me.
Acunakyase, khyange aw, ling ua, a na mtheha mäiha kya khai tia Pamhnam ka jumki.
26 "But we must be cast upon a certain island."
Acunsepi, tui kam mat mata mi ngtaih khaie” a ti.
27 It was now the fourteenth night, and we were drifting through the Adriatic Sea when, about midnight, the sailors began to suspect that they were drawing near to some land.
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.
28 So they sounded and found twenty fathoms; and after a little they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.
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.
29 Then, fearing lest we should run ashore on the rocks, they threw out four anchors from the stern, and longed for day to come.
Lung a suk vai kyühei u lü, mlawnga ngmei da mthimhjum phyü ju khya u lü, khawa thaih law hlah vaia kami ktaiyükie.
30 And when the sailors were trying to flee from the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea under pretext of laying anchors from the bow,
Mlawng mawngkie naw, mlawng cun centak vaia ngtäng u lü mlawnga ma mthimhjum khyakia ngsaih u lü mlawngca cun tui üng ami ju khyak.
31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, "Unless these men remain on the ship, you cannot be saved."
Acun ja, Pawluh naw yekap ngvai ja yekapea veia, “Mlawng mawngkie mlawnga khana am nami ve ta am lät uki” a ti.
32 Then the soldiers cut the ropes of the ship’s boat and let her fall off.
Yekape naw, mlawngca khihnaka yüie cun, jah cap pat lü, mlawngca cun ami khyah.
33 And while day was dawning, Paul kept urging them all to take some food. "This is the fourteenth day," he said, "that you have been on the watch, fasting, having eaten nothing.
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.
34 "So I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety. For there shall not a hair perish from the head of any one of you."
Acunakyase, ning jah nghui na veng, nami xün vaia i mä ei ua. Nami lusam matca pi am khyük khai ni” a ti.
35 When he had so said and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God before them all, and broke it and began to eat.
Acun a pyen law päng üng, Pawluh naw muk lo lü, Pamhnama veia jenak mtheh lü khyangea hmaia; mu cun boki lü a ei.
36 Then they all cheered up and themselves took food.
Ami vana cäicingnak dim law lü ami ei pi ei law hngakie.
37 There were in the ship two hundred and seventy-six souls, all told.
Acuna khyange cun phya nghngih ja khyühkip ja khyuk mlawnga khana veki.
38 After eating a hearty meal, they began to lighten the ship by throwing the wheat overboard.
Avan naw kami ei law käna, mlawng hang khaia kyung cun mpanglai üng kami jah tawn.
39 When it was day they tried in vain to recognize the land, but they spied an inlet with a sandy beach, and they began conferring to see whether they could drive the ship into it.
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.
40 They cast off the anchors and left them in the sea, and unloosing at the same time the ropes that tied the rudders, they hoisted the foresail to the breeze, and headed for the beach.
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.
41 But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; the bow struck and remained fixed, but the stern began to break up under the violence of the waves.
Acunsepi, mlawng naw mdih su se, mlawnga lu da cun ngtangei lawki, mlawnga ngmei da cun tuiyüi a kyan lawa phäha pyakeiki.
42 Now the soldiers were planning to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim off and so escape.
Yekape naw thawng kyume cun tui jawh u lü ami cen vai kyühkie naw jah hnim vaia ami bü law.
43 But the centurion kept them from their purpose, because he wished to save Paul. He gave orders that those who could swim should first jump overboard and get to land;
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,
44 and that the rest should follow, some on planks and some on other bits of wreckage. And so it came to pass that all escaped safe to the land.
avange cun, thing pheka khana, avang mlawnga mtimteea khana pek law khaiea a jah mtheh. Acunüng, kami van kawnga phyawn lü kami pek päihkie.
