Acts 27
1 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’.
Quand il fut décidé que nous irions par mer en Italie, on remit Paul et quelques autres prisonniers à un centenier nommé Julius, de la cohorte Augusta.
2 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.
Étant montés sur un navire d'Adramytte, qui devait longer les côtes de l'Asie, nous partîmes. Aristarque, Macédonien de Thessalonique, était avec nous.
3 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].
Le jour suivant, nous arrivâmes à Sidon; et Julius, qui traitait Paul avec humanité, lui permit d'aller voir ses amis et de recevoir leurs soins.
4 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].
Puis, étant partis de là, nous suivîmes les côtes de l'île de Chypre, parce que les vents étaient contraires.
5 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].
Après avoir traversé la mer de Cilicie et de Pamphylie, nous arrivâmes à Myra, en Lycie.
6 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].
Là, le centenier trouva un navire d'Alexandrie, qui allait en Italie, et sur lequel il nous fit monter.
7 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.
Après plusieurs jours d'une navigation lente et pénible, nous arrivâmes vis-à-vis de Cnide. Le vent ne nous permettant pas d'aborder, nous suivîmes les côtes de l'île de Crète, vers Salmone.
8 [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].
Après l'avoir longée, non sans difficulté, nous vînmes à un endroit appelé Beaux-Ports, près de la ville de Lasée.
9 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],
Comme il s'était écoulé beaucoup de temps, et que la navigation devenait dangereuse — l'époque du Jeûne étant déjà passée — Paul fit entendre ces paroles d'avertissement:
10 “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.”
Je vois que la navigation ne se fera pas sans péril et sans de graves dommages, non seulement pour la cargaison et le bâtiment, mais aussi pour nos personnes.
11 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.
Mais le centenier se fiait plutôt au pilote et au capitaine du navire, qu'à ce que Paul disait.
12 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].
Comme le port n'était pas bon pour hiverner, la plupart furent d'avis d'en repartir et de tâcher de gagner Phénix, port de la Crète, qui regarde le Sud-Ouest et le Nord-Ouest, pour y passer l'hiver.
13 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].
Une brise du Sud s'étant mise à souffler, ils crurent qu'ils exécuteraient à leur gré leur dessein, et, ayant levé l'ancre, ils côtoyèrent de près l'île de Crète.
14 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.”
Bientôt après, un vent furieux, appelé Euraquilon, vint s'abattre sur l'île.
15 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.
Le navire se trouva entraîné, sans pouvoir résister à l'ouragan, et nous nous laissâmes aller à la dérive.
16 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.
Ayant été poussés au-dessous d'une petite île, appelée Clauda, nous parvînmes avec peine à nous rendre maîtres de la chaloupe.
17 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.
Après l'avoir hissée, on prit des mesures de sûreté. On lia le navire par-dessous avec des cordes; puis, dans la crainte d'échouer sur les bancs de la Syrte, on amena les voiles, et on se laissa ainsi emporter par le vent.
Le lendemain, la tempête étant toujours aussi forte, on jeta la cargaison à la mer.
19 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].
Le troisième jour, nous jetâmes de nos propres mains les agrès du navire.
20 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.
Pendant plusieurs jours, ni le soleil, ni les étoiles ne se montrèrent, et la tempête restait toujours si violente que nous perdîmes toute espérance de nous sauver.
21 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].
Comme il y avait longtemps qu'on n'avait mangé, Paul se leva au milieu d'eux et leur dit: Mes amis, il aurait fallu me croire, et ne pas partir de Crète; nous aurions évité ce péril et cette perte.
22 But now, I urge you, do not be afraid, because none of us will die. [The storm] will destroy the ship but not us.
Mais maintenant, je vous exhorte à prendre courage; aucun de nous ne périra, et il n'y aura de perte que celle du navire.
23 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.
Cette nuit, en effet, un ange du Dieu à qui je suis et que je sers, m'est apparu
24 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].’
et m'a dit: Paul, ne crains point; il faut que tu comparaisses devant César; et voici que Dieu t'a donné tous ceux qui naviguent avec toi.
25 So cheer up, [my] friends, because I believe that God will make this happen, exactly as [the angel] told me.
C'est pourquoi, mes amis, ayez bon courage, car j'ai cette confiance en Dieu, qu'il en sera comme il m'a été dit;
26 However, [the ship] will crash on some island, [and] we [(inc)] will go ashore [there].”
mais il faut que nous soyons jetés sur quelque île.
27 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.
C'était déjà la quatorzième nuit que nous étions ballottés sur l'Adriatique, quand vers minuit, les matelots estimèrent qu'ils approchaient de quelque terre.
28 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.
Ayant jeté la sonde, ils trouvèrent vingt brasses; un peu plus loin, ils la jetèrent encore, et trouvèrent quinze brasses.
29 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].
Alors, craignant de donner contre des écueils, ils jetèrent quatre ancres du haut de la poupe, et ils appelaient de leurs voeux la venue du jour.
30 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.
Mais, comme les matelots cherchaient à s'échapper du navire et mettaient la chaloupe à la mer, sous prétexte de jeter des ancres du côté de la proue,
31 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.”
Paul dit au centenier: Si ces hommes ne restent pas à bord, vous ne pouvez être sauvés.
32 So the soldiers cut the ropes and let the lifeboat fall into the water.
Alors les soldats coupèrent les cordes de la chaloupe et la laissèrent tomber.
33 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.
Puis, en attendant que le jour vînt, Paul les exhorta tous à prendre de la nourriture. Voici, leur dit-il, le quatorzième jour que vous êtes dans l'attente, et que vous restez à jeun, sans rien manger.
34 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].”
Je vous exhorte donc à prendre de la nourriture; car cela est nécessaire à votre salut. Aucun d'entre vous ne perdra un cheveu de sa tête!
35 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].
Ayant ainsi parlé, il prit du pain; il rendit grâces à Dieu, en présence de tous; puis il le rompit et se mit à manger.
36 The [rest of us] became encouraged, so we [(exc)] all ate some food.
Tous alors, reprenant courage, mangèrent aussi.
37 Altogether there were 276 of us [SYN] on the ship.
Or, nous étions en tout deux cent soixante seize personnes à bord.
38 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.
Quand ils se furent rassasiés, ils allégèrent le navire en jetant les provisions à la mer.
39 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].
Le jour venu, ils ne reconnaissaient pas la terre; mais, ayant aperçu un golfe avec une plage, ils résolurent d'y mettre, si possible, le navire à l'abri.
40 [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.
Ils coupèrent donc les câbles des ancres qu'ils abandonnèrent à la mer, et ils lâchèrent les amarres des gouvernails; puis, ayant mis au vent la voile d'artimon, ils tâchèrent de gagner le rivage.
41 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.
Mais, étant tombés sur un endroit battu par la mer, des deux côtés, ils y firent échouer le navire; et, tandis que la proue enfoncée restait immobile, la poupe était brisée par la violence des vagues.
42 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].
Alors les soldats furent d'avis de tuer les prisonniers, de peur que l'un d'eux ne vînt à s'échapper à la nage.
43 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.
Mais le centenier, voulant sauver Paul, les empêcha d'exécuter leur dessein. Il ordonna à ceux qui savaient nager de se jeter à l'eau les premiers et de gagner la terre,
44 [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.
et à ceux qui restaient, de se mettre, les uns sur des planches, les autres sur quelques débris du navire. C'est ainsi que tous parvinrent à terre, sains et saufs.
