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’.
Mme lwa bofelo dithulaganyo tsa dirwa go re re simolole mosepele wa rona wa go ya kwa Roma ka sekepe; jalo Paulo le magolegwa a mangwe a mantsi ba bewa mo tlhokomelong ya mogolwane yo o neng a bidiwa Julio, leloko la mophato wa badisa.
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.
Mme re ne ra tsamaya ka sekepe se se neng se ya kwa Gerika, se se neng se rulaganyeditswe go ema gantsinyana mo mafelong a sekae mo lotshitshing lwa lewatle la Asia. Ke tshwanetse go bolela gore Arisetareka wa Mogerika yo o neng a tswa kwa Thesalonika o ne a na le rona.
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].
Tsatsi le le latelang erile re ema kwa Sidona, Julio o ne a siame thata mo go Paulo mme a mo letla gore a fologe mo sekepeng a etele ditsala tsa gagwe gore di mo amogele ka boitumelo.
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].
Mme erile go tloga foo, ra kgorelediwa ke diphefo tse di neng tsa dira gore go nne thata go tlhamalatsa sekepe, jalo ra leba kwa bokone jwa Kupero fa gare ga setlhake le lefatshe,
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].
mme ra feta go bapa le kgaolo ya Kilikia le Pamfilia, ra ema kwa Mira, mo kgaolong ya Lukia.
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].
Mme foo molaodi wa rona a bona sekepe sa Egepeto se se tswang kwa Alekesanderia, se ya Itale, mme sa re tsaya.
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.
Re ne ra tsamaya mo dikgoberegong malatsi a le mantsi, mme la bofelo ra atamela Kinido; mme diphefo di ne di setse di gaketse, jalo ra tabogela kwa Kereta, ra feta mo boemelong dikepe jwa Salamone. Mme erile re ntse re lebaganye le phefo ka bothata jo bogolo re tsamaya re iketlile mo lotshitshing lwa borwa, ra goroga mo felong fa go bidiwang Dinwane Dintle gaufi le motse wa Lusia.
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].
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],
Mme ra nna malatsi a le mantsi koo. Ka nako eo phefo e ne ya nna maswe mo e leng gore re ne re sa kgone go tsamaya mosepele o moleele, gonne ngwaga e ne e tsamaela go fela, mme Paulo a bua le balaodi ba sekepe ka gone.
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.”
A re, “Borra, ke dumela gore go tlaa nna mathata kwa pele fa re ka tswelela, gongwe sekepe sa rona se ka nna sa senyega, kgotsa ra latlhegelwa ke morwalo wa rona, ra gobala kgotsa ra a swa.”
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.
Mme le fa gontse jalo batlhokomedi ba magolegwa ba ne ba reetsa molaodi wa sekepe le mong wa sone go na le Paulo.
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].
Mme ka gore Dinwane Dintle e ne e le boemelo jo bo mo pepeneneng, lefelo le le sa siamelang go nna mo go lone mariga, bontsi jwa batho ba ba dirang mo sekepeng ba re gakolola gore go ka nna jang fa re leka go tlhatlogela kwa Finekisa go fetsa mariga teng; Finekisa e ne e le boemelo jwa dikepe jo bo siameng bo lebile kwa bokone-bophirima le kwa borwa-bophirima.
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].
Mme ka yone nako eo ga simologa phefo e e fokang ka bonya e tswa borwa, mme go ne go lebega e le letsatsi le le siametseng loeto, jalo ba tsamaya ba ikamile lotshitshi lwa lewatle.
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.”
Mme ka bofefo morago ga moo, ga nna le phetogo mo loaping, ga tsoga ledimo la phefo e e nonofileng thata (e ba e bitsang ya Bokone-botlhaba) la kapa sekepe la se phailela kwa teng ga lewatle. La ntlha ba ne ba leka go se lebisa kwa lotshitshing mme ba se ka ba kgona, jalo ba ineela gore phefo e kgweeletse sekepe kwa e yang teng.
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.
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.
Mme la bofelo ra goroga fa setlhakenyaneng se se neng se bidiwa Jauda, kwa e rileng ka bothata ra tlolela mo mokorong wa namolo o o neng o tswa kwa morago,
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.
mme ra fapa sekepe kwa tlase. Badiri mo sekepeng ba ne ba tshaba go phepheulelwa ke phefo kwa go totomelang kwa lotshitshing lwa Afrika. Ba folosa disaile tsa sekepe ba ntse ba phepheulwa ke phefo.
Erile letsatsi le le latelang fa lewatle le kokomoga, badiri mo sekepeng ba simolola go latlhela merwalo mo lewatleng.
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].
Mme letsatsi le le latelang ba latlhela dilwana tsa bone le sengwe le sengwe se se neng se le gaufi nabo.
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.
Dikhuduego tsa lewatle tsa nna dikgolo ka malatsi a le mantsi go fitlhelela la bofelo go sena tsholofelo epe.
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].
Mme ka lobaka lo lo leele go ne go sena ope yo o kileng a ja, mme la bofelo Paulo o ne a bitsa badiredi ba sekepe botlhe a re, “Banna, lo ka bo lo ne lwa ntheetsa lantlha mme ra seka ra tloga mo Dinwane Dintle, lo ka bo lo falotse dikgobalo tse le tatlhegelo!
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.
Mme le fa go ntse jalo nametsegang! Ga go ope wa rona yo o tlaa latlhegelwang ke botshelo, ntswa sekepe sone se tlaa nwela.
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.
“Gonne bosigo jo bo fetileng moengele wa Modimo yo ke leng wa gagwe le yo ke mo direlang o ne a ema fa thoko ga me,
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].’
a re, ‘Se boife, Paulo, gonne ka boammaaruri o tlaa sekisiwa ke Kaesara! Mo gongwe gape ke eng, Modimo o arabile kopo ya gago mme o tlaa boloka matshelo a botlhe ba ba mo loetong le wena.’
25 So cheer up, [my] friends, because I believe that God will make this happen, exactly as [the angel] told me.
Mme jaanong nametsegang! Gonne ke dumela Modimo! Go tlaa nna fela jaaka o buile!
26 However, [the ship] will crash on some island, [and] we [(inc)] will go ashore [there].”
Mme le fa go ntse jalo sekepe sa rona se tlaa senyegela fa setlhakeng.”
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.
Mme erile e ka nna nako ya bosigo-gare mo bosigong jwa bo lesome le bone jwa khuduego ya lewatle, fa re ntse re phepheulelwa kwa pele le kwa morago mo lewatleng la Aderia, batsamaisi ba sekepe ba belaela gore lefatshe le gaufi.
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.
Ba ne ba lekeletsa boteng jwa metse mme ba bona e le boteng jwa dikgato di le lekgolo le masome a mabedi. Morago ga sebakanyana ba lekeletsa gape, mme ba bona e le dikgato di le masome a roba bongwe.
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].
Mme ka selekanyo se ba itse gore ba gaufi le go phepheulelwa kwa lotshitshing, mme ka ba tshaba mafika a a gaufi le lotshitshi, ba digela diitsetsepelo di le nne ka kwa morago ga sekepe mme ba rapela gore go nne lesedi.
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.
Mme batsamaisi ba bangwe ba loga leano la go tlogela sekepe, mme ba fologa mokoro wa phalotsho jaaka o ka re ba ya go tlhoma diitsetsepelo kwa pele.
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.”
Mme Paulo a raya masole le molaodi a re, “Lo tlaa swa lotlhe fa lo ka seka lwa nna mo sekepeng.”
32 So the soldiers cut the ropes and let the lifeboat fall into the water.
Mme masole a kgaola megala a tlogela mokoro wa wa.
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.
Erile masa a sa, Paulo a kopa mongwe le mongwe gore a je, a re, “Ga lo ise lo ke lo ame dijo mo dibekeng tse pedi tse di fetileng!
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].”
Tsweeng-tsweeng jang sengwe gore lo thusege! Gonne le fa ele thiri ya ditlhogo tsa lona ga e na go nyelela!”
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].
Mme a tsaya senkgwenyana se se omisitsweng a leboga Modimo fa pele ga bone botlhe, mme a ja.
36 The [rest of us] became encouraged, so we [(exc)] all ate some food.
Ka bofefo mongwe le mongwe a ikutlwa sentle mme ba simolola go ja,
37 Altogether there were 276 of us [SYN] on the ship.
rotlhe re ne re le makgolo a mabedi le masome a supa le borataro, gonne eo ke yone palo e e neng e le mo sekepeng.
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.
Erile re sena go ja, badiri ba sekepe ba fokotsa morwalo ka go latlhela mabele mo lewatleng.
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].
Mme erile bosa bo sele, ba seka ba tlhaloganya lefatshe gore ke lefe, mme ba bona senwane se se lobota lo papametseng mme ba akanya gore a ba ka tsena fa gare ga mantswe ba phepheulelwa ke phefo kwa lotshitshing.
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.
Mme la bofelo ba ikaelela go leka jalo. Ba kgaola diitsetsepelo ba di tlogela mo lewatleng, ba folosa dikgong tse di sokololang sekepe ba pega disaile ba leba kwa lotshitshing.
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.
Mme sekepe sa thula totoma ya motlhaba sa totomela. Mpa ya sone ya tsena mo mmung, mme marago a sone a thujwa ke makhubu a metsi.
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].
Mme masole a buisanya le molaodi wa bone gore ba bolaye magolegwa e se re kgotsa ope wa bone a shapela kwa lotshitshing a falola.
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.
Mme Julio ka a ne a batla go boloka Paulo, a ganana le mogopolo oo. Mme a laola gore botlhe ba ba ka kgonang go shapa ba fologe ba shapele kwa ntle,
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.
mme ba ba sa kgoneng go shapa ba leke ka dipolanka le dikgong tse di robegileng mo sekepeng. Mme mongwe le mongwe a kgona go falolela kwa lotshitshing.
