Dɔwɔwɔwo 27
1 Mlɔeba la, woɖoe be míadze mɔ ayi Italia kple tɔdziʋu. Wotsɔ Paulo kple gamenɔla bubu aɖewo de asi na Yulio si nye Kaisaro ƒe asrafowo ƒe amegã ɖeka be wòakplɔ wo ayii dedie.
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.
2 Míeɖo ʋu aɖe si tso Adramitio, eye wòyina tɔtɔ ge ɖe ʋudzeƒe geɖewo le Asia la hedze mɔ. Makedoniatɔ, Aristako si tso Tesalonika la hã nɔ ʋu la me kpli mí.
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.
3 Le ŋkeke evea gbe la, míeva ɖo Sidon. Asrafoawo ƒe amegã, Yulio nyo dɔ me na Paulo, ale be wòɖe mɔ nɛ wòɖi tsa de dua me ɖakpɔ xɔlɔ̃awo ɖa, eye wodi eƒe nu hiahiã aɖewo nɛ.
The next day we touched at Sidon. There Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him leave to visit his friends and refresh himself.
4 Esi míegadze mɔ tso afi ma teti ko la, míedo abala to Kipro ƒukpo la ƒe anyiehe gome, elabena ya sesẽ aɖe ƒo va kpe mí.
Putting to sea from thence we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us;
5 Míeto Kilikia kple Pamfilia ŋu, eye míeva ɖi go ɖe Mira le Likia nuto me.
and after sailing across the Cilician and Pamphylian waters, we came to Myra, in Lycia.
6 Le afi sia la, míaƒe kplɔla la kpɔ Egipte tɔdziʋu aɖe si tso Aleksandria yina Italia, eye míeɖoe.
And there the centurion found an Alexandrian ship bound for Italy, and put us on board of her.
7 Míenɔ tsia dzi, eye míekpe fu ŋkeke geɖewo hafi va ɖo Knido gbɔ lɔƒo. Ya nɔ ƒoƒom sesĩe ale gbegbe be ɖeko míegbɔ eme to Salmone ʋudzeƒe la ŋu heyi Kreta.
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;
8 Míenɔ ahom gã sia me wònɔ fu ɖem na mí alea heto fugo la ŋu ɖɔɖɔɖɔ va ɖo teƒe aɖe si woyɔna be “Ʋudzeƒe Nyui” la. Teƒe sia te ɖe Lasea dua ŋu.
and coasting along with difficulty we reached a place called Fair Havens, not far from the town of Lasea.
9 Míenɔ afi sia ŋkeke geɖewo. Le ɣeyiɣi siawo me la, ƒudzimɔzɔzɔ yi didiƒewo menɔ bɔbɔe o, elabena ƒea wu enu vɔ, eye ɣeyiɣi sia mee ahom sesẽwo tuna le ƒu dzi. Paulo kpɔe dze sii alea, ale wòyɔ tɔdziʋua kulawo hegblɔ na wo be,
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.
10 “Amegãwo, edze nam abe ne míeyi míaƒe mɔzɔzɔ sia dzi fifia la, nya aɖe ava dzɔ ɖe mía dzi ene. Ɖewohĩ ʋua anyrɔ, eye míaƒe agbawo abu, amewo axɔ abi, eye ame aɖewo aku gɔ̃ hã.”
"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."
11 Ke asrafowo, ame siwo ƒe kpɔkplɔ te gamenɔlawo nɔ la meɖo to Paulo o, ke boŋ wose tɔdziʋua kulawo ƒe amegã ƒe aɖaŋu boŋ.
But the centurion paid greater heed to the master and to the owner than to anything that was spoken by Paul;
12 Eye esi wònye be Ʋudzeƒe Nyui sia hã menyo tututu be woanɔ le vuvɔŋɔli me o ta la, tɔdziʋua me nɔla geɖewo lɔ̃ ɖe edzi be yewoadze agbagba ayi ŋgɔ, aɖo Foenike be yewoatsi afi ma le vuvɔŋɔli la. Foenike si nye Kreta ƒe ʋudzeƒe la trɔ mo de dzigbemeɣetoɖoƒe kple anyigbemeɣetoɖoƒe.
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.
13 Le ɣe ma ɣi me tututu la, ya aɖe nɔ ƒoƒom tso anyigbeme gome, eye wòdze abe enyo be míadze mɔ ene eya ta wodo abalawo, eye míedze mɔ henɔ go ŋu tom to Kreta ŋkume kekeake.
And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close in shore.
14 Sẽe ko la, yame trɔ zi ɖeka, eye ahom sesẽ aɖe si woyɔna be “anyigbemeɣetoɖoƒeya” la ƒo kpe mí tso ƒukpo la dzi.
But it was not long before a furious wind, called Euroclydon, rushed down from the island;
15 Ahom la lɔ ʋu la ɖe nu, ale be ʋua kulawo ɖe asi le eŋu nɛ, eye wòkplɔ mí dzoe.
when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it, and let her drive.
16 Mlɔeba la, mieto ƒukpo sue aɖe si woyɔna be “Kauda” la godo, eye to agbagbadzedze geɖe me la, wote ŋu he tɔdziʋu sue si woti kae ɖe ʋu si míeɖo ŋu la,
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.
17 eye wobla tsɔdziʋu la sesĩe be wòagaʋã alo anɔ ʋuʋum o. Tɔdziʋua kulawo nɔ vɔvɔ̃m be míaƒe ʋua ava ɖo ba alo asi ke le Afrika ƒuta, eya ta woɖiɖi abalawo, ale ya kɔ mí ɖe nu heyii.
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.
18 Esi ŋu ke, eye ahom la nu ganɔ sesẽm ɖe edzi la, ʋua kulawo fɔ agbawo ƒu gbe ɖe ƒua me.
And as we were being terribly battered by the storm, the next day they began to throw the freight overboard,
19 Le ŋkeke etɔ̃a gbe la, wofɔ dɔwɔnu siwo katã le ʋua me la hã ƒu gbe ɖe ƒua me.
and on the third day with their own hands they threw the ship’s tackling overboard.
20 Ahom la nu gasẽ ɖe edzi hena ŋkeke geɖewo, eye míete ŋu kpɔ ɣe alo ɣletiviwo le dziŋgɔli me gɔ̃ hã o. Esia na be míebu mɔkpɔkpɔ keŋkeŋ.
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.
21 Anɔ abe ŋkeke nanewo nye esi ene, ame aɖeke meɖu naneke o, ke mlɔeba la, Paulo yɔ ʋua me nɔlawo ƒo ƒu, eye wògblɔ na wo be, “Ɖe miese nye gbe, eye míetsi Kreta la, anye ne dzɔgbevɔ̃e sia mava mia dzi o.
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.
22 Ke milé dzi ɖe ƒo elabena togbɔ be tɔdziʋua anyrɔ hã la, mía dometɔ aɖeke mele tsɔtsrɔ̃ ge o.
"But now take courage. There will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship,
23 Elabena le zã si va yi me la, nye Mawu si mesubɔna la ɖo eƒe dɔla ɖe gbɔnye wòva gblɔ nam be,
"for last night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me and said.
24 ‘Paulo, mègavɔ̃ o, elabena àva ɖo Kaisaro gbɔ dedie be wòadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu wò. Gawu la, Mawu se wò gbedodoɖa, eya ta ame siwo katã le ʋua me kpli wò la atsi agbe’
"‘Fear not, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you the lives of all who are sailing with you.’
25 Eya ta nɔvinyewo, milé dzi ɖe ƒo, elabena mexɔ Mawu dzi se nyuie eye menya be nu si wògblɔ la ava eme tututu.
"So take courage, men! I believe God, I believe that things will turn out exactly as it has been told me.
26 Ke ele na mí be míadze go ɖe ƒukpo aɖe dzi.”
"But we must be cast upon a certain island."
27 Tɔdziʋu la ƒe gbagbã le míaƒe ƒudzinɔnɔ ƒe ŋkeke wuienelia ƒe zãtitina lɔƒo, esi ahom la ganɔ mía nyamam le Adria ƒu me la, ʋua kulawo bu xaa be yewote ɖe anyigba aɖe ŋu.
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.
28 Ale woda dzidzeka ɖe ƒua me, eye wokpɔ be tso ƒua dzi yi egɔme anɔ abe mita blaetɔ̃-vɔ-etɔ̃ ko ene. Sẽe la, wogadae eye azɔ la, wokpɔ be anɔ afɔ blaasiekɛ pɛ ko.
So they sounded and found twenty fathoms; and after a little they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.
29 Ʋua kulawo nya be madidi hafi míava ɖi go o, ke esi wonɔ vɔvɔ̃m be ɖewohĩ míava ɖi go ɖe agakpewo dome ta la, woda seke ene ɖe ʋua me hedo gbe ɖa na agu ƒe dzedze.
Then, fearing lest we should run ashore on the rocks, they threw out four anchors from the stern, and longed for day to come.
30 Ʋua kula aɖewo wɔ ɖoɖo be yewoasi le tɔdziʋu la me ale woɖiɖi tɔdziʋu sue la ɖe tsia dzi abe seke da ge woyina ene.
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,
31 Ke Paulo gblɔ na asrafoawo kple woƒe amegã be, “Mía tɔwo, ne mia dometɔ aɖe dzo le tɔdziʋua me la, matsi agbe o.”
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, "Unless these men remain on the ship, you cannot be saved."
32 Ale asrafoawo lã ka si wosa ɖe tɔdziʋu sue la ŋu be wòge dze tsia dzi.
Then the soldiers cut the ropes of the ship’s boat and let her fall off.
33 Le fɔŋli la, Paulo gblɔ na ameawo be, “Mía tɔwo, kɔsiɖa eve sɔŋ enye esi ame aɖeke meɖu naneke o
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.
34 eya ta meɖe kuku na mi, miɖe dzi ɖi ne miaɖu nu, elabena naneke mele dzɔdzɔ ge ɖe mía dometɔ aɖeke dzi o.”
"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."
35 Azɔ Paulo ŋutɔ tsɔ abolo aɖe, eye esi wòdo gbe ɖa, da akpe na Mawu ɖe eta vɔ la, eka ɖe heɖu.
When he had so said and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God before them all, and broke it and began to eat.
36 Nu sia do ŋusẽ ʋua me nɔlawo katã, ale be ame sia ame di nane de nu me azɔ.
Then they all cheered up and themselves took food.
37 Ʋua me nɔlawo katã ƒe xexlẽme anɔ ame alafa eve blaadre-vɔ-ade.
There were in the ship two hundred and seventy-six souls, all told.
38 Esi woɖu nu ɖi ƒo vɔ la, wolɔ bli kotoku mamlɛawo katã ƒu gbe ɖe ƒua me be ʋua nanɔ wodzoe ale be wòaganyrɔ o.
After eating a hearty meal, they began to lighten the ship by throwing the wheat overboard.
39 Esi ŋu ke la, womekpɔ anyigba dze si o, elabena afu do, gake wokpɔ ƒuta ƒe afi aɖe ɖaa. Esia na be wonɔ ta me bum be ne yewoate ŋui la ne yewoatrɔ ʋu la ayi afi ma.
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.
40 Mlɔeba la, woɖoe be yewoatee akpɔ, ale wolã sekeawo hegblẽ wo ɖe ƒua me, wotu kuɖɔkawo hã, eye wodo abala heɖo ta gota.
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.
41 Ke dzɔgbevɔ̃etɔe la, tɔdziʋu la si ke. Eƒe ŋgɔgbe lɔƒo tsi teƒe ɖeka, ale be ahom la hã nɔ eƒe megbe lɔƒo kakam.
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.
42 Esi wòdzɔ alea ko la, asrafoawo gblɔ na woƒe amegã be wòaɖe mɔ na yewo yewoawu gamemɔlawo katã, ale be wo dometɔ aɖeke nagadzo dze ƒua me, aƒu tsi asi dzo le yewo gbɔ o.
Now the soldiers were planning to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim off and so escape.
43 Ke le esi woƒe amegã, Yulio di be yeaɖe Paulo ƒe agbe ta la, melɔ̃ ɖe woƒe susu si wodo ɖa la dzi o. Ke boŋ eɖe gbe be ame siwo nya tsiƒuƒu la nadze agbagba aƒu tsi ayi gota.
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;
44 Ke ame mamlɛawo dometɔ aɖewo nanɔ ʋuƒowo dzi, eye bubuwo hã nanɔ ʋua ƒe kakɛwo dzi ayi gota. Ale ame sia ame dze agbagba alea ɖo gota dedie.
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.
