Atũmwo 27
1 Na rĩrĩa gwatuirwo atĩ nĩtũkũhaica marikabu tũthiĩ Italia, Paũlũ na andũ arĩa angĩ mooheetwo makĩneanwo kũrĩ mũnene-wa-thigari-igana rĩmwe, warĩ wa mbũtũ ya Agusito, wetagwo Juliasi.
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 Tũkĩhaica marikabu yoimĩte Aduramutio ĩrĩa yakirie gũthiĩ icukĩro-inĩ cia marikabu iria ciarĩ ndwere-inĩ cia iria rĩrĩa inene bũrũri-inĩ wa Asia, na ithuĩ tũkĩambĩrĩria rũgendo tũgĩthiĩ. Nake Arisitariko, Mũmakedonia woimĩte Thesalonike, aarĩ hamwe na ithuĩ.
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 Mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ tũgĩkinya Sidoni; nake Juliasi, nĩ ũndũ wa kũiguĩra Paũlũ tha, akĩmwĩtĩkĩria athiĩ kũrĩ arata aake nĩguo mamũhe kĩrĩa angĩabatarire.
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 Twoima kũu tũkĩambĩrĩria rũgendo rĩngĩ, tũgereire mwena ũrĩa ũtaarĩ rũhuho wa Kuporo, tondũ huho cioimaga na mwena ũrĩa twathiiaga.
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 Twaarĩkia gũtuĩkania iria rĩrĩa inene rĩrĩa rĩarĩ gũkuhĩ na mabũrũri ma Kilikia na Pamufilia tũgĩkinya itũũra rĩa Mira, bũrũri-inĩ wa Likia.
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 Tũrĩ kũu mũnene ũcio wa thigari igana rĩmwe akĩona marikabu ya Alekisanderia yathiiaga Italia, nake agĩtũhaicia yo.
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 Tũgĩthiĩ kahora ihinda rĩa mĩthenya mĩingĩ na tũrĩ na thĩĩna mũingĩ nginya tũgĩkinya gũkuhĩ na Kinido. Na rĩrĩa rũhuho rwagiririe tũthiĩ ũrĩa twendaga-rĩ, tũgĩthiĩ tũgereire mwena ũrĩa ũtaarĩ rũhuho wa Kirete, kũngʼethera Salimone.
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 Nĩtwathiire na thĩĩna mũingĩ tũgereire ndwere-inĩ cia iria rĩrĩa inene na tũgĩkinya handũ heetagwo Gĩcukĩro Kĩega, hakuhĩ na itũũra rĩa Lasea.
[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 Mahinda maingĩ nĩmathirĩte, na gũthiĩ na marikabu kwarĩ na ũgwati tondũ ihinda rĩa Gĩathĩ gĩa Kwĩhinga kũrĩa Irio nĩrĩahĩtũkĩte. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Paũlũ akĩmataara akĩmeera atĩrĩ,
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 “Athuuri aya, nĩnguona atĩ rũgendo rwitũ nĩ rũgũkorwo na mũtino na rũrehe hathara nene kũrĩ marikabu na mĩrigo o na nginya kũrĩ mĩoyo iitũ yo mĩene.”
“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 No mũnene ũcio wa thigari igana rĩmwe, handũ ha gũthikĩrĩria ũrĩa Paũlũ oigaga, aarũmĩrĩire ũtaari wa mũtwarithia wa marikabu o na wa mwene marikabu ĩyo.
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 Tondũ gĩcukĩro kĩu gĩtiarĩ kĩega gĩa gũikarwo hĩndĩ ya heho-rĩ, andũ aingĩ magĩtua itua tũthiĩ na mbere, twĩhokete gũkinya Foinike, tũikare kuo hĩndĩ ĩyo ya heho. Gĩkĩ kĩarĩ gĩcukĩro kĩa meeri gĩa Kirete, nakĩo kĩangʼetheire mwena wa gũthini wa ithũĩro, o ũndũ ũmwe na mwena wa gathigathini wa ithũĩro.
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 Rĩrĩa rũhuho rumĩte mwena wa gũthini rwambĩrĩirie kũhurutana kahora-rĩ, magĩĩciiria nĩmona kĩrĩa mendaga, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio makĩohora marikabu magĩthiĩ magereire hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia Kirete.
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 Na ihinda rĩtanathiĩ mũno, rũhuho rwa hinya wa kĩhuhũkanio kĩnene rwetagwo “Eurakilo,” rũkĩhurutana ruumĩte gĩcigĩrĩra-inĩ kĩu.
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 Nayo marikabu ĩkĩnyiitwo nĩ kĩhuhũkanio kĩu ĩkĩremwo nĩgũthiĩ na kũrĩa rũhuho rwoimaga, nĩ ũndũ ũcio tũkĩmĩrekereria ĩtwarwo nĩ rũhuho.
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 Na rĩrĩa twahĩtũkagĩra gacigĩrĩra-inĩ kanini geetagwo Kauda, nĩtwarĩ na thĩĩna wa kũhaicia gatarũ ga kũhonokia andũ igũrũ wa marikabu.
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 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa andũ acio maakahaicirie marikabu-inĩ, makĩhĩtũkĩria mĩkanda rungu rwa marikabu yo nyene nĩgeetha mamĩohe wega. Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtigĩra kũhata mũthanga-inĩ wa handũ heetagwo Siriti-rĩ, makĩharũrũkia matanga na makĩrekereria marikabu ĩyo ĩtwarwo o kũrĩa ĩngĩatwarirwo nĩ rũhuho.
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 Nĩtwanyariirĩkire mũno nĩ ũndũ wa kĩhuhũkanio kĩu o nginya mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ makĩambĩrĩria gũikia mĩrigo iria-inĩ.
19 Naguo mũthenya wa gatatũ makĩambĩrĩria gũikia indo cia wĩra cia marikabu iria-inĩ na moko mao ene.
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 Na rĩrĩa kwaagire kuoneka riũa kana njata ihinda rĩa mĩthenya mĩingĩ, nakĩo kĩhuhũkanio gĩgĩthiĩ na mbere kũhuhũkania-rĩ, tũkĩrigĩrĩria na kwaga mwĩhoko o wothe wa kũhonoka.
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 Thuutha wa andũ gũikara ihinda iraaya matekũrĩa, Paũlũ akĩrũgama mbere yao akĩmeera atĩrĩ: “Andũ aya, nĩ kaba mũngĩetĩkĩrire ũtaaro wakwa mwage kuuma Kirete, hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩmũngĩehonokirie kuumana na ũgwati ũyũ o na hathara ĩno.
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 No rĩrĩ, nĩngũmũthaitha mũthiĩ na mbere kũũmĩrĩria, tondũ gũtirĩ o na ũmwe wanyu ũkũũra; tiga marikabu iiki ĩkwanangĩka.
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 Ũtukũ ũyũ, mũraika wa Ngai ũrĩa niĩ ndĩ wake na ũrĩa ndungataga nĩarũgamire hakuhĩ na niĩ na
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 aanjĩĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Paũlũ ndũkae gwĩtigĩra. No nginya ũrũgame mbere ya Kaisari ũciirithio; na rĩrĩ, Ngai tondũ wa wega wake, nĩekũhonokia mĩoyo ya andũ arĩa othe ũrĩ nao.’
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 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, inyuĩ andũ aya, thiĩi na mbere kũũmĩrĩria, nĩgũkorwo ndĩ na wĩtĩkio thĩinĩ wa Ngai atĩ nĩgũkũhaana o ta ũguo aanjĩĩrĩte.
So cheer up, [my] friends, because I believe that God will make this happen, exactly as [the angel] told me.
26 No o na kũrĩ ũguo no nginya tũhate gĩcigĩrĩra-inĩ kĩna.”
However, [the ship] will crash on some island, [and] we [(inc)] will go ashore [there].”
27 Na rĩrĩ, ũtukũ wa mũthenya wa ikũmi na ĩna wakinya, o tũgĩtwarithagio ũũ na ũũ nĩ rũhuho tũtuĩkanĩirie iria rĩrĩa rĩĩtagwo Adiria-rĩ, ũtukũ gatagatĩ atwarithia a marikabu makĩgereria nĩmakuhĩrĩirie thĩ nyũmũ.
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 Nao makĩoya kĩgeri kĩa ũriku wa maaĩ makĩona atĩ maaĩ maarĩ na ũriku wa buti igana rĩa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ. Thuutha wa kahinda kanini magĩthima rĩngĩ makĩona atĩ maaĩ maarĩ na ũriku wa buti mĩrongo kenda.
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 Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtigĩra tũtikaagũthithio rwaro rwa ihiga, makĩrekia nanga inya kuuma mwena wa na thuutha wa marikabu, na makĩhooya gũkĩe.
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 Na rĩĩrĩa maageragia kũũra moime marikabu-inĩ, atwarithia a marikabu makĩharũrũkia gatarũ ga kũhonokia andũ iria-inĩ, metuĩte atĩ marenda kũharũrũkia nanga imwe kuuma mũthia wa na mbere wa marikabu.
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 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Paũlũ akĩĩra mũnene ũcio wa thigari igana rĩmwe hamwe na thigari atĩrĩ, “Andũ aya maga gũikara marikabu-inĩ, inyuĩ mũtingĩhonoka.”
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 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio thigari igĩtinia mĩkanda ĩrĩa yanyiitĩte gatarũ ga kũhonokia andũ, makĩreka koore.
So the soldiers cut the ropes and let the lifeboat fall into the water.
33 Gwakuhĩrĩria gũkĩa, Paũlũ akĩmathaitha othe marĩe irio, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Kwa ihinda rĩa mĩthenya ikũmi na ĩna mĩthiru, mũkoretwo mũikarĩte o ũguo mwĩimĩte irio, mũteekũrĩa kĩndũ.
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 Rĩu ndamũthaitha mũrĩe irio. Nĩmũbatarĩte kũrĩa irio nĩguo imũige muoyo. Gũtirĩ rũcuĩrĩ rwa mũtwe wa mũndũ o na ũmwe wanyu rũkũũra.”
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 Aarĩkia kuuga ũguo, akĩoya mũgate, agĩcookeria Ngai ngaatho mbere yao othe. Agĩcooka akĩwenyũranga, akĩambĩrĩria kũrĩa.
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 Nao othe makĩigua momĩrĩria, makĩoya irio makĩrĩa.
The [rest of us] became encouraged, so we [(exc)] all ate some food.
37 Ithuothe twarĩ andũ 276 arĩa twarĩ marikabu-inĩ.
Altogether there were 276 of us [SYN] on the ship.
38 Rĩrĩa maarĩire makĩhũũna, maacookire magĩikia ngano iria-inĩ nĩgeetha marikabu ĩhũthe.
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 Kwarooka gũkĩa-rĩ, atwarithia matiigana kũmenya bũrũri ũcio, no makĩona gĩcongoco kĩarĩ na mũthanga hũgũrũrũ-inĩ, magĩĩciiria magerie kũhatithia marikabu ho.
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 Nao makĩrenga nanga, igĩtigwo iria-inĩ, na o hau makĩohora mĩkanda ĩrĩa yohete thukani. Magĩcooka makĩhaicia taama ũrĩa wĩkagĩrwo mbere ya marikabu nĩguo ũnyiite rũhuho, magĩthiĩ meerekeire hũgũrũrũ-inĩ.
[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 No rĩrĩ, marikabu ĩkĩgũtha mũthanga na ĩkĩhata. Mũthia wa na mbere wayo ũkĩhata na ũkĩrũma biũ, naguo mũthia wa na thuutha ũkiunĩkanga nĩ ũndũ wa kũhũũrwo nĩ makũmbĩ ma maaĩ.
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 Thigari ikĩbanga ciũrage ohwo nĩgeetha gũtikagĩe o na ũmwe wao ũngĩthambĩra oore.
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 No tondũ mũnene ũcio wa thigari igana rĩmwe nĩendaga kũhonokia muoyo wa Paũlũ, agĩcigiria ciĩke ũguo ciabangĩte. Agĩathana atĩ andũ arĩa mangĩahotire gũthambĩra mambe marũũge maaĩ-inĩ mathiĩ thĩ nyũmũ.
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 Nao andũ acio angĩ makinye kuo menyiitĩrĩire mbaũ kana icunjĩ cia marikabu. Ũguo nĩguo andũ othe maakinyire thĩ nyũmũ matarĩ na ũũru.
[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.
