Ebikolwa by’Abatume 27
1 Awo bwe kyasalibwawo tusaabale ku nnyanja tugende mu Italiya, Pawulo n’abasibe abalala ne bakwasibwa omuserikale omukulu w’ekitongole ky’abaserikale ekikumi, erinnya lye Yuliyo, eyali ow’omu kibinja kya Kayisaali Agusito.
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 Ekyombo eky’e Adulamutiyo ekyali kinaatera okuseeyeya ku lubalama lwa Asiya; ne tusitula nga ne Alisutaluuko Omumakedoni ow’e Sessaloniika ali naffe.
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 Ku lunaku olwaddirira ne tugoba ku mwalo gw’e Sidoni, Yuliyo n’akolera Pawulo eky’ekisa n’amukkiriza n’agenda ku lukalu eri mikwano gye ne bamusembeza.
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 Bwe twasitula, empewo n’etufuluma mu maaso, ne tusaabala ne tuyita ku mabbali ga Kupulo.
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 Bwe twamala okuva mu nnyanja wakati ne tuyita ku lubalama lwa Kirukiya ne Panfuliya, ne tugoba ku mwalo Mula ogw’e Lukiya.
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 Eyo omukulu w’ekitongole n’alabawo ekyombo ekyali kiva mu Alegezanderiya nga kiraga mu Italiya, n’atusaabaza omwo.
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 Twamala ennaku nnyingi ng’ennyanja yeefuukudde, nga tugenda mpola, ne tusemberera olubalama lw’e Kunido mu buzibu bungi naye ne tuteeyongerayo mu maaso ng’omuyaga gutuyitiridde, ne tusala ne tugenda ku luuyi olumu olwa Kuleete nga tuva ku mwalo gwa Salumone.
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 Ne tusaabala mu buzibu bungi ne tuyita ku lubalama okumpi n’ekifo ekiyitibwa Emyalo Emirungi ekiriraanye ekibuga Laseya.
[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 Bwe waayitawo ebbanga ddene, n’obudde nga butandise okwonoonekera ddala, era nga kyakabi okwolekera olugendo, ate era nga n’ekisiibo kyayita dda, Pawulo n’abawa amagezi,
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 ng’agamba nti, “Bassebo, ndaba nti olugendo lujja kubeeramu emitawaana n’okufiirwa kungi, si kwa bintu byokka n’ekyombo, naye n’obulamu bwaffe.”
“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 Naye omukulu w’ekitongole n’awalirizibwa okugondera amagezi g’omugoba w’ekyombo ne nannyini kyo okusinga Pawulo bye yayogera.
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 Olw’okubanga omwalo tegwali mulungi okwewogomamu mu kiseera ky’obutiti, abasinga obungi kyebaava basemba eky’okweyongerayo, nga basuubira nti obanga kisoboka tutuuke e Foyiniiki, we baba bamala ekiseera eky’obutiti ku mwalo gwa Kuleete ogwali gutunuulidde obukiikaddyo n’ebugwanjuba, n’obukiikakkono n’ebugwanjuba.
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 Mu kiseera ekyo empewo n’efuluma mu bukiikaddyo nga nzikakkamu, ne balowooza nti kye baali bagenderera bakifunye ne basikayo ennanga ne bagendera kumpi n’olukalu lwa Kuleete.
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 Naye waali tewannayita bbanga ddene, omuyaga ogw’amaanyi ennyo oguyitibwa Ewulakulo, ne gukunta n’amaanyi mangi nnyo.
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 Ne gufuuwa ekyombo ne kiva mu kkubo lyakyo, ne kitayinza kwolekera muyaga, ne tuguleka ne gututwala nga bwe gwayagala.
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 Oluvannyuma ne tuyita ku mabbali g’akazinga akayitibwa Kawuda, mu kutegana,
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 ne tukwata akaato akeeyambisibwa mu kabenje, ne bakasibira okwo n’emiguwa okwetooloola ekyombo, ne bakanyweza. Olw’okutya nti ekyombo kiyinza okuwagamira mu musenyu gwa Suluti, kyebaava bassa ettanga eddene ne baleka ekyombo ne kitwalibwa omuyaga.
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 Olunaku olwaddirira omuyaga ne gweyongera amaanyi, abalunnyanja ne batandika okusuula mu nnyanja ebintu ebyali mu kyombo.
19 Ne ku lunaku olwokusatu ne bakwata ebintu ebikola ku kyombo ne babisuula mu nnyanja.
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 Ne tumala ennaku nnyingi nga tetulabye ku njuba wadde emunyeenye, gwo omuyaga nga gutuzunza n’amaanyi gaagwo gonna; olwo essuubi lyaffe lyonna ery’okuwona ne lituggweeramu ddala.
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 Bwe baamala ebbanga nga n’okulya tebaagala kulya, Pawulo n’alyoka ayimirira wakati mu bo, n’abagamba nti, “Abasajja kyabagwanira okumpuliriza obutava Kuleete, kubanga temwandifiiriddwa byammwe bwe muti awamu n’okulumizibwa!
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 Naye kaakano mugume omwoyo! Kubanga tewali n’omu ajja kufa, wabula ekyombo kyokka kye kijja okuzikirira.
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 Kubanga ekiro ekyayise, malayika wa Katonda wange gwe mpeereza, yayimiridde we ndi,
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 n’aŋŋamba nti, ‘Totya, Pawulo, kubanga kikugwanira okuyimirira mu maaso ga Kayisaali owozesebwe, era laba, Katonda akuwadde obuvunaanyizibwa ku abo bonna b’oli nabo mu kyombo.’
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 Noolwekyo mugume omwoyo! Kubanga nzikiriza Katonda nga mu ngeri yonna kijja kuba nga bwe kyaŋŋambiddwa.
So cheer up, [my] friends, because I believe that God will make this happen, exactly as [the angel] told me.
26 Naye kitugwanidde okusuulibwa ku kizinga.”
However, [the ship] will crash on some island, [and] we [(inc)] will go ashore [there].”
27 Mu kiro eky’ekkumi n’ebina embuyaga bwe yali etuwuuba eno n’eri mu Nnyanja Aduliya, mu ttumbi abalunnyanja ne bateebereza nti olukalu luli kumpi.
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 Ne bapima ne balaba ng’obuwanvu bw’amazzi okukka wansi buli mita amakumi asatu mu musanvu. Bwe waayitawo akabanga ate ne bapima ne basanga nga mita amakumi abiri mu musanvu.
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 Bwe baatya okutomera enjazi ku lubalama ne basuula ennanga nnya emabega, ne basabirira obudde okukya.
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 Abamu ku balunnyanja ne bateesa okwabulira ekyombo ne bassa akaato akeyambisibwa mu kabenje, nga beefuula ng’abagenda okusuula ennanga mu maaso g’ekyombo.
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 Naye Pawulo n’agamba omukulu w’ekitongole n’abaserikale be nti, “Mwenna temujja kuwona okuggyako ng’abasajja bano basigala ku kyombo.”
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 Awo abaserikale ne basala emiguwa egyali gikutte akato, ne bakaleka ne kagwayo.
So the soldiers cut the ropes and let the lifeboat fall into the water.
33 Awo obudde bwali bunaatera okukya, Pawulo ne yeegayirira buli muntu alye ku mmere, ng’abagamba nti, “Leero lunaku lwa kkumi na nnya nga mulindirira nga temulidde, ate era mukyeyongera obutalya.
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 Noolwekyo mubeeko ke mulya, kubanga ekyo kye kijja okubalokola so tewaabe n’omu ku mmwe anaavibwako luviiri lwe ku mutwe gwe.”
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 Awo Pawulo bwe yamala okwogera ebyo, n’addira omugaati, ne yeebaza Katonda mu maaso gaabwe bonna, n’amenya omugaati n’alya.
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 Amangwago buli omu n’atandika okulya ku mmere.
The [rest of us] became encouraged, so we [(exc)] all ate some food.
37 Abaali ku kyombo bonna awamu baali ebikumi bibiri mu nsanvu mu mukaaga.
Altogether there were 276 of us [SYN] on the ship.
38 Bonna bwe baamala okulya nga bakkuse, ne basuula eŋŋaano mu nnyanja okwongera okuwewula ku kyombo.
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 Awo obudde bwe bwakya ne batalaba lukalu naye ne balengera ekikono ky’ennyanja nga kirina ekibangirizi eky’omusenyu ku lubalama, ne baagala bagobye okwo ekyombo.
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 Ne bakutula ennanga, ne bazireka mu nnyanja, ne basumulula emiguwa egikwata enkasi ne bawanika ettanga ery’omu maaso g’ekyombo empewo eryoke ekitwale mu maaso, ne balyoka boolekera olukalu.
[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 Naye ekyombo ne kyeggunda mu musenyu engezi ebbiri we zaali zisisinkana, ekitundu eky’omu maaso ne kiwagamira mu musenyu nga tekinyeenya, eky’emabega ne kisigala wabweru waggulu, ng’amayengo ag’amaanyi gakikuba, era ne kitandika okumenyekamenyeka.
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 Abaserikale ne bateesa batte abasibe bonna, si kulwa nga bawuga ne batuuka ku lukalu ne babomba.
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 Naye olwokubanga Yuliyo yayagala okuwonya Pawulo, amagezi ago n’agagaana. Awo n’alagira buli muntu asobola okuwuga awuge alage ku lukalu,
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 n’abo abatasobola kuwuga bagezeeko okweyambisa ebitundutundu by’embaawo ebyali bimenyese ku kyombo. Awo buli muntu n’atuuka bulungi ku lukalu nga taliiko kamogo.
[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.
