Asan'ny Apostoly 27
1 Ary rehefa voadidy hiondrana an-tsambo hiala hankany Italia izahay, Paoly sy ny mpifatotra sasany dia natolotra tamin’ ny kapiteny atao hoe Jolio, tamin’ ny antokon’ i Aogosto.
NOW as it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan cohort.
2 Ary rehefa nirotsaka an-tsambo avy any Adramytena izay efa handeha hitety ny sisin-tanin’ i Asia izahay, dia lasa nandeha; ary niaraka taminay Aristarko Makedoniana avy any Tesalonika.
And embarking in a ship of Adrymittium, ready to sail for the coast of Asia, we proceeded on our voyage, Aristarchus a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
3 Ary nony ampitso dia tonga tany Sidona izahay. Ary tsara ny nitondran’ i Jolio an’ i Paoly, fa navelany hankany amin’ ny sakaizany izay hiahy azy izy.
And the next day we arrived at Sidon: and Julius treated Paul with the greatest humanity, and permitted him to go to his friends, to enjoy the benefit of their care.
4 Ary nony niala teo izahay, dia nanara-morona an’ i Kyprosy nihazo ny ilany takon-drivotra, satria nanohitra ny rivotra.
And taking our departure from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
5 Ary rehefa namaky ny ranomasina tany Kilikia sy Pamfilia izahay, dia tonga tany Myra any Lykia.
And traversing the sea opposite to Cilicia and Pamphylia, we arrived at Myra, a city of Lycia.
6 Ary tao no nahitan’ ny kapiteny sambon’ Aleksandria hankany Italia, dia nasainy niondrana teo aminy izahay.
And the centurion finding there a ship of Alexandria bound for Italy, he put us on board of it.
7 Ary rehefa nandeha niadana andro maromaro izahay ka saiky tsy tonga tandrifin’ i Kinido, satria nisakana anay ny rivotra, dia takon-drivotra tandrifin’ i Salmona izahay;
Then for many days making very slow way, and scarce reaching over against Knidos, the wind not favouring us, we coasted Crete, opposite Cape Salmone:
8 ary nony sahirana nanara-morona izahay, dia tonga teo amin’ ny tany anankiray atao hoe Tsara-fitodian-tsambo; akaikin’ izany ny tanàna Lasea.
and weathering it with difficulty, we came to a certain place called, The fair havens; near to which is the city Lasea.
9 Ary rehefa lany ny andro maro, sady sarotra ny fandehanan-tsambo tamin’ izany, satria efa afaka ny Andro Fifadiana, dia nananatra azy Paoly
And much time being consumed, and sailing now becoming dangerous, because the fast was already past, Paul admonished them,
10 ka nanao taminy hoe: Ry tompokolahy ô, hitako fa izao fandehanana izao dia hisy fahasimbana sy fatiantoka be ihany, ka tsy amin’ ny entana sy ny sambo ihany, fa ny aintsika koa aza.
saying unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be attended with much damage and loss, not only of the cargo and of the ship, but danger of our lives also.
11 Kanefa ny kapiteny nino ny mpitondra sy ny tompon-tsambo, fa tsy ny teny nolazain’ i Paoly.
But the centurion paid more attention to the master and to the pilot than to the things which were spoken by Paul.
12 Ary satria ny fitodian-tsambo teo dia tsy tsara hitoerana amin’ ny ririnina, dia nataon’ ny maro fa tsara raha miala, fandrao mba ho tonga any Foiniksa ahay handany ny ririnina any; fitodian-tsambo any Kreta izany ka manatrika mianatsimo-andrefana sy mianavaratra-andrefana.
And the harbour not being well situated for a winter station, the greater part advised to sail from thence, if they possibly could reach as far as Phenice to pass the winter, a harbour open to the south-west and north-west.
13 Ary raha nitsoka malemy ny rivotra avy any atsimo, ka nataony fa efa nahazo izay niriny izy, dia niala teo izy ka nandalo akaikikaikin’ i Kreta.
So when the south wind blew softly, supposing they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor, and kept near the coast of Crete.
14 Ary tsy ela rehefa afaka izany, dia nifofofofo nidina avy teo ny tafio-drivotra mahery atao hoe Eorakylona.
But not long after a hurricane wind, called Euroclydon, drove us towards the island,
15 Ary raha nopaohin’ ny rivotra ny sambo ka tsy nahatoha azy, dia navelanay haveziveziny izy.
and the ship becoming ungovernable, and unable to bear up in the eye of the wind, we gave up the attempt, and let her drive.
16 Ary raha nandeha faingana nanara-morona ny nosy atao hoe Kaoda nihazo ny ilany takon-drivotra izahay, dia saiky tsy nahazo ny salopy;
And running under a little island called Clauda, it was with difficulty we were able to come at the boat:
17 ary rehefa nakarina izany, dia novahorany manodidina ny sambo; ary natahotra izy, fandrao hihatra any amin’ ilay fasika mandrevo, dia nampidina ny lay, ka navelany handeha ho azy ny sambo.
which when they had hoisted out, they used all helps, carrying ropes round the ship’s bottom; and fearing lest they should run on the quick-sands, they lowered the mast, and so were driven.
18 Ary raha nasian’ ny rivotra mafy izahay, dia nanariany ny entana nony ampitso;
And being exceedingly tossed with the storm, we the next day threw out the cargo.
19 ary nony ampitso’ io indray dia narian’ ny tànany ihany ny fanaka teo amin’ ny sambo;
And the third day with our own hands we threw overboard the tackling of the vessel.
20 fa rehefa tsy hita ny masoandro na ny kintana hatramin’ ny andro maro, ary tsy kely ny rivotra izay namely, dia tsy nanantena ho voavonjy intsony izahay.
So when neither sun nor stars had appeared for many days, and no small tempest beating on us, all hope of our being preserved was entirely taken from us.
21 Ary rehefa tsy nihinan-kanina ela izy ireo, Paoly dia nitsangana teo afovoany ka nanao hoe: Ry tompokolahy ô, tsara raha ho nihaino ahy ianareo ka tsy niala tany Kreta, mba tsy ho nahitana izao fahasimbana sy fatiantoka izao.
Now after being a long while without food, then stood up Paul in the midst of them, and said, Ye ought, my friends, to have been persuaded by me, and not have sailed from Crete, and got this loss and damage.
22 Ary ankehitriny mananatra anareo aho mba hatoky; fa tsy hisy ho faty ianareo, fa ny sambo ihany no ho very.
Yet even now I exhort you to be of good courage: for there shall be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.
23 Fa nisy anjelin’ Andriamanitra, Izay Tompoko sady tompoiko, nitsangana teo anilako halina
For there stood by me this night an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
24 ka nanao hoe: Aza matahotra, ry Paoly; fa tsy maintsy hitsangana eo anatrehan’ i Kaisara ianao; ary, indro, efa nomen’ Andriamanitra anao ny olona rehetra izay miaraka aminao.
saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar: and behold! God hath graciously given thee all who are sailing with thee.
25 Koa matokia, ry tompokolahy ô, fa mino an’ Andriamanitra aho fa ho tonga araka ny voalazany tamiko izany.
Wherefore, sirs, cheer up: for I believe God that it will be so, exactly as he hath spoken to me.
26 Nefa tsy maintsy fefika ihany eo amin’ ny nosy anankiray isika.
But we must be cast on a certain island.
27 Ary tamin’ ny alina fahefatra ambin’ ny folo, raha navezimbezina tany Adria izahay, nony namatonalina dia nataon’ ny matilo fa efa manakaiky tany izy;
Now as the fourteenth night was passing, whilst we were driving about in the Adriatic sea, about midnight the sailors imagined that some land was near to them:
28 dia nanaka-drano izy ka hitany fa faharoa-polo refy; ary nony nandrosoroso kokoa izy, dia nanaka-drano indray ka hitany fa fahadimy ambin’ ny folo refy.
and sounding, had twenty fathoms; then passing on a little farther, and sounding again, they had fifteen fathoms.
29 Dia natahotra izahay, fandrao hidona amin’ ny harambato, ka dia nandatsaka vatofantsika efatra teo am-bodisambo ary naniry ny andro ho maraina.
And fearing lest they might run on some rocky coast, they cast out four anchors astern, and wished eagerly for the day to break.
30 Fa raha nitady handositra hiala tamin’ ny sambo ny matilo ka efa nampidina ny salopy teo amin’ ny ranomasina izy, nody handatsaka vatofantsika eo an-doha-sambo,
Now as the sailors were seeking to escape out of the ship, and had hoisted out the boat into the sea, under pretence as if they were going to carry out anchors a-head,
31 dia hoy Paoly tamin’ ny kapiteny sy ny miaramila: Raha tsy mitoetra eto an-tsambo ireo, dia tsy azo vonjena ianareo.
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these men abide in the ship, ye cannot be preserved.
32 Dia notapahin’ ny miaramila ny mahazaka rehetra tamin’ ny salopy, ka navelany ho latsaka.
Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
33 Ary raha mbola tsy nazava ny andro, dia niangavy tamin’ ny olona rehetra Paoly mba hihinan-kanina ka nanao hoe: Anio no fahefatra ambin’ ny folo andro niandrasanareo, sady nahari-noana ianareo ka tsy nihinana.
And while they waited until the day should break, Paul exhorted them all to take some nourishment, saying, To day, expecting the fourteenth day, ye are continuing without food, taking nothing.
34 Koa mananatra anareo aho hihinan-kanina, fa izany no isan’ ny hamonjena anareo; ary tsy hisy ho very aminareo rehetra na dia singam-bolo iray akory aza.
Wherefore I exhort you to take some food, for this is for your preservation: for a hair shall not fall from the head of any one of you.
35 Ary rehefa nilaza izany izy sady nandray mofo, dia nisaotra an’ Andriamanitra teo anatrehan’ ny olona rehetra; ary rehefa novakiny, dia nihinana izy.
And so saying, and taking a loaf, he gave thanks to God before them all, and breaking it, began to eat.
36 Dia nahazo toky izy rehetra ka nihinana koa.
Then were they all cheered up, and they too took refreshment.
37 Ary izahay rehetra teo anaty sambo dia olona enina amby fito-polo amby roan-jato.
Now all the souls which were in the ship amounted to two hundred seventy-six:
38 Ary rehefa voky izy, dia nanariany ho any anaty ranomasina ny hanina mba hanamaivana ny sambo.
and having made a hearty meal, they lightened the vessel, throwing the wheat into the sea.
39 Ary rehefa nazava ny andro, dia tsy nahalala ny tany izy, fa nahita helodrano anankiray tsara morona, ka teo no nokasainy hampidonana ny sambo, raha azony atao.
And when the day broke, they knew not the land: but they observed a certain creek with a beach, into which they resolved, if they could, to run the vessel aground.
40 Ary rehefa nesoriny avokoa ny vatofantsika, dia navelany ho any an-dranomasina, ary novahany koa ny kofehin’ ny familian-tsambo dia namelatra ny lay anoloana izy ho azon’ ny rivotra ka nanatona ny tany.
And weighing the anchors, they committed her to the sea, and loosing at the same time the chains of the rudders, and hoisting the foresail to the breeze, they made for the beach.
41 Ary raha tonga tamin’ izay nisy fihaonan-dranomasina izy, dia navelany hidona tamin’ ny tany ny sambo; ary ny loha-sambo nihizina ka nitoetra tsy nihetsika, fa ny vodi-sambo kosa dia vakivaky azon’ ny herin’ ny onja.
But falling on a shoal where two currents met, they ran the ship aground; and the forecastle stuck fast, and remained immoveable, but the stern was stove in by the violence of the waves.
42 Ary ny miaramila nanao tetika hamono ny mpifatotra, fandrao hisy hilomano ireo ka ho afaka.
Then the soldiers’ design was to have murdered the prisoners, lest any of them should swim ashore and escape.
43 Fa ny kapiteny ta-hamonjy an’ i Paoly, dia nisakana azy tsy hanao izay nokasainy; fa izay nahay nilomano no nasainy hirotsaka aloha ka hilomano ho any amin’ ny tany,
But the centurion, desirous to preserve Paul, withheld them from their purpose, and commanded those who were able to swim to jump overboard first, and reach the land:
44 ary ny sisa dia samy hanao izay hahafaka azy, na amin’ ny hazo fisaka, na amin’ ny zavatra avy amin’ ny sambo. Dia tonga soa aman-tsara teny an-tanety avokoa izy rehetra.
and that the rest should make the attempt, some on planks, and some on the floating materials of the ship: and in this manner so it was that they all safely reached the shore.
