Apostlenes-gjerninge 27
1 Tiden kom da vi skulle reise til Italia. Paulus og noen andre fanger ble overlevert til en offiser som het Julius, ved Den keiserlige bataljon.
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 Med på reisen hadde vi også Aristark fra Tessaloniki i Makedonia. Vi gikk ombord på et skip i Adramyttium og seilte av sted. Skipet skulle seile innom flere steder langs kysten av provinsen Asia.
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 Dagen etter la vi til i byen Sidon. Offiseren Julius var vennlig innstilt mot Paulus og lot ham gå i land for å besøke venner og nyte godt av gjestfriheten deres.
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 Da vi dro fra Sidon, fikk vi motvind og seilte derfor i le av Kypros.
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 Etter det var vi ute på åpent hav og passerte provinsene Kilikia og Pamfylia før vi la til i byen Myra i provinsen Lykia.
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 Der fant offiseren et egyptisk skip fra Alexandria som skulle til Italia og som tok oss ombord.
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 I flere dager gikk nå seilturen tungt, etter som vinden sto imot oss. Da vi til slutt nærmet oss øya Knidos, la kapteinen om kursen og seilte rett sørover til vi rundet neset ved Salmone og kom inn i le sjø ved øya Kreta.
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 Der klarte vi å kjempe oss fram langs kysten og kom etter en tid til stedet som blir kalt Godhavn nær byen 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 Vi hadde mistet mye tid, og været holdt på å bli farlig for lange sjøreiser, etter som det allerede var seint på høsten. Paulus advarte derfor offiseren og mannskapet
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 og sa:”Mine venner, det kommer til å bli store problemer om vi fortsetter reisen. Både skipet og lasten vil gå tapt, og vi kommer til å risikere våre egne liv!”
“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 Men offiseren som var ansvarlig for fangene, hørte mer på kapteinen og de som eide skipet, enn på Paulus.
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 Etter som Godhavn ikke var noen god havn for vinteropplag, syntes de fleste av mannskapet at de skulle seile videre til Føniks og der ta landligge over vinteren. Dette var en god havn lenger vest på Kreta, og som var åpen mot nordvest og sørvest.
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 Nå begynte det å blåse svak vind fra sør. De trodde derfor at reisen til Føniks skulle bli enkel. Altså lettet de anker og begynte å seile tett inn mot kysten av Kreta.
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 Det drøyde ikke lenge før været plutselig slo om. En voldsom storm, den blir kalt nordoststormen, feide ned fra øya og drev skipet med seg ut på åpne havet. Mannskapet forsøkte å snu inn mot land, men klarte det ikke og ble tvunget til å la skipet drive for vinden.
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.”
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 Til slutt kom vi i le bak en liten øy som het Klauda. Med store problemer kunne vi da få ombord skipsbåten som vi hadde på slep.
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 Da vi hadde heist den opp, surret vi skipet med tau for å styrke skroget. Sjømennene var redde for at skipet skulle drive mot sandbankene ved Syrtebukten. Derfor firte de ned storseilet og lot skipet drive.
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 Da stormen neste dag fortsatte å rase, begynte mannskapet å kaste lasten overbord.
19 Den tredje dagen kastet de også utrustningen på skipet over bord og alt annet som var løst.
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 I flere døgn så vi verken solen eller stjernene og kunne ikke navigere. Stormen fortsatte med uforminsket styrke. Til slutt regnet vi med at alt håp var ute.
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 Over lenger tid hadde ingen spist. Til slutt gikk Paulus til mannskapet og soldatene og sa:”Dere skulle ha hørt på meg allerede fra begynnelsen av og tatt landligge på Kreta over vinteren. Da hadde dere sluppet alle disse problemene og det store tapet.
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 Men ikke gi opp håpet! Ingen av oss kommer til å dø, bare skipet vil gå tapt.
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 I natt kom nemlig en engel til meg fra den Gud som jeg tilhører og som jeg tjener.
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 Han sa:’Vær ikke redd Paulus. Du skal stilles for retten hos keiseren. For øvrig har Gud lovet å redde livet til alle dem som seiler sammen med deg.’
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 Gi derfor ikke opp! Jeg stoler på Gud. Alt skal gå akkurat som han har sagt.
So cheer up, [my] friends, because I believe that God will make this happen, exactly as [the angel] told me.
26 Vi kommer til å drive i land på en øy.”
However, [the ship] will crash on some island, [and] we [(inc)] will go ashore [there].”
27 Da vi hadde drevet omkring på Adriaterhavet i fjorten stormnetter, oppdaget sjøfolkene midt på natten at vi nærmet oss land.
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 De loddet dybden og oppdaget at den var mindre enn 40 meter. Etter en liten stund målte de dybden til snaut 30 meter.
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 De var redde for at skipet skulle gå på skjærene og kastet ut fire ankere fra akterstavnen. Utålmodig ventet de på at det skulle bli morgen.
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 Noen av sjøfolkene forsøkte å rømme skipet. De låret skipsbåten på vannet og sa at de måtte legge ut ankere også fra baugen.
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 Da advarte Paulus offiseren og soldatene og sa:”Vi kommer til å dø alle sammen, dersom disse sjøfolkene ikke blir ombord.”
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 Da kappet soldatene tauene og lot skipsbåten drive av sted.
So the soldiers cut the ropes and let the lifeboat fall into the water.
33 Straks før det begynte å lysne, oppfordret Paulus på nytt alle om å spise.”Dere har ikke rørt mat på to uker”, sa han.
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 ”Pass på å få i dere litt mat, slik at dere orker anstrenngelsene! Vær ikke redde, ikke et hårstrå på hodene deres kommer til å bli krummet!”
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 Han tok et brød, takket Gud, brøt av en bit og spiste.
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 Straks kjente alle seg bedre til motes og begynte å spise de også.
The [rest of us] became encouraged, so we [(exc)] all ate some food.
37 Det var 276 personer om bord.
Altogether there were 276 of us [SYN] on the ship.
38 Da alle hadde spist seg mette, kastet mannskapet hvetelasten overbord for å gjøre skipet lettere.
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 Da det lysnet av dag, kjente de ikke igjen kysten de så, men de merket seg en bukt med en sandstrand og ville forsøke å sette skipet på grunn der.
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 De kappet trossene og lot ankrene falle. Så surret de løs roret, heiste framseilet og satte kursen mot stranden.
[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 Men skipet støtte på en grunne. Baugen satte seg bom fast, mens akterstavnen begynte å bli brutt i stykker av de voldsomme brenningene.
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 Soldatene besluttet da å drepe alle fangene for at ingen skulle svømme i land og rømme.
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 Men offiseren ville redde Paulus og hindret at planen ble gjennoført. Han ga befaling om at alle som kunne svømme, først skulle hoppe overbord og ta seg i land.
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 Resten skulle forsøke å buksere seg inn til land ved å flyte på planker og vrakrester fra det knuste skipet. På denne måten klarte alle å redde seg opp på stranden.
[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.
