Atos 27
1 E, como se determinou que havíamos de navegar para a Itália, entregaram Paulo, e alguns outros presos, a um centurião por nome Júlio, da coorte Augusta.
As it was decided that we were to sail to Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were put in charge of a centurion of the Augustan Guard, named Julius.
2 E, embarcando nós em um navio Adramytino, partimos navegando pelos lugares da Asia, estando conosco Aristarco, macedônio, de Tessalônica.
We went on board a ship from Adramyttium, which was on the point of sailing to the ports along the coast of Roman Asia, and put to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, went with us.
3 E chegamos no dia seguinte a Sidon, e Júlio, tratando Paulo humanamente, lhe permitiu ir ver os amigos, para que cuidassem dele.
The next day we put in to Sidon, where Julius treated Paul in a friendly manner, and allowed him to go to see his friends and receive their hospitality.
4 E, partindo dali, fomos navegando abaixo de Chypre, porquanto os ventos eram contrários.
Putting to sea again, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the wind was against us;
5 E, tendo atravessado o mar, ao longo da Cilicia e Pamphylia, chegamos a mirra, na Lycia.
and, after crossing the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we reached Myra in Lycia.
6 E, achando ali o centurião um navio de Alexandria, que navegava para a Itália, nos fez embarcar nele.
There the Roman officer found an Alexandrian ship on her way to Italy, and put us on board of her.
7 E, indo já por muitos dias navegando vagarosamente, e havendo chegado apenas defronte de Cnido, não nos permitindo o vento ir mais adiante, navegamos abaixo de Creta, junto de Salmone.
For several days our progress was slow, and it was only with difficulty that we arrived off Cnidus. As the wind was still unfavorable when we came off Cape Salmone, we sailed under the lee of Crete,
8 E, costeando-a dificilmente, chegamos a um certo lugar chamado Bons Portos, perto do qual estava a cidade de Lasca.
and with difficulty, by keeping close in shore, we reached a place called ‘Fair Havens,’ near which was the town of Lasea.
9 E, passado muito tempo, e sendo já perigosa a navegação, porquanto já também o jejum tinha passado, Paulo os admoestava,
This had taken a considerable time, and sailing was already dangerous, for the Fast was already over; and so Paul gave this warning.
10 Dizendo-lhes: Varões, vejo que a navegação há de ser incomoda, e com muito dano, não só para o navio e carga, mas também para as nossas vidas.
“My friends,” he said, “I see that this voyage will be attended with injury and much damage, not only to the cargo and the ship, but to our own lives also.”
11 Porém o centurião cria mais no piloto e no mestre, do que no que dizia Paulo.
The Roman officer, however, was more influenced by the captain and the owner than by what was said by Paul.
12 E, não sendo aquele porto cômodo para invernar, os mais deles foram de parecer que se partisse dali para ver se podiam chegar a Fênix, que é um ponto de Creta que olha para a banda do vento da África e do Coro, e invernar ali.
And, as the harbor was not a suitable one to winter in, the majority were in favor of continuing the voyage, in hope of being able to reach Phoenix, and winter there. Phoenix was a Cretan harbor, open to the north-east and south-east.
13 E, soprando o sul brandamente, lhes pareceu terem já o que desejavam, e, fazendo-se de vela, foram de muito perto costeando Creta.
So, when a light wind sprang up from the south, thinking that they had found their opportunity, they weighed anchor and kept along the coast of Crete, close in shore.
14 Porém não muito depois deu nela um pé de vento, chamado euro-aquilão.
But shortly afterward a hurricane came down on us off the land – a north-easter, as it is called.
15 E, sendo o navio arrebatado por ele, e não podendo navegar contra o vento, dando de mão a tudo, nos deixamos ir à tôa
The ship was caught by it and was unable to keep her head to the wind, so we had to give way and let her drive before it.
16 E, correndo abaixo de uma pequena ilha chamada Clauda, apenas pudemos ganhar o batel,
Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we only just managed to secure the ship’s boat,
17 Levado para cima o qual, usaram de todos os remédios, cingindo o navio; e, temendo darem à costa na Syrte, amainadas as velas, assim foram à tôa.
and, after hoisting it on board, the men frapped the ship. But, afraid of being driven on to the Syrtis Sands, they lowered the yard, and then drifted.
18 E, andando nós agitados por uma veemente tempestade, no dia seguinte aliviaram o navio.
So violently were we tossed about by the storm, that the next day they began throwing the cargo overboard,
19 E ao terceiro dia nós mesmos, com as nossas próprias mãos, lançamos ao mar a armação do navio
and, on the following day, threw out the ship’s tackle with their own hands.
20 E, não aparecendo, havia já muitos dias, nem sol nem estrelas, e oprimindo-nos uma não pequena tempestade, fugiu-nos toda a esperança de nos salvarmos.
As neither sun nor stars were visible for several days, and, as the gale still continued severe, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.
21 E, havendo já muito que se não comia, então Paulo, pondo-se em pé no meio deles, disse: Fôra na verdade razoável, ó varões, ter-me ouvido a mim e não partir de Creta, e evitar assim este incômodo e esta perdição.
It was then, when they had gone a long time without food, that Paul came forward, and said, “My friends, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and so incurred this injury and damage.
22 Porém agora vos admoesto a que tenhais bom ânimo, porque não se perderá a vida de nenhum de vós, mas somente o navio.
Yet, even as things are, I beg you not to lose courage, for there will not be a single life lost among you – only the ship.
23 Porque esta mesma noite o anjo de Deus, de quem eu sou, e a quem sirvo, esteve comigo,
For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong, and whom I serve, stood by me, and said –
24 Dizendo: Paulo, não temas: importa que sejas apresentado a Cesar, e eis que Deus te deu todos quantos navegam contigo.
‘Have no fear, Paul; you must appear before the Emperor, and God himself has given you the lives of all your fellow voyagers.’
25 Portanto, ó varões, tende bom ânimo; porque creio em Deus, que há de acontecer assim como a mim me foi dito.
Therefore, courage, my friends! For I believe God, that everything will happen exactly as I have been told.
26 Porém é necessário irmos dar numa ilha.
We will, however, have to be driven on some island.”
27 E, quando chegou a décima quarta noite, sendo impelidos de uma e outra banda no mar Adriático, lá pela meia noite suspeitaram os marinheiros de que estavam próximos de alguma terra.
It was now the fourteenth night of the storm, and we were drifting about in the Adriatic Sea, when, about midnight, the sailors began to suspect that they were drawing near land.
28 E, lançando o prumo, acharam vinte braças; e, passando um pouco mais adiante, tornando a lançar o prumo, acharam quinze braças.
So they took soundings, and found twenty fathoms of water. After waiting a little, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.
29 E, temendo ir dar em alguns rochedos, lançaram da popa quatro âncoras, desejando que viesse o dia.
Then, as they were afraid of our being driven on some rocky coast, they let go four anchors from the stern, and longed for daylight.
30 Procurando, porém, os marinheiros fugir do navio, e deitando o batel ao mar, como que querendo lançar as âncoras pela proa,
The sailors wanted to leave the ship, and had lowered the boat, on pretense of running out anchors from the bows,
31 Disse Paulo ao centurião e aos soldados: Se estes não ficarem no navio, não podereis salvar-vos.
when Paul said to the Roman officer and his men, “Unless the sailors remain on board, you cannot be saved.”
32 Então os soldados cortaram os cabos do batel, e o deixaram cair.
So the soldiers cut the ropes which held the boat, and let her drift away.
33 E entretanto que o dia vinha, Paulo exortava a todos a que comessem alguma coisa, dizendo: É já hoje o décimo quarto dia que esperais, e permaneceis sem comer, não havendo provado nada.
In the interval before daybreak Paul kept urging them all to take something to eat. “It is a fortnight today,” he said, “that, owing to your anxiety, you have gone without food, taking nothing.
34 Portanto, exorto-vos a que comais alguma coisa, pois importa para a vossa saúde; porque nem um cabelo da cabeça de qualquer de vós cairá.
So I beg you to take something to eat; your safety depends on it, for not one of you will lose even a hair of his head.”
35 E, havendo dito isto, tomando o pão, deu graças a Deus na presença de todos; e, partindo-o, começou a comer.
With these words he took some bread, and, after saying the thanksgiving to God before them all, broke it in pieces, and began to eat;
36 E, tendo já todos bom ânimo, puseram-se também a comer.
and the men all felt cheered and had something to eat themselves.
37 E éramos por todos no navio duzentas e setenta e seis almas.
There were about seventy-six of us on board, all told.
38 E, refeitos já da comida, aliviaram o navio, lançando o trigo ao mar.
After satisfying their hunger, they further lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
39 E, sendo já dia, não conheceram a terra; porém enxergaram uma enseada que tinha praia, e consultaram-se sobre se deveriam encalhar nela o navio.
When daylight came, they could not make out what land it was, but, observing a creek in which there was a beach, they consulted as to whether they could run the ship safely into it.
40 E, levantando as âncoras, deixaram-no ir ao mar, largando também as amarras do leme; e, alçando a vela maior ao vento, dirigiram-se para a praia.
Then they cast off, and abandoned the anchors, and at the same time unlashed the gear of the steering oars, hoisted the foresail to the wind, and made for the beach.
41 Dando, porém, em lugar de dois mares, encalharam ali o navio; e, fixa a proa, ficou imóvel, porém a popa abria-se com a força das ondas.
They got, however, into a kind of channel, and there ran the ship aground. The bows stuck fast and could not be moved, while the stern began breaking up under the strain.
42 Então o conselho dos soldados foi que matassem os presos para que nenhum fugisse, escapando a nado.
The advice of the soldiers was that the prisoners should be killed, so that none of them could swim away and make their escape.
43 Porém o centurião, querendo salvar a Paulo, lhes estorvou este intento; e mandou que os que pudessem nadar se lançassem primeiro ao mar, e se salvassem em terra;
But the Roman officer, anxious to save Paul, prevented their carrying out their intention, and ordered that those who could swim should be the first to jump into the sea and try to reach the shore;
44 E os demais, uns em tábuas e outros em coisas do navio. E assim aconteceu que todos se salvaram em terra.
and that the rest should follow, some on planks, and others on different pieces of the ship. In these various ways everyone managed to get safely ashore.
