preritāḥ 27
1 jalapathenāsmākam itoliyādeśaṁ prati yātrāyāṁ niścitāyāṁ satyāṁ te yūliyanāmno mahārājasya saṁghātāntargatasya senāpateḥ samīpe paulaṁ tadanyān katinayajanāṁśca samārpayan|
Now when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the imperial cohort.
2 vayam ādrāmuttīyaṁ potamekam āruhya āśiyādeśasya taṭasamīpena yātuṁ matiṁ kṛtvā laṅgaram utthāpya potam amocayāma; mākidaniyādeśasthathiṣalanīkīnivāsyāristārkhanāmā kaścid jano'smābhiḥ sārddham āsīt|
So we embarked in a ship of Atramytium, being about to sail to points along the Asian coast, and we put to sea; Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, was with us.
3 parasmin divase 'smābhiḥ sīdonnagare pote lāgite tatra yūliyaḥ senāpatiḥ paulaṁ prati saujanyaṁ pradarthya sāntvanārthaṁ bandhubāndhavān upayātum anujajñau|
The next day we landed at Sidon; Julius treated Paul kindly and permitted him to go to his friends and receive care.
4 tasmāt pote mocite sati sammukhavāyoḥ sambhavād vayaṁ kupropadvīpasya tīrasamīpena gatavantaḥ|
Putting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
5 kilikiyāyāḥ pāmphūliyāyāśca samudrasya pāraṁ gatvā lūkiyādeśāntargataṁ murānagaram upātiṣṭhāma|
And when we had sailed across the sea that is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia.
6 tatsthānād itāliyādeśaṁ gacchati yaḥ sikandariyānagarasya potastaṁ tatra prāpya śatasenāpatistaṁ potam asmān ārohayat|
There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy and put us on board.
7 tataḥ paraṁ bahūni dināni śanaiḥ śanaiḥ rgatvā knīdapārśvopasthtiḥ pūrvvaṁ pratikūlena pavanena vayaṁ salmonyāḥ sammukham upasthāya krītyupadvīpasya tīrasamīpena gatavantaḥ|
When we had sailed slowly many days and scarcely arrived opposite Cnidus, the wind did not allow us to go forward, so we sailed for the lee of Crete by way of Salmone;
8 kaṣṭena tamuttīryya lāseyānagarasyādhaḥ sundaranāmakaṁ khātam upātiṣṭhāma|
sailing along it with difficulty we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
9 itthaṁ bahutithaḥ kālo yāpita upavāsadinañcātītaṁ, tatkāraṇāt nauvartmani bhayaṅkare sati paulo vinayena kathitavān,
Much time had been lost and sailing was already dangerous, because even the Fast had already taken place; Paul repeatedly warned them
10 he mahecchā ahaṁ niścayaṁ jānāmi yātrāyāmasyām asmākaṁ kleśā bahūnāmapacayāśca bhaviṣyanti, te kevalaṁ potasāmagryoriti nahi, kintvasmākaṁ prāṇānāmapi|
saying, “Men, I perceive that the voyage is about to be with damage and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but even of our lives.”
11 tadā śatasenāpatiḥ pauloktavākyatopi karṇadhārasya potavaṇijaśca vākyaṁ bahumaṁsta|
But the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and ship owner rather than by what Paul said.
12 tat khātaṁ śītakāle vāsārhasthānaṁ na tasmād avācīpratīcordiśoḥ krītyāḥ phainīkiyakhātaṁ yātuṁ yadi śaknuvantastarhi tatra śītakālaṁ yāpayituṁ prāyeṇa sarvve mantrayāmāsuḥ|
And since the harbor was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised sailing on, to see if they could get to Phoenix in order to winter, it being a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest.
13 tataḥ paraṁ dakṣiṇavāyu rmandaṁ vahatīti vilokya nijābhiprāyasya siddheḥ suyogo bhavatīti buddhvā potaṁ mocayitvā krītyupadvīpasya tīrasamīpena calitavantaḥ|
So when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.
14 kintvalpakṣaṇāt parameva urakludonnāmā pratikūlaḥ pracaṇḍo vāyu rvahan pote'lagīt
But not long after, a cyclonic wind blasted down from the land (it is called Euroclydon).
15 tasyābhimukhaṁ gantum potasyāśaktatvād vayaṁ vāyunā svayaṁ nītāḥ|
Well the ship was caught and could not head into the wind, so we gave up and were driven along.
16 anantaraṁ klaudīnāmna upadvīpasya kūlasamīpena potaṁ gamayitvā bahunā kaṣṭena kṣudranāvam arakṣāma|
Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we barely managed to secure the skiff;
17 te tāmāruhya rajjcā potasyādhobhāgam abadhnan tadanantaraṁ cet poto saikate lagatīti bhayād vātavasanānyamocayan tataḥ poto vāyunā cālitaḥ|
when they had hoisted it aboard, they used cables to undergird the ship; and fearing that they might fall into the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and so were driven along.
18 kintu kramaśo vāyoḥ prabalatvāt poto dolāyamāno'bhavat parasmin divase potasthāni katipayāni dravyāṇi toye nikṣiptāni|
We were being so violently battered by the storm that the next day they began to jettison things,
19 tṛtīyadivase vayaṁ svahastaiḥ potasajjanadravyāṇi nikṣiptavantaḥ|
and on the third we threw off the ship's tackle with our own hands.
20 tato bahudināni yāvat sūryyanakṣatrādīni samācchannāni tato 'tīva vātyāgamād asmākaṁ prāṇarakṣāyāḥ kāpi pratyāśā nātiṣṭhat|
When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and a major storm was still pounding us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.
21 bahudineṣu lokairanāhāreṇa yāpiteṣu sarvveṣāṁ sākṣat paulastiṣṭhan akathayat, he mahecchāḥ krītyupadvīpāt potaṁ na mocayitum ahaṁ pūrvvaṁ yad avadaṁ tadgrahaṇaṁ yuṣmākam ucitam āsīt tathā kṛte yuṣmākam eṣā vipad eṣo'pacayaśca nāghaṭiṣyetām|
Now after long abstinence from food, Paul stood up in the midst of them and said: “Well men, it would have been better to take my advice and not sail from Crete, only to ‘gain’ this damage and loss.
22 kintu sāmprataṁ yuṣmān vinīya bravīmyahaṁ, yūyaṁ na kṣubhyata yuṣmākam ekasyāpi prāṇino hāni rna bhaviṣyati, kevalasya potasya hāni rbhaviṣyati|
But now I urge you to take heart, because there will be no loss of life among you, only of the ship.
23 yato yasyeśvarasya loko'haṁ yañcāhaṁ paricarāmi tadīya eko dūto hyo rātrau mamāntike tiṣṭhan kathitavān,
This night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve stood by me
24 he paula mā bhaiṣīḥ kaisarasya sammukhe tvayopasthātavyaṁ; tavaitān saṅgino lokān īśvarastubhyaṁ dattavān|
and said: ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. Furthermore, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’
25 ataeva he mahecchā yūyaṁ sthiramanaso bhavata mahyaṁ yā kathākathi sāvaśyaṁ ghaṭiṣyate mamaitādṛśī viśvāsa īśvare vidyate,
So take courage, men, because I believe in God that it will be just as it was told me.
26 kintu kasyacid upadvīpasyopari patitavyam asmābhiḥ|
Also, we must run aground on a certain island.”
27 tataḥ param ādriyāsamudre potastathaiva dolāyamānaḥ san itastato gacchan caturdaśadivasasya rātre rdvitīyapraharasamaye kasyacit sthalasya samīpamupatiṣṭhatīti potīyalokā anvamanyanta|
Now when the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven here and there in the Adriatic, about midnight the sailors sensed that they were nearing some land.
28 tataste jalaṁ parimāya tatra viṁśati rvyāmā jalānīti jñātavantaḥ| kiñciddūraṁ gatvā punarapi jalaṁ parimitavantaḥ| tatra pañcadaśa vyāmā jalāni dṛṣṭvā
They took a sounding and found twenty fathoms; going on a little they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms.
29 cet pāṣāṇe lagatīti bhayāt potasya paścādbhāgataścaturo laṅgarān nikṣipya divākaram apekṣya sarvve sthitavantaḥ|
So fearing that we might be driven into a rocky area, they dropped four anchors from the stern and started praying for day to come.
30 kintu potīyalokāḥ potāgrabhāge laṅgaranikṣepaṁ chalaṁ kṛtvā jaladhau kṣudranāvam avarohya palāyitum aceṣṭanta|
Now under pretense of putting out anchors from the prow, the sailors lowered the skiff into the sea, intending to flee from the ship;
31 tataḥ paulaḥ senāpataye sainyagaṇāya ca kathitavān, ete yadi potamadhye na tiṣṭhanti tarhi yuṣmākaṁ rakṣaṇaṁ na śakyaṁ|
so Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.”
32 tadā senāgaṇo rajjūn chitvā nāvaṁ jale patitum adadāt|
Then the soldiers severed the ropes of the skiff and let it fall away.
33 prabhātasamaye paulaḥ sarvvān janān bhojanārthaṁ prārthya vyāharat, adya caturdaśadināni yāvad yūyam apekṣamānā anāhārāḥ kālam ayāpayata kimapi nābhuṁgdhaṁ|
While the day was coming on, Paul started urging them all to receive food, saying: “Today is the fourteenth day of waiting—you continue without eating, having taken nothing.
34 ato vinaye'haṁ bhakṣyaṁ bhujyatāṁ tato yuṣmākaṁ maṅgalaṁ bhaviṣyati, yuṣmākaṁ kasyacijjanasya śirasaḥ keśaikopi na naṁkṣyati|
Therefore I urge you to take nourishment, because this is for our survival, since not a hair will fall from the head of any of you.”
35 iti vyāhṛtya paulaṁ pūpaṁ gṛhītveśvaraṁ dhanyaṁ bhāṣamāṇastaṁ bhaṁktvā bhoktum ārabdhavān|
Upon saying this he picked up some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all; then he broke it and began to eat.
36 anantaraṁ sarvve ca susthirāḥ santaḥ khādyāni parpyagṛhlan|
So they all were encouraged and took food themselves.
37 asmākaṁ pote ṣaṭsaptatyadhikaśatadvayalokā āsan|
(In all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship.)
38 sarvveṣu lokeṣu yatheṣṭaṁ bhuktavatsu potasthan godhūmān jaladhau nikṣipya taiḥ potasya bhāro laghūkṛtaḥ|
So when they had eaten enough, they started lightening the ship by throwing out the wheat into the sea.
39 dine jāte'pi sa ko deśa iti tadā na paryyacīyata; kintu tatra samataṭam ekaṁ khātaṁ dṛṣṭvā yadi śaknumastarhi vayaṁ tasyābhyantaraṁ potaṁ gamayāma iti matiṁ kṛtvā te laṅgarān chittvā jaladhau tyaktavantaḥ|
When it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, onto which they planned to run the ship, if possible.
40 tathā karṇabandhanaṁ mocayitvā pradhānaṁ vātavasanam uttolya tīrasamīpaṁ gatavantaḥ|
Casting off the anchors they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes; and hoisting the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.
41 kintu dvayoḥ samudrayoḥ saṅgamasthāne saikatopari pote nikṣipte 'grabhāge bādhite paścādbhāge prabalataraṅgo'lagat tena poto bhagnaḥ|
But they fell into a place where two seas met and ran the vessel aground; the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern began to be broken up by the violence of the waves.
42 tasmād bandayaśced bāhubhistarantaḥ palāyante ityāśaṅkayā senāgaṇastān hantum amantrayat;
Now the plan of the soldiers was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim away and escape.
43 kintu śatasenāpatiḥ paulaṁ rakṣituṁ prayatnaṁ kṛtvā tān tacceṣṭāyā nivartya ityādiṣṭavān, ye bāhutaraṇaṁ jānanti te'gre prollampya samudre patitvā bāhubhistīrttvā kūlaṁ yāntu|
But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, stopped them from doing it and ordered those who could swim to jump in first and go toward the land,
44 aparam avaśiṣṭā janāḥ kāṣṭhaṁ potīyaṁ dravyaṁ vā yena yat prāpyate tadavalambya yāntu; itthaṁ sarvve bhūmiṁ prāpya prāṇai rjīvitāḥ|
followed by the rest, some on planks and some on things from the ship. And in this way they all escaped safely to the land.
