preritaa.h 27
1 jalapathenaasmaakam itoliyaade"sa. m prati yaatraayaa. m ni"scitaayaa. m satyaa. m te yuuliyanaamno mahaaraajasya sa. mghaataantargatasya senaapate. h samiipe paula. m tadanyaan katinayajanaa. m"sca samaarpayan|
When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
2 vayam aadraamuttiiya. m potamekam aaruhya aa"siyaade"sasya ta. tasamiipena yaatu. m mati. m k. rtvaa la"ngaram utthaapya potam amocayaama; maakidaniyaade"sasthathi. salaniikiinivaasyaaristaarkhanaamaa ka"scid jano. asmaabhi. h saarddham aasiit|
We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
3 parasmin divase. asmaabhi. h siidonnagare pote laagite tatra yuuliya. h senaapati. h paula. m prati saujanya. m pradarthya saantvanaartha. m bandhubaandhavaan upayaatum anujaj nau|
The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.
4 tasmaat pote mocite sati sammukhavaayo. h sambhavaad vaya. m kupropadviipasya tiirasamiipena gatavanta. h|
After putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.
5 kilikiyaayaa. h paamphuuliyaayaa"sca samudrasya paara. m gatvaa luukiyaade"saantargata. m muraanagaram upaati. s.thaama|
And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.
6 tatsthaanaad itaaliyaade"sa. m gacchati ya. h sikandariyaanagarasya potasta. m tatra praapya "satasenaapatista. m potam asmaan aarohayat|
There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.
7 tata. h para. m bahuuni dinaani "sanai. h "sanai. h rgatvaa kniidapaar"svopasthti. h puurvva. m pratikuulena pavanena vaya. m salmonyaa. h sammukham upasthaaya kriityupadviipasya tiirasamiipena gatavanta. h|
After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.
8 ka. s.tena tamuttiiryya laaseyaanagarasyaadha. h sundaranaamaka. m khaatam upaati. s.thaama|
After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
9 ittha. m bahutitha. h kaalo yaapita upavaasadina ncaatiita. m, tatkaara. naat nauvartmani bhaya"nkare sati paulo vinayena kathitavaan,
By now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them,
10 he mahecchaa aha. m ni"scaya. m jaanaami yaatraayaamasyaam asmaaka. m kle"saa bahuunaamapacayaa"sca bhavi. syanti, te kevala. m potasaamagryoriti nahi, kintvasmaaka. m praa. naanaamapi|
“Men, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to ship and cargo, but to our own lives as well.”
11 tadaa "satasenaapati. h pauloktavaakyatopi kar. nadhaarasya potava. nija"sca vaakya. m bahuma. msta|
But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.
12 tat khaata. m "siitakaale vaasaarhasthaana. m na tasmaad avaaciipratiicordi"so. h kriityaa. h phainiikiyakhaata. m yaatu. m yadi "saknuvantastarhi tatra "siitakaala. m yaapayitu. m praaye. na sarvve mantrayaamaasu. h|
Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, if somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
13 tata. h para. m dak. si. navaayu rmanda. m vahatiiti vilokya nijaabhipraayasya siddhe. h suyogo bhavatiiti buddhvaa pota. m mocayitvaa kriityupadviipasya tiirasamiipena calitavanta. h|
When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete.
14 kintvalpak. sa. naat parameva urakludonnaamaa pratikuula. h praca. n.do vaayu rvahan pote. alagiit
But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.
15 tasyaabhimukha. m gantum potasyaa"saktatvaad vaya. m vaayunaa svaya. m niitaa. h|
Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.
16 anantara. m klaudiinaamna upadviipasya kuulasamiipena pota. m gamayitvaa bahunaa ka. s.tena k. sudranaavam arak. saama|
Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.
17 te taamaaruhya rajjcaa potasyaadhobhaagam abadhnan tadanantara. m cet poto saikate lagatiiti bhayaad vaatavasanaanyamocayan tata. h poto vaayunaa caalita. h|
After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.
18 kintu krama"so vaayo. h prabalatvaat poto dolaayamaano. abhavat parasmin divase potasthaani katipayaani dravyaa. ni toye nik. siptaani|
We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.
19 t. rtiiyadivase vaya. m svahastai. h potasajjanadravyaa. ni nik. siptavanta. h|
On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.
20 tato bahudinaani yaavat suuryyanak. satraadiini samaacchannaani tato. atiiva vaatyaagamaad asmaaka. m praa. narak. saayaa. h kaapi pratyaa"saa naati. s.that|
When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.
21 bahudine. su lokairanaahaare. na yaapite. su sarvve. saa. m saak. sat paulasti. s.than akathayat, he mahecchaa. h kriityupadviipaat pota. m na mocayitum aha. m puurvva. m yad avada. m tadgraha. na. m yu. smaakam ucitam aasiit tathaa k. rte yu. smaakam e. saa vipad e. so. apacaya"sca naagha. ti. syetaam|
After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.
22 kintu saamprata. m yu. smaan viniiya braviimyaha. m, yuuya. m na k. subhyata yu. smaakam ekasyaapi praa. nino haani rna bhavi. syati, kevalasya potasya haani rbhavi. syati|
But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.
23 yato yasye"svarasya loko. aha. m ya ncaaha. m paricaraami tadiiya eko duuto hyo raatrau mamaantike ti. s.than kathitavaan,
For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me
24 he paula maa bhai. sii. h kaisarasya sammukhe tvayopasthaatavya. m; tavaitaan sa"ngino lokaan ii"svarastubhya. m dattavaan|
and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’
25 ataeva he mahecchaa yuuya. m sthiramanaso bhavata mahya. m yaa kathaakathi saava"sya. m gha. ti. syate mamaitaad. r"sii vi"svaasa ii"svare vidyate,
So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.
26 kintu kasyacid upadviipasyopari patitavyam asmaabhi. h|
However, we must run aground on some island.”
27 tata. h param aadriyaasamudre potastathaiva dolaayamaana. h san itastato gacchan caturda"sadivasasya raatre rdvitiiyapraharasamaye kasyacit sthalasya samiipamupati. s.thatiiti potiiyalokaa anvamanyanta|
On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.
28 tataste jala. m parimaaya tatra vi. m"sati rvyaamaa jalaaniiti j naatavanta. h| ki ncidduura. m gatvaa punarapi jala. m parimitavanta. h| tatra pa ncada"sa vyaamaa jalaani d. r.s. tvaa
They took soundings and found that the water was twenty fathoms deep. Going a little farther, they took another set of soundings that read fifteen fathoms.
29 cet paa. saa. ne lagatiiti bhayaat potasya pa"scaadbhaagata"scaturo la"ngaraan nik. sipya divaakaram apek. sya sarvve sthitavanta. h|
Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
30 kintu potiiyalokaa. h potaagrabhaage la"ngaranik. sepa. m chala. m k. rtvaa jaladhau k. sudranaavam avarohya palaayitum ace. s.tanta|
Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
31 tata. h paula. h senaapataye sainyaga. naaya ca kathitavaan, ete yadi potamadhye na ti. s.thanti tarhi yu. smaaka. m rak. sa. na. m na "sakya. m|
But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
32 tadaa senaaga. no rajjuun chitvaa naava. m jale patitum adadaat|
So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.
33 prabhaatasamaye paula. h sarvvaan janaan bhojanaartha. m praarthya vyaaharat, adya caturda"sadinaani yaavad yuuyam apek. samaanaa anaahaaraa. h kaalam ayaapayata kimapi naabhu. mgdha. m|
Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food.
34 ato vinaye. aha. m bhak. sya. m bhujyataa. m tato yu. smaaka. m ma"ngala. m bhavi. syati, yu. smaaka. m kasyacijjanasya "sirasa. h ke"saikopi na na. mk. syati|
So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”
35 iti vyaah. rtya paula. m puupa. m g. rhiitve"svara. m dhanya. m bhaa. samaa. nasta. m bha. mktvaa bhoktum aarabdhavaan|
After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.
36 anantara. m sarvve ca susthiraa. h santa. h khaadyaani parpyag. rhlan|
They were all encouraged and took some food themselves.
37 asmaaka. m pote. sa. tsaptatyadhika"satadvayalokaa aasan|
In all, there were 276 of us on board.
38 sarvve. su loke. su yathe. s.ta. m bhuktavatsu potasthan godhuumaan jaladhau nik. sipya tai. h potasya bhaaro laghuuk. rta. h|
After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
39 dine jaate. api sa ko de"sa iti tadaa na paryyaciiyata; kintu tatra samata. tam eka. m khaata. m d. r.s. tvaa yadi "saknumastarhi vaya. m tasyaabhyantara. m pota. m gamayaama iti mati. m k. rtvaa te la"ngaraan chittvaa jaladhau tyaktavanta. h|
When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.
40 tathaa kar. nabandhana. m mocayitvaa pradhaana. m vaatavasanam uttolya tiirasamiipa. m gatavanta. h|
Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.
41 kintu dvayo. h samudrayo. h sa"ngamasthaane saikatopari pote nik. sipte. agrabhaage baadhite pa"scaadbhaage prabalatara"ngo. alagat tena poto bhagna. h|
But the vessel struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.
42 tasmaad bandaya"sced baahubhistaranta. h palaayante ityaa"sa"nkayaa senaaga. nastaan hantum amantrayat;
The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.
43 kintu "satasenaapati. h paula. m rak. situ. m prayatna. m k. rtvaa taan tacce. s.taayaa nivartya ityaadi. s.tavaan, ye baahutara. na. m jaananti te. agre prollampya samudre patitvaa baahubhistiirttvaa kuula. m yaantu|
But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.
44 aparam ava"si. s.taa janaa. h kaa. s.tha. m potiiya. m dravya. m vaa yena yat praapyate tadavalambya yaantu; ittha. m sarvve bhuumi. m praapya praa. nai rjiivitaa. h|
The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.
