Hechos 27
1 Cuando llegó nuestro momento de zarpar a Italia, Pablo y algunos otros prisioneros fueron entregados a un centurión llamado Julio, que pertenecía al Régimen Imperial.
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 Nos embarcamos en un barco que estaba registrado en Adramitio y que se dirigía hacia los puertos costeros de la provincia de Asia, y comenzamos a navegar. Aristarco, un hombre de Tesalónica, Macedonia, iba con nosotros.
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 Al día siguiente, hicimos una breve pausa en Sidón, y Julio, con mucha amabilidad, permitió que Pablo saliera del barco y visitara a sus amigos para que pudieran darnos provisiones necesarias.
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 Luego partimos de allí y navegamos protegidos por Chipre porque el viento venía de manera contraria.
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 Entonces navegamos directamente por mar abierto hasta la costa de Cilicia y Panfilia, llegando al Puerto de Mira en Licia.
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 Allí el centurión encontró un barco que iba hacia Italia, e hizo los arreglos para que nos fuéramos en él.
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 Navegamos lentamente durante varios días y finalmente llegamos a Gnido. Pero como los vientos no nos permitían seguir, navegamos al amparo de Creta, cerca de Salmona.
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 Pasamos por toda la costa con dificultad hasta que llegamos a un lugar llamado Buenos Puertos, cerca de la ciudad de 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 Habíamos perdido mucho tiempo, y el viaje se hacía peligroso porque ya había pasado la celebración del Ayuno. Pablo les advirtió:
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 “Señores, puedo ver que este viaje traerá adversidades y pérdidas, no solo de la carga sino también de nuestras propias vidas”.
“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 Pero el centurión prestó más atención al consejo del capitán del barco y de su dueño que a lo que dijo Pablo.
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 Y como el Puerto no era suficientemente grande para el invierno, la mayoría estuvieron a favor de que nos fuéramos e hiciéramos lo posible por llegar a pasar el invierno en Fenice, un puerto que está en Creta, y que da de frente con el noreste y el sureste.
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 Y cuando empezó a soplar un viento moderado, pensaron que podían hacer lo que habían planeado. Entonces elevaron el ancla y navegaron por la orilla a lo largo de la costa de Creta.
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 Pero no pasó mucho tiempo cuando de la tierra comenzó a soplar un viento como de huracán, llamado “nordeste”.
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.”
15 Entonces el barco quedó atrapado en el mar y no podía hacerle frente al viento. Así que tuvimos que desistir y dejarnos llevar por el viento.
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 Finalmente pudimos entrar al abrigo de un islote llamado Cauda, y con dificultad pudimos sujetar a bordo el bote salvavidas del barco.
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 Después de subirlo a bordo, amarraron cuerdas alrededor del casco del barco para reforzarlo. Luego, preocupados de que pudiera romperse en los bancos de arena de Sirte, bajaron el ancla flotante y dejaron el barco a la deriva.
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 Al día siguiente, como la tempestad arremetía con mucha fuerza contra nosotros, la tripulación comenzó a lanzar por la borda la carga que llevaba el barco.
19 El tercer día con sus propias manos tomaron el engranaje del barco y lo lanzaron al mar.
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 Y no habíamos visto el sol ni las estrellas durante muchos días mientras nos golpeaba la tormenta, así que habíamos perdido toda esperanza de ser salvados.
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 Y ninguno había comido nada por mucho tiempo. Entonces Pablo se puso en pie delante de la tripulación y les dijo: “Señores, debieron haberme prestado atención y no partir de Creta. Así hubieran evitado todo este apuro y pérdida.
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 Pero ahora les aconsejo que mantengan el valor, porque nadie se perderá, sino solo el barco.
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 Anoche un ángel de mi Dios y al cual sirvo, se puso en pie junto a mí.
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 “‘No tengas miedo, Pablo,’ me dijo. ‘Debes ir a juicio ante el César. Mira, por su gracia Dios te ha dado a todos los que navegan contigo’.
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 ¡Así que tengan valor! Yo creo en Dios y estoy convencido de que las cosas pasarán tal como se las he dicho.
So cheer up, [my] friends, because I believe that God will make this happen, exactly as [the angel] told me.
26 Sin embargo, vamos a naufragar en alguna isla”.
However, [the ship] will crash on some island, [and] we [(inc)] will go ashore [there].”
27 Cuando era cerca de la media noche, durante la decimocuarta noche de tormenta, y mientras aún éramos arrastrados por el Mar Adriático, la tripulación presintió que se acercaban a tierra.
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 Entonces revisaron la profundidad y se dieron cuenta que era de cuarenta metros, y un poco más adelante volvieron a revisar y era de treinta metros.
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 Y estaban preocupados de que pudiéramos chocar contra las piedras, así que lanzamos anclas desde la popa, y oramos para que pudiera salir la luz del día.
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 La tripulación trató de abandonar el barco, y ya habían bajado el bote salvavidas al agua con el pretexto de que iban a lanzar anclas desde la proa.
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 Pero Pablo le dijo al centurión y a los soldados: “Si la tripulación no permanece en el barco, perecerá”.
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 Así que los soldados cortaron las cuerdas que sostenían el bote salvavidas y lo dejaron suelto.
So the soldiers cut the ropes and let the lifeboat fall into the water.
33 En la madrugada, Pablo exhortó a todos para que comieran algo: “Han pasado catorce días y no han comido nada porque han estado muy ocupados y angustiados”, les dijo.
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 “Por favor, hagan lo que les digo y coman algo. Eso les ayudará a tener fuerzas. Porque no se perderá ni un cabello de sus cabezas”.
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 Y cuando terminó de hablar, tomó un trozo de pan y dio gracias a Dios por él delante de todos. Luego lo partió y comenzó a comer.
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 Y todos se sintieron animados y comieron también.
The [rest of us] became encouraged, so we [(exc)] all ate some food.
37 El número total de personas a bordo era de doscientas setenta y seis.
Altogether there were 276 of us [SYN] on the ship.
38 Cuando quedaron saciados, la tripulación disminuyó el peso del barco lanzando las provisiones de trigo por la borda.
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 Cuando llegó la mañana no reconocieron la costa, pero vieron una bahía que tenía playa. Entonces hicieron el plan para tratar de encallar el barco allí.
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 Así que cortaron las cuerdas que sostenían las anclas, y las dejaron en el mar. Al mismo tiempo desataron las cuerdas que sostenían los timones, elevaron el trinquete al viento, y llegaron a la playa.
[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 Pero el barco chocó contra un banco de arena y encalló allí. La proa chocó y quedó atascada con tanta fuerza que no podía moverse, mientras que la popa comenzó a romperse por culpa del embate de las olas.
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 Los soldados planeaban matar a los prisioneros para que ninguno pudiera nadar y escaparse.
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 Pero como el centurión quería salvar la vida de Pablo, les advirtió que no lo hicieran, y dio orden para que los que pudieran nadar se lanzaran del barco primero y llegaran a tierra.
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 El resto se agarró de tablas y restos del barco, para que así todos pudieran llegar a tierra a salvo.
[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.
