Travay 27
1 Lè yo deside pou fè n' pati nan batiman pou peyi Itali, yo renmèt Pòl ansanm ak kèk lòt prizonye nan men Jiliyis, kòmandan yon batayon lame Wòm lan yo te rele Batayon Seza.
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 Nou anbake sou yon batiman ki te soti lavil Adramit ki tapral fè lakòt nan Lazi. Epi nou pati. Aristak, yon moun lavil Tesalonik nan peyi Masedwan, te avèk nou.
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 Nan denmen nou rive lavil Sidon. Jiliyis te boule byen ak Pòl, li te ba l' pèmisyon pou li al wè zanmi l' yo pou li al chache sa l' te bezwen.
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 Apre nou kite Sidon, nou pase sou bò dwat lil Chip, nou lonje kòt la sou anwo, paske van an te kontrè pou nou lòt bò a.
Putting to sea again, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the wind was against us;
5 Nou travèse lanmè a devan Silisi ak Panfili, nou rive lavil Mira nan Lisi.
and, after crossing the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we reached Myra in Lycia.
6 Antan nou la, kòmandan an jwenn yon batiman ki te soti lavil Aleksandri tapral an Itali. Li fè nou anbake sou li.
There the Roman officer found an Alexandrian ship on her way to Italy, and put us on board of her.
7 Pandan plizyè jou nou vwayaje ti pa ti pa. Se pa ti traka anvan nou te ka rive devan lavil Nid. Van an pa t' ban nou chans pou n' al pi lwen nan k'ap sa a. Nou te blije desann, pase devan k'ap Salmone, vire anba lil Krèt.
For several days our progress was slow, and it was only with difficulty that we arrived off Cnidus. As the wind was still unfavourable when we came off Cape Salmone, we sailed under the lee of Crete,
8 Nou lonje kòt la avèk anpil traka jouk nou rive yon kote yo rele Bon Pò, toupre lavil Laze.
and with difficulty, by keeping close in shore, we reached a place called “Fair Havens,” near which was the town of Lasea.
9 Nou te deja pèdi anpil tan, jou pou jwif yo te fè jèn yo te deja pase. Lè sa a se te gwo danje pou moun vwayaje.
This had taken a considerable time, and sailing was already dangerous, for the Fast was already over; and so Paul gave this warning.
10 Se poutèt sa Pòl ba yo konsèy sa a: Mesye, mwen wè vwayaj la pral gen gwo danje ladan li: n'ap pèdi chay la ansanm ak batiman an. Ata moun ka mouri tou.
‘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 Men, kòmandan women an te gen plis konfyans nan pawòl kaptenn lan ak amatè batiman an pase nan pawòl Pòl.
The Roman officer, however, was more influenced by the captain and the owner than by what was said by Paul.
12 Pò a pa t' bon pou yo te rete pase sezon fredi a tou: se poutèt sa pifò moun ki te abò a te vle pati. Yo t'ap pran chans rive Finiks, yon lòt pò nan lil Krèt la ki bay sou lanmè nan direksyon siwa nòwa. Konsa, yo ta ka pase sezon fredi a la.
And, as the harbour was not a suitable one to winter in, the majority were in favour of continuing the voyage, in hope of being able to reach Phoenix, and winter there. Phoenix was a Cretan harbour, open to the north-east and south-east.
13 Lè yo wè yon ti van swèt leve, yo te kwè yo te kapab rive Finiks. Yo leve lank, yo pran lonje kòt lil la.
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 Men, yon lòt moman, yon gwo van yo rele nòde desann soti nan mòn lil la.
But shortly afterwards a hurricane came down on us off the land – a north-easter, as it is called.
15 Li pran trennen batiman an. pa t' gen mwayen kenbe tèt ak li. Nou te blije kite l' pote n' ale.
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 Nou pase bò anba yon ti zile yo rele Kloda. La, nou pran yon ti souf. Se pa ti traka anvan nou resi sove ti kannòt bò a.
Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we only just managed to secure the ship’s boat,
17 Yo rale l' moute abò. Apre sa, yo pran mare kèk kòd, yo sentre batiman an byen sentre. Yo te pè tou pou batiman an pa t' al chwe sou yon fon plat ki nan mitan lanmè a devan peyi Libi. Yo desann vwal yo. Se konsa nou kite van an bwote nou.
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 Gwo van an t'ap bat nou pi rèd. Nan denmen, nou te blije jete chay yo nan dlo.
So violently were we tossed about by the storm, that the next day they began throwing the cargo overboard,
19 Nan denmen ankò, marin yo voye tout aparèj batiman an jete nan dlo ak pwòp men yo.
and, on the following day, threw out the ship’s tackle with their own hands.
20 Pandan plizyè jou nou pa wè ni solèy, ni zetwal. Van an menm t'ap soufle byen fò toujou. Lè n' wè sa, nou pèdi tout espwa sove.
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 Moun ki te abò yo pa t' manje anyen depi lontan. Pòl kanpe devan yo, li di yo konsa: Mesye, nou te dwe koute mwen. Nou pa t' dwe soti kite Krèt. Nou ta egzante tout danje sa yo ak tout pèt sa yo.
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 Men, koulye a, m'ap di nou pran kouraj. Pesonn p'ap mouri. Se batiman an ase k'ap pèdi.
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 Yè oswa, Bondye m'ap sèvi a, li menm ki mèt mwen, li voye yon zanj li bò kote m',
For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong, and whom I serve, stood by me, and said –
24 li di mwen: Pa pè, Pòl. Fòk ou konparèt devan Seza. Epi Bondye fè favè sa a pou ou: li ba ou lavi tout moun k'ap vwayaje ansanm avèk ou yo.
“Have no fear, Paul; you must appear before the Emperor, and God himself has given you the lives of all your fellow voyagers.”
25 Se poutèt sa, mesye, pran kouraj. Mwen gen konfyans nan Bondye. Sa gen pou l' rive jan li di m' lan.
Therefore, courage, my friends! For I believe God, that everything will happen exactly as I have been told.
26 Men, nou pral chwe sou yon zile.
We will, however, have to be driven on some island.’
27 Sa te fè katòz nwit deja. Van an t'ap bwote nou toujou sou lanmè Mediterane a. Vè menwi konsa, marin yo vin santi nou t'ap pwoche bò yon tè.
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 Yo mare yon sonn nan yon liy, yo lage l' nan fon. Yo jwenn dlo a te gen vin bras. Pi devan ankò yo lage liy lan, yo jwenn kenz bras ase.
So they took soundings, and found twenty fathoms of water. After waiting a little, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.
29 Yo te pè pou batiman an pa moute sou resif. Yo lage kat lank nan dèyè batiman an. Yo t'ap tann solèy la leve.
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 Marin yo menm t'ap chache chape kò yo. Yo desann ti kannòt bò a nan dlo, yo pran pretès yo tapral mare kèk lank devan batiman an.
The sailors wanted to leave the ship, and had lowered the boat, on pretence of running out anchors from the bows,
31 Men, Pòl di kòmandan women an ak sòlda yo: Si moun sa yo pa rete nan batiman an, nou yonn p'ap sove.
when Paul said to the Roman officer and his men, ‘Unless the sailors remain on board, you cannot be saved.’
32 Lè sa a, sòlda yo koupe kòd ki te mare ti kannòt bò a, yo kite l' ale.
So the soldiers cut the ropes which held the boat, and let her drift away.
33 Anvan solèy leve, Pòl mande tout moun pou yo manje yon ti manje. Li di yo: Mezanmi, jòdi a fè katòz jou depi nou rete la san manje, n'ap tann.
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 Tanpri, koulye a, mete kichòy nan vant nou. N'a byen bezwen l' pou nou sove. Ata yon branch cheve nou p'ap pèdi.
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 Lè li fin di sa, Pòl pran pen, li di Bondye mèsi devan yo tout, li kase pen an, epi l' kòmanse manje.
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 Tout moun reprann kouraj; yo menm tou yo manje.
and the men all felt cheered and had something to eat themselves.
37 Te gen desanswasannsèz (276) moun antou abò batiman an.
There were about seventy-six of us on board, all told.
38 Lè yo fin manje kont yo, yo jete rès ble a nan lanmè pou deleste batiman an.
After satisfying their hunger, they further lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
39 Lè solèy leve, marin yo pa t' rekonèt tè a. Men, yo wè yon lans ak yon bèl plaj. Yo fè lide pran chans ale fè tè la.
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 Yo demare lank yo, yo lage yo nan lanmè. Yo demare kòd ki te kenbe zaviwon ki te sèvi yo gouvènay la. Yo moute fòk la pou van an pouse batiman an tou dwat devan yo. Yo mete k'ap sou plaj la.
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 Men, batiman an moute sou yon ban sab nan mitan de kouran, li chwe. Devan batiman an te antre kole nan sab la, dèyè a menm gwo lanm yo t'ap fin kraze li.
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 Sòlda yo te vle touye prizonye yo pou okenn ladan yo pa t' naje sove.
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 Men, kòmandan women an ki te vle sove Pòl di yo non pa fè sa. Li bay lòd pou tout moun ki konn naje jete kò yo nan dlo anvan pou y' al atè.
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 Lòt moun yo va swiv apre, y'a kenbe kèk planch osinon kèk moso nan batiman an. Se konsa nou tout nou rive atè anbyen, san lòt donmaj ni malè.
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.
