Acts 27
1 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’.
Mlɔeba la, woɖoe be míadze mɔ ayi Italia kple tɔdziʋu. Wotsɔ Paulo kple gamenɔla bubu aɖewo de asi na Yulio si nye Kaisaro ƒe asrafowo ƒe amegã ɖeka be wòakplɔ wo ayii dedie.
2 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.
Míeɖo ʋu aɖe si tso Adramitio, eye wòyina tɔtɔ ge ɖe ʋudzeƒe geɖewo le Asia la hedze mɔ. Makedoniatɔ, Aristako si tso Tesalonika la hã nɔ ʋu la me kpli mí.
3 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].
Le ŋkeke evea gbe la, míeva ɖo Sidon. Asrafoawo ƒe amegã, Yulio nyo dɔ me na Paulo, ale be wòɖe mɔ nɛ wòɖi tsa de dua me ɖakpɔ xɔlɔ̃awo ɖa, eye wodi eƒe nu hiahiã aɖewo nɛ.
4 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].
Esi míegadze mɔ tso afi ma teti ko la, míedo abala to Kipro ƒukpo la ƒe anyiehe gome, elabena ya sesẽ aɖe ƒo va kpe mí.
5 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].
Míeto Kilikia kple Pamfilia ŋu, eye míeva ɖi go ɖe Mira le Likia nuto me.
6 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].
Le afi sia la, míaƒe kplɔla la kpɔ Egipte tɔdziʋu aɖe si tso Aleksandria yina Italia, eye míeɖoe.
7 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.
Míenɔ tsia dzi, eye míekpe fu ŋkeke geɖewo hafi va ɖo Knido gbɔ lɔƒo. Ya nɔ ƒoƒom sesĩe ale gbegbe be ɖeko míegbɔ eme to Salmone ʋudzeƒe la ŋu heyi Kreta.
8 [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].
Míenɔ ahom gã sia me wònɔ fu ɖem na mí alea heto fugo la ŋu ɖɔɖɔɖɔ va ɖo teƒe aɖe si woyɔna be “Ʋudzeƒe Nyui” la. Teƒe sia te ɖe Lasea dua ŋu.
9 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],
Míenɔ afi sia ŋkeke geɖewo. Le ɣeyiɣi siawo me la, ƒudzimɔzɔzɔ yi didiƒewo menɔ bɔbɔe o, elabena ƒea wu enu vɔ, eye ɣeyiɣi sia mee ahom sesẽwo tuna le ƒu dzi. Paulo kpɔe dze sii alea, ale wòyɔ tɔdziʋua kulawo hegblɔ na wo be,
10 “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.”
“Amegãwo, edze nam abe ne míeyi míaƒe mɔzɔzɔ sia dzi fifia la, nya aɖe ava dzɔ ɖe mía dzi ene. Ɖewohĩ ʋua anyrɔ, eye míaƒe agbawo abu, amewo axɔ abi, eye ame aɖewo aku gɔ̃ hã.”
11 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.
Ke asrafowo, ame siwo ƒe kpɔkplɔ te gamenɔlawo nɔ la meɖo to Paulo o, ke boŋ wose tɔdziʋua kulawo ƒe amegã ƒe aɖaŋu boŋ.
12 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].
Eye esi wònye be Ʋudzeƒe Nyui sia hã menyo tututu be woanɔ le vuvɔŋɔli me o ta la, tɔdziʋua me nɔla geɖewo lɔ̃ ɖe edzi be yewoadze agbagba ayi ŋgɔ, aɖo Foenike be yewoatsi afi ma le vuvɔŋɔli la. Foenike si nye Kreta ƒe ʋudzeƒe la trɔ mo de dzigbemeɣetoɖoƒe kple anyigbemeɣetoɖoƒe.
13 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].
Le ɣe ma ɣi me tututu la, ya aɖe nɔ ƒoƒom tso anyigbeme gome, eye wòdze abe enyo be míadze mɔ ene eya ta wodo abalawo, eye míedze mɔ henɔ go ŋu tom to Kreta ŋkume kekeake.
14 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.”
Sẽe ko la, yame trɔ zi ɖeka, eye ahom sesẽ aɖe si woyɔna be “anyigbemeɣetoɖoƒeya” la ƒo kpe mí tso ƒukpo la dzi.
15 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.
Ahom la lɔ ʋu la ɖe nu, ale be ʋua kulawo ɖe asi le eŋu nɛ, eye wòkplɔ mí dzoe.
16 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.
Mlɔeba la, mieto ƒukpo sue aɖe si woyɔna be “Kauda” la godo, eye to agbagbadzedze geɖe me la, wote ŋu he tɔdziʋu sue si woti kae ɖe ʋu si míeɖo ŋu la,
17 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.
eye wobla tsɔdziʋu la sesĩe be wòagaʋã alo anɔ ʋuʋum o. Tɔdziʋua kulawo nɔ vɔvɔ̃m be míaƒe ʋua ava ɖo ba alo asi ke le Afrika ƒuta, eya ta woɖiɖi abalawo, ale ya kɔ mí ɖe nu heyii.
Esi ŋu ke, eye ahom la nu ganɔ sesẽm ɖe edzi la, ʋua kulawo fɔ agbawo ƒu gbe ɖe ƒua me.
19 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].
Le ŋkeke etɔ̃a gbe la, wofɔ dɔwɔnu siwo katã le ʋua me la hã ƒu gbe ɖe ƒua me.
20 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.
Ahom la nu gasẽ ɖe edzi hena ŋkeke geɖewo, eye míete ŋu kpɔ ɣe alo ɣletiviwo le dziŋgɔli me gɔ̃ hã o. Esia na be míebu mɔkpɔkpɔ keŋkeŋ.
21 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].
Anɔ abe ŋkeke nanewo nye esi ene, ame aɖeke meɖu naneke o, ke mlɔeba la, Paulo yɔ ʋua me nɔlawo ƒo ƒu, eye wògblɔ na wo be, “Ɖe miese nye gbe, eye míetsi Kreta la, anye ne dzɔgbevɔ̃e sia mava mia dzi o.
22 But now, I urge you, do not be afraid, because none of us will die. [The storm] will destroy the ship but not us.
Ke milé dzi ɖe ƒo elabena togbɔ be tɔdziʋua anyrɔ hã la, mía dometɔ aɖeke mele tsɔtsrɔ̃ ge o.
23 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.
Elabena le zã si va yi me la, nye Mawu si mesubɔna la ɖo eƒe dɔla ɖe gbɔnye wòva gblɔ nam be,
24 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].’
‘Paulo, mègavɔ̃ o, elabena àva ɖo Kaisaro gbɔ dedie be wòadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu wò. Gawu la, Mawu se wò gbedodoɖa, eya ta ame siwo katã le ʋua me kpli wò la atsi agbe’
25 So cheer up, [my] friends, because I believe that God will make this happen, exactly as [the angel] told me.
Eya ta nɔvinyewo, milé dzi ɖe ƒo, elabena mexɔ Mawu dzi se nyuie eye menya be nu si wògblɔ la ava eme tututu.
26 However, [the ship] will crash on some island, [and] we [(inc)] will go ashore [there].”
Ke ele na mí be míadze go ɖe ƒukpo aɖe dzi.”
27 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.
Tɔdziʋu la ƒe gbagbã le míaƒe ƒudzinɔnɔ ƒe ŋkeke wuienelia ƒe zãtitina lɔƒo, esi ahom la ganɔ mía nyamam le Adria ƒu me la, ʋua kulawo bu xaa be yewote ɖe anyigba aɖe ŋu.
28 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.
Ale woda dzidzeka ɖe ƒua me, eye wokpɔ be tso ƒua dzi yi egɔme anɔ abe mita blaetɔ̃-vɔ-etɔ̃ ko ene. Sẽe la, wogadae eye azɔ la, wokpɔ be anɔ afɔ blaasiekɛ pɛ ko.
29 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].
Ʋua kulawo nya be madidi hafi míava ɖi go o, ke esi wonɔ vɔvɔ̃m be ɖewohĩ míava ɖi go ɖe agakpewo dome ta la, woda seke ene ɖe ʋua me hedo gbe ɖa na agu ƒe dzedze.
30 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.
Ʋua kula aɖewo wɔ ɖoɖo be yewoasi le tɔdziʋu la me ale woɖiɖi tɔdziʋu sue la ɖe tsia dzi abe seke da ge woyina ene.
31 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.”
Ke Paulo gblɔ na asrafoawo kple woƒe amegã be, “Mía tɔwo, ne mia dometɔ aɖe dzo le tɔdziʋua me la, matsi agbe o.”
32 So the soldiers cut the ropes and let the lifeboat fall into the water.
Ale asrafoawo lã ka si wosa ɖe tɔdziʋu sue la ŋu be wòge dze tsia dzi.
33 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.
Le fɔŋli la, Paulo gblɔ na ameawo be, “Mía tɔwo, kɔsiɖa eve sɔŋ enye esi ame aɖeke meɖu naneke o
34 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].”
eya ta meɖe kuku na mi, miɖe dzi ɖi ne miaɖu nu, elabena naneke mele dzɔdzɔ ge ɖe mía dometɔ aɖeke dzi o.”
35 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].
Azɔ Paulo ŋutɔ tsɔ abolo aɖe, eye esi wòdo gbe ɖa, da akpe na Mawu ɖe eta vɔ la, eka ɖe heɖu.
36 The [rest of us] became encouraged, so we [(exc)] all ate some food.
Nu sia do ŋusẽ ʋua me nɔlawo katã, ale be ame sia ame di nane de nu me azɔ.
37 Altogether there were 276 of us [SYN] on the ship.
Ʋua me nɔlawo katã ƒe xexlẽme anɔ ame alafa eve blaadre-vɔ-ade.
38 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.
Esi woɖu nu ɖi ƒo vɔ la, wolɔ bli kotoku mamlɛawo katã ƒu gbe ɖe ƒua me be ʋua nanɔ wodzoe ale be wòaganyrɔ o.
39 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].
Esi ŋu ke la, womekpɔ anyigba dze si o, elabena afu do, gake wokpɔ ƒuta ƒe afi aɖe ɖaa. Esia na be wonɔ ta me bum be ne yewoate ŋui la ne yewoatrɔ ʋu la ayi afi ma.
40 [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.
Mlɔeba la, woɖoe be yewoatee akpɔ, ale wolã sekeawo hegblẽ wo ɖe ƒua me, wotu kuɖɔkawo hã, eye wodo abala heɖo ta gota.
41 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.
Ke dzɔgbevɔ̃etɔe la, tɔdziʋu la si ke. Eƒe ŋgɔgbe lɔƒo tsi teƒe ɖeka, ale be ahom la hã nɔ eƒe megbe lɔƒo kakam.
42 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].
Esi wòdzɔ alea ko la, asrafoawo gblɔ na woƒe amegã be wòaɖe mɔ na yewo yewoawu gamemɔlawo katã, ale be wo dometɔ aɖeke nagadzo dze ƒua me, aƒu tsi asi dzo le yewo gbɔ o.
43 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.
Ke le esi woƒe amegã, Yulio di be yeaɖe Paulo ƒe agbe ta la, melɔ̃ ɖe woƒe susu si wodo ɖa la dzi o. Ke boŋ eɖe gbe be ame siwo nya tsiƒuƒu la nadze agbagba aƒu tsi ayi gota.
44 [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.
Ke ame mamlɛawo dometɔ aɖewo nanɔ ʋuƒowo dzi, eye bubuwo hã nanɔ ʋua ƒe kakɛwo dzi ayi gota. Ale ame sia ame dze agbagba alea ɖo gota dedie.
