Acts 27 (HAT) · Opened

1Lè 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.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.

2Nou 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 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.

3Nan 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 landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.

4Apre 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.After putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

5Nou travèse lanmè a devan Silisi ak Panfili, nou rive lavil Mira nan Lisi.And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.

6Antan nou la, kòmandan an jwenn yon batiman ki te soti lavil Aleksandri tapral an Itali. Li fè nou anbake sou li.There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.

7Pandan 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.After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.

8Nou lonje kòt la avèk anpil traka jouk nou rive yon kote yo rele Bon Pò, toupre lavil Laze.After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

9Nou 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.By now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them,

10Se 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.“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.”

11Men, kòmandan women an te gen plis konfyans nan pawòl kaptenn lan ak amatè batiman an pase nan pawòl Pòl.But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.

12Pò 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.Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.

13Lè yo wè yon ti van swèt leve, yo te kwè yo te kapab rive Finiks. Yo leve lank, yo pran lonje kòt lil la.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.

14Men, yon lòt moman, yon gwo van yo rele nòde desann soti nan mòn lil la.But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.

15Li pran trennen batiman an. pa t' gen mwayen kenbe tèt ak li. Nou te blije kite l' pote n' ale.Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.

16Nou 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.Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.

17Yo 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.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.

18Gwo van an t'ap bat nou pi rèd. Nan denmen, nou te blije jete chay yo nan dlo.We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.

19Nan denmen ankò, marin yo voye tout aparèj batiman an jete nan dlo ak pwòp men yo.On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.

20Pandan 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.When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.

21Moun 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.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.

22Men, koulye a, m'ap di nou pran kouraj. Pesonn p'ap mouri. Se batiman an ase k'ap pèdi.But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.

23Yè oswa, Bondye m'ap sèvi a, li menm ki mèt mwen, li voye yon zanj li bò kote m',For just last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me

24li 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.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.’

25Se poutèt sa, mesye, pran kouraj. Mwen gen konfyans nan Bondye. Sa gen pou l' rive jan li di m' lan.So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.

26Men, nou pral chwe sou yon zile.However, we must run aground on some island.”

27Sa 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.On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.

28Yo 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.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.

29Yo te pè pou batiman an pa moute sou resif. Yo lage kat lank nan dèyè batiman an. Yo t'ap tann solèy la leve.Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.

30Marin 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.Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.

31Men, Pòl di kòmandan women an ak sòlda yo: Si moun sa yo pa rete nan batiman an, nou yonn p'ap sove.But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”

32Lè sa a, sòlda yo koupe kòd ki te mare ti kannòt bò a, yo kite l' ale.So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.

33Anvan 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.Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food.

34Tanpri, koulye a, mete kichòy nan vant nou. N'a byen bezwen l' pou nou sove. Ata yon branch cheve nou p'ap pèdi.So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”

35Lè li fin di sa, Pòl pran pen, li di Bondye mèsi devan yo tout, li kase pen an, epi l' kòmanse manje.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.

36Tout moun reprann kouraj; yo menm tou yo manje.They were all encouraged and took some food themselves.

37Te gen desanswasannsèz (276) moun antou abò batiman an.In all, there were 276 of us on board.

38Lè yo fin manje kont yo, yo jete rès ble a nan lanmè pou deleste batiman an.After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.

39Lè 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 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.

40Yo 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.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.

41Men, 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.But the ship 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.

42Sòlda yo te vle touye prizonye yo pou okenn ladan yo pa t' naje sove.The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.

43Men, 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 centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.

44Lòt 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.The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.

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