Paul Sails for Rome
1It was decided that we would sail for Italy. Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a Roman commander named Julius. He belonged to the Imperial Guard. 2We boarded a ship from Adramyttium. It was about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia Minor. We headed out to sea. Aristarchus was with us. He was a Macedonian from Thessalonica.
3The next day we landed at Sidon. There Julius was kind to Paul. He let Paul visit his friends so they could give him what he needed. 4From there we headed out to sea again. We passed the calmer side of Cyprus because the winds were against us. 5We sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia. Then we landed at Myra in Lycia. 6There the commander found a ship from Alexandria sailing for Italy. He put us on board. 7We moved along slowly for many days. We had trouble getting to Cnidus. The wind did not let us stay on course. So we passed the calmer side of Crete, opposite Salmone. 8It was not easy to sail along the coast. Then we came to a place called Fair Havens. It was near the town of Lasea.
9A lot of time had passed. Sailing had already become dangerous. By now it was after the Day of Atonement, a day of fasting. So Paul gave them a warning. 10“Men,” he said, “I can see that our trip is going to be dangerous. The ship and everything in it will be lost. Our own lives will be in danger also.” 11But the commander didn’t listen to what Paul said. Instead, he followed the advice of the pilot and the ship’s owner. 12The harbor wasn’t a good place for ships to stay during winter. So most of the people decided we should sail on. They hoped we would reach Phoenix. They wanted to spend the winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete. It faced both southwest and northwest.
The Storm
13A gentle south wind began to blow. The ship’s crew thought they saw their chance to leave safely. So they pulled up the anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. 14Before very long, a wind blew down from the island. It had the force of a hurricane. It was called the Northeaster. 15The ship was caught by the storm. We could not keep it sailing into the wind. So we gave up and were driven along by the wind. 16We passed the calmer side of a small island called Cauda. We almost lost the lifeboat that was tied to the side of the ship. 17So the men lifted the lifeboat on board. Then they tied ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. They were afraid it would get stuck on the sandbars of Syrtis. So they lowered the sea anchor and let the ship be driven along. 18We took a very bad beating from the storm. The next day the crew began to throw the ship’s contents overboard. 19On the third day, they even threw the ship’s tools and supplies overboard with their own hands. 20The sun and stars didn’t appear for many days. The storm was terrible. So we gave up all hope of being saved.
21The men had not eaten for a long time. Paul stood up in front of them. “Men,” he said, “you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have avoided this harm and loss. 22Now I beg you to be brave. Not one of you will die. Only the ship will be destroyed. 23I belong to God and serve him. Last night his angel stood beside me. 24The angel said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must go on trial in front of Caesar. God has shown his grace by sparing the lives of all those sailing with you.’ 25Men, continue to be brave. I have faith in God. It will happen just as he told me. 26But we must run the ship onto the beach of some island.”
The Ship Is Destroyed
27On the 14th night the wind was still pushing us across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors had a feeling that they were approaching land. 28They measured how deep the water was. They found that it was 120 feet deep. A short time later they measured the water again. This time it was 90 feet deep. 29They were afraid we would crash against the rocks. So they dropped four anchors from the back of the ship. They prayed that daylight would come. 30The sailors wanted to escape from the ship. So they let the lifeboat down into the sea. They pretended they were going to lower some anchors from the front of the ship. 31But Paul spoke to the commander and the soldiers. “These men must stay with the ship,” he said. “If they don’t, you can’t be saved.” 32So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat. They let it drift away.
33Just before dawn Paul tried to get them all to eat. “For the last 14 days,” he said, “you have wondered what would happen. You have gone without food. You haven’t eaten anything. 34Now I am asking you to eat some food. You need it to live. Not one of you will lose a single hair from your head.” 35After Paul said this, he took some bread and gave thanks to God. He did this where they all could see him. Then he broke it and began to eat. 36All of them were filled with hope. So they ate some food. 37There were 276 of us on board. 38They ate as much as they wanted. They needed to make the ship lighter. So they threw the rest of the grain into the sea.
39When daylight came, they saw a bay with a sandy beach. They didn’t recognize the place. But they decided to run the ship onto the beach if they could. 40So they cut the anchors loose and left them in the sea. At the same time, they untied the ropes that held the rudders. They lifted the sail at the front of the ship to the wind. Then they headed for the beach. 41But the ship hit a sandbar. So the front of it got stuck and wouldn’t move. The back of the ship was broken to pieces by the pounding of the waves.
42The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners. They wanted to keep them from swimming away and escaping. 43But the commander wanted to save Paul’s life. So he kept the soldiers from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and swim to land. 44The rest were supposed to get there on boards or other pieces of the ship. That is how everyone reached land safely.
Paulo Kɔ Roma
1Wɔsii gyinaeɛ wieeɛ sɛ yɛnkɔ Italia no, wɔde Paulo ne nneduafoɔ bi hyɛɛ Yulio a ɔyɛ Roma asraafoɔ panin no nsa. 2Yɛkɔtenaa ɛhyɛn bi a ɛrekɔ Asia fam no mu wɔ Adramitio. Na Makedoniani Aristarko a ɔfiri Tesalonika no ka yɛn ho.
3Adeɛ kyeeɛ no, yɛkɔduruu Sidon. Yulio yɛɛ Paulo adɔeɛ maa ɔkɔsraa ne nnamfo maa wɔmaa no nneɛma a ɛho hia no no. 4Esiane sɛ yɛtuu wɔ hɔ no na mframa bɔ hyia yɛn no enti, yɛka kɔɔ Kipro nifa fam. 5Yɛnam ɛpo so kɔfaa Kilikia ne Pamfilia kɔduruu Mira a ɛwɔ Likia mantam mu no mu. 6Ɛhɔ na asraafoɔ panin no hunuu ɛhyɛn bi a ɛfiri Aleksandria rekɔ Italia. Enti, ɔde yɛn kɔtenaa mu. 7Ɛhyɛn no kɔɔ brɛoo maa yɛdii nna wɔ ɛpo no so. Yɛbrɛeɛ ansa na yɛreduru Knido. Esiane sɛ na mframa bɔ hyia yɛn no enti, yɛfaa Salmoni hyɛngyinabea ka kɔɔ Kreta nifa fam. 8Yɛka kɔɔ mpoano nkakrankakra kɔsii sɛ yɛde ɔbrɛ bɛduruu baabi a wɔfrɛ hɔ Hyɛn Agyinaeɛ a ɛbɛn kuro Lasea.
9Esiane sɛ na afe no rekɔ nʼawieeɛ na saa ɛberɛ no nso ɛpo no so fa yɛ hu no enti, yɛtenaa hɔ kyɛreeɛ. Paulo tuu wɔn fo sɛ, 10“Anuanom, mehunu sɛ, sɛ yɛtoa yɛn akwantuo yi so a, yɛbɛhunu amane ama ebia ɛhyɛn no abɔ ama emu nneɛma asɛe ama nnipa ahwere wɔn nkwa.” 11Nanso, asraafoɔ panin no antie fo a Paulo tuu wɔn no, na mmom ɔtiee nsɛm a hyɛnkafoɔ no ne ɛhyɛn no wura kaeɛ no. 12Esiane sɛ na hyɛngyinabea hɔ nyɛ mma sɛ wɔbɛtena hɔ awɔberɛ mu no enti, nnipa no bebree pɛɛ sɛ, sɛ ɛbɛtumi a, anka ɛhyɛn no bɛtu afiri hɔ akɔ Foinike. Foinike yɛ hyɛngyinabea a ɛwɔ Kreta a ɛda atifi ne anafoɔ ntam wɔ Atɔeɛ fam. Ɛyɛ baabi a wɔbɛtumi atena hɔ awɔberɛ mu.
Ɛpo So Mframa A Ɛyɛ Den No
13Mframa a ano nyɛ den bɔ firii anafoɔ fam. Yei maa nnipa no susuu sɛ wɔbɛtumi atoa wɔn akwantuo no so sɛdeɛ wɔahyehyɛ no. Enti, wɔtuu sɛkyɛ no de ɛhyɛn no faa Kreta mpoano. 14Ankyɛre koraa na mframa kɛseɛ bi a wɔfrɛ no “Atifi Apueeɛ Mframa” bɔ firii supɔ no so. 15Mframa no bɔ bunkam faa yɛn ɛhyɛn no so twee no kɔɔ ɛpo no mu. Yɛbɔɔ mmɔden sɛ yɛbɛdane ɛhyɛn no ani na anyɛ yie no, yɛgyae maa mframa no twee no kɔeɛ. 16Yɛduruu supɔ ketewa bi a wɔfrɛ no Klauda ho a na ɛhɔ mframa ano nyɛ den mpo no, yɛbrɛeɛ ansa na yɛretumi atwe ɛhyɛn no kodoɔ a ɛsɛn akyire no aba mu. 17Ɛhyɛn no mu adwumayɛfoɔ maa so baa ɛhyɛn no mu, kyekyeree no dendeenden. Esiane sɛ na wɔsuro sɛ wɔbɛkɔ akɔtim anwea mu enti, wɔyiyii ɛhyɛn dua no so ntoma maa mframa no bɔɔ ɛhyɛn no kɔɔ baabiara a ɛpɛ. 18Mframaden no kɔɔ so bɔeɛ; ɛno enti adeɛ kyeeɛ no, wɔyiyii ɛhyɛn no mu nneɛma no bi to guu ɛpo no mu. 19Ne nnansa so no, wɔsesaa ɛhyɛn no ho nneɛma no bi to guiɛ. 20Nna bebree twaa mu a na yɛnhunu awia anaa nsoromma a na mframaden no gu so retu. Yei maa yɛn anidasoɔ nyinaa saeɛ.
Paulo Kyekye Wɔn Werɛ
21Nna bebree twaa mu a na obiara anidie no, Paulo ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Anuanom, sɛ motiee me na yɛantu amfiri Kreta a, anka ɛnyɛ ɛne yɛn amanehunu yi. 22Nanso, momma mo bo ntɔ mo yam, ɛfiri sɛ, mo mu biara renwu na mmom, ɛhyɛn no na ɛbɛbɔ. 23Nnora anadwo, Onyankopɔn a mesom no no ɔbɔfoɔ baa me nkyɛn 24bɛka kyerɛɛ me sɛ, ‘Paulo, nsuro! Deɛ ɛbɛyɛ biara wobɛduru Kaesare anim ama wadi wʼasɛm. Wɔn a wɔka wo ho yi nso, Onyankopɔn adom enti, biribiara renyɛ wɔn.’ 25Anuanom, momma mo bo ntɔ mo yam, ɛfiri sɛ, megye Onyankopɔn di na asɛm a waka akyerɛ me no bɛba mu pɛpɛɛpɛ. 26Nanso, deɛ ɛbɛyɛ biara, ɛhyɛn no bɛbɔ wɔ supɔ bi mpoano.”
Ɛhyɛn No Bɔ
27Ne nnawɔtwe mmienu anadwo no a na mframaden no enti ɛhyɛn no redi akɔneaba wɔ Adria ɛpo so no, ɔdasuo mu na ɛhyɛn no mu adwumayɛfoɔ hunuu sɛ yɛrebɛn asase. 28Wɔtoo susuhoma hunuu sɛ nsuo no mu tenten yɛ anammɔn ɔha ne aduonu. Ɛyɛɛ kakra a wɔsusuu bio no, wɔhunuu sɛ ɛyɛ anammɔn aduɔkron. 29Esiane sɛ na wɔsuro sɛ anyɛ a ɛhyɛn no bɛpem abotan bi enti, wɔtoo sɛkyɛ ɛnan wɔ ɛhyɛn no akyi twɛn kɔsii adekyeeɛ. 30Ɛhyɛn no mu adwumayɛfoɔ pɛɛ sɛ wɔdwane. Enti, wɔgyaee ɛhyɛn no kodoɔ no sii ɛpo no ani boapa yɛɛ sɛdeɛ wɔrekɔto asɛkyɛ wɔ ɛhyɛn no anim. 31Paulo ka kyerɛɛ asraafoɔ panin no ne asraafoɔ a wɔka ne ho no sɛ, “Sɛ ɛhyɛn yi mu adwumayɛfoɔ no dwane a, mobɛwuwu.” 32Yei enti, asraafoɔ no twaa ahoma a ɛkyekyere ɛhyɛn no kodoɔ no mu no maa ɛkɔeɛ.
33Adeɛ reyɛ akye no, Paulo srɛɛ wɔn nyinaa sɛ wɔnnidi. Deɛ ɔkae ne sɛ, “Nnawɔtwe mmienu ni, mo mu biara mfaa aduane nkaa nʼano. 34Mesrɛ mo, obiara nnidi sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, mobɛnya ahoɔden. Biribiara renyɛ obiara.” 35Paulo kasa wieeɛ no, ɔfaa burodo bɔɔ mpaeɛ, daa Onyankopɔn ase wɔ wɔn nyinaa anim na ɔbuu bi diiɛ. 36Amonom hɔ ara, wɔn nyinaa bo tɔɔ wɔn yam ma wɔhyɛɛ aseɛ didiiɛ. 37Nnipa a na yɛwɔ ɛhyɛn no mu no dodoɔ yɛ ahanu ne aduɔson nsia. 38Obiara didi meeɛ no, ɛhyɛn no mu adwumayɛfoɔ no too aburoo a ɛwɔ ɛhyɛn no mu no guu ɛpo no mu ma ɛhyɛn no mu yɛɛ hare.
39Adeɛ kyeeɛ no, hyɛn no mu adwumayɛfoɔ no anhunu sɛ wɔaduru mpoano. Wɔhunuu baabi a ɛpo no adidi akɔ asase no mu a nsuo taa hɔ. Enti, wɔyɛɛ wɔn adwene sɛ wɔbɛka hyɛn no akɔ hɔ ama akɔtim. 40Ɛno enti, wɔtwitwaa hyɛn no asɛkyɛ nhoma no mu maa asɛkyɛ no guu ɛpo mu. Afei, wɔsanesanee ahoma a ɛkura akyerɛkyerɛkwan no mu na afei wɔsii ntoma a ɛwɔ ɛhyɛn no anim no sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, mframa bɛtumi abɔ hyɛn no akɔ mpoano. 41Nanso, ɛhyɛn no kɔpem anweatam bi ma ɛtimiiɛ. Ɛhyɛn no anim timii dendeenden ɛnna nʼakyi no nso, asorɔkye a na ɛrebɔ no no ma ɛbubuiɛ.
42Asraafoɔ no yɛɛ wɔn adwene sɛ wɔbɛkunkum nneduafoɔ no27.42 Sɛ ɔdeduani bi dwane a wɔde ne sohwɛfoɔ no nkwa si nʼanan mu. Enti na asraafoɔ no nnyaagyaa wɔn ho na amma ɔdeduani bi annwane. nyinaa sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, obiara rennya ɛkwan nnwane. 43Nanso, ɛsiane sɛ na asraafoɔ panin no pɛ sɛ ɔgye Paulo nkwa no enti, wamma wɔn ho ɛkwan. Mmom, ɔhyɛɛ sɛ wɔn a wɔbɛtumi adware no ahyɛaseɛ nnware nkɔ mpoano. 44Wɔn a aka no nso ntetare mmerɛte ne nnua asinasini a abubu firi hyɛn no mu no so nkɔ mpoano. Saa ɛkwan yi so na yɛnam bɛduruu mpoano nohoa dwoodwoo.
