Acts 27 – NIVUK & GKY

New International Version – UK

Acts 27:1-44

Paul sails for Rome

1When 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. 2We boarded a ship from Adramyttium about to sail for ports along the coast of the province of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.

3The next day we landed at Sidon; and Julius, in kindness to Paul, allowed him to go to his friends so they might provide for his needs. 4From there we put out to sea again and passed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us. 5When we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia. 6There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board. 7We made slow headway for many days and had difficulty arriving off Cnidus. When the wind did not allow us to hold our course, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone. 8We moved along the coast with difficulty and came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

9Much time had been lost, and sailing had already become dangerous because by now it was after the Day of Atonement.27:9 That is, Yom Kippur So Paul warned them, 10‘Men, I can see that our voyage is going to be disastrous and bring great loss to ship and cargo, and to our own lives also.’ 11But the centurion, instead of listening to what Paul said, followed the advice of the pilot and of the owner of the ship. 12Since the harbour was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided that we should sail on, hoping to reach Phoenix and winter there. This was a harbour in Crete, facing both south-west and north-west.

The storm

13When a gentle south wind began to blow, they saw their opportunity; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. 14Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the ‘North-Easter’, swept down from the island. 15The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along. 16As we passed to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were hardly able to make the lifeboat secure, 17so the men hoisted it aboard. Then they passed ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. Because they were afraid they would run aground on the sand-bars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor27:17 Or the sails and let the ship be driven along. 18We took such a violent battering from the storm that the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard. 19On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. 20When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved.

21After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up before them and said: ‘Men, you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete; then you would have spared yourselves this damage and loss. 22But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed. 23Last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me 24and said, “Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar; and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.” 25So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me. 26Nevertheless, we must run aground on some island.’

The shipwreck

27On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic27:27 In ancient times the name referred to an area extending well south of Italy. Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land. 28They took soundings and found that the water was forty metres deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was thirty metres deep. 29Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight. 30In an attempt to escape from the ship, the sailors let the lifeboat down into the sea, pretending they were going to lower some anchors from the bow. 31Then Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, ‘Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved.’ 32So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and let it drift away.

33Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. ‘For the last fourteen days,’ he said, ‘you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food – you haven’t eaten anything. 34Now I urge you to take some food. You need it to survive. Not one of you will lose a single hair from his head.’ 35After he said this, he took some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat. 36They were all encouraged and ate some food themselves. 37Altogether there were 276 of us on board. 38When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.

39When daylight came, they did not recognise the land, but they saw a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could. 40Cutting loose the anchors, they left them in the sea and at the same time untied the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach. 41But the ship struck a sand-bar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was broken to pieces by the pounding of the surf.

42The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping. 43But the centurion wanted to spare Paul’s life and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land. 44The rest were to get there on planks or on other pieces of the ship. In this way everyone reached land safely.

Holy Bible in Gĩkũyũ

Atũmwo 27:1-44

Paũlũ kwambĩrĩria Rũgendo rwa gũthiĩ Roma

127:1 Atũm 25:12, 25Na rĩrĩa gwatuirwo atĩ nĩtũkũhaica marikabu tũthiĩ Italia, Paũlũ na andũ arĩa angĩ mooheetwo makĩneanwo kũrĩ mũnene-wa-thigari-igana rĩmwe, warĩ wa mbũtũ ya Agusito, wetagwo Juliasi. 227:2 Atũm 19:29Tũkĩhaica marikabu yoimĩte Aduramutio ĩrĩa yakirie gũthiĩ icukĩro-inĩ cia marikabu iria ciarĩ ndwere-inĩ cia iria rĩrĩa inene bũrũri-inĩ wa Asia, na ithuĩ tũkĩambĩrĩria rũgendo tũgĩthiĩ. Nake Arisitariko, Mũmakedonia woimĩte Thesalonike, aarĩ hamwe na ithuĩ.

327:3 Atũm 24:23Mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ tũgĩkinya Sidoni; nake Juliasi, nĩ ũndũ wa kũiguĩra Paũlũ tha, akĩmwĩtĩkĩria athiĩ kũrĩ arata aake nĩguo mamũhe kĩrĩa angĩabatarire. 4Twoima kũu tũkĩambĩrĩria rũgendo rĩngĩ, tũgereire mwena ũrĩa ũtaarĩ rũhuho wa Kuporo, tondũ huho cioimaga na mwena ũrĩa twathiiaga. 5Twaarĩkia gũtuĩkania iria rĩrĩa inene rĩrĩa rĩarĩ gũkuhĩ na mabũrũri ma Kilikia na Pamufilia tũgĩkinya itũũra rĩa Mira, bũrũri-inĩ wa Likia. 627:6 Atũm 28:11Tũrĩ kũu mũnene ũcio wa thigari igana rĩmwe akĩona marikabu ya Alekisanderia yathiiaga Italia, nake agĩtũhaicia yo. 7Tũgĩthiĩ kahora ihinda rĩa mĩthenya mĩingĩ na tũrĩ na thĩĩna mũingĩ nginya tũgĩkinya gũkuhĩ na Kinido. Na rĩrĩa rũhuho rwagiririe tũthiĩ ũrĩa twendaga-rĩ, tũgĩthiĩ tũgereire mwena ũrĩa ũtaarĩ rũhuho wa Kirete, kũngʼethera Salimone. 8Nĩtwathiire na thĩĩna mũingĩ tũgereire ndwere-inĩ cia iria rĩrĩa inene na tũgĩkinya handũ heetagwo Gĩcukĩro Kĩega, hakuhĩ na itũũra rĩa Lasea.

927:9 Alaw 23:27-29Mahinda maingĩ nĩmathirĩte, na gũthiĩ na marikabu kwarĩ na ũgwati tondũ ihinda rĩa Gĩathĩ gĩa Kwĩhinga kũrĩa Irio nĩrĩahĩtũkĩte. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Paũlũ akĩmataara akĩmeera atĩrĩ, 10“Athuuri aya, nĩnguona atĩ rũgendo rwitũ nĩ rũgũkorwo na mũtino na rũrehe hathara nene kũrĩ marikabu na mĩrigo o na nginya kũrĩ mĩoyo iitũ yo mĩene.” 11No mũnene ũcio wa thigari igana rĩmwe, handũ ha gũthikĩrĩria ũrĩa Paũlũ oigaga, aarũmĩrĩire ũtaari wa mũtwarithia wa marikabu o na wa mwene marikabu ĩyo. 12Tondũ gĩcukĩro kĩu gĩtiarĩ kĩega gĩa gũikarwo hĩndĩ ya heho-rĩ, andũ aingĩ magĩtua itua tũthiĩ na mbere, twĩhokete gũkinya Foinike, tũikare kuo hĩndĩ ĩyo ya heho. Gĩkĩ kĩarĩ gĩcukĩro kĩa meeri gĩa Kirete, nakĩo kĩangʼetheire mwena wa gũthini wa ithũĩro, o ũndũ ũmwe na mwena wa gathigathini wa ithũĩro.

Kĩhuhũkanio

13Rĩrĩa rũhuho rumĩte mwena wa gũthini rwambĩrĩirie kũhurutana kahora-rĩ, magĩĩciiria nĩmona kĩrĩa mendaga, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio makĩohora marikabu magĩthiĩ magereire hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia Kirete. 14Na ihinda rĩtanathiĩ mũno, rũhuho rwa hinya wa kĩhuhũkanio kĩnene rwetagwo “Eurakilo,” rũkĩhurutana ruumĩte gĩcigĩrĩra-inĩ kĩu. 15Nayo marikabu ĩkĩnyiitwo nĩ kĩhuhũkanio kĩu ĩkĩremwo nĩgũthiĩ na kũrĩa rũhuho rwoimaga, nĩ ũndũ ũcio tũkĩmĩrekereria ĩtwarwo nĩ rũhuho. 16Na rĩrĩa twahĩtũkagĩra gacigĩrĩra-inĩ kanini geetagwo Kauda, nĩtwarĩ na thĩĩna wa kũhaicia gatarũ ga kũhonokia andũ igũrũ wa marikabu. 17Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa andũ acio maakahaicirie marikabu-inĩ, makĩhĩtũkĩria mĩkanda rungu rwa marikabu yo nyene nĩgeetha mamĩohe wega. Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtigĩra kũhata mũthanga-inĩ wa handũ heetagwo Siriti-rĩ, makĩharũrũkia matanga na makĩrekereria marikabu ĩyo ĩtwarwo o kũrĩa ĩngĩatwarirwo nĩ rũhuho. 1827:18 Jon 1:5Nĩtwanyariirĩkire mũno nĩ ũndũ wa kĩhuhũkanio kĩu o nginya mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ makĩambĩrĩria gũikia mĩrigo iria-inĩ. 19Naguo mũthenya wa gatatũ makĩambĩrĩria gũikia indo cia wĩra cia marikabu iria-inĩ na moko mao ene. 20Na rĩrĩa kwaagire kuoneka riũa kana njata ihinda rĩa mĩthenya mĩingĩ, nakĩo kĩhuhũkanio gĩgĩthiĩ na mbere kũhuhũkania-rĩ, tũkĩrigĩrĩria na kwaga mwĩhoko o wothe wa kũhonoka.

2127:21 Atũm 27:7Thuutha wa andũ gũikara ihinda iraaya matekũrĩa, Paũlũ akĩrũgama mbere yao akĩmeera atĩrĩ: “Andũ aya, nĩ kaba mũngĩetĩkĩrire ũtaaro wakwa mwage kuuma Kirete, hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩmũngĩehonokirie kuumana na ũgwati ũyũ o na hathara ĩno. 2227:22 Atũm 27:25, 36No rĩrĩ, nĩngũmũthaitha mũthiĩ na mbere kũũmĩrĩria, tondũ gũtirĩ o na ũmwe wanyu ũkũũra; tiga marikabu iiki ĩkwanangĩka. 2327:23 Atũm 5:19; Arom 1:9; Atũm 23:11Ũtukũ ũyũ, mũraika wa Ngai ũrĩa niĩ ndĩ wake na ũrĩa ndungataga nĩarũgamire hakuhĩ na niĩ na 2427:24 Atũm 23:11; Atũm 27:44aanjĩĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Paũlũ ndũkae gwĩtigĩra. No nginya ũrũgame mbere ya Kaisari ũciirithio; na rĩrĩ, Ngai tondũ wa wega wake, nĩekũhonokia mĩoyo ya andũ arĩa othe ũrĩ nao.’ 2527:25 Atũm 27:22, 36; Arom 4:20, 21Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, inyuĩ andũ aya, thiĩi na mbere kũũmĩrĩria, nĩgũkorwo ndĩ na wĩtĩkio thĩinĩ wa Ngai atĩ nĩgũkũhaana o ta ũguo aanjĩĩrĩte. 2627:26 Atũm 28:1No o na kũrĩ ũguo no nginya tũhate gĩcigĩrĩra-inĩ kĩna.”

Marikabu Kwanangĩka

27Na rĩrĩ, ũtukũ wa mũthenya wa ikũmi na ĩna wakinya, o tũgĩtwarithagio ũũ na ũũ nĩ rũhuho tũtuĩkanĩirie iria rĩrĩa rĩĩtagwo Adiria-rĩ, ũtukũ gatagatĩ atwarithia a marikabu makĩgereria nĩmakuhĩrĩirie thĩ nyũmũ. 28Nao makĩoya kĩgeri kĩa ũriku wa maaĩ makĩona atĩ maaĩ maarĩ na ũriku wa buti igana rĩa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ. Thuutha wa kahinda kanini magĩthima rĩngĩ makĩona atĩ maaĩ maarĩ na ũriku wa buti mĩrongo kenda. 29Nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtigĩra tũtikaagũthithio rwaro rwa ihiga, makĩrekia nanga inya kuuma mwena wa na thuutha wa marikabu, na makĩhooya gũkĩe. 3027:30 Atũm 27:16Na rĩĩrĩa maageragia kũũra moime marikabu-inĩ, atwarithia a marikabu makĩharũrũkia gatarũ ga kũhonokia andũ iria-inĩ, metuĩte atĩ marenda kũharũrũkia nanga imwe kuuma mũthia wa na mbere wa marikabu. 31Hĩndĩ ĩyo Paũlũ akĩĩra mũnene ũcio wa thigari igana rĩmwe hamwe na thigari atĩrĩ, “Andũ aya maga gũikara marikabu-inĩ, inyuĩ mũtingĩhonoka.” 32Nĩ ũndũ ũcio thigari igĩtinia mĩkanda ĩrĩa yanyiitĩte gatarũ ga kũhonokia andũ, makĩreka koore.

33Gwakuhĩrĩria gũkĩa, Paũlũ akĩmathaitha othe marĩe irio, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Kwa ihinda rĩa mĩthenya ikũmi na ĩna mĩthiru, mũkoretwo mũikarĩte o ũguo mwĩimĩte irio, mũteekũrĩa kĩndũ. 3427:34 Math 10:30Rĩu ndamũthaitha mũrĩe irio. Nĩmũbatarĩte kũrĩa irio nĩguo imũige muoyo. Gũtirĩ rũcuĩrĩ rwa mũtwe wa mũndũ o na ũmwe wanyu rũkũũra.” 35Aarĩkia kuuga ũguo, akĩoya mũgate, agĩcookeria Ngai ngaatho mbere yao othe. Agĩcooka akĩwenyũranga, akĩambĩrĩria kũrĩa. 3627:36 Atũm 27:22, 25Nao othe makĩigua momĩrĩria, makĩoya irio makĩrĩa. 37Ithuothe twarĩ andũ 276 arĩa twarĩ marikabu-inĩ. 3827:38 Jon 1:5; Atũm 27:18Rĩrĩa maarĩire makĩhũũna, maacookire magĩikia ngano iria-inĩ nĩgeetha marikabu ĩhũthe.

39Kwarooka gũkĩa-rĩ, atwarithia matiigana kũmenya bũrũri ũcio, no makĩona gĩcongoco27:39 Gĩcongoco nĩ handũ iria rĩtoonyanĩte na thĩ nyũmũ, ũndũ marikabu no ĩkuhĩrĩrie thĩ nyũmũ ĩtarĩ na ũgwati, tiga hĩndĩ ya kĩhuhũkanio. kĩarĩ na mũthanga hũgũrũrũ-inĩ, magĩĩciiria magerie kũhatithia marikabu ho. 4027:40 Atũm 27:29Nao makĩrenga nanga, igĩtigwo iria-inĩ, na o hau makĩohora mĩkanda ĩrĩa yohete thukani.27:40 Thukani nĩ gĩcunjĩ kĩa mbaũ kana cuuma gĩa kũgata marikabu kana ndege. Magĩcooka makĩhaicia taama ũrĩa wĩkagĩrwo mbere ya marikabu nĩguo ũnyiite rũhuho, magĩthiĩ meerekeire hũgũrũrũ-inĩ. 41No rĩrĩ, marikabu ĩkĩgũtha mũthanga na ĩkĩhata. Mũthia wa na mbere wayo ũkĩhata na ũkĩrũma biũ, naguo mũthia wa na thuutha ũkiunĩkanga nĩ ũndũ wa kũhũũrwo nĩ makũmbĩ ma maaĩ.

42Thigari ikĩbanga ciũrage ohwo nĩgeetha gũtikagĩe o na ũmwe wao ũngĩthambĩra oore. 4327:43 Atũm 27:3No tondũ mũnene ũcio wa thigari igana rĩmwe nĩendaga kũhonokia muoyo wa Paũlũ, agĩcigiria ciĩke ũguo ciabangĩte. Agĩathana atĩ andũ arĩa mangĩahotire gũthambĩra mambe marũũge maaĩ-inĩ mathiĩ thĩ nyũmũ. 4427:44 Atũm 27:22, 31Nao andũ acio angĩ makinye kuo menyiitĩrĩire mbaũ kana icunjĩ cia marikabu. Ũguo nĩguo andũ othe maakinyire thĩ nyũmũ matarĩ na ũũru.