¹But when it had been determined that we should sail to Italy, they delivered up Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion, by name Julius, of Augustus' company.

¹Walipokwisha amua tusafiri mpaka Italia, walimweka Paulo pamoja na wafungwa wengine chini ya ulinzi wa Yulio aliyekuwa ofisa wa jeshi katika kikosi kiitwacho "Kikosi cha Augusto."

²And going on board a ship of Adramyttium about to navigate by the places along Asia, we set sail, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

²Tulipanda meli ya Adiramito iliyokuwa inasafiri na kupitia bandari kadhaa za mkoa wa Asia, tukaanza safari. Aristarko, mwenyeji wa Makedonia kutoka Thesalonika, alikuwa pamoja nasi.

³And the next day we arrived at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and suffered him to go to his friends and refresh himself.

³Kesho yake tulitia nanga katika bandari ya Sidoni. Yulio alimtendea Paulo vizuri kwa kumruhusu awaone rafiki zake na kupata mahitaji yake.

⁴And setting sail thence we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

⁴Kutoka huko tuliendelea na safari, lakini kwa kuwa upepo ulikuwa unavuma kwa kasi kutujia kwa mbele, tulipitia upande wa kisiwa cha Kupro ambapo upepo haukuwa mwingi.

⁵And having sailed over the waters of Cilicia and Pamphylia we came to Myra in Lycia:

⁵Halafu tulivuka bahari ya Kilikia na Pamfulia, tukatia nanga Mura, mji wa Lukia.

⁶and there the centurion having found a ship of Alexandria sailing to Italy, he made us go on board her.

⁶Hapo yule ofisa alikuta meli moja ya Aleksandria iliyokuwa inakwenda Italia, na hivyo akatupandisha ndani.

⁷And sailing slowly for many days, and having with difficulty got abreast of Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under the lee of Crete abreast of Salmone;

⁷Kwa muda wa siku nyingi tulisafiri polepole, na kwa shida tulifika karibu na Nido. Kwa sababu upepo ulikuwa bado unatupinga, tuliendelea mbele moja kwa moja tukapitia upande wa Krete karibu na rasi Salmone ambapo upepo haukuwa mwingi.

⁸and coasting it with difficulty we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near to which was [the] city of Lasaea.

⁸Tulipita kando yake polepole tukafika mahali paitwapo "Bandari Nzuri", karibu na mji wa Lasea.

⁹And much time having now been spent, and navigation being already dangerous, because the fast also was already past, Paul counselled them,

⁹Muda mrefu ulikuwa umepita, na hata siku ya kufunga ilikuwa imekwisha pita. Sasa ilikuwa hatari sana kusafiri kwa meli. Basi, Paulo aliwapa onyo:

¹⁰saying, Men, I perceive that the navigation will be with disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.

¹⁰"Waheshimiwa, nahisi kwamba safari hii itakuwa ya shida na hasara nyingi si kwa shehena na meli tu, bali pia kwa maisha yetu."

¹¹But the centurion believed rather the helmsman and the shipowner than what was said by Paul.

¹¹Lakini yule ofisa alivutiwa zaidi na maoni ya nahodha na ya mwenye meli kuliko yale aliyosema Paulo.

¹²And the harbour being ill adapted to winter in, the most counselled to set sail thence, if perhaps they might reach Phoenice to winter in, a port of Crete looking north-east and south-east.

¹²Kwa kuwa bandari hiyo haikuwa mahali pazuri pa kukaa wakati wa baridi, wengi walipendelea kuendelea na safari, ikiwezekana mpaka Foinike. Foinike ni bandari ya Krete inayoelekea kusini-magharibi na kaskazini-magharibi; na huko wangeweza kukaa wakati wa baridi.

¹³And [the] south wind blowing gently, supposing that they had gained their object, having weighed anchor they sailed close in shore along Crete.

¹³Basi, upepo mzuri wa kusi ulianza kuvuma, nao wakadhani wamefanikiwa lengo lao; hivyo wakang'oa nanga, wakaiendesha meli karibu sana na pwani ya Krete.

¹⁴But not long after there came down it a hurricane called Euroclydon.

¹⁴Lakini haukupita muda, upepo mkali uitwao "Upepo wa Kaskazi" ulianza kuvuma kutoka kisiwani.

¹⁵And the ship being caught and driven, and not able to bring her head to the wind, letting her go we were driven [before it].

¹⁵Upepo uliipiga ile meli, na kwa kuwa hatukuweza kuukabili, tukaiacha ikokotwe na huo upepo.

¹⁶But running under the lee of a certain island called Clauda, we were with difficulty able to make ourselves masters of the boat;

¹⁶Kisiwa kimoja kiitwacho Kanda kilitukinga kidogo na ule upepo; na tulipopita kusini mwake tulifaulu, ingawa kwa shida, kuusalimisha ule mtumbwi wa meli.

¹⁷which having hoisted up, they used helps, frapping the ship; and fearing lest they should run into Syrtis and run aground, and having lowered the gear they were so driven.

¹⁷Wale wanamaji waliuvuta mtumbwi ndani, kisha wakaizungushia meli kamba na kuifunga kwa nguvu. Waliogopa kwamba wangeweza kukwama kwenye ufuko wa bahari, pwani ya Libya. Kwa hiyo walishusha matanga na kuiacha meli ikokotwe na upepo.

¹⁸But the storm being extremely violent on us, on the next day they threw cargo overboard,

¹⁸Dhoruba iliendelea kuvuma na kesho yake wakaanza kutupa nje shehena ya meli.

¹⁹and on the third day with their own hands they cast away the ship furniture.

¹⁹Siku ya tatu, wakaanza pia kutupa majini vifaa vya meli kwa mikono yao wenyewe.

²⁰And neither sun nor stars appearing for many days, and no small storm lying on us, in the end all hope of our being saved was taken away.

²⁰Kwa muda wa siku nyingi hatukuweza kuona jua wala nyota; dhoruba iliendelea kuvuma sana, hata matumaini yote ya kuokoka yakatuishia.

²¹And when they had been a long while without taking food, Paul then standing up in the midst of them said, Ye ought, O men, to have hearkened to me, and not have made sail from Crete and have gained this disaster and loss.

²¹Baada ya kukaa muda mrefu bila kula chakula, Paulo alisimama kati yao, akasema, "Waheshimiwa, ingalikuwa afadhali kama mngalinisikiliza na kuacha kusafiri kutoka Krete. Kama mngalifanya hivyo tungaliiepuka shida hii na hasara hizi zote.

²²And now I exhort you to be of good courage, for there shall be no loss at all of life of [any] of you, only of the ship.

²²Lakini sasa ninawaombeni muwe na moyo; hakuna hata mmoja wenu atakayepoteza maisha yake; meli tu ndiyo itakayopotea.

²³For an angel of the God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me this night,

²³Kwa maana jana usiku malaika wa yule Mungu ambaye mimi ni wake na ambaye mimi ninamwabudu alinitokea,

²⁴saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted to thee all those that sail with thee.

²⁴akaniambia: Paulo usiogope! Ni lazima utasimama mbele ya Kaisari; naye Mungu, kwa wema wake, amekufadhili kwa kuwaokoa wote wanaosafiri nawe wasiangamie.

²⁵Wherefore be of good courage, men, for I believe God that thus it shall be, as it has been said to me.

²⁵Hivyo, waheshimiwa, jipeni moyo! Maana ninamwamini Mungu kwamba itakuwa sawa kama nilivyoambiwa.

²⁶But we must be cast ashore on a certain island.

²⁶Lakini ni lazima tutatupwa ufukoni mwa kisiwa fulani."

²⁷And when the fourteenth night was come, we being driven about in Adria, towards the middle of the night the sailors supposed that some land neared them,

²⁷Usiku wa siku ya kumi na nne, tulikuwa tunakokotwa huku na huku katika bahari ya Adria. Karibu na usiku wa manane wanamaji walijihisi kuwa karibu na nchi kavu.

²⁸and having sounded found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther and having again sounded they found fifteen fathoms;

²⁸Hivyo walitafuta kina cha bahari kwa kuteremsha kamba iliyokuwa imefungiwa kitu kizito, wakapata kina cha mita arobaini. Baadaye wakapima tena wakapata mita thelathini.

²⁹and fearing lest we should be cast on rocky places, casting four anchors out of the stern, they wished that day were come.

²⁹Kwa sababu ya kuogopa kukwama kwenye miamba, waliteremsha nanga nne nyuma ya meli; wakaomba kuche upesi.

³⁰But the sailors wishing to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat into the sea under pretext of being about to carry out anchors from the prow,

³⁰Wanamaji walitaka kutoroka, na walikwisha kuteremsha ule mtumbwi majini, wakijisingizia kwamba wanakwenda kuteremsha nanga upande wa mbele wa meli.

³¹Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, Unless these abide in the ship *ye* cannot be saved.

³¹Lakini Paulo alimwambia yule ofisa wa jeshi na askari wake, "Kama wanamaji hawa hawabaki ndani ya meli, hamtaokoka."

³²Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let her fall.

³²Hapo wale askari walizikata kamba zilizokuwa zimeshikilia ule mtumbwi, wakauacha uchukuliwe na maji.

³³And while it was drawing on to daylight, Paul exhorted them all to partake of food, saying, Ye have passed the fourteenth day watching in expectation without taking food.

³³Karibu na alfajiri, Paulo aliwahimiza wote wale chakula: "Kwa siku kumi na nne sasa mmekuwa katika mashaka na bila kula; hamjala kitu chochote.

³⁴Wherefore I exhort you to partake of food, for this has to do with your safety; for not a hair from the head of any one of you shall perish.

³⁴Basi, ninawasihi mle chakula kwa maana mnakihitaji ili mweze kuendelea kuishi. Maana hata unywele mmoja wa vichwa vyenu hautapotea."

³⁵And, having said these things and taken a loaf, he gave thanks to God before all, and having broken it began to eat.

³⁵Baada ya kusema hivyo, Paulo alichukua mkate, akamshukuru Mungu mbele yao wote, akaumega, akaanza kula.

³⁶And all taking courage, themselves also took food.

³⁶Hapo wote wakapata moyo, nao pia wakala chakula.

³⁷And we were in the ship, all the souls, two hundred and seventy-six.

³⁷Jumla tulikuwa watu mia mbili na sabini na sita katika meli.

³⁸And having satisfied themselves with food, they lightened the ship, casting out the wheat into the sea.

³⁸Baada ya kila mmoja kula chakula cha kutosha, walipunguza uzito wa meli kwa kutupa nafaka baharini.

³⁹And when it was day they did not recognise the land; but they perceived a certain bay having a strand, on which they were minded, if they should be able, to run the ship ashore;

³⁹Kulipokucha, wanamaji hawakuweza kuitambua nchi ile, ila waliona ghuba moja yenye ufuko; wakaamua kutia nanga huko kama ikiwezekana.

⁴⁰and, having cast off the anchors, they left [them] in the sea, at the same time loosening the lashings of the rudders, and hoisting the foresail to the wind, they made for the strand.

⁴⁰Hivyo walikata nanga na kuziacha baharini, na wakati huohuo wakazifungua kamba zilizokuwa zimeufunga usukani, kisha wakatweka tanga moja mbele kushika upepo, wakaelekea ufukoni.

⁴¹And falling into a place where two seas met they ran the ship aground, and the prow having stuck itself fast remained unmoved, but the stern was broken by the force of the waves.

⁴¹Lakini walifika mahali ambapo mikondo miwili ya bahari hukutana, na meli ikakwama. Sehemu ya mbele ilikuwa imezama mchangani bila kutikisika. Sehemu ya nyuma ya meli ilianza kuvunjika vipandevipande kwa mapigo ya nguvu ya mawimbi.

⁴²And [the] counsel of the soldiers was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one should swim off and escape.

⁴²Askari walitaka kuwaua wafungwa wote kwa kuogopa kwamba wangeogelea hadi pwani na kutoroka.

⁴³But the centurion, desirous of saving Paul, hindered them of their purpose, and commanded those who were able to swim, casting themselves first [into the sea], to get out on land;

⁴³Lakini kwa vile yule ofisajeshi alitaka kumwokoa Paulo, aliwazuia wasifanye hivyo. Aliamuru wale waliojua kuogelea waruke kutoka melini na kuogelea hadi pwani,

⁴⁴and the rest, some on boards, some on some of the things [that came] from the ship; and thus it came to pass that all got safe to land.

⁴⁴na wengine wafuate wakijishikilia kwenye mbao au kwenye vipande vya meli iliyovunjika. Ndivyo sisi sote tulivyofika salama pwani.