¹When it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band.

¹Mi fkan lameṛ a nerkeb lbabuṛ ɣer tmurt n Selyan, ǧǧan Bulus akk-d kra n imeḥbas nniḍen i yiwen ufesyan n terbaɛt n Qayṣer, isem-is Xulyus.

²Embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to places on the coast of Asia, we put to sea; Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

²Nerkeb deg yiwen lbabuṛ n temdint n Adramit, ara iṛuḥen rrif n tmura n Asya ; nṛuḥ, yedda yid-nneɣ Aristaṛk yellan d amasiduni n temdint n Tiṣalunik.

³The next day, we touched at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him permission to go to his friends and refresh himself.

³Azekka-nni, newweḍ ɣer temdint n Sidun , Xulyus yețqadaṛen Bulus, ixdem-as lemziya, iserreḥ-as ad iṛuḥ ɣer imdukkal-is iwakken a s-d-fken ayen yeḥwaǧ.

⁴Putting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

⁴Mi neqleɛ syenna, nɛedda rrif rrif n tegzirt n Qubṛus axaṭer iṣbeḥ-aɣ-d waḍu iǧehden si zdat.

⁵When we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.

⁵Nezger lebḥeṛ n Silisya akk-d Bamfilya, newweḍ ɣer lmeṛṣa n Mira yellan di tmurt n Lizya.

⁶There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us on board.

⁶Afesyan-nni yufa dinna lbabuṛ n Skandriya ara iṛuḥen ɣer tmurt n Selyan, isserkeb-aɣ deg-s.

⁷When we had sailed slowly many days, and had come with difficulty opposite Cnidus, the wind not allowing us further, we sailed under the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.

⁷Lbabuṛ nni yewwi-yaɣ kra n wussan s țțawil ; armi neṛwa leɛtab i newweḍ ɣer tama n temdint n Knidus, imi ur aɣ-yeǧǧi ara waḍu a nqeṛṛeb, nɛedda rrif n tegzirt n Kritus, ɣer tama n Salmuni.

⁸With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

⁸Nkemmel rrif rrif s leɛtab, armi newweḍ ɣer yiwen wemkan isem-is « Lemraṣi icebḥen », zdat temdint n Lazaya.

⁹When much time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, because the Fast had now already gone by, Paul admonished them,

⁹Nesṛuḥ aṭas n lweqt, lweqt n usafer di lebḥeṛ yuɣal yewɛeṛ aṭas, imi ass i deg țțuẓummen wat Isṛail di taggara n lexṛif iɛedda.

¹⁰and said to them, “Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”

¹⁰Daymi i sen-iɛeggen Bulus yenna-yasen : Ay atmaten, ẓriɣ belli tikkelt-agi ma nkemmel aṣafeṛ-nneɣ, a d-tili lexsaṛa mačči kan i lbabuṛ d sselɛa yellan deg-s, lameɛna tezmer aț-țeglu ula yis-nneɣ.

¹¹But the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship than to those things which were spoken by Paul.

¹¹Afesyan-nni aṛumani yuɣ awal i bab n lbabuṛ akk-d win i t-inehṛen wala ad yaɣ awal i Bulus.

¹²Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking northeast and southeast.

¹²Imi lmeṛṣa-nni ur telhi ara iwakken ad sɛeddin deg-s ccetwa, azgen ameqqran n ibeḥriyen bɣan ad ṛuḥen, iwakken ma yella wamek, ad awḍen ɣer lmeṛṣa n Finikus yellan di tegzirt n Kritus ; lmeṛṣa-yagi tqubel lǧiha taɣeṛbit, bɣan ad sɛeddin deg-s ccetwa.

¹³When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.

¹³Akken i d-yekker yiwen ubeḥri xfifen, ɣilen ad awḍen ɣer leqsed nsen. Refden amextaf n lbabuṛ, ṛuḥen rrif rrif n tegzirt n Kritus.

¹⁴But before long, a stormy wind beat down from shore, which is called Euroclydon. Or, “a northeaster.”

¹⁴Lameɛna ur tɛeṭṭel ara tekker-ed yiwet n tbuciḍant iwumi qqaṛen Erakilun i d-ikkan seg idurar n tegzirt-nni.

¹⁵When the ship was caught, and couldn’t face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven along.

¹⁵Imi lbabuṛ ur s-izmir ara i tbuciḍant-nni, neǧǧa-t a t-yawi waḍu ɣer wanda i s-yehwa,

¹⁶Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat.

¹⁶nɛedda seddaw yiwet n tegzirt tamecṭuḥt yeddurin ɣef waḍu, isem-is Kluda. Mi ɣ-teɣli teflukt-nni n leslak, s leɛtab ameqqran i ț-id-nessuli ɣer lbabuṛ.

¹⁷After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.

¹⁷Imi nuggad a ɣ-yawi waḍu ɣer leryuf iweɛṛen n tmurt n Libya, ncudd lbabuṛ s imurar ; nerna nṣubb-ed lbac-nni s wayes i t-yețțawi waḍu, neǧǧa iman-nneɣ a ɣ-yawi ɣer wanda yebɣa.

¹⁸As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.

¹⁸Azekka-nni, imi mazal lebḥeṛ yenhewwal, nessenqes kra n sselɛa yellan deg-s nḍeggeṛ-iț ɣer lebḥeṛ.

¹⁹On the third day, they threw out the ship’s tackle with their own hands.

¹⁹Ass wis tlata, ixeddamen n lbabuṛ rnan ḍeggṛen sselɛa-nni i d-iqqimen.

²⁰When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.

²⁰Acḥal n wussan ur d-iban yiṭij ur d-banen itran, lebḥeṛ mazal-it yerwi, ur numin ara a nțwasellek.

²¹When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them, and said, “Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss.

²¹Aṭas wussan i neqqim mbla lmakla ; dɣa Bulus ibedd-ed gar-asen yenna : Ay irgazen, lemmer i yi-tuɣem awal m'akken i wen-d-nniɣ : a neqqim axiṛ di lmeṛṣa n Kritus, tili ur d-tdeṛṛu ara lexsaṛa akk-d lxuf-agi !

²²Now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

²²Tura ur țțagadet ara, sǧehdet iman-nwen axaṭer ula d yiwen deg-wen ur ițmețțat ; ur d-tețțili lexsaṛa anagar lbabuṛ-agi ara iɣeṛqen.

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

²³Iḍ iɛeddan, Sidi Ṛebbi i ɛebbdeɣ iceggeɛ-ed yiwen lmelk ibedd-ed ɣuṛ-i

²⁴saying, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’

²⁴yenna-yi-d : « a Bulus, ur țțaggad ara ! Ilaq aț-țbeddeḍ zdat Qayṣer, atan Sidi Ṛebbi a kkun isellek s kečč s wid yellan yid-ek ».

²⁵Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.

²⁵Sewṛet ihi ay atmaten ! Țekleɣ ɣef Ṛebbi ad idṛu am akken i d-yenna ;

²⁶But we must run aground on a certain island.”

²⁶mbla ccekk ihi a ɣ-ḍeggṛent lemwaji ɣer yiwet n tegzirt.

²⁷But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land.

²⁷Iḍ wis ṛbeɛṭac, mazal aḍu yețhuccu-yaɣ ițțawi-yaɣ akkin akka ɣef lebḥeṛ Agrakal ; di țnaṣfa n yiḍ, ibeḥṛiyen ḥussen belli ur bɛiden ara ɣef lberr.

²⁸They took soundings, and found twenty fathoms. 20 fathoms = 120 feet = 36.6 meters After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms. 15 fathoms = 90 feet = 27.4 meters

²⁸Ktalen lqaɛ n lebḥeṛ s wemrar, ufan llant

²⁹Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.

²⁹Imi uggaden lbabuṛ a t-id-iḥaz kra seddaw-as, ḍeggṛen ṛebɛa imextafen ɣer deffir n lbabuṛ, tqelqen melmi ara yali wass.

³⁰As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,

³⁰Lameɛna ixeddamen n lbabuṛ țqelliben ad rewlen ; ṣubben taflukt n leslak ɣer lebḥeṛ, steɛmilen am akken d amextaf ara ḍeggṛen ɣer zdat lbabuṛ.

³¹Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you can’t be saved.”

³¹Dɣa Bulus yenna i lqebṭan d lɛeskeṛ-is : M'ur qqimen ara yergazen-agi di lbabuṛ, ur tezmirem ara aț-țmenɛem ! S

³²Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let it fall off.

³²Imiren lɛeskeṛ gezmen imurar n teflukt, ǧǧan-ț aț-țeɣli ɣer lebḥeṛ.

³³While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, “This day is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.

³³Weqbel ad yali wass, Bulus inha-ten akk ad ččen cwiṭ n lqut, yenna : Ass-agi d ass wis ṛbeɛṭac ur teɛṛiḍem lqut.

³⁴Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads.”

³⁴Tura nhiɣ-kkun ihi aț-țeččem iwakken aț-țețțusellkem, ula d yiwen deg-wen ur s-ițṛuḥ wenẓad seg uqeṛṛuy.

³⁵When he had said this, and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it, and began to eat.

³⁵Mi d-yenna ayagi, iddem-ed aɣṛum, iḥmed Ṛebbi zdat-sen meṛṛa, yebḍa-t, yebda itețț.

³⁶Then they all cheered up, and they also took food.

³⁶Yekkes-asen akk lxuf dɣa ččan.

³⁷In all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship.

³⁸Mi ččan armi ṛwan, ḍeggṛen ɣer lebḥeṛ ticekkaṛin n yirden, iwakken ad yifsus lbabuṛ.

³⁸When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

³⁹Mi guli wass, ur eɛqilen ara maḍi tamurt-nni anda wwḍen. Lameɛna walan yiwen wemkan iqeṛben, iban-ed deg-s ṛṛmel, bɣan ad rren lbabuṛ ɣer dinna ma yella wamek.

³⁹When it was day, they didn’t recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.

⁴⁰Fsin imurar i imextafen bran asen ɣer lebḥeṛ, fsin daɣen imurar i imeqdafen s wacu nehṛen lbabuṛ ; dɣa ssulin yiwen ubeḥnuq yellan ɣer zdat n lbabuṛ iwakken a ten-yawi waḍu ɣer rrif n lebḥeṛ.

⁴⁰Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

⁴¹Lameɛna wwḍen ɣer yiwen wemkan n ṛṛmel iwumi d-izzi lebḥeṛ ; rran ɣer dinna lbabuṛ-nni, lǧiha n zdat teḥṣel di ṛṛmel teḥbes ma d lǧiha n deffir tebda tețṛuẓu si lqewwa n lemwaji.

⁴¹But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground. The bow struck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.

⁴²Lɛeskeṛ bɣan ad nɣen imeḥbas-nni axaṭer uggaden a sen-rewlen s lɛum.

⁴²The soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.

⁴³Lqebṭan-nni i gebɣan ad isellek Bulus, ur ten-yeǧǧi ara ad xedmen lebɣi-nsen. Yefka lameṛ i wid yessnen ad ɛummen, ad ḍeggṛen iman-nsen d imezwura ɣer waman iwakken ad awḍen ɣer rrif.

⁴³But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land;

⁴⁴Ma d wiyaḍ a ten-tebɛen, ad ṭṭfen di telwiḥin neɣ deg iceqfan n lbabuṛ. S wakka, wwḍen meṛṛa ɣer rrif n lebḥeṛ di laman.

⁴⁴and the rest should follow, some on planks, and some on other things from the ship. So it happened that they all escaped safely to the land.