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.

¹Huan, Itali gama longa pai ding thu a hihpuk tak un, Paula leh henta dang kuate hiam Awgasta pawla mi sepaih zaheutu a min Julia a kemsak ua.

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.

²Huan, Adramitiam kho long, Asia gam tuipi piau a kho omte tawn ding ah, ka tuang ua, tuipi ah ka paita uhi; Masidonia gama mi Aristarkha, Thessalonika khua mi, ka kiang uah a oma.

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

³Huan, a jingin Sidon khua ka tawn ua. Huan, Juliain Paula a limbawl ngiala, kihihhalh dingin a lawmte kiangah a pawtsaka.

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

⁴Huan, huai akipanin tuipi ah ka pai nawn ua, huihin a hilou lama honsawn hiakin Kupra tuikulh jul huih hatlouhna lam ah ka tai ua.

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

⁵Huan, Silisia gam leh Pamphilia gam jul tuipi ka khen nung un, Lidia gama Mira khua ka tung ua.

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

⁶Huaiah sepaih zaheutupan Aleksandria kho long Itali gam tawn ding a mu a; huaiah a hontuangsak a.

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.

⁷Huan, ni tampi tak awlawlin ka pai ua, Knida kho jawn haksapiin ka tung teitei ua, huihin hon sawnkik jiakin Salmoni juanin Krit tuikulh jul huih hatlouhna lamah ka tai ua.

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

⁸Huan, haksatakin tui geigei ah ka pai ua, long khawlna kilawm a chih mun uh ka tungta ua; huai kiangah Lasia khua a om hi.

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

⁹Huan, ni tampi a beitak jiakin leh, longa pai a lauhuai jiakin, (An Ngawl Ni a khengta ngala), Paulain amau a thuhilha, a kiang uah,

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.”

¹⁰Pute aw, longa tua pai siatna leh manthatna thupitak tung ding ahi chih ka theia, a sum leh long tungah kia ka chi kei, eimah tungah kia ka chi ahi, a chi a.

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.

¹¹Himahleh, sepaih zaheutuin Paula thugen sangin longpu leh long neipa thu a ging jawa.

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.

¹²Huan, phalbi douna dingin longkhawlna a ginat louh jiakin a tamjawin, huai akipana tuipi a pai khiaka, Phinisi khua tun teiteia, huailaia phalbi dou a sawmpih ua; Phinisi tuh Krit tuikulha longkhawlna khat ahi, mal sak leh sim sak lam ahi a.

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

¹³Huan, sim huih awlawla a hongnun takin, a deihlam uh mu a kisa ua, sikkip a khai khia ua, Krit tuikulh gei juljul ah ka pai uhi.

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

¹⁴Himahleh, sawtlou chik nungin gam lam akipanin huih hattak a hongnung sukta a, huai huih tuh Euroklidon a chi jel uhi.

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

¹⁵Huan, long a honsawnkhata a, huihlam a ngat theihlouhtakin ka khahta ua, honmut leng honmut lengta a.

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

¹⁶Huan, a min Klauda tuikulh neuchik petmah pansanin huih hatlouhna lamah ka tai ua, haksatakin long neu tuh ka bitsak thei geigei ua;

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.

¹⁷Huan, a kaihkhiak nung un panpihna khaute khawng a zang ua, long nuailam ah a vial ua, a khih ua, huan, puanjakna bangkim a puksak ua, huchilouin jaw Sirti a lenlut a lau ua, huchiin a honmut leng a honmut lengta hi.

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

¹⁸Huan, a jingin, tuikihawtin honsep ek jiakin, longa van khawng tui lakah a paikhe panta ua.

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

¹⁹Huan, a jing nawnin amau khut ngeiin long van a paikhe nawnta uhi.

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.

²⁰Huan, ni tampi, nil eng, aksi leng a kimu keia, huihpi petmahin honnuaia, hin himhim ka lamen nawnta kei uhi.

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.

²¹Huan, an ne loua sawttak a om nung un, Paula a lak uah a dinga, Pute aw, Krit tuikulha phel loua, ka thu man a, hiai siat leh manthatna tun louh ding hina jena.

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

²²Himahleh, tunah leng khamuangtaka om dingin kon hasuan ahi; na lak uah kuamahin henna na mangsak kei ding uh, long jaw a mangthang ding.

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

²³Amah Pathiana ka hih, a na leng ka sep, amah angel tuh tujanin ka kiangah a hongdinga, ka kiangah,

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

²⁴Paula, lau ken, Kaisar maah na ding ding; huan, ngai in, longa na kianga pai tengteng leng Pathianin a honpia hi, honchi ahi.

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

²⁵Huaijiakin, Pute aw, khamuangtakin om un, Pathian ka gingta hi, honhilh bangbangin a om ding.

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

²⁶Himahleh, bang tuikulh hiam ah honlenkhe ding ahi, a chi a.

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.

²⁷Huan, Adria tuipi ah huihin lehlam lehlam ag a honmutleng a honmut lenga, jan sawm leh jan li a chin janin, janlai hiamin, long miten koi gam hiam tung dekin a kithei ua;

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

²⁸Huchiin, tui thukdan a the ua, lam sawmnihin a thei ua, huan, sawtlou chikin a teh nawn ua, lam sawm lem lam ngain a thei ua.

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

²⁹Huan, longmeilam ah sikkip li a khia ua, huchilouin jaw suang se munah honlenkhe zenzen kha ding, chih, a lau ua; huan khovak kal a ngaklahta uhi.

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,

³⁰Huan, longmiten long malama sikkipte kikhiak ding bawl khempeuhin, long neu tuh tuipi ah a khia ua, long taisan a tum ua.

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

³¹Hiai lain Paulain, sepaih zaheutu leh sepaihte kiangah, hiaite longa om gige kei uleh bit kei nuteh, a chi a.

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

³²Huchiin, sepaihten longneu khaute a attat ua, a khahta uhi.

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.

³³Huan, khovak kuanin, Paulain an ne dingin mi tengteng a sawla, tuni ni sawm leh li a hita, bangmah ne louin na ngak ua, na ngawl nilouh uhi.

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.”

³⁴Huaijiakin, an ne dingin ka honsawl chiat ahi; na damna ding uhi; na lak uah kuamah a samzang khat leng a mangthang kei ding, a chi a.

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.

³⁵Huan, huai thu a gen khitin tanghou a la a, mi tengteng maah Pathian kiangah kipahthu a genta a; huan, a balkhama, a ne panta hi.

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

³⁶Huan, amau leng khamuang takin a om ua, an a ne samta uh.

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

³⁷Huan, long a mi tuh ka vek un za nih leh sawmsagih leh guk ka hi ua.

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

³⁸Huan, an a nek kham khit un, buh tuh tuipi ah a pai ua, long a hihjang deuh uhi.

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.

³⁹Huan, ni a suahin, koilai gamahia chih a theikei ua; himahleh, koilai longkhawlna hiam piautak nei khat a mu ua, huai tungah, a hih theih uleh, long taikhiak sak a tum uhi.

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.

⁴⁰Huan, sikkip khihnate a attat ua, tuipi ah a nusia ua; tua lai mahin kaihheina khihnate a phel ua, malam puanjak tuh huih mut ding danin a kaitou ua; piautak a juanta uhi.

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.

⁴¹Himahleh, tuikihawt khauh nih kituahna munah ka lutkha zenzen ua, long tuh lei a susakta ua; huchiin, long malam a tang bikbekta a, hihtat zoh louhin a oma, a meilam bel tuikihawt a hat jiakin a kek gawp panta hi. 4

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

⁴²Huan, sepaihten hentate hihlup a sawm ua, huchilouin jaw tui liau galkai khattou a om kha ding ua, a taimang kha ding uh chih a lau ua.

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;

⁴³Himahleh, sepaih zaheutuin Paula humhing a uta, a thiltup uh a kham a; tuiliau siam peuhmah tuipi ah tawm khiaka gam nakaimasak ding leh,mi dang, a khen singpek tung khawnga, a khen long van tung khawnga galkai dingin thu a pia hi. Huchiin, a vek un gamah bittakin a galkai vekta uhi.

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.

⁴⁴mi dang, a khen singpek tung khawnga, a khen long van tung khawnga galkai dingin thu a pia hi. Huchiin, a vek un gamah bittakin a galkai vekta uhi.