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.

¹ Bi loolu wéyee ñu fas yéene noo dugal gaal jëme réewu Itali. Noonu ñu jël Pool ak ñeneen ñi ñu tëjoon, dénk leen njiitu xare bu tudd Yulyus, mi bokk ci mbooloom xare mu buur.

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.

² Nu dugg ca gaalu dëkku Adaramit guy taxaw ci teeruy Asi, daldi tàbbi ci biir géej; te Aristàrk, mi dëkk Tesalonig ci diiwaanu Maseduwan, ànd ak nun.

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

³ Ca ëllëg sa nu teer Sidon; Yulyus laabiir ci Pool, may ko mu dem ci ay xaritam, ngir ñu ganale ko.

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

⁴ Bi nu fa jógee, nu dem ci biir géej, leru dunu Sipar ci fegu ngelaw li, ndaxte ngelaw li da noo soflu.

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

⁵ Nu jàll géej, gi janook diiwaani Silisi ak Pamfili, teersi Mira ca wàlli Lisi.

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

⁶ Foofa nag njiit la gis gaal gu jóge Alegsàndiri, jëm Itali, mu dugal nu ca.

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.

⁷ Noonu nuy dem ndànk diirub fan yu bare, ba janook Kanidd ci kaw coono bu réy; te ndegam ngelaw li mayu nu, nu jëm kanam, nu leru dunu Kereet ci fegu ngelaw li, janook Salmon.

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

⁸ Nu romb fa ak coono yu bare, agsi ca bérab bu ñuy wax Teeru yu neex, te dend ak dëkku Lase.

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

⁹ Fekk booba yàggoon nañu ca yoon wa, te dem ci géej daldi aaytal, ndaxte jamonoy Kooru Yawut ya wees na. Moo tax Pool digal leen ne:

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.”

¹⁰ «Gaa ñi, gis naa ne, tukki bi ëmb na musiba ak kasara ju bare, waxuma gaal gi ak li mu yeb waaye sunuy bakkan sax xaj na ci.»

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.

¹¹ Waaye njiit la sobental waxi Pool, déggal dawalkat ba ak boroom gaal ga.

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.

¹² Te gannaaw teeru ba neexul a lollikoo, ña ca ëpp mànkoo ci jóge fa, dem ci biir géej, ngir wut a agsi Fenigsë, biy teerub dunu Kereet te janook sowu suuf ak sowu kaw, nu lollikoo fa.

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

¹³ Noonu bi ngelaw lu woyof liy jóge sudd wolee, ñu defe ne, man nañoo sottal seen pexe, ñu wëgg diigal, daldi tafu ci dunu Kereet.

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

¹⁴ Waaye nes tuuti ngelaw lu wole penku, ñu di ko wax «Ërakilon,» jóge ca dun ba, ne milib ci sunu kaw.

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

¹⁵ Mu ëpp doole gaal ga, daldi ko wat, ba nu bayliku, daldi yal.

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

¹⁶ Nu daldi daw, leru dun bu tuuti bu ñuy wax Kóda ci fegu ngelaw, rawale looco ga ci kaw gaal ga ak coono bu bare.

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.

¹⁷ Bi ñu ko yéegee, ñu fab ay buum, ngir laxas ca taatu gaal ga, ngir ragal a daanu ci suuf su nooy su ñuy wax Sirt; ba noppi ñu daldi sànni diigal, ngir wàññi doxub gaal ga, nuy yale noonu.

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

¹⁸ Waaye bi nu ngelaw li sonalee bu metti, ca ëllëg sa ñu sànni la gaal ga yeboon ca géej ga.

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

¹⁹ Te ca ñetteelu fan ba, ñu sànni ak seeni loxo jumtukaay, yi ñu yeboon ngir fàggu.

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.

²⁰ Noonu jant bi ne meŋŋ te biddiiw ne mes ay fan yu bare, fekk ba tey ngelaw li di wol ak doole, ba sunu yaakaaru mucc gépp tas.

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.

²¹ Bi loolu di xew, fekk gëj nañoo lekk, Pool daldi taxaw ci seen biir ne leen: «Gaa ñi, li gënoon mooy ngeen déglu ma te bañ a jóge Kereet, ba indil seen bopp musiba ak kasara ju réy jii.

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

²² Léegi nag maa ngi leen di dénk, ngeen takk seen fit, ndax gaal gi rekk mooy yàqu, waaye kenn ci yéen du dee.

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

²³ Ndaxte ci guddi menn malaaka dikkal na ma, jóge ci Yàlla sama Boroom, bi may jaamu.

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

²⁴ Mu ne ma: “Pool bul tiit; fàww nga taxaw ci kanamu Sesaar, te yaa tax Yàllay aar bakkani ñi nga àndal ñépp.”

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

²⁵ Moo tax gaa ñi, takkleen seen fit, ndax wóolu naa Yàlla ne, li mu ma wax, dina am.

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

²⁶ Waaye war nanoo luf cib dun.»

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.

²⁷ Ca fukkeelu guddi ga ak ñeent nu nga doon jayaŋ-jayaŋi ca géeju Adiratig; noonu ca xaaju guddi dawalkati gaal ga defe ne, danu jegesi suuf.

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

²⁸ Ñu sànni nattukaay ba ci biir géej, mu jàpp ñeent-fukki meetar, dem ca kanam tuuti, sànniwaat ko, jàpp fanweeri meetar.

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

²⁹ Ñu ragal ne, dinañu fenqu ci ay xeer, kon ñu daldi sànni ñeenti diigal ci geenu gaal ga, di ñaan bët set.

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,

³⁰ Waaye ci kaw loolu dawalkati gaal ga taafantaloo sànniji ay diigal ca boppu gaal ga, fekk dañuy fexee jël looco ga, ba raw.

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

³¹ Waaye Pool ne njiit la ak xarekat ya: «Bu ñii desul ci gaal gi, dungeen raw.»

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

³² Noonu xarekat ya dagg buum, yay téye looco ga, bàyyi ko mu wéy.

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.

³³ Bi bët setagul, Pool sant leen ñu lekk; mu ne leen: «Tey mooy seen fukki fan ak ñeent yu ngeen ne jonn, lekkuleen, mosuleen dara.

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.”

³⁴ Maa ngi leen di sant nag, ngeen lekk, ndax noonu rekk ngeen man a rawe. Ndax genn kawar du rot ci yéen.»

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.

³⁵ Bi mu waxee loolu, mu fab mburu, sant Yàlla ci kanamu ñépp, damm ko, daldi ko lekk.

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

³⁶ Bi ñu gisee loolu, ñépp dëgëraat, ñu daldi lekk ñoom itam.

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

³⁷ Mboolem ñi nekkoon ca gaal ga mat na ñaari téeméeri nit ak juróom-ñaar-fukk ak juróom-benn.

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

³⁸ Noonu ñu lekk ba suur, daldi sànni pepp ma ca géej ga, ngir woyofal gaal ga.

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.

³⁹ Bi bët setee nag, xàmmiwuñu réew ma, waaye séen nañu ruqu tefes. Noonu ñu fas yéene caa teeral gaal ga, bu ñu ko manee.

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.

⁴⁰ Ñu dagg diigal ya, bàyyi leen ci biir géej, yiwiwaale baar ba; ba noppi firi wiiru kanam ga, jublu ca tefes ga.

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.

⁴¹ Waaye ñu dal ca tundu suuf ca bérab bu ñaari koroŋ daje, gaal ga daldi fa luf. Boppu gaal ga nuur bu baax, ne fa tekk, te dooley duus ya daldi toj geen ba.

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

⁴² Bi loolu amee xarekat ya bëgg a rey ñi ñu tëj, ngir ragal ñenn ñi féey, ba raw.

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;

⁴³ Waaye njiit la bëgg a musal Pool, mu tere leen pexe ma. Mu sant ñi man a féey, ñu jëkk a sóobu ca ndox ma, ba jot tefes ga.

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.

⁴⁴ Mu sant ñi ci des ñu def noonu, langaamu ci ay dénk, mbaa ca tojiti gaal ga. Noonu ñépp jot tefes ga ci jàmm ak salaam.