1 I t was decided that we should go to the country of Italy by ship. Then they put Paul and some other men in chains. Julius, a captain of Caesar’s army, was to watch them.

ثُمَّ تَقَرَّرَ أنْ نُبحِرَ إلَى إيطاليا. حينَئِذٍ تَمَّ تَسلِيمُ بُولُسَ وَبَعضُ السُّجَناءِ الآخَرِينَ إلَى ضابِطٍ رومانيٍّ اسْمُهُ يُوليُوسُ، مِنْ فِرقَةٍ عَسْكَريَّةٍ تابِعِةٍ للإمبراطُورِ.

2 W e went on a ship that was from the city of Adramyttian. It was going to stop at the towns along the sea-shore of Asia. Aristarchus was with us. He was a man from the city of Thessalonica in the country of Macedonia.

فَرَكِبنا سَفِينَةً قادِمَةً مِنْ مَدينَةِ أدرامِيتَ تُوشِكُ عَلَى الإبحارِ إلَى المَوانِئِ الَّتي عَلَى امْتِدادِ ساحِلِ أسِيّا. وَانطَلَقنا، وَكانَ مَعَنا أرِستَرْخَسُ، وَهُوَ مَكدُونِيٌّ مِنْ تَسالُونِيكِي.

3 T he next day we stopped in the city of Sidon. Julius was kind to Paul. He let him visit friends who cared for him.

وَفِي اليَومِ التّالِي، رَسَونا فِي صَيدا. وَكانَ يُوليوُسُ لَطِيفاً فِي مُعامَلَتِهِ لِبُولُسَ، وَسَمَحَ لَهُ بِأنْ يَذهَبَ إلَى أصدِقائِهِ لِكَي يَهتَمُّوا بِحاجاتِهِ.

4 A fter leaving Sidon we were blown by the wind along the south side of the island of Cyprus. The wind was against us.

وَمِنْ هُناكَ انطَلَقنا وَأبحَرنا مُحتَمِينَ بِشَواطِئِ قُبرُصَ، لِأنَّ الرِّياحَ كانَتْ ضِدَّنا.

5 W e crossed the sea along the countries of Cilicia and Pamphylia and got to the city of Myra in the country of Lycia.

وَأبحَرنا مُقابِلَ كِيلِيكِيَّةَ وَبَمفِيليَةَ، وَوَصَلنا إلَى مِيرا فِي لِيكِيَّةَ.

6 T he captain found a ship from the city of Alexandria that was going to the country of Italy. He put us on it.

وَهُناكَ وَجَدَ الضّابِطُ سَفِينَةً اسكَندَرِيَّةً مُبحِرَةً إلَى إيطاليا، فَوَضَعَنا عَلَى ظَهرِها.

7 F or many days the ship did not move fast. It was hard to get to the city of Cnidus. The wind would not let us go on. So we went along the south shore of the island of Crete and passed the end of the island called Salome.

وَأبحَرنا بِبُطءٍ عِدَّةَ أيّامٍ. وَوَصَلنا بِصُعُوبَةٍ إلَى مُقابِلِ كِنِيدُسَ. لَكِنَّ الرِّيحَ لَمْ تَسمَحْ لَنا بِالمُحافَظَةِ عَلَى مَسارِنا إلَى كِنِيدَسَ، فَأبحَرنا مُحتَمِينَ بِجَزِيرَةِ كرِيْتَ مُقابِلَ سَلمُونِي.

8 T he wind was against us, and we did not sail very fast. Then we came to a place called Fair Havens. It was near the city of Lasea.

وَأبحَرنا بِصُعُوبَةٍ عَلَى طُولِ ساحِلِها، حَتَّى وَصَلنا إلَى مَكانٍ يُدعَى «المَرافِئُ الآمِنَةُ» قُربَ بَلدَةِ لَسائِيَّةَ.

9 M uch time had been lost. To keep going that late in the year would mean danger. Paul spoke with strong words,

وَكانَ وَقتٌ كَثِيرٌ قَدْ ضاعَ. فَقَدْ مَضَى يَومُ الصَّومِ وَكانَ الإبحارُ قَدْ أصبَحَ خَطِراً، فَحَذَّرَهُمْ بُولُسُ

10 “ Sirs, it looks to me as if this ship and its freight will be lost. We are in danger of being lost also.”

وَقالَ: «أيُّها الرِّجالُ، أرَى كارِثَةً فِي انتِظارِ رِحلَتِنا، وَأنَّنا سَنَخسَرُ الكَثِيرَ، لا فِي ما يَتَعَلَّقُ بِالحُمُولَةِ وَالسَّفِينَةِ فَحَسبُ، بَلْ حَياتِنا أيضاً.»

11 T he captain of the soldiers listened to what the captain of the ship said and not to what Paul said.

لَكِنَّ الضّابِطَ اقتَنَعَ بِكَلامِ قُبطانِ السَّفِينَةِ وَصاحِبِها، وَلَمْ يُصغِ إلَى ما قالَهُ بُولُسُ.

12 I t was not a good place to spend the winter. Most of those on the ship wanted to go on and try to get to Phoenix. Crete was a good place to tie up the ship. They wanted to spend the winter there.

وَبِما أنَّ المِيناءَ لَمْ يَكُنْ مُناسِباً لِقَضاءِ الشِّتاءِ، قَرَّرَ أغلَبُهُمْ أنْ يَنطَلِقُوا إلَى البَحرِ مِنْ هُناكَ. فَقَدْ كانُوا يُرِيدُونَ أنْ يُحاوِلُوا الوُصُولَ إلَى فِينِكسَ إنْ أمكَنَ، لِيَقْضوا الشِّتاءَ هُناكَ. وَفِينِكسُ هِيَ مِيناءٌ فِي جَزِيرَةِ كرِيتَ يُواجِهُ الجَنُوبَ الغَربِيَّ وَالشَّمالَ الغَربِيَّ. العاصِفَة

13 W hen a south wind started to blow, they thought their plan was right. They pulled up the anchor and went close to the shore of Crete.

وَعِندَما بَدَأتْ تَهُبُّ رِيحٌ جَنُوبِيَّةٌ لَطِيفَةٌ، اعتَقَدُوا أنَّهُمْ نالُوا مُرادَهُمْ. فَرَفَعُوا مِرساةَ السَّفِينَةِ، وَأبحَرُوا عَلَى طُولِ ساحِلِ كرِيتَ.

14 L ater a bad wind storm came down from the land. It was called a northeaster.

لَكِنْ لَمْ يَمضِ وَقتٌ طَوِيلٌ حَتَّى اجتاحَتهُمْ مِنَ الجَزِيرَةِ رِيحٌ أشبَهُ بِالإعصارِ تُسَمَّى «الشَّمالِيَّةَ الشَّرقِيَّةَ.»

15 T he ship was stopped by the wind. After awhile we gave up and let it go with the wind.

فَعَلِقَتِ السَّفِينَةُ فِي هَذا الإعصارِ. وَلَمْ تَتَمَكَّنْ مِنَ التَّقَدُّمِ باتِّجاهِ الرِّيحِ، فَاسْتَسلَمنا لَها، فَصارَتْ تَقُودُنا.

16 W e went behind a small island called Claudia. It was hard work but we were able to make the ship’s boat safe.

وَبَينَما كُنّا نُبحِرُ مُحتَمِينَ بِجَزِيرَةٍ صَغِيرَةٍ اسْمُها كَلَوْدِي، تَمَكَّنّا بِصُعُوبَةٍ مِنْ تَأمِينِ قارِبِ النَّجاةِ.

17 T hey pulled it up and tied ropes around it and the ship. They were afraid of going on the Syrtis sands. So they took the sail down and let the ship go with the wind.

فَلَمّا رَفَعُوهُ، استَخدَمُوا حِبالاً لِتَثبِيتِ السَّفِينَةِ. وَلِأنَّهُمْ خافُوا أنْ يُصدَمُوا بِرِمالِ سِيترِسَ، أنزَلُوا المِرساةَ. وَتَرَكُوا السَّفِينَةَ لِلأمواجِ تَسُوقُها كَيفَما تَشاءُ.

18 T he storm was so bad the high waves were beating against the ship. The next day the men threw some of the freight over into the sea.

وَلِأنَّ العاصِفَةَ كانَتْ تَضرِبُنا بِعُنفٍ شَدِيدٍ، بَدَأُوا فِي اليَومِ التّالِي بِإلقاءِ الحُمُولَةِ مِنْ عَلَى ظَهرِ السَّفِينَةِ.

19 O n the third day, with their own hands, they threw part of the sails and ropes into the sea.

وَفِي اليَومِ الثّالِثِ رَمُوا عُدَّةَ السَّفِينَةِ إلَى البَحرِ بِأيدِيهِمْ.

20 W e did not see the sun or stars for many days. A very bad storm kept beating against us. We lost all hope of being saved. Paul Shows His Faith

وَلَمْ تَظهَرِ الشَّمسُ وَلا النُّجُومُ أيّاماً كَثِيرَةً. وَكانَتِ العاصِفَةُ تُواجِهُنا بِشِدَّةٍ. وَأخِيراً فَقَدنا كُلَّ أمَلٍ بِإمكانِيَّةِ النَّجاةِ.

21 N o one had eaten for a long time. Then Paul stood up and said to them, “Men, you should have listened to me and not left Crete. You would not have had this trouble and loss.

وَلَمْ يَكُنْ أحَدٌ قَدْ أكَلَ شَيئاً مُنذُ زَمَنٍ طَوِيلٍ. فَوَقَفَ بُولُسُ أمامَهُمْ وَقالَ: «أيُّها الرِّجالُ، كانَ عَلَيكُمْ أنْ تَأخُذُوا بِنَصِيحَتِي بِعَدَمِ الإبحارِ مِنْ كرِيتَ، فَلَو أنَّكُمْ فَعَلْتُمْ هَذا لَتَجَنَّبتُمْ هَذا الضَّرَرَ وَهَذِهِ الخَسارَةَ.

22 B ut now I want you to take hope. No one will lose his life. Only the ship will be lost.

لَكِنِّي الآنَ أحُثُّكُمْ عَلَى أنْ تَتَشَجَّعُوا لِأنَّهُ ما مِنْ أحَدٍ مِنكُمْ سَيَفقِدُ حَياتَهُ، وَلَنْ نَفْقِدَ إلّا السَّفِينَةَ.

23 I belong to God and I work for Him. Last night an angel of God stood by me

فَفِي اللَّيلَةِ الماضِيَةِ وَقَفَ إلَى جانِبِي مَلاكٌ مِنْ عِندِ اللهِ الَّذِي أنتَمِي إلَيهِ وَأخدِمُهُ،

24 a nd said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand in front of Caesar. God has given you the lives of all the men on this ship.’

وَقالَ لِي: ‹لا تَخَفْ يا بُولُسُ، إذْ يَنبَغِي أنْ تَقِفَ أمامَ القَيصَرِ. وَاللهُ يَعِدُكَ بِأنْ يَحفَظَ حَياةَ جَمِيعِ الَّذِينَ مَعكَ.›

25 S o take hope, men. I believe my God will do what He has told me.

فَتَشَجَّعُوا أيُّها الرِّجالُ فَلِي إيمانٌ بِاللهِ بِأنَّ الأُمُورَ سَتَحدُثُ تَماماً كَما قِيلَ لِي.

26 B ut the ship will be lost on some island.”

لَكِنْ لا بُدَّ أنْ نَرسُوَ عَلَى جَزِيرَةٍ ما.»

27 I t was now the fourteenth night. We were going with the wind on the Adriatic Sea. At midnight the sailors thought land was near.

وَلَمّا جاءَتِ اللَّيلَةُ الرّابِعَةَ عَشْرَةَ، كانَتِ الرِّياحُ تَدفَعُنا هُنا وَهُناكَ فِي بَحرِ أدرِيا. وَنَحْوَ مُنتَصَفِ اللَّيلِ أحَسَّ البَحّارَةُ أنَّ اليابِسَةَ كانَتْ قَرِيبَةً.

28 T hey let down the lead weight and found the water was not very deep. After they had gone a little farther, they found there was not as much water.

فَأخَذُوا قِياسَ عُمقِ الماءِ فَوَجَدُوا أنَّهُ نَحوَ عِشرِينَ قامَةً، وَبَعدَ فَترَةٍ قَصِيرَةٍ قاسُوهُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى، فَوَجَدُوهُ نَحوَ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ قامَةً.

29 T hey were afraid we might be thrown against the rocks on the shore. So they put out four anchors from the back of the ship. Then they waited for morning to come.

وَإذْ كانُوا يَخشَونَ أنْ نَصطَدِمَ بِساحِلٍ صَخريٍّ، ألقَوْا أربَعَ مَراسٍ مِنْ خَلفِ السَّفِينَةِ، وَصَلُّوا أنْ يَطلَعَ النَّهارُ عَلَيهِمْ.

30 T he sailors were thinking of leaving the ship. They let down a boat as if they were going to put out anchors from the front of the ship.

وَحاوَلَ البَحّارَةُ أنْ يهرُبُوا مِنَ السَّفِينَةِ. فَأنزَلُوا قارِبَ النَّجاةِ إلَى البَحرِ، مُتَظاهِرِينَ بِأنَّهُمْ سَيُنزِلُونَ بَعضَ المَراسِي مِنَ الجِهَةِ الأمامِيَّةِ لِلسَّفِينَةِ.

31 B ut Paul said to the captain and the soldiers, “These men must stay on the ship or you cannot be safe!”

لَكِنَّ بُولُسَ قالَ لِلضّابِطِ وَلِلجُنُودِ: «إذا لَمْ يَبقَ هَؤُلاءِ عَلَى ظَهرِ السَّفِينَةِ، فَلَنْ تَتَمَكَّنُوا أنْتُمْ مِنَ النَّجاةِ.»

32 T hen the soldiers cut the ropes and let the boat fall into the sea.

فَقَطَعَ الجُنُودُ حِبالَ قارِبِ النَّجاةِ وَتَرَكُوهُ يَسقُطُ.

33 J ust before the light of day came, Paul told all of them to eat. He said, “Today is the fourteenth day you have not eaten.

وَقَبلَ طُلُوعِ النَّهارِ، حَثَّهُمْ بُولُسُ جَمِيعاً عَلَى أنْ يَتَناوَلُوا بَعضَ الطَّعامِ فَقالَ: «هَذا هُوَ اليَومُ الرّابِعَ عَشَرَ الَّذِي انتَظَرتُمْ فِيهِ فِي قَلَقٍ دُونَ طَعامٍ، وَلَمْ تَأكُلُوا شَيئاً.

34 Y ou must eat. It will give you strength. Not one of you will lose a hair from your head.”

أمّا الآنَ، فَإنِّي أحُثُّكُمْ عَلَى تَناوُلِ بَعضِ الطَّعامِ لِأنَّكُمْ تَحتاجُونَ إلَيهِ مِنْ أجلِ نَجاتِكُمْ. فَلَنْ تَسْقُطَ شَعرَةٌ واحِدَةٌ مِنْ رَأسِ واحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ.»

35 A fter he said this, he took some bread. He gave thanks to God in front of them all. He broke it in pieces and started to eat.

وَبَعدَ أنْ قالَ هَذا، أخَذَ بَعضَ الخُبزِ، وَشَكَرَ اللهَ أمامَهُمْ جَمِيعاً، ثُمَّ قَسَمَهُ وَبَدَأ يَأكُلُ.

36 T hey all were comforted. Each one ate some food.

فَتَشَجَّعُوا كُلُّهُمْ، وَتَناوَلُوا هُمْ أنفُسُهُمْ بَعضَ الطَّعامِ.

37 A ll together there were 276 of us on the ship.

وَكانَ مَجمُوعُنا فِي السَّفِينَةِ مِئَتَينِ وَسِتَّةً وَسَبعِينَ شَخصاً.

38 A fter they had eaten, they threw the wheat into the sea so the ship would not be as heavy.

وَبَعدَ أنْ تَناوَلُوا ما يَكفِي مِنَ الطَّعامِ، خَفَّفُوا حِملَ السَّفِينَةِ بِأنْ ألقَوْا الحُبُوبَ فِي البَحرِ. تَحَطُّمُ السَّفِينَة

39 I n the morning they could not see what land they were near. Later they could see a river. Near its mouth there was a shore of sand. They planned to run the ship onto the sand if they could.

وَلَمّا طَلَعَ النَّهارُ، لَمْ يَستَطِيعُوا أنْ يُمَيِّزُوا الأرْضَ الَّتِي اقتَرَبُوا مِنها، لَكِنَّهُمْ لاحَظُوا خَلِيجاً لَهُ شاطِئٌ، فَقَرَّرُوا أنْ يُحاوِلوا تَوجيهَ السَّفِينَةِ إليهِ.

40 T he anchors were cut loose and left in the sea. Then they took the ropes off that were holding the rudder. When they put up the sail, the wind took the ship toward shore.

فَحَلُّوا المَراسِيَ وَتَرَكُوها تَسقُطُ فِي البَحرِ، وَحَلُّوا الحِبالَ الَّتِي تُمسِكُ بِدَفَّتَي السَّفِينَةِ. ثُمَّ رَفَعُوا الشِّراعَ الأمامِيَّ فِي وَجهِ الرِّيحِ لِكَيْ تَدْفَعَهُمْ إلَى الشّاطِئِ.

41 B ut the ship hit a place where the water was low. It was made from where two seas meet. The front of the ship did not move but the back part broke in pieces by the high waves.

لَكِنَّهُم ارتَطَمُوا بِمُرتَفَعٍ رَملِيٍّ، فَغَرَزَتِ السَّفِينَةُ فِيهِ، فَعَلِقَتْ مُقَدَّمَتُها وَوَقَفَتْ دُونَ حِراكٍ. وَكانَ الجُزءُ الخَلفِيُّ مِنَ السَّفِينَةِ يَتَكَسَّرُ تَحتَ قُوَّةِ الأمواجِ.

42 T he soldiers planned to kill the men in chains. They were afraid they would swim to shore and get away,

فَخَطَّطَ الجُنُودُ لِقَتلِ السُّجَناءِ لِئَلّا يَسبَحُوا بَعِيداً وَيَهرُبُوا.

43 b ut the captain wanted to save Paul. He kept them from their plan. Calling out to those who could swim, he told them to jump into the sea and swim to shore.

لَكِنَّ الضّابِطَ أرادَ أنْ يُنقِذَ بُولُسَ، فَمَنَعَهُمْ مِنْ تَنفِيذِ خِطَّتِهِمْ. فَأمَرَ القادِرِينَ عَلَى السِّباحَةِ بِأنْ يَقفِزُوا مِنْ فَوقِ السَّفِينَةِ أوَّلاً وَيَتَّجِهُوا إلَى البَرِّ.

44 T he others should use wood or anything from the ship. In this way, they all got to shore without getting hurt.

أمّا البَقِيَّةُ فَكانَ عَلَيهِمْ أنْ يَصِلُوا إلَى البَرِّ عَلَى ألواحٍ خَشَبِيَّةٍ أوْ عَلَى قِطَعٍ مِنَ السَّفِينَةِ. وَهَكَذا وَصَلَ الجَمِيعُ إلَى البَرِّ سالِمِينَ.