1 Da beslutningen var tatt om at vi skulle dra sjøveien til Italia, overleverte de Paulus og noen andre fanger til en kaptein ved navn Julius, av Augustan-kompaniet.

And when the decision had been made that we were to go by sea to Italy, they gave Paul and certain other prisoners into the care of a captain named Julius, of the Augustan band.

2 Vi gikk om bord i et skip fra Adramyttium som skulle seile til de sjøbyene i Asia, og Aristarkus, en makedoner fra Tessalonika, var med oss.

And we went to sea in a ship of Adramyttium which was sailing to the sea towns of Asia, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

3 Dagen etter kom vi til Sidon. Julius var vennlig mot Paulus og lot ham besøke vennene sine og få hvile.

And on the day after, we came to Sidon; and Julius was kind to Paul, and let him go to see his friends and take a rest.

4 Da vi seilte videre derfra, seilte vi under Kypros på grunn av motvind.

And sailing again from there, we went on under cover of Cyprus, because the wind was against us.

5 Etter å ha krysset havet utenfor Kilikia og Pamfylia kom vi til Myra i Lycia.

And having gone across the sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia we came to Myra, in Lycia.

6 Der fant kapteinen et skip fra Alexandria som skulle til Italia, og vi ble plassert om bord.

And there the captain came across a ship of Alexandria, sailing for Italy, and put us in it.

7 Vi seilte sakte i mange dager og hadde vanskeligheter med å nå Knidos, for vinden var imot oss, så vi seilte under Kreta i retning Salmone.

And when we had gone on slowly for a long time, and had had hard work getting across to Cnidus, for the wind was against us, we went under cover of Crete, in the direction of Salmone;

8 Vi kom så nært vi kunne og nådde et sted kalt Fine Havner, nær byen Lasea.

And sailing down the side of it, as well as we were able, we came to a certain place named Fair Havens, near which was the town of Lasea.

9 Da det hadde gått lang tid og reisen nå var full av fare fordi det var seint på året, la Paulus fram saken for dem.

And as a long time had gone by, and the journey was now full of danger, because it was late in the year, Paul put the position before them,

10 Han sa: Venner, jeg ser at denne reisen vil medføre stor skade og tap, ikke bare for varer og skip, men også for oss selv.

Saying, Friends, I see that this journey will be one of great damage and loss, not only to the goods and the ship, but to ourselves.

11 Men kapteinen lyttet mer til skipsmesteren og eieren enn til det Paulus sa.

But the captain gave more attention to the master and the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.

12 Siden havnen ikke var egnet til å overvintre i, ønsket flertallet å sette til sjøs igjen, for om mulig å overvintre i Foiniks, en havn på Kreta som vender mot nordøst og sørøst.

And as the harbour was not a good one in which to be for the winter, the greater number of them were for going out to sea, in order, if possible, to put in for the winter at Phoenix, a harbour of Crete, looking to the north-east and south-east.

13 Da sønnavinden begynte å blåse mildt, trodde de at de kunne gjennomføre planen sin, og de satte skipet i bevegelse langs Kreta, nær land.

And when the south wind came softly, being of the opinion that their purpose might be effected, they let the ship go and went sailing down the side of Crete, very near to the land.

14 Men kort tid etter kom en svært kraftig vind kalt Euraquilo, ned fra øya med stor styrke.

But after a little time, a very violent wind, named Euraquilo, came down from it with great force.

15 Da skipet ble fanget i vinden og ikke kunne holde mot den, lot vi oss drive med den.

And when the ship got into the grip of it, and was not able to make headway into the wind, we gave way, and went before it.

16 Idet vi seilte nær en liten øy som heter Kauda, klarte vi med nød og neppe å sikre skipets livbåt.

And, sailing near the side of a small island named Cauda, we were able, though it was hard work, to make the ship's boat safe:

17 Etter å ha hentet den opp, sikret de skipet med tau og fryktet at de skulle drive ned på Syrten, så de senket seilene og lot seg drive.

And having got it up, they put cords under and round the ship; but fearing that they might be pushed on to the Syrtis, they let down the sails and so went running before the wind.

18 Fortsatt kjempet vi mot stormen med all vår kraft, og dagen etter begynte de å kaste lasten over bord.

And, still fighting the storm with all our strength, the day after they made a start at getting the goods out of the ship;

19 På den tredje dagen kastet de skipets utstyr overbord.

And on the third day, they let all the sailing apparatus go over the side.

20 Da vi i lang tid verken så sol eller stjerner og stormen fortsatt raste, var alt håp om å bli reddet ute.

And as we had not seen the sun or stars for a long time, and a great storm was on us, all hope of salvation was gone.

21 Da de hadde vært uten mat i lang tid, sto Paulus fram blant dem og sa: Venner, dere skulle ha lyttet til meg og ikke reist fra Kreta, slik at dere hadde unngått denne skaden og tapet.

And when they had been without food for a long time, Paul got up among them and said, Friends, it would have been better if you had given attention to me and not gone sailing out from Crete, to undergo this damage and loss.

22 Nå ber jeg dere være ved godt mot, for ingen av dere skal miste livet, kun skipet blir ødelagt.

But now, I say to you, be of good heart, for there will be no loss of life, but only of the ship.

23 For i natt sto en engel fra Gud, som jeg tilhører og tjener, ved min side.

For this night there came to my side an angel of the God who is my Master and whose servant I am,

24 Han sa: Vær ikke redd, Paulus, du skal stå fram for keiseren. Gud har gitt deg alle dem som seiler med deg.

Saying, Have no fear, Paul, for you will come before Caesar, and God has given to you all those who are sailing with you.

25 Så, menn, vær ved godt mot! For jeg har tro på Gud, at det vil bli som det ble sagt til meg.

And so, O men, be of good heart, for I have faith in God that it will be as he said to me.

26 Men vi vil bli drevet mot en viss øy.

But we will be sent on to a certain island.

27 Da den fjortende natten kom, mens vi drev omkring i Adriaterhavet, begynte sjøfolkene i midten av natten å tro at de nærmet seg land.

But when the fourteenth day came, while we were going here and there in the Adriatic sea, about the middle of the night the sailors had an idea that they were getting near land;

28 De kastet lodd og fant at havet var rundt hundre og tjue fot dypt. En stund senere kastet de loddet igjen og fant at det var nitti fot.

And they let down the lead, and saw that the sea was a hundred and twenty feet deep; and after a little time they did it again and it was ninety feet.

29 Da ble de redde for at vi kunne drive inn i klippene, så de kastet ut fire ankre fra akterenden og bad om at dagen måtte komme.

Then, fearing that by chance we might come on to the rocks, they let down four hooks from the back of the ship, and made prayers for the coming of day.

30 Sjøfolkene prøvde da å flykte fra skipet, og lot en livbåt gå ned som om de ville kaste ut ankere fra baugen.

Then the sailors made attempts secretly to get away from the ship, letting down a boat as if they were about to put down hooks from the front of the ship;

31 Men Paulus sa til kapteinen og soldatene: Hvis ikke disse mennene blir på skipet, kan dere ikke bli reddet.

But Paul said to the captain and his men, If you do not keep these men in the ship, you will not be safe.

32 Da kappet soldatene tauene til livbåten og lot den drive bort.

Then the armed men, cutting the cords of the boat, let her go.

33 Før daggry ba Paulus alle om å ta mat, og sa: Dette er den fjortende dagen dere har ventet uten mat og har fastet.

And when dawn was near, Paul gave them all orders to take food, saying, This is the fourteenth day you have been waiting and taking no food.

34 Derfor ber jeg dere ta mat til dere, for det er til deres frelse. Ikke et hår skal falle fra hodet på noen av dere.

So I make request to you to take food; for this is for your salvation: not a hair from the head of any of you will come to destruction.

35 Da han hadde sagt dette, tok han et brød, takket Gud foran dem alle, brøt det og begynte å spise.

And when he had said this and had taken bread, he gave praise to God before them all, and took a meal of the broken bread.

36 Deretter fikk alle nytt mot og tok mat.

Then they all took heart and did the same.

37 Vi var to hundre og syttiseks personer om bord i skipet.

And we were, in the ship, two hundred and seventy-six persons.

38 Etter at de hadde spist seg mette, lettet de skipets vekt ved å kaste korn i sjøen.

And when they had had enough food, they made the weight of the ship less, turning the grain out into the sea.

39 Da det ble dag, kunne de ikke gjenkjenne landet, men de så en bukt med en sandstrand og bestemte seg for å prøve å kjøre skipet i land der.

And when it was day, they had no knowledge of the land, but they saw an inlet of the sea with a floor of sand, and they had the idea of driving the ship up on to it if possible.

40 De kappet tauene til ankrene, og lot dem bli i sjøen. De løste opp roretauene og heiste seilet mot vinden og styrte mot bukten.

So cutting away the hooks, and letting them go into the sea, and freeing the cords of the guiding-blades, and lifting up the sail to the wind, they went in the direction of the inlet.

41 De traff et undervannsrev mellom to havområder. Skipets forside satte seg fast og ble stående, mens baksiden ble knust av bølgene.

And coming to a point between two seas, they got the ship to land; and the front part was fixed in the sand and not able to be moved, but the back part was broken by the force of the waves.

42 Soldatene ville drepe fangene for at ingen skulle svømme bort og rømme.

Then the armed men were for putting the prisoners to death, so that no one would get away by swimming.

43 Men kapteinen, som ønsket å redde Paulus, avholdt dem fra denne planen og ga ordre om at de som kunne svømme, skulle hoppe først i sjøen og komme seg i land.

But the captain, desiring to keep Paul safe, kept them from their purpose, and gave orders that those who had knowledge of swimming were to go off the ship and get first to land:

44 De andre fulgte på planker eller vrakrester av skipet. På denne måten kom alle trygt til land.

And the rest, some on boards and some on things from the ship. And so it came about that they all got safe to land.