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族長たちのささげ物

モーセは幕屋を建て終わった日に、幕屋の各部に油を注いできよめの儀式を行いました。祭壇とその用具にも同じようにしました。 それから、人口調査をした族長たち(各部族の長)がささげ物を持って来ました。 覆いをかけた六台の荷車を、それぞれ二頭の雄牛に引かせて来たので、二人に車一台、一人につき雄牛一頭の割でした。それを幕屋の前で主にささげました。 4-5 すると主はモーセに、「そのささげ物を受け取りなさい。荷車も幕屋の仕事に必要だから、レビ人に渡しなさい」と言いました。 モーセは言われたとおり、荷車と雄牛をレビ人に渡しました。 ゲルション族には荷車二台と雄牛四頭、 アロンの息子イタマルの監督のもとにあるメラリ族には、荷車四台と雄牛八頭です。 ケハテ族には何も渡しませんでした。彼らは幕屋の用具をかつぐことになっていたからです。

10 族長たちはまた、祭壇に油を注ぐ日には、ささげ物を持って来て祭壇の前に供えました。 11 主はモーセに命じました。「祭壇のささげ物は、一日に一人の割で持って来させなさい。」

12 第一日は、ユダ族のアミナダブの子ナフションの番でした。 13 彼は、重さ百三十シェケルの銀の皿と七十シェケルの銀の鉢に、穀物の供え物として、油でこねた上等の小麦粉を山盛りにして来ました。 14 香を入れた十シェケルの金のひしゃくもありました。 15 さらに、焼き尽くすいけにえとして若い雄牛一頭、雄羊一頭、一歳の雄の子羊一頭、 16 罪の赦しのためのいけにえとして雄やぎ一頭、 17 和解のいけにえとして雄牛二頭、雄羊五頭、雄やぎ五頭、一歳の雄の子羊五頭を引いて来ました。

18-23 二日目は、イッサカル族の族長でツアルの子ネタヌエルの番でした。彼は、前日のナフションと全く同じ物をささげました。

24-29 三日目は、ゼブルン族の族長でヘロンの子エリアブが、前の二人と全く同じ物をささげました。

30-35 四日目は、ルベン族の族長シェデウルの子エリツルで、これも全く同じ物でした。

36-41 五日目は、シメオン族の族長でツリシャダイの子シェルミエルが、同じ物を持って来ました。

42-47 六日目は、ガド族の族長デウエルの子エルヤサフですが、これも全く同じでした。

48-53 七日目は、エフライム族の族長でアミフデの子エリシャマが、やはり同じ物をささげました。

54-59 八日目もまた、マナセ族の族長でペダツルの子ガムリエルが、同じ物を持って来ました。

60-65 九日目も、ベニヤミン族の族長でギデオニの子アビダンが、同じ物を持って来ました。

66-71 ダン族の族長でアミシャダイの子アヒエゼルは、十日目に当たりました。ささげ物は前の九人と同じでした。

72-77 十一日目に当たった、アシェル族の族長でオクランの子パグイエルも、やはり同じ物をささげました。

78-83 十二日目は、ナフタリ族の族長でエナンの子アヒラの番でしたが、これもまた、他の者と全く同じでした。

84-86 以上が、祭壇に注ぎの油を注ぐ日に、まず各族長たちが祭壇奉納のためにささげた物です。ささげ物の総計は次のとおりです。銀の皿十二枚、銀の鉢十二個、金のひしゃく十二個。

87 焼き尽くすいけにえとして持って来た物は、雄牛十二頭、雄羊十二頭、一歳の雄の子羊十二頭。

罪の赦しのためのいけにえとして持って来た物は、雄やぎ十二頭。

88 和解のいけにえとして持って来た物は、若い雄牛二十四頭、雄羊六十頭、雄やぎ六十頭、一歳の雄の子羊六十頭。

89 モーセが神と話すために幕屋に入って行くと、神の恵みを示す場所である契約の箱の上の二つのケルビム(天使を象徴する像)の間から声が聞こえました。

Offerings at the Dedication of the Tabernacle

When Moses finished setting up the tabernacle,(A) he anointed(B) and consecrated it and all its furnishings.(C) He also anointed and consecrated the altar and all its utensils.(D) Then the leaders of Israel,(E) the heads of families who were the tribal leaders in charge of those who were counted,(F) made offerings. They brought as their gifts before the Lord six covered carts(G) and twelve oxen—an ox from each leader and a cart from every two. These they presented before the tabernacle.

The Lord said to Moses, “Accept these from them, that they may be used in the work at the tent of meeting. Give them to the Levites as each man’s work requires.”

So Moses took the carts and oxen and gave them to the Levites. He gave two carts and four oxen to the Gershonites,(H) as their work required, and he gave four carts and eight oxen to the Merarites,(I) as their work required. They were all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest. But Moses did not give any to the Kohathites,(J) because they were to carry on their shoulders(K) the holy things, for which they were responsible.

10 When the altar was anointed,(L) the leaders brought their offerings for its dedication(M) and presented them before the altar. 11 For the Lord had said to Moses, “Each day one leader is to bring his offering for the dedication of the altar.”

12 The one who brought his offering on the first day was Nahshon(N) son of Amminadab of the tribe of Judah.

13 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels[a] and one silver sprinkling bowl(O) weighing seventy shekels,[b](P) both according to the sanctuary shekel,(Q) each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering;(R) 14 one gold dish(S) weighing ten shekels,[c](T) filled with incense;(U) 15 one young bull,(V) one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;(W) 16 one male goat for a sin offering[d];(X) 17 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering.(Y) This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.(Z)

18 On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar,(AA) the leader of Issachar, brought his offering.

19 The offering he brought was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 20 one gold dish(AB) weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 21 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 22 one male goat for a sin offering; 23 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.

24 On the third day, Eliab son of Helon,(AC) the leader of the people of Zebulun, brought his offering.

25 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 26 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 27 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 28 one male goat for a sin offering; 29 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.

30 On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur,(AD) the leader of the people of Reuben, brought his offering.

31 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 32 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 33 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 34 one male goat for a sin offering; 35 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.

36 On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,(AE) the leader of the people of Simeon, brought his offering.

37 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 38 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 39 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 40 one male goat for a sin offering; 41 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

42 On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel,(AF) the leader of the people of Gad, brought his offering.

43 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 44 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 45 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 46 one male goat for a sin offering; 47 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.

48 On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud,(AG) the leader of the people of Ephraim, brought his offering.

49 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 50 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 51 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 52 one male goat for a sin offering; 53 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.(AH)

54 On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur,(AI) the leader of the people of Manasseh, brought his offering.

55 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 56 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 57 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 58 one male goat for a sin offering; 59 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

60 On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni,(AJ) the leader of the people of Benjamin, brought his offering.

61 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 62 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 63 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 64 one male goat for a sin offering; 65 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.

66 On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai,(AK) the leader of the people of Dan, brought his offering.

67 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 68 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 69 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 70 one male goat for a sin offering; 71 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

72 On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Okran,(AL) the leader of the people of Asher, brought his offering.

73 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 74 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 75 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 76 one male goat for a sin offering; 77 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Okran.

78 On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan,(AM) the leader of the people of Naphtali, brought his offering.

79 His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver sprinkling bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, each filled with the finest flour mixed with olive oil as a grain offering; 80 one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense; 81 one young bull, one ram and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering; 82 one male goat for a sin offering; 83 and two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs a year old to be sacrificed as a fellowship offering. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.

84 These were the offerings of the Israelite leaders for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed:(AN) twelve silver plates, twelve silver sprinkling bowls(AO) and twelve gold dishes.(AP) 85 Each silver plate weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and each sprinkling bowl seventy shekels. Altogether, the silver dishes weighed two thousand four hundred shekels,[e] according to the sanctuary shekel.(AQ) 86 The twelve gold dishes filled with incense weighed ten shekels each, according to the sanctuary shekel.(AR) Altogether, the gold dishes weighed a hundred and twenty shekels.[f] 87 The total number of animals for the burnt offering(AS) came to twelve young bulls, twelve rams and twelve male lambs a year old, together with their grain offering.(AT) Twelve male goats were used for the sin offering.(AU) 88 The total number of animals for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering(AV) came to twenty-four oxen, sixty rams, sixty male goats and sixty male lambs(AW) a year old. These were the offerings for the dedication of the altar after it was anointed.(AX)

89 When Moses entered the tent of meeting(AY) to speak with the Lord,(AZ) he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the atonement cover(BA) on the ark of the covenant law.(BB) In this way the Lord spoke to him.

Notas al pie

  1. Numbers 7:13 That is, about 3 1/4 pounds or about 1.5 kilograms; also elsewhere in this chapter
  2. Numbers 7:13 That is, about 1 3/4 pounds or about 800 grams; also elsewhere in this chapter
  3. Numbers 7:14 That is, about 4 ounces or about 115 grams; also elsewhere in this chapter
  4. Numbers 7:16 Or purification offering; also elsewhere in this chapter
  5. Numbers 7:85 That is, about 60 pounds or about 28 kilograms
  6. Numbers 7:86 That is, about 3 pounds or about 1.4 kilograms

23 主は私の羊飼いですから、
必要なものはみな与えてくださいます。
2-3 主は私を豊かな牧草地にいこわせ、
ゆるやかな流れのほとりに導いて行かれます。
主は傷ついたこの身を生き返らせ、
主の栄光を現すことができるよう、
私を助けてくださいます。
たとえ、死の暗い谷間を通ることがあっても、
恐れません。
主がすぐそばにいて、
私の行く道をいつもお守りくださるからです。

主は私の敵の前で、
私のためにすばらしい食卓を備え、
大切な客としてもてなしてくださいます。
それは、あふれるほどの祝福です。
生きている限り、主の恵みといつくしみが、
私を追ってきます。
やがて、私は主の家に帰り、
いつまでもあなたとともに暮らすことでしょう。

Psalm 23

A psalm of David.

The Lord is my shepherd,(A) I lack nothing.(B)
    He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,(C)
    he refreshes my soul.(D)
He guides me(E) along the right paths(F)
    for his name’s sake.(G)
Even though I walk
    through the darkest valley,[a](H)
I will fear no evil,(I)
    for you are with me;(J)
your rod and your staff,
    they comfort me.

You prepare a table(K) before me
    in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;(L)
    my cup(M) overflows.
Surely your goodness and love(N) will follow me
    all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
    forever.

Notas al pie

  1. Psalm 23:4 Or the valley of the shadow of death

ローマへの旅

27 ようやく船でローマに向かう手はずが整い、数人の囚人といっしょに、パウロはユリアスという親衛隊の士官に引き渡されました。 私たちが乗り込んだ船は、トルコ沿岸の幾つかの港に寄港して、ギリシヤに向かうことになっていました。テサロニケ出身のギリシヤ人アリスタルコも同行したことを、書き添えておきましょう。

翌日、船はシドンに入港しました。ユリアスはパウロにとても親切で、上陸して友人を訪問したり、もてなしを受けたりすることを許可してくれました。 やがてそこを出帆しましたが、まずいことに向かい風が吹いてきたので、予定の進路をあきらめ、キプロスの北側の島と本土との間を通ることになりました。 あとは、そのままキリキヤとパンフリヤの沿岸を航行して、ルキヤ地方のミラに入港しました。 ここで親衛隊の士官は、アレキサンドリヤから来たイタリヤ行きのエジプト船を見つけ、私たちを乗り込ませました。

7-8 数日の間たいへんな航海を続け、ようやくクニドはもう目と鼻の先という所まで来ましたが、風があまりに強くなったので、サルモネ港の沖を通り、クレテの島陰を進みました。ひどい風に苦労しながら、島の南岸をゆっくり進んで、やっとのことでラサヤ近くの「良い港」と呼ばれる所にたどり着きました。 そこに数日とどまりましたが、長期の航海には天候が危険な時期になっていたので、パウロは航海士たちに忠告しました。

10 「皆さん。このまま進んだら、きっとひどい目に会います。難破して積荷を失うだけならまだしも、けが人や死者が出るかもしれません。」 11 しかし囚人を護送している士官は、パウロのことばよりも、船長や船主のことばに耳を傾けたのです。 12 その上、この「良い港」は吹きさらしの場所で、冬を越すには適していないこともあって、大部分の船員も、海岸に沿ってピニクスまで行き、そこで冬を過ごしたほうがいいと主張しました。ピニクスは北西と南西だけが入り口になっている良港でした。

13 折からおだやかな南風が吹き始め、絶好の航海日和と思われたので、船は錨を上げ、沿岸を進み始めました。 14-15 ところが、それもつかの間、突然天候が変わり、ひどい暴風〔ユーラクロン〕が襲ってきて、あっという間に船は沖へ沖へと押し流されました。最初のうちは、なんとか岸へ引き返そうと必死で船を操作した人々も、どうにも手のつけようがないとわかると、すっかりあきらめ、船は吹き流されるままでした。

16 しかし、ようやくクラウダという小島の陰に入りました。引いていたボートを甲板に引き上げ、 17 船をロープで縛って、船体を補強しました。また、アフリカ海岸の浅瀬に乗り上げないように、船具をはずし、風に流されるままにしました。

18 翌日、波はさらに高くなり、船員たちは積荷を捨て始めました。 19 その翌日には、もう手当たりしだいに、船具までも捨てざるをえなくなりました。 20 来る日も来る日も恐ろしい嵐は荒れ狂い、最後の望みも絶たれてしまいました。

21 長い間、だれも食事をしていません。パウロは船員たちを呼び集め、こう言いました。「皆さん。最初から私の忠告を聞いて、『良い港』を出なければよかったのです。そうすれば、こんな目に会わなくてすんだのです。 22 でも、元気を出しなさい。船は沈みますが、だれも死にはしません。

23 ゆうべ、天使がそばに立ち、こう知らせてくれたのです。 24 『恐れることはない。パウロ。あなたはまちがいなく、カイザルの前で裁判を受けるのです。そればかりか、神はあなたの願いを聞き届け、同船の人たち全員のいのちも救ってくださいます。』

25 さあ、元気を出して。私は神を信じています。神様がおっしゃることにうそはありません。 26 やがて、私たちはある島に打ち上げられるでしょう。」

27 嵐になって十四日目のことです。船はアドリヤ海を漂流していました。真夜中ごろ、水夫たちは陸地が近いと感じました。 28 それで水深を測りました。四十メートルほどです。またしばらくして測ってみました。今度は三十メートルになっています。 29 この調子では、もうまちがいありません。岸は近いのです。そこで海岸付近の岩場に乗り上げないようにと、船尾から錨を四つ降ろし、祈りながら夜明けを待ちました。

30 数人の水夫が、船を捨てて逃げようと、船首から錨を降ろすふりをしながら、救命ボートを降ろそうとしました。 31 それを見たパウロは、いち早く兵士たちや士官に、「あの人たちがいなければ、助かる見込みはありません」と言ったので、 32 兵士たちは綱を切り、ボートを海に落としてしまいました。

33 ついに夜明けの光がさし始めたころ、パウロは全員に、食事をするように勧めました。「皆さんは、今日で二週間も食べ物を口にしていないではありませんか。 34 さあ、食事をしましょう。皆さんの髪の毛一本も失われないのですから。」 35 こう言うと、パウロはパンを取り、みなの前で感謝の祈りをしてから、裂いて食べ始めたのです。 36 それでだれもが元気づけられ、いっしょに食べ始めました。 37 上船していた人は、全部で二百七十六人でした。 38 食事のあと、積んでいた麦を全部投げ捨て、船を軽くしました。

難船

39 夜が明けると、どこの海岸線かはわかりませんが、砂浜のある入江が見えます。それで、岩の間をぬって砂浜まで行けるかどうか相談しました。 40 そして、ついに決行と決まりました。まず錨を切り捨て、かじ綱を解き、前の帆を上げ、浜に向かって進みました。 41 ところが、浅瀬に乗り上げてしまい、船首は深くめり込み、船尾は激しい波でこわれ始めました。

42 兵士たちは、囚人が泳いで逃げると困るので、いっそ殺してはどうかと士官に勧めました。 43 しかし、ユリアスはパウロを助けたかったので、聞き入れませんでした。そして全員に、泳げる者は海に飛び込んで陸に上がり、 44 泳げない者は、板切れや、こわれた船の破片につかまって行くように命じました。こうして、全員が無事に上陸できたのです。

Paul Sails for Rome

27 When it was decided that we(A) would sail for Italy,(B) Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.(C) We boarded a ship from Adramyttium about to sail for ports along the coast of the province of Asia,(D) and we put out to sea. Aristarchus,(E) a Macedonian(F) from Thessalonica,(G) was with us.

The next day we landed at Sidon;(H) and Julius, in kindness to Paul,(I) allowed him to go to his friends so they might provide for his needs.(J) From there we put out to sea again and passed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.(K) When we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia(L) and Pamphylia,(M) we landed at Myra in Lycia. There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship(N) sailing for Italy(O) and put us on board. We made slow headway for many days and had difficulty arriving off Cnidus. When the wind did not allow us to hold our course,(P) we sailed to the lee of Crete,(Q) opposite Salmone. We moved along the coast with difficulty and came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

Much time had been lost, and sailing had already become dangerous because by now it was after the Day of Atonement.[a](R) So Paul warned them, 10 “Men, I can see that our voyage is going to be disastrous and bring great loss to ship and cargo, and to our own lives also.”(S) 11 But the centurion, instead of listening to what Paul said, followed the advice of the pilot and of the owner of the ship. 12 Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided that we should sail on, hoping to reach Phoenix and winter there. This was a harbor in Crete,(T) facing both southwest and northwest.

The Storm

13 When a gentle south wind began to blow, they saw their opportunity; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. 14 Before very long, a wind of hurricane force,(U) called the Northeaster, swept down from the island. 15 The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along. 16 As we passed to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were hardly able to make the lifeboat(V) secure, 17 so the men hoisted it aboard. Then they passed ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. Because they were afraid they would run aground(W) on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor[b] and let the ship be driven along. 18 We took such a violent battering from the storm that the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard.(X) 19 On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. 20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved.

21 After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up before them and said: “Men, you should have taken my advice(Y) not to sail from Crete;(Z) then you would have spared yourselves this damage and loss. 22 But now I urge you to keep up your courage,(AA) because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed. 23 Last night an angel(AB) of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve(AC) stood beside me(AD) 24 and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar;(AE) and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.’(AF) 25 So keep up your courage,(AG) men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me.(AH) 26 Nevertheless, we must run aground(AI) on some island.”(AJ)

The Shipwreck

27 On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic[c] Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land. 28 They took soundings and found that the water was a hundred and twenty feet[d] deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet[e] deep. 29 Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight. 30 In an attempt to escape from the ship, the sailors let the lifeboat(AK) down into the sea, pretending they were going to lower some anchors from the bow. 31 Then Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved.”(AL) 32 So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and let it drift away.

33 Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. “For the last fourteen days,” he said, “you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food—you haven’t eaten anything. 34 Now I urge you to take some food. You need it to survive. Not one of you will lose a single hair from his head.”(AM) 35 After he said this, he took some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it(AN) and began to eat. 36 They were all encouraged(AO) and ate some food themselves. 37 Altogether there were 276 of us on board. 38 When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.(AP)

39 When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a sandy beach,(AQ) where they decided to run the ship aground if they could. 40 Cutting loose the anchors,(AR) they left them in the sea and at the same time untied the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach. 41 But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was broken to pieces by the pounding of the surf.(AS)

42 The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping. 43 But the centurion wanted to spare Paul’s life(AT) and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land. 44 The rest were to get there on planks or on other pieces of the ship. In this way everyone reached land safely.(AU)

Notas al pie

  1. Acts 27:9 That is, Yom Kippur
  2. Acts 27:17 Or the sails
  3. Acts 27:27 In ancient times the name referred to an area extending well south of Italy.
  4. Acts 27:28 Or about 37 meters
  5. Acts 27:28 Or about 27 meters