Al‑safar al‑gaasi be l‑bahar
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1 Fastus kharrar achaan namchu fi balad Itaaliya be l‑bahar.
Wa naada masʼuul askari waahid usmah Yuuliyus min al‑gisim al‑sultaani wa amarah achaan yahris Buulus wa l‑masaajiin al‑aakhariin fi l‑safar.
2 Wa rikibna fi safiina hana hillit Adraamiit al‑tidoor tamchi le hillaal waahidiin fi khachum al‑bahar hana balad Aasiya wa khalaas macheena.
Wa Aristaarkus al‑Magiduuni min madiinat Tasaluuniiki kula saafar maʼaana.
3 Wa ambaakir,
lihigna hillit Seeda wa gaʼadna chiyya.
Wa Yuuliyus sawwa zeen le Buulus wa antaah izin achaan yamchi fi l‑hille wa yisallim rufgaanah wa yalga minhum al‑cheyy al‑bidoorah.
4 Wa rikibna battaan wa l‑safiina gammat min Seeda.
Wa l‑riih gaaʼide tusuug min al‑kharib wa wajjaho al‑safiina fi l‑jaanib al‑sabhaani hana jaziirat Khubrus achaan al‑jaziira tidaarigna min al‑riih.
5 Wa wakit chaggeena al‑bahar al‑gaaʼid jamb Kilikiiya wa Bamfiiliya,
wisilna fi hillit Miira al‑gaaʼide fi balad Leekiiya.
6 Wa hinaak masʼuul al‑askar ligi safiina jaaye min al‑Iskandariiya wa tidoor tamchi fi Itaaliya wa rakkabaana foogha.
7 Wa muddit ayyaam,
ma gidirna namchu ajala achaan al‑derib bigi gaasi le l‑safiina.
Garrabna le hillit Kiniidus wa laakin al‑riih tusuug chadiid min al‑kharib wa ma khallatna nanzulu foogha.
Wa khalaas wajjaho al‑safiina fi l‑jaanib al‑junuubi hana jaziirat Kiriit achaan al‑jaziira tidaarigna min al‑riih.
Wa macheena jamb hajar usmah Raas Salmuuni.
8 Wa be taʼab,
lihigna al‑bakaan al‑usmah al‑Muwaani al‑Jamiile al‑gaaʼid gariib le hillit Lisaaya.
9 Wa min gammeena lahaddi l‑bakaan da,
al‑safar tawwal bilheen wa bigi al‑wakit al‑gaasi le l‑safar be l‑bahar wa yoom siyaam hana l‑Yahuud kula faat khalaas.
Wa Buulus gamma hajja le naas al‑safiina.
10 Wa gaal :
« Ya l‑akhwaan,
ana chift haalitna.
Wa fi fikri ana,
kan namchu giddaam,
akiid al‑safar yabga leena gaasi marra waahid.
Ma tiwadduru al‑safiina wa chuhnitha bas laakin aniina kullina numuutu. »
11 Laakin masʼuul al‑askar simiʼ kalaam al‑sawwaag wa kalaam siid al‑safiina wa ma simiʼ kalaam Buulus.
12 Wa dawwaro yalgo bakaan haadi achaan yagoodu foogah lahaddi l‑chite yikammil wa l‑bakaan al‑safiina gaaʼide foogah ma muwaafig.
Wa naas katiiriin gaalo yabga leehum akheer kan yamchu giddaam wa yijaahudu achaan yalhago hillit Fiiniks wa yagoodu foogha.
Fiiniks gaaʼide fi jaziirat Kiriit wa indaha khachum bahar adiil ma faatih le l‑riih,
illa fi garn al‑munchaakh le l‑kharib wa fi garn al‑wati le l‑kharib.
13 Wa wakit riih khafiife badat tusuug min al‑wati,
naas al‑safiina gaalo yagdaro yamchu giddaam misil dawwaro.
Wa jabado foog witid hana l‑safiina wa macho giddaam.
Wa ma macho fi ust al‑bahar laakin taabaʼo taraf al‑jaziira.
14 Laakin baʼad chiyya bas,
riih chadiide bilheen gammat ajala wa saagat foogna min al‑jaziira min garn al‑munchaakh le l‑sabaah.
15 Wa l‑riih chaalat al‑safiina wa ma gidro yigabbuluuha.
Wa khalaas khallo al‑riih waddat al‑safiina giddaam.
16 Al‑riih lazzatna gariib le l‑jaanib al‑wati hana jaziira sakhayre usumha Kuuda al‑daaragatna chiyya min al‑riih.
Wa fi l‑bakaan da,
be taʼab chadiid gidirna nisabbutu al‑markaba.
17 Wa jabadooha wa dassooha fi l‑safiina wa baʼad da,
gammo lawlawo al‑safiina be habil gawi achaan ma tinchagga.
Wa humman khaayfiin kadar al‑riih tidoor tilizzaha lahaddi tutugg fi l‑bakaan al‑aali al‑gaaʼid gariib le balad Liibiya wa jaahado achaan yikhaffufu jari hana l‑safiina.
Laakin al‑riih gaaʼide tiwaddiiha giddaam ajala.
18 Wa ambaakir,
al‑riih wa l‑challaal gaaʼidiin yihizzu al‑safiina chadiid wa khaddaamiin al‑safiina gammo yidaffugu al‑chuhna fi l‑bahar achaan al‑safiina tabga khafiife.
19 Wa l‑yoom al‑taalit,
humman zaathum chaalo khumaamhum al‑bakhdumu beyah fi l‑safiina wa daffagooh fi l‑bahar.
20 Wa min muddit ayyaam,
ma chifna al‑harraay wa la l‑nujuum wa l‑riih tusuug be chidde lahaddi waddarna achamna fi l‑haya.
21 Min mudda tawiile,
al‑naas al‑fi l‑safiina ma akalo.
Wa yoom waahid,
Buulus gamma hajja leehum wa gaal :
« Ya l‑akhwaan,
kan awwal simiʼtu kalaami wa gaʼadtu fi Kiriit,
ma fi cheyy yatlaf wa la yiwaddir leeku.
22 Laakin hassaʼ nuguul leeku chiddu heelku !
Naadum waahid minku ma yiwaddir illa l‑safiina wiheedha tiwaddir.
23 Fi leele di,
Allah al‑ana naʼabudah wa ana hanaayah hu bas,
hu rassal leyi waahid min malaaʼikatah.
Wa l‑malak ja wagaf fi jambi
24 wa gaal :
‹ Ya Buulus,
ma takhaaf.
Laabudda tagiif giddaam sultaan al‑Roomaaniyiin.
Wa Allah antaak al‑cheyy al‑talabtah minnah.
Ma fi naadum min al‑naas al‑musaafiriin maʼaak yumuut. ›
25 Achaan da,
ya l‑akhwaan,
chiddu heelku.
Ana muʼmin be Allah wa kalaamah wa kulla cheyy al‑gaalah leyi yabga.
26 Laakin al‑safiina waajib tutugg fi turaab hana jaziira waahide. »
27 Wa usbuuʼeen min futna min jaziirat Kiriit,
al‑riih gaaʼide tilizzina giddaam fi ust al‑bahar al‑Abyad.
Wa fi ust al‑leel,
khaddaamiin al‑safiina irfo garrabna le l‑turaab.
28 Wa gaawaso al‑almi be habil wa ligooh 20 raajil.
Wa baʼadeen battaan gaawasooh wa ligooh 15 raajil.
29 Wa l‑khaddaamiin khaayfiin achaan fi fikirhum,
al‑riih tilizz al‑safiina fi l‑hujaar al‑gaaʼidiin fi taraf al‑jaziira wa tikassirha marra waahid.
Achaan da,
nazzalo arbaʼa wutaad wara le ma namchu giddaam ajala.
Wa guluubhum muʼallagiin wa gaaʼidiin yarjo al‑wata tasbih achaan yichiifu al‑bakaan al‑gaaʼidiin foogah.
30 Wa l‑khaddaamiin dawwaro yinbalsu min al‑safiina wa dallo al‑markaba fi raas al‑almi.
Wa gaalo leena humman yidooru yarbutu al‑safiina be witid giddaam.
31 Laakin Buulus hajja le l‑askar wa le masʼuulhum wa gaal :
« Kan al‑rujaal dool ma yagoodu maʼaana fi l‑safiina,
intu ma tanjo. »
32 Wa tawwaali,
al‑askar gataʼo hubaal hana l‑markaba wa khallooha faatat min al‑safiina.
33 Wa gariib al‑sabaah,
Buulus talab minhum kulluhum yaakulu wa gaal :
« Min 14 yoom,
intu taʼbaaniin wa ma akaltu.
34 Wa hassaʼ natlub minku taakulu wa talgo gudra achaan tanjo.
Kulluku tanjo wa suufaay waahide min raas waahid minku kula ma tiwaddir ! »
35 Wa baʼad hu gaal al‑kalaam da,
hu chaal khubza wa chakar Allah giddaam kulla l‑naas wa kasaraaha wa gamma akal minha.
36 Wa guluubhum ragado wa kulluhum gammo akalo.
37 Wa adad al‑naas al‑gaaʼidiin fi l‑safiina 276.
38 Wa wakit chibʼo,
daffago fi l‑bahar al‑gameh al‑gaaʼid fi lubb al‑safiina achaan tabga khafiife.
39 Wa wakit al‑wata asbahat,
chaafo al‑bakaan al‑wislo foogah laakin ma irfooh.
Wa chaafo khachum al‑bahar indah ramla.
Wa kharraro yiwajjuhu al‑safiina ale l‑ramla di achaan yiwaggufuuha.
40 Wa gataʼo hubaal al‑wutaad wa l‑wutaad daffago fi l‑bahar.
Wa fartago al‑iidaan al‑yiwaddu al‑safiina fi deribha wa fartago al‑chiraaʼ* al‑giddaami achaan al‑riih tilizz al‑safiina fi ramla hana khachum al‑bahar.
41 Laakin al‑safiina antaggat fi bakaan aali,
tihit al‑almi.
Wa nussaha al‑giddaami wihil marra waahid fi l‑ramla.
Wa l‑challaal al‑chadiid gaaʼid yudugg al‑nuss al‑warraani wa bada yikassirha.
42 Al‑askar dawwaro yaktulu al‑masaajiin achaan naadum minhum ma yiʼarrid fi l‑almi.
43 Laakin masʼuul al‑askar dawwar yinajji Buulus minhum wa dahar al‑askar ma yaktulu naadum.
Wa anta izin le ayyi naadum al‑yagdar yuʼuum achaan yunutt fi l‑bahar wa yalhag khachum al‑bahar.
44 Wa baʼadeen,
anta izin le l‑naas al‑aakhariin achaan yamsuku khachab walla uud min hatab al‑safiina al‑gaaʼide tinkasir wa yuʼuumu beyah waraahum.
Wa khalaas,
ayyi naadum minnina wisil fi l‑jaziira be l‑aafe.