preshiton ke kaam 27:1-44
27 jaisa tay kiya gaya tha ki hum jahaz se itli jaayen,+ unhonne paulus aur doosre kuch kaidiyon ko augustus ki tukdi ke sena-afsar, yooliyus ke haath saunp diya.
2 fir hum adra-muttiyum ke ek jahaz par chadhe jo asia praant ke kinare ke bandargahon se hote huye jaanevala tha. aur hum vahaan se ravana huye. hamare saath aristarkhus+ bhi tha jo makiduniya praant ke thisslunike ka rehnevala tha.
3 agle din hamne seedon mein langar daala aur yooliyus ne paulus par kripa* ki aur paulus ko apne doston ke yahaan jaakaar unse madad paane ki ijazat di.
4 vahaan se langar uthakar hum ravana huye aur kuprus ki aad mein hokar chale kyonki hava ka rukh hamare khilaf tha.
5 hum khule samundar mein kilikiya aur pamfooliya ke paas se hote huye loosiya ke moora bandargah mein utre.
6 vahaan sena-afsar ne sikandriya ka ek jahaz dekha jo itli jaanevala tha aur usne hamein us par chadha diya.
7 fir kai dinon tak dheemi raftar se badhte huye hum badi mushkil se kanidus dveep pahunche. hava hamein seedhe aage nahin badhne de rahi thi isliye hum salmone ke saamne se hokar krete ki aad mein chale.
8 aur kinare-kinare badi mushkil se khete huye hum us jagah pahunche jo ‘badhiya bandargah’ kehlati hai, jahaan se lasiya shehar paas tha.
9 bahot din beet gaye, yahaan tak ki prayashchit ke din+ ka upvas bhi beet gaya aur samundar mein safar karna ab khatre se khaali nahin tha. isliye paulus ne unhein yah salah di,
10 “sajjano, main dekh sakta hoon ki ab jahaz ko aage badhana theek nahin hoga, varna hamein na sirf maal aur jahaz ka bhaari nuksan hoga, balki apni jaan se bhi haath dhona padega.”
11 magar sena-afsar ne paulus ki baaton par dhyan dene ke bajay jahaz ke kaptan aur maalik ki baat maani.
12 woh bandargah sardiyaan bitane ke liye sahi nahin tha, isliye zyadatar logon ne salah di ki hum yahaan se aage badhein aur kisi tarah feeniks pahunchkar vahaan sardiyaan bitayen. feeniks, krete ka ek aisa bandargah hai jiske uttar-poorva aur dakshin-poorva donon taraf jahaz aakaar rukte the.
13 jab dakshini hava mand-mand bah rahi thi, to unhein laga ki jaisa unhonne socha tha vaisa hi ho jaayega. unhonne langar uthaya aur krete ke kinare-kinare jahaz aage badhane lage.
14 magar kuch hi samay baad uttar-poorva se ek badi aandhi chali, jo yoorkuleen kehlati hai aur isne krete dveep ko apni chapet mein le liya.
15 jahaz toofan mein ghir gaya aur aandhi ko cheerkar aage na badh saka. hamne laachar hokar jahaz ko hava ke rukh ke saath-saath behene diya.
16 tab hum behte-behte kauda naam ke ek chhote dveep ki aad mein aa gaye, fir bhi hum bahot mushkil se jahaz ke pichhle hisse mein lagi dongi* ko kaaboo mein kar sake.
17 magar dongi ko oopar khinchane ke baad, naavikon ne jahaz ko oopar se neeche tak rasson se baandh diya aur surtis* mein dhans jaane ke dar se unhonne paal utar diya aur jahaz ko behene diya.
18 jahaz aandhi mein buri tarah hichkole khaa raha tha isliye agle din naavik jahaz ko halka karne ke liye samundar mein maal feinkne lage.
19 teesre din unhonne apne hi haathon se paal chadhane ke rasse samundar mein feink diye.
20 kai dinon tak na sooraj nikala, na taare dikhayi diye, na hi is zabardast aandhi ke thapede tham rahe the. hamare bachne ki koi ummeed nazar nahin aa rahi thi.
21 bahot dinon se kisi ne kuch nahin khaaya tha. paulus ne unke beech khade hokar kaha, “sajjano, tumhein meri baat maan leni thi aur krete se aage safar nahin karna chahiye tha, tab tumhein yah takaleef aur nuksan nahin jhelna padta.+
22 par ab bhi main tumse guzarish karta hoon ki himmat rakho, kyonki tummein se ek ki bhi jaan nahin jaayegi, sirf jahaz ka nuksan hoga.
23 kyonki main jis parmeshvar ka hoon aur jiski pavitra seva karta hoon, uska ek swargdoot+ raat ko mere paas aaya tha
24 aur usne mujhse kaha, ‘paulus, mat dar. tu samraat ke saamne zaroor khada hoga+ aur dekh, parmeshvar teri vajah se un sabki bhi jaan bachayega jo tere saath safar kar rahe hai.’
25 isliye logo, himmat rakho kyonki mujhe parmeshvar par vishvas hai ki jaisa mujhe bataya gaya hai bilkul vaisa hi hoga.
26 magar hamara jahaz ek dveep ke kinare+ jaakaar toot jaayega.”
27 jab 14vin raat hui aur hum adriya saagar mein hichkole khaa rahe the, to aadhi raat ko naavikon ko lagne laga ki woh kisi tat ke paas pahunch gaye hain.
28 aur jab unhonne paani ki gehrai naapi, to paaya ki woh 36 meter* gehra hai aur thodi door jaakaar fir se naapne par paaya ki 27 meter* gehra hai.
29 aur is dar se ki hum kahin chattanon se na jaa takrayen, unhonne jahaz ke pichhle hisse se chaar langar daale aur din nikaalne ka intazaar karne lage.
30 magar jab naavikon ne jahaz se nikaalkar bhaagne ke liye, aage ke hisse se langar daalne ke bahane dongi ko neeche samundar mein utara,
31 to paulus ne sena-afsar aur sainikon se kaha, “agar ye aadmi jahaz mein nahin rahe, to tum bhi nahin bach paaoge.”+
32 tab sainikon ne dongi ke rasse kaat diye aur use samundar mein gir jaane diya.
33 jab din nikaalne par tha, to paulus unhein samjhane laga ki woh kuch khaa lein. usne kaha, “tumhein intazaar karte-karte aaj 14vaan din ho gaya hai aur itne dinon se tumne kuch nahin khaaya hai.
34 isliye meri maano, kuch khaa lo. main tumhare hi bhale ke liye kah raha hoon kyonki tum mein se kisi ka baal bhi baanka nahin hoga.”
35 yah kehne ke baad usne sabke saamne ek roti lekar parmeshvar ko dhanyavad diya aur use todkar khaane laga.
36 tab un sabko himmat mili aur woh bhi khaane lage.
37 jahaz mein hum sabko milakar 276 log the.
38 jab unhonne ji-bharkar khaa liya to woh jahaz ko halka karne ke liye gehoon samundar mein feinkne lage.+
39 jab din nikala to woh us jagah ko pehchan na sake,+ magar unhein ek khaadi aur uska kinara nazar aaya. unhonne thaan liya ki hum kisi tarah jahaz ko kinare le jaakaar laga deinge.
40 isliye unhonne langar ke rasse kaat diye aur unhein samundar mein gira diya. aur jahaz ko khenevale patvaron ke bandhan dheele kiye aur aage ka paal chadhakar hava ke rukh mein kinare ki taraf badh chale.
41 unka jahaz ret ke aise dher par jaa tika jo do samundaron ki lehron ke takrane se bana tha. jahaz ret mein dhans gaya aur uska agla hissa ret mein gad gaya aur hil na saka, jabki jahaz ka pichhla hissa lehron ke thapedon se buri tarah tootne laga.+
42 yah dekhkar sainikon ne tay kiya ki woh kaidiyon ko maar daaleinge taaki koi bhi tairkar bhaag na sake.
43 lekin sena-afsar ne paulus ko bachane ke irade se unhein aisa karne se roka. usne hukm diya ki jo tair sakte hain woh samundar mein kood jaayen aur kinare par pehale pahunch jaayen
44 aur baaki log jahaz ke takhton aur doosri cheezon ke sahare kinare pahunch jaayen. is tarah sab log kinare par sahi-salamat pahunch gaye.+
kai footnote
^ ya “insaniyat ke naate kripa.”
^ ek chhoti naav jo jaan bachane ke kaam aati.
^ shaa., “20 pursa.” ati. kha14 dekhein.
^ shaa., “15 pursa.” ati. kha14 dekhein.
