Acts 27
1 When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto [one] named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band.
2 We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; [one] Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
3 The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.
And the next [day] we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave [him] liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
4 After putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.
And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
5 And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.
And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, [a city] of Lycia.
6 There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.
And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.
7 After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.
And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;
8 After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city [of] Lasea.
9 By now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them,
Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished [them],
10 “Men, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to ship and cargo, but to our own lives as well.”
And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.
11 But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.
Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.
12 Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, if somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, [and there] to winter; [which is] an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
13 When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete.
And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained [their] purpose, loosing [thence], they sailed close by Crete.
14 But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.
But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
15 Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.
And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let [her] drive.
16 Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.
And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
17 After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.
Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.
18 We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.
And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next [day] they lightened the ship;
19 On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.
And the third [day] we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.
20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.
And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on [us], all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
21 After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.
But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
22 But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.
And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of [any man’s] life among you, but of the ship.
23 For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me
For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
24 and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’
Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cæsar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
25 So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.
Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
26 However, we must run aground on some island.”
Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.
27 On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.
But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;
28 They took soundings and found that the water was twenty fathoms deep. Going a little farther, they took another set of soundings that read fifteen fathoms.
And sounded, and found [it] twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found [it] fifteen fathoms.
29 Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
30 Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
31 But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
32 So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.
Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
33 Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food.
And while the day was coming on, Paul besought [them] all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.
34 So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”
Wherefore I pray you to take [some] meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.
35 After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.
And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken [it], he began to eat.
36 They were all encouraged and took some food themselves.
Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took [some] meat.
37 In all, there were 276 of us on board.
And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.
38 After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
39 When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.
And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.
40 Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.
And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed [themselves] unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.
41 But the vessel struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.
And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.
42 The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.
And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
43 But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.
But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from [their] purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast [themselves] first [into the sea], and get to land:
44 The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.
And the rest, some on boards, and some on [broken pieces] of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.
