Acts 27
1 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.
When it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they proceeded to hand over Paul and a few other prisoners to the custody of Julius, a centurion of the Imperial Regiment.
2 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.
We embarked in a ship of Adramyttium which was about to sail to the ports of the province of Asia, and put to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, accompanied us.
3 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.
The next day we touched at Sidon. There Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him leave to visit his friends and refresh himself.
4 And sailing again from there, we went on under cover of Cyprus, because the wind was against us.
Putting to sea from thence we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us;
5 And having gone across the sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia we came to Myra, in Lycia.
and after sailing across the Cilician and Pamphylian waters, we came to Myra, in Lycia.
6 And there the captain came across a ship of Alexandria, sailing for Italy, and put us in it.
And there the centurion found an Alexandrian ship bound for Italy, and put us on board of her.
7 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;
For many days we sailed slowly, and then arrived with difficulty over against Cnidus; from this point, as the wind did not further favor us, we ran under the lee of Crete, off Cape Salmone;
8 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.
and coasting along with difficulty we reached a place called Fair Havens, not far from the town of Lasea.
9 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,
By this time the season was far advanced, and sailing had become dangerous (for the Autumn Fast was past); so Paul began to warn them.
10 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.
"Sirs," he said to them, "I perceive that the voyage will be attended with injury and serious loss, not only to the cargo and to the ship, but also to our own lives."
11 But the captain gave more attention to the master and the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.
But the centurion paid greater heed to the master and to the owner than to anything that was spoken by Paul;
12 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.
and as the harbor was ill adapted for winter quarters, the majority advised putting out to sea from thence, to see whether they could get to Phoenix and winter there, a harbor on the coast of Crete facing northeast and southeast.
13 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.
And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close in shore.
14 But after a little time, a very violent wind, named Euraquilo, came down from it with great force.
But it was not long before a furious wind, called Euroclydon, rushed down from the island;
15 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.
when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it, and let her drive.
16 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:
Then we ran under the lee of a little island named Claudia, where with great difficulty we were able to secure the ship’s boat.
17 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.
After hauling it aboard, they used ropes to undergird the ship, and since they were fearful lest they should be driven upon the Syrtes, they lowered the gear and lay to.
18 And, still fighting the storm with all our strength, the day after they made a start at getting the goods out of the ship;
And as we were being terribly battered by the storm, the next day they began to throw the freight overboard,
19 And on the third day, they let all the sailing apparatus go over the side.
and on the third day with their own hands they threw the ship’s tackling overboard.
20 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.
Then when for many days neither sun nor stars were seen, and a great tempest still beat upon us, all hope that we should be saved was now taken away from us.
21 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.
When for a long time they had been without food, Paul stood among them and said. "Men, you ought to have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete, and so have spared yourselves this injury and loss.
22 But now, I say to you, be of good heart, for there will be no loss of life, but only of the ship.
"But now take courage. There will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship,
23 For this night there came to my side an angel of the God who is my Master and whose servant I am,
"for last night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me and said.
24 Saying, Have no fear, Paul, for you will come before Caesar, and God has given to you all those who are sailing with you.
"‘Fear not, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you the lives of all who are sailing with you.’
25 And so, O men, be of good heart, for I have faith in God that it will be as he said to me.
"So take courage, men! I believe God, I believe that things will turn out exactly as it has been told me.
26 But we will be sent on to a certain island.
"But we must be cast upon a certain island."
27 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;
It was now the fourteenth night, and we were drifting through the Adriatic Sea when, about midnight, the sailors began to suspect that they were drawing near to some land.
28 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.
So they sounded and found twenty fathoms; and after a little they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.
29 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.
Then, fearing lest we should run ashore on the rocks, they threw out four anchors from the stern, and longed for day to come.
30 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;
And when the sailors were trying to flee from the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea under pretext of laying anchors from the bow,
31 But Paul said to the captain and his men, If you do not keep these men in the ship, you will not be safe.
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, "Unless these men remain on the ship, you cannot be saved."
32 Then the armed men, cutting the cords of the boat, let her go.
Then the soldiers cut the ropes of the ship’s boat and let her fall off.
33 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.
And while day was dawning, Paul kept urging them all to take some food. "This is the fourteenth day," he said, "that you have been on the watch, fasting, having eaten nothing.
34 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.
"So I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety. For there shall not a hair perish from the head of any one of you."
35 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.
When he had so said and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God before them all, and broke it and began to eat.
36 Then they all took heart and did the same.
Then they all cheered up and themselves took food.
37 And we were, in the ship, two hundred and seventy-six persons.
There were in the ship two hundred and seventy-six souls, all told.
38 And when they had had enough food, they made the weight of the ship less, turning the grain out into the sea.
After eating a hearty meal, they began to lighten the ship by throwing the wheat overboard.
39 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.
When it was day they tried in vain to recognize the land, but they spied an inlet with a sandy beach, and they began conferring to see whether they could drive the ship into it.
40 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.
They cast off the anchors and left them in the sea, and unloosing at the same time the ropes that tied the rudders, they hoisted the foresail to the breeze, and headed for the beach.
41 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.
But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; the bow struck and remained fixed, but the stern began to break up under the violence of the waves.
42 Then the armed men were for putting the prisoners to death, so that no one would get away by swimming.
Now the soldiers were planning to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim off and so escape.
43 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:
But the centurion kept them from their purpose, because he wished to save Paul. He gave orders that those who could swim should first jump overboard and get to land;
44 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.
and that the rest should follow, some on planks and some on other bits of wreckage. And so it came to pass that all escaped safe to the land.
