Acts 27
1 Now when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the imperial cohort.
And when our sailing to Italy was determined, they were delivering up both Paul and certain others, prisoners, to a centurion, by name Julius, of the band of Sebastus,
2 So we embarked in a ship of Atramytium, being about to sail to points along the Asian coast, and we put to sea; Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, was with us.
and having embarked in a ship of Adramyttium, we, being about to sail by the coasts of Asia, set sail, there being with us Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica,
3 The next day we landed at Sidon; Julius treated Paul kindly and permitted him to go to his friends and receive care.
on the next [day] also we touched at Sidon, and Julius, courteously treating Paul, permitted [him], having gone on to friends, to receive [their] care.
4 Putting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
And there, having set sail, we sailed under Cyprus, because of the winds being contrary,
5 And when we had sailed across the sea that is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia.
and having sailed over the sea down by Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myria of Lycia,
6 There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy and put us on board.
and there the centurion having found a ship of Alexandria, sailing to Italy, put us into it,
7 When we had sailed slowly many days and scarcely arrived opposite Cnidus, the wind did not allow us to go forward, so we sailed for the lee of Crete by way of Salmone;
and having sailed slowly many days, and with difficulty coming down by Cnidus, the wind not permitting us, we sailed under Crete, down by Salmone,
8 sailing along it with difficulty we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
and hardly passing it, we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near to which was the city of Lasaea.
9 Much time had been lost and sailing was already dangerous, because even the Fast had already taken place; Paul repeatedly warned them
And much time being spent, and the sailing now being dangerous—because of the fast also being already past—Paul was admonishing,
10 saying, “Men, I perceive that the voyage is about to be with damage and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but even of our lives.”
saying to them, “Men, I perceive that with hurt, and much damage, not only of the load and of the ship, but also of our lives—the voyage is about to be”;
11 But the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and ship owner rather than by what Paul said.
but the centurion gave more credence to the pilot and to the shipowner than to the things spoken by Paul;
12 And since the harbor was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised sailing on, to see if they could get to Phoenix in order to winter, it being a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest.
and the haven being not well placed to winter in, the greater part gave counsel to sail from there, if somehow they might be able, having attained to Phoenix, to winter [there], [which is] a haven of Crete, looking to the southwest and northwest,
13 So when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.
and a south wind blowing softly, having thought they had obtained [their] purpose, having lifted anchor, they sailed close by Crete,
14 But not long after, a cyclonic wind blasted down from the land (it is called Euroclydon).
and not long after, there came down from it a turbulent wind [that] is called the Euroclydon,
15 Well the ship was caught and could not head into the wind, so we gave up and were driven along.
and the ship being caught, and not being able to bear up against the wind, having given [her] up, we were carried on,
16 Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we barely managed to secure the skiff;
and having run under a certain little island called Clauda, we were hardly able to become masters of the boat,
17 when they had hoisted it aboard, they used cables to undergird the ship; and fearing that they might fall into the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and so were driven along.
which having taken up, they were using helps, undergirding the ship, and fearing lest they may fall into the [sandbars of] Syrtis, having let down the mast—so were carried on.
18 We were being so violently battered by the storm that the next day they began to jettison things,
And we, being exceedingly storm-tossed, the succeeding [day] they were making a clearing,
19 and on the third we threw off the ship's tackle with our own hands.
and on the third [day] we cast out the tackling of the ship with our own hands,
20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and a major storm was still pounding us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.
and neither sun nor stars appearing for more days, and not a little storm lying on us, from then on all hope was taken away of our being saved.
21 Now after long abstinence from food, Paul stood up in the midst of them and said: “Well men, it would have been better to take my advice and not sail from Crete, only to ‘gain’ this damage and loss.
And there having been long fasting, then Paul having stood in the midst of them, said, “It was necessary, indeed, O men—having listened to me—not to set sail from Crete, and to save this hurt and damage;
22 But now I urge you to take heart, because there will be no loss of life among you, only of the ship.
and now I exhort you to be of good cheer, for there will be no loss of life among you—but of the ship;
23 This night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve stood by me
for this night there stood by me a messenger of God—whose I am, and whom I serve—
24 and said: ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. Furthermore, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’
saying, Do not be afraid Paul; it is necessary for you to stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted to you all those sailing with you;
25 So take courage, men, because I believe in God that it will be just as it was told me.
for this reason be of good cheer, men! For I believe God, that so it will be, even as it has been spoken to me,
26 Also, we must run aground on a certain island.”
and on a certain island it is necessary for us to be cast.”
27 Now when the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven here and there in the Adriatic, about midnight the sailors sensed that they were nearing some land.
And when the fourteenth night came—we being carried up and down in the Adria—toward the middle of the night the sailors were supposing that some country drew near to them;
28 They took a sounding and found twenty fathoms; going on a little they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms.
and having sounded they found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther, and again having sounded, they found fifteen fathoms,
29 So fearing that we might be driven into a rocky area, they dropped four anchors from the stern and started praying for day to come.
and fearing lest we may fall on rough places, having cast four anchors out of the stern, they were wishing day to come.
30 Now under pretense of putting out anchors from the prow, the sailors lowered the skiff into the sea, intending to flee from the ship;
And the sailors seeking to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat to the sea, in pretense as [if] out of the prow they are about to cast anchors,
31 so Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.”
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “If these do not remain in the ship—you are not able to be saved”;
32 Then the soldiers severed the ropes of the skiff and let it fall away.
then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and permitted it to fall off.
33 While the day was coming on, Paul started urging them all to receive food, saying: “Today is the fourteenth day of waiting—you continue without eating, having taken nothing.
And until the day was about to be, Paul was calling on all to partake of nourishment, saying, “Fourteen days today, waiting, you continue fasting, having taken nothing,
34 Therefore I urge you to take nourishment, because this is for our survival, since not a hair will fall from the head of any of you.”
for this reason I call on you to take nourishment, for this is for your safety, for of not one of you will a hair fall from the head”;
35 Upon saying this he picked up some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all; then he broke it and began to eat.
and having said these things, and having taken bread, he gave thanks to God before all, and having broken [it], he began to eat;
36 So they all were encouraged and took food themselves.
and all having become of good cheer, also took food themselves,
37 (In all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship.)
(and we were—all the souls in the ship—two hundred, seventy-six),
38 So when they had eaten enough, they started lightening the ship by throwing out the wheat into the sea.
and having eaten sufficient nourishment, they were lightening the ship, casting forth the wheat into the sea.
39 When it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, onto which they planned to run the ship, if possible.
And when the day came, they were not discerning the land, but were perceiving a certain bay having a beach, into which they took counsel, if possible, to thrust forward the ship,
40 Casting off the anchors they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes; and hoisting the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.
and having taken up the anchors, they were committing [it] to the sea, at the same time—having loosed the bands of the rudders, and having hoisted up the foresail to the wind—they were making for the shore,
41 But they fell into a place where two seas met and ran the vessel aground; the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern began to be broken up by the violence of the waves.
and having fallen into a place of two seas, they ran the ship aground, and the prow, indeed, having stuck fast, remained immoveable, but the stern was broken by the violence of the waves.
42 Now the plan of the soldiers was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim away and escape.
And the soldiers’ counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest anyone having swam out should escape,
43 But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, stopped them from doing it and ordered those who could swim to jump in first and go toward the land,
but the centurion, resolving to save Paul, hindered them from the counsel, and commanded those able to swim, having cast themselves out first—to get to the land,
44 followed by the rest, some on planks and some on things from the ship. And in this way they all escaped safely to the land.
and the rest, some indeed on boards, and some on certain things of the ship; and thus it came to pass that all came safe to the land.
