Acts 27
1 Now when it was concluded, that we should sayle into Italie, they deliuered both Paul, and certaine other prisoners vnto a Centurion named Iulius, of the band of Augustus.
When the time came for us to sail to Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion called Julius of the Imperial Regiment.
2 And we entred into a ship of Adramyttium purposing to saile by the coastes of Asia, and launched foorth, and had Aristarchus of Macedonia, a Thessalonian, with vs.
We boarded a ship based in Adramyttium that was headed to the coastal ports of the province of Asia, and we set sail. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, went with us.
3 And the next day we arriued at Sidon: and Iulius courteously entreated Paul, and gaue him libertie to go vnto his friends, that they might refresh him.
The next day we had a brief stop at Sidon, and Julius was kind enough to let Paul go ashore and visit his friends so they could provide what he needed.
4 And from thence we launched, and sayled hard by Cyprus, because ye windes were contrarie.
We set out from there and sailed to the leeward of Cyprus because the winds were against us.
5 Then sayled we ouer the sea by Cilicia, and Pamphilia, and came to Myra, a citie in Lycia.
Then we sailed directly across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, arriving at the port of Myra in Lycia.
6 And there the Centurion found a ship of Alexandria, sayling into Italie, and put vs therein.
There the centurion found a ship from Alexandria that would be sailing to Italy, and arranged for us to join it.
7 And when we had sayled slowly many dayes, and scarce were come against Gnidum, because the winde suffered vs not, we sailed hard by Candie, neere to Salmone,
We sailed slowly for several days and eventually arrived off Cnidus. But since the winds wouldn't allow us to continue we sailed across to the lee of Crete, near to Salmone.
8 And with much adoe sayled beyond it, and came vnto a certaine place called the Faire hauens, neere vnto the which was the citie Lasea.
With some difficulty we made our way along the coast until we arrived at a place called Fair Havens, near to the town of Lasea.
9 So when much time was spent, and sayling was now ieopardous, because also the Fast was nowe passed, Paul exhorted them,
We'd lost a lot of time, and the voyage was becoming dangerous because it was now after the Fast. Paul warned them,
10 And sayde vnto them, Syrs, I see that this voiage will be with hurt and much damage, not of the lading and ship onely, but also of our liues.
“Men, I predict that this voyage will result in much hardship and loss—not just of the cargo and the ship, but also our very lives.”
11 Neuertheles the Centurion beleeued rather the gouernour and the master of the ship, then those things which were spoken of Paul.
But the centurion paid more attention to the advice of the ship's captain and its owner than to what Paul said.
12 And because the hauen was not commodious to winter in, many tooke counsell to depart thence, if by any meanes they might attaine to Phenice, there to winter, which is an hauen of Candie, and lyeth toward the Southwest and by West, and Northwest and by West.
Since the harbor was not large enough to over-winter in, the majority were in favor of leaving and trying if possible to reach Phoenix and spend the winter there—a harbor in Crete that faces northwest and southwest.
13 And when the Southerne winde blew softly, they supposing to atteine their purpose, loosed neerer, and sailed by Candie.
When a moderate south wind began to blow, they thought they could do what they planned. They pulled up the anchor and sailed close inshore along the coast of Crete.
14 But anon after, there arose by it a stormy winde called Euroclydon.
But it wasn't long before a hurricane-force wind called a “northeaster” blew from the land.
15 And when the ship was caught, and could not resist the winde, we let her goe, and were caried away.
The ship was forced out to sea and could not face into the wind. So we had to give in and allow ourselves to be driven before the wind.
16 And we ran vnder a litle Yle named Clauda, and had much a doe to get the boat.
We were eventually able to run into the lee of a small island called Cauda, and managed with some difficulty to secure the ship's boat on board.
17 Which they tooke vp and vsed all helpe, vndergirding the ship, fearing least they should haue fallen into Syrtes, and they strake saile, and so were caried.
After hoisting it aboard, the sailors bound ropes around the hull to strengthen it. Then, worried that they would be wrecked on the Syrtis banks, they lowered the sea anchor and allowed the ship to be driven along.
18 The next day when we were tossed with an exceeding tempest, they lightened the ship.
The following day as we were violently thrown about by the storm, the crew started throwing the cargo overboard.
19 And the third day we cast out with our owne hands the tackling of the ship.
On the third day they grabbed the ship's gear and tossed it into the sea.
20 And when neither sunne nor starres in many dayes appeared, and no small tempest lay vpon vs, all hope that we should be saued, was then taken away.
We hadn't seen the sun or the stars for many days as the storm beat down on us; so any hope of our being saved was lost.
21 But after long abstinece, Paul stood forth in the mids of them, and said, Syrs, ye should haue hearkened to me, and not haue loosed from Candie: so should ye haue gained this hurt and losse.
Nobody had eaten anything for a long time. Then Paul stood before them and told them, “Men, you should have listened to me and not sailed from Crete. Then you could have avoided all this hardship and loss.
22 But now I exhort you to be of good courage: for there shalbe no losse of any mans life among you, saue of the ship onely.
But now I advise you keep up your courage, because nobody is going to be lost, just the ship.
23 For there stood by me this night the Angel of God, whose I am, and whome I serue,
Last night an angel of my God and whom I serve, stood beside me.
24 Saying, Feare not, Paul: for thou must be brought before Cesar: and lo, God hath giuen vnto thee freely all that sayle with thee.
‘Don't be afraid, Paul,’ he told me. ‘You have to stand trial before Caesar. See, God has graciously given to you everyone who is sailing with you.’
25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good courage: for I beleeue God, that it shall be so as it hath bene tolde me.
So men, have courage! I trust God, and I'm convinced things will happen just as I was told.
26 Howbeit, we must be cast into a certaine Iland.
However, we will be wrecked on some island.”
27 And when ye fourteenth night was come, as we were caried to and from in the Adriaticall sea about midnight, the shipmen deemed that some countrey approched vnto them,
At around midnight on the fourteenth night of the storm, still being blown over the Sea of Adria, the crew suspected they were getting close to land.
28 And sounded, and found it twentie fathoms: and when they had gone a litle further, they sounded againe, and found fifteene fathoms.
They checked the depth and found it was forty meters, and a little while later they checked again and it was thirty meters.
29 Then fearing least they should haue fallen into some rough places, they cast foure ancres out of the sterne, and wished that the day were come.
They were concerned that we might be wrecked on rocks, so they dropped four anchors from the stern, and prayed for daylight to come.
30 Nowe as the mariners were about to flee out of the ship, and had let downe the boat into the sea vnder a colour as though they would haue cast ankers out of the foreship,
The crew tried to leave the ship, and had lowered the ship's boat into the water with the pretext that they were going to drop anchors from the ship's bow.
31 Paul sayde vnto the Centurion and the souldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye can not be safe.
But Paul told the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless the crew stays with the ship, you will be lost.”
32 Then the souldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let it fall away.
So the soldiers cut the ropes holding the ship's boat, and let it loose.
33 And when it began to be day, Paul exhorted them all to take meate, saying, This is the fourteenth day that ye haue taried, and continued fasting, receiuing nothing:
At daybreak Paul urged all of them to eat something. “It's been fourteen days now that you haven't eaten anything because you've been so worried and preoccupied,” he told them.
34 Wherefore I exhort you to take meate: for this is for your safegarde: for there shall not an heare fall from the head of any of you.
“Please do what I say and eat some food. This will help give you strength. For not even a hair from anyone's head is going to be lost!”
35 And when he had thus spoken, hee tooke bread and gaue thankes to God, in presence of them all, and brake it, and began to eate.
When he'd finished speaking he picked up a loaf of bread, and gave thanks to God for it in front of everyone. Then he broke the bread, and began to eat.
36 Then were they all of good courage, and they also tooke meate.
Everyone was encouraged and they ate too.
37 Nowe we were in the ship in all two hundreth three score and sixteene soules.
The total number of people on board was two hundred and seventy-six.
38 And whe they had eaten ynough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
Once they'd had enough to eat, the crew made the ship lighter by throwing the supplies of wheat overboard.
39 And when it was day, they knewe not the countrey, but they spied a certaine creeke with a banke, into the which they were minded (if it were possible) to thrust in the ship.
When dawn came they didn't recognize the coastline, but they saw a bay that had a beach. They planned to try running the ship aground there.
40 So when they had taken vp the ankers, they committed the ship vnto the sea, and loosed the rudder bonds, and hoised vp the maine saile to the winde, and drewe to the shore.
So they cut the anchor ropes, leaving the anchors in the sea. At the same time they untied the ropes holding the rudders, raised the foresail to the wind, and made for the beach.
41 And when they fell into a place, where two seas met, they thrust in the ship: and the forepart stucke fast, and could not be moued, but the hinderpart was broken with the violence of the waues.
But they struck a sandbar and the ship grounded. The bow hit, and stuck so firm it couldn't be moved, while the stern began to be broken apart by the pounding surf.
42 Then the souldiers counsell was to kill the prisoners, least any of them, when he had swomme out, should flee away.
The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim away and escape.
43 But the Centurion willing to saue Paul, stayed them from this counsell, and commanded that they that coulde swimme, shoulde cast them selues first into the sea, and goe out to land:
But the centurion, because he wanted to save Paul's life, prevented them from doing this, and ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for land.
44 And the other, some on boardes, and some on certaine pieces of the ship: and so it came to passe that they came all safe to land.
The rest grabbed hold of planks and other wreckage, so that everyone was able to reach land safely.
