Acts 27
1 NOW as it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan cohort.
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 embarking in a ship of Adrymittium, ready to sail for the coast of Asia, we proceeded on our voyage, 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 the next day we arrived at Sidon: and Julius treated Paul with the greatest humanity, and permitted him to go to his friends, to enjoy the benefit of their care.
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 taking our departure from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
Putting to sea from thence we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us;
5 And traversing the sea opposite to Cilicia and Pamphylia, we arrived at Myra, a city of Lycia.
and after sailing across the Cilician and Pamphylian waters, we came to Myra, in Lycia.
6 And the centurion finding there a ship of Alexandria bound for Italy, he put us on board of it.
And there the centurion found an Alexandrian ship bound for Italy, and put us on board of her.
7 Then for many days making very slow way, and scarce reaching over against Knidos, the wind not favouring us, we coasted Crete, opposite Cape 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 weathering it with difficulty, we came to a certain place called, The fair havens; near to which is the city Lasea.
and coasting along with difficulty we reached a place called Fair Havens, not far from the town of Lasea.
9 And much time being consumed, and sailing now becoming dangerous, because the fast was already past, Paul admonished 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 unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be attended with much damage and loss, not only of the cargo and of the ship, but danger of our lives also.
"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 centurion paid more attention to the master and to the pilot than to the things which were spoken by Paul.
But the centurion paid greater heed to the master and to the owner than to anything that was spoken by Paul;
12 And the harbour not being well situated for a winter station, the greater part advised to sail from thence, if they possibly could reach as far as Phenice to pass the winter, a harbour open to the south-west and north-west.
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 So when the south wind blew softly, supposing they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor, and kept near the coast of Crete.
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 not long after a hurricane wind, called Euroclydon, drove us towards the island,
But it was not long before a furious wind, called Euroclydon, rushed down from the island;
15 and the ship becoming ungovernable, and unable to bear up in the eye of the wind, we gave up the attempt, and let her drive.
when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it, and let her drive.
16 And running under a little island called Clauda, it was with difficulty we were able to come at the boat:
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 which when they had hoisted out, they used all helps, carrying ropes round the ship’s bottom; and fearing lest they should run on the quick-sands, they lowered the mast, and so were driven.
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 being exceedingly tossed with the storm, we the next day threw out the cargo.
And as we were being terribly battered by the storm, the next day they began to throw the freight overboard,
19 And the third day with our own hands we threw overboard the tackling of the vessel.
and on the third day with their own hands they threw the ship’s tackling overboard.
20 So when neither sun nor stars had appeared for many days, and no small tempest beating on us, all hope of our being preserved was entirely taken from us.
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 Now after being a long while without food, then stood up Paul in the midst of them, and said, Ye ought, my friends, to have been persuaded by me, and not have sailed from Crete, and got this loss and damage.
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 Yet even now I exhort you to be of good courage: for there shall be no loss of life among you, 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 there stood by me this night an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
"for last night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me and said.
24 saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar: and behold! God hath graciously given thee all who are sailing with thee.
"‘Fear not, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you the lives of all who are sailing with you.’
25 Wherefore, sirs, cheer up: for I believe God that it will be so, exactly as he hath spoken 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 must be cast on a certain island.
"But we must be cast upon a certain island."
27 Now as the fourteenth night was passing, whilst we were driving about in the Adriatic sea, about midnight the sailors imagined that some land was near to them:
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 sounding, had twenty fathoms; then passing on a little farther, and sounding again, they had fifteen fathoms.
So they sounded and found twenty fathoms; and after a little they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.
29 And fearing lest they might run on some rocky coast, they cast out four anchors astern, and wished eagerly for the day to break.
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 Now as the sailors were seeking to escape out of the ship, and had hoisted out the boat into the sea, under pretence as if they were going to carry out anchors a-head,
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 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these men abide in the ship, ye cannot be preserved.
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, "Unless these men remain on the ship, you cannot be saved."
32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
Then the soldiers cut the ropes of the ship’s boat and let her fall off.
33 And while they waited until the day should break, Paul exhorted them all to take some nourishment, saying, To day, expecting the fourteenth day, ye are continuing without food, taking nothing.
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 Wherefore I exhort you to take some food, for this is for your preservation: for a hair shall not fall from the head of any one of you.
"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 so saying, and taking a loaf, he gave thanks to God before them all, and breaking it, began to eat.
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 were they all cheered up, and they too took refreshment.
Then they all cheered up and themselves took food.
37 Now all the souls which were in the ship amounted to two hundred seventy-six:
There were in the ship two hundred and seventy-six souls, all told.
38 and having made a hearty meal, they lightened the vessel, throwing the wheat into the sea.
After eating a hearty meal, they began to lighten the ship by throwing the wheat overboard.
39 And when the day broke, they knew not the land: but they observed a certain creek with a beach, into which they resolved, if they could, to run the vessel aground.
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 And weighing the anchors, they committed her to the sea, and loosing at the same time the chains of the rudders, and hoisting the foresail to the breeze, they made for the beach.
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 But falling on a shoal where two currents met, they ran the ship aground; and the forecastle stuck fast, and remained immoveable, but the stern was stove in by the violence 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 soldiers’ design was to have murdered the prisoners, lest any of them should swim ashore and escape.
Now the soldiers were planning to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim off and so escape.
43 But the centurion, desirous to preserve Paul, withheld them from their purpose, and commanded those who were able to swim to jump overboard first, and reach the 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 that the rest should make the attempt, some on planks, and some on the floating materials of the ship: and in this manner so it was that they all safely reached the shore.
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.
