Acts 27
1 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,
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.
2 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,
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.
3 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.
The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.
4 And there, having set sail, we sailed under Cyprus, because of the winds being contrary,
After putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.
5 and having sailed over the sea down by Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myria of Lycia,
And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.
6 and there the centurion having found a ship of Alexandria, sailing to Italy, put us into it,
There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.
7 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,
After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.
8 and hardly passing it, we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near to which was the city of Lasaea.
After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
9 And much time being spent, and the sailing now being dangerous—because of the fast also being already past—Paul was admonishing,
By now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them,
10 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”;
“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.”
11 but the centurion gave more credence to the pilot and to the shipowner than to the things spoken by Paul;
But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.
12 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,
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.
13 and a south wind blowing softly, having thought they had obtained [their] purpose, having lifted anchor, they sailed close by Crete,
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.
14 and not long after, there came down from it a turbulent wind [that] is called the Euroclydon,
But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.
15 and the ship being caught, and not being able to bear up against the wind, having given [her] up, we were carried on,
Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.
16 and having run under a certain little island called Clauda, we were hardly able to become masters of the boat,
Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.
17 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.
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.
18 And we, being exceedingly storm-tossed, the succeeding [day] they were making a clearing,
We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.
19 and on the third [day] we cast out the tackling of the ship with our own hands,
On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.
20 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.
When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.
21 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;
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.
22 and now I exhort you to be of good cheer, for there will be no loss of life among you—but of the ship;
But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.
23 for this night there stood by me a messenger of God—whose I am, and whom I serve—
For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me
24 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;
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.’
25 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,
So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.
26 and on a certain island it is necessary for us to be cast.”
However, we must run aground on some island.”
27 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;
On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.
28 and having sounded they found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther, and again having sounded, they found fifteen fathoms,
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.
29 and fearing lest we may fall on rough places, having cast four anchors out of the stern, they were wishing day to come.
Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
30 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,
Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “If these do not remain in the ship—you are not able to be saved”;
But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
32 then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and permitted it to fall off.
So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.
33 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,
Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food.
34 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”;
So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”
35 and having said these things, and having taken bread, he gave thanks to God before all, and having broken [it], he began to eat;
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.
36 and all having become of good cheer, also took food themselves,
They were all encouraged and took some food themselves.
37 (and we were—all the souls in the ship—two hundred, seventy-six),
In all, there were 276 of us on board.
38 and having eaten sufficient nourishment, they were lightening the ship, casting forth the wheat into the sea.
After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
39 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,
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.
40 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,
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.
41 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.
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.
42 And the soldiers’ counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest anyone having swam out should escape,
The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.
43 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,
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.
44 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.
The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.
