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 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 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 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 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 touched at Sidon. There Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him leave to visit his friends and refresh himself.
4 And there, having set sail, we sailed under Cyprus, because of the winds being contrary,
Putting to sea from thence we sailed under 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 after sailing across the Cilician and Pamphylian waters, we came to Myra, in Lycia.
6 and there the centurion having found a ship of Alexandria, sailing to Italy, put us into it,
And there the centurion found an Alexandrian ship bound for Italy, and put us on board of her.
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,
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 hardly passing it, we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near to which was the city of Lasaea.
and coasting along with difficulty we reached a place called Fair Havens, not far from 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 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 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”;
"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 gave more credence to the pilot and to the shipowner than to the things 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 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,
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 a south wind blowing softly, having thought they had obtained [their] purpose, having lifted anchor, they sailed close by 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 and not long after, there came down from it a turbulent wind [that] is called the Euroclydon,
But it was not long before a furious wind, called Euroclydon, rushed down from 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,
when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it, and let her drive.
16 and having run under a certain little island called Clauda, we were hardly able to become masters of 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 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 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 we, being exceedingly storm-tossed, the succeeding [day] they were making a clearing,
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] we cast out the tackling of the ship with our own hands,
and on the third day with their own hands they threw the ship’s tackling overboard.
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.
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 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;
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 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 take courage. There will be no loss of life among you, 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 last night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me and said.
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;
"‘Fear not, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you the lives of all who are sailing 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! I believe God, I believe that things will turn out exactly as it has been told me.
26 and on a certain island it is necessary for us to be cast.”
"But we must be cast upon a certain 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;
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 having sounded they found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther, and again having sounded, they found fifteen fathoms,
So they sounded and found twenty fathoms; and after a little they sounded again, and found 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.
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 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,
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, “If these do not remain in the ship—you are not able to be saved”;
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 permitted it to fall off.
Then the soldiers cut the ropes of the ship’s boat and let her fall off.
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,
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 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 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 having said these things, and having taken bread, he gave thanks to God before all, and having broken [it], he 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 and all having become of good cheer, also took food themselves,
Then they all cheered up and themselves took food.
37 (and we were—all the souls in the ship—two hundred, seventy-six),
There were in the ship two hundred and seventy-six souls, all told.
38 and having eaten sufficient nourishment, they were lightening the ship, casting forth 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 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 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 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,
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 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 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 And the soldiers’ counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest anyone having swam out should escape,
Now the soldiers were planning to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim off and so escape.
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 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 indeed on boards, and some on certain things of the ship; and thus it came to pass that all came safe to the 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.
