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,
Now as it was determined that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan cohort.
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,
And going on board a ship of Adramyttium, we went off, intending to sail by the coasts of Asia; Aristarchus a Macedonian of Thessalonica being 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.
And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius treating Paul with great humanity, permitted him to go to his friends to get proper supplies.
4 And there, having set sail, we sailed under Cyprus, because of the winds being contrary,
And when we departed from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
5 and having sailed over the sea down by Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myria of Lycia,
And sailing through the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra a city of Lycia.
6 and there the centurion having found a ship of Alexandria, sailing to Italy, put us into it,
And there the centurion finding a ship of Alexandria bound for Italy, he put us on board it.
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,
And as we sailed slowly for many days, and were hardly got on to Cnidus, the wind not permitting us, we sailed under Crete by Salmone.
8 and hardly passing it, we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near to which was the city of Lasaea.
And passing it with difficulty, we came to a place called the Fair-havens, near to which was the city 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,
And as much time was spent, and sailing was now dangerous, (for the fast was now past, ) Paul exhorted 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”;
saying, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage is like to be prejudicial and with much damage, not only of the lading and of the ship, but also of our 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 regarded the pilot and the master of the vessel, more than the things that were said 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 the haven not being commodious to winter in, the greater part advised to sail from thence, if they could possibly reach to Phenice to winter at that haven of Crete, which looks both to the south-west and north-west.
13 and a south wind blowing softly, having thought they had obtained [their] purpose, having lifted anchor, they sailed close by Crete,
And as the south wind blew gently, thinking they were secure of their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed close by Crete.
14 and not long after, there came down from it a turbulent wind [that] is called the Euroclydon,
But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind called Euroclydon.
15 and the ship being caught, and not being able to bear up against the wind, having given [her] up, we were carried on,
And the ship being hurried on, and not able to face the wind, we gave it up and so were carried along.
16 and having run under a certain little island called Clauda, we were hardly able to become masters of the boat,
And running under a certain island called Clauda, we were hardly able to become masters of the 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.
Which when they had hoisted up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and fearing least they should fall into the quick-sands, they struck fail, and so were driven.
18 And we, being exceedingly storm-tossed, the succeeding [day] they were making a clearing,
And as we were exceedingly tossed by the storm, the next day they lightened the ship:
19 and on the third [day] we cast out the tackling of the ship with our own hands,
and the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship too.
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.
And as neither sun nor stars appeared for several days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was now taken away.
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;
But after long abstinence from food, Paul stood up in the midst of them and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not loosed from Crete, and so have saved this damage 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;
However, I now exhort you to be of good courage: for there shall be no loss of any 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 there stood by me this night an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, saying,
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, thou must be brought before Cesar, and behold God hath given thee all that are sailing with thee.
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,
Wherefore, Sirs, be of good courage; for I trust in God, that it shall be so, according as it was told me.
26 and on a certain island it is necessary for us to be cast.”
But we must be cast upon 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;
And when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in the Adriatic sea, about the middle of the night the mariners thought they drew 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,
and sounding they found it twenty fathoms; and when they had gone a little farther, and sounded again, they found it 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 least they should fall upon some rocky places, they cast four anchors out of the stern and wished for day.
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,
But the mariners endeavouring to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat into the sea, under pretence that they were going to stretch out anchors from the head of the ship,
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 stay in the ship ye cannot be saved.
32 then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and permitted it to fall off.
Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let it 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 the day was coming on, Paul exhorted them all to take some food, saying, Fourteen days this day ye continue waiting without proper food, having taken 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”;
wherefore I exhort you to take some nourishment, for this is necessary for your safety: for there shall not a hair fall from the head of any 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;
And having spoken thus, he took bread and gave thanks to God in presence of them all, and when he had broken it he began to eat.
36 and all having become of good cheer, also took food themselves,
And being all encouraged they also took some food.
37 (and we were—all the souls in the ship—two hundred, seventy-six),
And we were in all in the ship two hundred and seventy-six souls.
38 and having eaten sufficient nourishment, they were lightening the ship, casting forth the wheat into the sea.
And when they were satisfied with food, they lightened the ship and cast out the corn 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,
And when it was day, they did not know the land near them: but they perceived a certain creek with a shore, into which they were desirous, if they could, to have thrust the ship.
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,
And when they had taken up the anchors, they trusted the ship to the sea, at the same time, loosing the rudder-bands; and hoisting up the main-sail to the wind, they made to the shore.
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 falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship a-ground; and the fore-part stuck fast, and remained immoveable, but the hinder part was dashed in pieces by the violence of the waves.
42 And the soldiers’ counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest anyone having swam out should escape,
And the counsel of the soldiers was to kill the prisoners, least any of them should swim out and 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, desirous to save Paul, hindered them from their purpose, and ordered those that could swim to throw themselves out first, and get off 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 the rest, some on planks, and others on some other things out of the ship. And so it came to pass that they all got safe to land.
