Acts 27
1 As it was decided that we were to sail to Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were put in charge of a centurion of the Augustan Guard, named Julius.
And when it was determined for us to sail for Italy, they delivered both Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the band of Augustus.
2 We went on board a ship from Adramyttium, which was on the point of sailing to the ports along the coast of Roman Asia, and put to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, went with us.
And having gotten on a ship of Adramyttium that was going to sail to the places along Asia, we launched, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
3 The next day we put in to Sidon, where Julius treated Paul in a friendly manner, and allowed him to go to see his friends and receive their hospitality.
And on another day we put in at Sidon. And Julius, who treated Paul kindly, allowed him to undergo care, after going to his friends.
4 Putting to sea again, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the wind was against us;
And having launched from there, we sailed under lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
5 and, after crossing the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we reached Myra in Lycia.
And having sailed across the depths along Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, of Lycia.
6 There the Roman officer found an Alexandrian ship on her way to Italy, and put us on board of her.
And there, the centurion having found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, he put us in it.
7 For several days our progress was slow, and it was only with difficulty that we arrived off Cnidus. As the wind was still unfavourable when we came off Cape Salmone, we sailed under the lee of Crete,
And sailing slowly during considerable days, and with difficulty having come along the Cnidus, the wind not allowing us further, we sailed under lee of Crete, along Salmone.
8 and with difficulty, by keeping close in shore, we reached a place called “Fair Havens,” near which was the town of Lasea.
And sailing by it with difficulty, we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near to which was Lasea City.
9 This had taken a considerable time, and sailing was already dangerous, for the Fast was already over; and so Paul gave this warning.
And considerable time having past, and the voyage now being dangerous, also because the Fast was now past, Paul urged,
10 ‘My friends,’ he said, ‘I see that this voyage will be attended with injury and much damage, not only to the cargo and the ship, but to our own lives also.’
saying to them, Men, I perceive that the voyage is going to be with injury and much damage, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.
11 The Roman officer, however, was more influenced by the captain and the owner than by what was said by Paul.
But the centurion was convinced more by the captain and the shipmaster than to those things spoken by Paul.
12 And, as the harbour was not a suitable one to winter in, the majority were in favour of continuing the voyage, in hope of being able to reach Phoenix, and winter there. Phoenix was a Cretan harbour, open to the north-east and south-east.
And since the haven was inconvenient to winter in, the majority gave counsel to launch from there also, if somehow they might be able, after arriving at Phoenix, to winter in a haven of Crete, looking toward southwest and northwest.
13 So, when a light wind sprang up from the south, thinking that they had found their opportunity, they weighed anchor and kept along the coast of Crete, close in shore.
And when a south wind blew gently, having presumed to have obtained their purpose, after taking up anchor, they sailed very near by Crete.
14 But shortly afterwards a hurricane came down on us off the land – a north-easter, as it is called.
But not long after, there threw against it a cyclonic wind called the Euroclydon.
15 The ship was caught by it and was unable to keep her head to the wind, so we had to give way and let her drive before it.
And the ship having been caught, and not being able to face the wind, having given up, we were driven.
16 Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we only just managed to secure the ship’s boat,
And having sailed under lee of a certain island called Clauda, we were able with difficulty, to develop control of the skiff.
17 and, after hoisting it on board, the men frapped the ship. But, afraid of being driven on to the Syrtis Sands, they lowered the yard, and then drifted.
And having taken that up, they used helps, undergirding the ship. And fearing lest they might fall off into the sandbank, having lowered the vessel, they were driven this way.
18 So violently were we tossed about by the storm, that the next day they began throwing the cargo overboard,
And since we were exceedingly storm-tossed, on the next day they jettisoned.
19 and, on the following day, threw out the ship’s tackle with their own hands.
And the third day we cast out by hands the tackling of the ship.
20 As neither sun nor stars were visible for several days, and, as the gale still continued severe, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.
And when neither sun nor stars appeared for more days, and no small storm laying on, all remaining hope for us to be saved was taken away.
21 It was then, when they had gone a long time without food, that Paul came forward, and said, ‘My friends, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and so incurred this injury and damage.
And being long without food, then Paul, who stood in the midst of them, said, Ye truly ought, O men, to have complied with me, not to launch from Crete, and gain this damage and loss.
22 Yet, even as things are, I beg you not to lose courage, for there will not be a single life lost among you – only the ship.
And now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will not be one loss of life from you, except of the ship.
23 For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong, and whom I serve, stood by me, and said –
For there stood by me this night an agent of the God whose I am, whom also I serve,
24 “Have no fear, Paul; you must appear before the Emperor, and God himself has given you the lives of all your fellow voyagers.”
saying, Fear not, Paul. Thou must stand before Caesar, and lo, God has granted thee all those sailing with thee.
25 Therefore, courage, my friends! For I believe God, that everything will happen exactly as I have been told.
Therefore men, cheer up, for I believe God, that it will be so in that way it has been told to me.
26 We will, however, have to be driven on some island.’
But we must fall off upon a certain island.
27 It was now the fourteenth night of the storm, and we were drifting about in the Adriatic Sea, when, about midnight, the sailors began to suspect that they were drawing near land.
And when it became the fourteenth night, as we were driven about in the Adriatic sea, toward midnight the sailors suspected some region to come near them.
28 So they took soundings, and found twenty fathoms of water. After waiting a little, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.
And having tossed lead, they found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther, and having tossed lead again, they found fifteen fathoms.
29 Then, as they were afraid of our being driven on some rocky coast, they let go four anchors from the stern, and longed for daylight.
And fearing lest somehow we might falloff on rough places, having cast off four anchors from the stern, they prayed for day to develop.
30 The sailors wanted to leave the ship, and had lowered the boat, on pretence of running out anchors from the bows,
And since the sailors sought to flee out of the ship, and having lowered the skiff into the sea in pretense as going to stretch out anchors from the bow,
31 when Paul said to the Roman officer and his men, ‘Unless the sailors remain on board, you cannot be saved.’
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Unless these men remain in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
32 So the soldiers cut the ropes which held the boat, and let her drift away.
Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the skiff, and let it fall off.
33 In the interval before daybreak Paul kept urging them all to take something to eat. ‘It is a fortnight today,’ he said, ‘that, owing to your anxiety, you have gone without food, taking nothing.
And until day was going to develop, Paul urged them all to partake of food, saying, Today is the fourteenth day, waiting, ye continue without food, having taken nothing.
34 So I beg you to take something to eat; your safety depends on it, for not one of you will lose even a hair of his head.’
Therefore I encourage you to take of food, for this is for your safety. For not a hair will fall from the head of one of you.
35 With these words he took some bread, and, after saying the thanksgiving to God before them all, broke it in pieces, and began to eat;
And having said these things, and having taken bread, he expressed thanks to God in the presence of all. And having broke in pieces, he began to eat.
36 and the men all felt cheered and had something to eat themselves.
And they all, having become encouraged, also took food.
37 There were about seventy-six of us on board, all told.
And all the souls in the ship were two hundred seventy-six.
38 After satisfying their hunger, they further lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
And after being filled of food, they unloaded the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
39 When daylight came, they could not make out what land it was, but, observing a creek in which there was a beach, they consulted as to whether they could run the ship safely into it.
And when it became day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay having a beach, onto which, they decided if possible, to drive the ship.
40 Then they cast off, and abandoned the anchors, and at the same time unlashed the gear of the steering oars, hoisted the foresail to the wind, and made for the beach.
And having cast off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time unfastening the bands of the rudders. And having hoisted up the foresail to the wind, they held firm for the shore.
41 They got, however, into a kind of channel, and there ran the ship aground. The bows stuck fast and could not be moved, while the stern began breaking up under the strain.
And having chanced upon a place where two seas meet, they ran the ship aground. And of course, the bow having become stuck, it remained immovable, but the stern was coming apart by the force of the waves.
42 The advice of the soldiers was that the prisoners should be killed, so that none of them could swim away and make their escape.
And a decision of the soldiers developed that they should kill the prisoners, lest any man, having swam away, might escape.
43 But the Roman officer, anxious to save Paul, prevented their carrying out their intention, and ordered that those who could swim should be the first to jump into the sea and try to reach the shore;
But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, prevented them from their purpose, and commanded those who were able to swim, having first jumped out, to go to the land,
44 and that the rest should follow, some on planks, and others on different pieces of the ship. In these various ways everyone managed to get safely ashore.
and the remaining, some on boards, and some on any of the things from the ship. And so it came to pass for all to be saved to the land.
