Acts 27
1 When it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they put Paul and some other prisoners under the charge of a centurion named Julius of the Imperial Regiment.
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 We boarded a ship from Adramyttium, which was about to sail along the coast of Asia. So we went to sea. Aristarchus from Thessalonica in Macedonia went 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 The next day we landed at the city of Sidon, where Julius treated Paul kindly and allowed him to go to his 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 From there we went to sea and sailed under the lee of Cyprus, close to the island, because the winds were against us.
Putting to sea from thence we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us;
5 Then we had sailed across the sea and were near the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra, a city of Lycia.
and after sailing across the Cilician and Pamphylian waters, we came to Myra, in Lycia.
6 There, the centurion found a ship from Alexandria that was going to sail to Italy. He put us in it.
And there the centurion found an Alexandrian ship bound for Italy, and put us on board of her.
7 When we had sailed slowly for many days and had finally arrived with difficulty near Cnidus, the wind no longer allowed us to go that way, so we sailed along the sheltered side of Crete, opposite 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 We sailed along the coast with difficulty, until we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, which is near the city of Lasea.
and coasting along with difficulty we reached a place called Fair Havens, not far from the town of Lasea.
9 We had now taken much time, the time of the Jewish fast also had passed, and it had now become dangerous to sail. So Paul warned 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 and said, “Men, I see that the voyage we are about to take will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”
"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 owner of the ship than to those things that 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 Because the harbor was not easy to spend the winter in, most of the sailors advised to sail from there, if by any means we could reach the city of Phoenix, to spend the winter there. Phoenix is a harbor in Crete, and it faces northeast and southeast.
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 When the south wind began to blow gently, the sailors thought that they had what they needed. So they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to the shore.
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 after a short time a wind of hurricane force, called the northeaster, began to beat down from the island.
But it was not long before a furious wind, called Euroclydon, rushed down from the island;
15 When the ship was caught by the storm and could no longer head into the wind, we had to give way to the storm and were driven along by the wind.
when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it, and let her drive.
16 We sailed along the lee of a small island called Cauda, and with difficulty we were able to secure the lifeboat.
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 When they had hoisted the lifeboat up, they used its ropes to bind the hull of the ship. They were afraid that they should run upon the sandbars of Syrtis, so they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.
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 We took such a violent battering by the storm that the next day they began throwing the cargo overboard.
And as we were being terribly battered by the storm, the next day they began to throw the freight overboard,
19 On the third day the sailors threw overboard the ship's equipment with their own hands.
and on the third day with their own hands they threw the ship’s tackling overboard.
20 When the sun and stars did not shine on us for many days, and the great storm still beat upon us, any more hope that we should be saved was abandoned.
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 When they had gone long without food, then Paul stood up among the sailors and said, “Men, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete, so as to get this injury and loss.
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 Now I urge you to take courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only the loss of the ship.
"But now take courage. There will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship,
23 For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong, whom also I worship—his angel stood beside me
"for last night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me and said.
24 and said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar, and see, God in his kindness has given to you all those who are 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 Therefore be cheerful, men! For I trust God that it will happen just as it was told 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 run aground upon some island.”
"But we must be cast upon a certain island."
27 When the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven this way and that in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors thought that they were approaching some land.
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 They took soundings and found twenty fathoms; after a little while, they took more soundings and found fifteen fathoms.
So they sounded and found twenty fathoms; and after a little they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.
29 They were afraid that we might crash on the rocks, so they lowered four anchors from the stern and prayed that morning would come soon.
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 The sailors were looking for a way to abandon the ship and had lowered the lifeboat into the sea, and pretended that they would throw down the anchors from the bow.
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 But Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot 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 away the ropes of the boat and let it drift away.
Then the soldiers cut the ropes of the ship’s boat and let her fall off.
33 When daylight was coming on, Paul urged them all to take some food. He said, “This day is the fourteenth day that you wait and do not eat; you have eaten 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 So I urge you to share some food, for this is necessary for you to survive. For not one of you will lose a single hair from his 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 When he had said this, he took bread and he thanked God in the sight of everyone. Then he broke the bread and 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 they were all encouraged and they also took food.
Then they all cheered up and themselves took food.
37 We were 276 people in the ship.
There were in the ship two hundred and seventy-six souls, all told.
38 When they had eaten enough, they made the ship lighter by throwing out the wheat into the sea.
After eating a hearty meal, they began to lighten the ship by throwing the wheat overboard.
39 When it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a beach, and they discussed whether they could drive the ship onto it.
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 So they cut loose the anchors and left them in the sea. At the same time they loosed the ropes of the rudders and raised the foresail to the wind; and so they headed to 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 they came to a place where two currents met, and the ship ran into the ground. The bow of the ship stuck there and remained unmovable, but the stern began to break up because of the waves' violence.
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 The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners so that none of them could swim away 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 wanted to save Paul, so he stopped their plan; and he ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to 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 Then the rest of the men should follow, some on planks, and some on other things from the ship. In this way it happened that all of us came safely to 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.
