Actuum Apostolorum 27
1 Ut autem judicatum est navigare eum in Italiam, et tradi Paulum cum reliquis custodiis centurioni nomine Julio cohortis Augustæ,
When it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band.
2 ascendentes navem Adrumetinam, incipientes navigare circa Asiæ loca, sustulimus, perseverante nobiscum Aristarcho Macedone Thessalonicensi.
Embarking in a ship from Adramyttium, which was about to sail to places on the coast of Asia, we put to sea; Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
3 Sequenti autem die devenimus Sidonem. Humane autem tractans Julius Paulum, permisit ad amicos ire, et curam sui agere.
The next day, we landed at Tsaidan. Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him permission to go to his friends and refresh himself.
4 Et inde cum sustulissemus, subnavigavimus Cyprum, propterea quod essent venti contrarii.
Putting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
5 Et pelagus Ciliciæ et Pamphyliæ navigantes, venimus Lystram, quæ est Lyciæ:
When we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
6 et ibi inveniens centurio navem Alexandrinam navigantem in Italiam, transposuit nos in eam.
There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us on board.
7 Et cum multis diebus tarde navigaremus, et vix devenissemus contra Gnidum, prohibente nos vento, adnavigavimus Cretæ juxta Salmonem:
When we had sailed slowly many days, and had come with difficulty opposite Cnidus, the wind not allowing us further, we sailed under the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.
8 et vix juxta navigantes, venimus in locum quemdam qui vocatur Boniportus, cui juxta erat civitas Thalassa.
With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.
9 Multo autem tempore peracto, et cum jam non esset tuta navigatio eo quod et jejunium jam præteriisset, consolabatur eos Paulus,
When much time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, because the Fast had now already gone by, Paul admonished them,
10 dicens eis: Viri, video quoniam cum injuria et multo damno non solum oneris, et navis, sed etiam animarum nostrarum incipit esse navigatio.
and said to them, "Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives."
11 Centurio autem gubernatori et nauclero magis credebat, quam his quæ a Paulo dicebantur.
But the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship than to those things which were spoken by Paul.
12 Et cum aptus portus non esset ad hiemandum, plurimi statuerunt consilium navigare inde, si quomodo possent, devenientes Phœnicen hiemare, portum Cretæ respicientem ad Africum et ad Corum.
Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking northeast and southeast.
13 Aspirante autem austro, æstimantes propositum se tenere, cum sustulissent de Asson, legebant Cretam.
When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.
14 Non post multum autem misit se contra ipsam ventus typhonicus, qui vocatur Euroaquilo.
But before long, a stormy wind beat down from shore, which is called Euraquilo.
15 Cumque arrepta esset navis, et non posset conari in ventum, data nave flatibus, ferebamur.
When the ship was caught, and could not face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven along.
16 In insulam autem quamdam decurrentes, quæ vocatur Cauda, potuimus vix obtinere scapham.
Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat.
17 Qua sublata, adjutoriis utebantur, accingentes navem, timentes ne in Syrtim inciderent, summisso vase sic ferebantur.
After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.
18 Valida autem nobis tempestate jactatis, sequenti die jactum fecerunt:
As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.
19 et tertia die suis manibus armamenta navis projecerunt.
On the third day, they threw out the ship's tackle with their own hands.
20 Neque autem sole, neque sideribus apparentibus per plures dies, et tempestate non exigua imminente, jam ablata erat spes omnis salutis nostræ.
When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.
21 Et cum multa jejunatio fuisset, tunc stans Paulus in medio eorum, dixit: Oportebat quidem, o viri, audito me, non tollere a Creta, lucrique facere injuriam hanc et jacturam.
When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them, and said, "Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss.
22 Et nunc suadeo vobis bono animo esse: amissio enim nullius animæ erit ex vobis, præterquam navis.
Now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.
23 Astitit enim mihi hac nocte angelus Dei, cujus sum ego, et cui deservio,
For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,
24 dicens: Ne timeas, Paule: Cæsari te oportet assistere: et ecce donavit tibi Deus omnes qui navigant tecum.
saying, 'Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you all those who sail with you.'
25 Propter quod bono animo estote, viri: credo enim Deo quia sic erit, quemadmodum dictum est mihi.
Therefore, sirs, cheer up. For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.
26 In insulam autem quamdam oportet nos devenire.
But we must run aground on a certain island."
27 Sed posteaquam quartadecima nox supervenit, navigantibus nobis in Adria circa mediam noctem, suspicabantur nautæ apparere sibi aliquam regionem.
But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land.
28 Qui et summittentes bolidem, invenerunt passus viginti: et pusillum inde separati, invenerunt passus quindecim.
They took soundings, and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.
29 Timentes autem ne in aspera loca incideremus, de puppi mittentes anchoras quatuor, optabant diem fieri.
Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.
30 Nautis vero quærentibus fugere de navi, cum misissent scapham in mare, sub obtentu quasi inciperent a prora anchoras extendere,
As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,
31 dixit Paulus centurioni et militibus: Nisi hi in navi manserint, vos salvi fieri non potestis.
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, "Unless these stay in the ship, you cannot be saved."
32 Tunc absciderunt milites funes scaphæ, et passi sunt eam excidere.
Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let it fall off.
33 Et cum lux inciperet fieri, rogabat Paulus omnes sumere cibum, dicens: Quartadecima die hodie exspectantes jejuni permanetis, nihil accipientes.
While the day was coming on, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, "This day is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.
34 Propter quod rogo vos accipere cibum pro salute vestra: quia nullius vestrum capillus de capite peribit.
Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is for your preservation; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads."
35 Et cum hæc dixisset, sumens panem, gratias egit Deo in conspectu omnium: et cum fregisset, cœpit manducare.
When he had said this, and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it, and began to eat.
36 Animæquiores autem facti omnes, et ipsi sumpserunt cibum.
Then they all cheered up, and they also took food.
37 Eramus vero universæ animæ in navi ducentæ septuaginta sex.
In all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship.
38 Et satiati cibo alleviabant navem, jactantes triticum in mare.
When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
39 Cum autem dies factus esset, terram non agnoscebant: sinum vero quemdam considerabant habentem littus, in quem cogitabant si possent ejicere navem.
When it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.
40 Et cum anchoras sustulissent, committebant se mari, simul laxantes juncturas gubernaculorum: et levato artemone secundum auræ flatum, tendebant ad littus.
Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.
41 Et cum incidissemus in locum dithalassum, impegerunt navem: et prora quidem fixa manebat immobilis, puppis vero solvebatur a vi maris.
But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground. The bow struck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.
42 Militum autem consilium fuit ut custodias occiderent, ne quis cum enatasset, effugeret.
The soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.
43 Centurio autem volens servare Paulum, prohibuit fieri: jussitque eos qui possent natare, emittere se primos, et evadere, et ad terram exire:
But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land;
44 et ceteros, alios in tabulis ferebant, quosdam super ea quæ de navi erant. Et sic factum est, ut omnes animæ evaderent ad terram.
and the rest should follow, some on planks, and some on other things from the ship. So it happened that they all escaped safely to the land.
