Acts 27
1 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.
And Festus commanded, respecting him, that he should be sent to Italy, unto Caesar. And he delivered Paul, and other prisoners with him, to a certain man, a centurion of the Augustan cohort, whose name was Julius.
2 Embarking in a ship of 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.
And when we were to depart, we embarked in a ship which was from the city of Adramyttium, and was going to the country of Asia. And there embarked with us in the ship, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of the city of Thessalonica.
3 The next day, we touched at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him permission to go to his friends and refresh himself.
And the next day, we arrived at Zidon. And the centurion treated Paul with kindness, and permitted him to visit his friends and be refreshed.
4 Putting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
And on sailing from there, because the winds were against us, we sailed around to Cyprus.
5 When we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
And we passed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, and arrived at Myra, a city of Lycia.
6 There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us on board.
And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria, which was going to Italy; and he set us on board of it.
7 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.
And as it was hard navigating, we had scarcely arrived, after many days, over against the isle of Cnidos. And, because the wind would not allow us to pursue a straight course, we sailed around by Crete, and came opposite the city of Salmone.
8 With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.
And with difficulty, after sailing about it, we arrived at a place called the Fair Havens, near to which was the city called Lassa.
9 When much time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because the Fast had now already gone by, Paul admonished them
And we were there a long time, and till after the day of the Jewish fast. And it was hazardous then for any one to go by sea; and Paul counselled them,
10 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.”
and said: Men, I perceive that our voyage will be attended with peril, and with much loss, not only of the cargo of our ship, but also of our lives.
11 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.
But the centurion listened to the pilot, and to the owner of the ship, more than to the words of Paul.
12 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 southwest and northwest.
And, because that harbor was not commodious for wintering in, many of us were desirous to sail from it, and if possible, to reach and to winter in a certain harbor of Crete, which was called Phenice, and which opened towards the south.
13 When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.
And when the south wind breezed up, and they hoped to arrive as they desired, we began to sail around Crete.
14 But before long, a stormy wind beat down from shore, which is called Euroclydon.
And shortly after, a tempest of wind arose upon us, called Typhonic Euroclydon.
15 When the ship was caught and couldn’t face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.
And the ship was whirled about by the wind, and could not keep head to it; and we resigned the ship to its power.
16 Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat.
And when we had passed a certain island, called Cyra, we could hardly retain the boat.
17 After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.
And after hoisting it on board, we girded the ship around the waist, and made it strong. And, because we were afraid of falling upon a precipice of the sea, we pulled own the sail; and so we drifted.
18 As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.
And as the storm raged violently upon us, we the next day threw goods into the sea.
19 On the third day, they threw out the ship’s tackle with their own hands.
And on the third day, with our own hands, we threw away the tackling of the ship.
20 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.
And as the storm held on for many days, and as no sun was visible, nor moon, nor stars, all hope of our surviving was wholly cut off.
21 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.
And as no one had taken a meal of food, Paul now stood up in the midst of them, and said: If ye had given heed to me, O men, we should not have sailed from Crete, and we should have been exempt from this loss and peril.
22 Now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.
And now, I counsel you to be without anxiety; for not a soul of you will be lost, but only the ship.
23 For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,
For there appeared to me this night, the angel of that God whose I am, and whom I serve;
24 saying, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’
and he said to me: Fear not, Paul; for thou art yet to stand before Caesar; and, lo, God hath made a gift to thee of all them that sail with thee.
25 Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.
Therefore, men, be ye courageous; for I confide in God, that it will be as was told to me.
26 But we must run aground on a certain island.”
Yet we are to be cast upon a certain island.
27 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.
And after the fourteen days of our roaming and tossing on the Adriatic sea, at midnight, the sailors conceived that they approached land.
28 They took soundings and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.
And they cast the lead, and found twenty fathoms. And again they advanced a little, and they found fifteen fathoms.
29 Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.
And as we feared lest we should be caught in places where were rocks, they cast four anchors from the stern of the ship, and prayed for the morning.
30 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,
And the sailors sought to flee out of the ship. And from it they lowered down the boat into the sea, under pretence that they were going in it to make fast the ship to the land.
31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you can’t be saved.”
And when Paul saw it, he said to the centurion and to the soldiers: Unless these remain in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
32 Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let it fall off.
Then the soldiers cut the boat rope from the ship, and let the boat go adrift.
33 While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.
And while it was not yet morning, Paul advised them all to take food, saying to them: In consequence of the peril, it is now the fourteenth day that ye have tasted nothing.
34 Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads.”
Therefore I entreat you, to take food for the sustenance of your life; for not a hair from the head of any of you, will perish.
35 When he had said this and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all; then he broke it and began to eat.
And having said these things, he took bread, and gave glory to God before them all; and he broke it, and began to eat.
36 Then they all cheered up, and they also took food.
And they were all consoled; and they took nourishment.
37 In all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship.
And there were of us in the ship two hundred and seventy-six souls.
38 When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
And when they were satisfied with food, they lightened the ship, and took the wheat and cast it into the sea.
39 When it was day, they didn’t recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.
And when it was day, the sailors knew not what land it was: but they saw on the margin of the land an inlet of the sea; whither, if possible they intended to drive the ship.
40 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.
And they cut away the anchors from the ship, and left them in the sea. And they loosened the bands of the rudder, and hoisted a small sail to the breeze, and made way towards the land.
41 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.
And the ship struck upon a shoal between two channels of the sea, and stuck fast upon it. And the forward part rested upon it, and was immovable; but the after part was shattered by the violence of the waves.
42 The soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.
And the soldiers were disposed to slay the prisoners; lest they should resort to swimming, and escape from them.
43 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;
But the centurion kept them from it, because he was desirous to preserve Paul. And those who were able to swim, he commanded to swim off first, and pass to the land.
44 and the rest should follow, some on planks and some on other things from the ship. So they all escaped safely to the land.
And the rest, he made to transport themselves on planks, and on other timbers of the ship. And so they all escaped safe to land.
