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.
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 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.
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 touched at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him permission to go to his friends and refresh himself.
The next day we touched at Sidon. There Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him leave to visit his friends and refresh himself.
4 Putting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
Putting to sea from thence we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us;
5 When we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to 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 of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us on board.
And there the centurion found an Alexandrian ship bound for Italy, and put us on board of her.
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.
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 With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, 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 When much time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because the Fast had now already gone by, Paul admonished 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 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.”
"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 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 paid greater heed to the master and to the owner than to anything that was spoken by 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 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 blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to 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 before long, a stormy wind beat down from shore, which is called Euroclydon.
But it was not long before a furious wind, called Euroclydon, rushed down from the island;
15 When the ship was caught and couldn’t face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.
when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it, and let her drive.
16 Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat.
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 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.
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 As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things 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, they threw out the ship’s tackle with their own hands.
and on the third day with their own hands they threw the ship’s tackling overboard.
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.
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 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.
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 exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.
"But now take courage. There will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship,
23 For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,
"for last night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me and said.
24 saying, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail 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, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken 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 on a certain island.”
"But we must 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.
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 soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.
So they sounded and found twenty fathoms; and after a little they sounded again, and 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.
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 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 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 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you can’t 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 fall off.
Then the soldiers cut the ropes of the ship’s boat and let her fall off.
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 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 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.”
"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 and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all; then he broke it 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 all cheered up, and they also took food.
Then they all cheered up and themselves took food.
37 In all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship.
There were in the ship two hundred and seventy-six souls, all told.
38 When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, 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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out 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, 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 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 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 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.
