Actuum Apostolorum 27
1 Ut autem iudicatum est navigare eum in Italiam, et tradi Paulum cum reliquis custodiis centurioni nomine Iulio cohortis Augustae,
When the time came for us to sail to Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion called Julius of the Imperial Regiment.
2 ascendentes navem Adrumetinam, incipientes navigare circa Asiae loca, sustulimus, perseverante nobiscum Aristarcho Macedone Thessalonicensi.
We boarded a ship based in Adramyttium that was headed to the coastal ports of the province of Asia, and we set sail. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, went with us.
3 Sequenti autem die devenimus Sidonem. Humane autem tractans Iulius Paulum, permisit ad amicos ire, et curam sui agere.
The next day we had a brief stop at Sidon, and Julius was kind enough to let Paul go ashore and visit his friends so they could provide what he needed.
4 Et inde cum sustulissemus, subnavigavimus Cyprum, propterea quod essent venti contrarii.
We set out from there and sailed to the leeward of Cyprus because the winds were against us.
5 Et pelagus Ciliciae, et Pamphyliae navigantes, venimus Lystram, quae est Lyciae:
Then we sailed directly across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, arriving at the port of Myra in Lycia.
6 et ibi inveniens centurio navem Alexandrinam navigantem in Italiam, transposuit nos in eam.
There the centurion found a ship from Alexandria that would be sailing to Italy, and arranged for us to join it.
7 Et cum multis diebus tarde navigaremus, et vix devenissemus contra Gnidum, prohibente nos vento, adnavigavimus Cretae iuxta Salmonem:
We sailed slowly for several days and eventually arrived off Cnidus. But since the winds wouldn't allow us to continue we sailed across to the lee of Crete, near to Salmone.
8 et vix iuxta navigantes, venimus in locum quendam, qui vocatur Boniportus, cui iuxta erat civitas Thalassa.
With some difficulty we made our way along the coast until we arrived at a place called Fair Havens, near to the town of Lasea.
9 Multo autem tempore peracto, et cum iam non esset tuta navigatio, eo quod ieiunium iam praeterisset, consolabatur eos Paulus,
We'd lost a lot of time, and the voyage was becoming dangerous because it was now after the Fast. Paul warned them,
10 dicens eis: Viri, video quoniam cum iniuria, et multo damno non solum oneris, et navis, sed etiam animarum nostrarum incipit esse navigatio.
“Men, I predict that this voyage will result in much hardship and loss—not just of the cargo and the ship, but also our very lives.”
11 Centurio autem gubernatori et nauclero magis credebat, quam his, quae a Paulo dicebantur.
But the centurion paid more attention to the advice of the ship's captain and its owner than to what Paul said.
12 Et cum aptus portus non esset ad hiemandum, plurimi statuerunt consilium navigare inde, si quomodo possent, devenientes Phoenicen, hiemare, portum Cretae respicientem ad Africum, et ad Corum.
Since the harbor was not large enough to over-winter in, the majority were in favor of leaving and trying if possible to reach Phoenix and spend the winter there—a harbor in Crete that faces northwest and southwest.
13 Aspirante autem Austro, aestimantes propositum se tenere, cum sustulissent de Asson, legebant Cretam.
When a moderate south wind began to blow, they thought they could do what they planned. They pulled up the anchor and sailed close inshore along the coast of Crete.
14 Non post multum autem misit se contra ipsam ventus Typhonicus, qui vocatur Euroaquilo.
But it wasn't long before a hurricane-force wind called a “northeaster” blew from the land.
15 Cumque arrepta esset navis, et non posset conari in ventum, data nave flatibus, ferebamur.
The ship was forced out to sea and could not face into the wind. So we had to give in and allow ourselves to be driven before the wind.
16 In insulam autem quandam decurrentes, quae vocatur Cauda, potuimus vix obtinere scapham.
We were eventually able to run into the lee of a small island called Cauda, and managed with some difficulty to secure the ship's boat on board.
17 Qua sublata, adiutoriis utebantur, accingentes navem, timentes ne in Syrtim inciderent, summisso vase sic ferebantur.
After hoisting it aboard, the sailors bound ropes around the hull to strengthen it. Then, worried that they would be wrecked on the Syrtis banks, they lowered the sea anchor and allowed the ship to be driven along.
18 Valida autem nobis tempestate iactatis, sequenti die iactum fecerunt:
The following day as we were violently thrown about by the storm, the crew started throwing the cargo overboard.
19 et tertia die suis manibus armamenta navis proiecerunt.
On the third day they grabbed the ship's gear and tossed it into the sea.
20 Neque autem sole, neque sideribus apparentibus per plures dies, et tempestate non exigua imminente, iam ablata erat spes omnis salutis nostrae.
We hadn't seen the sun or the stars for many days as the storm beat down on us; so any hope of our being saved was lost.
21 Et cum multa ieiunatio fuisset, tunc stans Paulus in medio eorum, dixit: Oportebat quidem, o viri, audito me, non tollere a Creta, lucrique facere iniuriam hanc, et iacturam.
Nobody had eaten anything for a long time. Then Paul stood before them and told them, “Men, you should have listened to me and not sailed from Crete. Then you could have avoided all this hardship and loss.
22 Et nunc suadeo vobis bono animo esse. amissio enim nullius animae erit ex vobis, praeterquam navis.
But now I advise you keep up your courage, because nobody is going to be lost, just the ship.
23 Astitit enim mihi hac nocte Angelus Dei, cuius sum ego, et cui deservio,
Last night an angel of my God and whom I serve, stood beside me.
24 dicens: Ne timeas Paule, Caesari te oportet assistere: et ecce donavit tibi Deus omnes, qui navigant tecum.
‘Don't be afraid, Paul,’ he told me. ‘You have to stand trial before Caesar. See, God has graciously given to you everyone who is sailing with you.’
25 Propter quod bono animo estote viri: credo enim Deo, quia sic erit, quemadmodum dictum est mihi.
So men, have courage! I trust God, and I'm convinced things will happen just as I was told.
26 In insulam autem quandam oportet nos devenire.
However, we will be wrecked on some island.”
27 Sed posteaquam quartadecima nox supervenit, navigantibus nobis in Adria circa mediam noctem, suspicabantur nautae apparere sibi aliquam regionem.
At around midnight on the fourteenth night of the storm, still being blown over the Sea of Adria, the crew suspected they were getting close to land.
28 Qui et summittentes bolidem, invenerunt passus viginti: et pusillum inde separati, invenerunt passus quindecim.
They checked the depth and found it was forty meters, and a little while later they checked again and it was thirty meters.
29 Timentes autem ne in aspera loca incideremus, de puppi mittentes anchoras quattuor, optabant diem fieri.
They were concerned that we might be wrecked on rocks, so they dropped four anchors from the stern, and prayed for daylight to come.
30 Nautis vero quaerentibus fugere de navi, cum misissent scapham in mare, sub obtentu quasi inciperent a prora anchoras extendere,
The crew tried to leave the ship, and had lowered the ship's boat into the water with the pretext that they were going to drop anchors from the ship's bow.
31 dixit Paulus Centurioni, et militibus: Nisi hi in navi manserint, vos salvi fieri non potestis.
But Paul told the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless the crew stays with the ship, you will be lost.”
32 Tunc absciderunt milites funes scaphae, et passi sunt eam excidere.
So the soldiers cut the ropes holding the ship's boat, and let it loose.
33 Et cum lux inciperet fieri, rogabat Paulus omnes sumere cibum, dicens: Quartadecima die hodie expectantes ieiuni permanetis, nihil accipientes.
At daybreak Paul urged all of them to eat something. “It's been fourteen days now that you haven't eaten anything because you've been so worried and preoccupied,” he told them.
34 Propter quod rogo vos accipere cibum pro salute vestra: quia nullius vestrum capillus de capite peribit.
“Please do what I say and eat some food. This will help give you strength. For not even a hair from anyone's head is going to be lost!”
35 Et cum haec dixisset, sumens panem, gratias egit Deo in conspectu omnium: et cum fregisset, coepit manducare.
When he'd finished speaking he picked up a loaf of bread, and gave thanks to God for it in front of everyone. Then he broke the bread, and began to eat.
36 Animaequiores autem facti omnes, et ipsi sumpserunt cibum.
Everyone was encouraged and they ate too.
37 Eramus vero universae animae in navi ducentae septuaginta sex.
The total number of people on board was two hundred and seventy-six.
38 Et satiati cibo alleviabant navem, iactantes triticum in mare.
Once they'd had enough to eat, the crew made the ship lighter by throwing the supplies of wheat overboard.
39 Cum autem dies factus esset, terram non agnoscebant: sinum vero quendam considerabant habentem littus, in quem cogitabant, si possent, eiicere navem.
When dawn came they didn't recognize the coastline, but they saw a bay that had a beach. They planned to try running the ship aground there.
40 Et cum anchoras sustulissent, committebant se mari, simul laxantes iuncturas gubernaculorum: et levato artemone secundum aurae flatum tendebant ad littus.
So they cut the anchor ropes, leaving the anchors in the sea. At the same time they untied the ropes holding the rudders, raised the foresail to the wind, and 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 they struck a sandbar and the ship grounded. The bow hit, and stuck so firm it couldn't be moved, while the stern began to be broken apart by the pounding surf.
42 Militum autem consilium fuit ut custodias occiderent: nequis cum enatasset, effugeret.
The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim away and escape.
43 Centurio autem volens servare Paulum, prohibuit fieri: iussitque eos, qui possent natare, emittere se in mare primos, et evadere, et ad terram exire:
But the centurion, because he wanted to save Paul's life, prevented them from doing this, and ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for land.
44 et ceteros alios in tabulis ferebant: quosdam super ea, quae de navi erant. Et sic factum est, ut omnes animae evaderent ad terram.
The rest grabbed hold of planks and other wreckage, so that everyone was able to reach land safely.
