Acts, 27

1. When it had been decided that we should sail to Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion called Julius, of the Augustan cohort.

1. And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort, named Julius.

2. We boarded a vessel from Adramyttium bound for ports on the Asiatic coast and put to sea; we had Aristarchus with us, a Macedonian of Thessalonica.

2. And embarking in a ship of Adramyt'tium, which was about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we put to sea, accompanied by Aristar'chus, a Macedo'nian from Thessaloni'ca.

3. Next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius was considerate enough to allow Paul to go to his friends to be looked after.

3. The next day we put in at Sidon; and Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him leave to go to his friends and be cared for.

4. From there we put to sea again, but as the winds were against us we sailed under the lee of Cyprus,

4. And putting to sea from there we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us.

5. then across the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, taking a fortnight to reach Myra in Lycia.

5. And when we had sailed across the sea which is off Cili'cia and Pamphyl'ia, we came to Myra in Ly'cia.

6. There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship leaving for Italy and put us aboard.

6. There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and put us on board.

7. For some days we made little headway, and we had difficulty in making Cnidus. The wind would not allow us to touch there, so we sailed under the lee of Crete off Cape Salmone

7. We sailed slowly for a number of days, and arrived with difficulty off Cni'dus, and as the wind did not allow us to go on, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmo'ne.

8. and struggled along the coast until we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

8. Coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lase'a.

9. A great deal of time had been lost, and navigation was already hazardous, since it was now well after the time of the Fast, so Paul gave them this warning,

9. As much time had been lost, and the voyage was already dangerous because the fast had already gone by, Paul advised them,

10. 'Friends, I can see this voyage will be dangerous and that we will run considerable risk of losing not only the cargo and the ship but also our lives as well.'

10. saying, "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. But the centurion took more notice of the captain and the ship's owner than of what Paul was saying;

11. But the centurion paid more attention to the captain and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.

12. and since the harbour was unsuitable for wintering, the majority were for putting out from there in the hope of wintering at Phoenix -- a harbour in Crete, facing south-west and north-west.

12. And because the harbor was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised to put to sea from there, on the chance that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, looking northeast and southeast, and winter there.

13. A southerly breeze sprang up and, thinking their objective as good as reached, they weighed anchor and began to sail past Crete, close inshore.

13. And when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close inshore.

14. But it was not long before a hurricane, the 'north-easter' as they call it, burst on them from across the island.

14. But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, struck down from the land;

15. The ship was caught and could not keep head to wind, so we had to give way to the wind and let ourselves be driven.

15. and when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven.

16. We ran under the lee of a small island called Cauda and managed with some difficulty to bring the ship's boat under control.

16. And running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we managed with difficulty to secure the boat;

17. Having hauled it up they used it to undergird the ship; then, afraid of running aground on the Syrtis banks, they floated out the sea-anchor and so let themselves drift.

17. after hoisting it up, they took measures to undergird the ship; then, fearing that they should run on the Syr'tis, they lowered the gear, and so were driven.

18. As we were thoroughly storm-bound, the next day they began to jettison the cargo,

18. As we were violently storm-tossed, they began next day to throw the cargo overboard;

19. and the third day they threw the ship's gear overboard with their own hands.

19. and the third day they cast out with their own hands the tackle of the ship.

20. For a number of days both the sun and the stars were invisible and the storm raged unabated until at last we gave up all hope of surviving.

20. And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many a day, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.

21. Then, when they had been without food for a long time, Paul stood up among the men. 'Friends,' he said, 'you should have listened to me and not put out from Crete. You would have spared yourselves all this damage and loss.

21. As they had been long without food, Paul then came forward among them and said, "Men, you should have listened to me, and should not have set sail from Crete and incurred this injury and loss.

22. But now I ask you not to give way to despair. There will be no loss of life at all, only of the ship.

22. I now bid you take heart; for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

23. Last night there appeared beside me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve,

23. For this very night there stood by me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship,

24. and he said, "Do not be afraid, Paul. You are destined to appear before Caesar, and God grants you the safety of all who are sailing with you."

24. and he said, `Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar; and lo, God has granted you all those who sail with you.'

25. So take courage, friends; I trust in God that things will turn out just as I was told;

25. So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told.

26. but we are to be stranded on some island.'

26. But we shall have to run on some island."

27. On the fourteenth night we were being driven one way and another in the Adriatic, when about midnight the crew sensed that land of some sort was near.

27. When the fourteenth night had come, as we were drifting across the sea of A'dria, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land.

28. They took soundings and found twenty fathoms; after a short interval they sounded again and found fifteen fathoms.

28. So they sounded and found twenty fathoms; a little farther on they sounded again and found fifteen fathoms.

29. Then, afraid that we might run aground somewhere on a reef, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight.

29. And fearing that we might run on the rocks, they let out four anchors from the stern, and prayed for day to come.

30. When the crew tried to escape from the ship and lowered the ship's boat into the sea as though they meant to lay out anchors from the bows, Paul said to the centurion and his men,

30. And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, under pretense of laying out anchors from the bow,

31. 'Unless those men stay on board you cannot hope to be saved.'

31. Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved."

32. So the soldiers cut the boat's ropes and let it drop away.

32. Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let it go.

33. Just before daybreak Paul urged them all to have something to eat. 'For fourteen days', he said, 'you have been in suspense, going hungry and eating nothing.

33. As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day that you have continued in suspense and without food, having taken nothing.

34. I urge you to have something to eat; your safety depends on it. Not a hair of any of your heads will be lost.'

34. Therefore I urge you to take some food; it will give you strength, since not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you."

35. With these words he took some bread, gave thanks to God in view of them all, broke it and began to eat.

35. And when he had said this, he took bread, and giving thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat.

36. They all plucked up courage and took something to eat themselves.

36. Then they all were encouraged and ate some food themselves.

37. In all we were two hundred and seventy-six souls on board that ship.

37. (We were in all two hundred and seventy-six persons in the ship.)

38. When they had eaten what they wanted they lightened the ship by throwing the corn overboard into the sea.

38. And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

39. When day came they did not recognise the land, but they could make out a bay with a beach; they planned to run the ship aground on this if they could.

39. Now when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which they planned if possible to bring the ship ashore.

40. They slipped the anchors and let them fall into the sea, and at the same time loosened the lashings of the rudders; then, hoisting the foresail to the wind, they headed for the beach.

40. So they cast off the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that tied the rudders; then hoisting the foresail to the wind they made for the beach.

41. But the cross-currents carried them into a shoal and the vessel ran aground. The bows were wedged in and stuck fast, while the stern began to break up with the pounding of the waves.

41. But striking a shoal they ran the vessel aground; the bow stuck and remained immovable, and the stern was broken up by the surf.

42. The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners for fear that any should swim off and escape.

42. The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape;

43. But the centurion was determined to bring Paul safely through and would not let them carry out their plan. He gave orders that those who could swim should jump overboard first and so get ashore,

43. but the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their purpose. He ordered those who could swim to throw themselves overboard first and make for the land,

44. and the rest follow either on planks or on pieces of wreckage. In this way it happened that all came safe and sound to land.

44. and the rest on planks or on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all escaped to land.