When it was decided
that awe bwould sail
for cItaly
, they proceeded to deliver
Paul
and some
other
prisoners
to a centurion
of the Augustan
1 dcohort
named
Julius
.
And embarking in an Adramyttian
ship
, which was about
to sail
to the regions
along
the coast
of 1 aAsia
, we put
out to sea
accompanied
by bAristarchus
, a cMacedonian
of dThessalonica
.
The next day we put
in at aSidon
; and Julius
btreated
Paul
with consideration
and callowed
him to go
to his friends
and receive
care
.
From there we put
out to sea
and sailed
under
the shelter
of aCyprus
because
bthe winds
were contrary
.
When we had sailed through
the sea
along
the coast
of aCilicia
and bPamphylia
, we landed
at Myra
in Lycia
.
There the centurion
found
an aAlexandrian
ship
sailing
for bItaly
, and he put
us aboard
it.
When we had sailed slowly
for a good
many
days
, and with difficulty
had arrived
off
Cnidus
, asince the wind
did not permit
us to go farther
, we sailed
under
the shelter
of bCrete
, off
Salmone
;
and with difficulty asailing
past
it we came
to a place
called
Fair
Havens
, near
which
was the city
of Lasea
.
When considerable time
had passed
and the voyage
was now
dangerous
, since
even
athe 1fast
was already
over
, Paul
began to admonish
them,
and said to them, "Men
, I perceive
that the voyage
will
certainly
be with adamage
and great
loss
, not only
of the cargo
and the ship
, but also
of our lives
."
But the centurion was more
persuaded
by the apilot
and the 1captain
of the ship
than
by what was being said
by Paul
.
Because the harbor was not suitable
for wintering
, the majority
reached
a decision
to put
out to sea
from there
, if
somehow
they could
reach
Phoenix
, a harbor
of aCrete
, facing
southwest
and northwest
, and spend
the winter
there.
1When a moderate south
wind
came
up, supposing
that they had attained
their purpose
, they weighed
anchor
and began asailing
along
bCrete
, close
inshore.
But before very
long
there arushed
down
from 1the land a violent
wind
, called
2Euraquilo
;
and when the ship was caught
in it and could
not face
the wind
, we gave
way
to it and let ourselves be driven
along.
Running under
the shelter
of a small
island
called
Clauda
, we were scarcely
able
to get
the ship's 1boat
under
control
.
After they had hoisted it up, they used
1supporting
cables
in undergirding
the ship
; and fearing
that they might arun
aground
on the shallows of Syrtis
, they let
down
the 2sea
anchor
and in this
way
let themselves be driven
along.
The next day as we were being violently
storm-tossed
, 1they began to ajettison
the cargo
;
and on the third day they threw
the ship's
tackle
overboard with their own
hands
.
Since neither sun
nor
stars
appeared
for many
days
, and no
small
storm
was assailing
us, from then
on all
hope
of our being saved
was gradually abandoned
.
1When they had gone a long
time
without
food
, then
Paul
stood
up in their midst
and said
, " aMen
, you ought
to have 2followed
my advice
and not to have set
sail
from bCrete
and 3incurred
this
adamage
and loss
.
"Yet now I urge
you to akeep
up your courage
, for there will be no
loss
of life
among
you, but only of the ship
.
"For this very night
aan angel
of the God
to whom
I belong
and bwhom
I serve
cstood
before
me,
saying, `Do not be afraid
, Paul
; ayou must
stand
before
Caesar
; and behold
, God
has granted
you ball
those
who are sailing
with you.'
"Therefore, akeep
up your courage
, men
, for I believe
God
that 1it will turn
out exactly
as I have been told
.
"But we must arun
aground
on a certain
bisland
."
But when the fourteenth
night
came
, as we were being driven
about
in the Adriatic
Sea, about
midnight
the sailors
began to surmise
that 1they were approaching
some
land
.
They took soundings
and found
it to be twenty
fathoms
; and a little
farther
on they took
another
sounding
and found
it to be fifteen
fathoms
.
Fearing that we might arun
aground
somewhere
on the 1rocks
, they cast
four
anchors
from the stern
and 2wished
for daybreak
.
But as the sailors were trying
to escape
from the ship
and had let
down
athe ship's boat
into the sea
, on the pretense
of intending
to lay
out anchors
from the bow
,
Paul said
to the centurion
and to the soldiers
, "Unless
these
men
remain
in the ship
, you yourselves
cannot
be saved
."
Then the soldiers
cut
away
the aropes
of the ship's boat
and let
it fall
away
.
Until the day
was about
to dawn
, Paul
was encouraging
them all
to take
some food
, saying
, "Today
is the fourteenth
day
that you have been constantly
watching
and going without
eating
, having taken
nothing
.
"Therefore I encourage
you to take
some food
, for this
is for your preservation
, for anot a hair
from the head
of any
of you will perish
."
Having said this
, he took
bread
and agave
thanks
to God
in the presence
of all
, and he broke
it and began
to eat
.
All aof them 1were encouraged
and they themselves
also took
food
.
All of us in the ship
were two
hundred
and seventy-six
1 apersons
.
When they had eaten enough
, they began to lighten
the ship
by athrowing
out the wheat
into the sea
.
When day
came
, athey 1could not recognize
the land
; but they did observe
a bay
with a beach
, and they resolved
to drive
the ship
onto
it if
they could
.
And casting off
athe anchors
, they left
them in the sea
while at the same
time
they were loosening
the ropes
of the rudders
; and hoisting
the foresail
to the wind
, they were heading
for the beach
.
But striking a 1reef
where
two
seas
met
, they ran
the vessel
aground
; and the prow
stuck
fast
and remained
immovable
, but the stern
began to be broken
up by the force
of the waves.
The soldiers' plan
was to akill
the prisoners
, so that none
of them would swim
away
and escape
;
but the centurion, awanting
to bring
Paul
safely
through
, kept
them from their intention
, and commanded
that those
who could
swim
should 1jump
overboard
first
and get
to land
,
and the rest should follow, some
on planks
, and others
on various
things
from the ship
. And so
it happened
that athey all
were brought
safely
to land
.