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When it was decided
that we would
sail for Italy, Paul and some
other prisoners were
handed
over
to a centurion named Julius, who
belonged
to
the Imperial
Regiment
.
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
.
We
boarded
an
Adramyttian
ship about to sail for
ports
along
the coast of Asia, and
we put out
to sea .
Aristarchus, a Macedonian from
Thessalonica, was
with us.
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.
The next day we landed
at Sidon ,
and
Julius treated Paul with
consideration
, allowing
him to visit
his friends and receive
their
care
.
The next day ,
we touched
at Sidon .
Julius treated Paul kindly
, and
gave
him permission
to go
to
his friends and refresh
himself
.
After
putting out
from there, we sailed to
the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against
us
.
Putting to
sea
from there, we sailed under
the lee of Cyprus ,
because the winds were contrary
.
And
when we had sailed across the open
sea off the
coast
of
Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in
Lycia.
When we had sailed across the sea which
is
off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra ,
a
city
of
Lycia.
There the centurion found an
Alexandrian
ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.
There the centurion found a
ship of
Alexandria
sailing for Italy ,
and he
put us on board.
After
sailing
slowly for
many days, we
arrived
off
Cnidus .
When
the wind impeded
us, we sailed to
the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.
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.
After
we
had
moved
along
the
coast
with difficulty ,
we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town
of Lasea.
With difficulty sailing
along
it
we came to a certain
place called Fair Havens, near the city
of Lasea.
By
now
much time had passed ,
and the voyage had
already
become
dangerous because it
was
after
the Fast .
So
Paul advised
them,
When
much time had passed and the voyage was
now
dangerous ,
because the Fast had
now
already
gone
by,
Paul admonished
them,
“Men
, I can
see
that our
voyage will be filled
with disaster
and great
loss, not only to
ship
and
cargo, but to
our own
lives as
well
. ”
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. "
But contrary
to
Paul’s
advice,
the centurion was
persuaded
by
the pilot
and by
the owner of the ship.
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
.
Since
the harbor
was unsuitable
to winter in, the majority decided
to sail
on
, if somehow
they could reach Phoenix to
winter there .
Phoenix
was
a harbor
in
Crete facing
both
southwest
and northwest
.
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
northeast
and southeast
.
When a
gentle
south wind began
to
blow
, they
thought
they had their opportunity.
So
they weighed anchor and sailed along ,
hugging
the
coast
of
Crete.
When the
south wind blew
softly
, supposing
that
they had obtained
their purpose,
they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete ,
close
to
shore
.
But it
was
not
long
before a cyclone
called
the
Northeaster
swept
down across
the
island
.
But before long,
a tempestuous
wind
beat
down from
shore,
which
is
called
Euroclydon
.
Unable
to
head
into
the
wind,
the ship was caught up.
So
we gave way and let
ourselves
be
driven along.
When
the ship was caught ,
and
couldn't
face
the
wind,
we gave way to
it,
and were
driven along.
Passing
to
the lee of a small island called Cauda
, we barely
managed
to secure the lifeboat
.
Running
under
the lee of a small island called Clauda
, we were
able,
with
difficulty,
to secure the boat
.
After hoisting
it up, the
crew
used ropes
to undergird
the ship. And
fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars
of
Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.
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.
We were
tossed
so
violently
that
the next day the
men
began to jettison
the
cargo
.
As
we labored
exceedingly
with
the storm,
the
next day they
began to throw
things
overboard
.
On the third day, they threw the ship’s
tackle overboard
with their own hands.
On the third day, they threw out
the ship's
tackle with their own hands.
When neither sun nor stars appeared
for many days and the
great
storm
continued
to
batter
us, we
abandoned
all hope of
being
saved.
When neither sun nor stars shone
on
us
for many days ,
and no
small
tempest
pressed
on
us, all hope that
we
would
be
saved was
now
taken
away
.
After
the
men
had gone
a
long time
without food, Paul stood up among
them and said, “Men
, you should have followed
my
advice
not
to sail from Crete .
Then
you
would
have averted
this disaster
and loss.
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.
But
now I urge
you to keep
up your
courage
, because
you
will not
experience
any
loss of life, but only of the ship.
Now I exhort
you to cheer
up, for
there
will be
no
loss of life among
you
, but only of the ship.
For just
last
night an angel of
God
, whose I am and whom I serve, stood
beside
me
For there
stood
by
me
this
night an angel, belonging
to
the
God
whose I am and whom I serve,
and
said
, ‘Do
not
be afraid, Paul ;
you must stand before Caesar. And
look
, God has granted you the
lives
of
all who sail with you. ’
saying
, 'Don't
be afraid, Paul .
You must stand before Caesar. Behold
, God has granted you all those
who sail with you. '
So
take
courage
, men
, for I believe God that it will happen
just as He
told
me.
Therefore
, sirs
, cheer
up!
For I believe God ,
that it will be
just as it
has
been
spoken
to
me.
However,
we must run aground on some
island. ”
But
we must run aground on a
certain
island. "
On
the fourteenth night we were still
being
driven across
the Adriatic Sea .
About midnight the sailors sensed
they were approaching
land.
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.
They took soundings and found that
the
water
was
twenty fathoms deep
. Going
a little farther
, they took another
set
of
soundings that
read
fifteen fathoms.
They took soundings ,
and found twenty fathoms. After
a little while
, they took soundings again,
and
found
fifteen fathoms. .
Fearing that we would run aground on the
rocks
, they dropped
four anchors from the stern and prayed
for daybreak
.
Fearing that we would run aground on rocky
ground
, they let
go
four anchors from the stern ,
and wished
for daylight
.
Meanwhile,
the sailors attempted
to escape
from
the ship .
Pretending to
lower
anchors from the bow, they
let
the
lifeboat
down
into
the
sea.
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,
But
Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “
Unless these men
remain
with
the ship, you cannot
be saved. ”
Paul said to the centurion and to
the soldiers, "
Unless these stay
in
the ship, you can't
be saved. "
So
the soldiers cut the ropes to
the lifeboat
and set
it adrift
.
Then
the soldiers cut away
the ropes of
the boat,
and let
it fall
off
.
Right
up
to
daybreak
, Paul kept
urging
them all to eat:
“Today
is your
fourteenth day in
constant
suspense
, without
taking
any
food
.
While
the
day
was
coming
on
, Paul begged
them all to take
some
food,
saying,
"This
day
is the
fourteenth day that
you
wait
and
continue
fasting
, having
taken
nothing
.
So
for
your
own
preservation,
I urge
you to eat
something
, because
not a single
hair of your head
will
be
lost
. ”
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
. "
After
he had said this, Paul
took
bread
and gave thanks to God in front
of them
all .
Then
he broke it and began to eat.
When
he had said this, and had
taken
bread,
he
gave thanks to God in the
presence
of all ,
and
he broke it ,
and began to eat.
They were
all encouraged
and took some
food themselves
.
Then
they all cheered
up,
and they
also
took food.
In all, there
were 276
of
us
on board
.
In all, we
were two
hundred
seventy-six
souls
on the
ship
.
After
the
men
had eaten their
fill
, they lightened the ship by
throwing the grain
into the sea.
When
they
had eaten enough
, they lightened the ship ,
throwing out
the wheat
into the sea.
When daylight
came
, they did
not
recognize the land, but they sighted
a bay with a sandy
beach, where
they decided to run
the ship aground
if
they
could
.
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
.
Cutting
away
the anchors, they left them in the sea as
they
loosened
the ropes
that
held
the rudders
. Then
they
hoisted
the foresail to the wind and
made for the beach.
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.
But the
vessel
struck
a sandbar
and
ran aground. The bow stuck
fast
and would
not
move
, and
the stern was
being
broken
up by the pounding
of the waves.
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.
The soldiers planned
to kill the prisoners so none of them could
swim to
freedom
.
The soldiers '
counsel
was
to kill the prisoners ,
so that
none of them would
swim out
and
escape
.
But the centurion, wanting
to spare
Paul’s
life
, thwarted
their plan.
He
commanded those who could swim to
jump
overboard first and
get
to land .
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 ;
The rest were
to
follow on planks and various
parts
of
the ship. In
this
way
everyone
was
brought
safely to land.
and
the rest should
follow ,
some
on planks ,
and some
on
other
things
from
the ship. So
it
happened
that
they
all
escaped
safely to the
land.
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