1 N ow when it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they turned Paul and some other prisoners over to a centurion of the imperial regiment named Julius.

When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, they proceeded to deliver Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan cohort named Julius.

2 A nd going aboard a ship from Adramyttium which was about to sail for the ports along the coast of Asia, we put out to sea; and Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, accompanied us.

And embarking in an Adramyttian ship, which was about to sail to the regions along the coast of Asia, we put out to sea accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica.

3 T he following day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul in a loving way, with much consideration (kindness and care), permitting him to go to his friends and be refreshed and be cared for.

The next day we put in at Sidon; and Julius treated Paul with consideration and allowed him to go to his friends and receive care.

4 A fter putting to sea from there we passed to the leeward (south side) of Cyprus, for the winds were contrary to us.

From there we put out to sea and sailed under the shelter of Cyprus because the winds were contrary.

5 A nd when we had sailed over of sea which lies off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we reached Myra in Lycia.

When we had sailed through the sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia.

6 T here the centurion found an Alexandrian ship bound for Italy, and he transferred us to it.

There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy, and he put us aboard it.

7 F or a number of days we made slow progress and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus; then, as the wind did not permit us to proceed, we went under the lee (shelter) of Crete off Salmone,

When we had sailed slowly for a good many days, and with difficulty had arrived off Cnidus, since the wind did not permit us to go farther, we sailed under the shelter of Crete, off Salmone;

8 A nd coasting along it with difficulty, we arrived at a place called Fair Havens, near which is located the town of Lasea.

and with difficulty sailing past it we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.

9 B ut as much time had been lost and navigation was already dangerous, for the time for the Fast had already gone by, Paul warned and advised them,

When considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, since even the fast was already over, Paul began to admonish them,

10 S aying, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be attended with disaster and much heavy loss, not only of the cargo and the ship but of our lives also.

and said to them, “Men, I perceive that the voyage will certainly be with damage and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”

11 H owever, the centurion paid greater attention to the pilot and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.

But the centurion was more persuaded by the pilot and the captain of the ship than by what was being said by Paul.

12 A nd as the harbor was not well situated and so unsuitable to winter in, the majority favored the plan of putting to sea again from there, hoping somehow to reach Phoenice, a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest, and winter there.

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 Crete, facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

13 S o when the south wind blew softly, supposing they were gaining their object, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, hugging the coast.

When a moderate south wind came up, supposing that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began sailing along Crete, close inshore. Shipwreck

14 B ut soon afterward a violent wind, called a northeaster, came bursting down from the island.

But before very long there rushed down from the land a violent wind, called Euraquilo;

15 A nd when the ship was caught and was unable to head against the wind, we gave up and, letting her drift, were borne along.

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.

16 W e ran under the shelter of a small island called Cauda, where we managed with difficulty to draw the boat on deck and secure it.

Running under the shelter of a small island called Clauda, we were scarcely able to get the ship’s boat under control.

17 A fter hoisting it on board, they used supports with ropes to undergird and brace the ship; then afraid that they would be driven into the Syrtis, they lowered the gear (sails and ropes) and so were driven along.

After they had hoisted it up, they used supporting cables in undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the sea anchor and in this way let themselves be driven along.

18 A s we were being dangerously tossed about by the violence of the storm, the next day they began to throw the freight overboard;

The next day as we were being violently storm-tossed, they began to jettison the cargo;

19 A nd the third day they threw out with their own hands the ship’s equipment (the tackle and the furniture).

and on the third day they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.

20 A nd when neither sun nor stars were visible for many days and no small tempest kept raging about us, all hope of our being saved was finally abandoned.

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.

21 T hen as they had eaten nothing for a long time, Paul came forward into their midst and said, Men, you should have listened to me, and should not have put to sea from Crete and brought on this disaster and harm and misery and loss.

When they had gone a long time without food, then Paul stood up in their midst and said, “ Men, you ought to have followed my advice and not to have set sail from Crete and incurred this damage and loss.

22 B ut now I beg you to be in good spirits and take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you but only of the ship.

Yet now I urge you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

23 F or this night there stood by my side an angel of the God to Whom I belong and Whom I serve and worship,

For this very night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood before me,

24 A nd he said, Do not be frightened, Paul! It is necessary for you to stand before Caesar; and behold, God has given you all those who are sailing with you.

saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted you all those who are sailing with you.’

25 S o keep up your courage, men, for I have faith (complete confidence) in God that it will be exactly as it was told me;

Therefore, keep up your courage, men, for I believe God that it will turn out exactly as I have been told.

26 B ut we shall have to be stranded on some island.

But we must run aground on a certain island.”

27 T he fourteenth night had come and we were drifting and being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, when about midnight the sailors began to suspect that they were drawing near to some land.

But when the fourteenth night came, as we were being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors began to surmise that they were approaching some land.

28 S o they took soundings and found twenty fathoms, and a little farther on they sounded again and found fifteen fathoms.

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.

29 T hen fearing that we might fall off onto rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and kept wishing for daybreak to come.

Fearing that we might run aground somewhere on the rocks, they cast four anchors from the stern and wished for daybreak.

30 A nd as the sailors were trying to escape from the ship and were lowering the small boat into the sea, pretending that they were going to lay out anchors from the bow,

But as the sailors were trying to escape from the ship and had let down the ship’s boat into the sea, on the pretense of intending to lay out anchors from the bow,

31 P aul said to the centurion and the soldiers, Unless these men remain in the ship, you cannot be saved.

Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these men remain in the ship, you yourselves cannot be saved.”

32 T hen the soldiers cut away the ropes that held the small boat, and let it fall and drift away.

Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship’s boat and let it fall away.

33 W hile they waited until it should become day, Paul entreated them all to take some food, saying, This is the fourteenth day that you have been continually in suspense and on the alert without food, having eaten nothing.

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.

34 S o I urge (warn, exhort, encourage, advise) you to take some food —it will give you strength; for not a hair is to perish from the head of any one of you.

Therefore I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your preservation, for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish.”

35 H aving said these words, he took bread and, giving thanks to God before them all, he broke it and began to eat.

Having said this, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it and began to eat.

36 T hen they all became more cheerful and were encouraged and took food themselves.

All of them were encouraged and they themselves also took food.

37 A ll told there were 276 souls of us in the ship.

All of us in the ship were two hundred and seventy-six persons.

38 A nd after they had eaten sufficiently, to lighten the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

When they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by throwing out the wheat into the sea.

39 N ow when it was day, they did not recognize it, but they noticed a bay with a beach on which they purposed to run the ship ashore if they possibly could.

When day came, they could 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.

40 S o they cut the cables and severed the anchors and left them in the sea; at the same time unlashing the ropes that held the rudders and hoisting the foresail to the wind, they headed for the beach.

And casting off the 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.

41 B ut striking a crosscurrent (a place open to two seas) they ran the ship aground. The prow stuck fast and remained immovable, and the stern began to break up under the violent force of the waves.

But striking a reef 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.

42 I t was the counsel of the soldiers to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim to land and escape;

The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape;

43 B ut the centurion, wishing to save Paul, prevented their carrying out their purpose. He commanded those who could swim to throw themselves overboard first and make for the shore,

but the centurion, wanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from their intention, and commanded that those who could swim should jump overboard first and get to land,

44 A nd the rest on heavy boards or pieces of the vessel. And so it was that all escaped safely to land.

and the rest should follow, some on planks, and others on various things from the ship. And so it happened that they all were brought safely to land.