1 C uando se decidió que deberíamos embarcarnos para Italia, fueron entregados Pablo y algunos otros presos a un centurión de la compañía Augusta, llamado Julio.

Now 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.

2 Y embarcándonos en una nave adramitena que estaba para zarpar hacia las regiones de la costa de Asia, nos hicimos a la mar acompañados por Aristarco, un macedonio de Tesalónica.

And 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.

3 A l día siguiente llegamos a Sidón. Julio trató a Pablo con benevolencia, permitiéndole ir a sus amigos y ser atendido por ellos.

The 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.

4 D e allí partimos y navegamos al abrigo de la isla de Chipre, porque los vientos eran contrarios.

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

5 Y después de navegar atravesando el mar frente a las costas de Cilicia y de Panfilia, llegamos a Mira de Licia.

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

6 A llí el centurión halló una nave alejandrina que iba para Italia, y nos embarcó en ella.

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

7 Y después de navegar lentamente por muchos días, y de llegar con dificultad frente a Gnido, pues el viento no nos permitió avanzar más, navegamos al abrigo de Creta, frente a Salmón;

For 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,

8 y costeándola con dificultad, llegamos a un lugar llamado Buenos Puertos, cerca del cual estaba la ciudad de Lasea. La tempestad en el mar

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

9 C uando ya había pasado mucho tiempo y la navegación se había vuelto peligrosa, pues hasta el Ayuno había pasado ya, Pablo los amonestaba,

But 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,

10 d iciéndoles: Amigos, veo que de seguro este viaje va a ser con perjuicio y graves pérdidas, no sólo del cargamento y de la nave, sino también de nuestras vidas.

Saying, 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.

11 P ero el centurión se persuadió más por lo dicho por el piloto y el capitán del barco, que por lo que Pablo decía.

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

12 Y como el puerto no era adecuado para invernar, la mayoría tomó la decisión de hacerse a la mar desde allí, por si les era posible arribar a Fenice, un puerto de Creta que mira hacia el nordeste y el sudeste, y pasar el invierno allí.

And 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.

13 C uando comenzó a soplar un moderado viento del sur, creyendo que habían logrado su propósito, levaron anclas y navegaban costeando a Creta.

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

14 P ero no mucho después, desde tierra comenzó a soplar un viento huracanado que se llama Euroclidón,

But soon afterward a violent wind, called a northeaster, came bursting down from the island.

15 y siendo azotada la nave, y no pudiendo hacer frente al viento nos abandonamos a él y nos dejamos llevar a la deriva.

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

16 N avegando al abrigo de una pequeña isla llamada Clauda, con mucha dificultad pudimos sujetar el esquife.

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

17 D espués que lo alzaron, usaron amarras para ceñir la nave; y temiendo encallar en los bancos de Sirte, echaron el ancla flotante y se abandonaron a la deriva.

After 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.

18 A l día siguiente, mientras éramos sacudidos furiosamente por la tormenta, comenzaron a arrojar la carga;

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

19 y al tercer día, con sus propias manos arrojaron al mar los aparejos de la nave.

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

20 C omo ni el sol ni las estrellas aparecieron por muchos días, y una tempestad no pequeña se abatía sobre nosotros, desde entonces fuimos abandonando toda esperanza de salvarnos.

And 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.

21 C uando habían pasado muchos días sin comer, Pablo se puso en pie en medio de ellos y dijo: Amigos, debierais haberme hecho caso y no haber zarpado de Creta, evitando así este perjuicio y pérdida.

Then 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.

22 P ero ahora os exhorto a tener buen ánimo, porque no habrá pérdida de vida entre vosotros, sino sólo del barco.

But 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.

23 P orque esta noche estuvo en mi presencia un ángel del Dios de quien soy y a quien sirvo,

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

24 d iciendo: “No temas, Pablo; has de comparecer ante el César; y he aquí, Dios te ha concedido todos los que navegan contigo.”

And 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.

25 P or tanto, tened buen ánimo amigos, porque yo confío en Dios, que acontecerá exactamente como se me dijo.

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

26 P ero tenemos que encallar en cierta isla.

But we shall have to be stranded on some island.

27 Y llegada la decimocuarta noche, mientras éramos llevados a la deriva en el mar Adriático, a eso de la medianoche los marineros presentían que se estaban acercando a tierra.

The 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.

28 E charon la sonda y hallaron que había veinte brazas; pasando un poco más adelante volvieron a echar la sonda y hallaron quince brazas de profundidad.

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

29 Y temiendo que en algún lugar fuéramos a dar contra los escollos, echaron cuatro anclas por la popa y ansiaban que amaneciera.

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

30 C omo los marineros trataban de escapar de la nave y habían bajado el esquife al mar, bajo pretexto de que se proponían echar las anclas desde la proa,

And 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,

31 P ablo dijo al centurión y a los soldados: Si éstos no permanecen en la nave, vosotros no podréis salvaros.

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

32 E ntonces los soldados cortaron las amarras del esquife y dejaron que se perdiera.

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

33 Y hasta que estaba a punto de amanecer, Pablo exhortaba a todos a que tomaran alimento, diciendo: Hace ya catorce días que, velando continuamente, estáis en ayunas, sin tomar ningún alimento.

While 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.

34 P or eso os aconsejo que toméis alimento, porque esto es necesario para vuestra supervivencia; pues ni un solo cabello de la cabeza de ninguno de vosotros perecerá.

So 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.

35 H abiendo dicho esto, tomó pan y dio gracias a Dios en presencia de todos; y partiéndo lo, comenzó a comer.

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

36 E ntonces todos, teniendo ya buen ánimo, tomaron también alimento.

Then they all became more cheerful and were encouraged and took food themselves.

37 E n total éramos en la nave doscientas setenta y seis personas.

All told there were 276 souls of us in the ship.

38 U na vez saciados, aligeraron la nave arrojando el trigo al mar.

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

39 C uando se hizo de día, no reconocían la tierra, pero podían distinguir una bahía que tenía playa, y decidieron lanzar la nave hacia ella, si les era posible.

Now 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.

40 Y cortando las anclas, las dejaron en el mar, aflojando al mismo tiempo las amarras de los timones; e izando la vela de proa al viento, se dirigieron hacia la playa.

So 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.

41 P ero chocando contra un escollo donde se encuentran dos corrientes, encallaron la nave; la proa se clavó y quedó inmóvil, pero la popa se rompía por la fuerza de las olas.

But 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.

42 Y el plan de los soldados era matar a los presos, para que ninguno de ellos escapara a nado;

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

43 p ero el centurión, queriendo salvar a Pablo, impidió su propósito, y ordenó que los que pudieran nadar se arrojaran primero por la borda y llegaran a tierra,

But 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,

44 y que los demás siguieran, algunos en tablones, y otros en diferentes objetos de la nave. Y así sucedió que todos llegaron salvos a tierra.

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