1 W hen 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.

¶ But when it was determined that we should sail unto Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of the Augustus company.

2 E mbarking 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.

And entering into the ship, Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia, one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

3 T he next day, we touched at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him permission to go to his friends and refresh himself.

And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.

4 P utting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

And when we had launched from there, we sailed under Cyprus because the winds were contrary.

5 W hen we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.

And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.

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

And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy, and he put us in it.

7 W hen 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.

And when we had sailed slowly many days and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not allowing us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone,

8 W ith difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

and, passing it with difficulty, came unto a place which is called The Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.

9 W hen much time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, because the Fast had now already gone by, Paul admonished them,

Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,

10 a nd 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.”

saying, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.

11 B ut the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship than to those things which were spoken by Paul.

Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship more than those things which were spoken by Paul.

12 B ecause 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.

¶ And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, many were in agreement to depart from there also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice and winter there, which is a port of Crete and lies toward Africa and the west.

13 W hen the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.

And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, raising sails, they sailed close by Crete.

14 B ut before long, a stormy wind beat down from shore, which is called Euroclydon.

But not long after, there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.

15 W hen the ship was caught, and couldn’t face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven along.

And when the ship was caught up by it and could not resist against the wind, the ship was taken by the wind and drifted.

16 R unning under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat.

And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat,

17 A fter 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.

Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into Syrtis, struck sail and so were driven.

18 A s we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.

And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;

19 O n the third day, they threw out the ship’s tackle with their own hands.

and the third day with our own hands we cast off the dead works of the ship.

20 W hen neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.

And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then lost.

21 W hen 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.

¶ Then after long abstinence, Paul stood forth in the midst of them and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me and not have loosed from Crete to have avoided this harm and loss.

22 N ow I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

And now I exhort you to be of good cheer, for there shall be no loss of any person’s life among you, but only of the ship.

23 F or there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,

For the angel of God stood by me this night, whose I am and whom I serve,

24 s aying, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’

saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar; and, behold, God has given thee all those that sail with thee.

25 T herefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.

Therefore, sirs, be of good cheer; for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.

26 B ut we must run aground on a certain island.”

However we must be cast upon a certain island.

27 B ut 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.

And when the fourteenth night was come as we were driven up and down in the Adriatic sea, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country

28 T hey took soundings, and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.

and sounded and found it twenty fathoms; and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again and found it fifteen fathoms.

29 F earing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.

Then fearing lest we should fall upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern and wished for the day.

30 A s 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,

And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,

31 P aul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you can’t be saved.”

Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

32 T hen the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let it fall off.

Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat and let her fall off.

33 W hile the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.

And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take food, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have waited and continued fasting, having taken nothing.

34 T herefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads.”

Therefore I pray you to take some food, for this is for your salvation and health, for there shall not one hair fall from the head of any of you.

35 W hen 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.

And when he had thus spoken, he took bread and gave thanks to God in presence of them all; and when he had broken it, he began to eat.

36 T hen they all cheered up, and they also took food.

Then they were all of good cheer, and they also took some food.

37 I n all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship.

And we were in all, in the ship, two hundred and seventy-six souls.

38 W hen they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship and cast out the grain into the sea.

39 W hen 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.

And when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they discovered a certain gulf with a shore, into which they decided, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.

40 C asting 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.

And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea and loosed the rudder bands and hoisted up the mainsail to the wind and made toward shore.

41 B ut 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.

But falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast and remained unmovable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.

42 T he soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.

And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out and escape.

43 B ut 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;

But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, frustrated this counsel and commanded that those who could swim should cast themselves first into the sea and get to land;

44 a nd the rest should follow, some on planks, and some on other things from the ship. So they all escaped safely to the land.

and the rest, some on boards and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass that they were all saved by making it to land.