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1When it was decided that we should sail to Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were transferred to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the emperor's division.

1And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius.

2After boarding a ship from Adramyttium that was about to sail to the ports on the coast of Asia, we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, went with us.

2And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we put to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica.

3The next day, we arrived at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul kindly allowing him to visit his friends there and to receive any care he needed.

3The next day we put in at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him leave to go to his friends and be cared for.

4After putting out from there, we sailed on the sheltered side of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

4And putting out to sea from there we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us.

5We sailed along the sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia and reached Myra in Lycia.

5And when we had sailed across the open sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.

6There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship bound for Italy and put us on it.

6There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy and put us on board.

7We sailed slowly for a number of days and with difficulty arrived off Cnidus. Then, because the wind was against us, we sailed on the sheltered side of Crete off Cape Salome.

7We sailed slowly for a number of days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, and as the wind did not allow us to go farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.

8Sailing past it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

8Coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.

9Much time had been lost, and because navigation had become dangerous and the day of fasting had already past, Paul began to warn those on the ship,

9Since much time had passed, and the voyage was now dangerous because even the Fast was already over, Paul advised them,

10"Men, I see that during this voyage there will be hardship and a heavy loss not only of the cargo and ship, but also of our lives."

10saying, “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.”

11But the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and the owner of the ship and not by what Paul said.

11But the centurion paid more attention to the pilot and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.

12Since the harbor was not a good place to spend the winter, most of the men favored putting out to sea from there on the chance that somehow they could reach Phoenix and spend the winter there. It is a Cretian harbor that faces southwest and northwest.

12And because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided to put out to sea from there, on the chance that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, facing both southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

13When a gentle breeze began to blow from the south, they thought they could make it to Phoenix, so they hoisted anchor and began sailing along the shore of Crete.

13Now when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to the shore.

14But it was not long before a violent wind (called a northeaster) swept down from the island.

14But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, struck down from the land.

15The ship was caught so that it couldn't face the wind, and we gave up and were swept along.

15And when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.

16As we drifted to the sheltered side of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the ship's lifeboat.

16Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we managed with difficulty to secure the ship’s boat.

17The ship's crew pulled it up on deck and used ropes to brace the ship. Fearing that they would hit the large sandbank near Libya, they lowered the sail and drifted along.

17After hoisting it up, they used supports to undergird the ship. Then, fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and thus they were driven along.

18The next day, because we were being tossed so violently by the storm, they began to throw the cargo overboard.

18Since we were violently storm-tossed, they began the next day to jettison the cargo.

19On the third day they threw the ship's equipment overboard with their own hands.

19And on the third day they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.

20For a number of days neither the sun nor the stars were to be seen, and the storm continued to rage until at last all hope of our being saved vanished.

20When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.

21After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood among his shipmates and said, "Men, you should have listened to me and not have sailed from Crete. You would have avoided this hardship and damage.

21Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete and incurred this injury and loss.

22But now I urge you to have courage, because there will be no loss of life among you, but only loss of the ship.

22Yet now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

23For just last night an angel of God, to whom I belong and whom I serve, stood by me

23For this very night there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship,

24and said, 'Stop being afraid, Paul! You must stand before the emperor. Indeed, God has given to you the lives of everyone who is sailing with you.'

24and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’

25So take courage, men, because I trust God that it will turn out just as he told me.

25So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told.

26However, we will have to run aground on some island."

26But we must run aground on some island.”

27It was the fourteenth night, and we were drifting through the Adriatic Sea, when about midnight the sailors suspected that land was near.

27When the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land.

28After taking soundings, they found the depth to be twenty fathoms. A little later, they took soundings again and found it was fifteen fathoms.

28So they took a sounding and found twenty fathoms. A little farther on they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms.

29Fearing that we might run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and began praying for daylight to come.

29And fearing that we might run on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come.

30Meanwhile, the sailors had begun trying to escape from the ship. They lowered the lifeboat into the sea and pretended that they were going to lay out the anchors from the bow.

30And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, and had lowered the ship’s boat into the sea under pretense of laying out anchors from the bow,

31Paul told the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men remain onboard, you cannot be saved."

31Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.”

32Then the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and set it adrift.

32Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship’s boat and let it go.

33Right up to daybreak Paul kept urging all of them to eat something. He said, "Today is the fourteenth day that you have been waiting and going without food, not eating anything.

33As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you have continued in suspense and without food, having taken nothing.

34So I urge you to eat something, for it will help you survive, since none of you will lose so much as a hair from his head."

34Therefore I urge you to take some food. For it will give you strength, for not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you.”

35After he said this, he took some bread, thanked God in front of everyone, broke it, and began to eat.

35And when he had said these things, he took bread, and giving thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat.

36Everyone was encouraged and had something to eat.

36Then they all were encouraged and ate some food themselves.

37There were 276 of us on the ship.

37(We were in all 276 persons in the ship.)

38After they had eaten all they wanted, they began to lighten the ship by dumping its cargo of wheat into the sea.

38And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

39When day came, they didn't recognize the land, but they could see a bay with a beach on which they planned to run the ship ashore, if possible.

39Now when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which they planned if possible to run the ship ashore.

40So they cut the anchors free and left them in the sea. At the same time they untied the ropes that held the steering oars, raised the foresail to the wind, and headed for the beach.

40So they cast off the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that tied the rudders. Then hoisting the foresail to the wind they made for the beach.

41But they struck a sandbar and ran the ship aground. The bow stuck and couldn't be moved, while the stern was broken to pieces by the force of the waves.

41But striking a reef, they ran the vessel aground. The bow stuck and remained immovable, and the stern was being broken up by the surf.

42The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners to keep them from swimming ashore and escaping,

42The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape.

43but the centurion wanted to save Paul, so he prevented them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.

43But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for the land,

44The rest were to follow, some on planks and others on various pieces of the ship. In this way everyone got to shore safely.

44and the rest on planks or on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all were brought safely to land.

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