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| 1And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band. | 1When 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. |
| 2And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. | 2We boarded a ship from Adramyttium about to sail for ports along the coast of the province of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us. |
| 3And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself. | 3The next day we landed at Sidon; and Julius, in kindness to Paul, allowed him to go to his friends so they might provide for his needs. |
| 4And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. | 4From there we put out to sea again and passed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us. |
| 5And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. | 5When we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia. |
| 6And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein. | 6There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board. |
| 7And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone; | 7We made slow headway for many days and had difficulty arriving off Cnidus. When the wind did not allow us to hold our course, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone. |
| 8And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea. | 8We moved along the coast with difficulty and came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea. |
| 9Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them, | 9Much time had been lost, and sailing had already become dangerous because by now it was after the Day of Atonement. So Paul warned them, |
| 10And said unto them, 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. | 10"Men, I can see that our voyage is going to be disastrous and bring great loss to ship and cargo, and to our own lives also." |
| 11Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul. | 11But the centurion, instead of listening to what Paul said, followed the advice of the pilot and of the owner of the ship. |
| 12And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west. | 12Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided that we should sail on, hoping to reach Phoenix and winter there. This was a harbor in Crete, facing both southwest and northwest. |
| 13And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete. | 13When a gentle south wind began to blow, they saw their opportunity; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. |
| 14But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon. | 14Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the Northeaster, swept down from the island. |
| 15And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive. | 15The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along. |
| 16And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat: | 16As we passed to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were hardly able to make the lifeboat secure, |
| 17Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven. | 17so the men hoisted it aboard. Then they passed ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. Because they were afraid they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and let the ship be driven along. |
| 18And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship; | 18We took such a violent battering from the storm that the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard. |
| 19And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship. | 19On the third day, they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands. |
| 20And 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 taken away. | 20When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved. |
| 21But 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, and to have gained this harm and loss. | 21After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up before them and said: "Men, you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete; then you would have spared yourselves this damage and loss. |
| 22And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship. | 22But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed. |
| 23For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, | 23Last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me |
| 24Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee. | 24and said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar; and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.' |
| 25Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me. | 25So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me. |
| 26Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island. | 26Nevertheless, we must run aground on some island." |
| 27But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country; | 27On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land. |
| 28And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms. | 28They took soundings and found that the water was a hundred and twenty feet deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet deep. |
| 29Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. | 29Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight. |
| 30And 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, | 30In an attempt to escape from the ship, the sailors let the lifeboat down into the sea, pretending they were going to lower some anchors from the bow. |
| 31Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved. | 31Then Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved." |
| 32Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off. | 32So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and let it drift away. |
| 33And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing. | 33Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. "For the last fourteen days," he said, "you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food--you haven't eaten anything. |
| 34Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you. | 34Now I urge you to take some food. You need it to survive. Not one of you will lose a single hair from his head." |
| 35And 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. | 35After he said this, he took some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat. |
| 36Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat. | 36They were all encouraged and ate some food themselves. |
| 37And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls. | 37Altogether there were 276 of us on board. |
| 38And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea. | 38When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea. |
| 39And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship. | 39When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could. |
| 40And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore. | 40Cutting loose the anchors, they left them in the sea and at the same time untied the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach. |
| 41And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves. | 41But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was broken to pieces by the pounding of the surf. |
| 42And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape. | 42The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping. |
| 43But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land: | 43But the centurion wanted to spare Paul's life and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land. |
| 44And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land. | 44The rest were to get there on planks or on other pieces of the ship. In this way everyone reached land safely. |
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