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| 1When it was decided we would sail to Italy, they handed over Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius. | 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. |
| 2We went on board a ship from Adramyttium that was about to sail to various ports along the coast of the province of Asia and put out to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica. | 2We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us. |
| 3The next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius, treating Paul kindly, allowed him to go to his friends so they could provide him with what he needed. | 3The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care. |
| 4From there we put out to sea and sailed under the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us. | 4After putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us. |
| 5After we had sailed across the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we put in at Myra in Lycia. | 5And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia. |
| 6There the centurion found a ship from Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us aboard it. | 6There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board. |
| 7We sailed slowly for many days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus. Because the wind prevented us from going any farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone. | 7After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone. |
| 8With difficulty we sailed along the coast of Crete and came to a place called Fair Havens that was near the town of Lasea. | 8After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea. |
| 9Since considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because the fast was already over, Paul advised them, | 9By now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them, |
| 10"Men, I can see the voyage is going to end in disaster and great loss not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives." | 10“Men, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to ship and cargo, but to our own lives as well.” |
| 11But the centurion was more convinced by the captain and the ship's owner than by what Paul said. | 11But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship. |
| 12Because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided to put out to sea from there. They hoped that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there. | 12Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, if somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest. |
| 13When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they could carry out their purpose, so they weighed anchor and sailed close along the coast of Crete. | 13When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete. |
| 14Not long after this, a hurricane-force wind called the northeaster blew down from the island. | 14But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island. |
| 15When the ship was caught in it and could not head into the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along. | 15Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along. |
| 16As we ran under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able with difficulty to get the ship's boat under control. | 16Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat. |
| 17After the crew had hoisted it aboard, they used supports to undergird the ship. Fearing they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor, thus letting themselves be driven along. | 17After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along. |
| 18The next day, because we were violently battered by the storm, they began throwing the cargo overboard, | 18We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo. |
| 19and on the third day they threw the ship's gear overboard with their own hands. | 19On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. |
| 20When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and a violent storm continued to batter us, we finally abandoned all hope of being saved. | 20When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved. |
| 21Since many of them had no desire to eat, Paul stood up among them and said, "Men, you should have listened to me and not put out to sea from Crete, thus avoiding this damage and loss. | 21After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss. |
| 22And now I advise you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only the ship will be lost. | 22But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship. |
| 23For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve came to me | 23For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me |
| 24and said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul! You must stand before Caesar, and God has graciously granted you the safety of all who are sailing with you.' | 24and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’ |
| 25Therefore keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will be just as I have been told. | 25So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me. |
| 26But we must run aground on some island." | 26However, we must run aground on some island.” |
| 27When the fourteenth night had come, while we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected they were approaching some land. | 27On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land. |
| 28They took soundings and found the water was twenty fathoms deep; when they had sailed a little farther they took soundings again and found it was fifteen fathoms deep. | 28They took soundings and found that the water was twenty fathoms deep. Going a little farther, they took another set of soundings that read fifteen fathoms. |
| 29Because they were afraid that we would run aground on the rocky coast, they threw out four anchors from the stern and wished for day to appear. | 29Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak. |
| 30Then when the sailors tried to escape from the ship and were lowering the ship's boat into the sea, pretending that they were going to put out anchors from the bow, | 30Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea. |
| 31Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved." | 31But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.” |
| 32Then the soldiers cut the ropes of the ship's boat and let it drift away. | 32So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift. |
| 33As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day you have been in suspense and have gone without food; you have eaten nothing. | 33Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food. |
| 34Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is important for your survival. For not one of you will lose a hair from his head." | 34So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.” |
| 35After he said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all, broke it, and began to eat. | 35After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat. |
| 36So all of them were encouraged and took food themselves. | 36They were all encouraged and took some food themselves. |
| 37(We were in all two hundred seventy-six persons on the ship.) | 37In all, there were 276 of us on board. |
| 38When they had eaten enough to be satisfied, they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat into the sea. | 38After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea. |
| 39When day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could. | 39When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could. |
| 40So they slipped the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the linkage that bound the steering oars together. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and steered toward the beach. | 40Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach. |
| 41But they encountered a patch of crosscurrents and ran the ship aground; the bow stuck fast and could not be moved, but the stern was being broken up by the force of the waves. | 41But the vessel struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves. |
| 42Now the soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners so that none of them would escape by swimming away. | 42The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom. |
| 43But the centurion, wanting to save Paul's life, prevented them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land, | 43But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land. |
| 44and the rest were to follow, some on planks and some on pieces of the ship. And in this way all were brought safely to land. | 44The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land. |
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