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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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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 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 put in at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him leave to go to his friends and be cared for. |
| 4From there we put out to sea and sailed under the lee 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. |
| 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 along 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 a ship of Alexandria 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. | 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. |
| 8With difficulty we sailed along the coast of Crete and came to a place called Fair Havens that was 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. |
| 9Since considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because the fast was already over, Paul advised them, | 9Since much time had passed, and the voyage was now dangerous because even the Fast was already over, 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." | 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 more convinced by the captain and the ship's owner than 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. |
| 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. | 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 south wind sprang up, they thought they could carry out their purpose, so they weighed anchor and sailed close along the coast 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. |
| 14Not long after this, a hurricane-force wind called the northeaster blew down from the island. | 14But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, struck down from the land. |
| 15When the ship was caught in it and could not head into the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along. | 15And when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and were 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. | 16Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we managed with difficulty to secure the ship’s boat. |
| 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, 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 violently battered by the storm, they began throwing the cargo overboard, | 18Since we were violently storm-tossed, they began the next day to jettison the cargo. |
| 19and on the third day they threw the ship's gear overboard with their own hands. | 19And on 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 no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 22Yet now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, 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 this very night there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship, |
| 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 he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those 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 heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told. |
| 26But we must run aground on some island." | 26But 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 28So they took a sounding and found twenty fathoms. A little farther on they took a sounding again and found 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. | 29And fearing that we might run on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come. |
| 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, | 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 said to the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men stay with the ship, 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 of the ship's boat and let it drift away. | 32Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship’s boat and let it go. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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." | 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, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all, 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. |
| 36So all of them were encouraged and took food themselves. | 36Then they all were encouraged and ate some food themselves. |
| 37(We were in all two hundred seventy-six persons on the ship.) | 37(We were in all 276 persons in the ship.) |
| 38When they had eaten enough to be satisfied, they lightened the ship by throwing the 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 did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could. | 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 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. | 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 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 striking a reef, they ran the vessel aground. The bow stuck and remained immovable, and the stern was being broken up by the surf. |
| 42Now the soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners so that none of them would escape by swimming away. | 42The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape. |
| 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, 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, |
| 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. | 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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