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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.

1When the time came, we set sail for Italy. Paul and several other prisoners were placed in the custody of a Roman officer named Julius, a captain of the Imperial Regiment.

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.

2Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was also with us. We left on a ship whose home port was Adramyttium on the northwest coast of the province of Asia; it was scheduled to make several stops at ports along the coast of the province.

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.

3The next day when we docked at Sidon, Julius was very kind to Paul and let him go ashore to visit with friends so they could provide for his needs.

4From there we put out to sea again and passed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

4Putting out to sea from there, we encountered strong headwinds that made it difficult to keep the ship on course, so we sailed north of Cyprus between the island and the mainland.

5When we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia.

5Keeping to the open sea, we passed along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, landing at Myra, in the province of Lycia.

6There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.

6There the commanding officer found an Egyptian ship from Alexandria that was bound for Italy, and he put us on board.

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.

7We had several days of slow sailing, and after great difficulty we finally neared Cnidus. But the wind was against us, so we sailed across to Crete and along the sheltered coast of the island, past the cape of Salmone.

8We moved along the coast with difficulty and came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

8We struggled along the coast with great difficulty and finally arrived at Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

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,

9We had lost a lot of time. The weather was becoming dangerous for sea travel because it was so late in the fall, and Paul spoke to the ship’s officers about it.

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."

10“Men,” he said, “I believe there is trouble ahead if we go on—shipwreck, loss of cargo, and danger to our lives as well.”

11But the centurion, instead of listening to what Paul said, followed the advice of the pilot and of the owner of the ship.

11But the officer in charge of the prisoners listened more to the ship’s captain and the owner than to Paul.

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.

12And since Fair Havens was an exposed harbor—a poor place to spend the winter—most of the crew wanted to go on to Phoenix, farther up the coast of Crete, and spend the winter there. Phoenix was a good harbor with only a southwest and northwest exposure. The Storm at Sea

13When a gentle south wind began to blow, they saw their opportunity; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.

13When a light wind began blowing from the south, the sailors thought they could make it. So they pulled up anchor and sailed close to the shore of Crete.

14Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the Northeaster, swept down from the island.

14But the weather changed abruptly, and a wind of typhoon strength (called a “northeaster”) burst across the island and blew us out to sea.

15The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along.

15The sailors couldn’t turn the ship into the wind, so they gave up and let it run before the gale.

16As we passed to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were hardly able to make the lifeboat secure,

16We sailed along the sheltered side of a small island named Cauda, where with great difficulty we hoisted aboard the lifeboat being towed behind us.

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.

17Then the sailors bound ropes around the hull of the ship to strengthen it. They were afraid of being driven across to the sandbars of Syrtis off the African coast, so they lowered the sea anchor to slow the ship and were driven before the wind.

18We took such a violent battering from the storm that the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard.

18The next day, as gale-force winds continued to batter the ship, the crew began throwing the cargo overboard.

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

19The following day they even took some of the ship’s gear and threw it overboard.

20When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved.

20The terrible storm raged for many days, blotting out the sun and the stars, until at last all hope was gone.

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.

21No one had eaten for a long time. Finally, Paul called the crew together and said, “Men, you should have listened to me in the first place and not left Crete. You would have avoided all this damage and loss.

22But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed.

22But take courage! None of you will lose your lives, even though the ship will go down.

23Last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me

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

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.'

24and he said, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul, for you will surely stand trial before Caesar! What’s more, God in his goodness has granted safety to everyone sailing with you.’

25So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me.

25So take courage! For I believe God. It will be just as he said.

26Nevertheless, we must run aground on some island."

26But we will be shipwrecked on an island.” The Shipwreck

27On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.

27About midnight on the fourteenth night of the storm, as we were being driven across the Sea of Adria, the sailors sensed land was near.

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.

28They dropped a weighted line and found that the water was 120 feet deep. But a little later they measured again and found it was only 90 feet deep.

29Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight.

29At this rate they were afraid we would soon be driven against the rocks along the shore, so they threw out four anchors from the back of the ship and prayed for daylight.

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.

30Then the sailors tried to abandon the ship; they lowered the lifeboat as though they were going to put out anchors from the front of the ship.

31Then Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved."

31But Paul said to the commanding officer and the soldiers, “You will all die unless the sailors stay aboard.”

32So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and let it drift away.

32So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and let it drift away.

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.

33Just as day was dawning, Paul urged everyone to eat. “You have been so worried that you haven’t touched food for two weeks,” he said.

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."

34“Please eat something now for your own good. For not a hair of your heads will perish.”

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.

35Then he took some bread, gave thanks to God before them all, and broke off a piece and ate it.

36They were all encouraged and ate some food themselves.

36Then everyone was encouraged and began to eat—

37Altogether there were 276 of us on board.

37all 276 of us who were on board.

38When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.

38After eating, the crew lightened the ship further by throwing the cargo of wheat overboard.

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.

39When morning dawned, they didn’t recognize the coastline, but they saw a bay with a beach and wondered if they could get to shore by running the ship aground.

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.

40So they cut off the anchors and left them in the sea. Then they lowered the rudders, raised the foresail, and headed toward shore.

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.

41But they hit a shoal and ran the ship aground too soon. The bow of the ship stuck fast, while the stern was repeatedly smashed by the force of the waves and began to break apart.

42The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping.

42The soldiers wanted to kill the prisoners to make sure they didn’t swim ashore and escape.

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.

43But the commanding officer wanted to spare Paul, so he didn’t let them carry out their plan. Then he ordered all who could swim to jump overboard first and make for land.

44The rest were to get there on planks or on other pieces of the ship. In this way everyone reached land safely.

44The others held on to planks or debris from the broken ship. So everyone escaped safely to shore.

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