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1When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, they proceeded to deliver Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan cohort named Julius.

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.

2And embarking in an Adramyttian ship, which was about to sail to the regions along the coast of Asia, we put out to sea accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica.

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.

3The next day we put in at Sidon; and Julius treated Paul with consideration and allowed him to go to his friends and receive care.

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.

4From there we put out to sea and sailed under the shelter of Cyprus because the winds were contrary.

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

5When we had sailed through the sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia.

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

6There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy, and he put us aboard it.

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

7When we had sailed slowly for a good many days, and with difficulty had arrived off Cnidus, since the wind did not permit us to go farther, we sailed under the shelter of Crete, off Salmone;

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.

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

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

9When considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, since even the fast was already over, Paul began to admonish them,

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,

10and said to them, "Men, I perceive that the voyage will certainly be with damage and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives."

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."

11But the centurion was more persuaded by the pilot and the captain of the ship than by what was being said by Paul.

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

12Because the harbor was not suitable for wintering, the majority reached a decision to put out to sea from there, if somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

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.

13When a moderate south wind came up, supposing that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began sailing along Crete, close inshore.

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.

14But before very long there rushed down from the land a violent wind, called Euraquilo;

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

15and when the ship was caught in it and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and let ourselves be driven along.

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

16Running under the shelter of a small island called Clauda, we were scarcely able to get the ship's boat under control.

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

17After they had hoisted it up, they used supporting cables in undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the sea anchor and in this way let themselves be driven along.

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.

18The next day as we were being violently storm-tossed, they began to jettison the cargo;

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

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

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

20Since neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm was assailing us, from then on all hope of our being saved was gradually abandoned.

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.

21When they had gone a long time without food, then Paul stood up in their midst and said, "Men, you ought to have followed my advice and not to have set sail from Crete and incurred this damage and loss.

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.

22"Yet now I urge you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

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

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

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

24saying, 'Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted you all those who are sailing with you.'

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.'

25"Therefore, keep up your courage, men, for I believe God that it will turn out exactly as I have been told.

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

26"But we must run aground on a certain island."

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

27But when the fourteenth night came, as we were being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors began to surmise that they were approaching some land.

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

28They took soundings and found it to be twenty fathoms; and a little farther on they took another sounding and found it to be fifteen fathoms.

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

29Fearing that we might run aground somewhere on the rocks, they cast four anchors from the stern and wished for daybreak.

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

30But as the sailors were trying to escape from the ship and had let down the ship's boat into the sea, on the pretense of intending to lay out anchors from the bow,

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.

31Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, "Unless these men remain in the ship, you yourselves cannot be saved."

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

32Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship's boat and let it fall away.

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

33Until the day was about to dawn, Paul was encouraging them all to take some food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day that you have been constantly watching and going without eating, having taken nothing.

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.

34"Therefore I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your preservation, for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish."

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."

35Having said this, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it and began to eat.

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

36All of them were encouraged and they themselves also took food.

36Everyone was encouraged and had something to eat.

37All of us in the ship were two hundred and seventy-six persons.

37There were 276 of us on the ship.

38When they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by throwing out the wheat into the sea.

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

39When day came, they could not recognize the land; but they did observe a bay with a beach, and they resolved to drive the ship onto it if they could.

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.

40And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea while at the same time they were loosening the ropes of the rudders; and hoisting the foresail to the wind, they were heading for the beach.

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.

41But striking a reef where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern began to be broken up by the force of the waves.

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.

42The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape;

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

43but the centurion, wanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from their intention, and commanded that those who could swim should jump overboard first and get to land,

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.

44and the rest should follow, some on planks, and others on various things from the ship. And so it happened that they all were brought safely to 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.

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