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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 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.

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.

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 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, 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 again and passed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

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

5When we had sailed across the open sea off 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 put us on board.

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

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 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.

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

8Sailing past it with difficulty, we came to a place called 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,

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,

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

19On 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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."

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."

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.

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

36They were all encouraged and ate some food themselves.

36Everyone was encouraged and had something to eat.

37Altogether there were 276 of us on board.

37There were 276 of us on the ship.

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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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