Act 27 | ABEn | STEP | And when it was decided for us to sail away unto Italy, they delivered up both Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion, by name Julius, of the cohort of Augustus.

Acts 27

CHAPTER 27 The Voyage to Rome

1 And when it was decided for us to sail away unto Italy, they delivered up both Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion, by name Julius, of the cohort of Augustus. 2 And having set foot in a boat of Adramyttium, being about to sail the [²along ³Asia ¹places], we embarked; being with us Aristarchus a Macedonian of Thessalonica. 3 And another day we led down unto Sidon. [³kindly ¹And ²Julius] treating Paul, permitted him [²to ³his friends ¹going ⁵care ⁴to attain]. 4 And from there embarking, we sailed under Cyprus, because of the winds being adverse. 5 And the open sea along Cilicia and Pamphylia having sailed, we went down unto Myra of Lycia. 6 And there [³having found ¹the ²centurion] a boat of Alexandria sailing to Italy, he boarded us onto it. 7 [²in ³a fit amount ¹And] of days sailing slowly, and hardly coming near Cnidus, [³not ⁴allowing us further ¹the ²wind], we sailed under Crete, near Salmone. 8 And hardly sailing along it, we came to a certain place being called, Good Harbors, near which was a city of Lasea. 9 And a fit amount of time having elapsed, and being already a dangerous voyage, because also the fasting already went by, Paul earnestly advised, 10 saying to them, Men, I contemplate that with damage and much loss, not only of the load of cargo and the boat, but also [⁶of our lives ⁴about ³is ⁵to be ¹the ²voyage]. 11 But the centurion [²by the ³navigator ⁴and ⁵the ⁶shipmaster ¹was persuaded] rather than the things [²by ³Paul ¹being said]. 12 [⁵being unsuitable ¹And ²the ⁴harbor ³existing] for wintering, the more they made counsel to embark from there, if by any means they might be able, arriving at Phoenix, to pass the winter, a harbor of Crete looking towards the southwest and towards the northwest.

Euroclydon

13 And blowing gently south, thinking the purpose to have been reached, having lifted off [²close by ¹they sailed] Crete. 14 [⁴after ²not ³long ¹But ⁷shot ⁸by ⁹it ⁶wind ⁵a stormy], being called Euroclydon. 15 [⁴being seized with force ¹And ²the ³boat], and not able to tack into the wind, giving up we bore off. 16 [⁴small island ¹And ³some ²running under] being called Clauda, [²hardly ¹we were ³able ⁵control ⁴to take] of the skiff; 17 which having taken up, [²helps ¹they employed], undergirding the boat; and fearing lest into the Syrtis they should fall off, letting down the rigging, thus they were borne along. 18 And vehemently with our being tossed by the storm, on the next day an expulsion of cargo was made; 19 and the third day with our own hands [²the ³rigging ⁴of the ⁵boat ¹we tossed out]. 20 And neither sun nor stars were appearing for many more days, [⁴distress ¹and ²no ³small] was pressed upon us, [²remaining ⁴was removed ¹and all ³hope] for us to be preserved. 21 And a long lack of food existing, then Paul standing in their midst said, Indeed it behooved you, O men, having yielded obedience to me, to not have embarked from Crete, so as to gain this damage and the loss. 22 And at present I earnestly advise you be cheerful! [⁵cast off ¹For ³life ²not one ⁴will be] of you, except the boat. 23 For there stood beside me in this night an angel of God, of whom I am, and in whom I serve, 24 saying, Fear not, Paul, Caesar you must stand before, and behold, [²has granted ³to you ¹God] all the ones sailing with you. 25 Therefore be cheerful men! for I believe in God that so it will be in which manner it has been spoken to me. 26 [²onto ⁴island ¹But ³a certain] we must fall. 27 And when the fourteenth night came to pass, we being carried about in the Adriatic, towards the middle of the night [³suspected ¹the ²seamen ⁶neared ⁴some ⁷them ⁵region]. 28 And having sounded, they found it [²fathoms ¹twenty]; and a short time having elapsed, and again having sounded, they found it [²fathoms ¹fifteen]. 29 And fearing perhaps [²into ³rough ⁴places ¹they should fall], [⁴from out of ⁵the stern ¹they tossed ³anchors ²four], vowing day to come. 30 And the seamen seeking to flee from the boat, and having let down the skiff into the sea, with an excuse as [⁴from ⁵the prow ¹to be about ³the anchors ²to stretch out], 31 Paul said to the centurion, and to the soldiers, If these do not stay in the boat, you [³to be preserved ¹will not ²be able]. 32 Then the soldiers cut off the lines of the skiff, and allowed it to fall off. 33 And until [²was about ¹day] to come, Paul appealed for all to share in nourishment, saying, [²is the fourteenth ¹Today] day [²expecting ³without eating ¹you continue], [²nothing ¹having taken] to yourselves. 34 Therefore I appeal to you to take nourishment, for this [²for ³your ⁴deliverance ¹exists]; [²not one ¹for ⁴of yours ³hair ⁶from ⁷your head ⁵shall fall]. 35 And having said these things, and having taken bread, he gave thanks to God before all; and having broken he began to eat. 36 [⁴cheerful ¹And ³having become ²all], also they took nourishment. 37 And we were in the boat, all [⁴souls ¹two hundred ²seventy ³six]. 38 And being satisfied with nourishment, they lightened the boat, casting out the grain into the sea.

Shipwreck on Malta

39 And when [²day ¹it became], [³the ⁴land ¹they did not ²recognize]; [⁴bay ¹but ³a certain ²they contemplated] having a shore, on which they consulted if they are able to thrust the boat. 40 And [²the ³anchors ¹having removed], they gave up unto the sea, together unfastening the tillers of the rudders; and having lifted up the mainsail to the blow, they held for the shore. 41 And having fallen into a place between two seas, they ran [³aground ¹the ²ship]. And the prow having stuck, remained unshaken, but the stern was loose by the force of the waves. 42 And the soldiers plan was that [²the ³prisoners ¹they should kill], lest any swimming, should have escaped. 43 But the centurion wanting to save Paul, restrained them of their will, and bid the ones able to swim, having thrown themselves off first, [²unto ³the ⁴land ¹to exit]; 44 and the rest, some indeed upon planks and others upon some of the things from the boat. And so it came to pass all came through safe unto the land.