Acts of the Apostles 27

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.	1 When it had been decided that we should sail to Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handedover to a centurion cal ed Julius, of the Augustan cohort.
2 And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.	2 We boarded a vessel from Adramyttium bound for ports on the Asiatic coast and put to sea; we hadAristarchus with us, a Macedonian of Thessalonica.
3 And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.	3 Next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius was considerate enough to al ow Paul to go to his friends to belooked after.
4 And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.	4 From there we put to sea again, but as the winds were against us we sailed under the lee of Cyprus,
5 And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.	5 then across the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, taking a fortnight to reach Myra in Lycia.
6 And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.	6 There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship leaving for Italy and put us aboard.
7 And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;	7 For some days we made little headway, and we had difficulty in making Cnidus. The wind would notal ow us to touch there, so we sailed under the lee of Crete off Cape Salmone
8 And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.	8 and struggled along the coast until we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
9 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,	9 A great deal of time had been lost, and navigation was already hazardous, since it was now wel afterthe time of the Fast, so Paul gave them this warning,
10 And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.	10 'Friends, I can see this voyage will be dangerous and that we wil run considerable risk of losing notonly the cargo and the ship but also our lives as well.'
11 Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.	11 But the centurion took more notice of the captain and the ship's owner than of what Paul was saying;
12 And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.	12 and since the harbour was unsuitable for wintering, the majority were for putting out from there in thehope of wintering at Phoenix -- a harbour in Crete, facing south-west and north-west.
13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.	13 A southerly breeze sprang up and, thinking their objective as good as reached, they weighed anchorand began to sail past Crete, close inshore.
14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.	14 But it was not long before a hurricane, the 'north-easter' as they cal it, burst on them from across theisland.
15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.	15 The ship was caught and could not keep head to wind, so we had to give way to the wind and letourselves be driven.
16 And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:	16 We ran under the lee of a smal island called Cauda and managed with some difficulty to bring theship's boat under control.
17 Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.	17 Having hauled it up they used it to undergird the ship; then, afraid of running aground on the Syrtisbanks, they floated out the sea-anchor and so let themselves drift.
18 And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;	18 As we were thoroughly storm-bound, the next day they began to jettison the cargo,
19 And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.	19 and the third day they threw the ship's gear overboard with their own hands.
20 And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.	20 For a number of days both the sun and the stars were invisible and the storm raged unabated until atlast we gave up al hope of surviving.
21 But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.	21 Then, when they had been without food for a long time, Paul stood up among the men. 'Friends,' hesaid, 'you should have listened to me and not put out from Crete. You would have spared yourselves al thisdamage and loss.
22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship.	22 But now I ask you not to give way to despair. There wil be no loss of life at al , only of the ship.
23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,	23 Last night there appeared beside me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve,
24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.	24 and he said, "Do not be afraid, Paul. You are destined to appear before Caesar, and God grants youthe safety of al who are sailing with you."
25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.	25 So take courage, friends; I trust in God that things will turn out just as I was told;
26 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.	26 but we are to be stranded on some island.'
27 But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;	27 On the fourteenth night we were being driven one way and another in the Adriatic, when aboutmidnight the crew sensed that land of some sort was near.
28 And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.	28 They took soundings and found twenty fathoms; after a short interval they sounded again and foundfifteen fathoms.
29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.	29 Then, afraid that we might run aground somewhere on a reef, they dropped four anchors from thestern and prayed for daylight.
30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,	30 When the crew tried to escape from the ship and lowered the ship's boat into the sea as though theymeant to lay out anchors from the bows, Paul said to the centurion and his men,
31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.	31 'Unless those men stay on board you cannot hope to be saved.'
32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.	32 So the soldiers cut the boat's ropes and let it drop away.
33 And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.	33 Just before daybreak Paul urged them al to have something to eat. 'For fourteen days', he said, 'youhave been in suspense, going hungry and eating nothing.
34 Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.	34 I urge you to have something to eat; your safety depends on it. Not a hair of any of your heads wil belost.'
35 And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.	35 With these words he took some bread, gave thanks to God in view of them al , broke it and began toeat.
36 Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat.	36 They al plucked up courage and took something to eat themselves.
37 And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.	37 In al we were two hundred and seventy-six souls on board that ship.
38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.	38 When they had eaten what they wanted they lightened the ship by throwing the corn overboard intothe sea.
39 And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.	39 When day came they did not recognise the land, but they could make out a bay with a beach; theyplanned to run the ship aground on this if they could.
40 And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.	40 They slipped the anchors and let them fal into the sea, and at the same time loosened the lashings ofthe rudders; then, hoisting the foresail to the wind, they headed for the beach.
41 And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.	41 But the cross-currents carried them into a shoal and the vessel ran aground. The bows were wedgedin and stuck fast, while the stern began to break up with the pounding of the waves.
42 And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.	42 The soldiers planned to kil the prisoners for fear that any should swim off and escape.
43 But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:	43 But the centurion was determined to bring Paul safely through and would not let them carry out theirplan. He gave orders that those who could swim should jump overboard first and so get ashore,
44 And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.	44 and the rest fol ow either on planks or on pieces of wreckage. In this way it happened that al camesafe and sound to land.