Acts of the Apostles 27

NEW JERUSALEM	DOUAI-RHEIMS
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.	1 And when it was determined that he should sail into Italy, and that Paul, with the other prisoners, should be delivered to a centurion, named Julius, of the band Augusta,
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.	2 Going on board a ship of Adrumetum, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia, Aristarchus, the Macedonian of Thessalonica, continuing with us.
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.	3 And the day following we came to Sidon. And Julius treating Paul courteously, permitted him to go to his friends, and to take care of himself.
4 From there we put to sea again, but as the winds were against us we sailed under the lee of Cyprus,	4 And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
5 then across the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, taking a fortnight to reach Myra in Lycia.	5 And sailing over the sea of Cilicia, and Pamphylia, we came to Lystra, which is in Lycia:
6 There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship leaving for Italy and put us aboard.	6 And there the centurion finding a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy, removed us into it.
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	7 And when for many days we had sailed slowly, and were scarce come over against Gnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed near Crete by Salmone:
8 and struggled along the coast until we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.	8 And with much ado sailing by it, we came into a certain place, which is called Good-havens, nigh to which was the city of Thalassa.
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,	9 And when much time was spent, and when sailing now was dangerous, because the fast was now past, Paul comforted them,
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.'	10 Saying to them: Ye men, I see that the voyage beginneth to be with injury and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.
11 But the centurion took more notice of the captain and the ship's owner than of what Paul was saying;	11 But the centurion believed the pilot and the master of the ship, more than those things which were said by Paul.
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.	12 And whereas it was not a commodious haven to winter in, the greatest part gave counsel to sail thence, if by any means they might reach Phenice to winter there, which is a haven of Crete, looking towards the southwest and northwest.
13 A southerly breeze sprang up and, thinking their objective as good as reached, they weighed anchorand began to sail past Crete, close inshore.	13 And the south wind gently blowing, thinking that they had obtained their purpose, when they had loosed from Asson, they sailed close by Crete.
14 But it was not long before a hurricane, the 'north-easter' as they cal it, burst on them from across theisland.	14 But not long after, there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroaquilo.
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.	15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up against the wind, giving up the ship to the winds, we were driven.
16 We ran under the lee of a smal island called Cauda and managed with some difficulty to bring theship's boat under control.	16 And running under a certain island, that is called Cauda, we had much work to come by the boat.
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.	17 Which being taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship, and fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, they let down the sail yard, and so were driven.
18 As we were thoroughly storm-bound, the next day they began to jettison the cargo,	18 And we being mightily tossed with the tempest, the next day they lightened the ship.
19 and the third day they threw the ship's gear overboard with their own hands.	19 And the third day they cast out with their own hands the tackling of the ship.
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.	20 And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm lay on us, all hope of our being saved was now taken away.
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.	21 And after they had fasted a long time, Paul standing forth in the midst of them, said: You should indeed, O ye men, have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and have gained this harm and loss.
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.	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 only of the ship.
23 Last night there appeared beside me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve,	23 For an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, stood by me this night,
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."	24 Saying: Fear not, Paul, thou must be brought before Caesar; and behold, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
25 So take courage, friends; I trust in God that things will turn out just as I was told;	25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer; for I believe God that it shall so be, as it hath been told me.
26 but we are to be stranded on some island.'	26 And we must come unto a certain island.
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.	27 But after the fourteenth night was come, as we were sailing in Adria, about midnight, the shipmen deemed that they discovered some country.
28 They took soundings and found twenty fathoms; after a short interval they sounded again and foundfifteen fathoms.	28 Who also sounding, found twenty fathoms; and going on a little further, they found fifteen fathoms.
29 Then, afraid that we might run aground somewhere on a reef, they dropped four anchors from thestern and prayed for daylight.	29 Then fearing lest we should fall upon rough places, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
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,	30 But as the shipmen sought to fly out of the ship, having let down the boat into the sea, under colour, as though they would have cast anchors out of the forepart of the ship,
31 'Unless those men stay on board you cannot hope to be saved.'	31 Paul said to the centurion, and to the soldiers: Except these stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.
32 So the soldiers cut the boat's ropes and let it drop away.	32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
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.	33 And when it began to be light, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying: This day is the fourteenth day that you have waited, and continued fasting, taking nothing.
34 I urge you to have something to eat; your safety depends on it. Not a hair of any of your heads wil belost.'	34 Wherefore I pray you to take some meat for your health's sake; for there shall not an hair of the head of any of you perish.
35 With these words he took some bread, gave thanks to God in view of them al , broke it and began toeat.	35 And when he had said these things, taking bread, he gave thanks to God in the sight of them all; and when he had broken it, he began to eat.
36 They al plucked up courage and took something to eat themselves.	36 Then were they all of better cheer, and they also took some meat.
37 In al we were two hundred and seventy-six souls on board that ship.	37 And we were in all in the ship, two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.
38 When they had eaten what they wanted they lightened the ship by throwing the corn overboard intothe sea.	38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, casting the wheat into the sea.
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.	39 And when it was day, they knew not the land; but they discovered a certain creek that had a shore, into which they minded, if they could, to thrust in the ship.
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.	40 And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves to the sea, loosing withal the rudder bands; and hoisting up the mainsail to the wind, they made towards shore.
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.	41 And when we were fallen into a place where two seas met, they run the ship aground; and the forepart indeed, sticking fast, remained unmoveable: but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the sea.
42 The soldiers planned to kil the prisoners for fear that any should swim off and escape.	42 And the soldiers' counsel was, that they should kill the prisoners, lest any of them, swimming out, should escape.
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,	43 But the centurion, willing to save Paul, forbade it to be done; and he commanded that they who could swim, should cast themselves first into the sea, and save themselves, and get 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.	44 And the rest, some they carried on boards, and some on those things that belonged to the ship. And so it came to pass, that every soul got safe to land.