Acts of the Apostles 27

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Then it was decided to send him by ship to Italy, and that Paul, with the others in custody, should be delivered to a centurion named Julius, of the cohort of Augusta.	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 After climbing aboard a ship from Adramyttium, we set sail and began to navigate along the ports of Asia, with Aristarchus, the Macedonian from Thessalonica, joining 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 on the following day, we arrived at Sidon. And Julius, treating Paul humanely, permitted him to go to his friends and to look after 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 set sail from there, we navigated below 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 navigating though the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we arrived at Lystra, which is in 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 from Alexandria sailing to Italy, and he transferred us to it.	6 There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship leaving for Italy and put us aboard.
7 And when we had sailed slowly for many days and had barely arrived opposite Cnidus, for the wind was hindering us, we sailed to Crete, near 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 barely being able to sail past it, we arrived at a certain place, which is called Good Shelter, next to which 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 Then, after much time had passed, and since sailing would no longer be prudent because the Fast Day had now passed, Paul consoled 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 he said to them: “Men, I perceive that the voyage is now in danger of injury and much damage, not only to the cargo and the ship, but also to our own 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 But the centurion put more trust in the captain and the navigator of the ship, than in the things being said 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 since it was not a fitting port in which to winter, the majority opinion was to sail from there, so that somehow they might be able to arrive at Phoenicia, in order to winter there, at a port of Crete, which looks out toward the southwest and northwest.	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 since the south wind was blowing gently, they thought that they might reach their goal. And after they had set out from Asson, they weighed anchor at 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 afterward, a violent wind came against them, which is called the Northeast Wind.	14 But it was not long before a hurricane, the 'north-easter' as they cal it, burst on them from across theisland.
15 And once the ship had been caught in it and was not able to strive against the wind, giving over the ship to the winds, we were driven along.	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 Then, being forced along a certain island, which is called the Tail, we were barely able to hold on to the ship’s lifeboat.	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 When this was taken up, they used it to assist in securing the ship. For they were afraid that they might run aground. And having lowered the sails, they were being driven along in this way.	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 Then, since we were being tossed about strongly by the tempest, on the following day, they threw the heavy items overboard.	18 As we were thoroughly storm-bound, the next day they began to jettison the cargo,
19 And on the third day, with their own hands, they threw the equipment of the ship overboard.	19 and the third day they threw the ship's gear overboard with their own hands.
20 Then, when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no end to the storm was imminent, all hope for our safety was now 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 And after they had fasted for a long time, Paul, standing in their midst, said: “Certainly, men, you should have listened to me and not set out from Crete, so as to cause this injury 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, let me persuade you to be courageous in soul. For there shall be no loss of life among you, but only 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 an Angel of God, who is assigned to me and whom I serve, stood beside me this night,	23 Last night there appeared beside me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve,
24 saying: ‘Do not be afraid, Paul! It is necessary for you to stand before Caesar. And behold, God has given to you all those who are sailing with you.’	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 Because of this, men, be courageous in soul. For I trust God that this will happen in the same way that it has been told to me.	25 So take courage, friends; I trust in God that things will turn out just as I was told;
26 But it is necessary for us to arrive at a certain island.”	26 but we are to be stranded on some island.'
27 Then, after the fourteenth night arrived, as we were navigating in the sea of Adria, about the middle of the night, the sailors believed that they saw some portion of the land.	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 upon dropping a weight, they found a depth of twenty paces. And some distance from there, they found a depth of fifteen paces.	28 They took soundings and found twenty fathoms; after a short interval they sounded again and foundfifteen fathoms.
29 Then, fearing that we might happen upon rough places, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and they were hoping for daylight to arrive soon.	29 Then, afraid that we might run aground somewhere on a reef, they dropped four anchors from thestern and prayed for daylight.
30 Yet truly, the sailors were seeking a way to flee from the ship, for they had lowered a lifeboat into the sea, on the pretext that they were attempting to cast anchors from the bow of the ship.	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 So Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these men remain in the ship, you will not be able to be saved.”	31 'Unless those men stay on board you cannot hope to be saved.'
32 Then the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat, and they allowed it to fall.	32 So the soldiers cut the boat's ropes and let it drop away.
33 And when it began to be light, Paul requested that they all take food, saying: “This is the fourteenth day that you have been waiting and continuing to fast, taking 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 For this reason, I beg you to accept food for the sake of your health. For not a hair from the head of any of you shall perish.”	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 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.	35 With these words he took some bread, gave thanks to God in view of them al , broke it and began toeat.
36 Then they all became more peaceful in soul. And they also took food.	36 They al plucked up courage and took something to eat themselves.
37 Truly, we were two hundred and seventy-six souls on the ship.	37 In al we were two hundred and seventy-six souls on board that ship.
38 And having been nourished with food, they lightened the ship, casting 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 day had arrived, they did not recognize the landscape. Yet truly, they caught sight of a certain narrow inlet having a shore, into which they thought it might be possible to force 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 to the sea, at the same time loosing the restraints of the rudders. And so, raising the mainsail to the gusting wind, they pressed on toward the 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 when we happened upon a place open to two seas, they ran the ship aground. And indeed, the bow, being immobilized, remained fixed, but truly the stern was broken by the violence of the sea.	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 Then the soldiers were in agreement that they should kill the prisoners, lest anyone, after escaping by swimming, might flee.	42 The soldiers planned to kil the prisoners for fear that any should swim off and escape.
43 But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, prohibited it from being done. And he ordered those who were able to swim to jump in first, and to escape, and to get to the 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 as for the others, some they carried on boards, and others on those things that belonged to the ship. And so it happened that every soul escaped to the 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.