Acts of the Apostles 27

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 When it was decided that we should sail to Italy, they handed Paul and some other prisoners over to a centurion named Julius of the Cohort Augusta.	1 And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort, named Julius.
2 We went on board a ship from Adramyttium bound for ports in the province of Asia and set sail. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.	2 And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we put to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica.
3 On the following day we put in at Sidon where Julius was kind enough to allow Paul to visit his friends who took care of him.	3 The next day we put in at Sidon; and Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him leave to go to his friends and be cared for.
4 From there we put out to sea and sailed around the sheltered side of Cyprus because of the headwinds,	4 And putting to sea from there we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us.
5 and crossing the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia we came to Myra in Lycia.	5 And when we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.
6 There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship that was sailing to Italy and put us on board.	6 There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and put us on board.
7 For many days we made little headway, arriving at Cnidus only with difficulty, and because the wind would not permit us to continue our course we sailed for the sheltered side of Crete off Salmone.	7 We sailed slowly for a number of days, and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, and as the wind did not allow us to go on, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.
8 We sailed past it with difficulty and reached a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.	8 Coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.
9 Much time had now passed and sailing had become hazardous because the time of the fast had already gone by, so Paul warned them,	9 As much time had been lost, and the voyage was already dangerous because the fast had already gone by, Paul advised them,
10 "Men, I can see that this voyage will result in severe damage and heavy loss not only to the cargo and the ship, but also to our lives."	10 saying, "Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives."
11 The centurion, however, paid more attention to the pilot and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.	11 But the centurion paid more attention to the captain and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.
12 Since the harbor was unfavorably situated for spending the winter, the majority planned to put out to sea from there in the hope of reaching Phoenix, a port in Crete facing west-northwest, there to spend the winter.	12 And because the harbor was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised to put to sea from there, on the chance that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, looking northeast and southeast, and winter there.
13 A south wind blew gently, and thinking they had attained their objective, they weighed anchor and sailed along close to the coast of Crete.	13 And when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close inshore.
14 Before long an offshore wind of hurricane force called a "Northeaster" struck.	14 But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, struck down from the land;
15 Since the ship was caught up in it and could not head into the wind we gave way and let ourselves be driven.	15 and when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven.
16 We passed along the sheltered side of an island named Cauda and managed only with difficulty to get the dinghy under control.	16 And running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we managed with difficulty to secure the boat;
17 They hoisted it aboard, then used cables to undergird the ship. Because of their fear that they would run aground on the shoal of Syrtis, they lowered the drift anchor and were carried along in this way.	17 after hoisting it up, they took measures to undergird the ship; then, fearing that they should run on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and so were driven.
18 We were being pounded by the storm so violently that the next day they jettisoned some cargo,	18 As we were violently storm-tossed, they began next day to throw the cargo overboard;
19 and on the third day with their own hands they threw even the ship's tackle overboard.	19 and the third day they cast out with their own hands the tackle of the ship.
20 Neither the sun nor the stars were visible for many days, and no small storm raged. Finally, all hope of our surviving was taken away.	20 And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many a day, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.
21 When many would no longer eat, Paul stood among them and said, "Men, you should have taken my advice and not have set sail from Crete and you would have avoided this disastrous loss.	21 As they had been long without food, Paul then came forward among them and said, "Men, you should have listened to me, and should not have set sail from Crete and incurred this injury and loss.
22 I urge you now to keep up your courage; not one of you will be lost, only the ship.	22 I now bid you take heart; for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.
23 For last night an angel of the God to whom (I) belong and whom I serve stood by me	23 For this very night there stood by me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship,
24 and said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul. You are destined to stand before Caesar; and behold, for your sake, God has granted safety to all who are sailing with you.'	24 and he said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar; and lo, God has granted you all those who sail with you.'
25 Therefore, keep up your courage, men; I trust in God that it will turn out as I have been told.	25 So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told.
26 We are destined to run aground on some island."	26 But we shall have to run on some island."
27 On the fourteenth night, as we were still being driven about on the Adriatic Sea, toward midnight the sailors began to suspect that they were nearing land.	27 When the fourteenth night had come, as we were drifting across the sea of Adria, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land.
28 They took soundings and found twenty fathoms; a little farther on, they again took soundings and found fifteen fathoms.	28 So they sounded and found twenty fathoms; a little farther on they sounded again and found fifteen fathoms.
29 Fearing that we would run aground on a rocky coast, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come.	29 And fearing that we might run on the rocks, they let out four anchors from the stern, and prayed for day to come.
30 The sailors then tried to abandon ship; they lowered the dinghy to the sea on the pretext of going to lay out anchors from the bow.	30 And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, under pretense of laying out anchors from the bow,
31 But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved."	31 Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved."
32 So the soldiers cut the ropes of the dinghy and set it adrift.	32 Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let it go.
33 Until the day began to dawn, Paul kept urging all to take some food. He said, "Today is the fourteenth day that you have been waiting, going hungry and eating nothing.	33 As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day that you have continued in suspense and without food, having taken nothing.
34 I urge you, therefore, to take some food; it will help you survive. Not a hair of the head of anyone of you will be lost."	34 Therefore I urge you to take some food; it will give you strength, since not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you."
35 When he said this, he took bread, gave thanks to God in front of them all, broke it, and began to eat.	35 And when he had said this, he took bread, and giving thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat.
36 They were all encouraged, and took some food themselves.	36 Then they all were encouraged and ate some food themselves.
37 In all, there were two hundred seventy-six of us on the ship.	37 (We were in all two hundred and seventy-six persons in the ship.)
38 After they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat into the sea.	38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
39 When day came they did not recognize the land, but made out a bay with a beach. They planned to run the ship ashore on it, if they could.	39 Now when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which they planned if possible to bring the ship ashore.
40 So they cast off the anchors and abandoned them to the sea, and at the same time they unfastened the lines of the rudders, and hoisting the foresail into the wind, they made for the beach.	40 So they cast off the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that tied the rudders; then hoisting the foresail to the wind they made for the beach.
41 But they struck a sandbar and ran the ship aground. The bow was wedged in and could not be moved, but the stern began to break up under the pounding (of the waves).	41 But striking a shoal they ran the vessel aground; the bow stuck and remained immovable, and the stern was broken up by the surf.
42 The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so that none might swim away and escape,	42 The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape;
43 but the centurion wanted to save Paul and so kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to the shore,	43 but the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their purpose. He ordered those who could swim to throw themselves overboard first and make for the land,
44 and then the rest, some on planks, others on debris from the ship. In this way, all reached shore safely.	44 and the rest on planks or on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all escaped to land.