Atti degli Apostoli 27

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Ut autem iudicatum est na vigare nos in Italiam, tradiderunt et Paulumet quosdam alios vinctos centurioni nomine Iulio, cohortis Augustae.	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 Ascendentes autem navem Hadramyttenam, incipientem navigare circa Asiae loca,sustulimus, perseverante nobiscum Aristarcho Macedone Thessalonicensi;	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 sequenti autem die, devenimus Sidonem, et humane tractans Iulius Paulum permisitad amicos ire et curam sui agere.	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 Et inde cum sustulissemus, subnavigavimusCypro, propterea quod essent venti contrarii;	4 From there we put to sea again, but as the winds were against us we sailed under the lee of Cyprus,
5 et pelagus Ciliciae etPamphyliae navigantes venimus Myram, quae est Lyciae.	5 then across the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, taking a fortnight to reach Myra in Lycia.
6 Et ibi invenienscenturio navem Alexandrinam navigantem in Italiam transposuit nos in eam.	6 There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship leaving for Italy and put us aboard.
7 Etcum multis diebus tarde navigaremus et vix devenissemus contra Cnidum,prohibente nos vento, subnavigavimus Cretae secundum Salmonem;	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 et vix iuxtaeam navigantes venimus in locum quendam, qui vocatur Boni Portus, cui iuxta eratcivitas Lasaea.	8 and struggled along the coast until we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
9 Multo autem tempore peracto, et cum iam non esset tutanavigatio, eo quod et ieiunium iam praeterisset, monebat Paulus	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 dicens eis:“ Viri, video quoniam cum iniuria et multo damno non solum oneris et navis sedetiam animarum nostrarum incipit esse navigatio ”.	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 Centurio autemgubernatori et nauclero magis credebat quam his, quae a Paulo dicebantur.	11 But the centurion took more notice of the captain and the ship's owner than of what Paul was saying;
12 Etcum aptus portus non esset ad hiemandum, plurimi statuerunt consilium enavigareinde, si quo modo possent devenientes Phoenicen hiemare, portum Cretaerespicientem ad africum et ad caurum.	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 Aspirante autem austro, aestimantes propositum se tenere, cum sustulissent,propius legebant Cretam.	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 Non post multum autem misit se contra ipsam ventustyphonicus, qui vocatur euroaquilo;	14 But it was not long before a hurricane, the 'north-easter' as they cal it, burst on them from across theisland.
15 cumque arrepta esset navis et non possetconari in ventum, data nave flatibus, ferebamur.	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 Insulam autem quandamdecurrentes, quae vocatur Cauda, potuimus vix obtinere scapham,	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 qua sublata,adiutoriis utebantur accingentes navem; et timentes, ne in Syrtim inciderent,submisso vase, sic ferebantur.	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 Valide autem nobis tempestate iactatis,sequenti die iactum fecerunt	18 As we were thoroughly storm-bound, the next day they began to jettison the cargo,
19 et tertia die suis manibus armamenta navisproiecerunt.	19 and the third day they threw the ship's gear overboard with their own hands.
20 Neque sole autem neque sideribus apparentibus per plures dies,et tempestate non exigua imminente, iam auferebatur spes omnis salutis nostrae.	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 Et cum multa ieiunatio fuisset, tunc stans Paulus in medio eorum dixit: “Oportebat quidem, o viri, audito me, non tollere a Creta lucrique facereiniuriam hanc et iacturam.	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 Et nunc suadeo vobis bono animo esse, nulla enimamissio animae erit ex vobis praeterquam navis;	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 astitit enim mihi hac nocteangelus Dei, cuius sum ego, cui et deservio,	23 Last night there appeared beside me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve,
24 dicens: “Ne timeas, Paule;Caesari te oportet assistere, et ecce donavit tibi Deus omnes, qui naviganttecum”.	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 Propter quod bono animo estote, viri; credo enim Deo, quia sicerit, quemadmodum dictum est mihi.	25 So take courage, friends; I trust in God that things will turn out just as I was told;
26 In insulam autem quandam oportet nosincidere ”.	26 but we are to be stranded on some island.'
27 Sed posteaquam quarta decima nox supervenit, cum ferremur inHadria, circa mediam noctem suspicabantur nautae apparere sibi aliquam regionem.	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 Qui submittentes bolidem invenerunt passus viginti; et pusillum inde separatiet rursum submittentes invenerunt passus quindecim;	28 They took soundings and found twenty fathoms; after a short interval they sounded again and foundfifteen fathoms.
29 timentes autem, ne inaspera loca incideremus, de puppi mittentes ancoras quattuor optabant diemfieri.	29 Then, afraid that we might run aground somewhere on a reef, they dropped four anchors from thestern and prayed for daylight.
30 Nautis vero quaerentibus fugere de navi, cum demisissent scapham inmare sub obtentu, quasi a prora inciperent ancoras extendere,	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 dixit Pauluscenturioni et militibus: “ Nisi hi in navi manserint, vos salvi fieri nonpotestis ”.	31 'Unless those men stay on board you cannot hope to be saved.'
32 Tunc absciderunt milites funes scaphae et passi sunt eamexcidere.	32 So the soldiers cut the boat's ropes and let it drop away.
33 Donec autem lux inciperet fieri, rogabat Paulus omnes sumere cibum dicens:“ Quarta decima hodie die exspectantes ieiuni permanetis nihil accipientes;	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 propter quod rogo vos accipere cibum, hoc enim pro salute vestra est, quianullius vestrum capillus de capite peribit ”.	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 Et cum haec dixisset etsumpsisset panem, gratias egit Deo in conspectu omnium et, cum fregisset, coepitmanducare.	35 With these words he took some bread, gave thanks to God in view of them al , broke it and began toeat.
36 Animaequiores autem facti omnes et ipsi assumpserunt cibum.	36 They al plucked up courage and took something to eat themselves.
37 Eramus vero universae animae in navi ducentae septuaginta sex.	37 In al we were two hundred and seventy-six souls on board that ship.
38 Et satiaticibo alleviabant navem iactantes triticum in mare.	38 When they had eaten what they wanted they lightened the ship by throwing the corn overboard intothe sea.
39 Cum autem dies factus esset, terram non agnoscebant; sinum vero quendamconsiderabant habentem litus, in quem cogitabant, si possent, eicere navem.	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 Et cum ancoras abstulissent, committebant mari simul laxantes iuncturasgubernaculorum et, levato artemone, secundum flatum aurae tendebant ad litus.	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 Et cum incidissent in locum dithalassum, impegerunt navem; et prora quidem fixamanebat immobilis, puppis vero solvebatur a vi fluctuum.	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 Militum autemconsilium fuit, ut custodias occiderent, ne quis, cum enatasset, effugeret;	42 The soldiers planned to kil the prisoners for fear that any should swim off and escape.
43 centurio autem volens servare Paulum prohibuit eos a consilio iussitque eos, quipossent natare, mittere se primos et ad terram exire	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 et ceteros, quosdam intabulis, quosdam vero super ea, quae de navi essent; et sic factum est ut omnesevaderent ad terram.	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.