Actus Apostolorum 27

VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Ut autem judicatum est navigare eum in Italiam, et tradi Paulum cum reliquis custodiis centurioni nomine Julio cohortis Augustæ,	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 navem Adrumetinam, incipientes navigare circa Asiæ 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. Humane autem tractans Julius Paulum, permisit ad 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, subnavigavimus Cyprum, 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 Ciliciæ et Pamphyliæ navigantes, venimus Lystram, quæ est Lyciæ :	5 then across the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, taking a fortnight to reach Myra in Lycia.
6 et ibi inveniens centurio 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 Et cum multis diebus tarde navigaremus, et vix devenissemus contra Gnidum, prohibente nos vento, adnavigavimus Cretæ juxta 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 juxta navigantes, venimus in locum quemdam qui vocatur Boniportus, cui juxta erat civitas Thalassa.	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 jam non esset tuta navigatio eo quod et jejunium jam præteriisset, consolabatur eos 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 injuria et multo damno non solum oneris, et navis, sed etiam 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 autem gubernatori et nauclero magis credebat, quam his quæ 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 Et cum aptus portus non esset ad hiemandum, plurimi statuerunt consilium navigare inde, si quomodo possent, devenientes Phœnicen hiemare, portum Cretæ respicientem ad Africum et ad Corum.	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, æstimantes propositum se tenere, cum sustulissent de Asson, 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 ventus typhonicus, 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 posset conari 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 In insulam autem quamdam decurrentes, quæ 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, adjutoriis utebantur, accingentes navem, timentes ne in Syrtim inciderent, summisso 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 Valida autem nobis tempestate jactatis, sequenti die jactum fecerunt :	18 As we were thoroughly storm-bound, the next day they began to jettison the cargo,
19 et tertia die suis manibus armamenta navis projecerunt.	19 and the third day they threw the ship's gear overboard with their own hands.
20 Neque autem sole, neque sideribus apparentibus per plures dies, et tempestate non exigua imminente, jam ablata erat spes omnis salutis nostræ.	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 jejunatio fuisset, tunc stans Paulus in medio eorum, dixit : Oportebat quidem, o viri, audito me, non tollere a Creta, lucrique facere injuriam hanc et jacturam.	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 : amissio enim nullius animæ erit ex vobis, præterquam 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 nocte angelus Dei, cujus sum ego, et cui 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 : Cæsari te oportet assistere : et ecce donavit tibi Deus omnes qui navigant tecum.	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 sic erit, 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 quamdam oportet nos devenire.	26 but we are to be stranded on some island.'
27 Sed posteaquam quartadecima nox supervenit, navigantibus nobis in Adria circa mediam noctem, suspicabantur nautæ 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 et summittentes bolidem, invenerunt passus viginti : et pusillum inde separati, 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 in aspera loca incideremus, de puppi mittentes anchoras quatuor, optabant diem fieri.	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 quærentibus fugere de navi, cum misissent scapham in mare, sub obtentu quasi inciperent a prora anchoras 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 Paulus centurioni et militibus : Nisi hi in navi manserint, vos salvi fieri non potestis.	31 'Unless those men stay on board you cannot hope to be saved.'
32 Tunc absciderunt milites funes scaphæ, et passi sunt eam excidere.	32 So the soldiers cut the boat's ropes and let it drop away.
33 Et cum lux inciperet fieri, rogabat Paulus omnes sumere cibum, dicens : Quartadecima die hodie exspectantes jejuni 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 pro salute vestra : quia nullius 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 hæc dixisset, sumens panem, gratias egit Deo in conspectu omnium : et cum fregisset, cœpit manducare.	35 With these words he took some bread, gave thanks to God in view of them al , broke it and began toeat.
36 Animæquiores autem facti omnes, et ipsi sumpserunt cibum.	36 They al plucked up courage and took something to eat themselves.
37 Eramus vero universæ animæ in navi ducentæ septuaginta sex.	37 In al we were two hundred and seventy-six souls on board that ship.
38 Et satiati cibo alleviabant navem, jactantes 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 quemdam considerabant habentem littus, in quem cogitabant si possent ejicere 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 anchoras sustulissent, committebant se mari, simul laxantes juncturas gubernaculorum : et levato artemone secundum auræ flatum, tendebant ad littus.	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 incidissemus in locum dithalassum, impegerunt navem : et prora quidem fixa manebat immobilis, puppis vero solvebatur a vi maris.	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 autem consilium 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 fieri : jussitque eos qui possent natare, emittere se primos, et evadere, 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, alios in tabulis ferebant, quosdam super ea quæ de navi erant. Et sic factum est, ut omnes animæ evaderent 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.