Acts 27:17-38 in English

¹⁷ and when they had hoisted it up, they used helps, under-girding the ship; and, fearing lest they should be cast upon the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and so were driven.

¹⁸ And as we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw the freight overboard;

¹⁹ and the third day they cast out with their own hands the tackling of the ship.

²⁰ And when neither sun nor stars shone upon us for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was now taken away.

²¹ And when they had been long without food, then Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss.

²² And now I exhort you to be of good cheer; for there shall be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

²³ For there stood by me this night an angel of the God whose I am, whom also I serve,

²⁴ saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Cæsar: and lo, God hath granted thee all them that sail with thee.

²⁵ Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even so as it hath been spoken unto me.

²⁶ But we must be cast upon a certain island.

²⁷ But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven to and fro in the sea of Adria, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some country:

²⁸ and they sounded, and found twenty fathoms; and after a little space, they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.

²⁹ And fearing lest haply we should be cast ashore on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for the day.

³⁰ And as the sailors were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, under color as though they would lay out anchors from the foreship,

³¹ Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

³² Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

³³ And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take some food, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.

³⁴ Wherefore I beseech you to take some food: for this is for your safety: for there shall not a hair perish from the head of any of you.

³⁵ And when he had said this, and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all; and he brake it, and began to eat.

³⁶ Then were they all of good cheer, and themselves also took food.

³⁷ And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.

³⁸ And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

¹⁷ Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.

¹⁸ And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;

¹⁹ And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.

²⁰ And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.

²¹ But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.

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 of the ship.

²³ For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

²⁴ Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cæsar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

²⁵ Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.

²⁶ Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.

²⁷ But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;

²⁸ And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.

²⁹ Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.

³⁰ And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,

³¹ Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

³² Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

³³ And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.

³⁴ Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.

³⁵ And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.

³⁶ Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat.

³⁷ And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.

³⁸ And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.

¹⁷ and when they had hoisted it up, they used helps, under-girding the ship; and, fearing lest they should be cast upon the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and so were driven.

¹⁸ And as we laboured exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw the freight overboard;

¹⁹ and the third day they cast out with their own hands the tackling of the ship.

²⁰ And when neither sun nor stars shone upon us for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was now taken away.

²¹ And when they had been long without food, then Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss.

²² And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

²³ For there stood by me this night an angel of the God whose I am, whom also I serve,

²⁴ saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar: and lo, God hath granted thee all them that sail with thee.

²⁵ Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even so as it hath been spoken unto me.

²⁶ Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.

²⁷ But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven to and fro in the sea of Adria, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some country;

²⁸ and they sounded, and found twenty fathoms: and after a little space, they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.

²⁹ And fearing lest haply we should be cast ashore on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for the day.

³⁰ And as the sailors were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would lay out anchors from the foreship,

³¹ Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

³² Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

³³ And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take some food, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.

³⁴ Wherefore I beseech you to take some food: for this is for your safety: for there shall not a hair perish from the head of any of you.

³⁵ And when he had said this, and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all: and he brake it, and began to eat.

³⁶ Then were they all of good cheer, and themselves also took food.

³⁷ And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.

³⁸ And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

¹⁷ After the sailors hoisted/lifted the lifeboat onto the ship, they tied ropes around the ship's hull to strengthen the ship. The sailors were afraid that, because the wind was pushing the ship, it might run onto the sandbanks off the coast of Libya to the south and get stuck there. So they lowered the largest sail so that the ship would move slower. Even so, the wind continued to move the ship along. The wind and the waves continued to toss the ship about roughly, so on the next day the sailors began to throw overboard the things that the ship was carrying.

¹⁹ On the third day after the stormy wind had begun to blow, the sailors/we MTY threw overboard most of the sails, ropes, and poles, in order to make the ship lighter.

²⁰ The wind continued to blow very strongly, and the sky was full of dark clouds day and night. We could not see the sun or the stars for many days, so we could not determine where we were. And the wind continued to blow violently. So we (exc) finally thought that we would drown in the sea.

²¹ None of us on the ship had eaten for many days. Then one day, Paul stood up in front of us and said, “ Friends, you should have listened to me when I said that we (inc) should not sail from Crete. Then we would have been safe, and the ship and its cargo would be in good condition LIT.

²² But now, I urge you, do not be afraid, because none of us will die. The storm will destroy the ship but not us.

²³ I know this, because last night God, the one to whom I belong and whom I serve, sent an angel who came and stood by me.

²⁴ The angel said to me, ‘Paul, do not be afraid! You (sg) must go to Rome and stand before the Emperor there so that he can judge you. I want you to know that God has made it clear to me that all those who are traveling by ship with you will also survive.’

²⁵ So cheer up, my friends, because I believe that God will make this happen, exactly as the angel told me.

²⁶ However, the ship will crash on some island, and we (inc) will go ashore there.”

²⁷ On the fourteenth night after the storm had begun, the ship was still being blown {the wind was still blowing the ship} across the Adriatic sea. About midnight, the sailors sensed that the ship was getting close to land.

²⁸ So they lowered a weight on a rope to measure how deep the water was. When they pulled the rope up again, they measured it and saw that the water was ◄120 ft./37 meters► deep. They went a little farther and lowered the rope again. That time, they saw that the water was only about ◄90 ft./28 meters► deep.

²⁹ They were afraid that the ship might go onto some rocks, so they threw out four anchors from the ship's stern/back and continued to wish/pray that it would soon be dawn so that they could see where the ship was going.

³⁰ Some of the sailors were planning to escape from the ship, so they lowered the lifeboat into the sea. In order that no one would know what they planned to do, they pretended that they wanted to lower some anchors from the ship's front/bow.

³¹ But Paul said to the army officer and soldiers, “If the sailors do not stay in the ship, you have no hope of being saved.”

³² So the soldiers cut the ropes and let the lifeboat fall into the water.

³³ Just before dawn, Paul urged everyone on the ship to eat some food. He said, “For the past fourteen days you have been waiting and watching and not eating anything.

³⁴ So, now I urge you to eat some food. We (inc) need to do that in order to stay alive. I tell you to do that because I know that none of you will drown IDM.”

³⁵ After Paul had said that, while everyone was watching, he took some bread and thanked God for it. Then he broke the bread and began to eat some of it.

³⁶ The rest of us became encouraged, so we (exc) all ate some food.

³⁷ Altogether there were 276 of us SYN on the ship.

³⁸ When everyone had eaten as much as they wanted, they threw the grain that the ship was carrying into the sea, and this made the ship lighter.

¹⁷ After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.

¹⁸ As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.

¹⁹ On the third day, they threw out the ship’s tackle with their own hands.

²⁰ When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.

²¹ When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them and said, “Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete and have gotten this injury and loss.

²² Now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

²³ For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,

²⁴ saying, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’

²⁵ Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.

²⁶ But we must run aground on a certain island.”

²⁷ But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land.

²⁸ They took soundings and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.

²⁹ Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.

³⁰ As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,

³¹ Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you can’t be saved.”

³² Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let it fall off.

³³ While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.

³⁴ Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads.”

³⁵ When he had said this and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all; then he broke it and began to eat.

³⁶ Then they all cheered up, and they also took food.

³⁷ In all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship.

³⁸ When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

¹⁷ After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.

¹⁸ As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.

¹⁹ On the third day, they threw out the ship’s tackle with their own hands.

²⁰ When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.

²¹ When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them and said, “Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete and have gotten this injury and loss.

²² Now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

²³ For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,

²⁴ saying, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’

²⁵ Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.

²⁶ But we must run aground on a certain island.”

²⁷ But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land.

²⁸ They took soundings and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.

²⁹ Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.

³⁰ As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,

³¹ Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you can’t be saved.”

³² Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let it fall off.

³³ While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.

³⁴ Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads.”

³⁵ When he had said this and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all; then he broke it and began to eat.

³⁶ Then they all cheered up, and they also took food.

³⁷ In all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship.

³⁸ When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

¹⁷ After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.

¹⁸ As we laboured exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.

¹⁹ On the third day, they threw out the ship’s tackle with their own hands.

²⁰ When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.

²¹ When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them and said, “Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete and have gotten this injury and loss.

²² Now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life amongst you, but only of the ship.

²³ For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,

²⁴ saying, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’

²⁵ Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.

²⁶ But we must run aground on a certain island.”

²⁷ But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land.

²⁸ They took soundings and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.

²⁹ Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.

³⁰ As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,

³¹ Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you can’t be saved.”

³² Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let it fall off.

³³ While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.

³⁴ Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads.”

³⁵ When he had said this and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all; then he broke it and began to eat.

³⁶ Then they all cheered up, and they also took food.

³⁷ In all, we were two hundred and seventy-six souls on the ship.

³⁸ When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

¹⁷ And having got it up, they put cords under and round the ship; but fearing that they might be pushed on to the Syrtis, they let down the sails and so went running before the wind.

¹⁸ And, still fighting the storm with all our strength, the day after they made a start at getting the goods out of the ship;

¹⁹ And on the third day, they let all the sailing apparatus go over the side.

²⁰ And as we had not seen the sun or stars for a long time, and a great storm was on us, all hope of salvation was gone.

²¹ And when they had been without food for a long time, Paul got up among them and said, Friends, it would have been better if you had given attention to me and not gone sailing out from Crete, to undergo this damage and loss.

²² But now, I say to you, be of good heart, for there will be no loss of life, but only of the ship.

²³ For this night there came to my side an angel of the God who is my Master and whose servant I am,

²⁴ Saying, Have no fear, Paul, for you will come before Caesar, and God has given to you all those who are sailing with you.

²⁵ And so, O men, be of good heart, for I have faith in God that it will be as he said to me.

²⁶ But we will be sent on to a certain island.

²⁷ But when the fourteenth day came, while we were going here and there in the Adriatic sea, about the middle of the night the sailors had an idea that they were getting near land;

²⁸ And they let down the lead, and saw that the sea was a hundred and twenty feet deep; and after a little time they did it again and it was ninety feet.

²⁹ Then, fearing that by chance we might come on to the rocks, they let down four hooks from the back of the ship, and made prayers for the coming of day.

³⁰ Then the sailors made attempts secretly to get away from the ship, letting down a boat as if they were about to put down hooks from the front of the ship;

³¹ But Paul said to the captain and his men, If you do not keep these men in the ship, you will not be safe.

³² Then the armed men, cutting the cords of the boat, let her go.

³³ And when dawn was near, Paul gave them all orders to take food, saying, This is the fourteenth day you have been waiting and taking no food.

³⁴ So I make request to you to take food; for this is for your salvation: not a hair from the head of any of you will come to destruction.

³⁵ And when he had said this and had taken bread, he gave praise to God before them all, and took a meal of the broken bread.

³⁶ Then they all took heart and did the same.

³⁷ And we were, in the ship, two hundred and seventy-six persons.

³⁸ And when they had had enough food, they made the weight of the ship less, turning the grain out into the sea.

¹⁷ which having hoisted up, they used helps, frapping the ship; and fearing lest they should run into Syrtis and run aground, and having lowered the gear they were so driven.

¹⁸ But the storm being extremely violent on us, on the next day they threw cargo overboard,

¹⁹ and on the third day with their own hands they cast away the ship furniture.

²⁰ And neither sun nor stars appearing for many days, and no small storm lying on us, in the end all hope of our being saved was taken away.

²¹ And when they had been a long while without taking food, Paul then standing up in the midst of them said, Ye ought, O men, to have hearkened to me, and not have made sail from Crete and have gained this disaster and loss.

²² And now I exhort you to be of good courage, for there shall be no loss at all of life of any of you, only of the ship.

²³ For an angel of the God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me this night,

²⁴ saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted to thee all those that sail with thee.

²⁵ Wherefore be of good courage, men, for I believe God that thus it shall be, as it has been said to me.

²⁶ But we must be cast ashore on a certain island.

²⁷ And when the fourteenth night was come, we being driven about in Adria, towards the middle of the night the sailors supposed that some land neared them,

²⁸ and having sounded found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther and having again sounded they found fifteen fathoms;

²⁹ and fearing lest we should be cast on rocky places, casting four anchors out of the stern, they wished that day were come.

³⁰ But the sailors wishing to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat into the sea under pretext of being about to carry out anchors from the prow,

³¹ Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, Unless these abide in the ship ye cannot be saved.

³² Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let her fall.

³³ And while it was drawing on to daylight, Paul exhorted them all to partake of food, saying, Ye have passed the fourteenth day watching in expectation without taking food.

³⁴ Wherefore I exhort you to partake of food, for this has to do with your safety; for not a hair from the head of any one of you shall perish.

³⁵ And, having said these things and taken a loaf, he gave thanks to God before all, and having broken it began to eat.

³⁶ And all taking courage, themselves also took food.

³⁷ And we were in the ship, all the souls, two hundred and seventy-six.

³⁸ And having satisfied themselves with food, they lightened the ship, casting out the wheat into the sea.

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 And we being mightily tossed with the tempest, the next day they lightened the ship.

¹⁹ And the third day they cast out with their own hands the tackling of the ship.

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 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 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 For an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, stood by me this night,

²⁴ Saying: Fear not, Paul, thou must be brought before Caesar; and behold, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

²⁵ Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer; for I believe God that it shall so be, as it hath been told me.

²⁶ And we must come unto a certain island.

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 Who also sounding, found twenty fathoms; and going on a little further, they found fifteen fathoms.

²⁹ Then fearing lest we should fall upon rough places, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.

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 Paul said to the centurion, and to the soldiers: Except these stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.

³² Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

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 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 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 Then were they all of better cheer, and they also took some meat.

³⁷ And we were in all in the ship, two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.

³⁸ And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, casting the wheat into the sea.

¹⁷ And having hoisted it up, they used cables for undergirding the ship; and being afraid lest they run aground in the Syrtes Shallows, they let down the driving anchor, thus they were being driven along by the wind.

¹⁸ And because we were exceedingly tempest-tossed, the next day they lightened the ship.

¹⁹ And on the third day we threw off the equipment of the ship with our own hands.

²⁰ And neither the sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, finally all hope for us to be saved was taken away.

²¹ Now when they had abstained from food for a long time, then stood Paul in the midst of them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice and not put to sea from Crete, and to spare yourselves this hardship and loss.

²² And now I urge you to keep up your courage, for there will be loss of not one life among you, only of the ship.

²³ For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to whom I belong, whom also I serve,

²⁴ saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; for it is necessary for you to stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted you all those sailing with you.’

²⁵ Therefore keep up your courage, men; for I believe God that it will be in the very manner it has been spoken to me.

²⁶ However, it is necessary for us to run aground on a certain island.”

²⁷ Now when it was the fourteenth night, as we were driven about in the Adriatic Sea, in the middle of the night the sailors sensed that land was approaching them.

²⁸ And having taken a sounding, they found it to be twenty fathoms; and when they had gone a little farther, they took soundings again and found it to be fifteen fathoms;

²⁹ and being afraid lest we should run aground on the rocks, they threw out four anchors from the stern, and were praying for day to come.

³⁰ Now as the sailors were seeking to flee from the ship, and letting down the skiff into the sea, in pretense of spreading out anchors from the prow,

³¹ Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “If these men do not remain in the ship, you cannot be saved.”

³² Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the skiff and let it fall off.

³³ And until the time was about to be day, Paul was urging them all to receive their share of food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day you continue waiting without eating, having taken nothing.

³⁴ Therefore I urge you to take food, for this is for your deliverance; for not a hair from your head shall fall.”

³⁵ And having said these things and having taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and having broken it, he began to eat.

³⁶ And they all became cheerful and also took food themselves.

³⁷ And in all we were two hundred and seventy-six persons on the ship.

³⁸ And having eaten enough, they began lightening the ship and throwing out the wheat into the sea.

¹⁷ when they had hoisted it aboard, they used cables to undergird the ship; and fearing that they might fall into the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and so were driven along.

¹⁸ We were being so violently battered by the storm that the next day they began to jettison things,

¹⁹ and on the third we threw off the ship's tackle with our own hands.

²⁰ When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and a major storm was still pounding us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.

²¹ Now after long abstinence from food, Paul stood up in the midst of them and said: “Well men, it would have been better to take my advice and not sail from Crete, only to ‘gain’ this damage and loss.

²² But now I urge you to take heart, because there will be no loss of life among you, only of the ship.

²³ This night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve stood by me

²⁴ and said: ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. Furthermore, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’

²⁵ So take courage, men, because I believe in God that it will be just as it was told me.

²⁶ Also, we must run aground on a certain island.”

²⁷ Now when the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven here and there in the Adriatic, about midnight the sailors sensed that they were nearing some land.

²⁸ They took a sounding and found twenty fathoms; going on a little they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms.

²⁹ So fearing that we might be driven into a rocky area, they dropped four anchors from the stern and started praying for day to come.

³⁰ Now under pretense of putting out anchors from the prow, the sailors lowered the skiff into the sea, intending to flee from the ship;

³¹ so Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.”

³² Then the soldiers severed the ropes of the skiff and let it fall away.

³³ While the day was coming on, Paul started urging them all to receive food, saying: “Today is the fourteenth day of waiting—you continue without eating, having taken nothing.

³⁴ Therefore I urge you to take nourishment, because this is for our survival, since not a hair will fall from the head of any of you.”

³⁵ Upon saying this he picked up some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all; then he broke it and began to eat.

³⁶ So they all were encouraged and took food themselves.

³⁷ (In all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship.)

³⁸ So when they had eaten enough, they started lightening the ship by throwing out the wheat into the sea.

¹⁷ After hoisting it aboard, the sailors bound ropes around the hull to strengthen it. Then, worried that they would be wrecked on the Syrtis banks, they lowered the sea anchor and allowed the ship to be driven along.

¹⁸ The following day as we were violently thrown about by the storm, the crew started throwing the cargo overboard.

¹⁹ On the third day they grabbed the ship's gear and tossed it into the sea.

²⁰ We hadn't seen the sun or the stars for many days as the storm beat down on us; so any hope of our being saved was lost.

²¹ Nobody had eaten anything for a long time. Then Paul stood before them and told them, “Men, you should have listened to me and not sailed from Crete. Then you could have avoided all this hardship and loss.

²² But now I advise you keep up your courage, because nobody is going to be lost, just the ship.

²³ Last night an angel of my God and whom I serve, stood beside me.

²⁴ ‘Don't be afraid, Paul,’ he told me. ‘You have to stand trial before Caesar. See, God has graciously given to you everyone who is sailing with you.’

²⁵ So men, have courage! I trust God, and I'm convinced things will happen just as I was told.

²⁶ However, we will be wrecked on some island.”

²⁷ At around midnight on the fourteenth night of the storm, still being blown over the Sea of Adria, the crew suspected they were getting close to land.

²⁸ They checked the depth and found it was forty meters, and a little while later they checked again and it was thirty meters.

²⁹ They were concerned that we might be wrecked on rocks, so they dropped four anchors from the stern, and prayed for daylight to come.

³⁰ The crew tried to leave the ship, and had lowered the ship's boat into the water with the pretext that they were going to drop anchors from the ship's bow.

³¹ But Paul told the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless the crew stays with the ship, you will be lost.”

³² So the soldiers cut the ropes holding the ship's boat, and let it loose.

³³ At daybreak Paul urged all of them to eat something. “It's been fourteen days now that you haven't eaten anything because you've been so worried and preoccupied,” he told them.

³⁴ “Please do what I say and eat some food. This will help give you strength. For not even a hair from anyone's head is going to be lost!”

³⁵ When he'd finished speaking he picked up a loaf of bread, and gave thanks to God for it in front of everyone. Then he broke the bread, and began to eat.

³⁶ Everyone was encouraged and they ate too.

³⁷ The total number of people on board was two hundred and seventy-six.

³⁸ Once they'd had enough to eat, the crew made the ship lighter by throwing the supplies of wheat overboard.

¹⁷ Which they tooke vp and vsed all helpe, vndergirding the ship, fearing least they should haue fallen into Syrtes, and they strake saile, and so were caried.

¹⁸ The next day when we were tossed with an exceeding tempest, they lightened the ship.

¹⁹ And the third day we cast out with our owne hands the tackling of the ship.

²⁰ And when neither sunne nor starres in many dayes appeared, and no small tempest lay vpon vs, all hope that we should be saued, was then taken away.

²¹ But after long abstinece, Paul stood forth in the mids of them, and said, Syrs, ye should haue hearkened to me, and not haue loosed from Candie: so should ye haue gained this hurt and losse.

²² But now I exhort you to be of good courage: for there shalbe no losse of any mans life among you, saue of the ship onely.

²³ For there stood by me this night the Angel of God, whose I am, and whome I serue,

²⁴ Saying, Feare not, Paul: for thou must be brought before Cesar: and lo, God hath giuen vnto thee freely all that sayle with thee.

²⁵ Wherefore, sirs, be of good courage: for I beleeue God, that it shall be so as it hath bene tolde me.

²⁶ Howbeit, we must be cast into a certaine Iland.

²⁷ And when ye fourteenth night was come, as we were caried to and from in the Adriaticall sea about midnight, the shipmen deemed that some countrey approched vnto them,

²⁸ And sounded, and found it twentie fathoms: and when they had gone a litle further, they sounded againe, and found fifteene fathoms.

²⁹ Then fearing least they should haue fallen into some rough places, they cast foure ancres out of the sterne, and wished that the day were come.

³⁰ Nowe as the mariners were about to flee out of the ship, and had let downe the boat into the sea vnder a colour as though they would haue cast ankers out of the foreship,

³¹ Paul sayde vnto the Centurion and the souldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye can not be safe.

³² Then the souldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let it fall away.

³³ And when it began to be day, Paul exhorted them all to take meate, saying, This is the fourteenth day that ye haue taried, and continued fasting, receiuing nothing:

³⁴ Wherefore I exhort you to take meate: for this is for your safegarde: for there shall not an heare fall from the head of any of you.

³⁵ And when he had thus spoken, hee tooke bread and gaue thankes to God, in presence of them all, and brake it, and began to eate.

³⁶ Then were they all of good courage, and they also tooke meate.

³⁷ Nowe we were in the ship in all two hundreth three score and sixteene soules.

³⁸ And whe they had eaten ynough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.

¹⁷ which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.

¹⁸ And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;

¹⁹ and the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.

²⁰ And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.

²¹ But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.

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 of the ship.

²³ For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

²⁴ saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cesar: and lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

²⁵ Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.

²⁶ Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.

²⁷ But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;

²⁸ and sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.

²⁹ Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.

³⁰ And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,

³¹ Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

³² Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

³³ And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.

³⁴ Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not a hair fall from the head of any of you.

³⁵ And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.

³⁶ Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat.

³⁷ And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.

³⁸ And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.

¹⁷ which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and fearing lest they should run into the Syrtis, they lowered the sail and so were driven.

¹⁸ And as we were violently tempest-tossed, the next day they began to lighten the vessel;

¹⁹ and the third day we cast out with our own hands the movables of the ship.

²⁰ And as neither sun nor stars had appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, thenceforward all hope that we should be saved was taken away.

²¹ And after there had been much abstinence from food, Paul stood up in the midst of them and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened to me, and not have put to sea from Crete, nod thus brought upon yourselves this injury and loss.

²² And now I exhort you to be of good cheer; for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

²³ For there stood by me this night an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

²⁴ saying, Fear not, Paul! Thou must stand before Caesar; and lo, God hath given thee all those that sail with thee.

²⁵ Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer; for I believe God, that it will be just as it hath been told me.

²⁶ But we must be cast upon some island.

²⁷ And when the fourteenth night had come on, as we were driven onward in the Adriatic sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were near some country;

²⁸ and sounding, they found twenty fathoms; and having gone a little further and sounded again, they found fifteen fathoms;

²⁹ then fearing lest we should fall upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for day.

³⁰ And as the sailors were seeking means to escape from the ship, when they had lowered the boat into the sea, under the pretence that they were about to carry out anchors from the foreship,

³¹ Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, If these men do not stay in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

³² Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let it fall off.

³³ And while the day was coming on, Paul exhorted them all to take food; saying, This is the fourteenth day that ye have waited, and continued fasting, having taken nothing.

³⁴ Wherefore I exhort you to take food; for this is for your safety; for there shall not a hair be lost from the head of one of you.

³⁵ And having thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all, and having broken it, he began to eat.

³⁶ Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took food.

³⁷ And there were of us in the ship in all two hundred and seventy-six souls.

³⁸ And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, casting out the grain into the sea.

¹⁷ and, after hoisting it on board, the men frapped the ship. But, afraid of being driven on to the Syrtis Sands, they lowered the yard, and then drifted.

¹⁸ So violently were we tossed about by the storm, that the next day they began throwing the cargo overboard,

¹⁹ and, on the following day, threw out the ship's tackle with their own hands.

²⁰ As neither sun nor stars were visible for several days, and, as the gale still continued severe, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.

²¹ It was then, when they had gone a long time without food, that Paul came forward, and said, “My friends, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and so incurred this injury and damage.

²² Yet, even as things are, I beg you not to lose courage, for there will not be a single life lost amongst you — only the ship.

²³ For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong, and whom I serve, stood by me, and said —

²⁴ ‘Have no fear, Paul; you must appear before the Emperor, and God himself has given you the lives of all your fellow voyagers.’

²⁵ Therefore, courage, my friends! For I believe God, that everything will happen exactly as I have been told.

²⁶ We will, however, have to be driven on some island.”

²⁷ It was now the fourteenth night of the storm, and we were drifting about in the Adriatic Sea, when, about midnight, the sailors began to suspect that they were drawing near land.

²⁸ So they took soundings, and found twenty fathoms of water. After waiting a little, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.

²⁹ Then, as they were afraid of our being driven on some rocky coast, they let go four anchors from the stern, and longed for daylight.

³⁰ The sailors wanted to leave the ship, and had lowered the boat, on pretence of running out anchors from the bows,

³¹ when Paul said to the Roman officer and his men, “Unless the sailors remain on board, you cannot be saved.”

³² So the soldiers cut the ropes which held the boat, and let her drift away.

³³ In the interval before daybreak Paul kept urging them all to take something to eat. “It is a fortnight today,” he said, “that, owing to your anxiety, you have gone without food, taking nothing.

³⁴ So I beg you to take something to eat; your safety depends on it, for not one of you will lose even a hair of his head.”

³⁵ With these words he took some bread, and, after saying the thanksgiving to God before them all, broke it in pieces, and began to eat;

³⁶ and the men all felt cheered and had something to eat themselves.

³⁷ There were about seventy-six of us on board, all told.

³⁸ After satisfying their hunger, they further lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.

¹⁷ and, after hoisting it on board, the men frapped the ship. But, afraid of being driven on to the Syrtis Sands, they lowered the yard, and then drifted.

¹⁸ So violently were we tossed about by the storm, that the next day they began throwing the cargo overboard,

¹⁹ and, on the following day, threw out the ship's tackle with their own hands.

²⁰ As neither sun nor stars were visible for several days, and, as the gale still continued severe, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.

²¹ It was then, when they had gone a long time without food, that Paul came forward, and said, “My friends, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and so incurred this injury and damage.

²² Yet, even as things are, I beg you not to lose courage, for there will not be a single life lost among you — only the ship.

²³ For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong, and whom I serve, stood by me, and said —

²⁴ ‘Have no fear, Paul; you must appear before the Emperor, and God himself has given you the lives of all your fellow voyagers.’

²⁵ Therefore, courage, my friends! For I believe God, that everything will happen exactly as I have been told.

²⁶ We will, however, have to be driven on some island.”

²⁷ It was now the fourteenth night of the storm, and we were drifting about in the Adriatic Sea, when, about midnight, the sailors began to suspect that they were drawing near land.

²⁸ So they took soundings, and found twenty fathoms of water. After waiting a little, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.

²⁹ Then, as they were afraid of our being driven on some rocky coast, they let go four anchors from the stern, and longed for daylight.

³⁰ The sailors wanted to leave the ship, and had lowered the boat, on pretense of running out anchors from the bows,

³¹ when Paul said to the Roman officer and his men, “Unless the sailors remain on board, you cannot be saved.”

³² So the soldiers cut the ropes which held the boat, and let her drift away.

³³ In the interval before daybreak Paul kept urging them all to take something to eat. “It is a fortnight today,” he said, “that, owing to your anxiety, you have gone without food, taking nothing.

³⁴ So I beg you to take something to eat; your safety depends on it, for not one of you will lose even a hair of his head.”

³⁵ With these words he took some bread, and, after saying the thanksgiving to God before them all, broke it in pieces, and began to eat;

³⁶ and the men all felt cheered and had something to eat themselves.

³⁷ There were about seventy-six of us on board, all told.

³⁸ After satisfying their hunger, they further lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.

¹⁷ After that the sailors tied ropes around the middle of the ship to make it stronger, so the waves wouldn’t break it. The wind was pushing the ship very fast, and the sailors reckoned we might run on to the sandbanks near Libya country, and get stuck there, so they got a big bag on a rope, and they threw it out behind the ship and let it drag in the water. This made the ship slow down a bit, but the wind kept blowing it along.

¹⁸ The wind and the waves kept throwing the ship about. It was very rough. So the next day the sailors wanted to make the ship lighter and they started to throw things overboard. They threw away all the load that the ship was carrying.

¹⁹ On the 3rd day of the storm the sailors even threw overboard a lot of the ship’s own things, like its sails, and poles.

²⁰ The wind kept blowing really hard, and the sky was full of dark clouds all day and all night. We couldn’t see the sun or the stars for a long time, so we didn’t know where we were. And the wind and the waves kept throwing us about, and after some time we thought we were going to drown in the sea.

²¹ None of us on the ship wanted to eat any food. We didn’t eat anything for a long time. Then one day, Paul stood up in front of us and said, “Listen, men, you didn’t listen to me in Crete but you sailed out of that little harbour. So now you are in trouble, and you lost all the things this ship was carrying.

²² But listen. Don’t be frightened. I’m telling you that none of us will die. But the wind and waves will wreck this ship.

²³ You see, I work for God, and last night he sent one of his angel messengers to me. He came and stood beside me,

²⁴ and he said, ‘Paul, don’t be frightened. You have to go to Rome and stand in front of the big boss called Caesar. And God will be good to all the others, too, that are with you on this ship. None of them will die.’

²⁵ Listen friends, I believe that God will help us, just like that angel told me.

²⁶ But the ship will crash on to an island, and we will all go ashore there.”

²⁷ We were in that storm for 2 weeks. The wind was still blowing the ship across the water called the Adriatic Sea. Then, about the middle of the night, the sailors thought the ship was getting close to land.

²⁸ So they got a rope with a stone on the end of it and dropped it into the water to find out how deep it was. That stone went down 37 meters into the water, so they knew the water was 37 metres deep. We went a little further and then they threw the stone out again. This time it only went down 28 metres, so they knew the water was not so deep there.

²⁹ In that way they knew for sure that the ship was getting close to land. Then they got frightened. They thought the ship might smash on to some rocks, so they threw out 4 anchors on ropes from the back, to stop the ship, and they hoped for daylight to come so they could see the land.

³⁰ The sailors wanted to leave the ship in the little boat, so they lied to everyone, they said, “We are going to drop some anchors from the front of the ship.” Then they started to lower the little boat into the sea.

³¹ But Paul told the soldiers, and their boss, “If these sailors don’t stay on the ship, you will all drown.”

³² So the soldiers cut the ropes of the little boat and let it fall down into the water and go away.

³³ Just before daylight came, Paul tried to get everyone to eat some food. He said, “For the past 14 days you were too worried, and you didn’t eat anything.

³⁴ So now I’m telling you, you’ve got to eat some food, so you will get stronger and stay alive. I know that none of you will drown.”

³⁵ After he said that, while everyone was looking at him, Paul picked up some bread and thanked God for it. Then he broke the bread and started to eat it.

³⁶ Then the rest of us felt better, so we all ate some food.

³⁷ There were 276 of us on the ship altogether.

³⁸ Everyone ate as much as they wanted, then they threw the rest of the seed food out of the ship into the sea, and this made the ship a bit lighter.

¹⁷ which they toke vp and vsed helpe vndergerdynge the shippe fearynge lest we shuld have fallen into Syrtes and we let doune a vessell and so were caryed.

¹⁸ The nexte daye when we were tossed with an exceadynge tempest they lyghtened the ship

¹⁹ and the thyrde daye we cast out with oure awne hondes the tacklynge of the shippe.

²⁰ When at the last nether sunne nor starre in many dayes appered and no small tempest laye apon vs all hope that we shuld be saved was then taken awaye.

²¹ Then after longe abstinence Paul stode forth in the myddes of them and sayde: Syrs ye shulde have harkened to me and not have lowsed from Candy nether to have brought vnto vs this harme and losse.

²² And nowe I exhorte you to be of good chere. For ther shalbe no losse of eny mans lyfe amonge you save of the ship only.

²³ For ther stode by me this nyght the angell of God whose I am and whom I serve

²⁴ sayinge: feare not Paul for thou must be brought before Cesar. And lo God hath geven vnto the all that sayle with the.

²⁵ Wherfore Syrs be of good chere: for I beleve God that so it shalbe even as it was tolde me.

²⁶ How be it we must be cast into a certayne ylonde.

²⁷ But when the fourtethe nyght was come as we were caryed in Adria about mydnyght the shipmen demed that ther appered some countre vnto them:

²⁸ and sounded and founde it .xx. feddoms. And when they had gone a lytell further they sounded agayne and founde .xv. feddoms.

²⁹ Then fearinge lest they shuld have fallen on some Rocke they cast .iiii. ancres out of the sterne and wysshed for the daye.

³⁰ As the shipmen were about to fle out of the ship and had let doune the bote into the see vnder a coloure as though they wolde have cast ancres out of the forshippe:

³¹ Paul sayd vnto the vnder captayne and the soudiers: excepte these abyde in the ship ye cannot be safe.

³² Then the soudiers cut of the rope of the bote and let it fall awaye.

³³ And in the meane tyme betwixt that and daye Paul besought them all to take meate sayinge: this is the fourtenthe daye that ye have taried and continued fastynge receavinge nothinge at all.

³⁴ Wherfore I praye you to take meate: for this no dout is for youre helth: for ther shall not an heere fall from the heed of eny of you.

³⁵ And when he had thus spoke he toke breed and gave thankes to God in presence of the all and brake it and begane to eate.

³⁶ Then were they all of good cheare and they also toke meate.

³⁷ We were all together in the ship two hundred thre score and sixtene soules.

³⁸ And when they had eate ynough they lightened the ship and cast out the wheate into the see.

¹⁷ When they had hoisted the lifeboat up, they used its ropes to bind the hull of the ship. They were afraid that they should run upon the sandbars of Syrtis, so they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.

¹⁸ We took such a violent battering by the storm that the next day they began throwing the cargo overboard.

¹⁹ On the third day the sailors threw overboard the ship's equipment with their own hands.

²⁰ When the sun and stars did not shine on us for many days, and the great storm still beat upon us, any more hope that we should be saved was abandoned.

²¹ When they had gone long without food, then Paul stood up among the sailors and said, “Men, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete, so as to get this injury and loss.

²² Now I urge you to take courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only the loss of the ship.

²³ For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong, whom also I worship—his angel stood beside me

²⁴ and said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar, and see, God in his kindness has given to you all those who are sailing with you.'

²⁵ Therefore be cheerful, men! For I trust God that it will happen just as it was told to me.

²⁶ But we must run aground upon some island.”

²⁷ When the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven this way and that in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors thought that they were approaching some land.

²⁸ They took soundings and found twenty fathoms; after a little while, they took more soundings and found fifteen fathoms.

²⁹ They were afraid that we might crash on the rocks, so they lowered four anchors from the stern and prayed that morning would come soon.

³⁰ The sailors were looking for a way to abandon the ship and had lowered the lifeboat into the sea, and pretended that they would throw down the anchors from the bow.

³¹ But Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.”

³² Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let it drift away.

³³ When daylight was coming on, Paul urged them all to take some food. He said, “This day is the fourteenth day that you wait and do not eat; you have eaten nothing.

³⁴ So I urge you to share some food, for this is necessary for you to survive. For not one of you will lose a single hair from his head.”

³⁵ When he had said this, he took bread and he thanked God in the sight of everyone. Then he broke the bread and began to eat.

³⁶ Then they were all encouraged and they also took food.

³⁷ We were 276 people in the ship.

³⁸ When they had eaten enough, they made the ship lighter by throwing out the wheat into the sea.

¹⁷ After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.

¹⁸ As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.

¹⁹ On the third day, they threw out the ship’s tackle with their own hands.

²⁰ When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.

²¹ When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them and said, “Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete and have gotten this injury and loss.

²² Now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

²³ For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,

²⁴ saying, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’

²⁵ Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.

²⁶ But we must run aground on a certain island.”

²⁷ But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land.

²⁸ They took soundings and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.

²⁹ Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.

³⁰ As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,

³¹ Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you can’t be saved.”

³² Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let it fall off.

³³ While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.

³⁴ Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads.”

³⁵ When he had said this and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all; then he broke it and began to eat.

³⁶ Then they all cheered up, and they also took food.

³⁷ In all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship.

³⁸ When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

¹⁷ After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.

¹⁸ As we laboured exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.

¹⁹ On the third day, they threw out the ship’s tackle with their own hands.

²⁰ When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.

²¹ When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them and said, “Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete and have gotten this injury and loss.

²² Now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life amongst you, but only of the ship.

²³ For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,

²⁴ saying, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’

²⁵ Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.

²⁶ But we must run aground on a certain island.”

²⁷ But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land.

²⁸ They took soundings and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.

²⁹ Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.

³⁰ As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,

³¹ Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you can’t be saved.”

³² Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let it fall off.

³³ While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.

³⁴ Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads.”

³⁵ When he had said this and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all; then he broke it and began to eat.

³⁶ Then they all cheered up, and they also took food.

³⁷ In all, we were two hundred and seventy-six souls on the ship.

³⁸ When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

¹⁷ Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, struck sail, and so were driven.

¹⁸ And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;

¹⁹ And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.

²⁰ And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us , all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.

²¹ But after long abstinence, Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened to me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.

²² And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of life among you, but of the ship.

²³ For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

²⁴ Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cesar: and lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

²⁵ Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it will be even as it was told to me.

²⁶ But we must be cast upon a certain isle.

²⁷ When the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen suspected that they drew near to some country:

²⁸ And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.

²⁹ Then fearing lest we should fall upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.

³⁰ And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under color as though they would cast anchors out of the foreship,

³¹ Paul said to the centurion, and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

³² Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

³³ And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take food, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried, and continued fasting, having taken nothing.

³⁴ Wherefore I pray you to take some food; for this is for your health: for there shall not a hair fall from the head of any of you.

³⁵ And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all; and when he had broken it , he began to eat.

³⁶ Then they were all of good cheer, and they also took food.

³⁷ And we were in all in the ship two hundred and seventy six souls.

³⁸ And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast the wheat into the sea.

¹⁷ After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.

¹⁸ As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.

¹⁹ On the third day, they threw out the ship’s tackle with their own hands.

²⁰ When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.

²¹ When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them and said, “Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete and have gotten this injury and loss.

²² Now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

²³ For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,

²⁴ saying, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’

²⁵ Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.

²⁶ But we must run aground on a certain island.”

²⁷ But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land.

²⁸ They took soundings and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.

²⁹ Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.

³⁰ As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,

³¹ Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you can’t be saved.”

³² Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let it fall off.

³³ While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.

³⁴ Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads.”

³⁵ When he had said this and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all; then he broke it and began to eat.

³⁶ Then they all cheered up, and they also took food.

³⁷ In all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship.

³⁸ When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

¹⁷ After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.

¹⁸ As we laboured exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.

¹⁹ On the third day, they threw out the ship’s tackle with their own hands.

²⁰ When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.

²¹ When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them and said, “Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete and have gotten this injury and loss.

²² Now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life amongst you, but only of the ship.

²³ For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,

²⁴ saying, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’

²⁵ Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.

²⁶ But we must run aground on a certain island.”

²⁷ But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land.

²⁸ They took soundings and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.

²⁹ Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.

³⁰ As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,

³¹ Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you can’t be saved.”

³² Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let it fall off.

³³ While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.

³⁴ Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads.”

³⁵ When he had said this and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all; then he broke it and began to eat.

³⁶ Then they all cheered up, and they also took food.

³⁷ In all, we were two hundred and seventy-six souls on the ship.

³⁸ When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

¹⁷ And when this was taken up, they used helps, girding together the ship; and dreaded, lest they should fall into sandy places. And when the vessel was under-set, so they were borne.

¹⁸ And for we were thrown with strong tempest, in the day pursuing they made casting out.

¹⁹ And the third day with their hands they cast away the instruments of the ship.

²⁰ And when neither the sun neither the stars were seen by many days, and tempest not a little nighed, now all the hope of our health was done away.

²¹ And when much fasting had been, then Paul stood in the middle of them, and said, A! or O! men, it behooved, when ye heard me, not to have taken away the ship from Crete, and get this wrong and casting out.

²² And now I counsel you to be of good comfort or of good heart, for loss of no person of you shall be, except of the ship.

²³ For an angel of God, whose I am, and to whom I serve, stood nigh to me in this night,

²⁴ and said, Paul, dread thou not; it behooveth thee to stand before the emperor or Caesar. And lo! God hath given to thee all that be in the ship with thee.

²⁵ For which thing, ye men, be of good comfort or of good heart; for I believe to my God, that so it shall be, as it is said to me.

²⁶ And it behooveth us to come into some isle.

²⁷ But afterward that in the fourteen day the night came on us sailing in the stony sea, about midnight the shipmen supposed some country to appear to them.

²⁸ And they cast or sent down a plummet, and found twenty fathoms of deepness. And after a little they were departed from thence, and found fifteen fathoms.

²⁹ And they dreaded, lest we should have fallen into sharp places; and from the last part of the ship they sent four anchors, and desired that the day had become or were made.

³⁰ And when the shipmen sought to flee from the ship, when they had sent a little boat into the sea, under colour as they should begin to stretch forth the anchors from the former part of the ship,

³¹ Paul said to the centurion and to the knights, But these dwell in the ship, ye may not be made safe.

³² Then the knights cutted away the cords of the little boat, and suffered it to fall away.

³³ And when the day was come, Paul prayed all men to take meat, and said, The fourteenth day this day ye abide, and dwell fasting, and take nothing.

³⁴ Wherefore I pray you to take meat, for your health; for of none of you the hair of the head shall perish.

³⁵ And when he had said these things, Paul took bread, and did thankings to God in the sight of all men; and when he had broken, he began to eat.

³⁶ And all were made of better comfort, or made more patient, or hardy, and they took meat.

³⁷ And we were all men in the ship, two hundred seventy and six.

³⁸ And they were full-filled with meat, and discharged the ship, and cast wheat into the sea.

¹⁷ And when this (little boat) was taken up, they used helps, girding together the ship; and dreaded (or and feared), lest they should fall into sandy places. And when the vessel was under-set, so they were borne.

¹⁸ And for we were thrown with (a) strong tempest, in the day (pur)suing they made casting out. (And because we were tossed about by a strong tempest, on the following day they began to throw out the cargo.)

¹⁹ And the third day with their hands they cast away the instruments of the ship.

²⁰ And when neither the sun neither the stars were seen by many days, and tempest not a little nighed, now all the hope of our health was done away. (And when neither the sun nor the stars were seen for many days, and a great tempest approached, now all the hope for our deliverance was gone.)

²¹ And when much fasting had been, then Paul stood in the middle of them, and said, A! men or O! men, it behooved, when ye heard me, not to have taken away the ship from Crete, and get this wrong and (this) casting out.

²² And now I counsel you to be of good comfort or of good heart, for loss of no person of you shall be or soothly there shall be loss of no soul of you, (no), except of the ship.

²³ For an angel of God, whose I am, and to whom I serve, stood nigh to me in this night,

²⁴ and said, Paul, dread thou not (or fear not); it behooveth thee to stand before the emperor or it behooveth thee to stand nigh to Caesar. And lo! God hath given to thee all that be in the ship with thee.

²⁵ For which thing, ye men, be of good comfort or be of good heart; for I believe to my God (or for I believe my God), that so it shall be, as it is said to me.

²⁶ And it behooveth us to come into some isle.

²⁷ But afterward that in the fourteen day the night came on us sailing in the stony sea (or But then on the fourteenth day when the night came upon us sailing on the stormy sea), about midnight the shipmen supposed some country to appear to them.

²⁸ And they cast down a plummet or Which sent down a plummet, and found twenty fathoms of deepness. And after a little they were departed from thence, and found fifteen fathoms.

²⁹ And they dreaded (or feared), lest we should have fallen into sharp places; and from the last part of the ship they sent (out) four anchors, and desired that the day had become. Soothly they dreaded, lest we should fall into sharp places; and from the last part of the ship they sent (out) four anchors, and desired that the day were made.

³⁰ And when the shipmen sought to flee from the ship, when they had sent a little boat into the sea (or when they had sent the little boat into the sea), under colour as they should begin to stretch forth the anchors from the former part of the ship,

³¹ Paul said to the centurion and to the knights, But these dwell in the ship, ye may not be made safe. (Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Unless these men stay on the ship, ye shall not be saved.)

³² Then the knights cutted away the cords of the little boat, and suffered it to fall away. (So the soldiers cut away the cords of the little boat, and allowed it to fall away.)

³³ And when the day was come, Paul prayed all (the) men to take meat (or Paul beseeched all the men to have some food), and said, The fourteenth day this day ye abide, and dwell fasting, and take nothing.

³⁴ Wherefore I pray you to take meat, for your health, (or And so I beseech you to have some food, for your own well-being); for of none of you the hair of the head shall perish.

³⁵ And when he had said these things, Paul took bread, and did thankings to God in the sight of all (the) men (or and gave thanks to God before all the men); and when he had broken (it), he began to eat (it).

³⁶ And all were made of better comfort, or (were) made more patient, or hardy, and they took meat. (And all were strengthened, after they had eaten some food.)

³⁷ And we were all (the) men in the ship, two hundred seventy and six.

³⁸ And they were full-filled with meat, and discharged the ship, and cast (the) wheat into the sea. (And they were filled full with the food, and discharged the ship, and threw the wheat into the sea.)

¹⁷ which having taken up, they were using helps, undergirding the ship, and fearing lest they may fall on the quicksand, having let down the mast — so were borne on.

¹⁸ And we, being exceedingly tempest-tossed, the succeeding day they were making a clearing,

¹⁹ and on the third day with our own hands the tackling of the ship we cast out,

²⁰ and neither sun nor stars appearing for more days, and not a little tempest lying upon us, thenceforth all hope was taken away of our being saved.

²¹ And there having been long fasting, then Paul having stood in the midst of them, said, 'It behoved you, indeed, O men — having hearkened to me — not to set sail from Crete, and to save this hurt and damage;

²² and now I exhort you to be of good cheer, for there shall be no loss of life among you — but of the ship;

²³ for there stood by me this night a messenger of God — whose I am, and whom I serve —

²⁴ saying, Be not afraid Paul; before Caesar it behoveth thee to stand; and, lo, God hath granted to thee all those sailing with thee;

²⁵ wherefore be of good cheer, men! for I believe God, that so it shall be, even as it hath been spoken to me,

²⁶ and on a certain island it behoveth us to be cast.'

²⁷ And when the fourteenth night came — we being borne up and down in the Adria — toward the middle of the night the sailors were supposing that some country drew nigh to them;

²⁸ and having sounded they found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther, and again having sounded, they found fifteen fathoms,

²⁹ and fearing lest on rough places we may fall, out of the stern having cast four anchors, they were wishing day to come.

³⁰ And the sailors seeking to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat to the sea, in pretence as if out of the foreship they are about to cast anchors,

³¹ Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, 'If these do not remain in the ship — ye are not able to be saved;'

³² then the soldiers did cut off the ropes of the boat, and suffered it to fall off.

³³ And till the day was about to be, Paul was calling upon all to partake of nourishment, saying, 'Fourteen days to-day, waiting, ye continue fasting, having taken nothing,

³⁴ wherefore I call upon you to take nourishment, for this is for your safety, for of not one of you shall a hair from the head fall;'

³⁵ and having said these things, and having taken bread, he gave thanks to God before all, and having broken it, he began to eat;

³⁶ and all having become of good cheer, themselves also took food,

³⁷ (and we were — all the souls in the ship — two hundred, seventy and six),

³⁸ and having eaten sufficient nourishment, they were lightening the ship, casting forth the wheat into the sea.