Acts 27:27-43 in English

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.

³⁹ And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they perceived a certain bay with a beach, and they took counsel whether they could drive the ship upon it.

⁴⁰ And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosing the bands of the rudders; and hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

⁴¹ But lighting upon a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the foreship struck and remained unmoveable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.

⁴² And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

⁴³ But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stayed them from their purpose; and commanded that they who could swim should cast themselves overboard, and get first to the land;

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.

³⁹ And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.

⁴⁰ And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.

⁴¹ And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.

⁴² And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

⁴³ But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:

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.

³⁹ And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they perceived a certain bay with a beach, and they took counsel whether they could drive the ship upon it.

⁴⁰ And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosing the bands of the rudders; and hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

⁴¹ But lighting upon a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the foreship struck and remained unmoveable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.

⁴² And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

⁴³ But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stayed them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves overboard, and get first to the land:

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.

³⁹ At dawn, we(exc) could see land, but the sailors did not recognize the place. However, they could see that there was a bay and a wide area of sand at the water's edge. They planned that, if it was possible, they would steer the ship onto the beach.

⁴⁰ So some of the sailors cut the anchor ropes and let the anchors fall into the sea. At the same time, other sailors untied the ropes that fastened the rudders, so that they could steer the ship again. Then the sailors raised the sail at the front/bow of the ship so that the wind would blow the ship forward, and the ship headed towards the shore.

⁴¹ But the ship hit a sandbank. The front of the ship stuck there and could not move, and big waves beat against the back of the ship and it began to break apart.

⁴² The soldiers said to one another, “Let's kill all the prisoners on the ship, so that they will not be able to swim away and escape.” They planned to do that because they were sure that officials would order them to be executed if they let the prisoners escape.

⁴³ But Julius, the army captain, wanted to save Paul, so he stopped the soldiers from doing what they planned to do. Instead, he commanded first that everyone who could swim should jump into the water and swim to land.

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.

³⁹ When it was day, they didn’t recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.

⁴⁰ Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

⁴¹ But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground. The bow struck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.

⁴² The soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.

⁴³ But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land;

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.

³⁹ When it was day, they didn’t recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.

⁴⁰ Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

⁴¹ But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground. The bow struck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.

⁴² The soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.

⁴³ But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land;

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.

³⁹ When it was day, they didn’t recognise the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.

⁴⁰ Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

⁴¹ But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground. The bow struck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.

⁴² The soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.

⁴³ But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go towards the land;

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.

³⁹ And when it was day, they had no knowledge of the land, but they saw an inlet of the sea with a floor of sand, and they had the idea of driving the ship up on to it if possible.

⁴⁰ So cutting away the hooks, and letting them go into the sea, and freeing the cords of the guiding-blades, and lifting up the sail to the wind, they went in the direction of the inlet.

⁴¹ And coming to a point between two seas, they got the ship to land; and the front part was fixed in the sand and not able to be moved, but the back part was broken by the force of the waves.

⁴² Then the armed men were for putting the prisoners to death, so that no one would get away by swimming.

⁴³ But the captain, desiring to keep Paul safe, kept them from their purpose, and gave orders that those who had knowledge of swimming were to go off the ship and get first to land:

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.

³⁹ And when it was day they did not recognise the land; but they perceived a certain bay having a strand, on which they were minded, if they should be able, to run the ship ashore;

⁴⁰ and, having cast off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the lashings of the rudders, and hoisting the foresail to the wind, they made for the strand.

⁴¹ And falling into a place where two seas met they ran the ship aground, and the prow having stuck itself fast remained unmoved, but the stern was broken by the force of the waves.

⁴² And the counsel of the soldiers was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one should swim off and escape.

⁴³ But the centurion, desirous of saving Paul, hindered them of their purpose, and commanded those who were able to swim, casting themselves first into the sea, to get out on land;

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.

³⁹ And when it was day, they knew not the land; but they discovered a certain creek that had a shore, into which they minded, if they could, to thrust in the ship.

⁴⁰ And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves to the sea, loosing withal the rudder bands; and hoisting up the mainsail to the wind, they made towards shore.

⁴¹ And when we were fallen into a place where two seas met, they run the ship aground; and the forepart indeed, sticking fast, remained unmoveable: but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the sea.

⁴² And the soldiers’ counsel was, that they should kill the prisoners, lest any of them, swimming out, should escape.

⁴³ But the centurion, willing to save Paul, forbade it to be done; and he commanded that they who could swim, should cast themselves first into the sea, and save themselves, and get to land.

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.

³⁹ Now when it became day, they did not recognize the land; but they noticed a certain bay which had a beach, on which they resolved, if possible, to run the ship ashore.

⁴⁰ And casting off the anchors, they were leaving them in the sea, meanwhile loosening the ropes of the rudders; and having raised the mainsail to the wind, they began steering toward the beach.

⁴¹ But they struck a reef and ran the vessel aground, and the prow became stuck and remained unmoved, but the stern was being broken up by the violence of the waves.

⁴² And the soldiers' decision was that they would kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape.

⁴³ But the centurion, wanting to rescue Paul, hindered them in their intention, and commanded that those who were able to swim to jump down first to go toward the land,

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.

³⁹ When it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, onto which they planned to run the ship, if possible.

⁴⁰ Casting off the anchors they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes; and hoisting the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

⁴¹ But they fell into a place where two seas met and ran the vessel aground; the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern began to be broken up by the violence of the waves.

⁴² Now the plan of the soldiers was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim away and escape.

⁴³ But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, stopped them from doing it and ordered those who could swim to jump in first and go toward the land,

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.

³⁹ When dawn came they didn't recognize the coastline, but they saw a bay that had a beach. They planned to try running the ship aground there.

⁴⁰ So they cut the anchor ropes, leaving the anchors in the sea. At the same time they untied the ropes holding the rudders, raised the foresail to the wind, and made for the beach.

⁴¹ But they struck a sandbar and the ship grounded. The bow hit, and stuck so firm it couldn't be moved, while the stern began to be broken apart by the pounding surf.

⁴² The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim away and escape.

⁴³ But the centurion, because he wanted to save Paul's life, prevented them from doing this, and ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for land.

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.

³⁹ And when it was day, they knewe not the countrey, but they spied a certaine creeke with a banke, into the which they were minded (if it were possible) to thrust in the ship.

⁴⁰ So when they had taken vp the ankers, they committed the ship vnto the sea, and loosed the rudder bonds, and hoised vp the maine saile to the winde, and drewe to the shore.

⁴¹ And when they fell into a place, where two seas met, they thrust in the ship: and the forepart stucke fast, and could not be moued, but the hinderpart was broken with the violence of the waues.

⁴² Then the souldiers counsell was to kill the prisoners, least any of them, when he had swomme out, should flee away.

⁴³ But the Centurion willing to saue Paul, stayed them from this counsell, and commanded that they that coulde swimme, shoulde cast them selues first into the sea, and goe out to land:

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.

³⁹ And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.

⁴⁰ And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.

⁴¹ And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.

⁴² And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

⁴³ But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:

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.

³⁹ And when it was day, they did not know the land; but they observed a certain creek having a beach, into which they determined, if possible, to run the ship.

⁴⁰ And cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea, and at the same time unfastening the rudder-bands, and hoisting the foresail to the wind, they made toward the beach.

⁴¹ And falling into a place having the sea on both sides, they ran the ship aground; and the prow stuck fast, and remained immovable, but the stern was breaking to pieces with the violence of the waves.

⁴² And on the part of the soldiers there was a plan to kill the prisoners, lest any one should swim out and escape.

⁴³ But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and ordered those who could swim to cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land,

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.

³⁹ When daylight came, they could not make out what land it was, but, observing a creek in which there was a beach, they consulted as to whether they could run the ship safely into it.

⁴⁰ Then they cast off, and abandoned the anchors, and at the same time unlashed the gear of the steering oars, hoisted the foresail to the wind, and made for the beach.

⁴¹ They got, however, into a kind of channel, and there ran the ship aground. The bows stuck fast and could not be moved, while the stern began breaking up under the strain.

⁴² The advice of the soldiers was that the prisoners should be killed, so that none of them could swim away and make their escape.

⁴³ But the Roman officer, anxious to save Paul, prevented their carrying out their intention, and ordered that those who could swim should be the first to jump into the sea and try to reach the shore;

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.

³⁹ When daylight came, they could not make out what land it was, but, observing a creek in which there was a beach, they consulted as to whether they could run the ship safely into it.

⁴⁰ Then they cast off, and abandoned the anchors, and at the same time unlashed the gear of the steering oars, hoisted the foresail to the wind, and made for the beach.

⁴¹ They got, however, into a kind of channel, and there ran the ship aground. The bows stuck fast and could not be moved, while the stern began breaking up under the strain.

⁴² The advice of the soldiers was that the prisoners should be killed, so that none of them could swim away and make their escape.

⁴³ But the Roman officer, anxious to save Paul, prevented their carrying out their intention, and ordered that those who could swim should be the first to jump into the sea and try to reach the shore;

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.

³⁹ Then the daylight came, and we saw the land. The sailors didn’t know that place, but they could see a bay with a beach, and they reckoned, “Maybe we can steer the ship on to that beach.”

⁴⁰ So they cut the anchor ropes and let the anchors stay in the sea, and at the same time, they untied the rudders, so they could steer the ship again. Then they raised the sail at the front of the ship so the wind could blow the ship towards the land.

⁴¹ The ship started to go towards the beach, but half way there it hit a sandbank. The front of the ship got stuck there and didn’t go any further, and the big waves kept hitting the back of the ship and started to break it up.

⁴² The soldiers said to their boss, “Let’s kill all the prisoners so they can’t swim to the beach and run away.”

⁴³ But their boss wanted to save Paul, so he said, “No.” Then he told everybody, “If you can swim, jump into the water now and swim to the land. You mob go first.”

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.

³⁹ When that was daye they knew not the lande but they spied a certayne haven with a banke into the which they were mynded (yf that were possible) to thrust in the ship.

⁴⁰ And when they had taken vp the ancres they comytted them selves vnto the see and lowsed the rudder bondes and hoysed vp the mayne sayle to the wynde and drue to londe.

⁴¹ But they chaunsed on a place which had the see on bothe the sydes and thrust in the ship. And the foore parte stucke fast and moved not but the hynder brake with the violence of the waves.

⁴² The soudears counsell was to kyll the presoners lest eny of them when he had swome out shulde fle awaye.

⁴³ But the vndercaptayne willinge to save Paul kept the from their purpose and commaunded that they that could swyme shulde cast the selves first in to the see and scape to londe.

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.

³⁹ When it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a beach, and they discussed whether they could drive the ship onto it.

⁴⁰ So they cut loose the anchors and left them in the sea. At the same time they loosed the ropes of the rudders and raised the foresail to the wind; and so they headed to the beach.

⁴¹ But they came to a place where two currents met, and the ship ran into the ground. The bow of the ship stuck there and remained unmovable, but the stern began to break up because of the waves' violence.

⁴² The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners so that none of them could swim away and escape.

⁴³ But the centurion wanted to save Paul, so he stopped their plan; and he ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.

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.

³⁹ When it was day, they didn’t recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.

⁴⁰ Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

⁴¹ But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground. The bow struck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.

⁴² The soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.

⁴³ But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land;

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.

³⁹ When it was day, they didn’t recognise the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.

⁴⁰ Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

⁴¹ But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground. The bow struck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.

⁴² The soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.

⁴³ But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go towards the land;

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.

³⁹ And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into which they purposed, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.

⁴⁰ And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves to the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoisted the mainsail to the wind, and made towards the shore.

⁴¹ And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained immovable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.

⁴² And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

⁴³ But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and commanded that they who could swim, should cast themselves first into the sea , and get to land:

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.

³⁹ When it was day, they didn’t recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.

⁴⁰ Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

⁴¹ But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground. The bow struck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.

⁴² The soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.

⁴³ But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land;

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.

³⁹ When it was day, they didn’t recognise the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.

⁴⁰ Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

⁴¹ But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground. The bow struck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.

⁴² The soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.

⁴³ But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go towards the land;

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.

³⁹ And when the day was come, they knew no land; and they beheld an haven that had a water-bank, into which they thought, if they might, to bring up the ship.

⁴⁰ And when they had taken up the anchors, they betook them in to the sea, and slacked together the jointures of rudders. And with a little sail lifted up, by blowing of the wind they went to the bank.

⁴¹ And when we felled into a place of gravel gone all about with the sea, they hurtled the ship. And when the former part was fixed, it dwelled unmoveable, and the last part was broken of or by the strength of the sea.

⁴² And the counsel of the knights’ was, to slay men that were in ward or in the keeping, lest any should escape, when he had swimmed out.

⁴³ But the centurion would keep Paul, and forbade it to be done. And he commanded them that might swim, to go first into the sea, and escape, and go out to the land.

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.)

³⁹ And when the day was come, they knew no land; and they beheld an haven that had a water-bank, into which they thought, if they might (or if they could), to bring up the ship.

⁴⁰ And when they had taken up the anchors, they betook them in to the sea (or they dropped them in the sea), and slacked together the jointures of (the) rudders. And with a little sail lifted up, by (the) blowing of the wind they went (forth) to the bank.

⁴¹ And when we felled into a place of gravel gone all about with the sea, they hurtled the ship. And when the former part was fixed, it dwelled unmoveable, and the last part (of it) was broken of or by the strength of the sea.

⁴² And the counsel of the knights’ was, to slay (the) men that were in (the) ward or in the keeping, lest any should escape, when he had swimmed out. (And the soldiers’ plan, or their thinking, was to kill the men who were in the hold, lest anyone would escape, after he had swam away.)

⁴³ But the centurion would keep Paul (alive), and forbade it to be done. And he commanded them that might swim, to go first into the sea, and escape, and go out to the land.

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.

³⁹ And when the day came, they were not discerning the land, but a certain creek were perceiving having a beach, into which they took counsel, if possible, to thrust forward the ship,

⁴⁰ and the anchors having taken up, they were committing it to the sea, at the same time — having loosed the bands of the rudders, and having hoisted up the mainsail to the wind — they were making for the shore,

⁴¹ and having fallen into a place of two seas, they ran the ship aground, and the fore-part, indeed, having stuck fast, did remain immoveable, but the hinder-part was broken by the violence of the waves.

⁴² And the soldiers' counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one having swam out should escape,

⁴³ but the centurion, wishing to save Paul, hindered them from the counsel, and did command those able to swim, having cast themselves out first — to get unto the land,