 1 When they decided+ that we would sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' company+ of soldiers. 2 After entering a ship from Adramyttium, we launched, intending+ to sail passed+ the borders+ of Asia. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica was with us. 3 The next day we stopped+ briefly at Sidon. Julius treated Paul courteously and gave him liberty to go to his friends to refresh himself. 4 When we launched from there+, we sailed under Cyprus because the winds were against+ us. 5 After we sailed over the sea near Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. 6 There, the centurion found a ship from Alexandria sailing to Italy and he put us on it. 7 When we had sailed slowly for many days and barely+ came near+ to Cnidus because the wind did not allow+ us closer, we then sailed under Crete near+ Salmone. 8 Barely+ passing by it, we came to a place called The Fair Havens near the city of Lasea. 9 After+ much time had passed and sailing was now dangerous because the fast conditions had past, Paul cautioned them. 10 He said to them: Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with much injury+ and damage, not only to the ship and cargo+, but also to our lives. 11 Nevertheless, the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship more than the things that Paul said. 12 And, because the harbor+ was not well suited+ to winter in, most+ advised them to leave+ from there+ if they could by any means make+ it to Phoenix to winter there. The harbor+ in Crete faces+ to both the southwest and northwest. 13 Therefore when the south wind blew softly, they supposed that this suited+ their purpose so they left+ there and sailed close by Crete. 14 But not long after, a tempestuous wind called Euroclydon arose like a hurricane against the ship. 15 When the ship was caught and could not bear up into the wind, we let it run adrift+. 16 As we ran under an island called Clauda, we had much work to do by the lifeboat 17 that was used to help undergird the ship. But, fearing lest they might fall into the quicksands, they struck sail and thus were driven along. 18 Being exceedingly tossed by the storm+, the next day they lightened the ship. 19 On the third day, we cast out the ship's tackle with our own hands. 20 For many days, neither Sun nor stars appeared and as no small storm+ lay on us, all hope that we might be saved was taken away. 21 Then, after long abstinence, Paul stood forth in the midst of them and said: Sirs, you should have listened+ to me and not sailed+ from Crete and you would not have received+ this harm and loss. 22 But now I exhort you to be of good cheer~, for there will be no loss of any man's life among you, but only the ship will be lost. 23 For an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me this night 24 saying: Do not be afraid Paul. You must be brought before Caesar. And behold, God is giving to you all who are sailing with you. 25 Therefore sirs, be of good cheer~, for I believe God, that it will indeed be as it was told to me. 26 However, we must first be cast onto a certain island. 27 Therefore, when the fourteenth night came, as we were driven up and down in the Adriatic sea, about midnight the ship's men thought+ that they were drawing near to some country. 28 So they sounded the depth and found it to be twenty fathoms. After they went a little further, they sounded again and found it to be fifteen fathoms. 29 Then fearing lest we might fall upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for daylight. 30 As the ship's men were about to flee out of the ship, they let down the lifeboat under the pretense+ that they were casting anchors out of the bow+ of the ship. 31 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 the ropes to the lifeboat and let it fall. 33 Then as day was coming, Paul begged+ them all to take some food+ saying: This is the fourteenth day that you have expectantly+ continued fasting and taken nothing to eat. 34 Therefore I beg+ you to take some food+. For this is so that you can be saved+. For not one hair shall fall from the head of any of you. 35 After Paul had spoken this, he took bread and gave thanks to God in presence of them all. When he had broken it, he began to eat. 36 Then they were all of good cheer~ and they also took some food+. 37 In all, there were two hundred and seventy six souls on the ship. 38 When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship by casting out the wheat that was left into the sea. 39 When it was daylight, they did not recognize+ the land, but they discovered a certain creek with a shore into which they were of a mind+ to drive+ in the ship, if possible. 40 After they had taken away+ the anchors, they committed themselves to the sea. Then they loosened the rudder ropes+, hoisted+ up the mainsail to the wind, and headed+ toward shore. 41 They fell into a place where two seas met and ran the ship aground. The fore part stuck fast and remained immovable but the stern+ was broken by the violence of the waves. 42 The soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out and escape. 43 But the centurion wanted to save Paul so he kept them from their purpose. He commanded that those who could swim should cast themselves first into the sea and get to land. 44 The rest followed, some on boards and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass that they all escaped safely to land.
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