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When the decision was made for us to sail to Italy, Paul and several other prisoners were placed in the custody of Julius, a centurion of the Imperial Regiment.
KJV
And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band.
Hōs de ekrithē tou apoplein hēmas eis tēn Italian, paredidoun ton te Paulon kai tinas heterous desmōtas hekatontarchē, onomati Iouliō, speirēs Sebastēs.
We boarded a ship from Adramyttium and put out to sea, intending to sail to ports along the coast of Asia. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
KJV
And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
For many days we made slow progress. We barely reached a position off Cnidus, and the wind would not let us continue on that course. So we sailed along the sheltered side of Crete, off Salmone.
KJV
And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;
legōn autois, Andres, theōrō hoti meta hybreōs kai pollēs zēmias, ou monon tou phortiou kai tou ploiou alla kai tōn psychōn hēmōn, mellein esesthai ton ploun.
Since the harbor was unsuitable for spending the winter, most favored sailing on. They hoped to reach Phoenix, a Cretan harbor facing southwest and northwest, and winter there.
KJV
And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
Aneuthetou de tou limenos hyparchontos pros paracheimasian, hoi pleious ethento boulēn anachthēnai kakeithen, ei pōs dynainto katantēsantes eis Phoinika paracheimasai, limena tēs Krētēs bleponta kata liba kai kata chōron.
When a gentle breeze began blowing from the south, they thought they could carry out their plan. They weighed anchor and sailed close along Crete’s shore.
KJV
And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.
After hauling it aboard, the sailors passed supporting cables under the ship to hold it together. Afraid of being driven onto the Syrtis sandbanks, they lowered the gear and let the ship drift.
KJV
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.
After a long time without food, Paul stood among them. “Men,” he said, “you should have listened to me and stayed in Crete. We could have avoided this damage and loss.
KJV
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.
Pollēs de asitias hyparchousēs, tote statheis ho Paulos en mesō autōn eipen, Edei men, ō andres, peitharchēsantas moi mē anagesthai apo tēs Krētēs, kerdēsai te tēn hybrin tautēn kai tēn zēmian.
The angel said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. And look—God has graciously granted you the lives of everyone sailing with you.’
KJV
Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cæsar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
Then the sailors tried to escape. They lowered the small boat into the sea, pretending they were going to set out anchors from the bow.
KJV
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,
As dawn approached, Paul urged everyone to eat. “For fourteen days now,” he said, “you have waited in suspense and gone without food, taking nothing.
KJV
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.
When daylight came, they did not recognize the land. But they could make out a bay with a beach, and they decided to run the ship onto it if they could.
KJV
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.
They cut the anchors loose, leaving them in the sea. At the same time, they untied the ropes holding the steering oars, raised the foresail to the wind, and headed toward the beach.
KJV
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.
Kai tas ankyras perielontes eiōn eis tēn thalassan, hama anentes tas zeuktērias tōn pēdaliōn; kai eparantes ton artemona tē pneousē kateichon eis ton aigialon.
But they struck a place where two seas met and ran the ship aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, while the force of the waves began breaking the stern apart.
KJV
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.
But the centurion wanted to save Paul, so he stopped them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make their way to shore.
KJV
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:
Ho de hekatontarchos, boulomenos diasōsai ton Paulon, ekōlysen autous tou boulēmatos, ekeleusen te tous dynamenous kolymban aporripsantas prōtous epi tēn gēn exienai;