1. When it had been decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan cohort.
2. We embarked on a ship of Adramyttium, which was to sail along the coasts of Asia, and put to sea, having with us Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica.
3. The next day we put in at Sidon; and Julius, who treated Paul kindly, allowed him to go to his friends and receive their care.
4. Having departed thence, we sailed along the island of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
5. After crossing the sea which washes Cilicia and Pamphylia, we arrived at Myra, in Lycia.
6. There the centurion, having found a ship from Alexandria sailing for Italy, put us aboard it.
7. For several days we sailed slowly, and it was not without difficulty that we reached the latitude of Cnidus, where the wind did not permit us to put in. We sailed below the island of Crete, by way of Salmone,
2. We embarked on a ship of Adramyttium, which was to sail along the coasts of Asia, and put to sea, having with us Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica.
3. The next day we put in at Sidon; and Julius, who treated Paul kindly, allowed him to go to his friends and receive their care.
4. Having departed thence, we sailed along the island of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
5. After crossing the sea which washes Cilicia and Pamphylia, we arrived at Myra, in Lycia.
6. There the centurion, having found a ship from Alexandria sailing for Italy, put us aboard it.
7. For several days we sailed slowly, and it was not without difficulty that we reached the latitude of Cnidus, where the wind did not permit us to put in. We sailed below the island of Crete, by way of Salmone,
8. And coasting along with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.
9. A considerable time had passed, and navigation was becoming dangerous, for the time of the Fast was already past. Paul made representations to the crew:
10. “My friends,” said he to them, “I see that the voyage cannot be made without danger and great loss, not only to the cargo and the ship, but also to our lives.”
11. But the centurion trusted more in what the pilot and the master of the ship said than in Paul’s words.
12. And as the harbour was not a good place to winter in, the majority were of the opinion that they should put out to sea again and endeavour to reach Phoenix, a harbour of Crete looking towards the Africus and the Corus, and winter there.
13. A light south wind began to blow; thinking they could carry out their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed closer along the coast of Crete.
9. A considerable time had passed, and navigation was becoming dangerous, for the time of the Fast was already past. Paul made representations to the crew:
10. “My friends,” said he to them, “I see that the voyage cannot be made without danger and great loss, not only to the cargo and the ship, but also to our lives.”
11. But the centurion trusted more in what the pilot and the master of the ship said than in Paul’s words.
12. And as the harbour was not a good place to winter in, the majority were of the opinion that they should put out to sea again and endeavour to reach Phoenix, a harbour of Crete looking towards the Africus and the Corus, and winter there.
13. A light south wind began to blow; thinking they could carry out their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed closer along the coast of Crete.
14. But soon a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon, swept down upon the island.
15. The ship was driven along, unable to withstand the gale, and we gave way and drifted.
16. We ran swiftly under the lee of a small island called Cauda, and had great difficulty in getting the boat aboard.
17. When it had been hoisted up, the sailors, having recourse to every means of safety, girded the ship with cables; and, fearing lest they should run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the sail and let the ship drift.
18. As we were being violently tossed by the storm, on the next day they cast the cargo overboard,
19. and on the following day we ourselves threw the ship’s tackle into the sea with our own hands.
20. For several days neither the sun nor the stars appeared, and the storm continued to rage violently: all hope of being saved had vanished.
21. For a long time no one had eaten. Then Paul stood up among them and said: “You ought to have listened to me, my friends, and not to have sailed from Crete, and so to have spared yourselves this peril and loss.
15. The ship was driven along, unable to withstand the gale, and we gave way and drifted.
16. We ran swiftly under the lee of a small island called Cauda, and had great difficulty in getting the boat aboard.
17. When it had been hoisted up, the sailors, having recourse to every means of safety, girded the ship with cables; and, fearing lest they should run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the sail and let the ship drift.
18. As we were being violently tossed by the storm, on the next day they cast the cargo overboard,
19. and on the following day we ourselves threw the ship’s tackle into the sea with our own hands.
20. For several days neither the sun nor the stars appeared, and the storm continued to rage violently: all hope of being saved had vanished.
21. For a long time no one had eaten. Then Paul stood up among them and said: “You ought to have listened to me, my friends, and not to have sailed from Crete, and so to have spared yourselves this peril and loss.
22. Yet I exhort you to take courage, for none of you shall lose his life; the ship alone shall be lost.
23. For this very night an angel of God, Whose I am and Whom I serve, appeared to me,
24. and said to me, Paul, fear not; thou must stand before Caesar, and behold, God hath granted thee all those who sail with thee.
25. Take courage therefore, my friends; for I trust in God that it shall be even as it hath been told me.
26. We must run aground on an island.”
27. On the fourteenth night, as we were driven to and fro in the Adriatic, the sailors suspected, about midnight, that they were drawing near to some land.
28. They at once cast the sounding-line, and found twenty fathoms; a little farther on, they cast it again, and found fifteen.
29. Fearing lest they should strike upon reefs, they cast four anchors from the stern, and eagerly awaited daybreak.
23. For this very night an angel of God, Whose I am and Whom I serve, appeared to me,
24. and said to me, Paul, fear not; thou must stand before Caesar, and behold, God hath granted thee all those who sail with thee.
25. Take courage therefore, my friends; for I trust in God that it shall be even as it hath been told me.
26. We must run aground on an island.”
27. On the fourteenth night, as we were driven to and fro in the Adriatic, the sailors suspected, about midnight, that they were drawing near to some land.
28. They at once cast the sounding-line, and found twenty fathoms; a little farther on, they cast it again, and found fifteen.
29. Fearing lest they should strike upon reefs, they cast four anchors from the stern, and eagerly awaited daybreak.
30. But as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, and had already lowered the boat into the sea, under pretext of casting out anchors from the bow,
31. Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers: “Unless these men remain in the ship, you are all lost.”
32. Then the soldiers cut the ropes of the boat and let it fall.
33. As they waited for daybreak, Paul urged everyone to take food: “This is the fourteenth day,” he said, “that you have remained fasting, full of anxiety, and have taken nothing.
34. I therefore urge you to eat, for this is necessary for your safety; not a hair of your head shall perish.”
35. Having thus spoken, he took bread, and after giving thanks to God before them all, he broke it and began to eat.
36. And all, taking courage, ate also.
31. Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers: “Unless these men remain in the ship, you are all lost.”
32. Then the soldiers cut the ropes of the boat and let it fall.
33. As they waited for daybreak, Paul urged everyone to take food: “This is the fourteenth day,” he said, “that you have remained fasting, full of anxiety, and have taken nothing.
34. I therefore urge you to eat, for this is necessary for your safety; not a hair of your head shall perish.”
35. Having thus spoken, he took bread, and after giving thanks to God before them all, he broke it and began to eat.
36. And all, taking courage, ate also.
37. There were in all, on the ship, two hundred and seventy-six persons.
38. When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship by throwing the provisions into the sea.
39. When day came, they did not recognize the coast; but having sighted a bay with a sandy beach, they resolved to run the ship aground there, if they could.
40. So they cut the anchor cables and left them in the sea; at the same time they loosed the rudder lashings, set the foresail to the wind, and made for the beach.
41. But striking upon a spit of land, they ran the ship aground there; the bow stuck fast and remained immovable, while the stern was broken up by the violence of the waves.
42. The soldiers were of the opinion that the prisoners should be killed, lest any of them should swim away and escape.
43. But the centurion, who wished to save Paul, prevented them from carrying out their purpose. He ordered those who could swim to throw themselves into the water first and make for land,
38. When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship by throwing the provisions into the sea.
39. When day came, they did not recognize the coast; but having sighted a bay with a sandy beach, they resolved to run the ship aground there, if they could.
40. So they cut the anchor cables and left them in the sea; at the same time they loosed the rudder lashings, set the foresail to the wind, and made for the beach.
41. But striking upon a spit of land, they ran the ship aground there; the bow stuck fast and remained immovable, while the stern was broken up by the violence of the waves.
42. The soldiers were of the opinion that the prisoners should be killed, lest any of them should swim away and escape.
43. But the centurion, who wished to save Paul, prevented them from carrying out their purpose. He ordered those who could swim to throw themselves into the water first and make for land,
44. and the rest on planks or on pieces of the ship. And so all reached the shore safe and sound.