1 E, como se determinou que havíamos de navegar para a Itália, entregaram Paulo, e alguns outros presos, a um centurião por nome Júlio, da coorte augusta.
2 E, embarcando nós em um navio adramitino, partimos navegando pelos lugares da costa da Ásia, estando conosco Aristarco, macedônio, de Tessalônica.
3 E chegamos no dia seguinte a Sidom, e Júlio, tratando Paulo humanamente, lhe permitiu ir ver os amigos, para que cuidassem dele.
4 E, partindo dali, fomos navegando abaixo de Chipre, porque os ventos eram contrários.
5 E, tendo atravessado o mar, ao longo da Cilícia e Panfília, chegamos a Mirra, na Lícia.
6 E, achando ali o centurião um navio de Alexandria, que navegava para a Itália, nos fez embarcar nele.
7 E, como por muitos dias navegássemos vagarosamente, havendo chegado apenas defronte de Cnido, não nos permitindo o vento ir mais adiante, navegamos abaixo de Creta, junto de Salmone.
8 E, consteando-a dificilmente, chegamos a um lugar chamando Bons Portos, perto do qual estava a cidade de Laséia.
9 E, passado muito tempo, e sendo já perigosa a navegação, pois, também o jejum já tinha passado, Paulo os admoestava,
10 Dizendo-lhes: Senhores, vejo que a navegação há de ser incômoda, e com muito dano, não só para o navio e carga, mas também para as nossas vidas.
11 Mas o centurião cria mais no piloto e no mestre, do que no que dizia Paulo.
12 E, como aquele porto não era cômodo para invernar, os mais deles foram de parecer que se partisse dali para ver se podiam chegar a Fenice, que é um porto de Creta que olha para o lado do vento da África e do Coro, e invernar ali.
13 E, soprando o sul brandamente, lhes pareceu terem já o que desejavam e, fazendo-se de vela, foram de muito perto costeando Creta.
14 Mas não muito depois deu nela um pé de vento, chamado Euro-aquilão.
15 E, sendo o navio arrebatado, e não podendo navegar contra o vento, dando de mão a tudo, nos deixamos ir à toa.
16 E, correndo abaixo de uma pequena ilha chamada Clauda, apenas pudemos ganhar o batel.
17 E, levado este para cima, usaram de todos os meios, cingindo o navio; e, temendo darem à costa na Sirte, amainadas as velas, assim foram à toa.
18 E, andando nós agitados por uma veemente tempestade, no dia seguinte aliviaram o navio.
19 E ao terceiro dia nós mesmos, com as nossas próprias mãos, lançamos ao mar a armação do navio.
20 E, não aparecendo, havia já muitos dias, nem sol nem estrelas, e caindo sobre nós uma não pequena tempestade, fugiu-nos toda a esperança de nos salvarmos.
21 E, havendo já muito que não se comia, então Paulo, pondo-se em pé no meio deles, disse: Fora, na verdade, razoável, ó senhores, ter-me ouvido a mim e não partir de Creta, e assim evitariam este incômodo e esta perda.
22 Mas agora vos admoesto a que tenhais bom ânimo, porque não se perderá a vida de nenhum de vós, mas somente o navio.
23 Porque esta mesma noite o anjo de Deus, de quem eu sou, e a quem sirvo, esteve comigo,
24 Dizendo: Paulo, não temas; importa que sejas apresentado a César, e eis que Deus te deu todos quantos navegam contigo.
25 Portanto, ó senhores, tende bom ânimo; porque creio em Deus, que há de acontecer assim como a mim me foi dito.
26 É contudo necessário irmos dar numa ilha.
27 E, quando chegou a décima quarta noite, sendo impelidos de um e outro lado no mar Adriático, lá pela meia-noite suspeitaram os marinheiros que estavam próximos de alguma terra.
28 E, lançando o prumo, acharam vinte braças; e, passando um pouco mais adiante, tornando a lançar o prumo, acharam quinze braças.
29 E, temendo ir dar em alguns rochedos, lançaram da popa quatro âncoras, desejando que viesse o dia.
30 Procurando, porém, os marinheiros fugir do navio, e tendo já deitado o batel ao mar, como que querendo lançar as âncoras pela proa,
31 Disse Paulo ao centurião e aos soldados: Se estes não ficarem no navio, não podereis salvar-vos.
32 Então os soldados cortaram os cabos do batel, e o deixaram cair.
33 E, entretanto que o dia vinha, Paulo exortava a todos a que comessem alguma coisa, dizendo: É já hoje o décimo quarto dia que esperais, e permaneceis sem comer, não havendo provado nada.
34 Portanto, exorto-vos a que comais alguma coisa, pois é para a vossa saúde; porque nem um cabelo cairá da cabeça de qualquer de vós.
35 E, havendo dito isto, tomando o pão, deu graças a Deus na presença de todos; e, partindo-o, começou a comer.
36 E, tendo já todos bom ânimo, puseram-se também a comer.
37 E éramos ao todo, no navio, duzentas e setenta e seis almas.
38 E, refeitos com a comida, aliviaram o navio, lançando o trigo ao mar.
39 E, sendo já dia, não conheceram a terra; enxergaram, porém, uma enseada que tinha praia, e consultaram-se sobre se deveriam encalhar nela o navio.
40 E, levantando as âncoras, deixaram-no ir ao mar, largando também as amarras do leme; e, alçando a vela maior ao vento, dirigiram-se para a praia.
41 Dando, porém, num lugar de dois mares, encalharam ali o navio; e, fixa a proa, ficou imóvel, mas a popa abria-se com a força das ondas.
42 Então a idéia dos soldados foi que matassem os presos para que nenhum fugisse, escapando a nado.
43 Mas o centurião, querendo salvar a Paulo, lhes estorvou este intento; e mandou que os que pudessem nadar se lançassem primeiro ao mar, e se salvassem em terra;
44 E os demais, uns em tábuas e outros em coisas do navio. E assim aconteceu que todos chegaram à terra a salvo.
1 And when the decision had been made that we were to go by sea to Italy, they gave Paul and certain other prisoners into the care of a captain named Julius, of the Augustan band.
2 And we went to sea in a ship of Adramyttium which was sailing to the sea towns of Asia, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
3 And on the day after, we came to Sidon; and Julius was kind to Paul, and let him go to see his friends and take a rest.
4 And sailing again from there, we went on under cover of Cyprus, because the wind was against us.
5 And having gone across the sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia we came to Myra, in Lycia.
6 And there the captain came across a ship of Alexandria, sailing for Italy, and put us in it.
7 And when we had gone on slowly for a long time, and had had hard work getting across to Cnidus, for the wind was against us, we went under cover of Crete, in the direction of Salmone;
8 And sailing down the side of it, as well as we were able, we came to a certain place named Fair Havens, near which was the town of Lasea.
9 And as a long time had gone by, and the journey was now full of danger, because it was late in the year, Paul put the position before them,
10 Saying, Friends, I see that this journey will be one of great damage and loss, not only to the goods and the ship, but to ourselves.
11 But the captain gave more attention to the master and the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.
12 And as the harbour was not a good one in which to be for the winter, the greater number of them were for going out to sea, in order, if possible, to put in for the winter at Phoenix, a harbour of Crete, looking to the north-east and south-east.
13 And when the south wind came softly, being of the opinion that their purpose might be effected, they let the ship go and went sailing down the side of Crete, very near to the land.
14 But after a little time, a very violent wind, named Euraquilo, came down from it with great force.
15 And when the ship got into the grip of it, and was not able to make headway into the wind, we gave way, and went before it.
16 And, sailing near the side of a small island named Cauda, we were able, though it was hard work, to make the ship's boat safe:
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.
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:
44 And the rest, some on boards and some on things from the ship. And so it came about that they all got safe to land.