1 And when it was determined for us to sail for Italy, they delivered both Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the band of Augustus.
2 And having gotten on a ship of Adramyttium that was going to sail to the places along Asia, we launched, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
3 And on another day we put in at Sidon. And Julius, who treated Paul kindly, allowed him to undergo care, after going to his friends.
4 And having launched from there, we sailed under lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
5 And having sailed across the depths along Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, of Lycia.
6 And there, the centurion having found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, he put us in it.
7 And sailing slowly during considerable days, and with difficulty having come along the Cnidus, the wind not allowing us further, we sailed under lee of Crete, along Salmone.
8 And sailing by it with difficulty, we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near to which was Lasea City.
9 And considerable time having past, and the voyage now being dangerous, also because the Fast was now past, Paul urged,
10 saying to them, Men, I perceive that the voyage is going to be with injury and much damage, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.
11 But the centurion was convinced more by the captain and the shipmaster than to those things spoken by Paul.
12 And since the haven was inconvenient to winter in, the majority gave counsel to launch from there also, if somehow they might be able, after arriving at Phoenix, to winter in a haven of Crete, looking toward southwest and northwest
13 And when a south wind blew gently, having presumed to have obtained their purpose, after taking up anchor, they sailed very near by Crete.
14 But not long after, there threw against it a cyclonic wind called the Euroclydon.
15 And the ship having been caught, and not being able to face the wind, having given up, we were driven.
16 And having sailed under lee of a certain island called Clauda, we were able with difficulty, to develop control of the skiff.
17 And having taken that up, they used helps, undergirding the ship. And fearing lest they might fall off into the sandbank, having lowered the vessel, they were driven this way.
18 And since we were exceedingly storm-tossed, on the next day they jettisoned.
19 And the third day we cast out by hands the tackling of the ship.
20 And when neither sun nor stars appeared for more days, and no small storm laying on, all remaining hope for us to be saved was taken away.
21 And being long without food, then Paul, who stood in the midst of them, said, Ye truly ought, O men, to have complied with me, not to launch from Crete, and gain this damage and loss.
22 And now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will not be one loss of life from you, except of the ship.
23 For there stood by me this night an agent of the God whose I am, whom also I serve,
24 saying, Fear not, Paul. Thou must stand before Caesar, and lo, God has granted thee all those sailing with thee.
25 Therefore men, cheer up, for I believe God, that it will be so in that way it has been told to me.
26 But we must fall off upon a certain island.
27 And when it became the fourteenth night, as we were driven about in the Adriatic sea, toward midnight the sailors suspected some region to come near them.
28 And having tossed lead, they found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther, and having tossed lead again, they found fifteen fathoms.
29 And fearing lest somehow we might falloff on rough places, having cast off four anchors from the stern, they prayed for day to develop.
30 And since the sailors sought to flee out of the ship, and having lowered the skiff into the sea in pretense as going to stretch out anchors from the bow,
31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Unless these men remain in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
32 Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the skiff, and let it fall off.
33 And until day was going to develop, Paul urged them all to partake of food, saying, Today is the fourteenth day, waiting, ye continue without food, having taken nothing.
34 Therefore I encourage you to take of food, for this is for your safety. For not a hair will fall from the head of one of you.
35 And having said these things, and having taken bread, he expressed thanks to God in the presence of all. And having broke in pieces, he began to eat.
36 And they all, having become encouraged, also took food.
37 And all the souls in the ship were two hundred seventy-six.
38 And after being filled of food, they unloaded the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
39 And when it became day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay having a beach, onto which, they decided if possible, to drive the ship.
40 And having cast off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time unfastening the bands of the rudders. And having hoisted up the foresail to the wind, they held firm for the shore.
41 And having chanced upon a place where two seas meet, they ran the ship aground. And of course, the bow having become stuck, it remained immovable, but the stern was coming apart by the force of the waves.
42 And a decision of the soldiers developed that they should kill the prisoners, lest any man, having swam away, might escape.
43 But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, prevented them from their purpose, and commanded those who were able to swim, having first jumped out, to go to the land,
44 and the remaining, some on boards, and some on any of the things from the ship. And so it came to pass for all to be saved to the land.
1 When it was cocluded that we shuld sayle into Italy they delivered Paul and certayne other presoners vnto one named Iulius an vnder captayne of Cesars soudiars.
2 And we entred into a ship of Adramicium and lowsed from lond apoynted to sayle by the costes of Asia one Aristarcus out of Macedonia of the contre of Thessalia beinge with vs.
3 And the nexte daye we came to Sidon. And Iulius courteously entreated Paul and gave him liberte to goo vnto his frendes and to refresshe him selfe.
4 And from thence lanched we and sayled harde by Cypers because the wyndes were contrarye.
5 Then sayled we over the see of Cilicia and Pamphylia and came to Myra a cite in Lycia.
6 And there ye vnder captayne founde a shippe of Alexander redy to sayle into Italy and put vs therin.
7 And when we had sayled slowly many dayes and scace were come over agaynst Gnydon (because the wynde with stode vs) we sayled harde by the costes of Candy over agaynste Salmo
8 and with moche worke sayled beyonde yt and came vnto a place called good porte. Nye whervnto was a citie called Lasea.
9 When moche tyme was spent and saylinge was now ieoperdeous because also that we had overlonge fasted Paul put them in remembraunce
10 and sayde vnto them Syrs I perceave that this vyage wilbe with hurte and moche domage not of the ladynge and ship only: but also of oure lyves.
11 Neverthelather the vndercaptayne beleved the governer and the master better then tho thinges which were spoken of Paul.
12 And because the haven was not comodius to wynter in many toke counsell to departe thence yf by eny meanes they myght attayne to Phenices and there to wynter which is an haven of Candy and servith to the southwest and northwest wynde.
13 When the south wynde blewe they supposynge to obtayne their purpose lowsed vnto Asson and sayled paste all Candy.
14 But anone after ther arose agaynste their purpose a flawe of wynde out of the northeeste.
15 And when the ship was caught and coulde not resist the wynde we let her goo and drave with the wether.
16 And we came vnto an yle named Clauda and had moche worke to come by abote
17 which they toke vp and vsed helpe vndergerdynge the shippe fearynge lest we shuld have fallen into Syrtes and we let doune a vessell and so were caryed.
18 The nexte daye when we were tossed wt an exceadynge tempest they lyghtened ye ship
19 and the thyrde daye we cast out with oure awne hondes the tacklynge of the shippe.
20 When at the last nether sunne nor starre in many dayes appered and no small tempest laye apon vs all hope that we shuld be saved was then taken awaye.
21 Then after longe abstinence Paul stode forth in the myddes of them and sayde: Syrs ye shulde have harkened to me and not have lowsed from Candy nether to have brought vnto vs this harme and losse.
22 And nowe I exhorte you to be of good chere. For ther shalbe no losse of eny mas lyfe amonge you save of the ship only.
23 For ther stode by me this nyght the angell of God whose I am and whom I serve
24 sayinge: feare not Paul for thou must be brought before Cesar. And lo God hath geven vnto the all that sayle with ye.
25 Wherfore Syrs be of good chere: for I beleve God that so it shalbe even as it was tolde me.
26 How be it we must be cast into a certayne ylonde.
27 But when ye fourtethe nyght was come as we were caryed in Adria about mydnyght the shipmen demed that ther appered some countre vnto the:
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 ye 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 ye 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 ye meane tyme betwixt that and daye Paul besought them all to take meate sayinge: this is ye 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 fro 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 ye ship two hundred thre score and sixtene soules.
38 And whe they had eate ynough they lightened ye ship and cast out the wheate into the see.
39 Whe yt was daye they knew not ye lande but they spied a certayne haven with a banke into ye which they were mynded (yf yt 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 ye 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 ye hynder brake with the violence of the waves.
42 The soudears counsell was to kyll ye 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 yt could swyme shulde cast the selves first in to ye see and scape to londe.
44 And the other he comaunded to goo some on bordes and some on broken peces of the ship. And so it came to passe that they came all safe to londe.