32AGRIPPA THEN <THE> TO FESTUS WAS SAYING; TO HAVE BEEN RELEASED WAS ABLE <THE> MAN THIS, ONLY UNLESS HE HAD APPEALED TO CAESAR. 32And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar. ”
1WHEN NOW WAS DETERMINED <THE> SAILING OUR TO <THE> ITALY, THEY WERE DELIVERING <THE> BOTH PAUL AND CERTAIN OTHER PRISONERS TO A CENTURION NAMED JULIUS OF THE COHORT OF AUGUSTUS. Paul Sails for Rome 1When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial*NoteCloseOr Augustan Regiment.
2HAVING BOARDED THEN ON A SHIP OF ADRAMYTTIUM BEING ABOUT TO SAIL TO THE ALONG <THE> ASIA PLACES WE SET SAIL — WHILE WAS BEING WITH US ARISTARCHUS A MACEDONIAN OF THESSALONICA. 2We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia,*NoteCloseLiterally sail to the places along Asia; Asia was a Roman province in what is now western Turkey. and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
3ON THE THEN NEXT [DAY] WE LANDED AT SIDON, CONSIDERATELY THEN <THE> JULIUS <THE> PAUL WAS TREATING HE ALLOWED [HIM] TO <THE> [HIS] FRIENDS MAY BE GOING CARE TO RECEIVE. 3The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.
4AND FROM THERE HAVING SET SAIL WE SAILED UNDER <THE> CYPRUS BECAUSE OF <THE> THE WINDS BEING CONTRARY, 4After putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.
5<THE> AND THEN <THE> ALONG <THE> CILICIA AND PAMPHYLIA HAVING SAILED ACROSS [THE SEA] WE CAME TO MYRA <THE> OF LYCIA. 5And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.
6AND THERE HAVING FOUND THE CENTURION A SHIP OF ALEXANDRIA SAILING TO <THE> ITALY HE PLACED US INTO IT. 6There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.
7FOR MANY NOW DAYS SAILING SLOWLY AND WITH DIFFICULTY HAVING ARRIVED OFF <THE> CNIDUS NOT IS PERMITTING US THE WIND WE SAILED UNDER <THE> CRETE OFF SALMONE, 7After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.
8WITH DIFFICULTY AND COASTING ALONG IT WE CAME TO A PLACE CERTAIN BEING CALLED FAIR HAVENS, TO WHICH NEAR [THE] CITY WAS OF LASEA. 8After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
9WHEN MUCH NOW TIME HAVING PASSED AND IS BEING ALREADY DANGEROUS THE VOYAGE BECAUSE OF <THE> EVEN THE FAST ALREADY BEING OVER, WAS ADMONISHING [THEM] <THE> PAUL 9By now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast.*NoteCloseThat is, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement So Paul advised them,
10SAYING TO THEM; MEN, I UNDERSTAND THAT WITH DISASTER AND MUCH LOSS NOT ONLY OF THE BURDEN AND OF THE SHIP BUT ALSO THE LIVES OF US ENSUING TO BE THE VOYAGE. 10“Men, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to ship and cargo, but to our own lives as well. ”
11<THE> BUT THE CENTURION BY THE PILOT AND BY THE SHIP OWNER RATHER WAS PERSUADED THAN BY THE [THINGS] BY <THE> PAUL SPOKEN. 11But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.
12UNSUITABLE NOW THE HARBOR BEING TO WINTER IN THE MAJORITY REACHED A DECISION TO SET SAIL FROM THERE, IF SOMEHOW THEY WOULD BE ABLE HAVING ARRIVED AT PHOENIX TO WINTER [THERE] — A HARBOR <THE> OF CRETE LOOKING TOWARD [THE] SOUTHWEST AND TOWARD [THE] NORTHWEST. 12Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
13WHEN WAS BLOWING GENTLY NOW A SOUTH WIND HAVING THOUGHT THE PURPOSE TO HAVE OBTAINED, HAVING WEIGHED [ANCHOR] VERY NEAR THEY WERE COASTING ALONG <THE> CRETE. The Storm at Sea (Jonah 1:4–10) 13When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete.
14AFTER NOT LONG HOWEVER IT THREW DOWN FROM IT A WIND TEMPESTUOUS WHICH IS BEING CALLED [THE] NORTHEASTER. 14But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.
15WHEN WAS BEING SEIZED THEN THE SHIP AND NOT BEING ABLE TO FACE TO THE WIND HAVING GIVEN WAY WE WERE DRIVEN ALONG. 15Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.
16AN ISLAND THEN CERTAIN HAVING RUN UNDER BEING CALLED CAUDA WE WERE ABLE WITH DIFFICULTY CONTROL TO GAIN OF THE LIFEBOAT, 16Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda,*NoteCloseNE, BYZ, and TR Clauda we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.
17WHICH HAVING TAKEN UP SUPPORTS THEY WERE USING UNDERGIRDING THE SHIP; FEARING THEN LEST INTO THE SANDBARS OF SYRTIS THEY MAY FALL HAVING LOWERED THE GEAR, THUS THEY WERE DRIVEN ALONG. 17After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor*NoteCloseOr the sails and were driven along.
18VIOLENTLY NOW BEING STORM-TOSSED OF US ON THE NEXT [DAY] A JETTISON OF CARGO THEY WERE MAKING; 18We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.
19AND ON THE THIRD [DAY] WITH [THEIR] OWN HANDS THE TACKLE OF THE SHIP THEY CAST AWAY; 19On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.
20NEITHER NOW SUN NOR STARS APPEARING FOR MANY DAYS, TEMPEST AND NO SMALL AFFLICTED [US] FROM THEN ON WAS ABANDONED HOPE ALL OF BEING SAVED US. 20When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.
21MUCH ALSO TIME WITHOUT FOOD THERE BEING AT THAT TIME HAVING STOOD UP <THE> PAUL IN MIDST OF THEM HE SAID; IT WAS NECESSARY [FOR YOU] INDEED, O MEN, HAVING BEEN OBEDIENT TO ME NOT TO HAVE SET SAIL FROM <THE> CRETE, TO HAVE INCURRED THEN <THE> DISASTER THIS AND <THE> LOSS. 21After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.
22AND YET <THE> NOW I EXHORT YOU TO KEEP UP YOUR COURAGE; LOSS FOR OF LIFE NONE THERE WILL BE FROM AMONG YOU ONLY OF THE SHIP. 22But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.
23STOOD BY FOR ME THIS <THE> NIGHT <THE> OF GOD WHOSE AM I MYSELF WHOM AND I SERVE AN ANGEL 23For just last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me
24SAYING; NOT DO FEAR, PAUL, TO CAESAR YOU IT BEHOOVES TO STAND BEFORE, AND BEHOLD HAS GRANTED TO YOU <THE> GOD ALL THOSE SAILING WITH YOU. 24and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you. ’
25THEREFORE TAKE COURAGE MEN; I BELIEVE FOR <THE> IN GOD THAT THUS IT WILL BE ACCORDING TO THE WAY IT HAS BEEN SAID TO ME. 25So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.
26UPON AN ISLAND HOWEVER CERTAIN IT BEHOOVES US TO FALL. 26However, we must run aground on some island. ”
27WHEN THEN [THE] FOURTEENTH NIGHT HAD COME BEING DRIVEN ABOUT OF US IN THE ADRIATIC, TOWARD [THE] MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WERE SENSING THE SAILORS TO BE DRAWING NEAR SOME TO THEM LAND; The Shipwreck 27On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea.*NoteCloseThe Adriatic Sea referred to an area extending well south of Italy to include the central portion of the Mediterranean Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.
28AND HAVING TAKEN SOUNDINGS THEY FOUND FATHOMS TWENTY, A LITTLE THEN HAVING GONE FARTHER AND AGAIN HAVING TAKEN SOUNDINGS THEY FOUND FATHOMS FIFTEEN; 28They took soundings and found that the water was twenty fathoms deep.*NoteClose20 fathoms is approximately 120 feet or 36.6 meters. Going a little farther, they took another set of soundings that read fifteen fathoms.*NoteClose15 fathoms is approximately 90 feet or 27.4 meters.
29FEARING THEN LEST PERHAPS ON ROCKY PLACES WE MAY FALL, OUT OF [THE] STERN HAVING CAST ANCHORS FOUR THEY WERE PRAYING FOR DAY TO COME. 29Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
30OF THE THEN SAILORS SEEKING TO FLEE OUT OF THE SHIP AND HAVING LET DOWN THE LIFEBOAT INTO THE SEA UNDER PRETENSE AS FROM [THE] BOW ANCHORS BEING ABOUT TO CAST OUT 30Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
31SAID <THE> PAUL TO THE CENTURION AND TO THE SOLDIERS; ONLY UNLESS THESE SHALL REMAIN IN THE SHIP, [THEN] YOU YOURSELVES TO BE SAVED NOT YOU ARE ABLE. 31But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved. ”
32THEN CUT AWAY THE SOLDIERS THE ROPES OF THE LIFEBOAT AND ALLOWED HER TO FALL AWAY. 32So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.
33UNTIL THEN THAT DAY WAS ABOUT TO COME, WAS URGING <THE> PAUL ALL TO PARTAKE OF FOOD SAYING; [THE] FOURTEENTH TODAY [IS] DAY WATCHING WITHOUT EATING YOU CONTINUE NOTHING HAVING TAKEN. 33Right up to daybreak Paul kept urging them all to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food.
34THEREFORE I EXHORT YOU TO PARTAKE OF FOOD; THIS INDEED FOR <THE> OF YOU PRESERVATION IS; NOT [ONE] FOR OF YOU A HAIR OF THE HEAD WILL PERISH. 34So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost. ”
35HAVING SAID NOW THESE THINGS AND HAVING TAKEN BREAD HE GAVE THANKS <THE> TO GOD BEFORE ALL, AND HAVING BROKEN [IT] HE BEGAN TO EAT. 35After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.
36ENCOURAGED THEN HAVING BEEN ALL ALSO THEMSELVES THEY TOOK FOOD; 36They were all encouraged and took some food themselves.
37WE WERE THEN THE ALTOGETHER SOULS IN THE BOAT TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX. 37In all, there were 276.*NoteCloseWH 76 of us on board.
38HAVING BEEN FILLED THEN <THE> WITH FOOD THEY WERE LIGHTENING THE SHIP CASTING OUT THE WHEAT INTO THE SEA. 38After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
39WHEN NOW DAY IT WAS, THE LAND NOT THEY WERE RECOGNIZING, A BAY HOWEVER CERTAIN THEY WERE NOTICING HAVING A SHORE, ON WHICH THEY WERE DETERMINING IF THEY WOULD BE ABLE, TO DRIVE [AGROUND] THE SHIP. 39When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.
40AND THE ANCHORS HAVING CUT AWAY THEY WERE LEAVING [THEM] IN THE SEA, AT THE SAME TIME HAVING LOOSENED THE ROPES OF THE RUDDERS AND HAVING HOISTED THE FORESAIL TO THE BLOWING [WIND] THEY WERE MAKING FOR THE SHORE. 40Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.
41HAVING FALLEN HOWEVER INTO A PLACE BETWEEN TWO SEAS THEY RAN AGROUND THE VESSEL; AND THE INDEED BOW HAVING STUCK FAST IT REMAINED IMMOVABLE, <THE> HOWEVER THE STERN WAS BEING BROKEN UP BY THE VIOLENCE OF THE WAVES. 41But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.
42OF THE NOW SOLDIERS [THE] PLAN WAS THAT THE PRISONERS THEY MAY KILL, LEST ANYONE HAVING SWUM AWAY MAY ESCAPE. 42The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.
43<THE> BUT THE CENTURION DESIRING TO SAVE <THE> PAUL HINDERED THEM OF THE PURPOSE, HE COMMANDED THEN THOSE BEING ABLE TO SWIM HAVING CAST [THEMSELVES] OFF FIRST ON THE LAND TO GO OUT, 43But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.
44AND THE REST SOME INDEED ON BOARDS, SOME HOWEVER ON THINGS <THE> FROM THE SHIP. AND THUS IT CAME TO PASS THAT ALL BEING SAVED TO THE LAND. 44The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.