27:1 When it was decided we¹ would sail to Italy,² they handed over Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion³ of the Augustan Cohort⁴ named Julius. 27:2 We went on board⁵ a ship from Adramyttium⁶ that was about to sail to various ports⁷ along the coast of Asia⁸ and put out to sea,⁹ accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian¹⁰ from Thessalonica. 27:3 The next day we put in¹¹ at Sidon;¹² and Julius, treating Paul kindly,¹³ allowed him to go to his friends so they could provide him with what he needed.¹⁴ 27:4 From there we put out to sea¹⁵ and sailed under the lee¹⁶ of Cyprus because the winds were against us. 27:5 After we had sailed across the open sea¹⁷ off Cilicia and Pamphylia,¹⁸ we put in¹⁹ at Myra²⁰ in Lycia.²¹ 27:6 There the centurion²² found²³ a ship from Alexandria²⁴ sailing for Italy, and he put us aboard it. 27:7 We sailed slowly²⁵ for many days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus.²⁶ Because the wind would not let us go any farther,²⁷ we sailed under the lee²⁸ of Crete off Salmone.²⁹ 27:8 With difficulty we sailed along the coast³⁰ of Crete³¹ and came to a place called Fair Havens that was near the town of Lasea.³²

27:9 Since considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous³³ because the fast³⁴ was already over,³⁵ Paul advised them,³⁶ 27:10 “Men, I can see the voyage is going to end³⁷ in disaster³⁸ and great loss not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”³⁹ 27:11 But the centurion⁴⁰ was more convinced⁴¹ by the captain⁴² and the ship’s owner than by what Paul said.⁴³ 27:12 Because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided⁴⁴ to put out to sea⁴⁵ from there. They hoped that⁴⁶ somehow they could reach⁴⁷ Phoenix,⁴⁸ a harbor of Crete facing⁴⁹ southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there. 27:13 When a gentle south wind sprang up,⁵⁰ they thought⁵¹ they could carry out⁵² their purpose, so they weighed anchor⁵³ and sailed close along the coast⁵⁴ of Crete. 27:14 Not long after this, a hurricane-force⁵⁵ wind called the northeaster⁵⁶ blew down from the island.⁵⁷ 27:15 When the ship was caught in it⁵⁸ and could not head into⁵⁹ the wind, we gave way to it and were driven⁶⁰ along. 27:16 As we ran under the lee of⁶¹ a small island called Cauda,⁶² we were able with difficulty to get the ship’s boat⁶³ under control. 27:17 After the crew⁶⁴ had hoisted it aboard,⁶⁵ they used supports⁶⁶ to undergird the ship. Fearing they would run aground⁶⁷ on the Syrtis,⁶⁸ they lowered the sea anchor,⁶⁹ thus letting themselves be driven along. 27:18 The next day, because we were violently battered by the storm,⁷⁰ they began throwing the cargo overboard,⁷¹ 27:19 and on the third day they threw the ship’s gear⁷² overboard with their own hands. 27:20 When neither sun nor stars appeared⁷³ for many days and a violent⁷⁴ storm continued to batter us,⁷⁵ we finally abandoned all hope of being saved.⁷⁶

27:21 Since many of them had no desire to eat,⁷⁷ Paul⁷⁸ stood up⁷⁹ among them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me⁸⁰ and not put out to sea⁸¹ from Crete, thus avoiding⁸² this damage and loss. 27:22 And now I advise⁸³ you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only the ship will be lost.⁸⁴ 27:23 For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong⁸⁵ and whom I serve⁸⁶ came to me⁸⁷ 27:24 and said,⁸⁸ ‘Do not be afraid, Paul! You must stand before⁸⁹ Caesar,⁹⁰ and God has graciously granted you the safety⁹¹ of all who are sailing with you.’ 27:25 Therefore keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God⁹² that it will be just as I have been told. 27:26 But we must⁹³ run aground on some island.”

27:27 When the fourteenth night had come, while we were being driven⁹⁴ across the Adriatic Sea,⁹⁵ about midnight the sailors suspected they were approaching some land.⁹⁶ 27:28 They took soundings⁹⁷ and found the water was twenty fathoms⁹⁸ deep; when they had sailed a little farther⁹⁹ they took soundings again and found it was fifteen fathoms¹⁰⁰ deep. 27:29 Because they were afraid¹⁰¹ that we would run aground on the rocky coast,¹⁰² they threw out¹⁰³ four anchors from the stern and wished¹⁰⁴ for day to come.¹⁰⁵ 27:30 Then when the sailors tried¹⁰⁶ to escape from the ship and were lowering the ship’s boat into the sea, pretending¹⁰⁷ that they were going to put out anchors from the bow, 27:31 Paul said to the centurion¹⁰⁸ and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay with the ship, you¹⁰⁹ cannot be saved.” 27:32 Then the soldiers cut the ropes¹¹⁰ of the ship’s boat and let it drift away.¹¹¹

27:33 As day was about to dawn,¹¹² Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day you have been in suspense¹¹³ and have gone¹¹⁴ without food; you have eaten nothing.¹¹⁵ 27:34 Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is important¹¹⁶ for your survival;¹¹⁷ for not one of you will lose a hair from his head.” 27:35 After he said this, Paul¹¹⁸ took bread¹¹⁹ and gave thanks to God in front of them all,¹²⁰ broke¹²¹ it, and began to eat. 27:36 So all of them were encouraged and took food themselves. 27:37 (We were in all two hundred seventy-six¹²² persons on the ship.)¹²³ 27:38 When they had eaten enough to be satisfied,¹²⁴ they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat¹²⁵ into the sea.

27:39 When day came they did not recognize the land, but they noticed¹²⁶ a bay¹²⁷ with a beach,¹²⁸ where they decided to run the ship aground if they could. 27:40 So they slipped¹²⁹ the anchors¹³⁰ and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the linkage¹³¹ that bound the steering oars¹³² together. Then they hoisted¹³³ the foresail¹³⁴ to the wind and steered toward¹³⁵ the beach. 27:41 But they encountered a patch of crosscurrents¹³⁶ and ran the ship aground; the bow stuck fast and could not be moved, but the stern was being broken up by the force¹³⁷ of the waves. 27:42 Now the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners¹³⁸ so that none of them would escape by swimming away.¹³⁹ 27:43 But the centurion,¹⁴⁰ wanting to save Paul’s life,¹⁴¹ prevented them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land,¹⁴² 27:44 and the rest were to follow,¹⁴³ some on planks¹⁴⁴ and some on pieces of the ship.¹⁴⁵ And in this way¹⁴⁶ all were brought safely to land.