- When 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 Regiment.
- We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for - ports along - (the coast of) Asia , (and) we put out to sea. Aristarchus , a Macedonian from Thessalonica , was with us.
- The next (day) we landed at Sidon , and - Julius treated - Paul with consideration , allowing (him) to visit ... his friends (and) receive (their) care.
(After) putting out from there , we sailed to the lee - of Cyprus because the winds - were against us.
And (when) we had sailed across - the open sea - off the coast - of Cilicia and Pamphylia , we came to Myra - in Lycia.
There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for - Italy (and) put us on (board).
(After) sailing slowly ... ... for many days , we arrived off - Cnidus. (When) the wind vvv impeded us , we sailed to the lee - of Crete , opposite Salmone.
(After) we had moved along the coast ... with difficulty , we came to a place called Fair Havens , near - - (the) town of Lasea.
By now much time had passed , and the voyage vvv had already become dangerous because - - - it was after the Fast. - (So) Paul advised (them) ,
- - “ 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. ”
But contrary to ... - - Paul’s advice , the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.
Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in , the majority vvv decided to sail on , if somehow they could reach ... Phoenix to winter (there). (Phoenix was) a harbor - in Crete facing (both) southwest and - northwest.
(When) 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.
But (it was) not long (before) a cyclone ... - called the Northeaster swept down across (the island).
- vvv Unable to head into the wind , - the ship was caught up. (So) we gave way (and) let ourselves be driven along.
- Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda , we barely managed ... to secure ... the lifeboat.
- After 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 (and) were driven along.
- We were tossed so violently (that) the next (day) (the men) began to jettison the cargo.
- On the third (day) , they threw the vvv ship’s tackle {overboard} with (their) own hands.
(When) neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and vvv (the great) storm continued to batter us , - we abandoned all hope - of being saved.
(After) ... (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.
(But) - now I urge you to keep up your courage , because - you will not experience ... (any) loss of life , but only of the ship.
For (just last) - night an angel - of God , whose I am and whom I serve , stood beside me
(and) 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. ’
So take courage , men , for I believe - God that it will happen just ... vvv as He told me.
However , we must run aground on some island. ”
- (On) the fourteenth night - we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight ... ... the sailors sensed they were approaching vvv land.
- They took soundings (and) found that (the water) (was) twenty fathoms (deep). - Going a little farther , - they took another set of soundings ... that read fifteen fathoms.
- Fearing that ... we would run aground ... on (the) rocks ... , they dropped four anchors from (the) stern (and) prayed for daybreak ....
Meanwhile , the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending ... ... to lower anchors from (the) bow , - they let the lifeboat {down} into the sea.
- (But) Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers , “ Unless ... these (men) remain with the ship , you vvv cannot be saved. ”
(So) the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.
Right up to - daybreak ... ... , - Paul kept urging them all to eat ... - : “ Today (is your) fourteenth day in constant suspense , vvv without taking any food ... ....
So - - - for your (own) preservation , I urge you to eat something ... , because not a single hair of your - head will be lost. ”
(After) 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.
- They were all encouraged and took (some) food themselves.
- In all , there were 276 {} ... ... - of us on - (board).
(After) (the men) had eaten their fill ... , they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
- When daylight came , vvv they did not recognize the land , but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach , vvv where they decided to run the ship {aground} if they could.
- Cutting 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.
But the vessel struck ... a sandbar ... (and) ran aground. - - The bow stuck fast vvv (and) would not move , and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.
- The soldiers planned - to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.
But the centurion , wanting to spare - Paul’s ( life ) , thwarted their vvv plan. - He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first (and) get to - land.
- The rest (were to follow) - - on planks and - - various parts - of the ship. - In this way ... everyone was brought safely to - land.