Acts 27 (ENGOJB)

1And when it was decided that we set sail to Italy, they were handing over both Rav Sha'ul and some other prisoners to a centurion, Julius by name, of the Imperial Cohort.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.

2And having embarked in an oniyah of Adramyttium about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we set sail, Aristarchus a Macedonian of Thessalonika being with us.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.

3The next day, we put in at a harbor in Tzidon; and Julius treated Rav Sha'ul with kindness, permitting him to be cared for by his chaverim.The 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 put out to sea, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.After putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

5Then having sailed across the open sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came down to Myra of Lycia.And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.

6And there the centurion found an Alexandrian oniyah sailing to Italy and put us on board.There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.

7But for many yamim we sailed slowly and with difficulty along the coast of Cnidus, and as the wind was not permitting us to go vaiter (farther), we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.

8And with difficulty sailing past it, we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

9And since considerable time had been lost and it was already unsafe for a voyage, because Yom Kippur had already come and gone; therefore, Rav Sha'ul gave them this eitza (suggestion),By now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them,

10Saying to them, Anashim, I see that the voyage will be hardship and much peril, not only of the cargo and the oniyah, but also of our lives.“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.”

11But the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and the owner rather than by the devarim of Rav Sha'ul.But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.

12But the port being unfavorably situated for spending the winter, the majority decided to set sail from there, if somehow they could reach Phoenix to spend the winter. It was a harbor of Crete, facing southwest and northwest.Since 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.

13And a gentle south wind began to blow, and they thought they could attain their matarah (objective), so they weighed anchor and they were sailing past Crete, close by the shore.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.

14After not much time a violent, typhoon force wind rushed down from Crete, the so called Euraquilo, the Northeaster.But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.

15And the oniyah, having been caught in it, and not being able to directly face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven.Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.

16By running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able only with difficulty to get the lifeboat secured.Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.

17After hoisting it up, they were using frapping cables, passing them underneath the oniyah; then, fearing lest on the shallows of Syrtis they might run aground, they lowered the sea anchor, and so they were being driven along.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.

18And we were being violently tossed by the storm, so much so that the next day they were throwing the cargo overboard.We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.

19And on the Yom Shlishi, with their own hands, they threw out the tackle of the oniyah.On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.

20And neither shemesh (sun) nor kochavim appeared for many yamim and no small tempest assailed us. Lemaskana (finally) all tikvateinu for yeshu'ah was being abandoned.When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.

21And after having much loss of appetite, then Rav Sha'ul stood up in the midst of them, and said, Anashim, you should have obeyed me and not put out to sea from Crete and thereby spared yourselves this hardship and this loss.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.

22And now I advise you to have ometz lev (courage), for there will be no loss of life among you, except the oniyah.But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.

23For a malach Hashem stood by me during lailah hazeh, of the G-d whom I serve,For just last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me

24Saying, Do not be afraid, Sha'ul. It is necessary for you to stand before Caesar; and, hinei, Hashem has given to you all the ones sailing with you.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.’

25Therefore have lev same'ach, Anashim. For I have emunah in Hashem that it will be exactly as he has told me.So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.

26But it is necessary for us to run aground on some island.However, we must run aground on some island.”

27Now when the fourteenth night had come, while we being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, toward chatzot halailah (midnight), the sailors were suspecting that we were getting close to land.On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.

28And having taken soundings, they found twenty fathoms and, having sailed a little vaiter (farther), again they took soundings, and they found fifteen fathoms.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.

29And fearing lest somehow against the rough places we might run aground, they threw four anchors off the stern, and they were praying for the dawn to break.Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.

30Now when the sailors sought to flee from the oniyah and to let down the lifeboat into the sea on the pretext of casting out anchors,Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.

31Rav Sha'ul said to the centurion and to the chaiyalim, Unless these remain in the oniyah, you cannot be saved.But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”

32Then the chaiyalim cut away the ropes of the lifeboat, and let it fall away, setting it adrift.So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.

33Just before boker, Rav Sha'ul was urging everyone to take okhel (food), saying, Today is the 14th day you have been held in suspense and are continuing without eating, having taken nothing.Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food.

34Therefore, I encourage you to take okhel, for it is for your deliverance, for none of you will lose a hair from your heads.So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”

35And having said these things, and having taken lechem, Rav Sha'ul said the HaMotzi before all, and, after the Betzi'at HaLechem, he began to eat.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.

36And receiving ometz lev, they all took okhel.They were all encouraged and took some food themselves.

37Now there were in all two hundred and seventy-six nefashot in the oniyah.In all, there were 276 of us on board.

38And having eaten enough okhel (food), they were lightening the oniyah by throwing the wheat overboard into the sea.After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.

39And when it became day, they were not recognizing the land, but a certain bay they were noticing, having a shore onto which they were wanting, if possible, to run aground the oniyah.When 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 they cast off and they left them in the sea. At the same time they loosened the ropes of the rudders and raised the sail to the wind and were steering toward the shore.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.

41But having fallen into a channel, a place between two seas, they ran the oniyah aground, and, while the bow had stuck and remained immovable, the stern was being destroyed by the force of the waves.But 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.

42Now the kesher (plan, plot) of the chaiyalim was that they should kill the prisoners, lest anyone, having swum away, should escape.The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.

43But the centurion, desiring to save Rav Sha'ul, kept them from carrying out the kesher, and he ordered the ones able to swim to throw themselves overboard first and to make for the shore.But 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.

44As for the rest, some were on planks, others on pieces from the oniyah. And so everyone was brought safely onto the land.The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.

Acts 27

Paul Sails for Rome

The Storm at Sea

The Shipwreck

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