Paul Sails for Rome 1 UEB When it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they put Paul and some other prisoners under the charge of a centurion named Julius of the Imperial Regiment. BSB BSB: 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.
2 UEB We boarded a ship from Adramyttium, which was about to sail along the coast of Asia. So we went to sea. Aristarchus from Thessalonica in Macedonia went with us. BSB BSB: 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.
3 UEB The next day we landed at the city of Sidon, where Julius treated Paul kindly and allowed him to go to his friends to receive their care. BSB BSB: The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.
4 UEB From there we went to sea and sailed under the lee of Cyprus, close to the island, because the winds were against us. BSB BSB: After putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.
5 UEB Then we had sailed across the sea and were near the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra, a city of Lycia. BSB BSB: And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.
6 UEB There, the centurion found a ship from Alexandria that was going to sail to Italy. He put us in it. BSB BSB: There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.
7 UEB When we had sailed slowly for many days and had finally arrived with difficulty near Cnidus, the wind no longer allowed us to go that way, so we sailed along the sheltered side of Crete, opposite Salmone. BSB BSB: After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.
8 UEB We sailed along the coast with difficulty, until we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, which is near the city of Lasea. BSB BSB: After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
9 UEB We had now taken much time, the time of the Jewish fast also had passed, and it had now become dangerous to sail. So Paul warned them, BSB BSB: By now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them,
10 UEB and said, "Men, I see that the voyage we are about to take will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives." BSB BSB: “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 UEB But the centurion paid more attention to the master and to the owner of the ship than to those things that were spoken by Paul. BSB BSB: But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.
12 UEB Because the harbor was not easy to spend the winter in, most of the sailors advised to sail from there, if by any means we could reach the city of Phoenix, to spend the winter there. Phoenix is a harbor in Crete, and it faces northeast and southeast. BSB BSB: 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.
The Storm at Sea (Jonah 1:4–10)
13 UEB When the south wind began to blow gently, the sailors thought that they had what they needed. So they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to the shore. BSB BSB: 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.
14 UEB But after a short time a wind of hurricane force, called the northeaster, began to beat down from the island. BSB BSB: But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.
15 UEB When the ship was caught by the storm and could no longer head into the wind, we had to give way to the storm and were driven along by the wind. BSB BSB: Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.
16 UEB We sailed along the lee of a small island called Cauda, and with difficulty we were able to secure the lifeboat. BSB BSB: Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.
17 UEB When they had hoisted the lifeboat up, they used its ropes to bind the hull of the ship. They were afraid that they should run upon the sandbars of Syrtis, so they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along. BSB BSB: 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.
18 UEB We took such a violent battering by the storm that the next day they began throwing the cargo overboard. BSB BSB: We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.
19 UEB On the third day the sailors threw overboard the ship's equipment with their own hands. BSB BSB: On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.
20 UEB When the sun and stars did not shine on us for many days, and the great storm still beat upon us, any more hope that we should be saved was abandoned. BSB BSB: When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.
21 UEB When they had gone long without food, then Paul stood up among the sailors and said, "Men, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete, so as to get this injury and loss. BSB BSB: 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.
22 UEB Now I urge you to take courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only the loss of the ship. BSB BSB: But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.
23 UEB For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong, whom also I worship—his angel stood beside me BSB BSB: For just last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me
24 UEB and said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar, and see, God in his kindness has given to you all those who are sailing with you.' BSB BSB: 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.’
25 UEB Therefore be cheerful, men! For I trust God that it will happen just as it was told to me. BSB BSB: So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.
26 UEB But we must run aground upon some island." BSB BSB: However, we must run aground on some island.”
The Shipwreck 27 UEB When the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven this way and that in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors thought that they were approaching some land. BSB BSB: On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.
28 UEB They took soundings and found twenty fathoms; after a little while, they took more soundings and found fifteen fathoms. BSB BSB: 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.
29 UEB They were afraid that we might crash on the rocks, so they lowered four anchors from the stern and prayed that morning would come soon. BSB BSB: Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
30 UEB The sailors were looking for a way to abandon the ship and had lowered the lifeboat into the sea, and pretended that they would throw down the anchors from the bow. BSB BSB: Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
31 UEB But Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, "Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved." BSB BSB: But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
32 UEB Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let it drift away. BSB BSB: So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.
33 UEB When daylight was coming on, Paul urged them all to take some food. He said, "This day is the fourteenth day that you wait and do not eat; you have eaten nothing. BSB BSB: Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food.
34 UEB So I urge you to share some food, for this is necessary for you to survive. For not one of you will lose a single hair from his head." BSB BSB: So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”
35 UEB When he had said this, he took bread and he thanked God in the sight of everyone. Then he broke the bread and began to eat. BSB BSB: 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.
36 UEB Then they were all encouraged and they also took food. BSB BSB: They were all encouraged and took some food themselves.
37 UEB We were 276 people in the ship. BSB BSB: In all, there were 276 of us on board.
38 UEB When they had eaten enough, they made the ship lighter by throwing out the wheat into the sea. BSB BSB: After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
39 UEB When it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a beach, and they discussed whether they could drive the ship onto it. BSB BSB: 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.
40 UEB So they cut loose the anchors and left them in the sea. At the same time they loosed the ropes of the rudders and raised the foresail to the wind; and so they headed to the beach. BSB BSB: 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.
41 UEB But they came to a place where two currents met, and the ship ran into the ground. The bow of the ship stuck there and remained unmovable, but the stern began to break up because of the waves' violence. BSB BSB: 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.
42 UEB The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners so that none of them could swim away and escape. BSB BSB: The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.
43 UEB But the centurion wanted to save Paul, so he stopped their plan; and he ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land. BSB BSB: 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.
44 UEB Then the rest of the men should follow, some on planks, and some on other things from the ship. In this way it happened that all of us came safely to land. BSB BSB: The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.
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