1 WYC But as it was demed hym to schippe into Ytalie, thei bitoken Poul with othere kepers to a centurien, bi name Julius, of the cumpeny of knyytis of the emperoure. 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 WYC And we wenten vp in to the schip of Adrymetis, and bigunnen to seile, and weren borun aboute the placis of Asie, while Aristark of Macedonye, Tessalonycence, dwellide stille with vs. 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 WYC And in the dai suynge, we camen to Sydon; and Julius tretyde curteisli Poul, and suffride to go to frendis, and do his nedis. 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 WYC And whanne we remouede fro thennus, we vndurseiliden to Cipre, for that wyndis weren contrarie. BSB BSB: After putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.
5 WYC And we seiliden in the see of Silicie and Pamfilie, and camen to Listris, that is Licie. 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 WYC And there the centurien foond a schip of Alisaundre, seilinge in to Ytalie, and puttide vs ouer in to it. BSB BSB: There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.
7 WYC And whanne in many daies we seilden slowli, and vnnethe camen ayens Guydum, for the winde lettide vs, we seiliden to Crete, bisidis Salomona. 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 WYC And vnnethe we seilden bisidis, and camen into a place, that is clepid of good hauen, to whom the cite Tessala was niy. 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 WYC And whanne miche time was passid, and whanne seiling thanne was not sikir, for that fasting was passid, Poul coumfortide hem, 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 WYC and seide to hem, Men, Y se that seiling bigynneth to be with wrong and myche harm, not oonli of charge and of the schip, but also of oure lyues. 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 WYC But the centurien bileuede more to the gouernour, and to the lord of the schip, thanne to these thingis that weren seid of Poul. BSB BSB: But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.
12 WYC And whanne the hauene was not able to dwelle in wynter, ful many ordeyneden counsel to seile fro thennus, if on ony maner thei miyten come to Fenyce, to dwelle in wynter at the hauene of Crete, which biholdith to Affrik, and to Corum. 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.
13 WYC And whanne the south blew, thei gessiden hem to holde purpos; and whanne thei hadden removed fro Asson, thei seiliden to Crete. 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 WYC And not aftir miche, the wynde Tifonyk, that is clepid north eest, was ayens it. BSB BSB: But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.
15 WYC And whanne the schip was rauyschid, and myyte not enforse ayens the wynde, whanne the schip was youun to the blowynges of the wynde, we weren borun with cours into an ile, BSB BSB: Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.
16 WYC that is clepid Canda; and vnethe we miyten gete a litil boot. BSB BSB: Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.
17 WYC And whanne this was takun vp, thei vsiden helpis, girdinge togidere the schippe; and dredden, lest thei schulden falle into sondi placis. And whanne the vessel was vndur set, so thei weren borun. 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 WYC And for we weren throwun with strong tempest, in the dai suynge thei maden casting out. BSB BSB: We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.
19 WYC And the thridde dai with her hoondis thei castiden awei the instrumentis of the schip. BSB BSB: On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.
20 WYC And whanne the sunne nether the sterris weren seie bi many daies, and tempest not a litil neiyede, now al the hope of oure helthe was don awei. 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 WYC And whanne myche fasting hadde be, thanne Poul stood in the myddil of hem, and seide, A! men, it bihofte, whanne ye herden me, not to haue take awei the schip fro Crete, and gete this wronge and casting out. 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 WYC And now Y counsel you to be of good coumfort, for los of no persoone of you schal be, outakun of the schip. 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 WYC For an aungel of God, whos Y am, and to whom Y serue, stood niy to me in this niyt, and seide, Poul, drede thou not; BSB BSB: For just last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me
24 WYC it bihoueth thee to stonde bifore the emperour. And lo! God hath youun to thee alle that ben in the schip with thee. 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 WYC For which thing, ye men, be ye of good coumfort; for Y bileue to my God, that so it schal be, as it is seid to me. BSB BSB: So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.
26 WYC And it bihoueth vs to come into sum yle. BSB BSB: However, we must run aground on some island.”
27 WYC But aftirward that in the fourtenthe dai the niyt cam on vs seilinge in the stony see, aboute mydniyt the schipmen supposiden sum cuntre to appere to hem. 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 WYC And thei kesten doun a plommet, and founden twenti pasis of depnesse. And aftir a litil thei weren departid fro thennus, and foundun fiftene pasis. 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 WYC And thei dredden, lest we schulden haue fallun in to scharp placis; and fro the last parti of the schip thei senten foure ankeris, and desiriden that the dai hadde be come. BSB BSB: Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
30 WYC And whanne the schipmen souyten to fle fro the schip, whanne thei hadden sent a litil boot in to the see, vndur colour as thei schulden bigynne to stretche forth the ankeris fro the formere part of the schip, 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 WYC Poul seide to the centurien and to the knyytis, But these dwellen in the schip, ye moun not be maad saaf. BSB BSB: But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
32 WYC Thanne knyytis kittiden awei the cordis of the litil boot, and suffriden it to falle awei. BSB BSB: So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.
33 WYC And whanne the dai was come, Poul preiede alle men to take mete, and seide, The fourtenthe dai this dai ye `abiden, and dwellen fastinge, and taken no thing. 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 WYC Wherfor Y preie you to take mete, for youre helthe; for of noon of you the heer of the heed schal perische. 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 WYC And whanne he hadde seid these thingis, Poul took breed, and dide thankyngis to God in the siyt of alle men; and whanne he hadde brokun, he bigan to eete. 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 WYC And alle weren maad of betere coumfort, and thei token mete. BSB BSB: They were all encouraged and took some food themselves.
37 WYC And we weren alle men in the schip, two hundrid seuenti and sexe. BSB BSB: In all, there were 276 of us on board.
38 WYC And thei weren fillid with mete, and dischargiden the schip, and castiden whete in to the see. BSB BSB: After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
39 WYC And whanne the dai was comun, thei knewen no lond; and thei bihelden an hauene that hadde a watir bank, in to which thei thouyten, if thei miyten, to bringe vp the schip. 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 WYC And whanne thei hadden take vp the ankeris, thei bitoken hem to the see, and slakiden togidir the ioyntours of gouernails. And with a litil seil lift vp, bi blowyng of the wynde thei wenten to the bank. 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 WYC And whanne we felden into a place of grauel gon al aboute with the see, thei hurtliden the schip. And whanne the formere part was fitchid, it dwellide vnmouable, and the last part was brokun of strengthe of the see. 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 WYC And counsel of the kniytis was, to sle men that weren in warde, lest ony schulde ascape, whanne he hadde swymmed out. BSB BSB: The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.
43 WYC But the centurien wolde kepe Poul, and forbede it to be don. And he comaundide hem that miyte swymme, to go in to the see, and scape, and go out to the loond. 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 WYC And thei baren summe othere on boordis, summe on tho thingis that weren of the schip. And so it was don, that alle men ascapiden to the lond. 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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