¹Now when it was determined that we should sail to Italy, they were delivering both Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the cohort of Augustus.

²Then when we had boarded a ship of Adramyttium, being about to sail to the places along Asia, we set sail — while Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, was being with us.

³Then on the next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius, treating Paul considerately, allowed him to go to his friends to receive care.

⁴And when we had set sail from there, we sailed under Cyprus, because of the winds being contrary,

⁵and when we had sailed across the sea along Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra of Lycia.

⁶And there, when the centurion had found a ship of Alexandria sailing to Italy, he placed us into it.

⁷Now for many days, sailing slowly and with difficulty, having arrived off Cnidus, the wind not permitting us, we sailed under Crete off Salmone,

⁸and with difficulty coasting along it, we came to a certain place being called Fair Havens, near to which was the city of Lasea.

⁹Now when much time had passed, and the voyage was being already dangerous because of the Fast already being over, Paul was admonishing them,

¹⁰saying to them, "Men, I understand that the voyage is about to be with disaster and much loss, not only of the burden and of the ship, but also of our lives."

¹¹But the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the ship owner rather than by the things spoken by Paul.

¹²Now the harbor being unsuitable to winter in, the majority reached a decision to set sail from there, if somehow they would be able, having arrived at Phoenix, to winter there — a harbor of Crete looking toward the southwest and toward the northwest.

¹³Now when a south wind was blowing gently, when they had thought to have obtained their purpose, having weighed anchor, they were coasting along Crete very near.

¹⁴However, after not long, a tempestuous wind threw down from it, which is being called the Northeaster.

¹⁵Then when the ship was being seized and not being able to face to the wind, when we had given way, we were driven along.

¹⁶Then when we had run under a certain island being called Cauda, we were able with difficulty to gain control of the lifeboat,

¹⁷which, when they had taken up, they were using supports, undergirding the ship; and fearing lest they may fall into the sandbars of Syrtis, when they had lowered the gear, thus they were driven along.

¹⁸Now being violently storm-tossed, on the next day they were making a jettison of cargo;

¹⁹and on the third day, with their own hands, they cast away the tackle of the ship.

²⁰Now neither sun nor stars appearing for many days, and no small tempest afflicting us, from then on all hope of our being saved was abandoned.

²¹And there being much time without food, at that time, when Paul had stood up in their midst, he said, "It was necessary for you indeed, O men, having been obedient to me, not to have set sail from Crete, and to have incurred this disaster and the loss.

²²And yet now I exhort you to keep up your courage; for there will be no loss of life from among you, only of the ship.

²³For this night a messenger of God, whose I myself am and whom I serve, stood by me,

²⁴saying, 'Do not fear, Paul; it behooves you to stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted to you all those who sail with you.'

²⁵Therefore take courage, men; for I trust in God that thus it will be, according to the way it has been said to me.

²⁶However, it behooves us to fall upon a certain island."

²⁷Then when the fourteenth night had come, our being driven about in the Adriatic, toward the middle of the night the sailors were sensing some land to be drawing near to them;

²⁸and when they had taken soundings, they found twenty fathoms, and a little when they had gone farther, and again had taken soundings, they found fifteen fathoms.

²⁹Then fearing lest perhaps we may fall on rocky places, when they had cast four anchors out of the stern, they were praying for day to come.

³⁰Then the sailors seeking to flee out of the ship, and having let down the lifeboat into the sea under pretense as being about to cast out anchors from the bow,

³¹Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, "Only unless these shall remain in the ship, you yourselves are not able to be saved."

³²Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the lifeboat and allowed her to fall away.

³³Then until that day was about to come, Paul was urging all to partake of food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day you continue watching without eating, having taken nothing.

³⁴Therefore I exhort you to partake of food; for this is for your preservation; for not one a hair of the head will perish from you."

³⁵Now when he had said these things and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God before all, and when he had broken it, he began to eat.

³⁶Then all having been encouraged, they themselves also took food;

³⁷and we were in the boat altogether two hundred seventy-six persons.

³⁸Then when they had been filled with food, they were lightening the ship, casting out the wheat into the sea.

³⁹Now when it was day, they were not recognizing the land; however they were noticing a certain bay having a shore, on which they were determining, if they would be able, to drive the ship aground.

⁴⁰And when they had cut away the anchors, they were leaving them in the sea, at the same time when they had loosened the ropes of the rudders, and had hoisted the foresail to the blowing wind, they were making for the shore.

⁴¹However when they had fallen into a place between two seas, they ran the vessel aground; and the bow indeed, when it had stuck fast, remained immovable, however the stern was being broken up by the violence of the waves.

⁴²Now the plan of the soldiers was that they may kill the prisoners, lest anyone, having swum away, may escape.

⁴³But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, hindered them of the purpose, and he commanded those being able to swim, having cast themselves off first, to go out onto the land,

⁴⁴and the rest, some indeed on boards, however some on things from the ship. And thus it came to pass that all being saved to the land.