Chambers of the Temple

42 Then he ^(A)brought me out into the ^(B)outer court, the way ^(C)toward the north; and he brought me to the ^(D)chamber which was opposite the ^(E)separate area and opposite the ^(F)building toward the north. ² Along the length, which was a ^(G)hundred cubits, was the north door; the width was fifty cubits. ³ Opposite the ^(H)twenty cubits which belonged to the inner court, and opposite the ^(I)pavement which belonged to the outer court, was ^[a](J)gallery corresponding to ^[b]gallery in three stories. ⁴ Before the ^(K)chambers was an inner walk ten cubits wide, a way of one hundred cubits; and their openings were on the north. ⁵ Now the upper chambers were ^[c]smaller because the ^[d](L)galleries took more space away from them than from the lower and middle ones in the building. ⁶ For they were in ^(M)three stories and had no pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore the upper chambers were ^[e]set back from the ground upward, more than the lower and middle ones. ⁷ As for the ^(N)outer wall by the side of the chambers, toward the outer court facing the chambers, its length was fifty cubits. ⁸ For the length of the chambers which were in the outer court was fifty cubits; and behold, the length of those facing the temple was a ^(O)hundred cubits. ⁹ Below these chambers was the ^(P)entrance on the east side, as one enters them from the outer court.

¹⁰ In the ^[f]thickness of the ^(Q)wall of the court toward the east, facing the ^(R)separate area and facing the building, there were ^(S)chambers. ¹¹ The ^(T)way in front of them was like the appearance of the chambers which were on the north, according to their length so was their width, and all their exits were both according to their arrangements and openings. ¹² Corresponding to the openings of the chambers which were toward the south was an opening at the head of the way, the way in front of the ^(U)wall toward the east, as one enters them.

¹³ Then he said to me, “The north chambers and the south chambers, which are opposite the ^(V)separate area, they are the ^(W)holy chambers where the priests who are ^(X)near to the Lord shall eat the ^(Y)most holy things. There they shall lay the most holy things, the grain offering, the sin offering and the guilt offering; for the place is holy. ¹⁴ When the priests enter, then they shall not go out into the outer court from the sanctuary ^[g]without ^(Z)laying there their ^(AA)garments in which they minister, for they are holy. They shall put on other garments; then they shall approach that which is for the people.”

¹⁵ Now when he had finished measuring the inner house, he brought me out by the way of the ^(AB)gate which faced toward the east and measured it all around. ¹⁶ He measured on the east side with the measuring reed five hundred reeds by the ^(AC)measuring reed. ¹⁷ He measured on the north side five hundred reeds by the measuring reed. ¹⁸ On the south side he measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed. ¹⁹ He turned to the west side and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed. ²⁰ He measured it ^[h]on the four sides; it had a ^(AD)wall all around, the ^(AE)length five hundred and the ^(AF)width five hundred, to ^(AG)divide between the holy and the profane.

Teth.

Paul Is Sent to Rome

27 When it was decided that ^(A)we ^(B)would sail for ^(C)Italy, they proceeded to deliver Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan ^[a](D)cohort named Julius. ² And embarking in an Adramyttian ship, which was about to sail to the regions along the coast of ^[b](E)Asia, we put out to sea accompanied by ^(F)Aristarchus, a ^(G)Macedonian of ^(H)Thessalonica. ³ The next day we put in at ^(I)Sidon; and Julius ^(J)treated Paul with consideration and ^(K)allowed him to go to his friends and receive care. ⁴ From there we put out to sea and sailed under the shelter of ^(L)Cyprus because ^(M)the winds were contrary. ⁵ When we had sailed through the sea along the coast of ^(N)Cilicia and ^(O)Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia. ⁶ There the centurion found an ^(P)Alexandrian ship sailing for ^(Q)Italy, and he put us aboard it. ⁷ When we had sailed slowly for a good many days, and with difficulty had arrived off Cnidus, ^(R)since the wind did not permit us to go farther, we sailed under the shelter of ^(S)Crete, off Salmone; ⁸ and with difficulty ^(T)sailing past it we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.

⁹ When considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, since even ^(U)the ^[c]fast was already over, Paul began to admonish them, ¹⁰ and said to them, “Men, I perceive that the voyage will certainly be with ^(V)damage and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.” ¹¹ But the centurion was more persuaded by the ^(W)pilot and the ^[d]captain of the ship than by what was being said by Paul. ¹² Because the harbor was not suitable for wintering, the majority reached a decision to put out to sea from there, if somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of ^(X)Crete, facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

^13 [e]When a moderate south wind came up, supposing that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began ^(Y)sailing along ^(Z)Crete, close inshore.

Shipwreck

¹⁴ But before very long there ^(AA)rushed down from ^[f]the land a violent wind, called ^[g]Euraquilo; ¹⁵ and when the ship was caught in it and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and let ourselves be driven along. ¹⁶ Running under the shelter of a small island called Clauda, we were scarcely able to get the ship’s ^[h]boat under control. ¹⁷ After they had hoisted it up, they used ^[i]supporting cables in undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might ^(AB)run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the ^[j]sea anchor and in this way let themselves be driven along. ¹⁸ The next day as we were being violently storm-tossed, ^[k]they began to ^(AC)jettison the cargo; ¹⁹ and on the third day they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. ²⁰ Since neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm was assailing us, from then on all hope of our being saved was gradually abandoned.

^21 [l]When they had gone a long time without food, then Paul stood up in their midst and said, “^(AD)Men, you ought to have ^[m]followed my advice and not to have set sail from ^(AE)Crete and ^[n]incurred this ^(AF)damage and loss. ²² Yet now I urge you to ^(AG)keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. ²³ For this very night ^(AH)an angel of the God to whom I belong and ^(AI)whom I serve ^(AJ)stood before me, ²⁴ saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; ^(AK)you must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted you ^(AL)all those who are sailing with you.’ ²⁵ Therefore, ^(AM)keep up your courage, men, for I believe God that ^[o]it will turn out exactly as I have been told. ²⁶ But we must ^(AN)run aground on a certain ^(AO)island.”

²⁷ But when the fourteenth night came, as we were being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors began to surmise that ^[p]they were approaching some land. ²⁸ They took soundings and found it to be twenty fathoms; and a little farther on they took another sounding and found it to be fifteen fathoms. ²⁹ Fearing that we might ^(AP)run aground somewhere on the ^[q]rocks, they cast four anchors from the stern and ^[r]wished for daybreak. ³⁰ But as the sailors were trying to escape from the ship and had let down ^(AQ)the ship’s boat into the sea, on the pretense of intending to lay out anchors from the bow, ³¹ Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these men remain in the ship, you yourselves cannot be saved.” ³² Then the soldiers cut away the ^(AR)ropes of the ship’s boat and let it fall away.

³³ Until the day was about to dawn, Paul was encouraging them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you have been constantly watching and going without eating, having taken nothing. ³⁴ Therefore I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your preservation, for ^(AS)not a hair from the head of any of you will perish.” ³⁵ Having said this, he took bread and ^(AT)gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it and began to eat. ³⁶ All ^(AU)of them ^[s]were encouraged and they themselves also took food. ³⁷ All of us in the ship were two hundred and seventy-six ^[t](AV)persons. ³⁸ When they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by ^(AW)throwing out the wheat into the sea.

³⁹ When day came, ^(AX)they ^[u]could not recognize the land; but they did observe a bay with a beach, and they resolved to drive the ship onto it if they could. ⁴⁰ And casting off ^(AY)the anchors, they left them in the sea while at the same time they were loosening the ropes of the rudders; and hoisting the foresail to the wind, they were heading for the beach. ⁴¹ But striking a ^[v]reef where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern began to be broken up by the force of the waves. ⁴² The soldiers’ plan was to ^(AZ)kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape; ⁴³ but the centurion, ^(BA)wanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from their intention, and commanded that those who could swim should ^[w]jump overboard first and get to land, ⁴⁴ and the rest should follow, some on planks, and others on various things from the ship. And so it happened that ^(BB)they all were brought safely to land.