Acts 27
King James Version
27 And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.
2 And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
3 And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
4 And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
5 And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
6 And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.
7 And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;
8 And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.
9 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,
10 And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.
11 Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.
12 And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.
14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.
16 And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
17 Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.
18 And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
19 And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.
20 And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
21 But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship.
23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
26 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.
27 But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;
28 And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.
29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
33 And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.
34 Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.
35 And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.
36 Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat.
37 And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.
38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
39 And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.
40 And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.
41 And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.
42 And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
43 But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:
44 And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.
Hechos 27
Dios Habla Hoy
Pablo enviado a Roma
27 Cuando decidieron mandarnos a Italia, Pablo y los otros presos fueron entregados a un capitán que se llamaba Julio, del batallón llamado del Emperador. 2 Nos embarcamos, pues, en un barco del puerto de Adramitio que estaba a punto de salir para los puertos de Asia. Estaba también con nosotros Aristarco, que era de Tesalónica, ciudad de Macedonia. 3 Al día siguiente llegamos al puerto de Sidón, donde Julio trató a Pablo con mucha consideración, pues lo dejó visitar a sus amigos y ser atendido por ellos. 4 Saliendo de Sidón, navegamos protegidos del viento por la isla de Chipre, porque teníamos el viento en contra. 5 Bordeamos la costa de Cilicia y Panfilia, y llegamos a Mira, una ciudad de Licia.
6 El capitán de los soldados encontró allí un barco de Alejandría que iba a Italia, y nos hizo embarcar para seguir el viaje. 7 Durante varios días viajamos despacio, y con mucho trabajo llegamos frente a Cnido. Como todavía teníamos el viento en contra, pasamos frente a Salmona dando la vuelta a la isla de Creta; 8 y navegando con dificultad a lo largo de la costa, llegamos a un lugar llamado Buenos Puertos, cerca del pueblo de Lasea.
9 Se había perdido mucho tiempo, y ya era peligroso viajar por mar porque se acercaba el invierno. Por eso, Pablo les aconsejó:
10 —Señores, veo que este viaje va a ser muy peligroso, y que vamos a perder tanto el barco como su carga, y que hasta podemos perder la vida.
11 Pero el capitán de los soldados hizo más caso al dueño del barco y al capitán del mismo que a Pablo. 12 Y como aquel puerto no era bueno para pasar el invierno, casi todos pensaron que sería mejor salir de allí e intentar llegar a Fenice, un puerto de Creta que mira al sudoeste y al noroeste, y pasar allí el invierno.
La tempestad en el mar
13 Pensando que podrían seguir el viaje porque comenzaba a soplar un viento suave del sur, salieron y navegaron junto a la costa de Creta. 14 Pero poco después un viento huracanado del nordeste azotó el barco, 15 y comenzó a arrastrarlo. Como no podíamos mantener el barco de cara al viento, tuvimos que dejarnos llevar por él. 16 Pasamos por detrás de una pequeña isla llamada Cauda, donde el viento no soplaba tan fuerte, y con mucho trabajo pudimos recoger el bote salvavidas. 17 Después de subirlo a bordo, usaron sogas para reforzar el barco. Luego, como tenían miedo de encallar en los bancos de arena llamados la Sirte, echaron el ancla flotante y se dejaron llevar por el viento. 18 Al día siguiente, la tempestad era todavía fuerte, así que comenzaron a arrojar al mar la carga del barco; 19 y al tercer día, con sus propias manos, arrojaron también los aparejos del barco. 20 Por muchos días no se dejaron ver ni el sol ni las estrellas, y con la gran tempestad que nos azotaba habíamos perdido ya toda esperanza de salvarnos.
21 Como habíamos pasado mucho tiempo sin comer, Pablo se levantó en medio de todos y dijo:
—Señores, hubiera sido mejor hacerme caso y no salir de Creta; así habríamos evitado estos daños y perjuicios. 22 Ahora, sin embargo, no se desanimen, porque ninguno de ustedes morirá, aunque el barco sí va a perderse. 23 Pues anoche se me apareció un ángel, enviado por el Dios a quien pertenezco y sirvo, 24 y me dijo: “No tengas miedo, Pablo, porque tienes que presentarte ante el emperador romano, y por tu causa Dios va a librar de la muerte a todos los que están contigo en el barco.” 25 Por tanto, señores, anímense, porque tengo confianza en Dios y estoy seguro de que las cosas sucederán como el ángel me dijo. 26 Pero vamos a encallar en una isla.
27 Una noche, cuando al cabo de dos semanas de viaje nos encontrábamos en el mar Adriático llevados de un lado a otro por el viento, a eso de la medianoche los marineros se dieron cuenta de que estábamos llegando a tierra. 28 Midieron la profundidad del agua, y era de treinta y seis metros; un poco más adelante la midieron otra vez, y era de veintisiete metros. 29 Por miedo de chocar contra las rocas, echaron cuatro anclas por la parte de atrás del barco, mientras pedían a Dios que amaneciera. 30 Pero los marineros pensaron en escapar del barco, así que comenzaron a bajar el bote salvavidas, haciendo como que iban a echar las anclas de la parte delantera del barco. 31 Pero Pablo avisó al capitán y a sus soldados, diciendo:
—Si éstos no se quedan en el barco, ustedes no podrán salvarse.
32 Entonces los soldados cortaron las amarras del bote salvavidas y lo dejaron caer al agua.
33 De madrugada, Pablo les recomendó a todos que comieran algo. Les dijo:
—Ya hace dos semanas que, por esperar a ver qué pasa, ustedes no han comido nada. 34 Les ruego que coman algo. Esto es necesario, si quieren sobrevivir, pues nadie va a perder ni un cabello de la cabeza.
35 Al decir esto, Pablo tomó en sus manos un pan y dio gracias a Dios delante de todos. Lo partió y comenzó a comer. 36 Luego todos se animaron y comieron también. 37 Éramos en el barco doscientas setenta y seis personas en total. 38 Después de haber comido lo que quisieron, echaron el trigo al mar para aligerar el barco.
El naufragio
39 Cuando amaneció, los marineros no reconocieron la tierra, pero vieron una bahía que tenía playa; y decidieron tratar de arrimar el barco hacia allá. 40 Cortaron las amarras de las anclas, abandonándolas en el mar, y aflojaron los remos que servían para guiar el barco. Luego alzaron al viento la vela delantera, y el barco comenzó a acercarse a la playa. 41 Pero fue a dar en un banco de arena, donde el barco encalló. La parte delantera quedó atascada en la arena, sin poder moverse, mientras la parte de atrás comenzó a hacerse pedazos por la fuerza de las olas.
42 Los soldados quisieron matar a los presos, para no dejarlos escapar nadando. 43 Pero el capitán de los soldados, que quería salvar a Pablo, no dejó que lo hicieran, sino que ordenó que quienes supieran nadar se echaran al agua primero para llegar a tierra, 44 y que los demás siguieran sobre tablas o en pedazos del barco. Así llegamos todos salvos a tierra.
Acts 27
New International Version
Paul Sails for Rome
27 When it was decided that we(A) would sail for Italy,(B) Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.(C) 2 We boarded a ship from Adramyttium about to sail for ports along the coast of the province of Asia,(D) and we put out to sea. Aristarchus,(E) a Macedonian(F) from Thessalonica,(G) was with us.
3 The next day we landed at Sidon;(H) and Julius, in kindness to Paul,(I) allowed him to go to his friends so they might provide for his needs.(J) 4 From there we put out to sea again and passed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.(K) 5 When we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia(L) and Pamphylia,(M) we landed at Myra in Lycia. 6 There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship(N) sailing for Italy(O) and put us on board. 7 We made slow headway for many days and had difficulty arriving off Cnidus. When the wind did not allow us to hold our course,(P) we sailed to the lee of Crete,(Q) opposite Salmone. 8 We moved along the coast with difficulty and came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
9 Much time had been lost, and sailing had already become dangerous because by now it was after the Day of Atonement.[a](R) So Paul warned them, 10 “Men, I can see that our voyage is going to be disastrous and bring great loss to ship and cargo, and to our own lives also.”(S) 11 But the centurion, instead of listening to what Paul said, followed the advice of the pilot and of the owner of the ship. 12 Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided that we should sail on, hoping to reach Phoenix and winter there. This was a harbor in Crete,(T) facing both southwest and northwest.
The Storm
13 When a gentle south wind began to blow, they saw their opportunity; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. 14 Before very long, a wind of hurricane force,(U) called the Northeaster, swept down from the island. 15 The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along. 16 As we passed to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were hardly able to make the lifeboat(V) secure, 17 so the men hoisted it aboard. Then they passed ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. Because they were afraid they would run aground(W) on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor[b] and let the ship be driven along. 18 We took such a violent battering from the storm that the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard.(X) 19 On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. 20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved.
21 After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up before them and said: “Men, you should have taken my advice(Y) not to sail from Crete;(Z) then you would have spared yourselves this damage and loss. 22 But now I urge you to keep up your courage,(AA) because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed. 23 Last night an angel(AB) of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve(AC) stood beside me(AD) 24 and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar;(AE) and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.’(AF) 25 So keep up your courage,(AG) men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me.(AH) 26 Nevertheless, we must run aground(AI) on some island.”(AJ)
The Shipwreck
27 On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic[c] Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land. 28 They took soundings and found that the water was a hundred and twenty feet[d] deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet[e] deep. 29 Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight. 30 In an attempt to escape from the ship, the sailors let the lifeboat(AK) down into the sea, pretending they were going to lower some anchors from the bow. 31 Then Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved.”(AL) 32 So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and let it drift away.
33 Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. “For the last fourteen days,” he said, “you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food—you haven’t eaten anything. 34 Now I urge you to take some food. You need it to survive. Not one of you will lose a single hair from his head.”(AM) 35 After he said this, he took some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it(AN) and began to eat. 36 They were all encouraged(AO) and ate some food themselves. 37 Altogether there were 276 of us on board. 38 When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.(AP)
39 When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a sandy beach,(AQ) where they decided to run the ship aground if they could. 40 Cutting loose the anchors,(AR) they left them in the sea and at the same time untied the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach. 41 But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was broken to pieces by the pounding of the surf.(AS)
42 The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping. 43 But the centurion wanted to spare Paul’s life(AT) and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land. 44 The rest were to get there on planks or on other pieces of the ship. In this way everyone reached land safely.(AU)
Footnotes
- Acts 27:9 That is, Yom Kippur
- Acts 27:17 Or the sails
- Acts 27:27 In ancient times the name referred to an area extending well south of Italy.
- Acts 27:28 Or about 37 meters
- Acts 27:28 Or about 27 meters
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