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Atti 27
La Nuova Diodati

27 Quando fu deciso che noi salpassimo per l'Italia, Paolo e alcuni altri prigionieri furono consegnati a un centurione di nome Giulio, della coorte Augusta.

2 Saliti su una nave di Adramitto, che doveva toccare i porti sulle coste dell'Asia, salpammo, avendo con noi Aristarco, un macedone di Tessalonica.

3 Il giorno seguente arrivammo a Sidone; e Giulio, usando umanità verso Paolo, gli permise di andare dai suoi amici per riceverne le cure.

4 Essendo poi partiti di là, navigammo al riparo di Cipro, perché i venti erano contrari.

5 Attraversato il mare a ridosso della Cilicia e della Panfilia, arrivammo a Mira di Licia.

6 Il centurione trovò qui una nave di Alessandria, che faceva vela per l'Italia e ci fece salire.

7 Navigando lentamente per molti giorni, giungemmo a stento di fronte a Cnido per l'impedimento del vento; poi prendemmo a navigare al riparo di Creta, al largo di Salmone.

8 E, costeggiandola con grande difficolta, giungemmo in un certo luogo chiamato Beiporti, vicino al quale era la città di Lasea.

9 Ora, essendo già trascorso molto tempo ed essendo la navigazione divenuta pericolosa, poiché il digiuno era già passato, Paolo ammoní quelli della nave.

10 dicendo: «Uomini, io vedo che la navigazione si farà con pericolo e grave danno non solo per il carico e per la nave, ma anche per le nostre persone».

11 Ma il centurione aveva maggior fiducia nel pilota e nel capitano della nave che nelle cose dette da Paolo.

12 E poiché quel porto non era adatto per svernare, i piú furono del parere di salpare di là per cercare di arrivare in qualche modo a Fenice, un porto di Creta, esposto al libeccio e al maestrale, e passarvi l'inverno.

13 Quando si levò un leggero scirocco, pensando di poter attuare il loro intento, levarono le ancore e si misero a costeggiare Creta.

14 Ma poco dopo, si scatenò sull'isola un vento impetuoso, chiamato euroclidone.

15 Siccome la nave era portata via, non potendo reggere al vento, la lasciammo in sua balía, e cosí eravamo portati alla deriva.

16 Passati velocemente sotto un'isoletta, chiamata Clauda, riuscimmo a stento a controllare la scialuppa.

17 E, dopo averla tirata a bordo, i marinai usarono tutti i mezzi per fasciare di sotto la nave con gomene e, temendo di finire incagliati nella Sirte, calarono le vele, lasciandosi cosí portare alla deriva.

18 Ma, essendo violentemente sbattuti dalla tempesta, il giorno seguente incominciarono a gettare il carico.

19 Il terzo giorno, con le loro mani gettarono in mare l'attrezzatura della nave

20 Poiché non apparivano né sole né stelle già da molti giorni, e infuriava su di noi una gran tempesta, si era ormai persa ogni speranza di salvezza.

21 E poiché erano rimasti senza cibo per molto tempo. Paolo si alzò in mezzo a loro e disse: «Uomini, se mi aveste dato ascolto e non foste partiti da Creta, avreste evitato questo pericolo e questa perdita.

22 Ma ora vi esorto a non perdervi d'animo, perché non vi sarà perdita della vita di alcuno di voi, ma solo della nave.

23 Poiché mi è apparso questa notte un angelo di Dio, al quale appartengo e che io servo,

24 dicendo: "Paolo, non temere, tu devi comparire davanti a Cesare; ed ecco. Dio ti ha dato tutti coloro che navigano con te".

25 Perciò, o uomini, state di buon cuore, perché io ho fede in Dio che avverrà esattamente come mi è stato detto.

26 Ma dovremo finire incagliati su un isola»,

27 Quando era la quattordicesima notte che eravamo portati qua e là nel mare Adriatico, verso mezzanotte i marinai ebbero l'impressione di essere vicini a qualche terra.

28 E, calato lo scandaglio, trovarono venti braccia di profondità; poi, un poco piú avanti calarono di nuovo lo scandaglio, e trovarono quindici braccia.

29 Temendo allora di urtare contro gli scogli, gettarono dalla poppa quattro ancore, aspettando con ansia che si facesse giorno.

30 Ora, siccome i marinai cercavano di fuggire dalla nave e stavano calando la scialuppa in mare col pretesto di voler gettare le ancore da prua

31 Paolo disse al centurione e ai soldati: «Se costoro non restano sulla nave, voi non potete scampare».

32 Allora i soldati tagliarono le funi della scialuppa e la lasciarono cadere.

33 Nell'attesa che si facesse giorno, Paolo esortava tutti a prendere cibo, dicendo: «Oggi sono quattordici giorni che state aspettando digiuni senza aver preso nulla.

34 Vi esorto perciò a prendere cibo, poiché questo contribuirà alla vostra salvezza; poiché neppure un capello del nostro capo perirà».

35 Detto questo, prese del pane e rese grazie a Dio in presenza di tutti poi lo ruppe e cominciò a mangiare.

36 Tutti allora, fattosi animo, presero anch'essi del cibo.

37 Or sulla nave noi eravamo duecentosettantasei persone in tutto.

38 Dopo aver mangiato a sazietà, alleggerirono la nave gettando il frumento in mare.

39 Fattosi giorno, non riuscivano a riconoscere la terra, ma notarono una insenatura con la spiaggia e decisero di spingervi la nave, se potevano.

40 Staccate le ancore, le lasciarono andare in mare, sciogliendo nello stesso tempo i legami dei timoni; poi, spiegata la vela maestra al vento, si diressero verso il lido.

41 Ma, essendo incappati in una secca che aveva il mare da ambo i lati, vi arenarono la nave che rimase con la prua incagliata e immobile, mentre la poppa si sfasciava per la violenza delle onde.

42 Or i soldati erano del parere di uccidere i prigionieri, perché nessuno fuggisse a nuoto.

43 Ma il centurione, volendo salvare Paolo, li distolse da quel proposito e comandò a coloro che sapevano nuotare di gettarsi per primi in mare e di raggiungere la terra;

44 poi gli altri, chi su tavole, chi su rottami della nave; e cosí avvenne che tutti poterono mettersi in salvo a terra.

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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

  1. Acts 27:9 That is, Yom Kippur
  2. Acts 27:17 Or the sails
  3. Acts 27:27 In ancient times the name referred to an area extending well south of Italy.
  4. Acts 27:28 Or about 37 meters
  5. Acts 27:28 Or about 27 meters
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The Voyage to Rome Begins

27 And when (A)it was decided that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to one named Julius, a centurion of the Augustan Regiment. 2 So, entering a ship of Adramyttium, we put to sea, meaning to sail along the coasts of Asia. (B)Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, was with us. 3 And the next day we landed at Sidon. And Julius (C)treated Paul kindly and gave him liberty to go to his friends and receive care. 4 When we had put to sea from there, we sailed under the shelter of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. 5 And when we had sailed over the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. 6 There the centurion found (D)an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy, and he put us on board.

7 When we had sailed slowly many days, and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, the wind not permitting us to proceed, we sailed under the shelter of (E)Crete off Salmone. 8 Passing it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

Paul’s Warning Ignored

9 Now when much time had been spent, and sailing was now dangerous (F)because [a]the Fast was already over, Paul advised them, 10 saying, “Men, I perceive that this voyage will end with disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and ship, but also our lives.” 11 Nevertheless the centurion was more persuaded by the helmsman and the owner of the ship than by the things spoken by Paul. 12 And because the harbor was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised to set sail from there also, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete opening toward the southwest and northwest, and winter there.

In the Tempest

13 When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their desire, putting out to sea, they sailed close by Crete. 14 But not long after, a tempestuous head wind arose, called [b]Euroclydon. 15 So when the ship was caught, and could not head into the wind, we let her [c]drive. 16 And running under the shelter of an island called [d]Clauda, we secured the skiff with difficulty. 17 When they had taken it on board, they used cables to undergird the ship; and fearing lest they should run aground on the [e]Syrtis Sands, they struck sail and so were driven. 18 And because we were exceedingly tempest-tossed, the next day they lightened the ship. 19 On the third day (G)we threw the ship’s tackle overboard with our own hands. 20 Now when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest beat on us, all hope that we would be saved was finally given up.

21 But after long abstinence from food, then Paul stood in the midst of them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and incurred this disaster and loss. 22 And now I urge you to take [f]heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. 23 (H)For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to whom I belong and (I)whom I serve, 24 saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar; and indeed God has granted you all those who sail with you.’ 25 Therefore take heart, men, (J)for I believe God that it will be just as it was told me. 26 However, (K)we must run aground on a certain island.”

27 Now when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven up and down in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors sensed that they were drawing near some land. 28 And they took soundings and found it to be twenty fathoms; and when they had gone a little farther, they took soundings again and found it to be fifteen fathoms. 29 Then, fearing lest we should run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern, and [g]prayed for day to come. 30 And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, when they had let down the skiff into the sea, under pretense of putting out anchors from the prow, 31 Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.” 32 Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the skiff and let it fall off.

33 And as day was about to dawn, Paul implored them all to take food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day you have waited and continued without food, and eaten nothing. 34 Therefore I urge you to take nourishment, for this is for your survival, (L)since not a hair will fall from the head of any of you.” 35 And when he had said these things, he took bread and (M)gave thanks to God in the presence of them all; and when he had broken it he began to eat. 36 Then they were all encouraged, and also took food themselves. 37 And in all we were two hundred and seventy-six (N)persons on the ship. 38 So when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship and threw out the wheat into the sea.

Shipwrecked on Malta

39 When it was day, they did not recognize the land; but they observed a bay with a beach, onto which they planned to run the ship if possible. 40 And they [h]let go the anchors and left them in the sea, meanwhile loosing the rudder ropes; and they hoisted the mainsail to the wind and made for shore. 41 But striking [i]a place where two seas met, (O)they ran the ship aground; and the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern was being broken up by the violence of the waves.

42 And the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim away and escape. 43 But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should jump overboard first and get to land, 44 and the rest, some on boards and some on parts of the ship. And so it was (P)that they all escaped safely to land.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 27:9 The Day of Atonement, late September or early October
  2. Acts 27:14 A southeast wind that stirs up broad waves; NU Euraquilon, a northeaster
  3. Acts 27:15 be driven
  4. Acts 27:16 NU Cauda
  5. Acts 27:17 M Syrtes
  6. Acts 27:22 courage
  7. Acts 27:29 Or wished
  8. Acts 27:40 cast off
  9. Acts 27:41 A reef
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