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1 And as it was decided for us to sail off to Italy, they turned Paul and some other prisoners over to a centurion named Ioulios of the cohort of Sebastos. 2 And boarding into a ship of Adramuttios being about to sail to places throughout Asia we set sail, there being with us Aristarchos, a Makedonian of Thessalonikea. 3 And on the next day we landed in Sidon, and Ioulios treating Paul friendlily permitted him going to his friends to obtain care. 4 And setting sail from there we sailed beneath Kupros on account of there being opposing winds, 5 and sailing through the sea by Kilikia and Pamphulia we landed in Mura of Lukia. 6 And the centurion finding there an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy he boarded us into it. 7 And with considerable days sailing slowly and hardly coming by Knidos, the wind not allowing us to approach we sailed beneath Krete by Salmone, 8 and barely sailing by it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens which was near to a city, Lasaia. 9 And passing considerable time and already it being dangerous for the voyage, because the fast had already passed, Paul recommended, 10 speaking to them "Men, I perceive that the voyage is going to be with injury and much damage not only of the freight and the ship but even of our lives!" 11 But the centurion was rather persuaded by the pilot and the ship-owner than by the things spoken by Paul. 12 And the haven being inconvenient for spending the winter, the majority voted counsel to set sail from there, if somehow they would be able arriving to winter in Phoinix, a harbor of Krete looking towards the southwest and towards the northwest. 13 Then with the south wind blowing gently, supposing the proposal to have prevailed, taking off they sailed by close to Krete. 14 But not much later there cast against her a tempestuous wind, which is called eurakulon, 15 and upon the ship's being seized and carried and not able to face the wind giving up we were borne along. 16 And being run below a certain island called Kauda we were barely able to attain full control of the skiff, 17 which taking up they used supports undergirding the boat, and fearing lest they should run aground in the Surtis, lowering the vessel thusly they were borne along. 18 And upon our being driven violently by the storm the next day they made a discharge of cargo, 19 and on the third day by hand they cast out the implements of the ship, 20 and neither the sun nor stars shining forth for many days, and no small winter storm laying upon us, all hope remaining of us being preserved was taken away. 21 And being long without food then Paul standing in the midst of them said: "Indeed it was necessary, O men, to have been obedient to me, not to set sail from Krete and to gain this injury and damage. 22 And the things I recommend to you now, be of good cheer, for there shall not be one loss of a life from among you, except of the ship. 23 For there stood by me in this night from Yahweh, whose I am, whom also I serve, a messenger 24 saying 'Do not fear, Paul! It is necessary for you to stand before Caesar. And behold, Yahweh has granted to you all of those sailing with you!' 25 On which account you be of good cheer, men. For I believe in Yahweh, that thusly it shall be according to which manner He has spoken to me. 26 Now into a certain island it is necessary for us to run aground." 27 Then as the fourteenth night of our being carried about in the Adriatic came, about the middle of the night the sailors suspected some land to be drawn near to them. 28 And casting a weighted line they found it twenty fathoms, but going a distance and again casting they found it fifteen fathoms. 29 And fearing lest somehow we should run aground upon rough places, casting four anchors from the stern they prayed for day to arrive. 30 And upon the sailors' seeking to flee from the ship and lowering the skiff into the sea with the pretense as if from the bow they were going to extend anchors, 31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers "If they do not remain in the ship, you shall not be able to be preserved!" 32 Then the soldiers cut loose the ropes of the skiff and allowed it to fall away. 33 And until when day was about to come, Paul encouraged all to take food, saying "Today is fourteen days you have continued waiting without food, taking nothing, 34 on which account I encourage you to partake of food. Indeed this is for your preservation, for from not one of you shall a hair of the head be lost." 35 And saying these things and taking wheat-bread he gave thanks to Yahweh before all and breaking it he began to eat. 36 And all being made cheerful then took food themselves. 37 And we were all the souls in the ship two hundred seventy six. 38 And being filled of food they lightened the ship, casting out the grain into the sea. 39 Then when day came, they did not recognize the land, but they observed a certain bay having a beach onto which they determined, if they should be able, to drive out the ship. 40 And stripping off the anchors letting them into the sea, while letting go the yokes of the rudder and raising the foresail for the blowing wind, they pressed for the beach. 41 And falling towards a place between two seas they ran the ship ashore, and while the bow being fixed firmly remained unwavering, yet the stern was broken up by the force. 42 And there was a plan by the soldiers that they should slay the prisoners, lest any swimming away would escape. 43 But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, prevented them from the plan, and ordered those who were able to swim to be thrown off first to get to land, 44 and the rest while some were upon planks, yet others were upon things from the ship. And thusly it came to pass that all arrived safe upon the land.