1 When it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band. 2 Embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to places on the coast of Asia, we put to sea, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica being with us. 3 The next day, we touched at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him permission to go to his friends and refresh himself. 4 Putting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. 5 When we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. 6 There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us on board. 7 When we had sailed slowly many days, and had come with difficulty opposite Cnidus, the wind not allowing us further, we sailed under the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone. 8 With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.
9 When much time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because the Fast had now already gone by, Paul admonished them 10 and said to them, "Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives." 11 But the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship than to those things which were spoken by Paul. 12 Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking southwest and northwest.
13 When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore. 14 But before long, a stormy wind beat down from shore, which is called Euroclydon. 15 When the ship was caught and couldn’t face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along. 16 Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat. 17 After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along. 18 As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard. 19 On the third day, they threw out the ship’s tackle with their own hands. 20 When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.
21 When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them and said, "Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete and have gotten this injury and loss. 22 Now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. 23 For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve, 24 saying, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’ 25 Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me. 26 But we must run aground on a certain island."
27 But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land. 28 They took soundings and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms. 29 Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight. 30 As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow, 31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, "Unless these stay in the ship, you can’t be saved." 32 Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let it fall off.
33 While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing. 34 Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads." 35 When he had said this and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all; then he broke it and began to eat. 36 Then they all cheered up, and they also took food. 37 In all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship. 38 When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea. 39 When it was day, they didn’t recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it. 40 Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach. 41 But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground. The bow struck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.
42 The soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape. 43 But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land; 44 and the rest should follow, some on planks and some on other things from the ship. So they all escaped safely to the land.
1 他们决定要我们坐船往意大利去， 就把保罗和别的囚犯， 交给皇家军营里的一个百夫长， 名叫犹流。
2 有一艘亚大米田来的船， 要开往亚西亚沿岸一带的地方， 我们上去， 船就开了。跟我们在一起的， 还有马其顿的帖撒罗尼迦人亚里达古。
3 第二天到了西顿， 犹流宽待保罗， 准他去看看朋友， 接受他们的招待。
4 我们又从那里开船， 因为逆风， 就沿着塞浦路斯背风而行。
5 渡过基利家和旁非利亚对开的海面， 就到了吕家的每拉。
6 百夫长在那里找到一艘亚历山太来的船， 要开往意大利去， 就叫我们上了那船。
7 一连几天， 船都走得很慢， 好不容易才到了革尼土的对面。因为有风阻挡着我们， 就沿着克里特背风而行， 从撒摩尼对面经过，
8 沿着海岸行驶， 航程很艰难， 后来才到了靠近拉西亚城一个名叫美港的地方。
9 过了相当的时候， 连禁食节也过去了， 所以航行很危险， 保罗就劝告他们， 说：
10 "各位， 我看这次航行， 不单货物和船只要遭到损失， 大受破坏， 连我们的性命也难保。"
11 但百夫长宁愿相信船长和船主的话， 却不相信保罗所说的。
12 而且这港口不适宜过冬， 所以大多数人主张离开那里， 也许可以到非尼基去过冬。非尼基是克里特的一个港口， 一面向西南， 一面向西北。
13 这时南风徐徐地吹来， 他们以为风势有利， 就起锚沿着克里特航行。
14 可是过了不久， 有一股名叫"友拉革罗"（"友拉革罗"意即"东北风"）的飓风， 向岛上吹袭。
15 船给风困住了， 不能迎风前行， 只好随着风向飘流。
16 有一个小岛名叫高达， 我们就在这岛的背风岸急航， 好不容易才把救生艇拉住。
17 水手把艇拉上来， 用缆索绕过船身捆好。他们怕船在赛耳底搁浅， 就收下船帆， 任船飘流。
18 风浪把我们颠簸得很厉害， 第二天他们就把货物拋在海里，
19 第三天又亲手把船上的用具扔掉。
20 好几天， 都看不见星星和太阳， 狂风大浪催逼着我们， 这样看来， 我们连生还的希望都没有了。
21 大家很久没有吃饭了， 保罗就站在他们中间， 说： "各位， 你们本来应该听我的话不离开克里特， 就不会遭受这场损失和破坏了。
22 现在我劝你们放心。除了这艘船以外， 你们没有一个人会丧命的。
23 因为我所归属所事奉的 神， 他的使者昨天夜里站在我的旁边， 说：
24 ‘保罗， 不要怕。你必定可以站在凯撒面前； 神已经把那些和你同船的人赐给你了。’
25 所以， 各位请放心。我相信 神对我怎样说， 也必怎样成就。
26 不过我们必会搁浅在一个海岛上。"
27 到了第十四天的晚上， 我们在亚得里亚海飘来飘去。约在半夜的时候， 水手以为接近了陆地，
28 就探测一下， 深三十六公尺； 稍往前行， 再探测一下， 深二十七公尺。
29 他们怕我们会在乱石上搁浅， 就从船尾拋下四个锚， 期待着天亮。
30 水手们想要离船逃走， 就把救生艇放在海上， 假装要从船头拋锚的样子。
31 保罗对百夫长和士兵说： "这些人若不留在船上， 你们就性命难保！ "
32 于是士兵砍断救生艇的绳子， 任它掉下去。
33 天快亮的时候， 保罗劝大家吃饭， 说： "你们一直不吃东西， 挨饿苦候， 到今天已经十四天了！
34 所以， 我劝你们吃点饭， 这可以维持你们的性命！ 因为你们没有人会失掉一根头发。"
35 保罗说了这话， 就拿起饼来， 在众人面前感谢 神， 然后擘开来吃。
36 于是大家都安心吃饭了。
37 我们在船上的共有二百七十六人，
38 大家吃饱了， 把麦子拋在海里， 好减轻船的负荷。
39 天亮的时候， 他们不认得那个地方， 只看见一个可以登岸的海湾， 就有意尽可能把船拢岸。
40 于是把锚砍掉， 丢在海里， 同时又松开舵绳， 拉起前帆， 顺风向岸驶去。
41 但在海水夹流的地方， 船就搁了浅， 船头胶着不动， 船尾被海浪冲击， 就损坏了。
42 士兵想把囚犯都杀掉， 免得有人游泳逃脱。
43 但百夫长想要救保罗， 就阻止他们这样行。他吩咐会游泳的跳下水去， 先到岸上，
44 其余的人可以用木板， 或船上的器具上岸。这样， 大家都安全地上岸了。