Acts 27
Paul is shipped for Rome. His voyage and shipwreck.
Ut autem judicatum est navigare eum in Italiam, et tradi Paulum cum reliquis custodiis centurioni nomine Julio cohortis Augustæ,
And when it was determined that he should sail into Italy and that Paul, with the other prisoners, should be delivered to a centurion, named Julius, of the band Augusta,
ascendentes navem Adrumetinam, incipientes navigare circa Asiæ loca, sustulimus, perseverante nobiscum Aristarcho Macedone Thessalonicensi.
Going on board a ship of Adrumetum, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia, Aristarchus, the Macedonian of Thessalonica, continuing with us.
Sequenti autem die devenimus Sidonem. Humane autem tractans Julius Paulum, permisit ad amicos ire, et curam sui agere.
And the day following, we came to Sidon. And Julius, treating Paul courteously, permitted him to go to his friends and to take care of himself.
Et inde cum sustulissemus, subnavigavimus Cyprum, propterea quod essent venti contrarii.
And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
Et pelagus Ciliciæ et Pamphyliæ navigantes, venimus Lystram, quæ est Lyciæ:
And sailing over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Lystra, which is in Lycia.
et ibi inveniens centurio navem Alexandrinam navigantem in Italiam, transposuit nos in eam.
And there, the centurion, finding a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy, removed us into it.
Et cum multis diebus tarde navigaremus, et vix devenissemus contra Gnidum, prohibente nos vento, adnavigavimus Cretæ juxta Salmonem:
And when for many days we had sailed slowly and were scarce come over against Gnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed near Crete by Salmone.
et vix juxta navigantes, venimus in locum quemdam qui vocatur Boniportus, cui juxta erat civitas Thalassa.
And with much ado sailing by it, we came into a certain place, which is called Good-havens, nigh to which was the city of Thalassa.
Multo autem tempore peracto, et cum jam non esset tuta navigatio eo quod et jejunium jam præteriisset, consolabatur eos Paulus,
And when much time was spent and when sailing now was dangerous, because the fast was now past, Paul comforted them,
dicens eis: Viri, video quoniam cum injuria et multo damno non solum oneris, et navis, sed etiam animarum nostrarum incipit esse navigatio.
Saying to them: Ye men, I see that the voyage beginneth to be with injury and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.
Centurio autem gubernatori et nauclero magis credebat, quam his quæ a Paulo dicebantur.
But the centurion believed the pilot and the master of the ship, more than those things which were said by Paul.
Et cum aptus portus non esset ad hiemandum, plurimi statuerunt consilium navigare inde, si quomodo possent, devenientes Phœnicen hiemare, portum Cretæ respicientem ad Africum et ad Corum.
And whereas it was not a commodious haven to winter in, the greatest part gave counsel to sail thence, if by any means they might reach Phenice, to winter there, which is a haven of Crete, looking towards the southwest and northwest.
Aspirante autem austro, æstimantes propositum se tenere, cum sustulissent de Asson, legebant Cretam.
And the south wind gently blowing, thinking that they had obtained their purpose, when they had loosed from Asson, they sailed close by Crete.
Non post multum autem misit se contra ipsam ventus typhonicus, qui vocatur Euroaquilo.
But not long after, there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroaquilo.
Cumque arrepta esset navis, et non posset conari in ventum, data nave flatibus, ferebamur.
And when the ship was caught and could not bear up against the wind, giving up the ship to the winds, we were driven.
In insulam autem quamdam decurrentes, quæ vocatur Cauda, potuimus vix obtinere scapham.
And running under a certain island that is called Cauda, we had much work to come by the boat.
Qua sublata, adjutoriis utebantur, accingentes navem, timentes ne in Syrtim inciderent, summisso vase sic ferebantur.
Which being taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship: and fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, they let down the sail yard and so were driven.
Valida autem nobis tempestate jactatis, sequenti die jactum fecerunt:
And we, being mightily tossed with the tempest, the next day they lightened the ship.
et tertia die suis manibus armamenta navis projecerunt.
And the third day they cast out with their own hands the tacking of the ship.
Neque autem sole, neque sideribus apparentibus per plures dies, et tempestate non exigua imminente, jam ablata erat spes omnis salutis nostræ.
And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and no small storms lay on us, all hope of our being saved was now taken away.
Et cum multa jejunatio fuisset, tunc stans Paulus in medio eorum, dixit: Oportebat quidem, o viri, audito me, non tollere a Creta, lucrique facere injuriam hanc et jacturam.
And after they had fasted a long time, Paul standing forth in the midst of them, said: You should indeed, O ye men, have hearkened unto me and not have loosed from Crete and have gained this harm and loss.
Et nunc suadeo vobis bono animo esse: amissio enim nullius animæ erit ex vobis, præterquam navis.
And now I exhort you to be of good cheer. For there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but only of the ship.
Astitit enim mihi hac nocte angelus Dei, cujus sum ego, et cui deservio,
For an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me this night,
dicens: Ne timeas, Paule: Cæsari te oportet assistere: et ecce donavit tibi Deus omnes qui navigant tecum.
Saying: Fear not, Paul, thou must be brought before Caesar; and behold, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
Propter quod bono animo estote, viri: credo enim Deo quia sic erit, quemadmodum dictum est mihi.
Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall so be, as it hath been told me.
In insulam autem quamdam oportet nos devenire.
And we must come unto a certain island.
Sed posteaquam quartadecima nox supervenit, navigantibus nobis in Adria circa mediam noctem, suspicabantur nautæ apparere sibi aliquam regionem.
But after the fourteenth night was come, as we were sailing in Adria, about midnight, the shipmen deemed that they discovered some country.
Qui et summittentes bolidem, invenerunt passus viginti: et pusillum inde separati, invenerunt passus quindecim.
Who also sounding, found twenty fathoms: and going on a little further, they found fifteen fathoms.
Timentes autem ne in aspera loca incideremus, de puppi mittentes anchoras quatuor, optabant diem fieri.
Then fearing lest we should fall upon rough places, they cast four anchors out of the stern: and wished for the day.
Nautis vero quærentibus fugere de navi, cum misissent scapham in mare, sub obtentu quasi inciperent a prora anchoras extendere,
But as the shipmen sought to fly out of the ship, having let down the boat into the sea, under colour, as though they would have cast anchors out of the forepart of the ship,
dixit Paulus centurioni et militibus: Nisi hi in navi manserint, vos salvi fieri non potestis.
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers: Except these stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.
Tunc absciderunt milites funes scaphæ, et passi sunt eam excidere.
Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat and let her fall off.
Et cum lux inciperet fieri, rogabat Paulus omnes sumere cibum, dicens: Quartadecima die hodie exspectantes jejuni permanetis, nihil accipientes.
And when it began to be light, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying: This day is the fourteenth day that you have waited and continued fasting, taking nothing.
Propter quod rogo vos accipere cibum pro salute vestra: quia nullius vestrum capillus de capite peribit.
Wherefore, I pray you to take some meat for your health's sake: for there shall not an hair of the head of any of you perish.
Et cum hæc dixisset, sumens panem, gratias egit Deo in conspectu omnium: et cum fregisset, cœpit manducare.
And when he had said these things, taking bread, he gave thanks to God in the sight of them all. And when he had broken it, he began to eat.
Animæquiores autem facti omnes, et ipsi sumpserunt cibum.
Then were they all of better cheer: and they also took some meat.
Eramus vero universæ animæ in navi ducentæ septuaginta sex.
And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.
Et satiati cibo alleviabant navem, jactantes triticum in mare.
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, casting the wheat into the sea.
Cum autem dies factus esset, terram non agnoscebant: sinum vero quemdam considerabant habentem littus, in quem cogitabant si possent ejicere navem.
And when it was day, they knew not the land. But they discovered a certain creek that had a shore, into which they minded, if they could, to thrust in the ship.
Et cum anchoras sustulissent, committebant se mari, simul laxantes juncturas gubernaculorum: et levato artemone secundum auræ flatum, tendebant ad littus.
And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves to the sea, loosing withal the rudder bands. And hoisting up the mainsail to the wind, they made towards shore.
Et cum incidissemus in locum dithalassum, impegerunt navem: et prora quidem fixa manebat immobilis, puppis vero solvebatur a vi maris.
And when we were fallen into a place where two seas met, they run the ship aground. And the forepart indeed, sticking fast, remained unmoveable: but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the sea.
Militum autem consilium fuit ut custodias occiderent, ne quis cum enatasset, effugeret.
And the soldiers' counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any of them, swimming out should escape.
Centurio autem volens servare Paulum, prohibuit fieri: jussitque eos qui possent natare, emittere se primos, et evadere, et ad terram exire:
But the centurion, willing to save Paul, forbade it to be done. And he commanded that they who could swim should cast themselves first into the sea and save themselves and get to land.
et ceteros, alios in tabulis ferebant, quosdam super ea quæ de navi erant. Et sic factum est, ut omnes animæ evaderent ad terram.
And the rest, some they carried on boards and some on those things that belonged to the ship. And so it came to pass that every soul got safe to land.