New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 27:17-44

17After they had hoistedἄραντεςarantesG142it up, they usedἐχρῶντοechrōntoG5530supportingG996cablesG996in undergirdingὑποζωννύντεςhupozōnnuntesG5269the shipπλοῖον·ploionG4143;and fearingφοβούμενοίphoboumenoiG5399that they mightrunG1601agroundG1601on the shallowsof SyrtisΣύρτινSurtinG4950,they letG5465downG5465theseaG4632anchorG4632and in thisG3779wayG3779let themselves be drivenἐφέροντο.epherontoG5342along.

18The nextἑξῆςhexēsG1836day as we were being violentlyσφοδρῶςsphodrōsG4971storm-tossedχειμαζομένωνcheimazomenōnG5492, they began tojettisonG1546the cargoG1546;

19and on the thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154day they threwἔρριψαν·erripsanG4496the ship’sπλοίουploiouG4143tackleσκευὴνskeuēnG4631overboard with their ownG849handsG849.

20Since neitherμήτεmēteG3383sunἡλίουhēliouG2246norμήτεmēteG3383starsἄστρωνastrōnG798appearedἐπιφαινόντωνepiphainontōnG2014for manyG4183daysἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250,and noοὐκoukG3756smallὀλίγουoligouG3641stormχειμῶνόςcheimōnosG5494was assailingἐπικειμένουepikeimenouG1945us,from thenG3062on allπᾶσαpasaG3956hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680of our being savedσῴζεσθαιsōzesthaiG4982was gradually abandonedπεριῃρεῖτοperiēreitoG4014.

21When they had goneὑπαρχούσηςhuparchousēsG5225a longπολλῆςpollēsG4183timeG776withoutG776foodG776,thenτότεtoteG5119PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972stoodσταθεὶςstatheisG2476up in their midstμέσῳmesōG3319and saidG3004, “Menἄνδρες,andresG435,you oughtἜδειEdeiG1163to havefollowedG3980my adviceG3980and not to have setἀνάγεσθαιanagesthaiG321sailG321fromCreteΚρήτης,KrētēsG2914andincurredκερδῆσαίkerdēsaiG2770thisταύτηνtautēnG3778damageὕβρινhubrinG5196and lossζημίαν.zēmianG2209.

22YetnowνῦνnunG3568I urgeπαραινῶparainōG3867you tokeepG2114up your courageεὐθυμεῖν·euthumeinG2114,for there will be noοὐδεμίαoudemiaG3762lossἀποβολὴapobolēG580of lifeψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590amongἐξexG1537you, but onlyof the shipπλοίου.ploiouG4143.

23For thisταύτῃtautēG3778very nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the GodθεοῦtheouG2316to whomοὗhouG3739I belongεἰμιeimiG1510andwhomᾧhōG3739I serveλατρεύωlatreuōG3000stoodG3936beforeG3936me,

24sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘Do not be afraidφοβοῦ,phobouG5399,PaulΠαῦλε,PauleG3972;you mustδεῖdeiG1163standπαραστῆναι,parastēnaiG3936beforeG3936CaesarΚαίσαρίKaisariG2541;and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,GodθεὸςtheosG2316has grantedκεχάρισταίkecharistaiG5483youallπάνταςpantasG3956thoseG3588who are sailingπλέονταςpleontasG4126with you.’

25ThereforeδιὸdioG1352,keepG2114up your courageεὐθυμεῖτεeuthumeiteG2114,menἄνδρες·andresG435,for I believeπιστεύωpisteuōG4100GodθεῷtheōG2316thatit will turnἔσταιestaiG1510out exactlyοὕτως καθ᾽ τρόπονhoutōs kath᾽ troponG3779 G2596 G5158as I have been toldλελάληταίlelalētaiG2980.

26But we mustδεῖdeiG1163runG1601agroundG1601on a certainτιναtinaG5100islandνῆσονnēsonG3520.”

27But whenὩςHōsG5613the fourteenthτεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτηtessareskaidekatēG5065nightνὺξnuxG3571cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096,as we were being drivenG1308aboutG1308in the AdriaticἈδρίᾳ,AdriaG99Sea, aboutκατὰkataG2596midnightμέσον νυκτὸςmeson nuktosG3319 G3571the sailorsναῦταιnautaiG3492beganto surmiseὑπενόουνhupenoounG5282thatthey were approachingπροσάγεινprosageinG4317someτινὰtinaG5100landχώραν·chōranG5561.

28They tookG1001soundingsG1001and foundεὗρονheuronG2147it to betwentyεἴκοσι,eikosiG1501fathomsὀργυιὰςorguiasG3712;and a littleβραχὺbrachuG1024fartherδιαστήσαντεςdiastēsantesG1339on they tookG1001anotherπάλινpalinG3825soundingG1001and foundεὗρονheuronG2147it to befifteenδεκαπέντε·dekapenteG1178fathomsὀργυιὰςorguiasG3712.

29FearingφοβούμενοίphoboumenoiG5399that we mightrunG1601agroundG1601somewhereG4225on therocksτραχεῖςtracheisG5138,they castῥίψαντεςrhipsantesG4496fourτέσσαραςtessarasG5064anchorsἀγκύραςagkurasG45from the sternπρύμνηςprumnēsG4403andwishedηὔχοντοēuchontoG2172for daybreakἡμέρανhēmeranG2250.

30But as the sailorsναυτῶνnautōnG3492were tryingζητούντωνzētountōnG2212to escapeφυγεῖνphugeinG5343from the shipπλοίουploiouG4143and had letG5465downG5465the ship’sboatσκάφηνskaphēnG4627into the seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281,on the pretenseπροφάσειprophaseiG4392of intendingμελλόντωνmellontōnG3195to layἐκτείνεινekteineinG1614out anchorsἀγκύραςagkurasG45from the bowπρῴρηςprōrēsG4408,

31PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972saidG3004to the centurionἑκατοντάρχῃhekatontarchēG1543and to the soldiersστρατιώταις·stratiōtaisG4757, “Unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361theseG3778menG3778remainμείνωσινmeinōsinG3306in the shipπλοίῳ,ploiōG4143,you yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771cannotοὐ δύνασθε.ou dunastheG1410 G3756be savedσωθῆναιsōthēnaiG4982.”

32ThenτότεtoteG5119the soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757cutἀπέκοψανapekopsanG609awayG609theropesσχοινίαschoiniaG4979of the ship’sboatσκάφηςskaphēsG4627and letεἴασανeiasanG1439it fallἐκπεσεῖν.¶ekpeseinG1601awayG1601.

33UntilἌχριAchriG891the dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250was aboutἤμελλενēmellenG3195to dawnγίνεσθαι,ginesthaiG1096,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972was encouragingπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870them allἅπανταςhapantasG537to takeμεταλαβεῖνmetalabeinG3335some foodτροφῆςtrophēsG5160,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “TodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594is the fourteenthτεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτηνtessareskaidekatēnG5065dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250that you have been constantlyδιατελεῖτεdiateleiteG1300watchingπροσδοκῶντεςprosdokōntesG4328and going withoutG777eatingG777,having takenπροσλαβόμενοι.proslabomenoiG4355nothingμηθὲνmēthenG3367.

34ThereforeδιὸdioG1352I encourageπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870you to takeμεταλαβεῖνmetalabeinG3335some foodτροφῆς·trophēsG5160,for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is for your preservationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991, fornot a hairθρὶξthrixG2359from the headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776of anyοὐδενὸςoudenosG3762of you will perishἀπολεῖται.¶apoleitaiG622.”

35Having saidG3004thisταῦταtautaG3778,he tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983breadἄρτονartonG740andgaveG2168thanksεὐχαρίστησενeucharistēsenG2168to GodθεῷtheōG2316in the presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of allπάντων,pantōnG3956,and he brokeκλάσαςklasasG2806it and beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to eatἐσθίειν.esthieinG2068.

36AllπάντεςpantesG3956of themwere encouragedεὔθυμοιeuthumoiG2115and they themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846also tookπροσελάβοντοproselabontoG4355foodτροφῆς·trophēsG5160.

37AllπᾶσαιpasaiG3956of us in the shipπλοίῳploiōG4143were twoG1250hundredδιακόσιαιdiakosiaiG1250and seventy-sixἑβδομήκοντα ἕξ.hebdomēkonta hexG1440 G1803personsψυχαὶpsuchaiG5590.

38When they had eatenG2880enoughτροφῆςtrophēsG2880 G5160, they beganto lightenἐκούφιζονekouphizonG2893the shipπλοῖονploionG4143bythrowingἐκβαλλόμενοιekballomenoiG1544out the wheatσῖτονsitonG4621into the seaθάλασσαν.thalassanG2281.

39WhenὅτεhoteG3753dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250cameἐγένετο,egenetoG1096, theycould not recognizeἐπεγίνωσκον,epeginōskonG1921the landγῆνgēnG1093;but they did observeκατενόουνkatenoounG2657a bayκόλπονkolponG2859with a beachαἰγιαλόν,aigialonG123,and they resolvedἐβουλεύοντο,ebouleuontoG1011to driveG1856the shipπλοῖον.ploionG4143ontoG1856it ifεἰeiG1487they couldδύναιντο,dunaintoG1410.

40And castingG4014offG4014the anchorsἀγκύραςagkurasG45,they leftεἴωνeiōnG1439them in the seaθάλασσαν,thalassanG2281while at the sameἅμαhamaG260timeG260they were looseningἀνέντεςanentesG447the ropesζευκτηρίαςzeuktēriasG2202of the ruddersπηδαλίωνpēdaliōnG4079;and hoistingἐπάραντεςeparantesG1869the foresailἀρτέμωναartemōnaG736to the windπνεούσῃpneousēG4154,they were headingκατεῖχονkateichonG2722for the beachαἰγιαλόν.aigialonG123.

41But strikingπεριπεσόντεςperipesontesG4045areefτόπονtoponG5117whereG1337twoG1337seasG1337metG1337,they ranG1946the vesselναῦν·naunG3491agroundG1946;and the prowπρῷραprōraG4408stuckG2043fastG2043and remainedἔμεινενemeinenG3306immovableἀσάλευτος,asaleutosG761,but the sternπρύμναprumnaG4403beganto be brokenἐλύετοeluetoG3089up by the forceβίαςbiasG970of the waves.

42The soldiers’στρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757planβουλὴboulēG1012was tokillἀποκτείνωσιν,apokteinōsinG615the prisonersδεσμώταςdesmōtasG1202,so that noneμή τιςmē tisG3361 G5100of themwould swimG1579awayG1579and escapeδιαφύγῃ.diaphugēG1309;

43but the centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543,wantingβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014to bringG1295PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972safelyG1295throughG1295,keptἐκώλυσενekōlusenG2967them from their intentionβουλήματος,boulēmatosG1013,and commandedἐκέλευσένekeleusenG2753that thoseG3588who couldδυναμένουςdunamenousG1410swimκολυμβᾶνkolumbanG2860shouldjumpG641overboardG641firstπρώτουςprōtousG4413and getἐξιέναι,exienaiG1826to landγῆνgēnG1093,

44and the restλοιποὺςloipousG3062should follow,someοὓς μὲνhous menG3739 G3303on planksσανίσιν,sanisinG4548,and othersοὓς δὲhous deG3739 G1161on variousG5100thingsG5100from the shipπλοίου.ploiouG4143.And soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779it happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096thatthey allπάνταςpantasG3956were broughtG1295safelyG1295to landγῆν.gēnG1093.

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