New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 27:21-32

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.

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