New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 27:5-38

5When we had sailedG1277throughG1277the seaπέλαγοςpelagosG3989alongG2596the coastG2596ofCiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791andPamphyliaΠαμφυλίανPamphulianG3828,we landedκατήλθομενkatēlthomenG2718at MyraΜύραMuraG3460in LyciaΛυκίας.LukiasG3073.

6ThereG2546the centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543foundεὑρὼνheurōnG2147anAlexandrianἈλεξανδρῖνονAlexandrinonG222shipπλοῖονploionG4143sailingπλέονpleonG4126forItalyἸταλίανItalianG2482,and he putG1688us aboardG1688it.

7When we had sailedG1020slowlyG1020for a goodG2425manyἱκαναῖςhikanaisG2425daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,and with difficultyμόλιςmolisG3433had arrivedγενόμενοιgenomenoiG1096offκατὰkataG2596CnidusΚνίδονKnidonG2834,since the windἀνέμουanemouG417did not permitG4330us to gofartherG4330,we sailedὑπεπλεύσαμενhupepleusamenG5284underG5284the shelterG5284ofCreteΚρήτηνKrētēnG2914,offκατὰkataG2596SalmoneΣαλμώνην,SalmōnēnG4534;

8and with difficultyμόλιςmolisG3433sailingG3881pastG3881it we cameἤλθομενēlthomenG2064to a placeτόπονtoponG5117calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564FairG2568HavensG2568,nearἐγγὺςengusG1451whichᾧhōG3739was the cityG4172of LaseaΛασαία.LasaiaG2996.

9When considerableἱκανοῦhikanouG2425timeχρόνουchronouG5550had passedδιαγενομένουdiagenomenouG1230and the voyageπλοὸςploosG4144was nowἤδηēdēG2235dangerousἐπισφαλοῦςepisphalousG2000,sinceδιὰdiaG1223evenG2532thefastνηστείανnēsteianG3521was alreadyἤδηēdēG2235overπαρεληλυθέναι,parelēluthenaiG3928,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972beganto admonishπαρῄνειparēneiG3867them,

10and saidλέγωνlegōnG3004to them, “Menἄνδρες,andresG435,I perceiveθεωρῶtheōrōG2334that the voyageπλοῦν.plounG4144willG3195certainlyG3195be withdamageὕβρεωςhubreōsG5196and greatπολλῆςpollēsG4183lossζημίαςzēmiasG2209,not onlyG3440of the cargoφορτίουphortiouG5413and the shipπλοίουploiouG4143,but alsoG2532of our livesψυχῶνpsuchōnG5590.”

11But the centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543was moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123persuadedἐπείθετοepeithetoG3982by thepilotκυβερνήτῃkubernētēG2942and thecaptainG3490of the shipG3490thanἢēG2228by what was being saidλεγομένοις.¶legomenoisG3004by PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972.

12Because the harborλιμένοςlimenosG3040was not suitableἈνευθέτουAneuthetouG428for winteringπαραχειμασίανparacheimasianG3915,the majorityG4183reachedἔθεντοethentoG5087a decisionβουλὴνboulēnG1012to putG321out to seaG321from thereἐκεῖθεν,ekeithenG1564,ifεἴeiG1487somehowπωςpōsG4458they couldδύναιντοdunaintoG1410reachκαταντήσαντεςkatantēsantesG2658PhoenixΦοίνικαPhoinikaG5405,a harborλιμέναlimenaG3040ofCreteΚρήτηςKrētēsG2914,facingβλέπονταblepontaG991southwestλίβαlibaG3047and northwestχῶρον.¶chōronG5566,and spendG3914the winterπαραχειμάσαιparacheimasaiG3914there.

13When a moderateG5285southνότουnotouG3558windG3558cameG5285up, supposingδόξαντεςdoxantesG1380that they had attainedκεκρατηκέναι,kekratēkenaiG2902their purposeπροθέσεωςprotheseōsG4286,they weighedG142anchorG142and begansailingG3881alongG3881CreteΚρήτην.KrētēnG2914,closeἆσσονassonG788inshore.

14But beforeμετ᾽ οὐmet᾽ ouG3326 G3756veryG4183longG4183thererushedἔβαλενebalenG906downκατ᾽kat᾽G2596fromthe land a violentτυφωνικὸςtuphōnikosG5189windἄνεμοςanemosG417,calledκαλούμενοςkaloumenosG2564EuraquiloG2146;

15and when the shipπλοίουploiouG4143was caughtσυναρπασθέντοςsunarpasthentosG4884in itand couldδυναμένουdunamenouG1410not faceἀντοφθαλμεῖνantophthalmeinG503the windἀνέμῳanemōG417,we gaveG1929wayG1929to itand let ourselves be drivenἐφερόμεθα.epheromethaG5342along.

16RunningG5295underG5295the shelterG5295of a smallG3519islandG3519calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564ClaudaΚαῦδαKaudaG2802,we were scarcelyμόλιςmolisG3433ableἰσχύσαμενischusamenG2480to getγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096the ship’sboatσκάφης,skaphēsG4627underG4031controlG4031.

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.

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