New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 27

Paul Is Sent to Rome

1NowδὲdeG1161whenὩςHōsG5613it was decidedἐκρίθηekrithēG2919that wewould sailἀποπλεῖνapopleinG636forItalyἸταλίαν,ItalianG2482,they proceeded to turnG3860PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972and someτιναςtinasG5100otherἑτέρουςheterousG2087prisonersδεσμώταςdesmōtasG1202overG3860to a centurionἑκατοντάρχῃhekatontarchēG1543of the AugustanΣεβαστῆς.SebastēsG4575cohortσπείρηςspeirēsG4686,namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686JuliusἸουλίῳIouliōG2457.

2And we boardedἐπιβάντεςepibantesG1910an AdramyttianἈδραμυττηνῷAdramuttēnōG98shipπλοίῳploiōG4143that wasG3195aboutG3195toG3195sailπλεῖνpleinG4126to the regionsτόπουςtopousG5117alongκατὰkataG2596the coast ofAsiaἈσίανAsianG773,and putG321outG321toG321seaG321accompaniedὄντος σὺνontos sunG1510 G4862byAristarchusἈριστάρχουAristarchouG708, aMacedonianΜακεδόνοςMakedonosG3110ofThessalonicaΘεσσαλονικέως.ThessalonikeōsG2331.

3The nextἑτέρᾳheteraG2087day we putG2609inG2609atSidonΣιδῶνα,SidōnaG4605;and JuliusἸούλιοςIouliosG2457treatedχρησάμενοςchrēsamenosG5530PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972with considerationφιλανθρώπωςphilanthrōpōsG5364andallowedἐπέτρεψενepetrepsenG2010him to goπορευθέντιporeuthentiG4198to his friendsφίλουςphilousG5384and receiveτυχεῖν.tucheinG5177careἐπιμελείαςepimeleiasG1958.

4FromG2547thereG2547we putG321outG321toG321seaG321and sailedὑπεπλεύσαμενhupepleusamenG5284underG5284the shelterG5284ofCyprusΚύπρονKupronG2954,becauseδιὰdiaG1223the windsἀνέμουςanemousG417were contraryἐναντίους,enantiousG1727.

5When we had sailedG1277throughG1277the seaπέλαγοςpelagosG3989alongG2596theG2596coastG2596ofCiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791andPamphyliaΠαμφυλίανPamphulianG3828,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,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972startedadmonishingπαρῄνειparēneiG3867them,

10sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004to 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 thecaptainG3490ofG3490theG3490shipG3490thanἢēG2228by what was being saidλεγομένοις.¶legomenoisG3004by PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972.

12The harborλιμένοςlimenosG3040was notG428suitableG428for winteringπαραχειμασίανparacheimasianG3915,so the majorityG4183reachedἔθεντοethentoG5087a decisionβουλὴνboulēnG1012to putG321outG321to seaG321fromG1564thereG1564,ifεἴeiG1487somehowπωςpōsG4458they couldδύναιντοdunaintoG1410reachκαταντήσαντεςkatantēsantesG2658PhoenixΦοίνικαPhoinikaG5405,a harborλιμέναlimenaG3040ofCreteΚρήτηςKrētēsG2914facingβλέπονταblepontaG991southwestλίβαlibaG3047and northwestχῶρον.¶chōronG5566,and spendG3914theG3914winterπαραχειμάσαιparacheimasaiG3914there.

13When a moderateG5285southνότουnotouG3558windG3558cameG5285upG5285,thinkingδόξαντεςdoxantesG1380that they had attainedκεκρατηκέναι,kekratēkenaiG2902their purposeπροθέσεωςprotheseōsG4286,they weighedG142anchorG142and begansailingG3881alongG3881CreteΚρήτην.KrētēnG2914,closerἆσσονassonG788to shore.

Shipwreck

14But beforeμετ᾽ οὐmet᾽ ouG3326 G3756veryG4183longG4183a violentτυφωνικὸςtuphōnikosG5189windἄνεμοςanemosG417,calledκαλούμενοςkaloumenosG2564EuraquiloG2146,rushedἔβαλενebalenG906downκατ᾽kat᾽G2596from the land;

15and when the shipπλοίουploiouG4143was caughtσυναρπασθέντοςsunarpasthentosG4884in itand couldδυναμένουdunamenouG1410not headG503upG503intoG503the windἀνέμῳanemōG417,we gaveG1929upG1929and let ourselves be drivenἐφερόμεθα.epheromethaG5342by the wind.

16RunningG5295underG5295theG5295shelterG5295of a smallG3519islandG3519calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564CaudaΚαῦδαKaudaG2802,we wereG2480ableἰσχύσαμενischusamenG2480to getγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096the ship’sboatσκάφης,skaphēsG4627underG4031controlG4031onlywithG3433difficultyμόλιςmolisG3433.

17After they had hoistedG142it upG142,they usedἐχρῶντοechrōntoG5530supportingG996cablesG996in undergirdingὑποζωννύντεςhupozōnnuntesG5269the shipπλοῖον·ploionG4143;and fearingφοβούμενοίphoboumenoiG5399that they mightrunG1601agroundG1601on the shallowsof SyrtisΣύρτινSurtinG4950,they letG5465downG5465theseaG4632anchorG4632and let themselves be drivenἐφέροντο.epherontoG5342along inG3779thisG3779wayG3779.

18The nextἑξῆςhexēsG1836day as we were being violentlyσφοδρῶςsphodrōsG4971tossedG5492byG5492the stormG5492, they began tojettisonG1546theG1546cargoG1546;

19and on the thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154day they threwἔρριψαν·erripsanG4496the ship’sπλοίουploiouG4143tackleσκευὴνskeuēnG4631overboardwith their ownG849handsG849.

20Since neitherμήτεmēteG3383sunἡλίουhēliouG2246norμήτεmēteG3383starsἄστρωνastrōnG798appearedἐπιφαινόντωνepiphainontōnG2014for manyG4183daysἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250,and noοὐκoukG3756smallὀλίγουoligouG3641stormχειμῶνόςcheimōnosG5494was assailingἐπικειμένουepikeimenouG1945us,fromG3062thenG3062onG3062allπᾶσαpasaG3956hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680of our being savedσῴζεσθαιsōzesthaiG4982was slowlyabandonedπεριῃρεῖτοperiēreitoG4014.

21When manyπολλῆςpollēsG4183had lostὑπαρχούσηςhuparchousēsG5225 G776their appetitesG776,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972thenτότεtoteG5119stoodσταθεὶςstatheisG2476amongμέσῳmesōG3319them and saidG3004, “Menἄνδρες,andresG435,you shouldἜδειEdeiG1163have followedG3980my adviceG3980and not have setἀνάγεσθαιanagesthaiG321sailG321fromCreteΚρήτης,KrētēsG2914, and therebysparedκερδῆσαίkerdēsaiG2770yourselves thisταύτηνtautēnG3778damageὕβρινhubrinG5196and lossζημίαν.zēmianG2209.

22And yetnowνῦνnunG3568I urgeπαραινῶparainōG3867you tokeepG2114upG2114your courageεὐθυμεῖν·euthumeinG2114,for there will be noοὐδεμίαoudemiaG3762lossἀποβολὴapobolēG580of lifeψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590amongἐξexG1537you, but onlyof the shipπλοίου.ploiouG4143.

23For thisταύτῃtautēG3778verynightνυκτὶnuktiG3571an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the GodθεοῦtheouG2316to whomοὗhouG3739I belongεἰμιeimiG1510,whomᾧhōG3739I alsoκαὶkaiG2532serveλατρεύωlatreuōG3000,cameπαρέστηparestēG3936to me,

24sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘Do not beG5399afraidG5399,PaulΠαῦλε,PauleG3972;you mustδεῖdeiG1163standπαραστῆναι,parastēnaiG3936beforeG3936CaesarΚαίσαρίKaisariG2541;and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,GodθεὸςtheosG2316has graciouslyG5483grantedκεχάρισταίkecharistaiG5483youallπάνταςpantasG3956thoseG3588who are sailingπλέονταςpleontasG4126with you.’

25ThereforeδιὸdioG1352,keepG2114upG2114your courageεὐθυμεῖτεeuthumeiteG2114,menἄνδρες·andresG435,for I believeπιστεύωpisteuōG4100GodθεῷtheōG2316thatit will turnG1510outG1510exactlyοὕτως 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 suspectὑπενόουνhupenoounG5282thatthey were approachingπροσάγεινprosageinG4317someτινὰtinaG5100landχώραν·chōranG5561.

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

29FearingφοβούμενοίphoboumenoiG5399that we mightrunG1601agroundG1601somewhereG4225on therocksτραχεῖςtracheisG5138,they castῥίψαντεςrhipsantesG4496fourτέσσαραςtessarasG5064anchorsἀγκύραςagkurasG45from the sternπρύμνηςprumnēsG4403andprayedηὔχοντοēuchontoG2172for daybreakἡμέρανhēmeranG2250.

30But as the sailorsναυτῶνnautōnG3492were tryingζητούντωνzētountōnG2212to escapeφυγεῖνphugeinG5343from the shipπλοίουploiouG4143and had letG5465downG5465the ship’sboatσκάφηνskaphēnG4627into the seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281,on the pretenseπροφάσειprophaseiG4392that they wereG3195goingG3195toG3195layG1614outG1614anchorsἀγκύραςagkurasG45from the bowπρῴρηςprōrēsG4408,

31PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972saidG3004to the centurionἑκατοντάρχῃhekatontarchēG1543and the soldiersστρατιώταις·stratiōtaisG4757, “Unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361theseG3778menG3778remainμείνωσινmeinōsinG3306on the shipπλοίῳ,ploiōG4143,you yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771cannotοὐ δύνασθε.ou dunastheG1410 G3756be savedσωθῆναιsōthēnaiG4982.”

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

33UntilἌχριAchriG891the dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250wasG3195aboutG3195toG3195dawnγίνεσθαι,ginesthaiG1096,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972kept encouragingπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870them allἅπανταςhapantasG537to takeμεταλαβεῖνmetalabeinG3335some foodτροφῆςtrophēsG5160,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “TodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594is the fourteenthτεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτηνtessareskaidekatēnG5065dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250that you have been constantlyδιατελεῖτεdiateleiteG1300watchingπροσδοκῶντεςprosdokōntesG4328and going withoutG777eatingG777,having takenG4355inG4355nothingμηθὲνmēthenG3367.

34ThereforeδιὸdioG1352,I encourageπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870you to takeμεταλαβεῖνmetalabeinG3335some foodτροφῆς·trophēsG5160,for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is for your survivalσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991, fornot a hairθρὶξthrixG2359from the headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776of anyοὐδενὸςoudenosG3762of you will perishἀπολεῖται.¶apoleitaiG622.”

35Having saidG3004thisταῦταtautaG3778,he tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983breadἄρτονartonG740andgaveG2168thanksεὐχαρίστησενeucharistēsenG2168to GodθεῷtheōG2316inG1799theG1799presenceG1799ofG1799them allπάντων,pantōnG3956,and he brokeκλάσαςklasasG2806it and beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to eatἐσθίειν.esthieinG2068.

36AllπάντεςpantesG3956of themwere encouragedεὔθυμοιeuthumoiG2115and they themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846also tookπροσελάβοντοproselabontoG4355foodτροφῆς·trophēsG5160.

37We were 276διακόσιαι ἑβδομήκοντα ἕξ.diakosiai hebdomēkonta hexG1250 G1440 G1803peopleψυχαὶpsuchaiG5590on the shipπλοίῳploiōG4143in allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956.

38When they had eatenτροφῆςtrophēsG2880 G5160enoughG2880, they beganlighteningἐκούφιζονekouphizonG2893the shipπλοῖονploionG4143bythrowingG1544the wheatσῖτονsitonG4621outG1544into the seaθάλασσαν.thalassanG2281.

39NowG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250cameἐγένετο,egenetoG1096, theycould not recognizeἐπεγίνωσκον,epeginōskonG1921the landγῆνgēnG1093;but they did noticeκατενόουνkatenoounG2657a bayκόλπονkolponG2859with a beachαἰγιαλόν,aigialonG123,and they resolvedἐβουλεύοντο,ebouleuontoG1011to runG1856the shipπλοῖον.ploionG4143ontoG1856it ifεἰeiG1487they couldδύναιντο,dunaintoG1410.

40And castingG4014offG4014the anchorsἀγκύραςagkurasG45,they leftεἴωνeiōnG1439them in the seaθάλασσαν,thalassanG2281while at the sameἅμαhamaG260timeG260they were looseningἀνέντεςanentesG447the ropesζευκτηρίαςzeuktēriasG2202of the ruddersπηδαλίωνpēdaliōnG4079;and they hoistedἐπάραντεςeparantesG1869the foresailἀρτέμωναartemōnaG736to the windπνεούσῃpneousēG4154and were headingκατεῖχονkateichonG2722for the beachαἰγιαλόν.aigialonG123.

41But they struckπεριπεσόντεςperipesontesG4045areefτόπονtoponG5117whereG1337twoG1337seasG1337metG1337and ranG1946the shipναῦν·naunG3491agroundG1946;and the prowπρῷραprōraG4408stuckG2043firmlyG2043and remainedἔμεινενemeinenG3306immovableἀσάλευτος,asaleutosG761,whileG1161the sternπρύμναprumnaG4403started tobreakG3089upG3089dueG5259toG5259the forceβίαςbiasG970of the waves.

42The soldiers’στρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757planβουλὴboulēG1012was tokillἀποκτείνωσιν,apokteinōsinG615the prisonersδεσμώταςdesmōtasG1202,soG3361thatG3361noneτιςtisG3361 G5100of themwould swimG1579awayG1579and escapeδιαφύγῃ.diaphugēG1309;

43but the centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543,wantingβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014to bringG1295PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972safelyG1295throughG1295,keptἐκώλυσενekōlusenG2967them from accomplishingtheir intentionβουλήματος,boulēmatosG1013,and commandedἐκέλευσένekeleusenG2753that thoseG3588who couldδυναμένουςdunamenousG1410swimκολυμβᾶνkolumbanG2860were tojumpG641overboardG641firstπρώτουςprōtousG4413and getἐξιέναι,exienaiG1826to landγῆνgēnG1093,

44and the restλοιποὺςloipousG3062were to follow,someοὓς μὲνhous menG3739 G3303on planksσανίσιν,sanisinG4548,and othersοὓς δὲhous deG3739 G1161on variousG5100thingsG5100from the shipπλοίου.ploiouG4143.And soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779it happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096thatthey allπάνταςpantasG3956were broughtG1295safelyG1295to landγῆν.gēnG1093.

Paul Is Sent to Rome

Shipwreck

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