Revised Literal Translation

Acts 27:1-28

1τοῦtouG3588τὴνtēnG3588AndδὲdeG1161whenὩςHōsG5613it was determined thatἐκρίθηekrithēG2919weG1473should sailἀποπλεῖνapopleinG636intoεἰςeisG1519ItalyἸταλίαν, τόνItalian tonG3588 G2482,they deliveredπαρεδίδουνparedidounG3860τεteG5037PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andκαίkaiG2532certainτιναςtinasG5100otherἑτέρουςheterousG2087prisonersδεσμώταςdesmōtasG1202untoG3686onenamedG3686JuliusἸουλίῳIouliōG2457,a centurionἑκατοντάρχῃhekatontarchēG1543of Augustus’Σεβαστῆς.SebastēsG4575bandσπείρηςspeirēsG4686.

2τοὺςtousG3588AndδὲdeG1161entering intoἐπιβάντεςepibantesG1910a shipπλοίῳploiōG4143of AdramyttiumἈδραμυττηνῷAdramuttēnōG98,we launchedἀνήχθημενanēchthēmenG321,meaningμέλλοντιmellontiG3195to sailπλεῖνpleinG4126byκατὰkataG2596the coastsτόπουςtopousG5117of Asiaτὴν Ἀσίανtēn AsianG3588 G773; oneAristarchusἈριστάρχουAristarchouG708,a MacedonianΜακεδόνοςMakedonosG3110of ThessalonicaΘεσσαλονικέως.ThessalonikeōsG2331,beingὄντοςontosG1510withσὺνsunG4862usG1473.

3AndτεteG5037the nextἑτέρᾳheteraG3588 G2087daywe touchedκατήχθημενkatēchthēmenG2609atεἰςeisG1519SidonΣιδῶνα,SidōnaG4605.AndτεteG5037JuliusἸούλιοςIouliosG3588 G2457courteouslyφιλανθρώπωςphilanthrōpōsG5364entreatedχρησάμενοςchrēsamenosG5530PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3588 G3972,and gaveG2010himlibertyG2010to goπορευθέντιporeuthentiG4198untoπρὸςprosG4314his friendsφίλουςphilousG5384to refresh himselfἐπιμελείας τυχεῖν.epimeleias tucheinG1958 G5177.

4τὴνtēnG3588And whenG2547we had launchedἀναχθέντεςanachthentesG321from thenceG2547,we sailed underὑπεπλεύσαμενhupepleusamenG5284CyprusΚύπρον τὸKupron toG3588 G2954,becauseδιὰdiaG1223the windsτοὺς ἀνέμουςtous anemousG3588 G417wereG1510contraryἐναντίους,enantiousG1727.

5τόtoG3588τὸtoG3588AndτεteG5037when we had sailed overδιαπλεύσαντεςdiapleusantesG1277the seaπέλαγοςpelagosG3989ofκατὰkataG2596Ciliciaτὴν Κιλικίανtēn KilikianG3588 G2791andκαὶkaiG2532PamphyliaΠαμφυλίανPamphulianG3828,we cameκατήλθομενkatēlthomenG2718toεἰςeisG1519MyraΜύραMuraG3460, a cityof Lyciaτῆς Λυκίας.tēs LukiasG3588 G3073.

6And thereG2546the centurionὁ ἑκατοντάρχηςho hekatontarchēsG3588 G1543foundεὑρὼνheurōnG2147a shipπλοῖονploionG4143of AlexandriaἈλεξανδρῖνονAlexandrinonG222sailingπλέονpleonG4126intoεἰςeisG1519Italyτὴν Ἰταλίανtēn ItalianG3588 G2482;and he putἐνεβίβασενenebibasenG1688usG1473εἰςeisG1519thereinαὐτό.autoG846.

7AndδὲdeG1161whenἐνenG1722we had sailed slowlyβραδυπλοοῦντεςbraduploountesG1020manyἱκαναῖςhikanaisG2425daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,andκαὶkaiG2532scarceμόλιςmolisG3433were comeγενόμενοιgenomenoiG1096over againstκατὰkataG2596Cnidusτὴν Κνίδονtēn KnidonG3588 G2834,the windτοῦ ἀνέμουtou anemouG3588 G417notμὴmēG3361sufferingπροσεῶντοςproseōntosG4330usG1473,we sailed underὑπεπλεύσαμενhupepleusamenG5284Creteτὴν Κρήτηνtēn KrētēnG3588 G2914,over againstκατὰkataG2596SalmoneΣαλμώνην,SalmōnēnG4534;

8AndτεteG5037,hardlyμόλιςmolisG3433passingπαραλεγόμενοιparalegomenoiG3881itαὐτὴνautēnG846,cameἤλθομενēlthomenG2064untoεἰςeisG1519a placeτόπονtoponG5117whichτινὰtinaG5100is calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564The fairΚαλοὺςKalousG2570havensλιμένας,limenasG3040;nighἐγγὺςengusG1451whereuntoᾧhōG3739wasἦνēnG1510the cityG4172ofLaseaΛασαία.LasaiaG2996.

9τοῦtouG3588NowδὲdeG1161when muchἱκανοῦhikanouG2425timeχρόνουchronouG5550was spentδιαγενομένουdiagenomenouG1230,andκαὶkaiG2532when sailingπλοὸς τὸploos toG3588 G4144wasὄντοςontosG1510nowἤδηēdēG2235dangerousἐπισφαλοῦςepisphalousG2000,becauseδιὰdiaG1223the fastτὴν νηστείανtēn nēsteianG3588 G3521wasG3928nowκαὶkaiG2532alreadyἤδηēdēG2235pastG3928,Paulὁ Παῦλοςho PaulosG3588 G3972admonishedπαρῄνειparēneiG3867them,

10AndκαὶkaiG2532saidλέγωνlegōnG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,Sirsἄνδρες,andresG435,I perceiveθεωρῶtheōrōG2334thatὅτιhotiG3754this voyageτοῦ πλοῦν.tou plounG3588 G4144willμέλλεινmelleinG3195beἔσεσθαιesesthaiG1510withμετὰmetaG3326hurtὕβρεωςhubreōsG5196andmuchπολλῆςpollēsG4183damageζημίαςzēmiasG2209,notοὐouG3756onlyG3440of the ladingτοῦtouG3588 G5414andκαὶkaiG2532shipπλοίου τῶνploiou tōnG3588 G4143,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532of ourG1473livesψυχῶν τὸνpsuchōn tonG3588 G5590.

11G3588NeverthelessδὲdeG1161the centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543believedἐπείθετοepeithetoG3982the masterκυβερνήτῃkubernētēG3588 G2942andκαὶkaiG2532the owner of the shipναυκλήρῳnauklērōG3588 G3490,moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanἢēG2228those thingsG3588which were spokenλεγομένοις.¶legomenoisG3004byὑπὸhupoG5259PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3588 G3972.

12τοῦtouG3588AndδὲdeG1161because the havenλιμένος οἱlimenos hoiG3588 G3040wasὑπάρχοντοςhuparchontosG5225not commodiousἈνευθέτουAneuthetouG428toπρὸςprosG4314winter inπαραχειμασίανparacheimasianG3915,the more partπλείονεςpleionesG4119advisedἔθεντοethentoG5087βουλὴνboulēnG1012to departἀναχθῆναιanachthēnaiG321thence alsoG2547,if by any meansG1513they mightδύναιντοdunaintoG1410attainκαταντήσαντεςkatantēsantesG2658toεἰςeisG1519PheniceΦοίνικαPhoinikaG5405, and thereto winterπαραχειμάσαιparacheimasaiG3914; which isan havenλιμέναlimenaG3040of Creteτῆς Κρήτηςtēs KrētēsG3588 G2914,and liethβλέπονταblepontaG991towardκατὰkataG2596the south westλίβαlibaG3047andκαὶkaiG2532κατὰkataG2596north westχῶρον.¶chōronG5566.

13AndδὲdeG1161when the south windνότουnotouG3558blew softlyὙποπνεύσαντοςHupopneusantosG5285,supposing thatδόξαντεςdoxantesG1380they had obtainedκεκρατηκέναι,kekratēkenaiG2902theirpurposeτῆς προθέσεωςtēs protheseōsG3588 G4286,loosingἄραντεςarantesG142thence,they sailedπαρελέγοντοparelegontoG3881closeἆσσονassonG788by Creteτὴν Κρήτην.tēn KrētēnG3588 G2914.

14ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161notοὐouG3756longπολὺpoluG4183afterμετ᾽met᾽G3326there aroseἔβαλενebalenG906againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596itαὐτῆςautēsG846a tempestuousτυφωνικὸςtuphōnikosG5189windἄνεμοςanemosG417,calledκαλούμενοςkaloumenosG2564Euroclydonεὐρακύλων.eurakulōnG2148.

15AndδὲdeG1161when the shipτοῦ πλοίουtou ploiouG3588 G4143was caughtσυναρπασθέντοςsunarpasthentosG4884,andκαὶkaiG2532couldδυναμένουdunamenouG1410notμὴmēG3361bear up intoἀντοφθαλμεῖνantophthalmeinG503the windτῷ ἀνέμῳtō anemōG3588 G417,we letἐπιδόντεςepidontesG1929herdriveἐφερόμεθα.epheromethaG5342.

16AndδέdeG1161running underὑποδραμόντεςhupodramontesG5295a certainτιtiG5100islandνησίονnēsionG3519which is calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564ClaudaΚαῦδαKaudaG2802,we hadG2480muchμόλιςmolisG3433workG2480to comeγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096byπερικρατεῖςperikrateisG4031the boatτῆς σκάφης,tēs skaphēsG3588 G4627:

17WhichἣνhēnG3739when they had taken upἄραντεςarantesG142,they usedἐχρῶντοechrōntoG5530helpsβοηθείαιςboētheiaisG996,undergirdingὑποζωννύντεςhupozōnnuntesG5269the shipτὸ πλοῖον·to ploionG3588 G4143;andτεteG5037,fearingφοβούμενοίphoboumenoiG5399lestμὴmēG3361they should fallἐκπέσωσινekpesōsinG1601intoεἰςeisG1519the quicksandsτὴν Σύρτινtēn SurtinG3588 G4950,strakeχαλάσαντεςchalasantesG5465sailτὸ σκεῦος,to skeuosG3588 G4632,and soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779were drivenἐφέροντο.epherontoG5342.

18τῇtēaG3588AndδὲdeG1161weG1473being exceedinglyσφοδρῶςsphodrōsG4971tossed with a tempestχειμαζομένωνcheimazomenōnG5492,the nextἑξῆςhexēsG1836daythey lightenedἐποιοῦντο·epoiountoG4160the shipἐκβολὴνekbolēnG1546;

19τῇtēaG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532the thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154daywe cast outἔρριψαν·erripsanG4496with our own handsαὐτόχειρεςautocheiresG849the tacklingτὴν σκευὴνtēn skeuēnG3588 G4631of the shipτοῦ πλοίουtou ploiouG3588 G4143.

20τοῦtouG3588AndδὲdeG1161when neitherμήτεmēteG3383sunἡλίουhēliouG2246norμήτεmēteG3383starsἄστρωνastrōnG798inἐπὶepiG1909manyπλείοναςpleionasG4119daysἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250appearedἐπιφαινόντωνepiphainontōnG2014,andτεteG5037noοὐκoukG3756smallὀλίγουoligouG3641tempestχειμῶνόςcheimōnosG5494lay onἐπικειμένουepikeimenouG1945us,allπᾶσαpasaG3956hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680that weG1473should be savedσῴζεσθαιsōzesthaiG4982wasG4014thenλοιπὸνloiponG3063taken awayG4014.

21ButG1161afterτότεtoteG5119ὑπαρχούσηςhuparchousēsG5225longπολλῆςpollēsG4183abstinenceἀσιτίαςasitiasG776Paulὁ Παῦλοςho PaulosG3588 G3972stood forthσταθεὶςstatheisG2476inἐνenG1722the midstμέσῳmesōG3319of themαὐτῶνautōnG846,and saidG3004,ὦōG5599Sirsἄνδρες,andresG435,ye shouldἜδειEdeiG1163μέν,menG3303have hearkenedπειθαρχήσαντάςpeitharchēsantasG3980unto meG1473,andG321notμὴmēG3361have loosedG321fromἀπὸapoG575Creteτῆς Κρήτης,tēs KrētēsG3588 G2914,andG5037to have gainedκερδῆσαίkerdēsaiG2770thisταύτηνtautēnG3778harmτὴν ὕβρινtēn hubrinG3588 G5196andκαὶkaiG2532lossτὴν ζημίαν.tēn zēmianG3588 G2209.

22AndκαὶkaiG2532nowG3569I exhortπαραινῶparainōG3867youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to beεὐθυμεῖν·euthumeinG2114of good cheerἀποβολὴapobolēG580:forγὰρgarG1063there shall beἔσταιestaiG1510no lossοὐδεμίαoudemiaG3762ofG5590any man’slifeψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590amongἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,butπλὴνplēnG4133of the shipπλοίου.ploiouG3588 G4143.

23ForγάρgarG1063there stoodπαρέστηparestēG3936by meG1473thisταύτῃtautēG3778nightτῇ νυκτὶtēa nuktiG3588 G3571the angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,whoseοὗhouG3739I amεἰμιeimiG1510,andκαὶkaiG2532whomᾧhōG3739I serveλατρεύωlatreuōG3000,

24Sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Fearφοβοῦ,phobouG5399notμὴmēG3361,PaulΠαῦλε,PauleG3972;thouσεseG4771must beδεῖdeiG1163brought beforeπαραστῆναι,parastēnaiG3936CæsarΚαίσαρίKaisariG2541:andκαὶkaiG2532,loG3708,Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316hath givenκεχάρισταίkecharistaiG5483theeσοιsoiG4771allπάνταςpantasG3956themτοὺςtousG3588that sailπλέονταςpleontasG4126withμετὰmetaG3326theeσοῦ.souG4771.

25WhereforeδιὸdioG1352,sirsἄνδρες·andresG435,be of good cheerεὐθυμεῖτεeuthumeiteG2114:forγὰρgarG1063I believeπιστεύωpisteuōG4100Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316,thatὅτιhotiG3754itοὕτωςhoutōsG3779shall beἔσταιestaiG1510evenκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596ὃνhonG3739asτρόπονtroponG5158it was toldλελάληταίlelalētaiG2980meG1473.

26HowbeitδέdeG1161weG1473mustδεῖdeiG1163be castἐκπεσεῖν.¶ekpeseinG1601uponεἰςeisG1519a certainτιναtinaG5100islandνῆσονnēsonG3520.

27ButδὲdeG1161whenὩςHōsG5613the fourteenthτεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτηtessareskaidekatēG5065nightνὺξnuxG3571was comeἐγένετοegenetoG1096,as weG1473were driven up and downδιαφερομένωνdiapheromenōnG1308inἐνenG1722Adriaτῷ Ἀδρίᾳ,tō AdriaG3588 G99,aboutκατὰkataG2596μέσονmesonG3319midnightτῆς νυκτὸςtēs nuktosG3588 G3571the shipmenοἱ ναῦταιhoi nautaiG3588 G3492deemed thatὑπενόουνhupenoounG5282theyαὐτοῖςautoisG846drew near toπροσάγεινprosageinG4317someτινὰtinaG5100countryχώραν·chōranG5561;

28AndκαὶkaiG2532soundedβολίσαντεςbolisantesG1001,and foundεὗρονheuronG2147ittwentyεἴκοσι,eikosiG1501fathomsὀργυιὰςorguiasG3712:andδὲdeG1161when they had goneδιαστήσαντεςdiastēsantesG1339a little furtherβραχὺbrachuG1024,they soundedβολίσαντεςbolisantesG1001againπάλινpalinG3825,andκαὶkaiG2532foundεὗρονheuronG2147itfifteenδεκαπέντε·dekapenteG1178fathomsὀργυιὰςorguiasG3712.

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