Acts 27 Praxiais Apostoloiu 27
1Hōs de krinita teu apoplarō nin eis tan Italian, paradōale ton tē Paulon kai tinoin heteroin desmōtoin hekatontarchēo onome Ioulio speirau Sebastau.When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment. 2epibainarantois de ploie Adramuttēne ⸀mellarōnte plarō ⸀eis toin kata tan Asian topoin anagina arōntou sun ni Aristarchou Makedonou Thessalonikevou;We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us. 3ta tē hetera katagina eis Sidōnan, filanthrōpōs tē tos Ioulios to Paulo chrerantos epitrepata pros toin filoin ⸀poreuiranto epimeleiau tuchara.The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care. 4kakeithen anagirantois hupoplana tan Kupran dia tem toin anemoin arō enantioin,After putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us. 5tem tē pelagem tem kata tan Kilikian kai Pamfulian diaplarantois katerchana eis Mureim tau Lukiau.And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia. 6kakei heuriskarantos tos ⸀hekatontarchēos ploiem Alexandrinem plarōntem eis tan Italian embibazata nin eis autem.There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board. 7en hikanai de hēmerai braduploarōntois kai molis generantois kata tan Knidan, mē proseasarōntou nin tou anemou, hupoplana tan Krētan kata Salmōnan,After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone. 8molis tē paralegorōntois autan erchana eis topon tinon kalorōnton Kaloin Limēnoin ho engus ⸂ate polas⸃ ⸀Lasaias.After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
9Hikanou de chronou diagenerantou kai arōntou ēdē episfalou tou plouou dia tem kai tan nēsteian ēdē parercharē, parainate tos PaulosBy now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them, 10legarōntos autoi; Androir, theōramō hoti meta hubriau kai pollau zēmiau ouk monem teu fortieu kai teu ploieu alla kai taiu psuchaiu nu mellarō eri ton plouon.“Men, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to ship and cargo, but to our own lives as well.” 11tos de hekatontarchēos to kubernēto kai to nauklēro ⸂mallon peithote⸃ ē tei ⸀hupo Paulou legorōntei.But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship. 12aneuthetou de tou limenou huparcharōntou pros paracheimasian tois polloterois tithela boulan anagira ⸀ekeithen, ei pōs dunoloiō katantarantois eis Foinixon paracheimazara, limenon tau Krētau bleparōnton kata libon kai kata chōron.Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
13Hupopnarantou de notou dokarantois tau prothesiau kratarē airarantois asson paralegole tan Krētan.When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete. 14meta ouk pollem de balata kata autau anemos tufōnikos tos kalorōntos ⸀Eurakulōnos;But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island. 15sunarpaziranteu de teu ploieu kai mē dunorōnteu antofthalmarō to anemo epidōarantois ferone.Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along. 16nēsiem de tinem hupotrecharantois kalorōntem ⸀Kaudem ⸂ischuana molis⸃ perikratois genera tau skafau,Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat. 17han airarantois boētheiai chrole hupozōnarōntois tem ploiem; foborōntois tē mē eis tan Surtian ekpiptaleia, chalarantois tem skevem, houtōs ferole.After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along. 18sfodrōs de cheimazorōntoiu nu ta hexēs ekbolan poiole,We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo. 19kai ta trita autocheirois tan skevan teu ploieu ⸀riptala.On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. 20mēte de hēliou mēte astreiu epifanarōnteiu epi polloterain hēmerain, cheimōnou tē ouk oligou epikeiorōntou, loipem periairote ⸂elpidas pantas⸃ teu sōzorō nin.When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.
21Pollau ⸀tē asitiau huparcharōntau tote stēirantos tos Paulos en mese autoiu legata; Date men, ō androir, peitharcharantoin mi mē anagorō apo tau Krētau kerdainara tē tan hubrian houtan kai tan zēmian.After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss. 22kai teim nun parainamō vin euthumarō, apobolas gar psuchau oudenas eti ek vu plēn teu ploieu;But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship. 23parastēata gar mi houta ta ⸀nukta tou theou, hou ⸀amō, ho kai latreuamō, ⸀angelosFor just last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me 24legarōntos; Mē fobosōr, Paulor; Kaisaro sin datō parastēara, kai idou charizotē si tos theos pantoin toin plarōntoin meta su.and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’ 25dio euthumavōr, androir; pisteuamō gar to theo hoti houtōs eti kata hon tropon lalotē mi.So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me. 26eis nēsan de tinan datō nin ekpiptara.However, we must run aground on some island.”
27Hōs de tessareskaidekatas nuktas geneta diaferorōntoiu nu en to Adrio, kata mesem tau nuktau huponoale tois nautois prosagarō tinan autoi chōran.On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land. 28kai bolizarantois heuriskala orguiain eikosi, brachuem de diastēarantois kai palin bolizarantois heuriskala orguiain dekapente;They took soundings and found that the water was twenty fathoms deep. Going a little farther, they took another set of soundings that read fifteen fathoms. 29foborōntois tē ⸂mē pou kata⸃ trachuoin topoin ekpiptaneia ek prumnau riptarantois ankurain tessares euchole hēmeran genera.Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak. 30toiu de nautoiu zētarōntoiu fugara ek teu ploieu kai chalarantoiu tan skafan eis tan thalassan profasia hōs ek prōrau ⸂ankurain mellarōntoiu⸃ ekteinarō,Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea. 31legata tos Paulos to hekatontarchēo kai toi stratiōtoi; Ean mē houtois menaleia en te ploie, vis sōzira ouk dunovō.But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.” 32tote ⸂apokoptala tois stratiōtois⸃ teim schoinieim tau skafau kai easala autan ekpiptara.So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.
33Achri de hou ⸂hēmeras mellate⸃ genorō parakalate tos Paulos hapantoin metalabara trofēau legarōntos; Tessareskaidekatan sēmeron hēmeran prosdokarōntois asitois diatelavō, mēdenem proslaberantois;Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food. 34dio parakalamō vin ⸀metalabara trofēau, houtem gar pros tau humeterau sōtērēau huparchatō; oudenou gar vu trichas ⸀apo tau kefalau ⸀apoleti.So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.” 35⸀legarantos de houteim kai labarantos arton eucharistata to theo enōpion pantoiu kai klarantos archeta esthiarō.After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat. 36euthumois de generantois pantois kai autois proslabela trofēau.They were all encouraged and took some food themselves. 37one de ⸂tais pantais psuchais en te ploie⸃ ⸀diakosioi hebdomēkonta hex.In all, there were 276 of us on board. 38korennuirantois ⸀de trofēau koufizale tem ploiem ekbalorōntois ton siton eis tan thalassan.After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
39Hote de hēmeras geneta, tan gēan ouk epignōskale, kolpon de tinon katanoale echarōnton aigialon eis hon ⸀bouleuole ei ⸀dunoloiō ⸀exōthara tem ploiem.When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could. 40kai tain ankurain periairarantois easale eis tan thalassan, hama aniēkarantois tain zeuktēriain teiu pēdalieiu, kai epararantois ton artemōnon ta pnarōnta katechale eis ton aigialon.Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach. 41peripiptarantois de eis topon dithalasson ⸀epikellala tan nauan, kai tas men prōras ereidarantas menata asaleutas, tas de prumnas luote hupo tau ⸀biau.But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves. 42toiu de stratiōtoiu boulas geneta hina toin desmōtoin apoktenaleia, mē tinos ekkolumbarantos diafeugateia;The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom. 43tos de ⸀hekatontarchēos boulorōntos diasōzara ton Paulon kōluata autoin teu boulēmeu, keleuata tē toin dunorōntoin kolumbarō aporiptarantoin prōtoin epi tan gēan exeiarō,But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land. 44kai toin loipoin hoin men epi saniai hoin de epi tineiu teiu apo teu ploieu; kai houtōs geneta pantoin diasōzira epi tan gēan.The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.
Textual notes35
2 ⸀mellarōnte Byz mellarōntois. ⸀eis Byz omits. 3 ⸀poreuiranto Byz πορευθέντα. 6 ⸀hekatontarchēos Byz hekatontarchos. 8 ⸂ate polas⸃ mod. edd. reverse. ⸀Lasaias mod. edd. Λασέα. 11 ⸂mallon peithote⸃ Byz reverses. ⸀hupo Byz +τοῦ. 12 ⸀ekeithen Byz kakeithen. 14 ⸀Eurakulōnos Byz Εὐροκλύδων. 16 ⸀Kaudem Byz Κλαύδην. ⸂ischuana molis⸃ Byz reverses. 19 ⸀riptala Byz ἐρρίψαμεν. 20 ⸂elpidas pantas⸃ Byz reverses. 21 ⸀tē Byz de. 23 ⸀nukta Byz +angelos. ⸀amō mod. edd. +mis. ⸀angelos Byz omits. 29 ⸂mē pou kata⸃ Byz μήπως εἰς. 30 ⸂ankurain mellarōntoiu⸃ Byz reverses. 32 ⸂apokoptala tois stratiōtois⸃ Byz reverses. 33 ⸂hēmeras mellate⸃ Byz reverses. 34 ⸀metalabara Byz προσλαβεῖν. ⸀apo Byz ek. ⸀apoleti Byz pipteti. 35 ⸀legarantos Byz legarantos. 37 ⸂tais pantais psuchais en te ploie⸃ Byz en te ploie tais pantais psuchais. ⸀diakosioi mod. edd. hōs. 38 ⸀de Byz +tau. 39 ⸀bouleuole Byz bouleuela. ⸀dunoloiō Byz dunatem. ⸀exōthara mod. edd. ἐκσῶσαι. 41 ⸀epikellala Byz ἐπώκειλαν. ⸀biau other edd. +teiu kumeiu. 43 ⸀hekatontarchēos Byz hekatontarchos.