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When a moderate south wind began to blow, they thought
they could achieve their purpose; so they weighed anchor
and began to sail past Crete, close to the shore. 14But
soon a violent wind, called the northeaster, rushed
down from Crete.* 15Since the ship was caught and could
not be turned with its head to the wind, we gave way
to it and were driven. 16By running under the lee of
a small island called Cauda* we were scarcely able to
get the ship’s boat under control. 17After hoisting
it up they took measures* to undergird the ship; then,
fearing that they would run on the Syrtis, they lowered
the sea-anchor and so were driven. 18We were being pounded
by the storm so violently that on the next day they
began to throw the cargo overboard, 19and on the third
day with their own hands they threw the ship’s tackle
overboard. 20When neither sun nor stars appeared for
many days, and no small tempest raged, all hope of our
being saved was at last abandoned.
21
Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul
then stood up among them and said, ‘Men, you should
have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete
and thereby avoided this damage and loss. 22I urge you
now to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss
of life among you, but only of the ship. 23For last
night there stood by me an angel of the God to whom
I belong and whom I worship, 24and he said, “Do not
be afraid, Paul; you must stand before the emperor;
and indeed, God has granted safety to all those who
are sailing with you.” 25So keep up your courage, men,
for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I
have been told. 26But we will have to run aground on
some island.’
27
When the fourteenth night had come, as we were drifting
across the sea of Adria, about midnight the sailors
suspected that they were nearing land. 28So they took
soundings and found twenty fathoms; a little farther
on they took soundings again and found fifteen fathoms.
29Fearing that we might run on the rocks, they let down
four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come.
30But when the sailors tried to escape from the ship
and had lowered the boat into the sea, on the pretext
of putting out anchors from the bow, 31Paul said to
the centurion and the soldiers, ‘Unless these men stay
in the ship, you cannot be saved.’ 32Then the soldiers
cut away the ropes of the boat and set it adrift.
33
Just before daybreak, Paul urged all of them to take
some food, saying, ‘Today is the fourteenth day that
you have been in suspense and remaining without food,
having eaten nothing. 34Therefore I urge you to take
some food, for it will help you survive; for none of
you will lose a hair from your heads.’ 35After he had
said this, he took bread; and giving thanks to God in
the presence of all, he broke it and began to eat. 36Then
all of them were encouraged and took food for themselves.
37(We were in all two hundred and seventy-six* persons
in the ship.) 38After they had satisfied their hunger,
they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat into the
sea.
39 In the morning they did not recognize the
land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which
they planned to run the ship ashore, if they could.
40So they cast off the anchors and left them in the
sea. At the same time they loosened the ropes that tied
the steering-oars; then hoisting the foresail to the
wind, they made for the beach. 41But striking a reef,*
they ran the ship aground; the bow stuck and remained
immovable, but the stern was being broken up by the
force of the waves. 42The soldiers’ plan was to kill
the prisoners, so that none might swim away and escape;
43but the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them
from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could
swim to jump overboard first and make for the land,
44and the rest to follow, some on planks and others
on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all were brought
safely to land.
28:1
After we had reached safety, we then learned that the
island was called Malta.
27:13.這時微微起了南風、他們以為得意、就起了錨、貼近革哩底行去。 14.不多幾時、狂風從島上撲下來、那風名叫友拉革羅。 15.船被風抓住、敵不住風、我們就任風颳去。
16.貼著一個小島的背風岸奔行、那島名叫高大、在那裡僅僅收住了小船． 17.既然把小船拉上來、就用纜索捆綁船底．又恐怕在賽耳底沙灘上擱了淺、就落下篷來、任船飄去。
18.我們被風浪逼得甚急、第二天眾人就把貨物拋在海裡。
19.到第三天、他們又親手把船上的器具拋棄了。
20.太陽和星辰多日不顯露、又有狂風大浪催逼、我們得救的指望就都絕了。
21.眾人多日沒有喫甚麼、保羅就出來站在他們中間說、眾位、你們本該聽我的話、不離開革哩底、免得遭這樣的傷損破壞。
22.現在我還勸你們放心．你們的性命、一個也不失喪、惟獨失喪這船。
23.因我所屬所事奉的 神、他的使者昨夜站在我旁邊說、
24.保羅、不要害怕、你必定站在該撒面前．並且與你同船的人、 神都賜給你了。
25.所以眾位可以放心、我信 神他怎樣對我說、事情也要怎樣成就。
26.只是我們必要撞在一個島上。
27.到了第十四天夜間、船在亞底亞海、飄來飄去、約到半夜、水手以為漸近旱地、
28.就探深淺、探得有十二丈．稍往前行、又探深淺、探得有九丈。
29.恐怕撞在石頭上、就從船尾拋下四個錨、盼望天亮。
30.水手想要逃出船去、把小船放在海裡、假作要從船頭拋錨的樣子．
31.保羅對百夫長和兵丁說、這些人若不等在船上、你們必不能得救。
32.於是兵丁砍斷小船的繩子、由他飄去。
33.天漸亮的時候、保羅勸眾人都喫飯、說、你們懸望忍餓不喫甚麼、已經十四天了。
34.所以我勸你們喫飯、這是關乎你們救命的事．因為你們各人連一根頭髮、也不至於損壞。 35.保羅說了這話、就拿著餅、在眾人面前祝謝了 神、擘開喫。
36.於是他們都放下心、也就喫了。 37.我們在船上的、共有二百七十六個人。
38.他們喫飽了、就把船上的麥子、拋在海裡、為要叫船輕一點。
39.到了天亮、他們不認識那地方、但見一個海灣、有岸可登、就商議能把船攏進去不能。 40.於是砍斷纜索、棄錨在海裡、同時也鬆開舵繩、拉起頭篷、順著風向岸行去。
41.但遇著兩水夾流的地方、就把船擱了淺．船頭膠住不動、船尾被浪的猛力衝壞。
42.兵丁的意思、要把囚犯殺了、恐怕有洑水脫逃的。
43.但百夫長要救保羅、不准他們任意而行、就吩咐會洑水的、跳下水去先上岸．
44.其餘的人、可以用板子、或船上的零碎東西上岸．這樣、眾人都得了救上了岸。
28:1.我們既已得救、纔知道那島名叫米利大。
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