保羅前往羅馬
1他們決定讓我們坐船去義大利，於是將保羅和其他囚犯都交給一位皇家兵團的百夫長猶流看管。 2有一艘亞大米田的船準備沿著亞細亞海岸航行。我們上船啟航，同船的還有帖撒羅尼迦的馬其頓人亞里達古。 3第二天，船停泊在西頓港，猶流寬待保羅，准他探望當地的朋友，接受他們的照應。
4我們從那裡啟航後，由於遇到逆風，便沿著塞浦路斯的背風岸前行， 5經過基利迦和旁非利亞附近的海域，來到呂家的每拉。 6百夫長在那裡找到一艘從亞歷山大駛往義大利的船，吩咐我們換搭那艘船。
7一連多日船速十分緩慢，好不容易才駛近革尼土。因為強風船無法前行，只好沿著克里特背風岸航行，經過撒摩尼角。 8船沿著海岸行進，幾經艱難才到達拉西亞城附近的佳澳。
9我們耽誤了不少日子，禁食的節期27·9 指猶太人的贖罪日，約在陽曆九月、十月間（參見利未記23·27）。已過，航行很危險，保羅勸告眾人說： 10「各位，照我看來，如果我們繼續航行，不只會損失貨物和船隻，甚至連我們的性命也難保。」 11但那百夫長只相信船主和舵手的話，不接受保羅的勸告。 12由於佳澳港不適宜過冬，大部分人贊成啟航，以為或許可以趕到菲尼基過冬。菲尼基是克里特的一個港口，一面向西南，一面向西北。
驚濤駭浪
13那時，南風徐徐吹來，他們以為可以按計劃繼續航行，於是起錨沿著克里特行進。 14可是出發不久，便遇到從島上颳來的猛烈的東北風27·14 「猛烈的東北風」希臘文是「友拉革羅颶風」。， 15船被颳得失去控制，我們只好任船隨風漂流。 16船沿著一個叫高達的小島的背風面前進，大家好不容易才控制住救生船。 17水手把救生船拉上甲板後，又用繩索加固船身。因為怕船會在賽耳底擱淺，於是收起船帆，任船漂流。 18第二天，風浪依然猛烈，他們開始把貨物拋進海裡。 19第三天，他們又親手把船上的用具也拋掉了。 20一連好幾天都看不到太陽、星辰，風浪肆虐，我們完全放棄了得救的指望。
保羅安慰眾人
21這時大家已經多日沒有進食，保羅站在他們當中說：「各位當初如果肯聽我勸，不離開克里特，就不會遭受這些損失了。 22現在我勸大家放心，你們無人會喪命，只是這艘船保不住了。 23因為昨天晚上，我所歸屬、所事奉的上帝差遣天使站在我身旁， 24對我說，『保羅，不用怕，你一定會站在凱撒面前，上帝也會保全所有和你同船的人。』 25所以請各位放心，我深信上帝所說的話必然會成就。 26只是我們一定會在某個島上擱淺。」
27第十四天的晚上，我們在亞得里亞海漂來漂去。到了午夜時分，水手都覺得離陸地不遠了， 28就探測水深，結果約三十六米深，再往前一點，只有二十七米左右。 29他們怕會觸礁，就從船尾拋下四個錨，暫停前進，期待天亮。 30水手們想要棄船逃生，假裝要從船頭拋錨，卻偷偷地把救生船放到海裡。 31保羅對百夫長和士兵們說：「除非他們留下來，否則你們都活不了！」 32士兵聽了，就砍斷繩索，讓救生船漂走。
33到了黎明時分，保羅勸大家吃東西，說：「你們提心吊膽、不思飲食已經十四天了。 34我勸你們吃點東西，好活下去，你們必定毫髮無損。」 35保羅說完後拿起餅，當眾感謝上帝，然後掰開吃。 36於是大家都振作起來，吃了些東西。 37船上共有二百七十六人。 38吃飽了以後，為了要減輕船的重量，他們把麥子拋進海裡。
安全登陸
39天亮的時候，水手發現了一片不認識的陸地，看見一個有沙灘的海灣，便決定盡可能在那裡靠岸。 40於是砍斷錨索，把錨丟在海裡，鬆開舵繩，升起前帆，順著風勢駛向那沙灘。 41可是，遇到兩流交匯的水域，就在那裡擱了淺，船頭卡在那裡不能動彈，船尾被大浪撞裂了。
42士兵們想把囚犯全殺掉，怕有人乘機游泳逃走。 43但百夫長為了救保羅，不准他們輕舉妄動，下令會游泳的先跳到海裡游上岸。 44其餘的人利用木板和船體的碎片游上岸。結果，全船的人都安全上岸了。
Paul Sails for Rome
1When 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. 2We boarded a ship from Adramyttium about to sail for ports along the coast of the province of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
3The next day we landed at Sidon; and Julius, in kindness to Paul, allowed him to go to his friends so they might provide for his needs. 4From there we put out to sea again and passed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us. 5When we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia. 6There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board. 7We made slow headway for many days and had difficulty arriving off Cnidus. When the wind did not allow us to hold our course, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone. 8We moved along the coast with difficulty and came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
9Much time had been lost, and sailing had already become dangerous because by now it was after the Day of Atonement.27:9 That is, Yom Kippur So Paul warned them, 10“Men, I can see that our voyage is going to be disastrous and bring great loss to ship and cargo, and to our own lives also.” 11But the centurion, instead of listening to what Paul said, followed the advice of the pilot and of the owner of the ship. 12Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided that we should sail on, hoping to reach Phoenix and winter there. This was a harbor in Crete, facing both southwest and northwest.
The Storm
13When a gentle south wind began to blow, they saw their opportunity; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. 14Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the Northeaster, swept down from the island. 15The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along. 16As we passed to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were hardly able to make the lifeboat secure, 17so the men hoisted it aboard. Then they passed ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. Because they were afraid they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor27:17 Or the sails and let the ship be driven along. 18We took such a violent battering from the storm that the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard. 19On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. 20When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved.
21After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up before them and said: “Men, you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete; then you would have spared yourselves this damage and loss. 22But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed. 23Last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me 24and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar; and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.’ 25So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me. 26Nevertheless, we must run aground on some island.”
The Shipwreck
27On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic27:27 In ancient times the name referred to an area extending well south of Italy. Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land. 28They took soundings and found that the water was a hundred and twenty feet27:28 Or about 37 meters deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet27:28 Or about 27 meters deep. 29Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight. 30In an attempt to escape from the ship, the sailors let the lifeboat down into the sea, pretending they were going to lower some anchors from the bow. 31Then Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved.” 32So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and let it drift away.
33Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. “For the last fourteen days,” he said, “you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food—you haven’t eaten anything. 34Now I urge you to take some food. You need it to survive. Not one of you will lose a single hair from his head.” 35After he said this, he took some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat. 36They were all encouraged and ate some food themselves. 37Altogether there were 276 of us on board. 38When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
39When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could. 40Cutting loose the anchors, they left them in the sea and at the same time untied the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach. 41But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was broken to pieces by the pounding of the surf.
42The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping. 43But the centurion wanted to spare Paul’s life and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land. 44The rest were to get there on planks or on other pieces of the ship. In this way everyone reached land safely.
