27:9 Since considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous 9 because the fast 10 was already over, 11 Paul advised them, 12 27:10 “Men, I can see the voyage is going to end 13 in disaster 14 and great loss not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.” 15 27:11 But the centurion 16 was more convinced 17 by the captain 18 and the ship’s owner than by what Paul said. 19 27:12 Because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided 20 to put out to sea 21 from there. They hoped that 22 somehow they could reach 23 Phoenix, 24 a harbor of Crete facing 25 southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there. 27:13 When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought 26 they could carry out 27 their purpose, so they weighed anchor 28 and sailed close along the coast 29 of Crete. 27:14 Not long after this, a hurricane-force 30 wind called the northeaster 31 blew down from the island. 32 27:15 When the ship was caught in it 33 and could not head into 34 the wind, we gave way to it and were driven 35 along. 27:16 As we ran under the lee of 36 a small island called Cauda, 37 we were able with difficulty to get the ship’s boat 38 under control. 27:17 After the crew 39 had hoisted it aboard, 40 they used supports 41 to undergird the ship. Fearing they would run aground 42 on the Syrtis, 43 they lowered the sea anchor, 44 thus letting themselves be driven along. 27:18 The next day, because we were violently battered by the storm, 45 they began throwing the cargo overboard, 46 27:19 and on the third day they threw the ship’s gear 47 overboard with their own hands. 27:20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and a violent 48 storm continued to batter us, 49 we finally abandoned all hope of being saved. 50
27:21 Since many of them had no desire to eat, 51 Paul 52 stood up 53 among them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me 54 and not put out to sea 55 from Crete, thus avoiding 56 this damage and loss.