Hechos de los Apóstoles 27

1Luego que se determinó que navegásemos a Italia, entregaron a Pablo y a algunos otros presos en manos de un centurión de la cohorte Augusta, por nombre Julio,

2Nos embarcamos en una nave adramitena, que estaba a punto de emprender viaje a los puertos de Asia, y nos hicimos a la vela, acompañándonos Aristarco, macedonio de Tesalónica.

3Al otro día hicimos escala en Sidón, y Julio, tratando a Pablo humanamente, le permitió visitar a los amigos y recibir atenciones.

4Partidos de allí navegamos a lo largo de Chipre, por ser contrarios los vientos,

5y atravesando el mar de Cilicia y Panfilia, aportamos a Mira de Licia,

6donde el centurión, hallado un barco alejandrino que navegaba para Italia, nos embarcó en él.

7Navegando durante varios días lentamente, llegamos a duras penas frente a Gnido, porque nos impedía el viento; después navegamos a sotavento de Creta, frente a Salmona,

8y costeándola con dificultad, llegamos a un lugar llamado Buenos Puertos, cerca del cual está la ciudad de Lasea.

9Como hubiese transcurrido bastante tiempo y fuese ya peligrosa la navegación —había pasado ya el Ayuno—, Pablo les advirtió,

10diciéndoles: “Compañeros, veo que el trayecto va a redundar en daño y mucho perjuicio no solamente para el cargamento y la nave, sino también para nuestras vidas”.

11Mas el centurión daba más crédito al piloto y al patrón del barco, que a las palabras de Pablo,

12Y como el puerto no fuese cómodo para invernar, la mayor parte aconsejó partir de allí, por si podían arribar a Fenice e invernar allí, porque es un puerto de Creta que mira al sureste y al nordeste.

13Y soplando un suave viento sur, se figuraban que saldrían con su intento. Levaron, pues, anclas, y navegaban a lo largo de Creta, muy cerca de tierra.

14Pero a poco andar se echó sobre la nave un viento tempestuoso, llamado euraquilón,

15La nave fue arrebatada, y sin poder hacer frente al viento, nos dejábamos llevar, abandonándonos a él.

16Pasando a lo largo de una islita llamada Cauda, a duras penas pudimos recoger el esquife.

17Una vez levantado este, hicieron uso de los auxilios y ciñeron la nave por debajo. Pero temerosos de dar en la Sirte, arriaron las velas y se dejaron llevar.

18Al día siguiente, furiosamente combatidos por la tempestad, aligeraron;

19y al tercer día arrojaron con sus propias manos el equipo de la nave.

20Durante varios días no se dejó ver ni el sol ni las estrellas, y cargando sobre nosotros una gran borrasca, nos quitó al fin toda esperanza de salvarnos.

21Habiendo ellos pasado mucho tiempo sin comer, Pablo se puso en pie en medio de ellos, y dijo: “Era menester, oh varones, haberme dado crédito y no partir de Creta, para ahorrarnos este daño y perjuicio.

22Mas ahora, os exhorto a tener buen ánimo, porque no habrá pérdida de vida alguna entre vosotros, sino solamente de la nave.

23Pues esta noche estuvo junto a mí un ángel del Dios de quien soy y a quien sirvo,

24el cual dijo: “No temas, Pablo; ante el César has de comparecer, y he aquí que Dios te ha hecho gracia de todos los que navegan contigo”.

25Por lo cual, compañeros, cobrad ánimo, pues confío en Dios que así sucederá como se me ha dicho.

26Mas hemos de ir a dar en cierta isla”.

27Llegada la noche decimacuarta y siendo nosotros llevados de una a otra parte en el Adria, hacia la mitad de la noche sospecharon los marineros que se acercaban a alguna tierra.

28Echando la sonda, hallaron veinte brazas; a corta distancia echaron otra vez la sonda y hallaron quince brazas.

29Temiendo diésemos en algunos escollos, echaron de la popa cuatro anclas y aguardaron ansiosamente el día.

30Los marineros intentaron escaparse de la nave y tenían ya bajado el esquife al mar, con el pretexto de querer echar las anclas de proa;

31mas Pablo dijo al centurión y a los soldados: “Si estos no se quedan en el barco, vosotros no podéis salvaros”.

32Entonces cortaron los soldados los cables del esquife y lo dejaron caer.

33En tanto iba apuntando el día, Pablo exhortó a todos a tomar alimento, diciendo: “Hace hoy catorce días que estáis en vela, permaneciendo ayunos y sin tomar nada.

34Os exhorto, pues, a tomar alimento, que es ( necesario) para vuestra salud; porque no se perderá ni un cabello de la cabeza de ninguno de vosotros”.

35Dicho esto, tomó pan, dio gracias a Dios delante de todos, lo partió y comenzó a comer.

36Entonces cobraron ánimo todos ellos y tomaron también alimento.

37Éramos en la nave entre todos doscientas setenta y seis personas.

38Luego que hubieron comido a satisfacción, aligeraron la nave, echando el trigo al mar.

39Llegado el día, no conocían aquella tierra, aunque echaban de ver una bahía que tenía playa; allí pensaban encallar la nave, si pudiesen.

40Cortando, pues, las anclas, las abandonaron en el mar; al mismo tiempo soltaron las cuerdas de los timones, y alzando el artimón al viento, se dirigieron hacia la playa;

41mas tropezando con una lengua de tierra, encallaron la nave; la proa hincada se quedó inmóvil, mientras que la popa se deshacía por la violencia de las olas.

42Los soldados tuvieron el propósito de matar a los presos, para que ninguno escapase a nado.

43Mas el centurión, queriendo salvar a Pablo, impidió que ejecutasen su propósito, mandando que quienes supieran nadar se arrojasen los primeros y saliesen a tierra,

44y los restantes, parte sobre tablas, parte sobre los despojos del barco. Así llegaron todos salvos a tierra.

1Ut autem judicatum est navigare eum in Italiam, et tradi Paulum cum reliquis custodiis centurioni nomine Julio cohortis Augustæ,

2ascendentes navem Adrumetinam, incipientes navigare circa Asiæ loca, sustulimus, perseverante nobiscum Aristarcho Macedone Thessalonicensi.

3Sequenti autem die devenimus Sidonem. Humane autem tractans Julius Paulum, permisit ad amicos ire, et curam sui agere.

4Et inde cum sustulissemus, subnavigavimus Cyprum, propterea quod essent venti contrarii.

5Et pelagus Ciliciæ et Pamphyliæ navigantes, venimus Lystram, quæ est Lyciæ:

6et ibi inveniens centurio navem Alexandrinam navigantem in Italiam, transposuit nos in eam.

7Et cum multis diebus tarde navigaremus, et vix devenissemus contra Gnidum, prohibente nos vento, adnavigavimus Cretæ juxta Salmonem:

8et vix juxta navigantes, venimus in locum quemdam qui vocatur Boniportus, cui juxta erat civitas Thalassa.

9Multo autem tempore peracto, et cum jam non esset tuta navigatio eo quod et jejunium jam præteriisset, consolabatur eos Paulus,

10dicens eis: Viri, video quoniam cum injuria et multo damno non solum oneris, et navis, sed etiam animarum nostrarum incipit esse navigatio.

11Centurio autem gubernatori et nauclero magis credebat, quam his quæ a Paulo dicebantur.

12Et cum aptus portus non esset ad hiemandum, plurimi statuerunt consilium navigare inde, si quomodo possent, devenientes Phœnicen hiemare, portum Cretæ respicientem ad Africum et ad Corum.

13Aspirante autem austro, æstimantes propositum se tenere, cum sustulissent de Asson, legebant Cretam.

14Non post multum autem misit se contra ipsam ventus typhonicus, qui vocatur Euroaquilo.

15Cumque arrepta esset navis, et non posset conari in ventum, data nave flatibus, ferebamur.

16In insulam autem quamdam decurrentes, quæ vocatur Cauda, potuimus vix obtinere scapham.

17Qua sublata, adjutoriis utebantur, accingentes navem, timentes ne in Syrtim inciderent, summisso vase sic ferebantur.

18Valida autem nobis tempestate jactatis, sequenti die jactum fecerunt:

19et tertia die suis manibus armamenta navis projecerunt.

20Neque autem sole, neque sideribus apparentibus per plures dies, et tempestate non exigua imminente, jam ablata erat spes omnis salutis nostræ.

21Et cum multa jejunatio fuisset, tunc stans Paulus in medio eorum, dixit: Oportebat quidem, o viri, audito me, non tollere a Creta, lucrique facere injuriam hanc et jacturam.

22Et nunc suadeo vobis bono animo esse: amissio enim nullius animæ erit ex vobis, præterquam navis.

23Astitit enim mihi hac nocte angelus Dei, cujus sum ego, et cui deservio,

24dicens: Ne timeas, Paule: Cæsari te oportet assistere: et ecce donavit tibi Deus omnes qui navigant tecum.

25Propter quod bono animo estote, viri: credo enim Deo quia sic erit, quemadmodum dictum est mihi.

26In insulam autem quamdam oportet nos devenire.

27Sed posteaquam quartadecima nox supervenit, navigantibus nobis in Adria circa mediam noctem, suspicabantur nautæ apparere sibi aliquam regionem.

28Qui et summittentes bolidem, invenerunt passus viginti: et pusillum inde separati, invenerunt passus quindecim.

29Timentes autem ne in aspera loca incideremus, de puppi mittentes anchoras quatuor, optabant diem fieri.

30Nautis vero quærentibus fugere de navi, cum misissent scapham in mare, sub obtentu quasi inciperent a prora anchoras extendere,

31dixit Paulus centurioni et militibus: Nisi hi in navi manserint, vos salvi fieri non potestis.

32Tunc absciderunt milites funes scaphæ, et passi sunt eam excidere.

33Et cum lux inciperet fieri, rogabat Paulus omnes sumere cibum, dicens: Quartadecima die hodie exspectantes jejuni permanetis, nihil accipientes.

34Propter quod rogo vos accipere cibum pro salute vestra: quia nullius vestrum capillus de capite peribit.

35Et cum hæc dixisset, sumens panem, gratias egit Deo in conspectu omnium: et cum fregisset, cœpit manducare.

36Animæquiores autem facti omnes, et ipsi sumpserunt cibum.

37Eramus vero universæ animæ in navi ducentæ septuaginta sex.

38Et satiati cibo alleviabant navem, jactantes triticum in mare.

39Cum autem dies factus esset, terram non agnoscebant: sinum vero quemdam considerabant habentem littus, in quem cogitabant si possent ejicere navem.

40Et cum anchoras sustulissent, committebant se mari, simul laxantes juncturas gubernaculorum: et levato artemone secundum auræ flatum, tendebant ad littus.

41Et cum incidissemus in locum dithalassum, impegerunt navem: et prora quidem fixa manebat immobilis, puppis vero solvebatur a vi maris.

42Militum autem consilium fuit ut custodias occiderent, ne quis cum enatasset, effugeret.

43Centurio autem volens servare Paulum, prohibuit fieri: jussitque eos qui possent natare, emittere se primos, et evadere, et ad terram exire:

44et ceteros, alios in tabulis ferebant, quosdam super ea quæ de navi erant. Et sic factum est, ut omnes animæ evaderent ad terram.

1And when it was determined that he should sail into Italy, and that Paul, with the other prisoners, should be delivered to a centurion, named Julius, of the band Augusta,

2Going on board a ship of Adrumetum, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia, Aristarchus, the Macedonian of Thessalonica, continuing with us.

3And the day following we came to Sidon. And Julius treating Paul courteously, permitted him to go to his friends, and to take care of himself.

4And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

5And sailing over the sea of Cilicia, and Pamphylia, we came to Lystra, which is in Lycia:

6And there the centurion finding a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy, removed us into it.

7And when for many days we had sailed slowly, and were scarce come over against Gnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed near Crete by Salmone:

8And with much ado sailing by it, we came into a certain place, which is called Good-havens, nigh to which was the city of Thalassa.

9And when much time was spent, and when sailing now was dangerous, because the fast was now past, Paul comforted them,

10Saying to them: Ye men, I see that the voyage beginneth to be with injury and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.

11But the centurion believed the pilot and the master of the ship, more than those things which were said by Paul.

12And whereas it was not a commodious haven to winter in, the greatest part gave counsel to sail thence, if by any means they might reach Phenice to winter there, which is a haven of Crete, looking towards the southwest and northwest.

13And the south wind gently blowing, thinking that they had obtained their purpose, when they had loosed from Asson, they sailed close by Crete.

14But not long after, there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroaquilo.

15And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up against the wind, giving up the ship to the winds, we were driven.

16And running under a certain island, that is called Cauda, we had much work to come by the boat.

17Which being taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship, and fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, they let down the sail yard, and so were driven.

18And we being mightily tossed with the tempest, the next day they lightened the ship.

19And the third day they cast out with their own hands the tackling of the ship.

20And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm lay on us, all hope of our being saved was now taken away.

21And after they had fasted a long time, Paul standing forth in the midst of them, said: You should indeed, O ye men, have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and have gained this harm and loss.

22And now I exhort you to be of good cheer. For there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but only of the ship.

23For an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, stood by me this night,

24Saying: Fear not, Paul, thou must be brought before Caesar; and behold, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

25Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer; for I believe God that it shall so be, as it hath been told me.

26And we must come unto a certain island.

27But after the fourteenth night was come, as we were sailing in Adria, about midnight, the shipmen deemed that they discovered some country.

28Who also sounding, found twenty fathoms; and going on a little further, they found fifteen fathoms.

29Then fearing lest we should fall upon rough places, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.

30But as the shipmen sought to fly out of the ship, having let down the boat into the sea, under colour, as though they would have cast anchors out of the forepart of the ship,

31Paul said to the centurion, and to the soldiers: Except these stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.

32Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

33And when it began to be light, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying: This day is the fourteenth day that you have waited, and continued fasting, taking nothing.

34Wherefore I pray you to take some meat for your health’s sake; for there shall not an hair of the head of any of you perish.

35And when he had said these things, taking bread, he gave thanks to God in the sight of them all; and when he had broken it, he began to eat.

36Then were they all of better cheer, and they also took some meat.

37And we were in all in the ship, two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.

38And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, casting the wheat into the sea.

39And when it was day, they knew not the land; but they discovered a certain creek that had a shore, into which they minded, if they could, to thrust in the ship.

40And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves to the sea, loosing withal the rudder bands; and hoisting up the mainsail to the wind, they made towards shore.

41And when we were fallen into a place where two seas met, they run the ship aground; and the forepart indeed, sticking fast, remained unmoveable: but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the sea.

42And the soldiers’ counsel was, that they should kill the prisoners, lest any of them, swimming out, should escape.

43But the centurion, willing to save Paul, forbade it to be done; and he commanded that they who could swim, should cast themselves first into the sea, and save themselves, and get to land.

44And the rest, some they carried on boards, and some on those things that belonged to the ship. And so it came to pass, that every soul got safe to land.