[영어 성경] Acts chapter 27

Ac. 27:1 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.

Ac. 27:2 We 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.

Ac. 27:3 The 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.

Ac. 27:4 From there we put out to sea again and passed to the lee of

Cyprus because the winds were against us.

Ac. 27:5 When we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of

Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia.

Ac. 27:6 There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for

Italy and put us on board.

Ac. 27:7 We 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.

Ac. 27:8 We moved along the coast with difficulty and came to a place

called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

Ac. 27:9 Much time had been lost, and sailing had already become

dangerous because by now it was after the Fast. [That is, the

Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)] So Paul warned them,

Ac. 27:10 “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.”

Ac. 27:11 But the centurion, instead of listening to what Paul said,

followed the advice of the pilot and of the owner of the ship.

Ac. 27:12 Since the harbour was unsuitable to winter in, the majority

decided that we should sail on, hoping to reach Phoenix and

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winter there. This was a harbour in Crete, facing both southwest

and north-west.

Ac. 27:13 When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they

had obtained what they wanted; so they weighed anchor and

sailed along the shore of Crete.

Ac. 27:14 Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the

“north-easter”, swept down from the island.

Ac. 27:15 The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the

wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along.

Ac. 27:16 As we passed to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we

were hardly able to make the lifeboat secure.

Ac. 27:17 When the men had hoisted it aboard, they passed ropes under

the ship itself to hold it together. Fearing that they would run

aground on the sand-bars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea

anchor and let the ship be driven along.

Ac. 27:18 We took such a violent battering from the storm that the next

day they began to throw the cargo overboard.

Ac. 27:19 On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with

their own hands.

Ac. 27:20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the

storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being

saved.

Ac. 27:21 After the men 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.

Ac. 27:22 But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because not

one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed.

Ac. 27:23 Last night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve

stood beside me

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Ac. 27:24 and 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.’

Ac. 27:25 So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it

will happen just as he told me.

Ac. 27:26 Nevertheless, we must run aground on some island.”

Ac. 27:27 On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the

Adriatic [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.

Ac. 27:28 They took soundings and found that the water was one

hundred and twenty feet [Greek: twenty orguias (about 37

metres)] deep. A short time later they took soundings again

and found it was ninety feet [Greek: fifteen orguias (about 27

metres)] deep.

Ac. 27:29 Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they

dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight.

Ac. 27:30 In 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.

Ac. 27:31 Then Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless

these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved.”

Ac. 27:32 So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and let it

fall away.

Ac. 27:33 Just 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.

Ac. 27:34 Now I urge you to take some food. You need it to survive.

Not one of you will lose a single hair from his head.”

Ac. 27:35 After 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.

Ac. 27:36 They were all encouraged and ate some food themselves.

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Ac. 27:37 Altogether there were 276 of us on board.

Ac. 27:38 When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened

the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.

Ac. 27:39 When daylight came, they did not recognise the land, but they

saw a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the

ship aground if they could.

Ac. 27:40 Cutting 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.

Ac. 27:41 But the ship struck a sand-bar and ran aground. The bow

stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was broken to

pieces by the pounding of the surf.

Ac. 27:42 The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of

them from swimming away and escaping.

Ac. 27:43 But 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.

Ac. 27:44 The rest were to get there on planks or on pieces of the ship.

In this way everyone reached land in safety.