12. And as the harbor was not well situated and so unsuitable to winter in, the majority favored the plan of putting to sea again from there, hoping somehow to reach Phoenice, a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest, and winter there.
13. So when the south wind blew softly, supposing they were gaining their object, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, hugging the coast.
14. But soon afterward a violent wind [of the character of a typhoon], called a northeaster, came bursting down from the island.
15. And when the ship was caught and was unable to head against the wind, we gave up and, letting her drift, were borne along.
16. We ran under the shelter of a small island called Cauda, where we managed with [much] difficulty to draw the [ship's small] boat on deck and secure it.
17. After hoisting it on board, they used supports with ropes to undergird and brace the ship; then afraid that they would be driven into the Syrtis [quicksands off the north coast of Africa], they lowered the gear (sails and ropes) and so were driven along.
18. As we were being dangerously tossed about by the violence of the storm, the next day they began to throw the freight overboard;
19. And the third day they threw out with their own hands the ship's equipment (the tackle and the furniture).
20. And when neither sun nor stars were visible for many days and no small tempest kept raging about us, all hope of our being saved was finally abandoned.
21. Then as they had eaten nothing for a long time, Paul came forward into their midst and said, Men, you should have listened to me, and should not have put to sea from Crete and brought on this disaster and harm and misery and loss.
22. But [even] now I beg you to be in good spirits and take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you but only of the ship.
23. For this [very] night there stood by my side an angel of the God to Whom I belong and Whom I serve and worship,
24. And he said, Do not be frightened, Paul! It is necessary for you to stand before Caesar; and behold, God has given you all those who are sailing with you.
25. So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith (complete confidence) in God that it will be exactly as it was told me;
26. But we shall have to be stranded on some island.
27. The fourteenth night had come and we were drifting and being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, when about midnight the sailors began to suspect that they were drawing near to some land.
28. So they took soundings and found twenty fathoms, and a little farther on they sounded again and found fifteen fathoms.
29. Then fearing that we might fall off [our course] onto rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and kept wishing for daybreak to come.