35. Having said this, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it and began to eat.
36. All of them were encouraged and they themselves also took food.
37. All of us in the ship were two hundred and seventy-six persons.
38. When they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by throwing out the wheat into the sea.
39. When day came, they could not recognize the land; but they did observe a bay with a beach, and they resolved to drive the ship onto it if they could.
40. And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea while at the same time they were loosening the ropes of the rudders; and hoisting the foresail to the wind, they were heading for the beach.
41. But striking a reef where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern began to be broken up by the force of the waves.
42. The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape;