13. And a gentle south wind began to blow, and they thought they could attain their matarah (objective), so they weighed anchor and they were sailing past Crete, close by the shore.
14. After not much time a violent, typhoon force wind rushed down from Crete, the so called Euraquilo, the Northeaster.
15. And the oniyah, having been caught in it, and not being able to directly face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven.
16. By running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able only with difficulty to get the lifeboat secured.
17. After hoisting it up, they were using frapping cables, passing them underneath the oniyah; then, fearing lest on the shallows of Syrtis they might run aground, they lowered the sea anchor, and so they were being driven along.
18. And we were being violently tossed by the storm, so much so that the next day they were throwing the cargo overboard.
19. And on the Yom Shlishi, with their own hands, they threw out the tackle of the oniyah.
20. And neither shemesh (sun) nor kochavim appeared for many yamim and no small tempest assailed us. Lemaskana (finally) all tikvateinu for yeshu'ah was being abandoned.
21. And after having much loss of appetite, then Rav Sha'ul stood up in the midst of them, and said, "Anashim, you should have obeyed me and not put out to sea from Crete and thereby spared yourselves this hardship and this loss.
22. "And now I advise you to have ometz lev (courage), for there will be no loss of life among you, except the oniyah.
23. "For a malach Hashem stood by me during lailah hazeh, of the G-d whom I serve,
24. "Saying, `Do not be afraid, Sha'ul. It is necessary for you to stand before Caesar; and, hinei, Hashem has given to you all the ones sailing with you.'
25. "Therefore have lev same'ach, Anashim. For I have emunah in Hashem that it will be exactly as he has told me.