19. And on the third day we threw out the ship’s tackle with our own hands.
20. When, now, neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm beat on us, all expectancy that we would be saved was taken away.
21. And when there had been a long abstinence from food, then Sha’ul, standing in the midst of them, said, “Truly, men, you should have listened to me not to have sailed from Crete and sustained this damage and loss.
22. “And now I urge you to take courage, for there shall be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.
23. “For tonight a messenger of the Elohim to whom I belong and whom I serve, stood by me,
24. saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Sha’ul, you have to be brought before Caesar. And look, Elohim has favourably given you all those who sail with you.’
25. “Therefore take courage, men, for I believe Elohim that it shall be according to the way it was spoken to me.
26. “However, we need to run aground on some island.”
27. And when the fourteenth night came, as we were driven up and down in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were drawing near some land.
28. So, taking soundings, they found it to be twenty fathoms. And a little farther on they took soundings again and found it to be fifteen fathoms.
29. And, fearing lest we should run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern, and were praying for day to come.
30. But when the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under pretence of going to cast out anchors from the prow,
31. Sha’ul said to the captain and the soldiers, “If these do not remain in the ship, it is impossible for you to be saved.”
32. Then the soldiers did cut the ropes of the boat and let it fall off.