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Acts 27

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ὩςWhenδὲnowἐκρίθηwas determinedτοῦtheἀποπλεῖνsailingἡμᾶςourεἰςtoτὴνtheἸταλίαν,Italy,παρεδίδουνthey were deliveringτόνtheτεbothΠαῦλονPaulκαίandτιναςcertainἑτέρουςotherδεσμώταςprisonersἑκατοντάρχῃto a centurionὀνόματιnamedἸουλίῳJuliusσπείρηςof the cohortΣεβαστῆς.of Augustus.
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ἐπιβάντεςHaving boardedδὲthenπλοίῳon a shipἈδραμυττηνῷof Adramyttiumμέλλοντιbeing aboutπλεῖνto sailεἰςtoτοὺςtheκατὰalongτὴνtheἈσίανAsiaτόπουςplacesἀνήχθημενwe set sail —ὄντοςwhile was beingσὺνwithἡμῖνusἈριστάρχουAristarchusΜακεδόνοςa MacedonianΘεσσαλονικέως.of Thessalonica.
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τῇOn theτεthenἑτέρᾳnext dayκατήχθημενwe landedεἰςatΣιδῶνα,Sidon,φιλανθρώπωςConsideratelyτεthenὁtheἸούλιοςJuliusτῷtheΠαύλῳPaulχρησάμενοςwas treatingἐπέτρεψενhe allowed himπρὸςtoτοὺςtheφίλουςhis friendsπορευθέντιmay be goingἐπιμελείαςcareτυχεῖν.to receive.
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κἀκεῖθενAnd from thereἀναχθέντεςhaving set sailὑπεπλεύσαμενwe sailed underτὴνtheΚύπρονCyprusδιὰbecause ofτὸtheτοὺςtheἀνέμουςwindsεἶναιbeingἐναντίους,contrary,
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τόtheτεAndπέλαγοςthenτὸtheκατὰalongτὴνtheΚιλικίανCiliciaκαὶandΠαμφυλίανPamphyliaδιαπλεύσαντεςhaving sailed across the seaκατήλθομενwe cameεἰςtoΜύραMyraτῆςtheΛυκίας.of Lycia.
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κἀκεῖAnd thereεὑρὼνhaving foundὁtheἑκατοντάρχηςcenturionπλοῖονa shipἈλεξανδρῖνονof AlexandriaπλέονsailingεἰςtoτὴνtheἸταλίανItalyἐνεβίβασενhe placedἡμᾶςusεἰςintoαὐτό.it.
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ἐνForἱκαναῖςmanyδὲnowἡμέραιςdaysβραδυπλοοῦντεςsailing slowlyκαὶandμόλιςwith difficultyγενόμενοιhaving arrivedκατὰoffτὴνtheΚνίδονCnidusμὴnotπροσεῶντοςis permittingἡμᾶςusτοῦtheἀνέμουwindὑπεπλεύσαμενwe sailed underτὴνtheΚρήτηνCreteκατὰoffΣαλμώνην,Salmone,
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μόλιςWith difficultyτεandπαραλεγόμενοιcoasting alongαὐτὴνitἤλθομενwe cameεἰςtoτόπονa placeτινὰcertainκαλούμενονbeing calledΚαλοὺςFairλιμένας,Havens,ᾧto whichἐγγὺςnearπόλιςthe cityἦνwasΛασαία.of Lasea.
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ἱκανοῦWhen muchδὲnowχρόνουtimeδιαγενομένουhaving passedκαὶandὄντοςis beingἤδηalreadyἐπισφαλοῦςdangerousτοῦtheπλοὸςvoyageδιὰbecause ofτὸtheκαὶevenτὴνtheνηστείανFastἤδηalreadyπαρεληλυθέναι,being over,παρῄνειwas admonishing themὁtheΠαῦλοςPaul
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λέγωνsayingαὐτοῖς·to them;ἄνδρες,Men,θεωρῶI understandὅτιthatμετὰwithὕβρεωςdisasterκαὶandπολλῆςmuchζημίαςlossοὐnotμόνονonlyτοῦof theφορτίουburdenκαὶandτοῦof theπλοίουshipἀλλὰbutκαὶalsoτῶνtheψυχῶνlivesἡμῶνof usμέλλεινensuingἔσεσθαιto beτὸνtheπλοῦν.voyage.
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ὁtheδὲButἑκατοντάρχηςthe centurionτῷby theκυβερνήτῃpilotκαὶandτῷby theναυκλήρῳship ownerμᾶλλονratherἐπείθετοwas persuadedἢthanτοῖςby the thingsὑπὸbyτοῦtheΠαύλουPaulλεγομένοις.¶spoken.
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ἈνευθέτουUnsuitableδὲnowτοῦtheλιμένοςharborὑπάρχοντοςbeingπρὸςtoπαραχειμασίανwinter inοἱtheπλείονεςmajorityἔθεντοreachedβουλὴνa decisionἀναχθῆναιto set sailἐκεῖθεν,from there,εἴifπωςsomehowδύναιντοthey would be ableκαταντήσαντεςhaving arrivedεἰςatΦοίνικαPhoenixπαραχειμάσαιto winter there —λιμέναa harborτῆςtheΚρήτηςof Creteβλέπονταlookingκατὰtowardλίβαthe southwestκαὶandκατὰtowardχῶρον.¶the northwest.
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ὙποπνεύσαντοςWhen was blowing gentlyδὲnowνότουa south windδόξαντεςhaving thoughtτῆςtheπροθέσεωςpurposeκεκρατηκέναι,to have obtained,ἄραντεςhaving weighed anchorἆσσονvery nearπαρελέγοντοthey were coasting alongτὴνtheΚρήτην.Crete.
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μετ᾽Afterοὐnotπολὺlongδὲhoweverἔβαλενit threwκατ᾽downαὐτῆςfrom itἄνεμοςa windτυφωνικὸςtempestuousὁwhichκαλούμενοςis being calledεὐρακύλων.the Northeaster.
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συναρπασθέντοςWhen was being seizedδὲthenτοῦtheπλοίουshipκαὶandμὴnotδυναμένουbeing ableἀντοφθαλμεῖνto faceτῷto theἀνέμῳwindἐπιδόντεςhaving given wayἐφερόμεθα.we were driven along.
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νησίονAn Islandδέthenτιcertainὑποδραμόντεςhaving run underκαλούμενονbeing calledΚαῦδαCaudaἰσχύσαμενwe were ableμόλιςwith difficultyπερικρατεῖςcontrolγενέσθαιto gainτῆςof theσκάφης,lifeboat,
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ἣνwhichἄραντεςhaving taken upβοηθείαιςsupportsἐχρῶντοthey were usingὑποζωννύντεςundergirdingτὸtheπλοῖον·ship;φοβούμενοίFearingτεthenμὴlestεἰςintoτὴνtheΣύρτινsandbars of Syrtisἐκπέσωσινthey may fallχαλάσαντεςhaving loweredτὸtheσκεῦος,gear,οὕτωςthusἐφέροντο.they were driven along.
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σφοδρῶςViolentlyδὲnowχειμαζομένωνbeing storm-tossedἡμῶνof usτῇon theἑξῆςnext dayἐκβολὴνa jettison of cargoἐποιοῦντο·they were making;
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καὶandτῇon theτρίτῃthird dayαὐτόχειρεςwith their own handsτὴνtheσκευὴνtackleτοῦof theπλοίουshipἔρριψαν·they cast away;
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μήτεNeitherδὲnowἡλίουsunμήτεnorἄστρωνstarsἐπιφαινόντωνappearingἐπὶforπλείοναςmanyἡμέρας,days,χειμῶνόςtempestτεandοὐκnoὀλίγουsmallἐπικειμένουafflicted usλοιπὸνfrom then onπεριῃρεῖτοwas abandonedἐλπὶςhopeπᾶσαallτοῦofσῴζεσθαιbeing savedἡμᾶς.us.
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πολλῆςMuchτεalsoἀσιτίαςtime without foodὑπαρχούσηςthere beingτότεat that timeσταθεὶςhaving stood upὁtheΠαῦλοςPaulἐνinμέσῳmidstαὐτῶνof themεἶπεν·¶he said;ἜδειIt was necessary for youμέν,indeed,ὦOἄνδρες,men,πειθαρχήσαντάςhaving been obedientμοιto meμὴnotἀνάγεσθαιto have set sailἀπὸfromτῆςtheΚρήτης,Crete,κερδῆσαίto have incurredτεthenτὴνtheὕβρινdisasterταύτηνthisκαὶandτὴνtheζημίαν.loss.
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καὶAnd yetτὰtheνῦνnowπαραινῶI exhortὑμᾶςyouεὐθυμεῖν·to keep up your courage;ἀποβολὴlossγὰρforψυχῆςof lifeοὐδεμίαnoneἔσταιthere will beἐξfrom amongὑμῶνyouπλὴνonlyτοῦof theπλοίου.ship.
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παρέστηStood byγάρforμοιmeταύτῃthisτῇtheνυκτὶnightτοῦtheθεοῦof GodοὗwhoseεἰμιamἐγώI myselfᾧwhomκαὶandλατρεύωI serveἄγγελοςan angel
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λέγων·saying;μὴNotφοβοῦ,do fear,Παῦλε,Paul,Καίσαρίto Caesarσεyouδεῖit behoovesπαραστῆναι,to stand before,καὶAndἰδοὺbeholdκεχάρισταίhas grantedσοιto youὁtheθεὸςGodπάνταςallτοὺςthoseπλέονταςsailingμετὰwithσοῦ.you.
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διὸThereforeεὐθυμεῖτεtake courageἄνδρες·men;πιστεύωI believeγὰρforτῷtheθεῷin Godὅτιthatοὕτωςthusἔσταιit will beκαθ᾽according toὃνtheτρόπονwayλελάληταίit has been saidμοι.to me.
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εἰςUponνῆσονan islandδέhoweverτιναcertainδεῖit behoovesἡμᾶςusἐκπεσεῖν.¶to fall.
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ὩςWhenδὲthenτεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτηthe fourteenthνὺξnightἐγένετοhad comeδιαφερομένωνbeing driven aboutἡμῶνof usἐνinτῷtheἈδρίᾳ,Adriatic,κατὰtowardμέσονthe middleτῆςof theνυκτὸςnightὑπενόουνwere sensingοἱtheναῦταιsailorsπροσάγεινto be drawing nearτινὰsomeαὐτοῖςto themχώραν·land;
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καὶAndβολίσαντεςhaving taken soundingsεὗρονthey foundὀργυιὰςfathomsεἴκοσι,twenty,βραχὺA littleδὲthenδιαστήσαντεςhaving gone fartherκαὶandπάλινagainβολίσαντεςhaving taken soundingsεὗρονthey foundὀργυιὰςfathomsδεκαπέντε·fifteen;
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φοβούμενοίFearingτεthenμήlestπουperhapsκατὰonτραχεῖςrockyτόπουςplacesἐκπέσωμεν,we may fall,ἐκout of theπρύμνηςsternῥίψαντεςhaving castἀγκύραςanchorsτέσσαραςfourηὔχοντοthey were praying forἡμέρανdayγενέσθαι.to come.
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τῶνOf theδὲthenναυτῶνsailorsζητούντωνseekingφυγεῖνto fleeἐκout ofτοῦtheπλοίουshipκαὶandχαλασάντωνhaving let downτὴνtheσκάφηνlifeboatεἰςintoτὴνtheθάλασσανseaπροφάσειunder pretenseὡςasἐκfromπρῴρηςthe bowἀγκύραςanchorsμελλόντωνbeing aboutἐκτείνεινto cast out
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εἶπενsaidὁtheΠαῦλοςPaulτῷto theἑκατοντάρχῃcenturionκαὶandτοῖςto theστρατιώταις·soldiers;ἐὰνOnlyμὴunlessοὗτοιtheseμείνωσινshall remainἐνinτῷtheπλοίῳ,ship,ὑμεῖςthen you yourselvesσωθῆναιto be savedοὐnotδύνασθε.you are able.
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τότεThenἀπέκοψανcut awayοἱtheστρατιῶταιsoldiersτὰtheσχοινίαropesτῆςof theσκάφηςlifeboatκαὶandεἴασανallowedαὐτὴνherἐκπεσεῖν.¶to fall away.
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ἌχριUntilδὲthenοὗthatἡμέραdayἤμελλενwas aboutγίνεσθαι,to come,παρεκάλειwas urgingὁtheΠαῦλοςPaulἅπανταςallμεταλαβεῖνto partakeτροφῆςof foodλέγων·saying;τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτηνthe fourteenthσήμερονtodayἡμέρανis dayπροσδοκῶντεςwatchingἄσιτοιwithout eatingδιατελεῖτεyou continueμηθὲνnothingπροσλαβόμενοι.having taken.
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διὸThereforeπαρακαλῶI exhortὑμᾶςyouμεταλαβεῖνto partakeτροφῆς·of food;τοῦτοthisγὰρindeedπρὸςforτῆςtheὑμετέραςof youσωτηρίαςpreservationὑπάρχει·is;οὐδενὸςnot oneγὰρforὑμῶνof youθρὶξa hairἀπὸofτῆςtheκεφαλῆςheadἀπολεῖται.¶will perish.
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ΕἴπαςHaving saidδὲnowταῦταthese thingsκαὶandλαβὼνhaving takenἄρτονbreadεὐχαρίστησενhe gave thanksτῷtheθεῷto Godἐνώπιονbeforeπάντων,all,καὶandκλάσαςhaving broken itἤρξατοhe beganἐσθίειν.to eat.
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εὔθυμοιEncouragedδὲthenγενόμενοιhaving beenπάντεςallκαὶalsoαὐτοὶthemselvesπροσελάβοντοthey tookτροφῆς·food;
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ἤμεθαwe wereδὲthenαἱtheπᾶσαιaltogetherψυχαὶsoulsἐνinτῷtheπλοίῳboatδιακόσιαιtwo hundredἑβδομήκονταseventyἕξ.six.
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κορεσθέντεςHaving been filledδὲthenτῆςtheτροφῆςwith foodἐκούφιζονthey were lighteningτὸtheπλοῖονshipἐκβαλλόμενοιcasting outτὸνtheσῖτονwheatεἰςintoτὴνtheθάλασσαν.sea.
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ὅτεWhenδὲnowἡμέραdayἐγένετο,it was,τὴνtheγῆνlandοὐκnotἐπεγίνωσκον,they were recognizing,κόλπονa bayδέhoweverτιναcertainκατενόουνthey were noticingἔχονταhavingαἰγιαλόν,a shore,εἰςonὃνwhichἐβουλεύοντο,they were determiningεἰifδύναιντο,they would be able,ἐξῶσαιto drive agroundτὸtheπλοῖον.ship.
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καὶAndτὰςtheἀγκύραςanchorsπεριελόντεςhaving cut awayεἴωνthey were leaving themεἰςinτὴνtheθάλασσαν,sea,ἅμαat the same timeἀνέντεςhaving loosenedτὰςtheζευκτηρίαςropesτῶνof theπηδαλίωνruddersκαὶAndἐπάραντεςhaving hoistedτὸνtheἀρτέμωναforesailτῇto theπνεούσῃblowing windκατεῖχονthey were makingεἰςforτὸνtheαἰγιαλόν.shore.
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περιπεσόντεςHaving fallenδὲhoweverεἰςintoτόπονa placeδιθάλασσονbetween two seasἐπέκειλανthey ran agroundτὴνtheναῦν·vessel;καὶandἡtheμὲνindeedπρῷραbowἐρείσασαhaving stuck fastἔμεινενit remainedἀσάλευτος,immovable,ἡtheδὲhoweverπρύμναthe sternἐλύετοwas being broken upὑπὸbyτῆςtheβίαςviolenceτῶνof theκυμάτων.waves.
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τῶνOf theδὲnowστρατιωτῶνsoldiersβουλὴthe planἐγένετοwasἵναthatτοὺςtheδεσμώταςprisonersἀποκτείνωσιν,they may kill,μήlestτιςanyoneἐκκολυμβήσαςhaving swum awayδιαφύγῃ.may escape.
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ὁtheδὲButἑκατοντάρχηςthe centurionβουλόμενοςdesiringδιασῶσαιto saveτὸνtheΠαῦλονPaulἐκώλυσενhinderedαὐτοὺςthemτοῦof theβουλήματος,purpose,ἐκέλευσένhe commandedτεthenτοὺςthoseδυναμένουςbeing ableκολυμβᾶνto swimἀπορίψανταςhaving cast themselves offπρώτουςfirstἐπὶonτὴνtheγῆνlandἐξιέναι,to go out,
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καὶandτοὺςtheλοιποὺςrestοὓςsomeμὲνindeedἐπὶonσανίσιν,boards,οὓςsomeδὲhoweverἐπίonτινωνthingsτῶνtheἀπὸfromτοῦtheπλοίου.ship.καὶAndοὕτωςthusἐγένετοit came to pass thatπάνταςallδιασωθῆναιbeing savedἐπὶtoτὴνtheγῆν.land.

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