Gevurot Meyruach Hakodesh 27
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1And when it was decided that we set sail to Italy, they were handing over both Rav Sha'ul and some other prisoners to a centurion, Julius by name, of the Imperial Cohort.
2And having embarked in an oniyah of Adramyttium about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we set sail, Aristarchus a Macedonian of Thessalonika being with us.
3The next day, we put in at a harbor in Tzidon; and Julius treated Rav Sha'ul with kindness, permitting him to be cared for by his chaverim.
4And from there, having put out to sea, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.
5Then having sailed across the open sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came down to Myra of Lycia.
6And there the centurion found an Alexandrian oniyah sailing to Italy and put us on board.
7But for many yamim we sailed slowly and with difficulty along the coast of Cnidus, and as the wind was not permitting us to go vaiter (farther), we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.
8And with difficulty sailing past it, we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.
9And since considerable time had been lost and it was already unsafe for a voyage, because Yom Kippur had already come and gone; therefore, Rav Sha'ul gave them this eitza (suggestion),
10Saying to them, Anashim, I see that the voyage will be hardship and much peril, not only of the cargo and the oniyah, but also of our lives.
11But the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and the owner rather than by the devarim of Rav Sha'ul.
12But the port being unfavorably situated for spending the winter, the majority decided to set sail from there, if somehow they could reach Phoenix to spend the winter. It was a harbor of Crete, facing southwest and northwest.
13And 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.
14After not much time a violent, typhoon force wind rushed down from Crete, the so called Euraquilo, the Northeaster.
15And the oniyah, having been caught in it, and not being able to directly face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven.
16By running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able only with difficulty to get the lifeboat secured.
17After 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.
18And we were being violently tossed by the storm, so much so that the next day they were throwing the cargo overboard.
19And on the Yom Shlishi, with their own hands, they threw out the tackle of the oniyah.
20And 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.
21And 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.
22And now I advise you to have ometz lev (courage), for there will be no loss of life among you, except the oniyah.
23For a malach Hashem stood by me during lailah hazeh, of the G-d whom I serve,
24Saying, 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.
25Therefore have lev same'ach, Anashim. For I have emunah in Hashem that it will be exactly as he has told me.
26But it is necessary for us to run aground on some island.
27Now when the fourteenth night had come, while we being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, toward chatzot halailah (midnight), the sailors were suspecting that we were getting close to land.
28And having taken soundings, they found twenty fathoms and, having sailed a little vaiter (farther), again they took soundings, and they found fifteen fathoms.
29And fearing lest somehow against the rough places we might run aground, they threw four anchors off the stern, and they were praying for the dawn to break.
30Now when the sailors sought to flee from the oniyah and to let down the lifeboat into the sea on the pretext of casting out anchors,
31Rav Sha'ul said to the centurion and to the chaiyalim, Unless these remain in the oniyah, you cannot be saved.
32Then the chaiyalim cut away the ropes of the lifeboat, and let it fall away, setting it adrift.
33Just before boker, Rav Sha'ul was urging everyone to take okhel (food), saying, Today is the 14th day you have been held in suspense and are continuing without eating, having taken nothing.
34Therefore, I encourage you to take okhel, for it is for your deliverance, for none of you will lose a hair from your heads.
35And having said these things, and having taken lechem, Rav Sha'ul said the HaMotzi before all, and, after the Betzi'at HaLechem, he began to eat.
36And receiving ometz lev, they all took okhel.
37Now there were in all two hundred and seventy-six nefashot in the oniyah.
38And having eaten enough okhel (food), they were lightening the oniyah by throwing the wheat overboard into the sea.
39And when it became day, they were not recognizing the land, but a certain bay they were noticing, having a shore onto which they were wanting, if possible, to run aground the oniyah.
40And the anchors they cast off and they left them in the sea. At the same time they loosened the ropes of the rudders and raised the sail to the wind and were steering toward the shore.
41But having fallen into a channel, a place between two seas, they ran the oniyah aground, and, while the bow had stuck and remained immovable, the stern was being destroyed by the force of the waves.
42Now the kesher (plan, plot) of the chaiyalim was that they should kill the prisoners, lest anyone, having swum away, should escape.
43But the centurion, desiring to save Rav Sha'ul, kept them from carrying out the kesher, and he ordered the ones able to swim to throw themselves overboard first and to make for the shore.
44As for the rest, some were on planks, others on pieces from the oniyah. And so everyone was brought safely onto the land.
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Acts 27
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Acts 27
1¶ But when it was determined that we should sail unto Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of the Augustus company.
2And entering into the ship, Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia, one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
3And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
4And when we had launched from there, we sailed under Cyprus because the winds were contrary.
5And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
6And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy, and he put us in it.
7And when we had sailed slowly many days and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not allowing us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone,
8and, passing it with difficulty, came unto a place which is called The Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.
9Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,
10saying, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.
11Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship more than those things which were spoken by Paul.
12¶ And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, many were in agreement to depart from there also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice and winter there, which is a port of Crete and lies toward Africa and the west.
13And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, raising sails, they sailed close by Crete.
14But not long after, there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon. {devastating cold north wind from Europe}
15And when the ship was caught up by it and could not resist against the wind, the ship was taken by the wind and drifted.
16And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat,
17Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into Syrtis, {or the sandbanks} struck sail and so were driven.
18And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
19and the third day with our own hands we cast off the dead works of the ship.
20And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then lost.
21¶ Then after long abstinence, Paul stood forth in the midst of them and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me and not have loosed from Crete to have avoided this harm and loss.
22And now I exhort you to be of good cheer, for there shall be no loss of any person’s life among you, but only of the ship.
23For the angel of God stood by me this night, whose I am and whom I serve,
24saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar; and, behold, God has given thee all those that sail with thee.
25Therefore, sirs, be of good cheer; for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
26However we must be cast upon a certain island.
27And when the fourteenth night was come as we were driven up and down in the Adriatic sea, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country
28and sounded and found it twenty fathoms; and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again and found it fifteen fathoms.
29Then fearing lest we should fall upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern and wished for the day.
30And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
31Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
32Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat and let her fall off.
33And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take food, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have waited and continued fasting, having taken nothing.
34Therefore I pray you to take some food, for this is for your salvation and health, for there shall not one hair fall from the head of any of you.
35And when he had thus spoken, he took bread and gave thanks to God in presence of them all; and when he had broken it, he began to eat.
36Then they were all of good cheer, and they also took some food.
37And we were in all, in the ship, two hundred and seventy-six souls.
38And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship and cast out the grain into the sea.
39And when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they discovered a certain gulf with a shore, into which they decided, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.
40And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea and loosed the rudder bands and hoisted up the mainsail to the wind and made toward shore.
41But falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast and remained unmovable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.
42And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out and escape.
43But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, frustrated this counsel and commanded that those who could swim should cast themselves first into the sea and get to land;
44and the rest, some on boards and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass that they were all saved by making it to land.
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