Acts · Chapter 27

[ edit] Soþli as it is demed him for to ſchippe into Italie, and þei bitoken Poul wiþ oþere kept to a centurioun, by name Julius, of þe cumpanye of knyȝtis of þe emperour. Soþli we ſtiȝynge into þe ſchip of Adrymetis, and bigynnynge for to ſeyle, baren vp aboute þe placis of Aſie, laſtinge ſtille wiþ vs Ariſtark of Macedonye, Teſſalonycenſe. Forſoþ þe day ſuynge we camen to Sidon; ſoþli Julius tretynge manly, or kurteyſly, Poule, ſuffride for to go to frendis, and do þe cure, or nede, of hym. And whanne we haddun takun vp fro þennis, we vndirſailiden to Cypre, for þat wyndis weren contrarie. And þe ſee of Silicie and Pamphilie we ſeilinge, camen to Liſtris, þat is Licie.

And þere centurioun fyndinge a ſchip of Aliſaundre, ſeilinge into Italie, puttide vs ouer in to it. And whanne many dayes we ſeiliden ſlowli, and vnneþe camen aȝens Gnydum, þe wynd forbedinge vs, we ſeiliden to Creete, bi ſydis Salomona. And vnneþe we bi ſydis ſeylinge, camen into ſum place, þat is clepid of good hauene, to whom þe citee Teſſala was nyȝ. Forſoþe moche tyme paſſid, and whanne now ſeylinge was not ſykir, for þat faſting paſſide, Poul coumfortide hem, ſeiynge to hem, Men, I ſe for wiþ wrong and harm, not oonly of charge and ſchipp, but alſo of oure ſoulis, or lyues, bygynneþ ſeiling for to be.

Soþli centurioun bileuede more to þe gouernour, and to þe lord of þe ſchipp, þan to þeſe þingis þat weren ſeid of Poul. And whanne þe hauene was not able for to dwelle in wyntir, ful manye ordeyneden counceil for to ſeile þennis, if on ony maner þei myȝten come to Fenyce, for to wynterne in þe hauene of Crete, biholdinge to Affryk, and to Chorum. Soþli þe ſouþ blowynge, þei geſſinge hem for to holde purpos, whanne þei hadden takun vp fro Aſſon, ſeiliden to Crete. Soþli not aftir moche, þe wynd Tiffonyk, þat is clepid norþ eeſt, or wynd of tempeſt, ſente him aȝens it. And whanne þe ſchipp was rauyſchid, and myȝte not enforſe into þe wynd, þe ſchipp ȝouun to blowingis, we were borun.

Soþli we rennynge into ſum yle þat is clepid Canda, vnneþe myȝte gete a litil boot. Þe which takun vp wiþ helpis, þei vſeden girdyng to gidere of ſchipp, dredynge leſt þei ſchulden falle into ſandy placis; þe veſſel vndirſent, ſo þei were borun. Soþli vs þrowun wiþ greet tempeſt, in þe day ſuynge þei maden caſtyng out. And þe þridde day wiþ her hondis þei caſtiden awey þe inſtrumentis of þe ſchipp. Soþely neþer ſunne neþer ſterris apperinge bi mo dayes, and tempeſt not litil ſchewinge nyȝ, now al þe hope of oure heelþe was don awey.

And whanne moche faſting hadde be, þanne Poul ſtondinge in þe myddel of hem, ſeyde, A! men, it bihofte me herd, for to not take awey fro Crete, and make wynne þis wrong and caſting out. And now I counceile ȝou for to be of good ynwitt, or herte; ſoþli þer ſchal be loſſ of no ſoule of ȝou, out takun of þe ſchipp. Forſoþ an aungel of God, whos I am, and to whom I ſerue, ſtood nyȝ to me þis nyȝt, ſeyinge, Poul, drede þou not; it bihoueþ þee for to ſtonde nyȝ to Ceſar. And lo! God haþ ȝouun to þee alle þat ben in ſchipp wiþ þee. For which þing, ȝe men, be of good ynwitt, or herte; forſoþ I bileue to my God, for ſo it ſchal be, as it is ſeid to me. Soþli it bihoueþ vs for to come into ſum yle.

But aftirward þat in fourteneþ day þe nyȝt cam aboue to vs ſeilinge in þe ſtoony ſee, aboute mydnyȝt þe ſchipmen ſuppoſiden ſum regioun, or cuntre, for to appere to hem. Þe whiche ſendinge doun a plomet, founden twenty paſis of depneſſe. And aftir a litil þei departid þennis, founden fiftene paſis. Soþli þei dredinge leſt we ſchulden falle into ſcharp places, fro þe laſte part of þe ſchipp ſendinge foure ancris, deſireden day for to be maad.

Soþli þe ſchippmen ſekinge for to fle of þe ſchipp, whanne þei hadden ſente a litel boot in to þe ſee, vndir colour as þei ſchulden bigynne fro þe former part of þe ſchipp for to ſtrecche forþ þe ancris, Poul ſeide to þe centurioun and knyȝtis, No but þeſe ſchulen dwelle in þe ſchipp, ȝe mown not be maad ſaf. Þanne knyȝtis kittiden awey þe cordis of þe litil boot, and ſuffriden it for to falle fro. And whanne liȝt bigan for to be maad, Poul preiede alle men for to take mete, ſeiynge, Þe fourtenþe day þis day ȝe abidinge, dwellen faſtinge, no þing takynge. For which þing I preie ȝou for to take mete, for ȝoure helþe; for of noon of ȝou þe heer of þe heede ſchal periſche.

And whanne he hadde ſeid þeſe þingis, he takinge breed dide þankingis to God in þe ſiȝt of alle men; and whanne he hadde brokyn, he bigan for to ete. Forſoþ alle maad more pacient, or herty, and þei token to mete. Soþli we weren alle þe ſoulis in þe ſchipp, two hundrid ſeuenti and ſixe. And þei fulfillid wiþ mete, diſcargeden þe ſchipp, caſtinge whete in to þe ſee. Soþli whanne day was maad, þei knewen not lond; forſoþe þei biheelden ſum hauene hauynge a water banke, into which þei þouȝten, if þei myȝten, for to caſte þe ſchipp. And whanne þei hadden takun vp þe ancris, þei bitoken hem to þe ſee, to gidere ſlakinge þe ioyntours of gouernaylis.

And a litil ſeil lift vp, vp blowinge of þe wynd þei wenten to þe banke. And whanne we felden into a place of grauel gon al aboute wiþ þe ſee, þei hurtliden þe ſchipp. And þe formere part ficchid, dwellide vnmouable; ſoþli þe laſte part was brokyn of ſtrengþe of þe ſee. Soþli counceil of þe knyȝtis was, for to ſle men in þe keping, leſt ony ſchulde ſcape, whanne he hadde ſwymmed out. Forſoþ þe centurioun willinge for to kepe Poul, forbeed for to be don. And he comaundide hem þat myȝte ſwymme, for to ſende hem þe firſte into þe ſee, and ſcape, and go out to þe lond. And ſumme oþere þei baren in boordis, ſumme on þo þingis þat weren of þe ſchipp.

And it is maad, þat alle þe ſoulis, or lyuynge men, ſcapiden to þe lond.