Acts 27:39–44 LEB - Now when day came, they did…

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Acts 27:39–44

The Shipwreck

39 Now when day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay having a beach, onto which they decided to run the ship ashore if they could. 40 And slipping the anchors, they left them* in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropesp of the steering oars. And hoisting the foresail to the wind that was blowing, they held course for the beach. 41 But falling into a place of crosscurrents,q they ran the ship aground. And the bow stuck fast and* stayed immovable, but the stern was being broken up by the violence.r 42 Now the plan of the soldiers was that they would kill the prisoners lest any escape by* swimming away, 43 but the centurion, because he* wanted to save Paul, prevented them ⌊from doing what they intended⌋,s and gave orders that those who were able to swim should jump in first to get to the land, 44 and then the rest, some of whom floated* on planks and some of whom on anything that was from the ship. And in this way all were brought safely to the land.

*	Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
p	Or “bands” (referring to the linkage that tied the steering oars together)
q	Or “a reef”; literally “a place of two seas,” an expression of uncertain meaning but most likely a nautical technical term for some adverse sea condition
*	Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“stuck fast”) has been translated as a finite verb
r	Some manuscripts have “the violence of the waves”
*	Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“swimming away”) which is understood as means
*	Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“wanted”) which is understood as causal
s	Literally “of the intention”
*	The word “floated” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity