9. We had lost much time, and it was now dangerous to sail, because it was already after the Jewish day of fasting. So Paul warned them,
10. “Men, I can see that there will be a lot of trouble on this trip. The ship, everything in it, and even our lives may be lost!”
11. But the captain and the owner of the ship did not agree with Paul. So the army officer accepted what they said instead of believing Paul.
12. Also, that harbor was not a good place for the ship to stay for the winter, so most of the men decided that we should leave there. They hoped we could reach Phoenix, where the ship could stay for the winter. Phoenix was a city on the island of Crete. It had a harbor that faced southwest and northwest.
13. Then a good wind began to blow from the south. The men on the ship thought, “This is the wind we wanted, and now we have it!” So they pulled up the anchor. We sailed very close to the island of Crete.
14. But then a very strong wind called the “Northeaster” came from across the island.
15. This wind took the ship and carried it away. The ship could not sail against the wind, so we stopped trying and let the wind blow us.
16. We went below a small island named Cauda. With the island protecting us from the wind, we were able to bring in the lifeboat, but it was very hard to do.
17. After the men brought the lifeboat in, they tied ropes around the ship to hold it together. The men were afraid that the ship would hit the sandbanks of Syrtis. So they lowered the sail and let the wind carry the ship.
18. The next day the storm was blowing against us so hard that the men threw some things out of the ship.
19. A day later they threw out the ship’s equipment.
20. For many days we could not see the sun or the stars. The storm was very bad. We lost all hope of staying alive—we thought we would die.
21. The men did not eat for a long time. Then one day Paul stood up before them and said, “Men, I told you not to leave Crete. You should have listened to me. Then you would not have all this trouble and loss.