39

And when it was day, they had no knowledge of the land, but they saw an inlet of the sea with a floor of sand, and they had the idea of driving the ship up on to it if possible.

40

So cutting away the hooks, and letting them go into the sea, and freeing the cords of the guiding-blades, and lifting up the sail to the wind, they went in the direction of the inlet.

41

And coming to a point between two seas, they got the ship to land and the front part was fixed in the sand and not able to be moved, but the back part was broken by the force of the waves.

42

Then the armed men were for putting the prisoners to death, so that no one would get away by swimming.

43

But the captain, desiring to keep Paul safe, kept them from their purpose, and gave orders that those who had knowledge of swimming were to go off the ship and get first to land:

44

And the rest, some on boards and some on things from the ship. And so it came about that they all got safe to land.