Acts 27:13
11 But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.
12 Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, if somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete.
14 But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.
15 Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.
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Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Da det nå blåste en svak sønnenvind, tenkte de at de kunne fullføre sitt forsett; de lettet da, og seilte nær land langsmed Kreta.
- OTB
- Da en mild sønnavind begynte å blåse, trodde de at de hadde oppnådd sitt mål, så de lettet anker og seilte langs Kreta, nær kysten.
- B1930
- Da det nu blåste en svak sønnenvind, tenkte de at de kunde fullføre sitt forsett; de lettet da, og seilte nær land langsmed Kreta.
- BSB
- When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete.
- KJV
- And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.
- WEB
- When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.
- ASV
- And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close in shore.
- DARBY
- And [the] south wind blowing gently, supposing that they had gained their object, having weighed anchor they sailed close in shore along Crete.
- BLB
- And a south wind having blown gently, having thought to have obtained [their] purpose, having weighed anchor, they began coasting along very near Crete.
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Kryssreferanser
Song of Solomon 4:16
Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind. Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits.
Les i sammenhengJob 37:17
You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
Les i sammenhengLuke 12:55
And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.
Les i sammenhengPsalms 78:26
He stirred the east wind from the heavens and drove the south wind by His might.
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