Acts 27:16
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.
Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.
17 After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.
18 We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.
- KJV
- And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
- WEB
- Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat.
- ASV
- And running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat:
- DARBY
- But running under the lee of a certain island called Clauda, we were with difficulty able to make ourselves masters of the boat;
- BLB
- And having run under a certain island called Cauda, we were able with difficulty to gain control of the lifeboat,
- ÅB
- Vi løp da under en liten øy som kalles Klauda, og det var med nød at vi fikk berget båten;
- OTB
- Da vi passerte under ly av en liten øy kalt Kauda, klarte vi knapt å sikre skipets båt.
- B1930
- Vi løp da under en liten ø som kalles Klauda, og det var med nød at vi fikk berget båten;