Acts 27:15

The Storm at Sea

14But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.15Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.

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Berean Standard Bible
Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.
American Standard Version (1901)
and when the ship was caught, and could not face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven.
Bible in Basic English
And when the ship got into the grip of it, and was not able to make headway into the wind, we gave way, and went before it.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up against the wind, giving up the ship to the winds, we were driven.
Free Bible Version
The ship was forced out to sea and could not face into the wind. So we had to give in and allow ourselves to be driven before the wind.
Geneva Bible 1599
And when the ship was caught, and could not resist the winde, we let her goe, and were caried away.
King James (Authorized) Version
And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.
Plain English Version
The ship men couldn’t steer the ship the right way. The wind kept on blowing it the wrong way. So they just let the wind take the ship anywhere.
Translation for Translators
It blew strongly against the front of the ship. The result was that we could not keep going in the direction in which we had been going. So the sailors let the wind move the ship in the direction that the wind was blowing.
Unlocked Literal Bible
When the ship was caught by the storm and could no longer head into the wind, we had to give way to the storm and were driven along by the wind.
Noah Webster Bible
And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.
World English Bible
When the ship was caught and couldn’t face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.
Young's Literal Translation
and the ship being caught, and not being able to bear up against the wind, having given [her] up, we were borne on,