Acts 27:16

The Storm at Sea

15Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along. 16Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat. 17After 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.

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Berean Standard Bible
Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.
American Standard Version (1901)
And running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat:
Bible in Basic English
And, sailing near the side of a small island named Cauda, we were able, though it was hard work, to make the ship's boat safe:
Douay-Rheims 1899
And running under a certain island, that is called Cauda, we had much work to come by the boat.
Free Bible Version
We were eventually able to run into the lee of a small island called Cauda, and managed with some difficulty to secure the ship's boat on board.
Geneva Bible 1599
And we ran vnder a litle Yle named Clauda, and had much a doe to get the boat.
King James (Authorized) Version
And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
Plain English Version
The ship was towing a little boat behind it. The sea was very rough, so we wanted to put that little boat up on the deck of the ship, so that it would not get full of water. But the wind was too strong for us to do that. Then we went beside a little island called Cauda. That island blocked the wind, so it wasn’t as strong, and we lifted the little boat up out of the water and tied it on to the deck of the ship. There was still a lot of wind, so it was really hard work for us, but we did it.
Translation for Translators
The ship then passed a small island named Cauda. We passed along the side of the island that sheltered the ship from the wind. Then while the ship was moving along, the sailors lifted the lifeboat up out of the water and tied it on the deck. But the strong wind made it difficult even to do that.
Unlocked Literal Bible
We sailed along the lee of a small island called Cauda, and with difficulty we were able to secure the lifeboat.
Noah Webster Bible
And running under a certain isle which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
World English Bible
Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat.
Young's Literal Translation
and having run under a certain little isle, called Clauda, we were hardly able to become masters of the boat,