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39 Now de when hote it was ginomai day hēmera, they did epiginōskō not ou recognize epiginōskō the ho land , but de they noticed katanoeō a tis bay kolpos that had echō a beach aigialos, on eis which hos they planned bouleuō, if ei possible dynamai, to run exōtheō the ho ship ploion ashore . 40 So kai they cut loose periaireō the ho anchors ankyra, left eaō them in eis the ho sea thalassa, and at the same hama time untied aniēmi the ho ropes zeuktēria that held the ho rudders pēdalion. Then kai hoisting epairō the ho foresail artemōn to the ho wind pneō, they made katechō for eis the ho beach aigialos. 41 But de caught peripiptō in eis some topos crosscurrents dithalassos, they ran epikellō the ho ship naus aground ; · kai the ho bow prōra stuck ereidō and remained menō immovable asaleutos, but de the ho stern prymna began to break lyō up by hypo the ho force bia of the ho waves kyma.

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39 When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a sandy beach,(A) where they decided to run the ship aground if they could. 40 Cutting loose the anchors,(B) they left them in the sea and at the same time untied the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach. 41 But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was broken to pieces by the pounding of the surf.(C)

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