Because the harborwas not suitablefor wintering,the majorityreacheda decisionto put out to seafrom there,ifsomehowthey couldreachPhoenix,a harborof Crete,facingsouthwestand northwest,and spend the winter[there].
Then they were gladbecausethey were quiet,So He guidedthem to their desiredhaven.
Cretansand Arabs--we hearthem in our [own] tonguesspeakingof the mighty deedsof God."
When a moderatesouth windcameup, supposingthat they had attainedtheir purpose,they weighed anchorand [began] sailing alongCrete,close[inshore].
When they had gonea longtime without food,thenPaulstoodup in their midstand said,"Men,you oughtto have followed my adviceand not to have set sailfrom Creteand incurredthisdamageand loss.
When we had sailed slowlyfor a good manydays,and with difficultyhad arrivedoffCnidus,since the winddid not permit us [to go] farther,we sailed under the shelterof Crete,offSalmone;
and with difficultysailing pastit we cameto a placecalledFairHavens,nearwhichwas the cityof Lasea.
Oneof themselves,a prophetof their own,said,"Cretansare alwaysliars,evilbeasts,lazygluttons."
For thisreasonI leftyou in Crete,that you would set in orderwhat remainsand appointeldersin everycityas I directedyou,
