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# Connecting Statement:
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Paul, as a prisoner, begins his journey to Rome.
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# General Information:
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The word "we" includes the author of Acts, Paul, and the others traveling with Paul, but not the reader. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
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# General Information:
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Adramyttium was a city possibly located on the west coast of modern-day Turkey. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# When it was decided
This can be stated in active form. AT: "When the king and the governor decided" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
# sail for Italy
Italy is the name of the province Rome was in. See how you translated "Italy" in [Acts 18:2 ](../18/01.md ).
# they put Paul and some other prisoners under the charge of a centurion named Julius of the Imperial Regiment
"they put a centurion named Julius, of the Imperial Regiment, in charge of Paul and some other prisoners"
# they put Paul and some other prisoners
Possible meanings are that 1) "they" refers to the governor and the king or 2) "they" refers to other Roman officials.
# a centurion named Julius
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Julius is a man's name. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# the Imperial Regiment
This was the name of the battalion or army from which the centurion came. Some versions translate this as "the Augustan Regiment." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
# We boarded a ship ... which was about to sail
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Here "ship ... which was about to sail" stands for the crew that will sail the ship. AT: "We boarded a ship ... which a crew was about to sail" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# a ship from Adramyttium
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Possible meanings are 1) a ship that had come from Adramyttium or 2) a ship that was registered or licensed in Adramyttium.
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# about to sail
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"soon going to sail" or "would depart soon"
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# went to sea
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"began our journey on the sea"
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# Aristarchus
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Aristarchus came from Macedonia but had been working with Paul in Ephesus. See how you translated his name in [Acts 19:29 ](../19/28.md ).
# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/paul]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/prison]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/centurion]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/asia]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/thessalonica]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/macedonia]]
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