Others went to sea in ships, conducting trade on the vast water.

在海上坐船，在大水中经理事务的，

那些搭船出海，在大水中做生意的，

那些搭船出海，在大水中做生意的，

有些人乘船在汪洋大海上经商，

他们有些人坐船出海，在大海上往来经商。

又一些人乘船航行在海上，在大水上往来经商；

在海上坐船，在大水中經理事務的，

那些搭船出海，在大水中做生意的，

那些搭船出海，在大水中做生意的，

有些人乘船在汪洋大海上經商，

他們有些人坐船出海，在大海上往來經商。

有人坐船下海，在大水上經營事務；

又一些人乘船航行在海上，在大水上往來經商；

乘舟航海、營業於巨浸者、

世人駕舟、航海為業兮、

乘舟航海、在大水中經營事業者、

或航大海。依水為生。

Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty waters.

Some people sailed out on the ocean in ships. They traded goods on the mighty waters.

Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters;

Some went off to sea in ships, plying the trade routes of the world.

Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters;

Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great waters,

They that go down to the sea in ships, That do business in great waters;

Others went to sea in ships, conducting trade on the vast waters.

They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;

Some traveled on the sea in ships, and carried cargo over the vast waters.

Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters;

for in a single hour such fabulous wealth was destroyed! And every shipmaster, seafarer, the sailors, and all who do business by sea, stood far off

as you wrecked the ships of Tarshish with the east wind.

Your rowers have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind has wrecked you in the heart of the sea.

Sing a new song to the LORD; sing his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea with all that fills it, you coasts and islands with your inhabitants.

By now much time had passed, and the voyage was already dangerous. Since the Day of Atonement was already over, Paul gave his adviceand told them,“ Men, I can see that this voyage is headed toward disaster and heavy loss, not only of the cargo and the ship but also of our lives.”But the centurion paid attention to the captain and the owner of the ship rather than to what Paul said.Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to set sail from there, hoping somehow to reach Phoenix, a harbor on Crete facing the southwest and northwest, and to winter there.When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they had achieved their purpose. They weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.But before long, a fierce wind called the“ northeaster” rushed down from the island.Since the ship was caught and unable to head into the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.After running under the shelter of a little island called Cauda, we were barely able to get control of the skiff.After hoisting it up, they used ropes and tackle and girded the ship. Fearing they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the drift-anchor, and in this way they were driven along.Because we were being severely battered by the storm, they began to jettison the cargo the next day.On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.For many days neither sun nor stars appeared, and the severe storm kept raging. Finally all hope was fading that we would be saved.Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul then stood up among them and said,“ You men should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete and sustain this damage and loss.Now I urge you to take courage, because there will be no loss of any of your lives, but only of the ship.For last night an angel of the God I belong to and serve stood by meand said,‘ Don’t be afraid, Paul. It is necessary for you to appear before Caesar. And indeed, God has graciously given you all those who are sailing with you.’So take courage, men, because I believe God that it will be just the way it was told to me.But we have to run aground on some island.”When the fourteenth night came, we were drifting in the Adriatic Sea, and about midnight the sailors thought they were approaching land.They took soundings and found it to be a hundred twenty feet deep; when they had sailed a little farther and sounded again, they found it to be ninety feet deep.