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

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 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.

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

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;

In just one hour your great wealth has been destroyed!’“ Every sea captain and all who travel by ship will stand far away. So will the sailors and all who earn their living from the sea.

Lord, you destroyed them like ships of Tarshish that were torn apart by an east wind.

The sailors who man your oars take you out to the high seas. But the east wind will break you in pieces far out at sea.

Sing a new song to the Lord. Sing praise to him from one end of the earth to the other. Sing, you who sail out on the ocean. Sing, all you creatures in it. Sing, you islands. Sing, all you who live there.

A lot of time had passed. Sailing had already become dangerous. By now it was after the Day of Atonement, a day of fasting. So Paul gave them a warning.“ Men,” he said,“ I can see that our trip is going to be dangerous. The ship and everything in it will be lost. Our own lives will be in danger also.”But the commander didn’t listen to what Paul said. Instead, he followed the advice of the pilot and the ship’s owner.The harbor wasn’t a good place for ships to stay during winter. So most of the people decided we should sail on. They hoped we would reach Phoenix. They wanted to spend the winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete. It faced both southwest and northwest.A gentle south wind began to blow. The ship’s crew thought they saw their chance to leave safely. So they pulled up the anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.Before very long, a wind blew down from the island. It had the force of a hurricane. It was called the Northeaster.The ship was caught by the storm. We could not keep it sailing into the wind. So we gave up and were driven along by the wind.We passed the calmer side of a small island called Cauda. We almost lost the lifeboat that was tied to the side of the ship.So the men lifted the lifeboat on board. Then they tied ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. They were afraid it would get stuck on the sandbars of Syrtis. So they lowered the sea anchor and let the ship be driven along.We took a very bad beating from the storm. The next day the crew began to throw the ship’s contents overboard.On the third day, they even threw the ship’s tools and supplies overboard with their own hands.The sun and stars didn’t appear for many days. The storm was terrible. So we gave up all hope of being saved.The men had not eaten for a long time. Paul stood up in front of them.“ Men,” he said,“ you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have avoided this harm and loss.Now I beg you to be brave. Not one of you will die. Only the ship will be destroyed.I belong to God and serve him. Last night his angel stood beside me.The angel said,‘ Do not be afraid, Paul. You must go on trial in front of Caesar. God has shown his grace by sparing the lives of all those sailing with you.’Men, continue to be brave. I have faith in God. It will happen just as he told me.But we must run the ship onto the beach of some island.”On the 14th night the wind was still pushing us across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors had a feeling that they were approaching land.They measured how deep the water was. They found that it was 120 feet deep. A short time later they measured the water again. This time it was 90 feet deep.