他们吃饱了，就把船上的麦子抛在海里，为要叫船轻一点。

And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.

我们被风浪逼得甚急，第二天众人就把货物抛在海里。

And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;

“众位，我看这次行船，不但货物和船要受伤损，大遭破坏，连我们的性命也难保。”

And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.

望见居比路，就从南边行过，往叙利亚去，我们就在推罗上岸，因为船要在那里卸货。

Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.

水手便惧怕，各人哀求自己的神。他们将船上的货物抛在海中，为要使船轻些。约拿已下到底舱，躺卧，沉睡。

Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.