Norsk (1930)
Men sjøfolkene søkte å rømme bort fra skibet og firte båten ned i havet, idet de lot som om de vilde legge ankere ut fra forstavnen;

Dansk (1917 / 1931)
Men da Skibsfolkene gjorde Forsøg paa at flygte fra Skibet og firede Baaden ned i Søen under Paaskud af, at de vilde lægge Ankre ud fra Forstavnen,

Svenska (1917)
Sjömännen ville emellertid fly ifrån skeppet och firade ned skeppsbåten i havet, under föregivande att de tänkte föra ut ankaren ifrån förskeppet.

King James Bible
And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,

English Revised Version
And as the sailors were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would lay out anchors from the foreship,