The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along.
OJBAnd the oniyah, having been caught in it, and not being able to directly face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven.
TCENTWhen the ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.
T4TIt blew strongly against the front of the ship. The result was that we could not keep going in the direction in which we had been going. So the sailors let the wind move the ship in the direction that the wind was blowing.