קכא

On holy Shabbas morning — the captain and all the sailors arose with great alacrity and quickly raised the anchor. And the wind was strong and storming — but blowing precisely in our direction. And because of this they hurried to leave immediately. And the ship began to fly from its place with great agitation and rocking and swaying. And we immediately understood that certainly what would come would come — Heaven forbid. And so it was. And even so — we prayed Shacharit and Musaf. And we ate the morning meal — a little bread with olive oil — for we had nothing else to eat on Shabbas. And also the bread I could not eat properly — only a little with great difficulty. And I recited Birkas HaMazon. And after Birkas HaMazon I lay myself down to sleep. And from then on — the weakness began to increase upon us. Until we fell upon a bed of illness. And we were very weak all of holy Shabbas day. And I tasted nothing. And I ate nothing at Seudas Shelishis — not even a lemon or an orange which we had — and brandy — all of it I could not receive in any manner. And Shabbas Mincha and Maariv of Motza'ei Shabbas and the Counting — all of it we prayed lying in our place — in weakness and exhaustion.