Jonas 1

1Ang salita nga ng Panginoon ay dumating kay Jonas na anak ni Amittai, na nagsasabi, 2Bumangon ka, pumaroon ka sa Ninive, sa malaking bayang yaon, at humiyaw ka laban doon; sapagka't ang kanilang kasamaan ay umabot sa harap ko. 3Nguni't si Jonas ay bumangon upang tumakas na patungo sa Tarsis mula sa harapan ng Panginoon; at siya'y lumusong sa Joppe, at nakasumpong ng sasakyan na patungo sa Tarsis: sa gayo'y nagbayad siya ng upa niyaon, at siya'y lumulan, upang yumaong kasama nila sa Tarsis mula sa harapan ng Panginoon. 4Nguni't ang Panginoon ay nagpasapit ng malakas na hangin sa dagat, at nagkaroon ng malakas na unos sa dagat, na anopa't ang sasakyan ay halos masira. 5Nang magkagayo'y nangatakot ang mga taong dagat at dumaing ang bawa't tao sa kanikaniyang dios; at kanilang inihagis sa dagat ang mga daladalahang nangasa sasakyan upang makapagpagaan sa kanila. Nguni't si Jonas ay bumaba sa pinakaloob na bahagi ng sasakyan; at siya'y nahiga at nakatulog ng mahimbing. 6Sa gayo'y lumapit sa kaniya ang puno ng sasakyan, at sinabi sa kaniya, Ano ang inaakala mo, O matutulugin? bumangon ka, tumawag ka sa iyong Dios, baka sakaling alalahanin ng Dios tayo, upang huwag tayong mangamatay. 7At sinabi ng bawa't isa sa kanila sa kaniyang kasama, Magsiparito kayo at tayo'y mangagsapalaran, upang ating maalaman kung dahil kanino dumating ang kasamaang ito sa atin. Sa gayo'y nangagsapalaran sila, at ang palad ay nahulog kay Jonas. 8Nang magkagayo'y sinabi nila sa kaniya, Isinasamo namin sa iyo na iyong saysayin sa amin, kung dahil kanino dumating ang kasamaang ito sa atin; ano ang iyong hanap-buhay? at saan ka nanggaling? ano ang iyong lupain? at taga saang bayan ka? 9At kaniyang sinabi sa kanila, Ako'y isang Hebreo; at ako'y natatakot sa Panginoon, sa Dios ng langit, na siyang gumawa ng dagat at ng tuyong lupain. 10Nang magkagayo'y nangatakot na mainam ang mga tao, at sinabi sa kaniya, Ano itong iyong ginawa? Sapagka't talastas ng mga tao na siya'y tumatakas mula sa harapan ng Panginoon, sapagka't isinaysay niya sa kanila, 11Nang magkagayo'y sinabi nila sa kaniya, Anong gagawin namin sa iyo, upang ang dagat ay tumahimik sa atin? sapagka't ang dagat ay lalo't lalong umuunos. 12At sinabi niya sa kanila, Ako'y inyong buhatin, at ihagis ninyo ako sa dagat; sa gayo'y ang dagat ay tatahimik sa inyo: sapagka't talastas ko na dahil sa akin dumating ang malaking unos na ito sa inyo. 13Gayon ma'y ang mga lalake ay nagsisigaod na mainam upang bumalik sa lupa; nguni't hindi nila magawa; sapagka't ang dagat ay lalo't lalong umuunos laban sa kanila. 14Kaya't sila'y nagsidaing sa Panginoon, at nangagsabi, Ipinamamanhik namin sa iyo, Oh Panginoon, ipinamamanhik namin sa iyo, huwag mo kaming ipahamak dahil sa buhay ng lalaking ito, at huwag mong ihulog sa amin ang walang salang dugo; sapagka't ikaw, Oh Panginoon, iyong ginawa ang nakalulugod sa iyo. 15Sa gayo'y kanilang binuhat si Jonas, at inihagis sa dagat; at ang dagat ay tumigil sa kaniyang poot. 16Nang magkagayo'y nangatakot na mainam ang mga tao sa Panginoon; at sila'y nangaghandog ng isang hain sa Panginoon, at nagsipanata. 17At inihanda ng Panginoon ang isang malaking isda upang lamunin si Jonas; at si Jonas ay napasa tiyan ng isda na tatlong araw at tatlong gabi.

1Now Yahweh’s word came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their wickedness has come up before me.” 3But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. 4But Yahweh sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was likely to break up. 5Then the mariners were afraid, and every man cried to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship, and he was laying down, and was fast asleep. 6So the ship master came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God! Maybe your God will notice us, so that we won’t perish.” 7They all said to each other, “Come, let us cast lots, that we may know who is responsible for this evil that is on us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. 8Then they asked him, “Tell us, please, for whose cause this evil is on us. What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? Of what people are you?” 9He said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear Yahweh, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.” 10Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said to him, “What is this that you have done?” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of Yahweh, because he had told them. 11Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?” For the sea grew more and more stormy. 12He said to them, “Take me up, and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you; for I know that because of me this great storm is on you.” 13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not, for the sea grew more and more stormy against them. 14Therefore they cried to Yahweh, and said, “We beg you, Yahweh, we beg you, don’t let us die for this man’s life, and don’t lay on us innocent blood; for you, Yahweh, have done as it pleased you.” 15So they took up Jonah, and threw him into the sea; and the sea ceased its raging. 16Then the men feared Yahweh exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh, and made vows. 17Yahweh prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

1En het woord des HEEREN geschiedde tot Jona, den zoon van Amitthai, zeggende: 2Maak u op, ga naar de grote stad Nineve, en predik tegen haar; want hunlieder boosheid is opgeklommen voor Mijn aangezicht. 3Maar Jona maakte zich op om te vluchten naar Tarsis, van het aangezicht des HEEREN; en hij kwam af te Jafo, en vond een schip, gaande naar Tarsis, en hij gaf de vracht daarvan, en ging neder in hetzelve, om met henlieden te gaan naar Tarsis, van het aan gezicht des HEEREN. 4Maar de HEERE wierp een groten wind op de zee; en er werd een grote storm in de zee, zodat het schip dacht te breken. 5Toen vreesden de zeelieden, en riepen een iegelijk tot zijn god, en wierpen de vaten, die in het schip waren, in de zee, om het van dezelve te verlichten; maar Jona was nedergegaan aan de zijden van het schip, en lag neder, en was met een diepen slaap bevangen. 6En de opperschipper naderde tot hem, en zeide tot hem: Wat is u, gij hardslapende? Sta op, roep tot uw God, misschien zal die God aan ons gedenken, dat wij niet vergaan. 7Voorts zeiden zij, een ieder tot zijn metgezel: Komt, en laat ons loten werpen, opdat wij mogen weten, om wiens wil ons dit kwaad overkomt. Alzo wierpen zij loten, en het lot viel op Jona. 8Toen zeiden zij tot hem: Verklaar ons nu, om wiens wil ons dit kwaad overkomt. Wat is uw werk en van waar komt gij? Welk is uw land en van welk volk zijt gij? 9En hij zeide tot hen: Ik ben een Hebreer; en ik vreze den HEERE, den God des hemels, Die de zee en het droge gemaakt heeft. 10Toen vreesden die mannen met grote vreze, en zeiden tot hem: Wat hebt gij dit gedaan? Want de mannen wisten, dat hij van des HEEREN aangezicht vlood; want hij had het hun te kennen gegeven. 11Voorts zeiden zij tot hem: Wat zullen wij u doen, opdat de zee stil worde van ons? Want de zee werd hoe langer hoe onstuimiger. 12En hij zeide tot hen: Neemt mij op, en werpt mij in de zee, zo zal de zee stil worden van ulieden; want ik weet, dat deze grote storm ulieden om mijnentwil over komt. 13Maar de mannen roeiden, om het schip weder te brengen aan het droge, doch zij konden niet; want de zee werd hoe langer hoe onstuimiger tegen hen. 14Toen riepen zij tot den HEERE, en zeiden: Och HEERE! laat ons toch niet vergaan om dezes mans ziel, en leg geen onschuldig bloed op ons; want Gij, HEERE! hebt gedaan, gelijk als het U heeft behaagd. 15En zij namen Jona op, en wierpen hem in de zee. Toen stond de zee stil van haar verbolgenheid. 16Dies vreesden de mannen den HEERE met grote vreeze; en zij slachtten den HEERE slachtoffer, en beloofden geloften. 17De HEERE nu beschikte een groten vis, om Jona in te slokken; en Jona was in het ingewand van den vis, drie dagen en drie nachten.