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So the captain came near to him and said to him, “How is it that you are deeply sleeping? Arise, (A)call on your god. Perhaps your (B)god will be concerned about us so that we will not perish.”

Then each man said to the other, “Come, let us [a](C)have the lots fall so we may know on whose account this calamitous evil has struck us.” So they [b]had the lots fall, and the (D)lot fell on Jonah. Then they said to him, “(E)Tell us, now! On whose account has this calamitous evil struck us? What is your (F)occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?”

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  1. Jonah 1:7 Or cast lots
  2. Jonah 1:7 Or cast lots

The captain went to him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call(A) on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us so that we will not perish.”(B)

Then the sailors said to each other, “Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity.”(C) They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.(D) So they asked him, “Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What kind of work do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?”

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Căpitanul s-a apropiat de el şi i-a zis: „Cum poţi să dormi? Scoală-te şi strigă către Dumnezeul tău! Poate că Dumnezeul tău se va gândi la noi şi nu vom pieri!“

Apoi marinarii au zis unul către celălalt: „Haideţi să tragem la sorţi ca să aflăm din cauza cui a venit peste noi nenorocirea aceasta!“ Ei au tras la sorţi şi sorţul a căzut pe Iona.

Atunci ei l-au întrebat:

– Spune-ne, din cauza cui a venit peste noi această nenorocire? Care este meseria ta şi de unde vii? Care este ţara ta şi din ce popor eşti?

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