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Si Jonas ay tumakas na patungo sa Tarsis.

Ang salita nga ng Panginoon ay dumating kay (A)Jonas na anak ni Amittai, na nagsasabi,

Bumangon ka, pumaroon ka sa (B)Ninive, sa malaking bayang yaon, at humiyaw ka laban doon; sapagka't ang kanilang kasamaan ay umabot sa harap ko.

Nguni't si Jonas ay bumangon upang tumakas na patungo sa (C)Tarsis mula sa harapan ng Panginoon; at siya'y lumusong sa (D)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 (E)sa harapan ng Panginoon.

Nguni'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.

Nang magkagayo'y nangatakot ang mga taong dagat at dumaing (F)ang bawa't tao sa kanikaniyang dios; at kanilang (G)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.

Sa 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.

At sinabi ng bawa't isa sa kanila sa kaniyang kasama, Magsiparito kayo at (H)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.

Nang magkagayo'y sinabi nila sa kaniya, Isinasamo namin sa iyo na iyong (I)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?

At 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.

10 Nang 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,

Si Jonas ay itinapon sa dagat at nilamon ng isda.

11 Nang 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.

12 At 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.

13 Gayon 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.

14 Kaya't sila'y nagsidaing (J)sa Panginoon, at nangagsabi, Ipinamamanhik namin sa iyo, Oh Panginoon, ipinamamanhik namin sa iyo, huwag mo kaming ipahamak dahil sa buhay ng lalaking ito, (K)at huwag mong ihulog sa amin ang walang salang dugo; sapagka't ikaw, Oh Panginoon, iyong ginawa ang nakalulugod sa iyo.

15 Sa gayo'y kanilang binuhat si Jonas, at inihagis sa dagat; at ang dagat ay tumigil sa kaniyang poot.

16 Nang magkagayo'y nangatakot na mainam ang mga tao sa Panginoon; at sila'y nangaghandog ng isang hain sa Panginoon, at nagsipanata.

17 At inihanda ng Panginoon ang isang malaking isda upang lamunin si Jonas; at si Jonas ay napasa tiyan ng isda na (L)tatlong araw at tatlong gabi.

Hindi Sumunod si Jonas sa Panginoon

Nagsalita ang Panginoon kay Jonas na anak ni Amitai. Sinabi niya, “Pumunta ka agad sa Nineve, ang malaking lungsod, at bigyan mo ng babala ang mga taga-roon, dahil umabot na sa aking kaalaman ang kanilang kasamaan.” Pero tumakas agad sa Panginoon[a] si Jonas at nagpasyang pumunta sa Tarshish. Pumunta siya sa Jopa at nakakita siya roon ng barkong paalis papuntang Tarshish. Kaya nagbayad siya ng pamasahe at sumakay sa barko kasama ng mga tripulante at ng iba pang mga pasahero upang tumakas sa Panginoon.

Nang nasa laot na sila, nagpadala ang Panginoon ng napakalakas na hangin at halos mawasak na ang barko. Kaya natakot ang mga tripulante, at ang bawat isa sa kanila ay humingi ng tulong sa kani-kanilang dios. Itinapon nila ang kanilang mga kargamento sa dagat para gumaan ang barko.

Si Jonas naman ay nakababa na noon sa ilalim na bahagi ng barko, humiga siya at nakatulog nang mahimbing. Pinuntahan siya ng kapitan ng barko at sinabi sa kanya, “Nagagawa mo pang matulog sa ganitong kalagayan? Bumangon ka at humingi ng tulong sa iyong dios! Baka sakaling maawa siya sa atin, at iligtas niya tayo sa kamatayan.”

Nag-usap-usap ang mga tripulante, “Magpalabunutan na lang tayo upang malaman natin kung sino ang dahilan ng pagdating ng sakunang ito sa atin.” At nang magpalabunutan na sila, nabunot ang pangalan ni Jonas. Kaya kinausap nila siya, “Gusto naming malaman kung sino ang dahilan ng pagdating ng sakunang ito. Sabihin mo kung ano ang iyong hanapbuhay at kung saan ka nanggaling. Sabihin mo rin sa amin kung taga-saan ka at anong lahi mo.” Sumagot si Jonas, “Ako ay Hebreo at sumasamba sa Panginoon, ang Dios sa langit[b] na lumikha ng dagat at ng lupa.” 10 Kaya lubhang natakot ang mga tripulante, dahil sinabi na sa kanila ni Jonas na tumatakas siya sa Panginoon. Sinabi nila sa kanya, “Ano itong ginawa mo!”

11 At nang lalo pang lumakas ang hangin, sinabi ng mga tripulante kay Jonas, “Ano ang gagawin namin sa iyo para kumalma ang dagat at nang makaligtas kami sa kapahamakan?” 12 Sumagot si Jonas sa kanila, “Buhatin ninyo ako at ihagis sa dagat, at kakalma ito. Sapagkat alam kong ako ang dahilan kung bakit dumating ang napalakas na hangin na ito.” 13 Hindi nila sinunod si Jonas, sa halip, sinikap ng mga tripulante na sumagwan papunta sa dalampasigan, pero nahirapan sila dahil lalo pang lumakas ang hangin. 14 Kaya tumawag sila sa Panginoon. Sinabi nila, “O Panginoon, nakikiusap po kami sa inyo, huwag nʼyo kaming hayaang mamatay dahil sa gagawin namin kay Jonas. Huwag po ninyo kaming singilin sa aming pagpatay sa kanya na hindi pa naman namin natitiyak kung siya nga ay nagkasala. Pero alam po namin na ang mga nangyayaring ito ay ayon sa inyong kalooban.” 15 Kaya binuhat nila si Jonas at inihagis sa nagngangalit na dagat, at kumalma nga ito. 16 Dahil sa pangyayaring ito, nagkaroon ng malaking paggalang ang mga tao sa Panginoon. Kaya naghandog sila at nangakong ipagpapatuloy ang paglilingkod at paghahandog sa kanya.

17 Samantala, nagpadala ang Panginoon ng isang malaking isda para lunukin si Jonas. Tatlong araw at tatlong gabi siya sa tiyan ng isda.

Footnotes

  1. 1:3 tumakas agad sa Panginoon: Maaaring ang ibig sabihin, tumakas siya sa pagtawag ng Panginoon; o, tumakas siya mula sa Israel kung saan nakatira ang Panginoon sa kanyang templo.
  2. 1:9 Dios sa langit: o, Dios na nasa langit; o, Dios na lumikha ng langit; o, Dios na higit sa lahat.

Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.

But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou? And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land. 10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.

11 Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous. 12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you. 13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them. 14 Wherefore they cried unto the Lord, and said, We beseech thee, O Lord, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased thee. 15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. 16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows.

17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Jonah Flees From the Lord

The word of the Lord came to Jonah(A) son of Amittai:(B) “Go to the great city of Nineveh(C) and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”

But Jonah ran(D) away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish(E). He went down to Joppa,(F) where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord.(G)

Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up.(H) All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship.(I)

But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. The captain went to him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call(J) on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us so that we will not perish.”(K)

Then the sailors said to each other, “Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity.”(L) They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.(M) 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?”

He answered, “I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord,(N) the God of heaven,(O) who made the sea(P) and the dry land.(Q)

10 This terrified them and they asked, “What have you done?” (They knew he was running away from the Lord, because he had already told them so.)

11 The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, “What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?”

12 “Pick me up and throw me into the sea,” he replied, “and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you.”(R)

13 Instead, the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before.(S) 14 Then they cried out to the Lord, “Please, Lord, do not let us die for taking this man’s life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man,(T) for you, Lord, have done as you pleased.”(U) 15 Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm.(V) 16 At this the men greatly feared(W) the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows(X) to him.

Jonah’s Prayer

17 Now the Lord provided(Y) a huge fish to swallow Jonah,(Z) and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.

But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?

And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.

10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him. Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.

11 Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.

12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.

14 Wherefore they cried unto the Lord, and said, We beseech thee, O Lord, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased thee.

15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.

16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows.

17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.