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Pinagtaguan ni Jonas si Yahweh

Ang(A) aklat na ito ay naglalaman ng mensahe ni Yahweh sa pamamagitan ni Jonas na anak ni Amitai. Isang araw, sinabi sa kanya ni Yahweh: “Pumunta ka sa Nineve na isang malaking lunsod, at sabihin mo sa mga tagaroon na umabot na sa aking kaalaman ang kanilang kasalanan.” Sa halip na sumunod, ipinasya ni Jonas na takasan si Yahweh. Nagtungo siya sa Joppa, at doon ay nakatagpo ng isang barkong patungong Tarsis. Pagkatapos na magbayad ng pamasahe, sumakay siya sa barko upang maglakbay kasama ng iba pang mga pasahero patungong Tarsis. Sa ganitong paraan ay inakala niyang makakatakas siya kay Yahweh.

Ngunit nang sila'y nasa laot na, nagpadala si Yahweh ng isang malakas na bagyo kaya't halos mawasak ang barko. Dahil dito, labis na natakot ang mga tripulante kaya't silang lahat ay humingi ng tulong sa kani-kanilang diyos. Pagkatapos, inihulog nila sa dagat ang mga kargamento para gumaan ang sasakyan. Samantala, si Jonas naman ay mahimbing na natutulog sa isang sulok sa ibabang palapag ng barko.

Nakita siya ng kapitan at ginising, “Ano't nagagawa mo pang matulog? Bumangon ka't manalangin sa iyong diyos, baka sakaling kaawaan niya tayo at iligtas sa kamatayan.”

Nag-usap-usap ang mga tripulante, “Magpalabunutan tayo, para malaman natin kung sino ang dahilan ng lahat ng ito.” Gayon nga ang kanilang ginawa at nabunot ang pangalan ni Jonas. Kaya't siya'y kinausap nila, “Sabihin mo sa amin kung sino ang dapat sisihin sa nangyayaring ito. Anong ginagawa mo rito? Saang bansa ka galing? Tagasaan ka at anong lahi mo?”

Sumagot si Jonas, “Ako ay isang Hebreo at sumasamba ako kay Yahweh, ang Diyos ng kalangitan na lumikha ng dagat at ng lupa.” 10 Sinabi ni Jonas na tinakasan niya si Yahweh. Nakadama ng matinding takot ang mga nakarinig kaya sinabi nila kay Jonas, “Napakalaking kasalanan ang ginawa mo!”

11 Lalong lumakas ang bagyo, kaya tinanong nila si Jonas, “Ano ang dapat naming gawin sa iyo para pumayapa ang dagat?”

12 “Ihagis ninyo ako sa dagat at papayapa ito. Alam kong ako ang dahilan kaya nagkaroon ng ganito kalakas na bagyo,” sagot niya.

13 Gayunpaman, sinikap ng mga tripulante na itabi ang barko, ngunit wala silang magawâ sapagkat lalong lumalakas ang bagyo. 14 Kaya't nanalangin sila kay Yahweh nang ganito: “Yahweh, huwag po ninyo kaming hayaang mamatay dahil sa gagawin namin sa taong ito. Huwag po ninyo kaming parusahan kung mamatay man ang taong ito. Kayo po Yahweh ang may pananagutan dito.” 15 Pagkasabi nito, binuhat nila si Jonas at inihagis sa dagat. Agad namang pumayapa ang dagat. 16 Dahil dito, nagkaroon sila ng matinding takot kay Yahweh kaya't sila'y nag-alay ng handog at nangakong maglilingkod sa kanya.

17 Sa(B) utos ni Yahweh, nilamon si Jonas ng isang dambuhalang isda at siya'y nanatili ng tatlong araw at tatlong gabi sa tiyan nito.

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.