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Jonah 1
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Jonah 1
EasyEnglish Bible
Jonah runs away
1 The Lord spoke a message to Jonah, Amittai's son.[a] 2 He said, ‘Go now to the great city of Nineveh. Tell the people in the city that I know how wicked they are. Tell them that I will punish them because of their sins.’
3 But Jonah did not want to obey the Lord's command. He decided to run away to Tarshish.[b] He went down to Joppa.[c] There he found a ship that was ready to sail to Tarshish. After he had paid for the journey, he got into the ship. He wanted to go on the ship to Tarshish, to get far away from the Lord.
A big storm
4 Then the Lord sent a strong wind on the sea. The storm was so powerful that it almost broke the ship into pieces. 5 The sailors were very frightened. Each of them called out to his own god for help. They threw into the sea all the things that the ship carried. They wanted to make the ship as light as they could. Jonah had gone down into the bottom of the ship. He was lying down and he was asleep.
6 The ship's captain went to Jonah. He said, ‘Why are you sleeping like that? Get up now! Call to your god for help! Maybe he will listen to us and we will not die.’
7 Then the sailors said to each other, ‘We should throw dice to find out who has brought all this trouble to us.’ So they threw dice. The dice showed that Jonah had caused the storm.
8 So they said to Jonah, ‘Tell us, who has caused all this trouble for us? What is your job? Where do you come from? What country do you live in? Who is your family?’[d]
9 Jonah answered them, ‘I am a Hebrew man. I worship the Lord who is the God of heaven. He made the sea and the land.’ 10 This made the sailors even more afraid. Jonah had already told them that he was running away from the Lord. So they said to him, ‘Why did you do a thing like that?’
11 The waves in the sea were becoming bigger because of the storm. So the sailors asked Jonah, ‘What should we do to you so that the sea becomes quiet?’ 12 Jonah replied, ‘Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will become quiet. It is because of me that you are in danger from this great storm.’
13 But the sailors did not do what Jonah said. Instead, they tried to use oars to drive the ship back to the land. But the storm was too strong and they could not do that.
14 So the sailors called aloud to the Lord. They prayed, ‘Lord, please do not punish us with death if we have to kill this man! Do not say that we are guilty because we have killed someone who has done nothing wrong. Lord, we know that you have sent this storm because you wanted to do it.’
15 Then the sailors took hold of Jonah and they threw him into the sea. The storm stopped and the sea became quiet. 16 When they saw what had happened, the sailors became very afraid of the Lord's power. They offered a sacrifice to him and they promised that they would serve him.
17 But the Lord sent a great fish to swallow Jonah. Jonah was inside the fish's stomach for three days and three nights.[e]
Footnotes
- 1:1 When we write Lord like this, it is a special name for God. Sometimes people write it as ‘Yahweh’, or as ‘Jehovah’. It is his own name that he told Moses. See Exodus 3:14. It means ‘I am who I am’. This shows that God has always been there and he always will be there.
- 1:3 Tarshish was a port that was far away to the west.
- 1:3 Joppa was a port in Israel, on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea.
- 1:8 The sailors were very afraid. They wanted to know who Jonah was. They wanted to know which gods he worshipped.
- 1:17 The great fish may have been what we call a whale. The Hebrew word could include whales as well as fish. ‘Swallow’ means that the fish took Jonah down into its stomach but it did not bite him.
Jonah 1
King James Version
Jonah 1
King James Version
1 Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
3 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.
4 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.
5 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.
6 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.
7 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.
8 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?
9 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.
Iona 1
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Iona 1
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Iona încearcă să fugă departe de faţa Domnului
1 Cuvântul Domnului a venit la Iona, fiul lui Amitai,[a] şi i-a zis: 2 „Scoală-te şi du-te la Ninive, cetatea cea mare, şi strigă împotriva ei, căci răutatea ei s-a suit până la Mine!“
3 Dar Iona s-a sculat să fugă la Tarşiş[b], departe de faţa Domnului. El s-a dus la Iafo şi a găsit acolo o corabie care mergea spre Tarşiş. După ce a plătit preţul călătoriei, s-a urcat în corabie ca să meargă împreună cu marinarii la Tarşiş, departe de faţa Domnului.
4 Domnul însă a dezlănţuit pe mare un vânt năprasnic şi astfel s-a stârnit o furtună atât de puternică, încât corabia ameninţa să se sfărâme. 5 Marinarilor li s-a făcut frică şi fiecare a strigat către zeul său, iar pentru a face corabia mai uşoară, au aruncat în mare uneltele care erau în ea.
Iona însă coborâse în cala corabiei, unde se întinsese şi adormise dus. 6 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!“
7 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.
8 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?
9 El le-a răspuns:
– Sunt evreu şi mă tem de Domnul, Dumnezeul cerurilor, Care a făcut marea şi uscatul!
10 Bărbaţii aceia s-au înfricoşat foarte tare şi l-au întrebat:
– De ce ai făcut lucrul acesta?[c]
(Ei aflaseră că fugea de faţa Domnului, întrucât el le spusese acest lucru.)
11 Marea era din ce în ce mai învolburată, astfel că ei l-au întrebat iarăşi:
– Ce să-ţi facem, pentru ca marea să se liniştească faţă de noi?
12 El le-a răspuns:
– Luaţi-mă şi aruncaţi-mă în mare, iar marea se va linişti faţă de voi, întrucât ştiu că din cauza mea a venit peste voi această furtună puternică!
13 Bărbaţii aceia au încercat totuşi să vâslească pentru a se putea întoarce pe uscat, dar n-au reuşit, căci marea se învolbura tot mai tare împotriva lor. 14 Atunci au strigat către Domnul şi au zis: „Doamne, Te rugăm, nu ne lăsa să pierim din cauza vieţii acestui bărbat! Nu lăsa să cadă asupra noastră sânge nevinovat, căci Tu, Doamne, ai făcut aşa cum Ţi-a plăcut!“ 15 Apoi l-au luat pe Iona şi l-au aruncat în mare, iar marea şi-a potolit furia. 16 Atunci bărbaţii aceia s-au temut foarte tare de Domnul; ei I-au adus Domnului o jertfă şi au făcut juruinţe.
17 Domnul a trimis un peşte mare să-l înghită pe Iona, şi Iona a stat în pântecele peştelui timp de trei zile şi trei nopţi.
Footnotes
- Iona 1:1 Vezi 2 Regi 14:25
- Iona 1:3 Colonie feniciană în vestul Mediteranei, probabil în Spania sau Sardinia; pentru oamenii din vremea aceea, Tarşişul reprezenta capătul de apus al lumii
- Iona 1:10 Sau: Ce ai făcut!
Jonah 1
New International Version
Jonah 1
New International Version
Jonah Flees From the Lord
1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah(A) son of Amittai:(B) 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh(C) and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”
3 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)
4 Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up.(H) 5 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. 6 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)
7 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) 8 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?”
9 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.
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