Jonah 1
New Catholic Bible
Recalcitrant Prophet[a]
Chapter 1
1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah, son of Amittai: 2 “Go immediately to the great city of Nineveh and denounce it, for their wickedness has revealed itself to me.” 3 But Jonah decided to run away from the Lord and flee to Tarshish.[b] He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship that was about to sail to Tarshish. He paid his fare and boarded the ship to journey with the sailors to Tarshish, and away from the presence of the Lord.
4 However, the Lord caused a violent wind to stir up the sea, and such a furious storm arose that the ship seemed to be on the verge of breaking up. 5 The sailors were terror-stricken, and each of them cried out to his god. They also lightened the weight of the ship by throwing the cargo overboard.
Meanwhile, Jonah had gone down into the hold of the ship and was lying there fast asleep. 6 The captain found him there and said, “What are you doing there, sound asleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps he will take pity on us and not allow us to perish.”
7 The sailors then said to each other, “Let us cast lots so that we can discover who is to blame for bringing us this bad luck.” Therefore, they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. 8 Then they said to him, “Tell us why this calamity has come upon us. What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? What is your nationality?” 9 Jonah replied, “I am a Hebrew. I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.”
10 On hearing this, the sailors were even more terrified, and they said to him, “How could you have done this to us?” For they knew that he was fleeing from the Lord because he had told them so. 11 Then they said, “What shall we do with you to make the sea calm down for us?” For the sea was becoming increasingly more turbulent. 12 Jonah replied, “Pick me up and throw me overboard. Then the sea will calm down for you. I know it is my fault that this great storm has struck you.”
13 Even so, the sailors rowed with all their might to reach the shore, but they were unable to do so inasmuch as the sea was becoming increasingly turbulent. 14 Finally they cried out to the Lord, “Do not allow us to perish, Lord, for taking this man’s life. Do not hold us responsible for causing the death of an innocent man. For you yourself, O Lord, have brought this all about.” 15 Then they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the raging of the sea subsided. 16 On witnessing this, the men were seized by a great fear of the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to him.
Footnotes
- Jonah 1:1 The story of the whale resembles stories told among all the coastal peoples of the Mediterranean basin. It serves simply to end the whole episode, in the atmosphere of the marvelous, that pervades the entire account. Jesus will use Jonah’s experience with the whale as an image of his own burial and resurrection (see Mt 12:39-40; Lk 11:29-30).
- Jonah 1:3 Tarshish: perhaps Tartessos in Spain, a seaport that marked the outer limits of communication. Joppa: the Mediterranean port for Jerusalem.
Иона 1
Библия, синодално издание
1 (A)И биде слово Господне към Иона, син Аматиев:
2 (B)„стани, иди в Ниневия, град голям, и проповядвай в него, защото злодеянията му достигнаха до Мене“.
3 И стана Иона да побегне в Тарсис от лицето Господне; дойде в Иопия и намери кораб, който отиваше за Тарсис, плати за превоз и влезе в него, за да отплува с тях в Тарсис от лицето Господне.
4 (C)Но Господ подигна в морето силен вятър, и стана в морето голяма буря, и корабът насмалко оставаше да се разбие.
5 (D)Уплашиха се корабниците; те викаха всеки към своя бог и почнаха да хвърлят в морето товара от кораба, за да му олекне от него; а Иона бе слязъл в дъното на кораба, бе легнал и дълбоко заспал.
6 Дойде при него началникът на кораба и му рече: „защо спиш? стани, извикай към твоя Бог; може би, Бог ще си спомни за нас, и ние не ще загинем“.
7 И рекоха един другиму: „нека хвърлим жребие, за да узнаем, за кого ни постига тая беда“. Хвърлиха жребие, и жребието се падна на Иона.
8 Тогава му рекоха: „кажи ни, за кого ни постигна тая беда? Какво е твоето занятие, и отде идеш ти? де е твоята земя, и от кой народ си?“
9 (E)Той им рече: „аз съм евреин, почитам Господа, Бога на небесата, Който направи морето и сушата“.
10 Тогава човеците се уплашиха твърде много и му рекоха: „защо направи това?“ – защото те узнаха, че той бяга от лицето Господне, – както той сам им бе обадил.
11 И рекоха му: „какво да направим с тебе, за да утихне морето за нас?“ Защото морето все се вълнуваше.
12 Тогава той им рече: „вземете ме и ме хвърлете в морето, – и морето ще утихне за вас, защото знам, че заради мене ви постигна тая голяма буря“.
13 Ала тия човеци почнаха да гребат усилно, за да стигнат на суша, но не можаха, защото морето все повече вилнееше против тях.
14 Тогава извикаха към Господа и рекоха: „молим Те, Господи, да не загинем поради душата на тоя човек, и да ни не зачетеш невинна кръв; защото Ти, Господи, си направил, което е Тебе угодно!“
15 (F)И взеха Иона, та го хвърлиха в морето; и утихна морето от своята ярост.
16 И тия човеци се уплашиха от Господа твърде много, принесоха жертви Господу и дадоха оброци.
约拿书 1
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
约拿违背耶和华
1 耶和华对亚米太的儿子约拿说： 2 “你起来前往尼尼微大城，大声警告那里的居民，因为他们的罪恶滔天，已经达到我面前。” 3 可是，约拿却起身逃往他施，想躲避耶和华。他到了约帕港，看见一艘要开往他施的船，就付了船费，上了船，想和众人一起去他施，好躲避耶和华。
4 然而，耶和华使海面起了狂风，滔天巨浪几乎把船打成碎片。 5 水手们非常害怕，纷纷呼求自己的神，又把船上的货物全都抛进海里，以减轻重量。这时候，约拿已下到底舱，躺在那里呼呼大睡。 6 船长来到约拿身边对他说：“你这个人，怎么这时候还在睡觉！快起来祈求你的神吧，也许你的神会怜悯我们，饶我们一命。”
7 后来，船上的人彼此商量说：“来，我们抽签，看看这场灾难是谁惹来的。”于是他们就抽签，结果抽中了约拿。 8 众人问他：“请告诉我们，这场灾难是谁惹来的？你是做什么的？从哪里来？是哪一国、哪一族的人？” 9 约拿回答说：“我是希伯来人，我敬畏耶和华，祂是创造海洋陆地、掌管诸天的上帝。” 10 之后，他就把怎样逃避耶和华的事告诉他们。众人知道后，万分恐惧，问他：“你怎么做出这种事？”
11 那时，风浪越来越大，他们便对约拿说：“我们要怎样处置你，才能使风浪平静呢？” 12 约拿对他们说：“我知道这场风暴是因我而起的，你们把我抬起来抛进海里，风浪自然会平静。” 13 然而船上的人还是拚命划船，希望把船划向岸边，可是没有成功，因为风浪实在太大了。 14 他们只好呼求耶和华，说：“耶和华啊，求你不要因这个人的性命而毁灭我们，不要因我们杀害无辜的人而怪罪我们，因为你耶和华按自己的旨意行事。” 15 然后他们把约拿抬起来抛进海里，狂风巨浪立刻平静了。 16 众人都极其敬畏耶和华，向祂献祭，并且许愿。
17 耶和华安排了一条大鱼，把约拿吞下，他在鱼腹里度过三天三夜。
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