1 N ow the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
تَكَلَّمَ اللهُ بِكَلِمَتِهِ لِيُونانَ بْنِ أمِتّايَ، فَقالَ:
2 A rise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
«قُمْ وَاذْهَبْ حالاً إلَى المَدِينَةِ الكَبيرَةِ نِينَوَى، وَبَلِّغْ أهلَها أنَّنِي أعلَمُ بِالشُّرُورِ الَّتِي يَصنَعُونَها.»
3 B ut 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.
لَكِنَّ يُونانَ انطَلَقَ لِيَهرُبَ إلَى تَرْشِيشَ بَعِيداً عَنْ وَجهِ اللهِ. فَنَزَلَ إلَى يافا، حَيثُ وَجَدَ سَفِينَةً ذاهِبَةً إلَى تَرْشِيشَ. فَدَفَعَ أُجرَتَها وَرَكِبَ السَّفِينَةَ لِيَذهَبَ مَعَهُمْ إلَى تَرْشِيشَ بَعِيداً عَنْ وَجهِ اللهِ.
4 B ut 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.
فَأرسَلَ اللهُ رِيحاً قَوِيَّةً عَلَى البَحرِ. فَحَدَثَتْ عاصِفَةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ، وَبَدا أنَّ السَّفِينَةَ سَتَتَحَطَّمُ.
5 T hen 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.
فَخافَ البَّحارَةُ وَصَلَّى كُلٌّ مِنهُمْ لإلَهِهِ طَلَباً لِلعَونِ. وَألقَوْا بِالبِضاعَةِ الَّتِي فِي السَّفِينَةِ إلَى البَحرِ لِتُصبِحَ السَّفِينَةُ أخَفَّ، فَلا تَغْرَقَ. وَفِي هَذَهِ الأثناءِ، نَزَلَ يُونانُ إلَى داخِلِ السَّفِينَةِ، وَاستَلقَى هُناكَ وَنامَ نَوماً عَمِيقاً.
6 S o 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.
فَجاءَ القُبطانُ إلَى يُونانَ وَقالَ لَهُ: «لِماذا أنتَ نائِمٌ؟ قُمْ وَصَلِّ لإلَهِكَ، فَقَدْ يَلتَفِتُ إلَينا، فَلا نَمُوتُ.»
7 A nd 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.
ثُمَّ قالَ البَحّارَةُ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «لِنُلْقِ قُرعَةً بَينَنا، لِنَعلَمَ مَنْ سَبَّبَ لَنا هَذِهِ المِحنَةَ.» فَأجرُوا قُرعَةً، وَوَقَعَتِ القُرْعَةُ عَلَى يُونانَ.
8 T hen 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?
فَقالُوا لَهُ: «أخْبِرنا مَنْ هُوَ سَبَبُ هَذِهِ المِحنَةِ؟ ما هُوَ عَمَلُكَ؟ وَمِنْ أيْنَ أتَيْتَ؟ مِنْ أيِّ بَلَدٍ أنْتَ وَمَنْ هُمْ قَومُكَ؟»
9 A nd 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.
فَقالَ لَهُمْ يُونانُ: «أنا عِبرانِيٌّ، أعبُدُ اللهَ ، إلَهَ السَّماءِ، خالِقَ البَحرِ وَاليابِسَةِ.»
10 T hen 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.
فَخافَ الرِّجالُ خَوفاً شَدِيداً وَقالُوا لَهُ: «ما الَّذِي فَعَلْتَهُ؟» لأنَّهُمْ عَلِمُوا أنَّهُ هارِبٌ مِنْ وَجهِ اللهِ ، كَما أخبَرَهُمْ.
11 T hen 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.
ثُمَّ قالُوا: «ماذا نَفعَلُ بِكَ لِيَهدَأَ البَحرُ؟» لأنَّ البَحرَ أصْبَحَ أكثَرَ هَيَجاناً.
12 A nd 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.
فَقالَ: «ألقُوا بِي إلَى البَحْرِ فَيَهدَأَ، لأنَّ هَذِهِ العاصِفَةَ كُلَّها بِسَبَبِي.»
13 N evertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.
لَكِنَّ الرِّجالَ حاوَلُوا أنْ يُجَدِّفُوا عائِدِينَ إلَى اليابِسَةِ، فَلَمْ يَستَطِيعُوا، لِأنَّ البَحرَ أصْبَحَ أكثَرَ هَيَجاناً.
14 W herefore 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.
فَصَلُّوا إلَى اللهِ وَقالُوا: «يا اللهُ ، لا تُحَمِّلنا ثَمَنَ حَياةِ هَذا الرَّجُلِ، وَمَسؤُولِيَّةَ قَتلِ رَجُلٍ بَرِيءٍ، لأنَّكَ أنْتَ تَفْعَلُ ما تَشاءُ.»
15 S o they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
ثُمَّ أمسَكُوا بِيُونانَ وَألقَوْا بِهِ فِي البَحرِ، فَهَدَأَ البَحرُ حالاً.
16 T hen the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows.
وَخافَ الرِّجالُ اللهَ خَوْفاً عَظِيماً، وَذَبَحُوا لَهُ وَقَطَعُوا عُهُوداً.
17 N ow 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.
ثُمَّ أرسَلَ اللهُ سَمَكَةً كَبِيرَةً لِتَبتَلِعَ يُونانَ، وَمَكَثَ يُونانُ فِي بَطنِ السَّمَكَةِ ثَلاثَةَ أيّامٍ وَثَلاثَ لَيالٍ.