1 T he word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai saying,

And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jonah son of Amittai, saying:

2 “ Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and cry against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me.”

`Rise, go unto Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim against it that their wickedness hath come up before Me.'

3 B ut Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. So he went down to Joppa, found a ship which was going to Tarshish, paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.

And Jonah riseth to flee to Tarshish from the face of Jehovah, and goeth down Joppa, and findeth a ship going Tarshish, and he giveth its fare, and goeth down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the face of Jehovah.

4 T he Lord hurled a great wind on the sea and there was a great storm on the sea so that the ship was about to break up.

And Jehovah hath cast a great wind on the sea, and there is a great tempest in the sea, and the ship hath reckoned to be broken;

5 T hen the sailors became afraid and every man cried to his god, and they threw the cargo which was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone below into the hold of the ship, lain down and fallen sound asleep.

and the mariners are afraid, and cry each unto his god, and cast the goods that in the ship into the sea, to make light of them; and Jonah hath gone down unto the sides of the vessel, and he lieth down, and is fast asleep.

6 S o the captain approached him and said, “How is it that you are sleeping? Get up, call on your god. Perhaps your god will be concerned about us so that we will not perish.”

And the chief of the company draweth near to him, and saith to him, `What -- to thee, O sleeper? rise, call unto thy God, it may be God doth bethink himself of us, and we do not perish.'

7 E ach man said to his mate, “Come, let us cast lots so we may learn on whose account this calamity has struck us.” So they cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.

And they say each unto his neighbour, `Come, and we cast lots, and we know on whose account this evil on us.' And they cast lots, and the lot falleth on Jonah.

8 T hen they said to him, “ Tell us, now! On whose account has this calamity struck us? What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?”

And they say unto him, `Declare to us, we pray thee, on what account this evil on us? what thine occupation, and whence comest thou? what thy country, seeing thou art not of this people?'

9 H e said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord God of heaven who made the sea and the dry land.”

And he saith unto them, `A Hebrew I, and Jehovah, God of the heavens, I am reverencing, who made the sea and the dry land.'

10 T hen the men became extremely frightened and they said to him, “ How could you do this?” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.

And the men fear a great fear, and say unto him, `What this thou hast done!' for the men have known that from the face of Jehovah he is fleeing, for he hath told them.

11 S o they said to him, “What should we do to you that the sea may become calm for us?”—for the sea was becoming increasingly stormy.

And they say unto him, `What do we do to thee that the sea may cease from us, for the sea is more and more tempestuous?'

12 H e said to them, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will become calm for you, for I know that on account of me this great storm has come upon you.”

And he saith unto them, `Lift me up, and cast me into the sea, and the sea doth cease from you; for I know that on my account this great tempest upon you.'

13 H owever, the men rowed desperately to return to land but they could not, for the sea was becoming even stormier against them.

And the men row to turn back unto the dry land, and are not able, for the sea is more and more tempestuous against them.

14 T hen they called on the Lord and said, “We earnestly pray, O Lord, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life and do not put innocent blood on us; for You, O Lord, have done as You have pleased.”

And they cry unto Jehovah, and say, `We pray Thee, O Jehovah, let us not, we pray Thee, perish for this man's life, and do not lay on us innocent blood, for Thou, Jehovah, as Thou hast pleased, Thou hast done.'

15 S o they picked up Jonah, threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging.

And they lift up Jonah, and cast him into the sea, and the sea ceaseth from its raging;

16 T hen the men feared the Lord greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.

and the men fear Jehovah -- a great fear, and sacrifice a sacrifice to Jehovah, and vow vows.

17 A nd the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the stomach of the fish three days and three nights.

And Jehovah appointeth a great fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah is in the bowels of the fish three days and three nights.