Jonah 1

وَصَارَ قَوْلُ الرَّبِّ إِلَى يُونَانَ بْنِ أَمِتَّايَ قَائِلاً:

Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

«قُمِ اذْهَبْ إِلَى نِينَوَى الْمَدِينَةِ الْعَظِيمَةِ وَنَادِ عَلَيْهَا، لأَنَّهُ قَدْ صَعِدَ شَرُّهُمْ أَمَامِي».

Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

فَقَامَ يُونَانُ لِيَهْرُبَ إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ مِنْ وَجْهِ الرَّبِّ، فَنَزَلَ إِلَى يَافَا وَوَجَدَ سَفِينَةً ذَاهِبَةً إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ، فَدَفَعَ أُجْرَتَهَا وَنَزَلَ فِيهَا، لِيَذْهَبَ مَعَهُمْ إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ مِنْ وَجْهِ الرَّبِّ.

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.

فَأَرْسَلَ الرَّبُّ رِيحًا شَدِيدَةً إِلَى الْبَحْرِ، فَحَدَثَ نَوْءٌ عَظِيمٌ فِي الْبَحْرِ حَتَّى كَادَتِ السَّفِينَةُ تَنْكَسِرُ.

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.

فَخَافَ الْمَلاَّحُونَ وَصَرَخُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى إِلهِهِ، وَطَرَحُوا الأَمْتِعَةَ الَّتِي فِي السَّفِينَةِ إِلَى الْبَحْرِ لِيُخَفِّفُوا عَنْهُمْ. وَأَمَّا يُونَانُ فَكَانَ قَدْ نَزَلَ إِلَى جَوْفِ السَّفِينَةِ وَاضْطَجَعَ وَنَامَ نَوْمًا ثَقِيلاً.

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.

فَجَاءَ إِلَيْهِ رَئِيسُ النُّوتِيَّةِ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «مَا لَكَ نَائِمًا؟ قُمِ اصْرُخْ إِلَى إِلهِكَ عَسَى أَنْ يَفْتَكِرَ الإِلهُ فِينَا فَلاَ نَهْلِكَ».

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.

وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «هَلُمَّ نُلْقِي قُرَعًا لِنَعْرِفَ بِسَبَبِ مَنْ هذِهِ الْبَلِيَّةُ». فَأَلْقَوا قُرَعًا، فَوَقَعَتِ الْقُرْعَةُ عَلَى يُونَانَ.

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.

فَقَالُوا لَهُ: «أَخْبِرْنَا بِسَبَبِ مَنْ هذِهِ الْمُصِيبَةُ عَلَيْنَا؟ مَا هُوَ عَمَلُكَ؟ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ أَتَيْتَ؟ مَا هِيَ أَرْضُكَ؟ وَمِنْ أَيِّ شَعْبٍ أَنْتَ؟»

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?

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَنَا عِبْرَانِيٌّ، وَأَنَا خَائِفٌ مِنَ الرَّبِّ إِلهِ السَّمَاءِ الَّذِي صَنَعَ الْبَحْرَ وَالْبَرَّ».

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.

فَخَافَ الرِّجَالُ خَوْفًا عَظِيمًا، وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «لِمَاذَا فَعَلْتَ هذَا؟» فَإِنَّ الرِّجَالَ عَرَفُوا أَنَّهُ هَارِبٌ مِنْ وَجْهِ الرَّبِّ، لأَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُمْ.

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.

فَقَالُوا لَهُ: «مَاذَا نَصْنَعُ بِكَ لِيَسْكُنَ الْبَحْرُ عَنَّا؟» لأَنَّ الْبَحْرَ كَانَ يَزْدَادُ اضْطِرَابًا.

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.

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «خُذُونِي وَاطْرَحُونِي فِي الْبَحْرِ فَيَسْكُنَ الْبَحْرُ عَنْكُمْ، لأَنَّنِي عَالِمٌ أَنَّهُ بِسَبَبِي هذَا النَّوْءُ الْعَظِيمُ عَلَيْكُمْ».

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.

وَلكِنَّ الرِّجَالَ جَذَفُوا لِيُرَجِّعُوا السَّفِينَةَ إِلَى الْبَرِّ فَلَمْ يَسْتَطِيعُوا، لأَنَّ الْبَحْرَ كَانَ يَزْدَادُ اضْطِرَابًا عَلَيْهِمْ.

Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.

فَصَرَخُوا إِلَى الرَّبِّ وَقَالُوا: «آهِ يَا رَبُّ، لاَ نَهْلِكْ مِنْ أَجْلِ نَفْسِ هذَا الرَّجُلِ، وَلاَ تَجْعَلْ عَلَيْنَا دَمًا بَرِيئًا، لأَنَّكَ يَا رَبُّ فَعَلْتَ كَمَا شِئْتَ».

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.

ثُمَّ أَخَذُوا يُونَانَ وَطَرَحُوهُ فِي الْبَحْرِ، فَوَقَفَ الْبَحْرُ عَنْ هَيَجَانِهِ.

So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.

فَخَافَ الرِّجَالُ مِنَ الرَّبِّ خَوْفًا عَظِيمًا، وَذَبَحُوا ذَبِيحَةً لِلرَّبِّ وَنَذَرُوا نُذُورًا.

Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.

وَأَمَّا الرَّبُّ فَأَعَدَّ حُوتًا عَظِيمًا لِيَبْتَلِعَ يُونَانَ. فَكَانَ يُونَانُ فِي جَوْفِ الْحُوتِ ثَلاَثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَثَلاَثَ لَيَال.

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.