¹约拿违命

¹And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jonah son of Amittai, saying:

²“起来！到尼尼微大城去，警告其中的居民，因为他们的恶行已经达到我面前。”

²`Rise, go unto Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim against it that their wickedness hath come up before Me.`

³可是约拿却起来，要逃往他施去，躲避耶和华；他下到约帕，找到了一只要开往他施去的船；他给了钱，就上船（“上船”原文作“下船”），要和他们同往他施去，离开耶和华。

³And Jonah riseth to flee to Tarshish from the face of Jehovah, and goeth down [to] Joppa, and findeth a ship going [to] Tarshish, and he giveth its fare, and goeth down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the face of Jehovah.

⁴海起大风但是耶和华在海上忽然刮起大风，于是海中狂风大作，船几乎要破裂了。

⁴And 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水手都很惧怕，各人向自己的神大声呼求；他们为了减轻船的重量，就把船上的东西拋在海里，可是约拿却下了船舱，躺着熟睡了。

⁵and the mariners are afraid, and cry each unto his god, and cast the goods that [are] in the ship into the sea, to make [it] light of them; and Jonah hath gone down unto the sides of the vessel, and he lieth down, and is fast asleep.

⁶船长走到他面前，对他说：“你怎么啦！睡得那么熟？快起来，求告你的　神吧！或者　神会记念我们，使我们不至于丧命！”

⁶And 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约拿受罚水手就彼此说：“来吧！让我们抽签，好知道这场灾祸临到我们，是因谁的缘故。”于是他们抽签，结果抽中了约拿。

⁷And they say each unto his neighbour, `Come, and we cast lots, and we know on whose account this evil [is] on us.` And they cast lots, and the lot falleth on Jonah.

⁸他们就对约拿说：“请告诉我们，这场灾祸临到我们，是因谁的缘故？你是作什么的？你从哪里来？你是哪一国的人？哪一族的人？”

⁸And they say unto him, `Declare to us, we pray thee, on what account this evil [is] on us? what [is] thine occupation, and whence comest thou? what [is] thy country, seeing thou art not of this people?`

⁹他回答说：“我是希伯来人，我敬畏耶和华天上的　神，就是那创造海洋和陆地的。”

⁹And he saith unto them, `A Hebrew I [am], and Jehovah, God of the heavens, I am reverencing, who made the sea and the dry land.`

¹⁰众人就大大惧怕，对他说：“你为什么这样作呢？（“你为什么这样作呢？”或译：“你作的是什么呢？”）”那些人知道他躲避耶和华，原来约拿告诉了他们。

¹⁰And the men fear a great fear, and say unto him, `What [is] this thou hast done!` for the men have known that from the face of Jehovah he is fleeing, for he hath told them.

¹¹因为海浪越来越汹涌，他们又对他说：“我们该怎样处置你，才能叫海浪平静呢？”

¹¹And 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他回答说：“你们把我抬起来，投在海里，海浪就会平静，因为我知道，这场大风暴临到你们，是为了我的缘故。”

¹²And 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 [is] upon you.`

¹³那些人虽然破浪挣扎，要把船靠岸，却是不能，因为海浪不断汹涌扑来。

¹³And 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他们就呼求耶和华，说：“耶和华啊！我们恳求你，不要因这人叫我们丧命；不要把无辜人的血归在我们身上，因为你耶和华是照自己所喜悦的行事。”

¹⁴And 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于是他们把约拿抬起来，投在海里，怒涛就平息了。

¹⁵And they lift up Jonah, and cast him into the sea, and the sea ceaseth from its raging;

¹⁶那些人就大大敬畏耶和华，向他献祭和许愿。

¹⁶and the men fear Jehovah — a great fear, and sacrifice a sacrifice to Jehovah, and vow vows.

¹⁷耶和华却安排了一条大鱼，把约拿吞下。约拿就在鱼腹中三日三夜。（本节在《马索拉抄本》为2:1）

¹⁷And Jehovah appointeth a great fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah is in the bowels of the fish three days and three nights.