¹Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

¹[Ny nanirahan'Andriamanitra an'i Jona hankany Ninive, sy ny nandosirany, ary ny nanjo azy noho izany] Ary tonga tamin'i Jona, zanak'i Amitahy, ny tenin'i Jehovah nanao hoe:

²Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

²Mitsangàna, mankanesa any Ninive, ilay tanàna lehibe, ary miantsoa ny amin'ny hamelezana azy, fa tafakatra eto anatrehako ny faharatsiany.

³But 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.

³Nefa Jona nitsangana handositra ho any Tarsisy mba hiala eo anatrehan'i Jehovah; ary nidina tany Jopa izy ka nahita sambo hankany Tarsisy, dia nandoa ny karamany ka niondrana taminy hiara-mandeha tamin'ny tao ho any Tarsisy hiala eo anatrehan'i Jehovah.

⁴But 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.

⁴Fa Jehovah nahatonga rivotra mahery teny ambonin'ny ranomasina, dia nanonja mafy ny ranomasina, ka dia efa nila ho vaky ny sambo.

⁵Then 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.

⁵Dia raiki-tahotra ny matilo, ka samy nitaraina tamin'ny andriamaniny avy sady nariany tany anaty ranomasina ny zavatra tao an-tsambo mba hampahatony ny loza. Fa Jona kosa efa nidina nankao anaty sambo ka nandry renoky ny torimaso.[Heb. fanaka]

⁶So 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.

⁶Dia nankao aminy ny kapitenin-tsambo ka nanao taminy hoe: Endrey ity ianao renoky ny torimaso foana eto! Mitsangàna, ka antsoy ny Andriamanitrao, fa angamba hihevitra antsika Andriamanitra, ka dia tsy ho faty isika.

⁷And 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.

⁷Ary dia samy nanao tamin'ny namany hoe izy: Avia isika hanao filokana mba hizahantsika izay mahatonga izao loza izao amintsika. Dia nanao filokana izy, ka Jona no azo.

⁸Then 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?

⁸Dia hoy ireo taminy: Masìna ianao, lazao aminay: Noho ny amin'iza moa no mahatonga izao loza izao amintsika? Inona no raharaha fanaonao? Ary avy taiza ianao? Aiza no taninao? Ary avy amin'ny firenen'iza ianao?

⁹And 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.

⁹Dia hoy izy tamin'ireo: Hebreo aho; ary Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny lanitra, no ivavahako, dia Izay nanao ny ranomasina sy ny tany maina.

¹⁰Then 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.

¹⁰Dia raiki-tahotra indrindra ny olona ka nanao taminy hoe: Adray izato ataonao izato! Fa fantany fa nandositra hiala eo anatrehan'i Jehovah izy, satria efa nambarany taminy izany.

¹¹Then 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.

¹¹Dia hoy ireo taminy: Hataonay ahoana ary ianao mba hahatony ny ranomasina aminay? Fa mbola nihananonja ihany ny ranomasina.

¹²And 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.

¹²Ary hoy izy tamin'ireo: Betao aho, ka atsipazo any anatin'ny ranomasina hahatony ny ranomasina aminareo; fa fantatro fa noho ny amiko no mahatonga izao onja mahery izao aminareo.

¹³Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.

¹³Nefa namaky onja fatratra ny olona mba hamerina ny sambo ho amin'ny tany maina, fa tsy zakany, satria ny ranomasina mbola nihananonja mafy taminy.

¹⁴Wherefore 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.

¹⁴Dia nitaraina tamin'i Jehovah izy ka nanao hoe: Mifona aminao izahay, Jehovah ô, aoka tsy ho faty izahay noho ny amin'ny ain'ity lehilahy ity ary aza atao ho mpandatsaka rà marina izahay; fa Hianao, Jehovah ô, efa nanao izay sitraky ny fonao.

¹⁵So they look up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.

¹⁵Dia nobetain'izy ireo Jona ka natsipiny tany anatin'ny ranomasina; ary dia nitsahatra ny fisafoaky ny ranomasina.Dia natahotra an'i Jehovah indrindra ireo olona ireo ka namono zavatra hatao fanatitra ho an'i Jehovah sady nivoady.

¹⁶Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.

¹⁶Dia natahotra an'i Jehovah indrindra ireo olona ireo ka namono zavatra hatao fanatitra ho an'i Jehovah sady nivoady.

¹⁷Now 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.