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

¹Ja Issanda sõna tuli Joonale, Amittai pojale; ta ütles:

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

²'Võta kätte, mine Niinevesse, sinna suurde linna, ja jutlusta sellele, sest nende kurjus on tõusnud mu palge ette!'

³But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah; and he went down to Joppa, and 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 Jehovah.

³Aga Joona tahtis põgeneda Issanda palge eest Tarsisesse; ta läks alla Jaafosse ja leidis laeva, mis oli Tarsisesse minemas; ta andis sõiduraha ja astus peale, et minna koos nendega Tarsisesse, Issanda silma alt ära.

⁴But Jehovah sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

⁴Ent Issand tõstis merel kange tuule, nõnda et puhkes suur torm ja näis, et laev hukkub.

⁵Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god; and they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it unto them. But Jonah was gone down into the innermost parts of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

⁵Ja meremehed kartsid ning karjusid igaüks oma jumala poole; ja nad heitsid merre laevas olevaid asju, et seda nende võrra kergendada. Aga Joona oli läinud alla laevaruumi ja oli heitnud magama; ja ta magas sügavasti.

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.

⁶Siis astus laevajuht tema juurde ja ütles talle: 'Kuidas sa saad nõnda sügavasti magada? Tõuse üles, hüüa oma jumala poole, vahest jumal mõtleb meie peale ja me ei hukku!'

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.

⁷Aga isekeskis nad rääkisid: 'Lähme ja heidame liisku, et saaksime teada, kelle pärast on see õnnetus meile tulnud!' Ja nad heitsid liisku ja liisk langes Joonale.

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?

⁸Siis nad ütlesid temale: 'Seleta meile ometi, mispärast on see õnnetus meile tulnud? Mis on su amet ja kust sa tuled? Kus on su kodumaa ja missugusest rahvast oled sa pärit?'

⁹And he said unto them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear Jehovah, the God of heaven, who hath made the sea and the dry land.

⁹Ja ta vastas neile: 'Mina olen heebrealane ja ma kardan Issandat, taeva Jumalat, kes on teinud mere ja kuiva maa.'

¹⁰Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, What is this that thou hast done? For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of Jehovah, because he had told them.

¹⁰Siis hakkasid mehed väga kartma ja ütlesid temale: 'Miks sa seda tegid?' Sest mehed teadsid, et ta oli Issanda palge eest põgenemas; ta oli neile sellest rääkinud.

¹¹Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea grew more and more tempestuous.

¹¹Ja nad küsisid temalt: 'Mida me peaksime sinuga tegema, et meri võiks meie poolest rahuneda?' Sest meri hakkas üha enam mässama.

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.

¹²Ja ta vastas neile: 'Võtke mind ja visake merre, siis rahuneb meri teie poolest! Sest ma tean, et see suur torm on teile tulnud minu pärast.'

¹³Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not: for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.

¹³Mehed sõudsid küll, et pääseda tagasi kuivale maale, aga nad ei suutnud, sest meri hakkas nende vastu üha enam mässama.

¹⁴Wherefore they cried unto Jehovah, and said, We beseech thee, O Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood; for thou, O Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee.

¹⁴Siis nad hüüdsid Issanda poole ja ütlesid: 'Oh Issand, ära ometi lase meid hukkuda selle mehe hinge pärast, samuti ära pane meie peale süütu verd, sest sina, Issand, teed nõnda, nagu on sinule meelepärane!'

¹⁵So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging.

¹⁵Ja nad võtsid Joona ning viskasid ta merre; siis rauges mere raev.

¹⁶Then the men feared Jehovah exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto Jehovah, and made vows.

¹⁶Aga mehed kartsid Issandat väga ja nad ohverdasid Issandale tapaohvri ning andsid tõotusi.

¹⁷And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.