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

¹Now the word of Yahweh “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

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

²“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their wickedness has come up before me.”

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.

³But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh.

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

⁴But Yahweh sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was likely to break up.

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.

⁵Then the mariners were afraid, and every man cried to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship, and he was laying down, and was fast asleep.

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!'

⁶So the shipmaster came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God or, gods ! Maybe your God or, gods will notice us, so that we won’t perish.”

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.

⁷They all said to each other, “Come, let us cast lots, that we may know who is responsible for this evil that is on us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

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?'

⁸Then they asked him, “Tell us, please, for whose cause this evil is on us. What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? Of what people are you?”

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

⁹He said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear Yahweh, the God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.”

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.

¹⁰Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said to him, “What is this that you have done?” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of Yahweh, because he had told them.

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

¹¹Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?” For the sea grew more and more stormy.

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.'

¹²He said to them, “Take me up, and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you; for I know that because of me this great storm is on you.”

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

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

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!'

¹⁴Therefore they cried to Yahweh, and said, “We beg you, Yahweh, we beg you, don’t let us die for this man’s life, and don’t lay on us innocent blood; for you, Yahweh, have done as it pleased you.”

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

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

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

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

¹⁷Yahweh prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.