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,

¹HERRENs Ord kom til Jonas, Amittajs Søn, således:

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

²"Stå op og gå til Nineve, den store Stad, udråb over den, at deres Ondskab er kommet op for mit Åsyn."

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.

³Men Jonas stod op for at fly fra HERRENs Åsyn til Tarsis. Han drog ned til Jafo, og da han fandt et Skib, som skulde til Tarsis betalte han, hvad Rejsen kostede, og gik om Bord for at sejle med til Tarsis bort fra HERRENs Åsyn.

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.

⁴Men HERREN Iod et stærkt Vejr fare hen over Havet, og en stærk Storm rejste sig på Havet, så Skibet var ved at gå under.

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.

⁵Sømændene blev rædde og råbte hver til sin Gud, og de kastede alle Sager i Skibet over Bord for at lette det. Men Jonas var gået ned i det underste Skibsrum og lå i dyb Søvn dernede.

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.”

⁶Skibsføreren gik da ned til ham og sagde: "Hvor kan du sove? Stå op og råb til din Gud! Måske vil Gud komme os i Hu, så vi ikke omkommer."

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.

⁷Så sagde de til hverandre: "Kom, lad os kaste Lod for at få at vide, hvem der er Skyld i, at denne Ulykke er tilstødt os!" Og de kastede Lod, og Loddet ramte Jonas.

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?”

⁸Da sagde de til ham: "Sig os, hvem der er Skyld i, at denne Ulykke er tilstødt os! Hvad er du, og hvor kommer du fra? Hvilket Land er du fra, og hvilket Folk hører du til?"

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.”

⁹Han svarede: "Jeg er Hebræer, og jeg frygter HERREN, Himmelens Gud, som har skabt Havet og det tørre Land."

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.

¹⁰Så grebes Mændene af stor Rædsel og sagde til ham: "Hvad har du gjort!" Thi de fik at vide, at han flyede fra HERRENs Åsyn; det sagde han dem.

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.

¹¹Og de spurgte ham: "Hvad skal vi gøre med dig, så vi får Havet til at lægge sig? Thi det rejser sig mere og mere."

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.”

¹²Han svarede: "Tag og kast mig i Havet! Så får I det til at lægge sig; thi jeg ved, at jeg er Skyld i, at dette stærke Vejr er over eder."

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.

¹³Mændene søgte nu at ro tilbage til Land, men kunde ikke, da Havet rejste sig mere og mere imod dem.

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.”

¹⁴Så råbte de til HERREN; "Ak, HERRE! Lad os ikke omkomme for denne Mands Sjæls Skyld og lad ikke uskyldigt Blod komme over os; thi det erjo dig, HERRE, derhar gjort, som du vilde."

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

¹⁵Derpå tog de Jonas og kastede ham i Havet, og straks lagde det sig.

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

¹⁶Og Mændene grebes af stor Rædsel for HERREN, bragte ham et Slagtoffer og aflagde Løfter.

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

¹⁷Men HERREN bød en stor Fisk sluge Jonas; og Jonas var i Fiskens Bug tre Dage og tre Nætter.