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,

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:

²“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their wickedness has 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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.”

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.

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.

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 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?”

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?

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.”

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 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.

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 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.

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

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.”

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 get them back to the land; but they could not, for the sea grew more and more stormy 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.

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.”

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 took up Jonah, and threw him into the sea; and the sea ceased its 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 Yahweh exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh, and made vows.

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

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