يُونَان 1

١ 1 وَصَارَ قَوْلُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى يُونَانَ بْنِ أَمِتَّايَ قَائِلًا:

Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

٢ 2 «قُمِ ٱذْهَبْ إِلَى نِينَوَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ ٱلْعَظِيمَةِ وَنَادِ عَلَيْهَا، لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ صَعِدَ شَرُّهُمْ أَمَامِي».

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

٣ 3 فَقَامَ يُونَانُ لِيَهْرُبَ إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ مِنْ وَجْهِ ٱلرَّبِّ، فَنَزَلَ إِلَى يَافَا وَوَجَدَ سَفِينَةً ذَاهِبَةً إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ، فَدَفَعَ أُجْرَتَهَا وَنَزَلَ فِيهَا، لِيَذْهَبَ مَعَهُمْ إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ مِنْ وَجْهِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he 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 the LORD.

٤ 4 فَأَرْسَلَ ٱلرَّبُّ رِيحًا شَدِيدَةً إِلَى ٱلْبَحْرِ، فَحَدَثَ نَوْءٌ عَظِيمٌ فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ حَتَّى كَادَتِ ٱلسَّفِينَةُ تَنْكَسِرُ.

But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was in danger of being broken.

٥ 5 فَخَافَ ٱلْمَّلَاحُونَ وَصَرَخُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى إِلَهِهِ، وَطَرَحُوا ٱلْأَمْتِعَةَ ٱلَّتِي فِي ٱلسَّفِينَةِ إِلَى ٱلْبَحْرِ لِيُخَفِّفُوا عَنْهُمْ. وَأَمَّا يُونَانُ فَكَانَ قَدْ نَزَلَ إِلَى جَوْفِ ٱلسَّفِينَةِ وَٱضْطَجَعَ وَنَامَ نَوْمًا ثَقِيلًا.

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

٦ 6 فَجَاءَ إِلَيْهِ رَئِيسُ ٱلنُّوتِيَّةِ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «مَا لَكَ نَائِمًا؟ قُمِ ٱصْرُخْ إِلَى إِلَهِكَ عَسَى أَنْ يَفْتَكِرَ ٱلإِلَهُ فِينَا فَلَا نَهْلِكَ».

So the shipmaster came to him, and said to him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, it may be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

٧ 7 وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «هَلُمَّ نُلْقِي قُرَعًا لِنَعْرِفَ بِسَبَبِ مَنْ هَذِهِ ٱلْبَلِيَّةُ». فَأَلْقَوْا قُرَعًا، فَوَقَعَتِ ٱلْقُرْعَةُ عَلَى يُونَانَ.

And they said every one to another, 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.

٨ 8 فَقَالُوا لَهُ: «أَخْبِرْنَا بِسَبَبِ مَنْ هَذِهِ ٱلْمُصِيبَةُ عَلَيْنَا؟ مَا هُوَ عَمَلُكَ؟ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ أَتَيْتَ؟ مَا هِيَ أَرْضُكَ؟ وَمِنْ أَيِّ شَعْبٍ أَنْتَ؟»

Then said they to him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thy occupation? and from where comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?

٩ 9 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَنَا عِبْرَانِيٌّ، وَأَنَا خَائِفٌ مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ ٱلسَّمَاءِ ٱلَّذِي صَنَعَ ٱلْبَحْرَ وَٱلْبَرَّ».

And he said to them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who hath made the sea and the dry land.

١٠ 10 فَخَافَ ٱلرِّجَالُ خَوْفًا عَظِيمًا، وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «لِمَاذَا فَعَلْتَ هَذَا؟» فَإِنَّ ٱلرِّجَالَ عَرَفُوا أَنَّهُ هَارِبٌ مِنْ وَجْهِ ٱلرَّبِّ، لِأَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُمْ.

Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said to him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

١١ 11 فَقَالُوا لَهُ: «مَاذَا نَصْنَعُ بِكَ لِيَسْكُنَ ٱلْبَحْرُ عَنَّا؟» لِأَنَّ ٱلْبَحْرَ كَانَ يَزْدَادُ ٱضْطِرَابًا.

Then said they to him, What shall we do to thee, that the sea may be calm to us? for the sea raged, and was tempestuous.

١٢ 12 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «خُذُونِي وَٱطْرَحُونِي فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ فَيَسْكُنَ ٱلْبَحْرُ عَنْكُمْ، لِأَنَّنِي عَالِمٌ أَنَّهُ بِسَبَبِي هَذَا ٱلنَّوْءُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ عَلَيْكُمْ».

And he said to them, Take me, and cast me into the sea; so shall the sea be calm to you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

١٣ 13 وَلَكِنَّ ٱلرِّجَالَ جَذَفُوا لِيُرَجِّعُوا ٱلسَّفِينَةَ إِلَى ٱلْبَرِّ فَلَمْ يَسْتَطِيعُوا، لِأَنَّ ٱلْبَحْرَ كَانَ يَزْدَادُ ٱضْطِرَابًا عَلَيْهِمْ.

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

١٤ 14 فَصَرَخُوا إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ وَقَالُوا: «آهِ يَارَبُّ، لَا نَهْلِكْ مِنْ أَجْلِ نَفْسِ هَذَا ٱلرَّجُلِ، وَلَا تَجْعَلْ عَلَيْنَا دَمًا بَرِيئًا، لِأَنَّكَ يَارَبُّ فَعَلْتَ كَمَا شِئْتَ».

Therefore they cried to 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.

١٥ 15 ثُمَّ أَخَذُوا يُونَانَ وَطَرَحُوهُ فِي ٱلْبَحْرِ، فَوَقَفَ ٱلْبَحْرُ عَنْ هَيَجَانِهِ.

So they took Jonah, and cast him into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.

١٦ 16 فَخَافَ ٱلرِّجَالُ مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ خَوْفًا عَظِيمًا، وَذَبَحُوا ذَبِيحَةً لِلرَّبِّ وَنَذَرُوا نُذُورًا.

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

١٧ 17 وَأَمَّا ٱلرَّبُّ فَأَعَدَّ حُوتًا عَظِيمًا لِيَبْتَلِعَ يُونَانَ. فَكَانَ يُونَانُ فِي جَوْفِ ٱلْحُوتِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَثَلَاثَ لَيَالٍ.

Now 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.