يُونَان 1

١ 1 وَصَارَ قَوْلُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى يُونَانَ بْنِ أَمِتَّايَ قَائِلًا:

The Lord spoke to Jonah the son of Amittai, telling him,

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

“Go immediately to the great city of Nineveh and condemn it because I have seen the wickedness of its people.”

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 left and ran away to Tarshish to get away from the Lord. He went to Joppa where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He paid the fare and went on board to sail to Tarshish in order to get away from the Lord.

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

But the Lord sent a terrible wind across the sea, creating a violent storm that threatened to break up the ship.

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.

The sailors were terrified and each of them prayed to their own god to save them. They threw the cargo overboard to make the ship lighter. Meanwhile, Jonah had gone down into the hold where he had laid down and fallen fast asleep.

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

The ship's captain went to Jonah and asked him, “How can you be sleeping? Get up and pray to your God. Maybe he will take notice of what's happening to us and we won't drown.”

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

Then the sailors said to each other, “Let's draw lots so we can find out who's to blame for this disaster that's fallen on us.” They drew lots and Jonah's name was came up.

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

So they asked him, “Tell us who is responsible for this trouble that we're in. What do you do for a living? Where are you from? What is your country? What is your nationality?”

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

“I am a Hebrew,” Jonah replied, “and I worship the Lord, the God of the heavens, the sea, and the land.”

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

The sailors became even more terrified and said to Jonah, “What have you done?” because Jonah had explained to them that he was running away from the Lord.

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

“What shall we do to you to calm the storm?” they asked him, since the storm was getting worse.

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

“Pick me up and throw me into the sea,” Jonah replied. “Then the sea will become calm, because I know it's because of me that you're in this terrible storm.”

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

Instead the sailors tried to row to get back to the shore, but they couldn't because the sea had become so wild from the worsening storm.

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».

Then they called out to the Lord, “Lord! Please don't kill us for sacrificing this man's life or for spilling innocent blood, for you, Lord, made it happen.”

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

So they picked Jonah up and threw him into the sea, and it became calm.

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

The sailors were overcome with fear. They offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made many promises to him.

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

The Lord sent a huge fish to swallow Jonah. Jonah spent three days and nights in the belly of the fish.