Jonah 1
1 And the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying:
Ngayon ang salita ni Yahweh ay dumating kay Jonas na anak ni Amitai, na nagsasabing,
2 Rise and go to Nineveh, the great city, and preach in it. For its malice has ascended before my eyes.
“Bumangon ka at pumunta sa Ninive, iyong malaking lungsod, at magsalita ka laban dito, dahil ang kasamaan nila ay umabot sa akin.”
3 And Jonah rose in order to flee from the face of the Lord to Tarshish. And he went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. And he paid its fare, and he went down into it, in order to go with them to Tarshish from the face of the Lord.
Subalit bumangon si Jonas at tumakbo palayo mula sa presensya ni Yahweh at nagtungo sa Tarsis. Bumaba siya sa Joppa at nakakita ng isang barko patungong Tarsis. Kaya nagbayad siya ng pamasahe at sumakay sa barko upang sumama sa kanila patungong Tarsis, palayo mula sa presensya ni Yahweh.
4 But the Lord sent a great wind into the sea. And a great tempest took place in the sea, and the ship was in danger of being crushed.
Subalit nagpadala si Yahweh ng malakas na hangin sa dagat at ito ay naging malakas na bagyo sa dagat. Hindi nagtagal ang barko ay parang masisira na.
5 And the mariners were afraid, and the men cried out to their god. And they threw the containers that were in the ship into the sea in order to lighten it of them. And Jonah went down into the interior of the ship, and he fell into a painful deep sleep.
Kaya lubhang natakot ang mga mandaragat at tumatawag ang bawat tao sa kaniya-kanyang sariling diyos. Tinapon nila ang mga kargamento ng barko sa dagat upang mapagaan ito. Ngunit bumaba si Jonas doon sa mga kaloob-loobang bahagi ng barko, at nakahiga roon mahimbing na natutulog.
6 And the helmsman approached him, and he said to him, “Why are you weighed down with sleep? Rise, call upon your God, so perhaps God will be mindful of us and we might not perish.”
Kaya pumunta ang kapitan sa kaniya at sinabi sa kanya, “Anong ginagawa mong natutulog? Bumangon ka! Tumawag ka sa iyong diyos! Marahil mapapansin tayo ng iyong diyos at hindi tayo mamamatay.”
7 And a man said to his shipmate, “Come, and let us cast lots, so that we may know why this disaster is upon us.” And they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
Sinabi nilang lahat sa bawat isa, “Halikayo, magpalabunutan tayo, para malaman natin kung sino ang dahilan ng kasamaang ito na nangyayari sa atin.” Kaya nagpalabunutan sila at ang bunot ay napunta kay Jonas.
8 And they said to him: “Explain to us what is the reason that this disaster is upon us. What is your work? Which is your country? And where are you going? Or which people are you from?”
Pagkatapos sinabi nila kay Jonas, “Pakiusap sabihin sa amin kung sino ang dahilan nitong kasamaang nangyayari sa atin. Ano ang iyong hanap-buhay, at saan ka nanggaling? Ano ang iyong bansa at mula sa aling lahi ka?”
9 And he said to them, “I am Hebrew, and I fear the Lord God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.”
Sinabi ni Jonas sa kanila, “Ako ay isang Hebreo; at kinatatakutan ko si Yahweh, ang Diyos ng langit, na siyang gumawa ng dagat at ng tuyong lupa.”
10 And the men were greatly afraid, and they said to him, “Why have you done this?” (For the men knew that he was fleeing from the face of the Lord, because he had told them.)
Pagkatapos lalong natakot ang mga tao at sinabi kay Jonas, “Ano itong ginawa mo?” Dahil nalaman ng mga tao na siya ay tumatakbo palayo mula sa presensya ni Yahweh, dahil sinabi niya sa kanila.
11 And they said to him, “What are we to do with you, so that the sea will cease for us?” For the sea flowed and swelled.
Pagkatapos sinabi nila kay Jonas, “Ano ang dapat naming gawin sa iyo upang humupa ang dagat para sa atin?” Sapagkat ang dagat ay lalong naging marahas.
12 And he said to them, “Take me, and cast me into the sea, and the sea will cease for you. For I know that it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you.”
Sinabi ni Jonas sa kanila, “Buhatin ninyo ako at itapon ninyo ako sa dagat. Pagkatapos huhupa ang dagat para sa inyo, sapagkat alam kong dahil sa akin kaya nangyayari sa inyo ang malakas na bagyong ito.”
13 And the men were rowing, so as to return to dry land, but they did not succeed. For the sea flowed and swelled against them.
Gayunpaman, ang mga lalaki ay nagsumikap sumagwan ng matindi upang makabalik sila sa lupa, ngunit hindi nila ito magawa dahil ang dagat ay lalong nagiging marahas laban sa kanila.
14 And they cried out to the Lord, and they said, “We beseech you, Lord, do not let us perish for this man’s life, and do not attribute to us innocent blood. For you, Lord, have done just as it pleased you.”
Kaya tumawag sila kay Yahweh at sinabing, “Nagmamakaawa kami sa iyo, Yahweh, nagmakaawa kami, huwag mo kaming hayaang mamatay dahil sa buhay ng taong ito, at huwag mong ipataw sa amin ang pagkakasala sa kanyang kamatayan, dahil ikaw, Yahweh ang gumawa kung ano ang makalulugod sa iyo.”
15 And they took Jonah and cast him into the sea. And the sea was stilled from its fury.
Kaya binuhat nila si Jonas at itinapon siya sa dagat, at tumigil ang matinding galit ng dagat.
16 And the men feared the Lord greatly, and they sacrificed victims to the Lord, and they made vows.
Pagkatapos lalong natakot ang mga tao kay Yahweh. Naghandog sila ng mga alay kay Yahweh at gumawa ng mga panata.
17 And the Lord prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights.
Ngayon inihanda ni Yahweh ang isang malaking isda upang lunukin si Jonas, at si Jonas ay nasa loob ng tiyan ng isda nang tatlong araw at tatlong gabi.
