Jonah 1
1 And the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
| وَأَمَرَ الرَّبُّ يُونَانَ بْنَ أَمِتَّايَ: | ١ |
2 Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
| «هَيَّا امْضِ إِلَى نِينَوَى الْمَدِينَةِ الْعَظِيمَةِ وَبَلِّغْ أَهْلَهَا قَضَائِي، لأَنَّ إِثْمَهُمْ قَدْ صَعِدَ إِلَيَّ». | ٢ |
3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah; and he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish, from the presence of Jehovah.
| غَيْرَ أَنَّ يُونَانَ تَأَهَّبَ لِيَهْرُبَ مِنَ الرَّبِّ إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ، فَانْحَدَرَ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ يَافَا حَيْثُ عَثَرَ عَلَى سَفِينَةٍ مُبْحِرَةٍ إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ، فَدَفَعَ أُجْرَتَهَا وَصَعِدَ إِلَيْهَا لِيَتَوَجَّهَ مَعَ بَحَّارَتِهَا إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ هَرَباً مِنَ الرَّبِّ. | ٣ |
4 But Jehovah sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest upon the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
| فَأَرْسَلَ الرَّبُّ رِيحاً عَاتِيَةً عَلَى الْبَحْرِ أَثَارَتْ إِعْصَاراً بَحْرِيًّا، حَتَّى أَشْرَفَتِ السَّفِينَةُ عَلَى الانْكِسَارِ. | ٤ |
5 And the mariners were afraid, and cried every one unto his god; and they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to be lightened of them. But Jonah had gone down into the lower part of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
| فَفَزِعَ الْمَلّاحُونَ وَاسْتَغَاثَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ بِإِلَهِهِ، وَطَرَحُوا مَا فِي السَّفِينَةِ مِنْ أَمْتِعَةٍ لِيُخَفِّفُوا مِنْ حُمُولَتِهَا. أَمَّا يُونَانُ فَلَجَأَ إِلَى جَوْفِ السَّفِينَةِ وَرَقَدَ مُسْتَغْرِقاً فِي نَوْمٍ عَمِيقٍ. | ٥ |
6 And the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, sleeper? arise, call upon thy God; perhaps God will think upon us, that we perish not.
| فَاقْتَرَبَ مِنْهُ الرَّبَّانُ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «مَا بَالُكَ مُسْتَغْرِقاً فِي النَّوْمِ؟ قُمْ وَتَضَرَّعْ إِلَى إِلَهِكَ لَعَلَّ اللهَ يَذْكُرُنَا فَلا نَهْلِكُ». | ٦ |
7 And they said each one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. And they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
| ثُمَّ قَالَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ لِرَفِيقِهِ: «هَيَّا نُلْقِ قُرْعَةً لَعَلَّنَا نَعْرِفُ مَنْ جَرَّ عَلَيْنَا هَذَا الْبَلاءَ». فَأَلْقَوْا الْقُرْعَةَ، فَوَقَعَتْ عَلَى يُونَانَ. | ٧ |
8 And they said unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us: what is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
| فَقَالُوا لَهُ: «أَخْبِرْنَا لِمَاذَا جَرَى عَلَيْنَا هَذَا الْبَلاءُ؟ وَمَا هِيَ حِرْفَتُكَ؟ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ أَقْبَلْتَ؟ وَمَا هِيَ بِلادُكَ؟ وَمَنْ هُمْ قَوْمُكَ؟» | ٨ |
9 And he said unto them, I am a Hebrew, and I fear Jehovah, the God of the heavens, who hath made the sea and the dry [land].
| فَأَجَابَهُمْ: «أَنَا عِبْرَانِيٌّ، وَأَنَا خَائِفٌ مِنَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِ السَّمَاوَاتِ، صَانِعِ الْبَحْرِ وَالْبَرِّ». | ٩ |
10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, What is this thou hast done? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of Jehovah: for he had told them.
| فَاعْتَرَى الْبَحَّارَةَ خَوْفٌ عَظِيمٌ وَقَالُوا لَهُ بَعْدَ أَنْ أَخْبَرَهُمْ أَنَّهُ هَارِبٌ مِنَ الرَّبِّ: «لِمَاذَا صَنَعْتَ هَذَا؟» | ١٠ |
11 And they said unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea grew more and more tempestuous.
| ثُمَّ تَسَاءَلُوا: «مَاذَا نَفْعَلُ بِكَ حَتَّى يَسْكُنَ الْبَحْرُ عَنَّا؟» لأَنَّ الْبَحْرَ كَانَ يَزْدَادُ هِيَاجاً. | ١١ |
12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that because of me this great tempest is upon you.
| فَأَجَابَهُمْ: «خُذُونِي وَاطْرَحُونِي إِلَى الْبَحْرِ فَيَسْكُنَ، لأَنِّي مُوْقِنٌ أَنَّ هَذَا الإِعْصَارَ الْمُرِيعَ قَدْ هَاجَ عَلَيْكُمْ بِسَبَبِي». | ١٢ |
13 But the men rowed hard to regain the land; but they could not; for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.
| وَلَكِنَّ الْبَحَّارَةَ شَرَعُوا يُجَذِّفُونَ لِيَرْجِعُوا إِلَى الشَّاطِئِ، فَأَخْفَقُوا لِتَفَاقُمِ هِيَاجِ الْبَحْرِ. | ١٣ |
14 And they cried unto Jehovah and said, Ah, Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee.
| فَصَرَخُوا إِلَى الرَّبِّ قَائِلِينَ: «أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ لَا تُهْلِكْنَا مِنْ أَجْلِ حَيَاةِ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ، وَلا تُحَمِّلْنَا دَماً بَرِيئاً لأَنَّكَ يَا رَبُّ فَعَلْتَ كَمَا شِئْتَ». | ١٤ |
15 And they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from its raging.
| ثُمَّ أَخَذُوا يُونَانَ وَقَذَفُوا بِهِ إِلَى الْبَحْرِ، فَسَادَ عَلَيْهِ الْهُدُوءُ وَسَكَنَتْ أَمْوَاجُهُ. | ١٥ |
16 And the men feared Jehovah exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto Jehovah, and made vows.
| فَانْتَابَ الرِّجَالَ خَوْفٌ عَظِيمٌ مِنَ الرَّبِّ، وَقَرَّبُوا لَهُ ذَبِيحَةً وَنَذَرُوا نُذُوراً. | ١٦ |
17 And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
| وَأَمَّا الرَّبُّ فَأَعَدَّ حُوتاً عَظِيماً ابْتَلَعَ يُونَانَ. فَمَكَثَ يُونَانُ فِي جَوْفِ الْحُوتِ ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَثَلاثَ لَيَالٍ. | ١٧ |
