Jonah 1

1 The worde of the Lord came also vnto Ionah the sonne of Amittai, saying,

Yon jou, Seyè a pale ak Jonas, pitit gason Amitayi a,

2 Arise, and goe to Nineueh, that great citie, and crye against it: for their wickednesse is come vp before mee.

li di l' konsa: -Leve non. Ale lavil Niniv, gwo kapital la. Al fè moun la konnen mechanste yo rive jouk nan zòrèy mwen.

3 But Ionah rose vp to flee into Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went downe to Iapho: and he founde a ship going to Tarshish: so he payed the fare thereof, and went downe into it, that he might go with them vnto Tarshish, from the presence of the Lord.

Men lè sa a, Jonas leve, li pati nan direksyon Tasis, paske li t'ap kouri pou Seyè a. Li desann lavil Jope. Rive la, li jwenn yon batiman ki t'ap pare pou pati pou Tasis. Li peye pasaj li. Li moute abò batiman an avèk marin yo. Li pati pou Tasis, paske li t'ap kouri pou Seyè a.

4 But the Lord sent out a great winde into the sea, and there was a mightie tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

Men, Seyè a voye yon gwo van sou lanmè a. Yon sèl gwo van tanpèt leve, batiman an te prèt pou koule.

5 Then the mariners were afraide, and cryed euery man vnto his God, and cast the wares that were in the ship, into the sea to lighten it of the: but Ionah was gone downe into the sides of the ship, and he lay downe, and was fast a sleepe.

Marin yo te pè anpil. Chak moun t'ap lapriyè bondye pa yo. Pou yo te ka soulaje batiman an, yo lage dènye chay nan lanmè. Jonas menm poutèt pa l' te desann nan lakal batiman an, li kouche kouche l'. Dòmi pote l' ale.

6 So the shipmaster came to him, and saide vnto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? Arise, call vpon thy God, if so be that God wil thinke vpon vs, that we perish not.

Kaptenn batiman an al jwenn li, li di l' konsa: -Ey! Apa se dòmi w'ap dòmi? Leve non, monchè. Lapriyè bondye ou la. Ou pa janm konnen, li ka gen pitye pou nou, li ka pa kite nou mouri.

7 And they saide euery one to his fellowe, Come, and let vs cast lottes, that we may know, for whose cause this euill is vpon vs. So they cast lottes, and the lot fell vpon Ionah.

Apre sa, marin yo yon di lòt: -Ann tire osò pou n' konnen ki moun ki lakòz sa rive nou. Yo tire osò, epi se non Jonas ki soti.

8 Then said they vnto him, Tell vs for whose cause this euill is vpon vs? what is thine occupation? and whence commest thou? which is thy countrey? and of what people art thou?

Epi yo di l': -Di nou sa ki lakòz malè sa a rive nou. Sa w'ap fè isit la? Kote ou soti? Moun ki peyi ou ye? Ki nanchon ou?

9 And he answered them, I am an Ebrewe, and I feare the Lord God of heauen, which hath made the sea, and the dry lande.

Jonas reponn yo: -Mwen se ebre. Mwen gen krentif pou Seyè a, Bondye ki fè syèl la, lanmè a ak tè a.

10 Then were the men exceedingly afrayde, and said vnto him, Why hast thou done this? (for the men knewe, that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had tolde them)

Jonas pale ak yo, li di yo ki jan li t'ap kouri pou Seyè a. Marin yo te sezi yon sèl sezi. Yo di l' konsa: -Sa ou fè konsa, monchè?

11 Then saide they vnto him, What shall we doe vnto thee, that the sea may be calme vnto vs? (for the sea wrought and was troublous)

Lanmè a t'ap vin pi move chak lè. Yo di l': -Sa pou nou fè ak ou pou lanmè a vin kal?

12 And he said vnto them, Take me, and cast me into the sea: so shall the sea be calme vnto you: for I knowe that for my sake this great tempest is vpon you.

Jonas reponn yo: -Pran m', lage m' nan lanmè. Lanmè a va kal nèt. Mwen konnen se mwen menm menm ki lakòz nou pran nan van tanpèt sa a.

13 Neuerthelesse, the men rowed to bring it to the lande, but they coulde not: for the sea wrought, and was troublous against them.

Marin yo menm t'ap naje zaviwon pou wè si yo ta mennen batiman an ale atè. Men, yo pa t' kapab, lanmè a t'ap vin pi move toujou.

14 Wherefore they cryed vnto the Lord, and said, We beseech thee, O Lord, we beseech thee, let vs not perish for this mans life, and lay not vpon vs innocent blood: for thou, O Lord, hast done, as it pleased thee.

Lè yo wè sa, yo rele nan pye Seyè a, yo lapriyè l' konsa: -O Seyè! Tanpri, pa kite nou mouri poutèt nonm sa a. Pa rann nou reskonsab lanmò yon moun ki inonsan. Paske, se ou menm, Seyè, ki vle l' konsa.

15 So they tooke vp Ionah, and cast him into the sea, and the sea ceased from her raging.

Epi yo pran Jonas, yo lage l' nan lanmè. Lamenm, kalmi fèt.

16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice vnto the Lord, and made vowes.

Lè marin yo wè sa, yo te vin pè Seyè a anpil. Yo ofri bèt pou touye ba li. Yo pwomèt pou yo sèvi l'.

17 Nowe the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallowe vp Ionah: and Ionah was in the belly of the fish three dayes, and three nightes.

Seyè a fè yon gwo pwason vin vale Jonas. Jonas te pase twa jou twa nwit nan vant pwason an.