Jonas 1

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

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

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

“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their wickedness has come up before me.”

3 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.

But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa, and 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.

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

But the LORD sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was likely to break up.

5 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.

Then the mariners were afraid, and every man cried to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship and he was laying down, and was fast asleep.

6 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.

So the ship master came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God! Maybe your God will notice us, so that we won’t perish.”

7 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.

They all said to each other, “Come! Let’s cast lots, that we may know who is responsible for this evil that is on us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

8 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?

Then they asked him, “Tell us, please, for whose cause this evil is on us. What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? Of what people are you?”

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

He said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.”

10 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?

Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, “What have you done?” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

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

Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?” For the sea grew more and more stormy.

12 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.

He said to them, “Take me up, and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you; for I know that because of me this great storm is on you.”

13 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.

Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not, for the sea grew more and more stormy against them.

14 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.

Therefore they cried to the LORD, and said, “We beg you, LORD, we beg you, don’t let us die for this man’s life, and don’t lay on us innocent blood; for you, LORD, have done as it pleased you.”

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

So they took up Jonah and threw him into the sea; and the sea ceased its raging.

16 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'.

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

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

The LORD prepared a huge fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.