يُونَان 1

١ 1 وَصَارَ قَوْلُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى يُونَانَ بْنِ أَمِتَّايَ قَائِلًا:

Now the word of the Lord came to Jonas the son of Amathi, saying:

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

Arise, and go to Ninive the great city, and preach in it: for the wickedness thereof is come up before me.

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.

And Jonas rose up to flee into Tharsis from the face of the Lord, and he went down to Joppe, and found a ship going to Tharsis: and he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them to Tharsis from the face of the Lord.

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

But the Lord sent a great wind into the sea: and a great tempest was raised in the sea, and the ship was in danger to be broken.

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.

And the mariners were afraid, and the men cried to their god: and they cast forth the wares that were in the ship, into the sea, to lighten it of them: and Jonas went down into the inner part of the ship, and fell into a deep sleep.

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

And the shipmaster came to him, and said to him: Why art thou fast asleep? rise up, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think of us, that we may not perish.

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

And they said every one to his fellow: Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know why this evil is upon us. And they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonas.

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

And they said to him: Tell us for what cause this evil is upon us, what is thy business? of what country art thou? and whither goest thou? or of what people art thou?

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

And he said to them: I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord the God of heaven, who made both the sea and the dry land.

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

And the men were greatly afraid, and they said to him: Why hast thou done this? (for the men knew that he fled from the face of the Lord: because he had told them.)

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

And they said to him: What shall we do to thee, that the sea may be calm to us? for the sea flowed and swelled.

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

And he said to them: Take me up, and cast me into the sea, and the sea shall be calm to you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

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

And the men rowed hard to return to land, but they were not able: because the sea tossed and swelled upon them.

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».

And they cried to the Lord, and said: We beseech thee, O Lord, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased thee.

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

And they took Jonas, and cast him into the sea, and the sea ceased from raging.

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

And the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and sacrificed victims to the Lord, and made vows.

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

Now the Lord prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonas: and Jonas was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.