约拿书 1

1 耶和华的话临到亚米太的儿子约拿，说：

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

2 “你起来往尼尼微大城去，向其中的居民呼喊，因为他们的恶达到我面前。”

Rise, and go to Nineve, the great city, and preach in it; for the cry of its wickedness is come up to me.

3 约拿却起来，逃往他施去躲避耶和华；下到约帕，遇见一只船，要往他施去。他就给了船价，上了船，要与船上的人同往他施去躲避耶和华。

But Jonas rose up to flee to Tharsis from the presence of the Lord. And he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tharsis: and he paid his fare, and went up into it, to sail with them to Tharsis from the presence of the Lord.

4 然而耶和华使海中起大风，海就狂风大作，甚至船几乎破坏。

And the Lord raised up a wind on the sea; and there was a great storm on the sea, and the ship was in danger of being broken.

5 水手便惧怕，各人哀求自己的神。他们将船上的货物抛在海中，为要使船轻些。约拿已下到底舱，躺卧沉睡。

And the sailors were alarmed, and cried every one to his god, and cast out the wares that were in the ship into the sea, that it might be lightened of them. But Jonas was gone down into the hold of the ship, and was asleep, and snored.

6 船主到他那里对他说：“你这沉睡的人哪，为何这样呢？起来，求告你的神，或者神顾念我们，使我们不致灭亡。”

And the shipmaster came to him, and said to him, Why snore you? arise, and call upon your God, that God may save us, and we perish not.

7 船上的人彼此说：“来吧，我们掣签，看看这灾临到我们是因谁的缘故。”于是他们掣签，掣出约拿来。

And each man said to his neighbour, Come, let us cast lots, and find out for whose sake this mischief is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonas.

8 众人对他说：“请你告诉我们，这灾临到我们是因谁的缘故？你以何事为业？你从哪里来？你是哪一国？属哪一族的人？”

And they said to him, Tell us what is your occupation, and whence come you, and of what country and what people are you?

9 他说：“我是希伯来人。我敬畏耶和华—那创造沧海旱地之天上的 神。”

And he said to them, I am a servant of the Lord; and I worship the Lord God of heaven, who made the sea, and the dry [land].

10 他们就大大惧怕，对他说：“你做的是什么事呢？”他们已经知道他躲避耶和华，因为他告诉了他们。

Then the men feared exceedingly, and said to him, What is this [that] you have done? for the men knew that he was fleeing from the face of the Lord, because he had told them.

11 他们问他说：“我们当向你怎样行，使海浪平静呢？”这话是因海浪越发翻腾。

And they said to him, What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us? for the sea rose, and lifted its wave exceedingly.

12 他对他们说：“你们将我抬起来，抛在海中，海就平静了；我知道你们遭这大风是因我的缘故。”

And Jonas 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.

13 然而那些人竭力荡桨，要把船拢岸，却是不能，因为海浪越发向他们翻腾。

And the men tried hard to return to the land, and were not able: for the sea rose and grew more and more tempestuous against them.

14 他们便求告耶和华说：“耶和华啊，我们恳求你，不要因这人的性命使我们死亡，不要使流无辜血的罪归与我们；因为你—耶和华是随自己的意旨行事。”

And they cried to the Lord, and said, Forbid it, Lord: let us not perish for the sake of this man's life, and bring not righteous blood upon us: for you, Lord, have done as you would.

15 他们遂将约拿抬起，抛在海中，海的狂浪就平息了。

So they took Jonas, and cast him out into the sea: and the sea ceased from its raging.

16 那些人便大大敬畏耶和华，向耶和华献祭，并且许愿。

And the men feared the Lord very greatly, and offered a sacrifice to the Lord, and vowed vows.

17 耶和华安排一条大鱼吞了约拿，他在鱼腹中三日三夜。

Now the Lord had commanded a great whale to swallow up Jonas: and Jonas was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights.