Jonas 1
1 Og Herrens Ord kom til Jonas, Amithajs Søn, saa lydende:
Now the word of Jehovah came to Jonah, the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Gør dig rede, gak til Ninive, den store Stad, og raab over den; thi deres Ondskab er stegen op for mit Ansigt.
Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
3 Men Jonas gjorde sig rede for at fly til Tharsis fra Herrens Ansigt; og han drog ned til Jafo og fandt et Skib, som vilde fare til Tharsis, og han gav Fragt derfor og gik om Bord for at fare med dem til Tharsis fra Herrens Ansigt.
But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah; and he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish, and paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah.
4 Men Herren kastede et stort Vejr paa Havet, og der blev en stor Storm paa Havet, og Skibet lod til at skulle sønderbrydes.
But Jehovah sent forth a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken in pieces.
5 Og Skibsfolkene frygtede, og de raabte hver til sin Gud, og de kastede Redskaberne, som vare udi Skibet, i Havet for at skaffe sig Lettelse; men Jonas var stegen ned i det nederste Skibsrum og laa og sov hart.
Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man to his god. And they cast forth the things that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah had gone down to the lower part of the ship, and he lay and was fast asleep.
6 Men Styrmanden gik til ham og sagde til ham: Hvorledes kan du sove saa hart? staa op, kald paa din Gud, maaske den Gud vil tænke mildelig paa os, at vi ikke forgaa.
And the shipmaster came to him, and said to him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? Arise, call upon thy God! Perhaps God will think upon us, that we perish not.
7 Og de sagde, den ene til den anden: Kommer, og lader os kaste Lod, at vi kunne faa at vide, for hvis Skyld denne Ulykke hændes os; og de kastede Lod, og Lodden faldt paa Jonas.
And they said one to another, come, and let us cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil is upon us! And they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
8 Da sagde de til ham: Kundgør os dog, for hvis Skyld denne Ulykke hændes os! hvad er din Bestilling? og hvorfra kommer du? hvilket er dit Land? og af hvad Folk er du?
Then said they to him, Tell us, we pray thee, on whose account this evil is upon us. What is thy business? And whence comest thou? What is thy country? And of what people art thou?
9 Og han sagde til dem: Jeg er en Hebræer, og jeg frygter Herren, Himmelens Gud, som har skabt Havet og det tørre Land.
And he said to them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear Jehovah, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.
10 Da grebes Mændene af en stor Frygt, og de sagde til ham: Hvad har du dog gjort? thi Mændene havde faaet at vide, at han flyede fra Herrens Ansigt, thi han havde kundgjort dem det.
Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said to him, Wherefore hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of Jehovah, because he had told them.
11 Og de sagde til ham: Hvad skulle vi gøre dig, at Havet kan stilles for os? thi Havet vedblev at storme mere og mere.
Then said they to him, What shall we do to thee, that the sea may be calm to us? For the sea grew more and more tempestuous.
12 Og han sagde til dem: Tager mig, og kaster mig i Havet, saa stilles Havet for eder; thi jeg ved, at denne store Storm er over eder for min Skyld.
And he said to them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; and the sea shall be calm to you. For I know that because of me this great tempest is upon you.
13 Og Mændene roede for at naa tilbage til Land, men de kunde ikke; thi Havet vedblev at storme imod dem mere og mere.
Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring the ship to the land; but they could not; for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.
14 Da raabte de til Herren og sagde: Ak, Herre! lad os dog ikke omkomme for denne Mands Sjæls Skyld, og læg ikke uskyldigt Blod paa os; thi du, Herre! har gjort, som det behagede dig.
And they cried to Jehovah, and said, We beseech thee, O Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for the life of this man, and lay not upon us innocent blood! For thou, O Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee.
15 Og de toge Jonas og kastede ham i Havet; da blev Havet stille efter sin heftige Brusen.
And they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging.
16 Og Mændene frygtede Herren med en stor Frygt, og de ofrede Herren Slagtoffer og gjorde Løfter.
Then the men feared Jehovah exceedingly, and offered sacrifice to Jehovah, and made vows.
17 Og Herren beskikkede en stor Fisk til at opsluge Jonas, og Jonas var i Fiskens Bug tre Dage og tre Nætter.
Now Jehovah had appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
