Jonas 1

1 Og Herrens Ord kom til Jonas, Amithajs Søn, saa lydende:

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

2 Gør dig rede, gak til Ninive, den store Stad, og raab over den; thi deres Ondskab er stegen op for mit Ansigt.

Rise, and go to Nineve, the great city, and preach in it; for the cry of its wickedness is come up to 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 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 Men Herren kastede et stort Vejr paa Havet, og der blev en stor Storm paa Havet, og Skibet lod til at skulle sønderbrydes.

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 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.

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 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, Why snorest thou? arise, and call upon thy God, that God may save us, and 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 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 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?

And they said to him, Tell us what is thine occupation, and whence comest thou, and of what country and 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 servant of the Lord; and I worship the Lord 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 the men feared exceedingly, and said to him, What is this [that] thou hast done? for the men knew that he was fleeing from the face of the Lord, 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.

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

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 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 Og Mændene roede for at naa tilbage til Land, men de kunde ikke; thi Havet vedblev at storme imod dem mere og mere.

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 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 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 thou, Lord, hast done as thou wouldest.

15 Og de toge Jonas og kastede ham i Havet; da blev Havet stille efter sin heftige Brusen.

So they took Jonas, and cast him out 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.

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

17 Og Herren beskikkede en stor Fisk til at opsluge Jonas, og Jonas var i Fiskens Bug tre Dage og tre Nætter.

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.