Jonas 1
1 Og Herrens Ord kom til Jonas, Amithajs Søn, saa lydende:
The Lord spoke to Jonah the son of Amittai, telling him,
2 Gør dig rede, gak til Ninive, den store Stad, og raab over den; thi deres Ondskab er stegen op for mit Ansigt.
“Go immediately to the great city of Nineveh and condemn it because I have seen the wickedness of its people.”
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 left and ran away to Tarshish to get away from the Lord. He went to Joppa where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He paid the fare and went on board to sail to Tarshish in order to get away from 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.
But the Lord sent a terrible wind across the sea, creating a violent storm that threatened to break up the ship.
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.
The sailors were terrified and each of them prayed to their own god to save them. They threw the cargo overboard to make the ship lighter. Meanwhile, Jonah had gone down into the hold where he had laid down and fallen 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.
The ship's captain went to Jonah and asked him, “How can you be sleeping? Get up and pray to your God. Maybe he will take notice of what's happening to us and we won't drown.”
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.
Then the sailors said to each other, “Let's draw lots so we can find out who's to blame for this disaster that's fallen on us.” They drew lots and Jonah's name was came up.
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?
So they asked him, “Tell us who is responsible for this trouble that we're in. What do you do for a living? Where are you from? What is your country? What is your nationality?”
9 Og han sagde til dem: Jeg er en Hebræer, og jeg frygter Herren, Himmelens Gud, som har skabt Havet og det tørre Land.
“I am a Hebrew,” Jonah replied, “and I worship the Lord, the God of the heavens, the sea, and the 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.
The sailors became even more terrified and said to Jonah, “What have you done?” because Jonah had explained to them that he was running away from the Lord.
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.
“What shall we do to you to calm the storm?” they asked him, since the storm was getting worse.
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.
“Pick me up and throw me into the sea,” Jonah replied. “Then the sea will become calm, because I know it's because of me that you're in this terrible storm.”
13 Og Mændene roede for at naa tilbage til Land, men de kunde ikke; thi Havet vedblev at storme imod dem mere og mere.
Instead the sailors tried to row to get back to the shore, but they couldn't because the sea had become so wild from the worsening storm.
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.
Then they called out to the Lord, “Lord! Please don't kill us for sacrificing this man's life or for spilling innocent blood, for you, Lord, made it happen.”
15 Og de toge Jonas og kastede ham i Havet; da blev Havet stille efter sin heftige Brusen.
So they picked Jonah up and threw him into the sea, and it became calm.
16 Og Mændene frygtede Herren med en stor Frygt, og de ofrede Herren Slagtoffer og gjorde Løfter.
The sailors were overcome with fear. They offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made many promises to him.
17 Og Herren beskikkede en stor Fisk til at opsluge Jonas, og Jonas var i Fiskens Bug tre Dage og tre Nætter.
The Lord sent a huge fish to swallow Jonah. Jonah spent three days and nights in the belly of the fish.
