Jonas 1

1 HERRENS Ord kom til Jonas, Amittajs Søn, saaledes:

Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,

2 »Staa op og gaa til Nineve, den store Stad, udraab over den, at deres Ondskab er kommet op for mit Aasyn.«

“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.”

3 Men Jonas stod op for at fly fra HERRENS Aasyn til Tarsis. Han drog ned til Jafo, og da han fandt et Skib, som skulde til Tarsis, betalte han, hvad Rejsen kostede, og gik om Bord for at sejle med til Tarsis bort fra HERRENS Aasyn.

Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.

4 Men HERREN lod et stærkt Vejr fare hen over Havet, og en stærk Storm rejste sig paa Havet, saa Skibet var ved at gaa under.

Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.

5 Sømændene blev rædde og raabte hver til sin Gud, og de kastede alle Sager i Skibet over Bord for at lette det. Men Jonas var gaaet ned i det underste Skibsrum og laa i dyb Søvn dernede.

The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.

6 Skibsføreren gik da ned til ham og sagde: »Hvor kan du sove? Staa op og raab til din Gud! Maaske vil Gud komme os i Hu, saa vi ikke omkommer.«

The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”

7 Saa sagde de til hverandre: »Kom, lad os kaste Lod for at faa at vide, hvem der er Skyld i, at denne Ulykke er tilstødt os!« Og de kastede Lod, og Loddet ramte Jonas.

“Come!” said the sailors to one another. “Let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that is upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

8 Da sagde de til ham: »Sig os, hvem der er Skyld i, at denne Ulykke er tilstødt os! Hvad er du, og hvor kommer du fra? Hvilket Land er du fra, og hvilket Folk hører du til?«

“Tell us now,” they demanded, “who is to blame for this calamity that is upon us? What is your occupation, and where have you come from? What is your country, and who are your people?”

9 Han svarede: »Jeg er Hebræer, og jeg frygter HERREN, Himmelens Gud, som har skabt Havet og det tørre Land.«

“I am a Hebrew,” replied Jonah. “I worship the LORD, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.”

10 Saa grebes Mændene af stor Rædsel og sagde til ham: »Hvad har du gjort!« Thi de fik at vide, at han flyede fra HERRENS Aasyn; det sagde han dem.

Then the men were even more afraid and said to him, “What have you done?” The men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

11 Og de spurgte ham: »Hvad skal vi gøre med dig, saa vi faar Havet til at lægge sig? Thi det rejser sig mere og mere.«

Now the sea was growing worse and worse, so they said to Jonah, “What must we do to you to calm this sea for us?”

12 Han svarede: »Tag og kast mig i Havet! Saa faar I det til at lægge sig; thi jeg ved, at jeg er Skyld i, at dette stærke Vejr er over eder.«

“Pick me up,” he answered, “and cast me into the sea, so it may quiet down for you. For I know that I am to blame for this violent storm that has come upon you.”

13 Mændene søgte nu at ro tilbage til Land, men kunde ikke, da Havet rejste sig mere og mere imod dem.

Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea was raging against them more and more.

14 Saa raabte de til HERREN: »Ak, HERRE! Lad os ikke omkomme for denne Mands Sjæls Skyld og lad ikke uskyldigt Blod komme over os; thi det er jo dig, HERRE, der har gjort, som du vilde.«

So they cried out to the LORD: “Please, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life! Do not charge us with innocent blood! For You, O LORD, have done as You pleased.”

15 Derpaa tog de Jonas og kastede ham i Havet, og straks lagde det sig.

At this, they picked up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the raging sea grew calm.

16 Og Mændene grebes af stor Rædsel for HERREN, bragte ham et Slagtoffer og aflagde Løfter.

Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him.

17 Men HERREN bød en stor Fisk sluge Jonas; og Jonas var i Fiskens Bug tre Dage og tre Nætter.

Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish.