Jonas 1

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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 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.

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 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.«

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 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.

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: »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?«

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 Han svarede: »Jeg er 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 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 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 spurgte ham: »Hvad skal vi gøre med dig, saa vi faar Havet til at lægge sig? Thi det rejser sig 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 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.«

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

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 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.«

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

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

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

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

17 Men HERREN bød en stor Fisk sluge 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.