< Jonah 1 >
1 And the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
Niheo am’ Ionà ana’ i Amitày ty tsara’ Iehovà, nanao ty hoe:
2 Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
Miongaha, akia mb’e Ninevè, rova jabajaba mb’eo, le koiho; amy te mionjoñe añatrefako eo ty halò-tsere’ iareo.
3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah; and he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish, from the presence of Jehovah.
Fe niavotse t’Ionà nipotatsake mb’e Tarsise añe hienga ty fiatrefañe Iehovà naho nizotso mb’e Iafò mb’eo naharendreke sambo hionjoñe mb’e Tarsise añe; aa le finondro’e ty fañaveloa’e naho nijoñ’ ama’e ao hindreza’e mb’e Tarsise mb’eo hisitake ami’ty fiatrefañe am’ Iehovà.
4 But Jehovah sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest upon the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
Fe nampivovo tio-bey amy riakey t’Iehovà, le nivalitaboak’ amy zao i riakey, kanao ho niporitsake i samboy.
5 And the mariners were afraid, and cried every one unto his god; and they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to be lightened of them. But Jonah had gone down into the lower part of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
Nangebahebak’ amy zao o mpiandriakeo, naho songa nikanjy ty ‘ndrahare’e, vaho nahifi’ iareo an-driak’ ao ty haraotse am-po’ i samboy ao, hañamaivañe aze. Fe nijoñe añ’ate’ i samboy t’Ionà; nandre, niròtse.
6 And the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, sleeper? arise, call upon thy God; perhaps God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Aa le niheo ama’e mb’eo ty talen-tsambo nanao ty hoe; Ino ty atao’o ry mpirotseo? Miongaha, kanjio o ‘ndrahare’oo, hera hiferenaiña’e tsy hihomake.
7 And they said each one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. And they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
Le nifanao ty hoe ondatio, Antao hanao parè handrendreke te ia ty tali’ o hekoheko zao aman-tika. Aa ie nanao kitsapake, le nitsatok’ am’ Ionà.
8 And they said unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us: what is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
Le hoe ty asa’ iareo ama’e, Ehe, itaroño, Ino ty nifetsaha’ o hankàñe zao amantika; Ino o tolon-draha’oo? Le boak’ aia v’iheo? Aia ty tane’o? naho karaza’ ondaty inoñe?
9 And he said unto them, I am a Hebrew, and I fear Jehovah, the God of the heavens, who hath made the sea and the dry [land].
Le hoe re am’ iereo, nte-Evrè iraho, mpañeveñe am’ Iehovà, Andrianañaharen-dikerañe, Andrianamboatse i riakey naho i tane maikey.
10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, What is this thou hast done? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of Jehovah: for he had told them.
Nirevendreveñe amy zao ondatio, vaho hoe ty asa’ iareo tama’e, Ino o nanoa’o zao? Fa nifohi’ ondatio t’ie nibotriatse amy fiatrefañe Iehovà amy nisaontsia’ey.
11 And they said unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea grew more and more tempestuous.
Aa le hoe iereo tama’e, Hanoe’ay inon-drehe hampipendreñe i riakey? fe mbore nitabohazake ty fivalitaboaha’ i riakey.
12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that because of me this great tempest is upon you.
Le hoe re am’ iereo, rambeso iraho, avokovokò an-driak’ ao; izay vaho ho pendreñe tsy ho ama’areo i riakey, fa apotako te izaho ty nahavia’ o tio-beio.
13 But the men rowed hard to regain the land; but they could not; for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.
Te mone nivèy mafe o lahilahio hihereñe mb’an-tane, fe tsy nimete; nidabadoa avao i riakey, nitròñe am’ iereo.
14 And they cried unto Jehovah and said, Ah, Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee.
Aa le nitoreove’ iereo am’ Iehovà ty hoe: Miambane ama’o zahay ry Iehovà, ehe, ko ampikoromahe’o ty ami’ty fiai’ t’indaty toy, vaho ko apo’o ama’ay ty lio-màliñe, amy te Ihe ry Iehovà ro manao ty satrin-arofo’o.
15 And they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from its raging.
Rinambe’ iereo amy zao t’Ionà le nahifike an-driak’ ao; vaho nijihetse amy fitroña’ey i riakey.
16 And the men feared Jehovah exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto Jehovah, and made vows.
Vata’e nañeveñe am’ Iehovà ondatio naho nañenga soroñe am’ Iehovà vaho nifanta.
17 And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Ie amy zao fa nihentseñe’ Iehovà ty fiañe jabajaba nampigodrañe Ionà. Tam-pò’ i fiañey telo andro naho telo haleñe t’Ionà.