Jonah 1

1 NOW the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

HERRENS Ord kom til Jonas, Amittajs Søn, saaledes:

2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

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

3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he 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 the Lord.

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.

4 But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

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.

5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

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.

6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

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.«

7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

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.

8 Then said they 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?

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?«

9 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.

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

10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.

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.

11 Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.

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.«

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 for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

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.«

13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.

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

14 Wherefore they cried unto the Lord, and said, We beseech thee, O Lord, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased thee.

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.«

15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.

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

16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows.

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

17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

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