Jonah 1
1 Now the word of Yhwh 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, that 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 Yhwh, 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 Yhwh.
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 Yhwh 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.
Fe nampivovo tio-bey amy riakey t’Iehovà, le nivalitaboak’ amy zao i riakey, kanao ho niporitsake i samboy.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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?
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 an Hebrew; and I fear Yhwh, the God of heaven, which 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, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of Yhwh, because 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 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.
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 for my sake 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 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.
Te mone nivèy mafe o lahilahio hihereñe mb’an-tane, fe tsy nimete; nidabadoa avao i riakey, nitròñe am’ iereo.
14 Wherefore they cried unto Yhwh, and said, We beseech thee, O Yhwh, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O Yhwh, 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 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
Rinambe’ iereo amy zao t’Ionà le nahifike an-driak’ ao; vaho nijihetse amy fitroña’ey i riakey.
16 Then the men feared Yhwh exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto Yhwh, and made vows.
Vata’e nañeveñe am’ Iehovà ondatio naho nañenga soroñe am’ Iehovà vaho nifanta.
17 Now Yhwh had 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.
