Jonah 1
1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
Yon jou, Seyè a pale ak Jonas, pitit gason Amitayi a,
2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness has come up before me.
li di l' konsa: -Leve non. Ale lavil Niniv, gwo kapital la. Al fè moun la konnen mechanste yo rive jouk nan zòrèy mwen.
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 lè sa a, Jonas leve, li pati nan direksyon Tasis, paske li t'ap kouri pou Seyè a. Li desann lavil Jope. Rive la, li jwenn yon batiman ki t'ap pare pou pati pou Tasis. Li peye pasaj li. Li moute abò batiman an avèk marin yo. Li pati pou Tasis, paske li t'ap kouri pou Seyè a.
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, Seyè a voye yon gwo van sou lanmè a. Yon sèl gwo van tanpèt leve, batiman an te prèt pou koule.
5 Then the seamen 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.
Marin yo te pè anpil. Chak moun t'ap lapriyè bondye pa yo. Pou yo te ka soulaje batiman an, yo lage dènye chay nan lanmè. Jonas menm poutèt pa l' te desann nan lakal batiman an, li kouche kouche l'. Dòmi pote l' ale.
6 So the ship captain came to him, and said unto him, What mean you, O sleeper? arise, call upon your God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Kaptenn batiman an al jwenn li, li di l' konsa: -Ey! Apa se dòmi w'ap dòmi? Leve non, monchè. Lapriyè bondye ou la. Ou pa janm konnen, li ka gen pitye pou nou, li ka pa kite nou mouri.
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.
Apre sa, marin yo yon di lòt: -Ann tire osò pou n' konnen ki moun ki lakòz sa rive nou. Yo tire osò, epi se non Jonas ki soti.
8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray you, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is your occupation? and whence come you? what is your country? and of what people are you?
Epi yo di l': -Di nou sa ki lakòz malè sa a rive nou. Sa w'ap fè isit la? Kote ou soti? Moun ki peyi ou ye? Ki nanchon ou?
9 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which has made the sea and the dry land.
Jonas reponn yo: -Mwen se ebre. Mwen gen krentif pou Seyè a, Bondye ki fè syèl la, lanmè a ak tè a.
10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him. Why have you done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
Jonas pale ak yo, li di yo ki jan li t'ap kouri pou Seyè a. Marin yo te sezi yon sèl sezi. Yo di l' konsa: -Sa ou fè konsa, monchè?
11 Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto you, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.
Lanmè a t'ap vin pi move chak lè. Yo di l': -Sa pou nou fè ak ou pou lanmè a vin kal?
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.
Jonas reponn yo: -Pran m', lage m' nan lanmè. Lanmè a va kal nèt. Mwen konnen se mwen menm menm ki lakòz nou pran nan van tanpèt sa a.
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.
Marin yo menm t'ap naje zaviwon pou wè si yo ta mennen batiman an ale atè. Men, yo pa t' kapab, lanmè a t'ap vin pi move toujou.
14 Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We plead to you, O LORD, we plead to you, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for you, O LORD, have done as it pleased you.
Lè yo wè sa, yo rele nan pye Seyè a, yo lapriyè l' konsa: -O Seyè! Tanpri, pa kite nou mouri poutèt nonm sa a. Pa rann nou reskonsab lanmò yon moun ki inonsan. Paske, se ou menm, Seyè, ki vle l' konsa.
15 So they look up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
Epi yo pran Jonas, yo lage l' nan lanmè. Lamenm, kalmi fèt.
16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.
Lè marin yo wè sa, yo te vin pè Seyè a anpil. Yo ofri bèt pou touye ba li. Yo pwomèt pou yo sèvi l'.
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.
Seyè a fè yon gwo pwason vin vale Jonas. Jonas te pase twa jou twa nwit nan vant pwason an.
