Jonah 1

1 Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

Pada suatu hari, TUHAN berbicara kepada Yunus, anak Amitai.

2 "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim against it, for their wickedness has come up before me."

Kata-Nya, "Pergilah ke Niniwe, kota besar itu, untuk mengancamnya, karena Aku tahu bahwa penduduknya jahat sekali."

3 But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.

Tetapi Yunus malah berangkat ke arah lain untuk menjauhi TUHAN. Ia pergi ke Yopa, dan kebetulan menemukan kapal yang hendak bertolak ke Spanyol. Setelah membayar ongkos perjalanannya, ia naik kapal, lalu berlayar bersama awak kapal ke Spanyol, untuk menjauhi TUHAN.

4 But the LORD sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was likely to break up.

Yunus turun ke tempat yang paling bawah dan berbaring di situ, lalu tertidur nyenyak. Kemudian TUHAN mendatangkan angin ribut ke atas laut, lalu terjadilah badai yang dahsyat, yang memukul kapal itu sehingga hampir hancur. Para awak kapal takut sekali dan berteriak-teriak minta tolong, masing-masing kepada dewanya sendiri. Untuk mengurangi bahaya karam, mereka membuang muatan kapal itu ke dalam laut.

5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten it. But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship, and he was laying down, and was fast asleep.

6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said to him, "What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God. Maybe your God will notice us, so that we won't perish."

Pada waktu nakhoda kapal itu turun ke bawah, ia menemukan Yunus di situ sedang tidur. Lalu ia berkata, "Masakah kau bisa tidur dalam keadaan begini! Ayo, bangun! Berdoalah kepada dewamu untuk minta tolong. Siapa tahu ia akan kasihan kepada kita sehingga kita tidak binasa."

7 They all said to each other, "Come, let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is on us." So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

Sesudah Yunus dan nakhoda itu naik ke atas, para awak kapal itu berkata sesama mereka, "Mari, kita buang undi supaya kita tahu siapa yang bersalah sehingga kita ditimpa bencana ini!" Mereka membuang undi, dan nama Yunus yang kena.

8 Then they asked him, "Tell us, please, for whose cause this evil is on us. What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? Of what people are you?"

Lalu kata mereka kepada Yunus, "Betulkah engkau yang menyebabkan bencana ini? Engkau dari mana? Bangsa apa? Mengapa ada di sini?"

9 He said to them, "I am a Hebrew, and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land."

Jawab Yunus, "Aku orang Ibrani. Aku menyembah TUHAN, Allah di surga, yang menciptakan laut dan daratan."

10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said to him, "What is this that you have done?" For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

Kemudian diceritakannya bagaimana ia berusaha melarikan diri dari TUHAN. Mendengar itu para awak kapal menjadi lebih takut lagi, dan berkata kepadanya, "Lancang sekali perbuatanmu itu!"

11 Then said they to him, "What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?" For the sea grew more and more stormy.

Sementara itu badai makin menjadi-jadi, lalu para awak kapal bertanya kepadanya, "Apa yang harus kami lakukan kepadamu supaya badai ini berhenti?"

12 He said to them, "Take me up, and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you; for I know that because of me this great storm is on you."

Jawab Yunus, "Buanglah aku ke dalam laut, pasti badai akan berhenti. Sebab sekarang aku tahu, bahwa akulah yang menyebabkan badai yang dahsyat ini menimpa kalian."

13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not, for the sea grew more and more stormy against them.

Tetapi para awak kapal masih berusaha sekuat tenaga untuk mendayung kapal itu ke daratan. Namun badai makin mengamuk juga, sehingga usaha mereka sia-sia belaka.

14 Therefore they cried to the LORD, and said, "We beg you, LORD, we beg you, let us not perish for this man's life, and do not lay on us innocent blood; for you, LORD, have done as it pleased you."

Sebab itu mereka berseru kepada TUHAN, "Ya TUHAN, kami mohon, janganlah kami binasa karena mengambil nyawa orang yang tidak melakukan kesalahan apa pun terhadap kami. Ya TUHAN, Engkau telah melakukan apa yang Engkau kehendaki."

15 So they took up Jonah, and threw him into the sea; and the sea ceased its raging.

Lalu mereka melemparkan Yunus ke dalam laut. Maka badai itu berhenti mengamuk.

16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD, and made vows.

Para awak kapal itu menjadi sangat takut kepada TUHAN, dan setelah mendarat, mereka mempersembahkan kurban dan menjanjikan bermacam-macam hal kepada TUHAN.

17 The LORD prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Sementara itu TUHAN mendatangkan seekor ikan besar yang menelan Yunus. Maka tinggallah Yunus di dalam perut ikan itu selama tiga hari tiga malam.