Jonah 1

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

BOEIPA ol tah Amittai capa Jonah taengah om tih,

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

“Thoo, khopuei len Nineveh la cet lamtah a taengah hoe pah. Amih kah boethae he ka mikhmuh ah pai coeng,” a ti nah.

3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD; 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 the LORD.

Tedae Jonah tah BOEIPA mikhmuh lamloh Tarshish la yong hamla thoo tih Joppa la suntla. Te vaengah Tarshish aka pha sangpho te a hmuh. Te dongah a thapang te a paek tih BOEIPA mikhmuh lamloh amih neh Tarshish la caeh ham a khuila kun.

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.

Te dongah BOEIPA loh khohli len te tuitunli ah a hut sak. Te vaengah hlipuei khaw tuitunli soah hli khungdaeng tih sangpho khaw ka rhek eh a ti coeng.

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

Sangphobibi rhoek loh a rhih dongah hlang loh amah kah pathen te ni a khue uh coeng. A soah yanghoep hamla sangpho dongkah hnopai te tuitunli khuila a dong uh. Tedae Jonah tah sangpho hlaep la suntla tih a yalh neh muelh ip.

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.

Te dongah sangphoboei kung loh anih te a paan. Te vaengah anih te, “Nang te balae tih na ih?, Thoo, na Pathen te khue laeh, Pathen loh mamih ham a poek atah m'milh uh pawt khaming,” a ti nah.

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.

Te dongah hlang loh a hui taengah, “Halo lamtah hmulung naan sih. Te vaengah mamih taengkah yoethaenah he u kong ah ti khaw ming uh sih,” a ti nah. Tedae hmulung a naan uh hatah tah hmulung loh Jonah a tlak thil.

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?

Te phoeiah anih te, “Kaimih taengah thui laeh, mamih taengkah yoethaenah he u kongah nim? Na bitat tah balae? Me lamlong nim na pawk? Melae na khohmuen? Te lamkah te menim na pilnam?” a ti nauh.

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.

Te dongah amih te, “Kai tah Hebrew ni. Vaan kah Pathen Yahweh te ka rhih. Amah loh tuitunli neh laiphuei te khaw a saii,” a ti nah.

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

Te dongah hlang rhoek tah rhihnah puei neh a rhih uh anih te, “Balae tih he tla na saii,” a ti nauh. Amah te amih taengah a puen coeng dongah BOEIPA mikhmuh lamloh a yong te khaw hlang rhoek loh a ming uh coeng.

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

Te phoeiah anih te, “Nang te metlam kan saii uh eh? Te daengah ni tuitunli khaw mamih taeng lamloh a paa eh. Tuitunli he cet tih thikthuek coeng dongah,” a ti nauh.

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.

Te dongah amih te, “Kamah he m'pom uh lamtah kai he tuitunli khuila n'dong uh laeh. Te vaengah tuitunli khaw nangmih taeng lamloh paa bitni. Kai kong ah hlipuei len he nangmih soah a tloh tila ka ming,” a ti nah.

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

Te vaengah laiphuei dongla mael ham hlang rhoek loh a kaih uh. Tedae tuitunli khaw cet tih amih taengah a thikthuek pah dongah noeng uh pawh.

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.

Te daengah BOEIPA te a khue uh tih, “Aw, Yahweh, he hlang kah hinglu dongah m'milh sak uh mai boeh. Ommongsitoe kah thii he kaimih soah khueh boeh. BOEIPA namah ham tah na ngaih bangla saii nawn,” a ti uh.

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

Jonah te a pom uh tih amah ah tuitunli la a dong uh daengah ni tuitunli kah a hmai a tal khaw a duem pueng.

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

Te dongah hlang loh BOEIPA a rhih uh he a rhihnah khaw len. BOEIPA taengah hmueih a nawn uh tih olcaeng khaw a caeng uh.

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

Tedae Jonah aka dolh hamla nga len te BOEIPA loh a khueh coeng. Te dongah Jonah tah nga bung khuiah khothaih hnin thum neh khoyin hnin thum om.