Jonah 1

1 And it came [the] word of Yahweh to Jonah [the] son of Amittai saying.

La parole de l’Eternel fut adressée à Jonas, fils d’Amittaï, en ces termes:

2 Arise go to Nineveh the city great and call out on it for it has come up wickedness their before me.

"Lève-toi! Va à Ninive, la grande ville, et prophétise contre elle; car leur iniquité est arrivée jusqu’à moi."

3 And he arose Jonah to flee Tarshish towards from to before Yahweh and he went down Joppa and he found a ship - [which was] about to go Tarshish and he gave fare its and he went down in it to go with them Tarshish towards from to before Yahweh.

Mais Jonas se leva pour fuir à Tarsis, hors de la présence de l’Eternel; il se rendit à Jaffa, où il trouva un vaisseau en partance pour Tarsis. II paya le passage et s’y embarqua pour aller avec eux à Tarsis, loin de la présence de l’Eternel.

4 And Yahweh he threw a wind great to the sea and it was a storm great on the sea and the ship it thought to be broken.

Or, l’Eternel suscita un vent violent sur la mer et une grande tempête s’y éleva; le vaisseau pensa se briser.

5 And they were afraid the sailors and they cried for help everyone to gods his and they threw the vessels which [were] in the ship into the sea to lighten from on them and Jonah he had gone down into [the] innermost parts of the ship and he had lain down and he had fallen fast asleep.

Les matelots prirent peur, et chacun d’invoquer son Dieu. Ils jetèrent à la mer les objets qui se trouvaient sur le vaisseau afin de l’alléger. Pour Jonas, il était descendu au fond du navire, s’y était couché et profondément endormi.

6 And he drew near to him [the] chief of the sailor[s] and he said to him what? [is] to you sleeping arise call to god your perhaps he will give thought the god to us and not we will perish.

Le commandant de l’équipage s’approcha de lui et lui dit: "Que fais-tu là, dormeur? Debout! Invoque ton Dieu, peut-être ce Dieu-là s’ingéniera-t-il en notre faveur, de sorte que nous ne périrons pas."

7 And they said each to neighbor his come so let us cast lots so we may know by which of whom? the evil this [belongs] to us and they cast lots and it fell the lot on Jonah.

Cependant les matelots se disaient l’un à l’autre: "Voyons, tirons au sort, afin de connaître celui qui nous attire ce malheur." Ils tirèrent au sort, et le sort désigna Jonas.

8 And they said to him tell! please to us because of whom? the evil this [belongs] to us what? [is] occupation your and from where? do you come what? [is] land your and where? from this people [are] you.

Ils lui dirent: Apprends-nous donc puisque c’est toi qui nous attires ce malheur quelle est ta profession et d’où tu viens; quel est ton pays et à quel peuple tu appartiens."

9 And he said to them [am] a Hebrew I and Yahweh [the] God of the heavens I [am] fearing who he made the sea and the dry land.

Il leur répondit: "Je suis Hébreu; j’adore l’Eternel, Dieu du ciel, qui a créé la mer et la terre ferme."

10 And they feared the men a fear great and they said to him what? this have you done for they knew the men that from to before Yahweh he [was] fleeing for he had told to them.

Ces hommes, saisis d’une grande terreur, lui dirent: "Qu’as-tu fait là!" Car ils surent alors qu’il s’enfuyait de devant l’Eternel, Jonas le leur ayant appris.

11 And they said to him what? will we do to you so it may be calm the sea from on us for the sea [was] going and storming.

Ils ajoutèrent: "Que devons-nous faire de toi pour que la mer se calme autour de nous? Car la mer devient de plus en plus furieuse."

12 And he said to them pick up me and throw me into the sea so it may be calm the sea from on you for [am] knowing I that by which to me the storm great this [is] on you.

Il leur répondit: "Prenez-moi et jetez-moi à la mer, vous la verrez s’apaiser, car je reconnais que c’est par mon fait que vous essuyez cette violente tempête."

13 And they rowed the men to return to the dry land and not they were able for the sea [was] going and storming on them.

Ces hommes firent force de rames pour regagner la côte, mais ils ne purent, tant la mer orageuse continuait à les assaillir!

14 And they called out to Yahweh and they said we beg you O Yahweh do not please let us perish by [the] life of the man this and may not you put on us blood innocent for you O Yahweh just as you pleased you have done.

Ils invoquèrent donc l’Eternel en disant: "De grâce, ô Eternel, ne nous fais point périr à cause de cet homme, et ne fais pas retomber sur nous le sang innocent! Car c’est toi-même qui as fait ce que tu as voulu."

15 And they picked up Jonah and they threw him into the sea and it stopped the sea from storming its.

Puis ils saisirent Jonas et le jetèrent à la mer. Aussitôt la fureur de la mer se calma.

16 And they feared the men a fear great Yahweh and they sacrificed a sacrifice to Yahweh and they vowed vows.

Et ces hommes conçurent une vénération profonde pour l’Eternel; ils lui offrirent des sacrifices et firent des vœux en son honneur.

17 And he appointed Yahweh a fish great to swallow Jonah and he was Jonah in [the] inward parts of the fish three days and three nights.

L’Eternel suscita un énorme poisson, qui engloutit Jonas; celui-ci resta dans les entrailles du poisson trois jours et trois nuits.