Jonah 1
1 and to be word LORD to(wards) Jonah son: child Amittai to/for to say
Yehowa ƒe nya va na Yona, Amitai ƒe vi la be,
2 to arise: rise to go: went to(wards) Nineveh [the] city [the] great: large and to call: call out upon her for to ascend: rise distress: evil their to/for face: before my
“Yi ɖe Ninive, du gã la me, eye nàgblɔ nya ɖi ɖe wo ŋu, elabena woƒe ŋutasẽse va ɖo gbɔnye.”
3 and to arise: rise Jonah to/for to flee Tarshish [to] from to/for face LORD and to go down Joppa and to find fleet to come (in): come Tarshish and to give: pay wages her and to go down in/on/with her to/for to come (in): come with them Tarshish [to] from to/for face LORD
Ke nya sia na Yona si le Yehowa nu heɖo ta Tarsis. Eyi ƒutadu aɖe si woyɔna be Yopa la me, eye esi wòyi ɖe melidzeƒe si le afi ma la, ekpɔ meli aɖe si nɔ mɔ dzem yina ɖe Tarsis. Exe ʋuɖofe enumake, eye wòɖo ʋu la hege ɖe meli la ƒe globoeƒe aɖe be yeasi le Yehowa gbɔ.
4 and LORD to cast spirit: breath great: large to(wards) [the] sea and to be tempest great: large in/on/with sea and [the] fleet to devise: devise to/for to break
Esi ʋu la dze mɔ yina sẽe ko la, Yehowa dɔ yaƒoƒo sesẽ aɖe ɖa si na be ahom dziŋɔ aɖe tu. Meli la ʋuʋu heyeheye henɔ didim be yeanyrɔ.
5 and to fear [the] mariner and to cry out man: anyone to(wards) God his and to cast [obj] [the] article/utensil which in/on/with fleet to(wards) [the] sea to/for to lighten from upon them and Jonah to go down to(wards) flank [the] ship and to lie down: lay down and to sleep
Ŋɔdzi kple vɔvɔ̃ gã aɖe lé ʋukulawo, eye wo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe nɔ eƒe mawu yɔm kple ɣli, eye wotsɔ agba si wodo na meli la ƒu gbe ɖe atsiaƒu la me be meli la nazu wodzoe vie. Esi nu siawo katã nɔ edzi yim la, Yona ya nɔ alɔ̃ dɔm dzidzemetɔe le afi si wòbe ɖo.
6 and to present: come to(wards) him chief [the] pilot and to say to/for him what? to/for you to sleep to arise: rise to call: call to to(wards) God your perhaps to think [the] God to/for us and not to perish
Meli la ƒe amegã yi ɖe afi si wònɔ la, eye wòdo ɣli ɖe eta be, “Nu ka! Alɔ̃ dɔm wò ya nèle le ɣeyiɣi sia mea? Tso kaba nàyɔ wò mawu, ɖewohĩ akpɔ nublanui na mí tso ahom la me!”
7 and to say man: anyone to(wards) neighbor his to go: come! and to fall: allot allotted and to know in/on/with which/that to/for who? [the] distress: evil [the] this to/for us and to fall: allot allotted and to fall: allot [the] allotted upon Jonah
Azɔ melikulawo gblɔ na wo nɔewo be, “Miva, mina míadzidze nu, akpɔe ɖa be ame kae na dzɔgbevɔ̃e sia va mía dzi mahã.” Ale wodzidze nu, eye wòdze Yona dzi.
8 and to say to(wards) him to tell [emph?] please to/for us in/on/with in which to/for who? [the] distress: evil [the] this to/for us what? work your and from where? to come (in): come what? land: country/planet your and where? from this people you(m. s.)
Ale wo katã wobia gbee zi ɖeka be, “Nu ka nèwɔ, be nèhe ahom sia va mía dzi? Dɔ ka nèwɔna? Dukɔ ka me nètso? Gbe ka gblɔlae nènye?”
9 and to say to(wards) them Hebrew I and [obj] LORD God [the] heaven I afraid which to make [obj] [the] sea and [obj] [the] dry land
Yona ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Hebritɔwoe menye, eye mesubɔa Yehowa, Dziƒo Mawu la, ame si wɔ atsiaƒu kple anyigba.”
10 and to fear [the] human fear great: large and to say to(wards) him what? this to make: do for to know [the] human for from to/for face LORD he/she/it to flee for to tell to/for them
Nya sia sese na wovɔ̃, eye wobiae be, “Nu ka nèwɔ?” Elabena ameawo nya be ɖe wònɔ sisim le Yehowa nu, elabena egblɔe na wo do ŋgɔ.
11 and to say to(wards) him what? to make: do to/for you and be quiet [the] sea from upon us for [the] sea to go: continue and to rage
Ƒutsotsoeawo gale agbo dzem ɖe edzi, eya ta wobiae be, “Nu ka míawɔ wò be ƒu la nadze akɔ anyi?”
12 and to say to(wards) them to lift: raise me and to cast me to(wards) [the] sea and be quiet [the] sea from upon you for to know I for in/on/with which/that to/for me [the] tempest [the] great: large [the] this upon you
Yona gblɔ na wo be, “Mikɔm ƒu gbe ɖe ƒua me ekema ahom la nu atso. Elabena menya be tanye ahom la le tutum ɖo.”
13 and to dig [the] human to/for to return: return to(wards) [the] dry land and not be able for [the] sea to go: continue and to rage upon them
Ʋukulawo dze agbagba be woaku ʋu la ava gota, gake gbeɖe; womete ŋui o, elabena ƒutsotsoeawo gadze agbo ɖe edzi wu tsã.
14 and to call: call to to(wards) LORD and to say Please! LORD not please to perish in/on/with soul: life [the] man [the] this and not to give: put upon us blood innocent for you(m. s.) LORD like/as as which to delight in to make: do
Ale wodo gbe ɖa na Yehowa be, “O Yehowa, mègabia hlɔ̃ mi ɖe ame sia ƒe agbe ta o. Mègabu fɔ mí be míekɔ ʋu maɖifɔ ɖi o, elabena, O Yehowa, wòe wɔ nu si dze ŋuwò.”
15 and to lift: raise [obj] Jonah and to cast him to(wards) [the] sea and to stand: stand [the] sea from rage his
Ale wolé Yona, kɔe ƒu gbe ɖe atsiaƒu la me, eye ƒu dzeagbo la dze akɔ anyi enumake.
16 and to fear: revere [the] human fear great: large [obj] LORD and to sacrifice sacrifice to/for LORD and to vow vow
Nu si dzɔ la na be ʋua me nɔlawo katã vɔ̃ Yehowa ŋutɔ, eye wosa vɔ na Yehowa heɖe adzɔgbe nɛ.
17 and to count LORD fish great: large to/for to swallow up [obj] Jonah and to be Jonah in/on/with belly [the] fish three day and three night
Yehowa dɔ ƒumelã gã aɖe wòmi Yona. Ale Yona nɔ ƒumelã la ƒe dɔ me ŋkeke etɔ̃ kple zã etɔ̃.
