Jonah 1
1 [One day] Yahweh said to [the prophet] Jonah, the son of Amittai,
La parole de l'Éternel fut adressée à Jonas, fils d'Amitthaï, en ces mots:
2 “I have [seen] how wicked [the people of] [MTY] the great city of Nineveh are. Therefore go there and warn the people that [I am planning to] destroy their city [because of their sins].”
Lève-toi, va à Ninive, la grande ville, et crie contre elle; car leur méchanceté est montée jusqu'à moi.
3 But [instead of going to Nineveh], Jonah [went in the direction] opposite to where Yahweh [told him to go]. He went down to Joppa [city]. There he bought a ticket to travel on a ship that was going to Tarshish [city], in order to avoid [doing what] Yahweh [told him to do]. [He got on the ship, ] and [then went down] to a lower deck, [lay down, and went to sleep].
Mais Jonas se leva pour s'enfuir à Tarsis, de devant la face de l'Éternel. Il descendit à Japho, et il trouva un navire qui allait à Tarsis; il paya son passage, et y entra pour aller avec eux à Tarsis, de devant la face de l'Éternel.
4 Then Yahweh caused a very strong wind to blow, and there was such a violent storm that [the sailors thought] the ship would break apart.
Mais l'Éternel souleva un grand vent sur la mer, et il y eut une grande tempête sur la mer, et le navire était sur le point de se briser.
5 The sailors were very frightened. Because of that, they each [started to] pray to their own gods [to save them]. Then they threw the cargo into the sea to make the ship lighter [in order that it would not sink easily].
Et les marins eurent peur; ils crièrent chacun à leur dieu, et jetèrent à la mer les objets qui étaient dans le navire, pour l'alléger; mais Jonas était descendu au fond du navire, s'était couché et dormait profondément.
6 Then the captain went [down] to where Jonah was sleeping soundly. [He awoke him] and said [to him], “(How can you sleep [during a storm like this]?/You should not be sleeping [during a storm like this]) [RHQ]! Get up and pray to your god! Perhaps he will pity us and save us, in order that we will not drown!” [But Jonah refused to do that].
Alors le pilote s'approcha de lui, et lui dit: Pourquoi dors-tu? Lève-toi, crie à ton Dieu. Peut-être pensera-t-il à nous, et nous ne périrons pas.
7 Then the sailors said to each other, “We need to (cast lots/shake from a container small objects that we have all marked), to determine who has caused [all] this trouble!” So they did that, and [the object with] Jonah’s mark fell out [of the container].
Puis ils se dirent l'un à l'autre: Venez, jetons le sort, et nous saurons qui est cause de ce malheur qui nous arrive. Ils jetèrent donc le sort, et le sort tomba sur Jonas.
8 So [various ones of] them asked him, “Are you the one who has caused us all this trouble?” “What work do you do?” “Where are you [coming] from?” “What country and what people-group do you belong to?”
Alors ils lui dirent: Fais-nous donc savoir pourquoi ce malheur nous arrive. Quelle est ta profession, et d'où viens-tu? Quel est ton pays, et de quel peuple es-tu?
9 Jonah replied, “I am a Hebrew. I worship Yahweh God, who [lives in] heaven. He is the one who made the sea and the land. I am trying to escape from [doing what] Yahweh [told me to do].”
Et il leur dit: Je suis Hébreu, et je crains l'Éternel, le Dieu des cieux, qui a fait la mer et la terre.
10 After the sailors heard that, they were terrified. So they asked him, “Do you realize what [trouble] you have caused?”
Et ces hommes furent saisis d'une grande crainte, et ils lui dirent: Pourquoi as-tu fait cela? Car ces hommes savaient qu'il s'enfuyait de devant la face de l'Éternel, parce qu'il le leur avait déclaré.
11 The [storm kept getting worse and] the waves kept getting bigger. So [one of] the sailors asked Jonah, “What should we do in order to make the sea become calm?”
Ils lui dirent donc: Que te ferons-nous, pour que la mer s'apaise envers nous? Car la mer devenait de plus en plus orageuse.
12 He replied, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea. [If you do that], it will become calm. I know that this terrible storm is the result of my [not doing what Yahweh told me to do].”
Et il leur répondit: Prenez-moi, et jetez-moi dans la mer, et la mer s'apaisera envers vous; car je sais que c'est à cause de moi que cette grande tempête est venue sur vous.
13 But the sailors did [not want to do that]. [Instead], they tried hard to row the ship back to the land. But they could not [do that], because the storm continued to get worse.
Et ces hommes ramaient pour gagner la terre, mais ils ne le purent, parce que la mer s'agitait de plus en plus contre eux.
14 Therefore they prayed to Yahweh, and [one of them] prayed, “O Yahweh, please do not let us drown because of our causing this man to die. O Yahweh, you have done what you wanted to do. [We do not know if this man has sinned. If] he has not sinned, do not consider that we are guilty of sinning when we cause him to die!”
Alors ils crièrent à l'Éternel, et dirent: O Éternel! que nous ne périssions pas à cause de la vie de cet homme, et ne mets point sur nous le sang innocent! Car toi, ô Éternel, tu fais comme il te plaît.
15 Then they picked Jonah up and threw him into the sea. Then the sea became calm.
Puis ils prirent Jonas, et le jetèrent dans la mer, et la fureur de la mer s'arrêta.
16 [When that happened], the sailors became greatly awed at Yahweh’s [power]. So they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh, and they strongly promised [him that they would do things that would please him].
Et ces hommes furent saisis d'une grande crainte de l'Éternel. Ils offrirent des sacrifices à l'Éternel, et firent des vœux.
17 [While they were doing that, ] Yahweh sent a huge fish that swallowed Jonah. Then Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.
Et l'Éternel prépara un grand poisson pour engloutir Jonas, et Jonas fut dans le ventre du poisson trois jours et trois nuits.
