Jonah 1

1 [One day] Yahweh said to [the prophet] Jonah, the son of Amittai,

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

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].”

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

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].

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 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.

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 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].

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].

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 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].

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 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?”

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

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].”

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

10 After the sailors heard that, they were terrified. So they asked him, “Do you realize what [trouble] you have caused?”

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 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?”

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

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].”

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 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.

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 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!”

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 Then they picked Jonah up and threw him into the sea. Then the sea became calm.

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

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].

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

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.

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