Jonah 1

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

Beberapa puluh tahun yang lalu, ada seorang nabi Israel bernama Yunus, anak Amitai. TUHAN memberi perintah ini kepadanya,

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].”

“Pergi dan peringatkanlah penduduk ibukota besar Niniwe bahwa Aku akan segera menghukum mereka, karena perbuatan mereka 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 tidak mau pergi ke Niniwe! Dia malah mencoba melarikan diri dari hadapan TUHAN dengan pergi ke Yopa— tempat yang berlawanan arah dari perintah TUHAN. Di sana, dia mencari kapal yang menuju kota Tarsis, membayar ongkos untuk perjalanan tersebut, dan menaiki kapal itu.

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.

Kemudian TUHAN mengirimkan angin yang sangat kencang ke laut dan terjadilah badai yang sangat besar dan kuat, sehingga kapal itu hampir pecah.

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].

Karena itu, anak buah kapal menjadi sangat takut dan setiap orang berdoa kepada dewanya masing-masing untuk meminta pertolongan. Mereka membuang barang-barang ke laut untuk meringankan beban kapal itu supaya tidak mudah tenggelam. Sementara itu, Yunus sudah turun ke lantai yang bagian bawah, lalu berbaring di situ, sampai tertidur nyenyak.

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 kapten kapal itu turun ke lantai bagian bawah, dia melihat Yunus sedang tertidur nyenyak. Lalu kapten kapal itu membangunkan Yunus dan berkata, “Bagaimana mungkin kamu bisa tidur nyenyak dalam keadaan begini? Bangunlah, berdoalah kepada dewamu! Mungkin dewamu itu mau mengasihani dan menyelamatkan kita dari bencana ini.”

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].

Setelah kapten kapal itu dan Yunus naik ke lantai atas kapal, para anak buah kapal itu berkata seorang kepada yang lain, “Untuk mencari tahu siapa sebenarnya penyebab bencana ini, kita harus melakukan undian.” Dan ketika mereka melakukan itu, Yunuslah 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?”

Anak buah kapal itu berkata kepada Yunus, “Apa betul kamulah penyebab terjadinya bencana ini? Apa pekerjaanmu? Kamu dari mana dan suku bangsa apa?”

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, “Saya orang Ibrani. Saya menyembah TUHAN yang bertakhta di surga dan yang menciptakan lautan dan daratan. Saya sedang berusaha melarikan diri dari hadapan-Nya.” Setelah mendengar apa yang disampaikan oleh Yunus, maka para anak buah kapal itu menjadi sangat ketakutan. Lalu mereka berkata kepadanya, “Apa? Lalu mengapa kamu melakukan itu?!”

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

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 semakin memburuk dan gelombang semakin besar. Anak buah kapal berkata kepada Yunus, “Apa yang harus kami lakukan terhadap kamu supaya badai ini bisa tenang kembali?”

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, “Sekarang saya tahu bahwa sayalah penyebab badai ini. Angkat dan buanglah saya ke laut, maka badai ini pasti akan tenang kembali.”

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 anak buah kapal tidak mau langsung membuang Yunus ke laut. Mereka berusaha sekuat tenaga mendayung kapal itu kembali ke darat. Namun mereka tidak mampu karena badai itu semakin besar dan menyerang mereka.

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!”

Karena itu, mereka pun berseru kepada TUHAN, “Ya TUHAN, janganlah binasakan kami karena nyawa orang ini— yang tidak melakukan kesalahan apa pun kepada kami. Ya TUHAN, Engkau sudah melakukan apa yang Engkau kehendaki!”

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

Lalu mereka mengangkat Yunus dan membuangnya ke laut, maka laut menjadi tenang kembali.

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 anak buah kapal itu menjadi sangat ketakutan akan kebesaran kuasa TUHAN. Karena itu, mereka berjanji bahwa nanti mereka akan melakukan hal-hal yang menyenangkan hati-Nya dan akan mempersembahkan kurban sembelihan.

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 ikan besar untuk menelan Yunus. Maka tinggallah Yunus di dalam perut ikan itu selama tiga hari tiga malam.