Jonah 1
1 [One day] Yahweh said to [the prophet] Jonah, the son of Amittai,
La parole de Yahweh fut adressée à Jonas, fils d'Amathi, en ces termes:
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 prêche 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].
Et Jonas se leva pour s'enfuir à Tharsis, loin de la face de Yahweh. Il descendit à Joppé, et trouva un vaisseau qui allait à Tharsis et, ayant payé son passage, il y descendit pour aller avec eux à Tharsis, loin de la face de Yahweh.
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 Yahweh fit souffler un grand vent sur la mer, et il y eut sur la mer une grande tempête; le vaisseau menaçait 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].
Les mariniers eurent peur; ils crièrent chacun à leur dieu, et jetèrent à la mer les objets qui étaient sur le vaisseau, pour s'alléger. Et Jonas était descendu au fond du navire; il 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 chef de l'équipage s'approcha de lui et lui dit: " Qu'as-tu à dormir? Lève-toi, invoque ton Dieu; peut-être Dieu pensera-t-il à nous, et nous ne périrons point! "
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].
Et ils se dirent les uns aux autres: " Venez, jetons les sorts, afin que nous sachions de qui nous vient ce mal. " Ils jetèrent les sorts, 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: " Dis-nous donc à cause de qui nous arrive ce mal; quelle est ta profession, 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].”
Il leur répondit: " Je suis un Hébreu et j'adore Yahweh, le Dieu du ciel, 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?”
Les hommes furent saisis d'une grande crainte, et ils lui dirent: " Qu'as-tu fait! " Car les hommes savaient qu'il s'enfuyait loin de la face de Yahweh, 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: " Que te ferons-nous, pour que la mer s'apaise pour nous? " Car la mer continuait de se soulever de plus en plus.
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].”
Il leur répondit: " Prenez-moi et me jetez à la mer, et la mer s'apaisera pour 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.
Les hommes ramaient pour ramener le vaisseau à la terre, mais ils ne le purent pas; car la mer continuait de se soulever 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 Yahweh et dirent: " Ah! Yahweh, que nous ne périssions pas pour l'âme de cet homme, et ne nous chargez pas d'un sang innocent; car c'est vous, Yahweh, qui avez fait comme il vous a plu. "
15 Then they picked Jonah up and threw him into the sea. Then the sea became calm.
Et prenant Jonas, ils le jetèrent à la mer; et la mer calma sa fureur.
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 les hommes furent saisis d'une grande crainte pour Yahweh; ils offrirent un sacrifice à Yahweh 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 Yahweh fit venir un grand poisson pour engloutir Jonas; et Jonas fut dans les entrailles du poisson trois jours et trois nuits.
