Jonah 1
1 [One day] Yahweh said to [the prophet] Jonah, the son of Amittai,
Et la parole du Seigneur vint à Jonas, fils d'Amathi, disant
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, et pars pour Ninive, la grande ville, et proclame dans ses murs que le cri de sa méchanceté est monté 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 du Seigneur; et il descendit à Joppé; il y trouva une barque allant à Tharsis, et il paya son passage, et il s'embarqua pour naviguer avec les matelots, jusqu'à Tharsis, loin de la face du Seigneur.
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.
Et le Seigneur excita un grand vent sur la mer, et les vagues s'élevèrent, et la barque fut en danger de se rompre.
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 matelots eurent crainte, et ils crièrent chacun vers son dieu, et ils lancèrent à la mer le chargement de la barque, pour s'en alléger. Jonas descendit à fond de cale, et là il s'endormit, et il ronfla.
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].
Et le pilote l'alla trouver, et il lui dit: Pourquoi ronfles-tu? Lève- toi, et invoque ton Dieu, afin que Dieu nous sauve, et que nous ne mourions 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].
Et chacun des matelots dit à son voisin: Allons, agitons les sorts, et sachons par qui ce malheur nous arrive. Et ils agitèrent des 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?”
Et ils lui dirent: Déclare-nous quel est ton métier; d'où viens-tu? de quelle contrée, 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 un serviteur du Seigneur; j'adore le Seigneur Dieu du ciel, qui a créé 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 eurent grande crainte, et ils lui dirent: Pourquoi as-tu fait cela? Car ces hommes connurent qu'il fuyait loin de la face du Seigneur; car 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?”
Et ils lui dirent: Que te ferons-nous, afin que pour nous la mer se calme? Car la mer allait, et soulevait encore plus de vagues.
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 Jonas leur dit: Prenez-moi et jetez-moi à la mer, et la mer se calmera pour vous; car je sais que c'est à cause de moi qu'il y a contre vous ces grandes vagues.
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 s'efforcèrent de retourner à la côte; mais ils ne le purent, parce que la mer allait et soulevait contre eux toujours plus de vagues.
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!”
Et ils crièrent au Seigneur, et ils dirent: Non, Seigneur, que nous ne périssions pas pour la vie de cet homme; ne fais pas retomber sur nous un sang innocent; car, Seigneur, Tu as fait selon Ta volonté.
15 Then they picked Jonah up and threw him into the sea. Then the sea became calm.
Et ils prirent Jonas, et ils le lancèrent à la mer; et la mer cessa de s'agiter.
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 eurent grande crainte du Seigneur; et ils offrirent au Seigneur un sacrifice, et ils Lui 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 le Seigneur prescrivit à une grande baleine d'avaler Jonas, et Jonas fut dans le ventre de la baleine trois jours et trois nuits.
