Jonah 1
1 [One day] Yahweh said to [the prophet] Jonah, the son of Amittai,
Карик о Иона, лэ Амитаёско шаво, сас о алав лэ РАЕСТАР:
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].”
— Ущи, жа андо баро форо Ниневия тай роспхэн котэ о алав. Мандэ дожыля дума пала лэндерэ холятерэ дилэ.
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].
Ай о Иона тидяпэ тэ нашэлтар лэ РАЕСТАР андо Таршышо. Вов авиля андэ Яфа, тай аракхля э барка, сави жаластар андо Таршышо. Вов потиндя важ о дром, вазгляпэ пэ барка и лаглятар лэнца па паи, соп тэ нашэлтар лэ РАЕСТАР андо Таршышо.
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.
Тунче о РАЙ бишалдя холяти балвал по баро паи. Вагляпэ кацаво зорало штормо, со э барка сас гата тэ розмардёлпэ.
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].
Саворэ морякуря пэрэдарайлэ, вонэ линэ тэ мангэнпэ кажно пэстерэ дэвлэсти. Вонэ пошутэ пай барка ся о паримос андо баро паи, соп тэ авэл майвушэро. Ай англа када о Иона упрал змэкляпэ тэлэ, пэля и састэс засутя.
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].
О барэдэр ла баркако авиля каринг о Иона и пхэндя: — Со ж ту совэс? Ущи, акхар терэ Дэвлэс! Сар Вов шола пэр амэндэ само тай на дэла амэнди тэ хасайвас.
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].
Тунче э морякуря пхэндэ екх екхэсти: — Шам э врэжа, кай тэ ганас, пала кастэ пар амэндэ авиля кадыя бида. Вонэ шутэ э врэжа, и вой пэля по Иона.
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?”
Тунче э морякуря пхэндэ лэсти: — Пхэн, пала кастэ пар амэндэ авиля кадыя бида? Соза залэспэ? Катар ту авилян? Савя пхувятар? Тай савэ манушэндар?
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].”
О Иона пхэндя: — Мэ сым евреё, тэлював лэ РАЕСТИ, о Дэл лэ нэбоско, Саво стердя о баро паи тай э пхув.
10 After the sailors heard that, they were terrified. So they asked him, “Do you realize what [trouble] you have caused?”
О Иона роспхэндя лэнди, кай вов нашэлтар лэ РАЕСТАР. Калэ алавэндар вонэ фартэ пэрэдарайлэ и пхэндэ лэсти: — Со ж ту када тердян?
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?”
Ай о баро паи ся ваздэласпэ майфартэ и майфартэ. Тунче вонэ пушлэ лэстар: — Со амэ тэ терас туса, кай о баро паи тэ улэлпэ? Вов пхэндя лэнди:
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].”
— Ваздэн ман и шон андо баро паи, тунче вов улэлапэ. Мэ ганав, со када баро штормо авиля пэр тумэндэ черэз мандэ.
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.
Э морякуря линэ анда ся зор тэ примардён каринг э риг ла пхувяти. Ай пэ када на хутилэлас лэндэ зор, пала кода со о штормо фартэ ваздэласпэ.
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!”
Тунче вонэ линэ тэ мангэнпэ лэ РАЕСТИ: — РАЙ, на мар амэн пала кода, со амэ умараса калэ манушэс. На стов пар амэндэ э дош, кай умарас найдошалэ манушэс. Ту РАЙ, тай Ту терэс кода, со Ту камэс.
15 Then they picked Jonah up and threw him into the sea. Then the sea became calm.
Вонэ линэ тай шон лэ Ионас пай барка, и о холяко баро паи уляпэ.
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].
Бари дар авиля лэндэ англа РАЙ, вонэ андэ жэртва и динэ РАЕСТИ алав.
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.
О РАЙ бишалдя барэ мащес, тэ накавэл лэ Ионас. О Иона сас трин дес и трин ратя андо йило лэ мащеско.
