Jonas 1
1 Et la parole de l’Éternel [vint] à Jonas, fils d’Amitthaï, disant:
[One day] Yahweh said to [the prophet] Jonah, the son of Amittai,
2 Lève-toi, va à Ninive, la grande ville, et crie contre elle, car leur méchanceté est montée devant moi.
“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].”
3 Et Jonas se leva pour s’enfuir à Tarsis, de devant la face de l’Éternel; et il descendit à Joppé et trouva un navire allant à Tarsis; et ayant donné le prix de sa place, il y descendit pour aller avec eux à Tarsis, de devant la face de l’Éternel.
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].
4 Et l’Éternel envoya un grand vent sur la mer; et il y eut une grande tempête sur la mer, de sorte que le navire semblait vouloir se briser.
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.
5 Et les marins eurent peur et crièrent chacun à son dieu; et ils jetèrent dans la mer les objets qui étaient dans le navire, pour l’en alléger. Et Jonas était descendu au fond du vaisseau et s’était couché, et dormait profondément.
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 Et le maître des rameurs s’approcha de lui, et lui dit: Que fais-tu, dormeur? Lève-toi, crie à ton Dieu! Peut-être Dieu pensera-t-il à nous, et nous ne périrons pas.
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].
7 Et ils se dirent l’un à l’autre: Venez, jetons le sort, afin que nous sachions à cause de qui ce malheur nous arrive. Et ils jetèrent le sort, et le sort tomba sur Jonas.
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].
8 Et ils lui dirent: Déclare-nous à cause de qui ce mal nous est arrivé? Quelle est ton occupation? et d’où viens-tu? Quel est ton pays, et de quel peuple es-tu?
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?”
9 Et il leur dit: Je suis Hébreu, et je crains l’Éternel, le Dieu des cieux, qui a fait la mer et la terre.
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].”
10 Et les hommes eurent une grande frayeur, et ils lui dirent: Qu’est-ce que tu as fait? Car les hommes savaient qu’il s’enfuyait de devant la face de l’Éternel, car il le leur avait déclaré.
After the sailors heard that, they were terrified. So they asked him, “Do you realize what [trouble] you have caused?”
11 Et ils lui dirent: Que te ferons-nous, afin que la mer s’apaise pour nous? car la mer allait grossissant toujours.
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?”
12 Et il leur dit: Prenez-moi et jetez-moi à la mer, et la mer s’apaisera pour vous; car je sais que c’est à cause de moi que cette grosse tempête est [venue] sur vous.
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].”
13 Mais les hommes ramèrent pour regagner la terre; et ils ne purent pas, car la mer allait toujours grossissant contre eux.
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.
14 Et ils crièrent à l’Éternel, et dirent: Ah, Éternel! que nous ne périssions pas, nous t’en prions, à cause de la vie de cet homme; et ne mets pas sur nous du sang innocent; car toi, Éternel, tu as fait comme il t’a plu.
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!”
15 Et ils prirent Jonas et le jetèrent à la mer; et la fureur de la mer s’arrêta.
Then they picked Jonah up and threw him into the sea. Then the sea became calm.
16 Et les hommes craignirent beaucoup l’Éternel, et offrirent un sacrifice à l’Éternel, et firent des vœux.
[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].
17 Et l’Éternel prépara un grand poisson pour engloutir Jonas; et Jonas fut dans les entrailles du poisson trois jours et trois nuits.
[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.
