Yunus 1
1 Pada suatu hari, TUHAN berbicara kepada Yunus, anak Amitai.
The word of the Lord also came unto Jonah the son of 'Amitthai, saying,
2 Kata-Nya, "Pergilah ke Niniwe, kota besar itu, untuk mengancamnya, karena Aku tahu bahwa penduduknya jahat sekali."
Arise, Go unto Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim against her; for their wickedness is come up before me.
3 Tetapi Yunus malah berangkat ke arah lain untuk menjauhi TUHAN. Ia pergi ke Yopa, dan kebetulan menemukan kapal yang hendak bertolak ke Spanyol. Setelah membayar ongkos perjalanannya, ia naik kapal, lalu berlayar bersama awak kapal ke Spanyol, untuk menjauhi TUHAN.
But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tharshish from the presence of the Lord; and he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tharshish, and paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tharshish, from the presence of the Lord.
4 Yunus turun ke tempat yang paling bawah dan berbaring di situ, lalu tertidur nyenyak. Kemudian TUHAN mendatangkan angin ribut ke atas laut, lalu terjadilah badai yang dahsyat, yang memukul kapal itu sehingga hampir hancur. Para awak kapal takut sekali dan berteriak-teriak minta tolong, masing-masing kepada dewanya sendiri. Untuk mengurangi bahaya karam, mereka membuang muatan kapal itu ke dalam laut.
But the Lord excited a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea; and it was thought that the ship would be broken in pieces.
And the mariners were afraid, and called every man unto his god; and they cast forth the articles which were in the ship into the sea, to be lightened of them. But Jonah was gone down into the hold of the ship, and lay down, and was fast asleep.
6 Pada waktu nakhoda kapal itu turun ke bawah, ia menemukan Yunus di situ sedang tidur. Lalu ia berkata, "Masakah kau bisa tidur dalam keadaan begini! Ayo, bangun! Berdoalah kepada dewamu untuk minta tolong. Siapa tahu ia akan kasihan kepada kita sehingga kita tidak binasa."
So the ship-master came near unto him, and said unto him, Why dost thou sleep? arise, call upon thy God: perhaps it be that God will think of us, that we may not be lost.
7 Sesudah Yunus dan nakhoda itu naik ke atas, para awak kapal itu berkata sesama mereka, "Mari, kita buang undi supaya kita tahu siapa yang bersalah sehingga kita ditimpa bencana ini!" Mereka membuang undi, dan nama Yunus yang kena.
And they said one to the other, Come, and let us cast lots; that we may know for whose cause this evil hath happened unto us. And they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
8 Lalu kata mereka kepada Yunus, "Betulkah engkau yang menyebabkan bencana ini? Engkau dari mana? Bangsa apa? Mengapa ada di sini?"
Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, thou for whose cause this evil hath happened unto us, What is thy business? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
9 Jawab Yunus, "Aku orang Ibrani. Aku menyembah TUHAN, Allah di surga, yang menciptakan laut dan daratan."
And he said unto them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, who hath made the sea and the dry land.
10 Kemudian diceritakannya bagaimana ia berusaha melarikan diri dari TUHAN. Mendengar itu para awak kapal menjadi lebih takut lagi, dan berkata kepadanya, "Lancang sekali perbuatanmu itu!"
Then were the men exceedingly afraid and they said unto him, What is this thou hast done? for the men knew that he was flying from the presence of the Lord; because he had told them.
11 Sementara itu badai makin menjadi-jadi, lalu para awak kapal bertanya kepadanya, "Apa yang harus kami lakukan kepadamu supaya badai ini berhenti?"
And they said unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may become calm around us? for the sea grew more and more tempestuous.
12 Jawab Yunus, "Buanglah aku ke dalam laut, pasti badai akan berhenti. Sebab sekarang aku tahu, bahwa akulah yang menyebabkan badai yang dahsyat ini menimpa kalian."
And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea: so shall the sea be calm around you; for I know well that because of me is this great tempest upon you.
13 Tetapi para awak kapal masih berusaha sekuat tenaga untuk mendayung kapal itu ke daratan. Namun badai makin mengamuk juga, sehingga usaha mereka sia-sia belaka.
Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring [the ship] back to the land; but they could not; for the sea grew more and more tempestuous around them.
14 Sebab itu mereka berseru kepada TUHAN, "Ya TUHAN, kami mohon, janganlah kami binasa karena mengambil nyawa orang yang tidak melakukan kesalahan apa pun terhadap kami. Ya TUHAN, Engkau telah melakukan apa yang Engkau kehendaki."
And they called unto the Lord, and said, We beseech thee, O Lord, let us not be lost, we pray thee, for the life of this man, and lay not upon us [the guilt of] innocent blood; for thou art the Lord, as it pleaseth thee so dost thou do.
15 Lalu mereka melemparkan Yunus ke dalam laut. Maka badai itu berhenti mengamuk.
And they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from its raging.
16 Para awak kapal itu menjadi sangat takut kepada TUHAN, dan setelah mendarat, mereka mempersembahkan kurban dan menjanjikan bermacam-macam hal kepada TUHAN.
And the men feared the Lord very greatly; and they offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows.
17 Sementara itu TUHAN mendatangkan seekor ikan besar yang menelan Yunus. Maka tinggallah Yunus di dalam perut ikan itu selama tiga hari tiga malam.
And the Lord made ready a large fish to swallow up Jonah: and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
