ヨナ書 1

1 ヱホバの言アミタイの子ヨナに臨めりいはく

Now the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

2 起てかの大なる邑ニネベに往きこれを呼はり責めよ そは其惡わが前に上り來ればなりと

Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

3 然るにヨナはヱホバの面をさけてタルシシへ逃れんと起てヨツパに下り行けるが機しもタルシシへ往く舟に遇ければその價値を給へヱホバの面をさけて偕にタルシシへ行んとてその舟に乗れり

But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah; and he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah.

4 時にヱホバ大風を海の上に起したまひて烈しき颺風海にありければ舟は幾んど破れんとせり

But Jehovah sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

5 かかりしかば船夫恐れて各おのれの神を呼び又舟を輕くせんとてその中なる載荷を海に投すてたり 然るにヨナは舟の奧に下りゐて臥て酣睡せり

Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god; and they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it unto them. But Jonah was gone down into the innermost parts of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

6 船長來りて彼に云けるは汝なんぞかく酣睡するや起て汝の神を呼べあるひは彼われらを眷顧て淪亡ざらしめんと

So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

7 かくて人衆互に云けるは此災の我儕にのぞめるは誰の故なるかを知んがため去來鬮を掣んと やがて鬮をひきしに鬮ヨナに當りければ

And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

8 みな彼に云けるはこの災禍なにゆゑに我らにのぞめるか請ふ告げよ 汝の業は何なるや 何處より來れるや 汝の國は何處ぞや 何處の民なるや

Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; what is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?

9 ヨナ彼等にいひけるは我はヘブル人にして海と陸とを造りたまひし天の神ヱホバを畏るる者なり

And he said unto them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear Jehovah, the God of heaven, who hath made the sea and the dry land.

10 是に於て船夫甚だしく懼れて彼に云けるは汝なんぞ其事をなせしやと その人々は彼がヱホバの面をさけて逃れしなるを知れり 其はさきにヨナ彼等に告たればなり

Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, What is this that thou hast done? For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of Jehovah, because he had told them.

11 遂に船夫彼にいひけるは我儕のために海を靜かにせんには汝に如何がなすべきや 其は海いよいよ甚だしく狂蕩たればなり

Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea grew more and more tempestuous.

12 ヨナ彼等に曰けるはわれを取りて海に投いれよ さらば海は汝等の爲に靜かにならん そはこの大なる颺風の汝等にのぞめるはわが故なるを知ればなり

And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

13 されど船夫は陸に漕もどさんとつとめたりしが終にあたはざりき 其は海かれらにむかひていよいよ烈しく蕩たればなり

Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not: for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.

14 ここにおいて彼等ヱホバに呼はりて曰けるはヱホバよこひねがはくは此人の命の爲に我儕を滅亡したまふ勿れ 又罪なきの血をわれらに歸し給ふなかれ そはヱホバよ汝聖意にかなふところを爲し給へるなればなりと

Wherefore they cried unto Jehovah, and said, We beseech thee, O Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood; for thou, O Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee.

15 すなわちヨナを取りて海に投入たり しかして海のあるることやみぬ

So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging.

16 かかりしかばその人々おほいにヱホバを畏れヱホバに犧牲を獻げ誓願を立たり

Then the men feared Jehovah exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto Jehovah, and made vows.

17 さてヱホバすでに大なる魚を備へおきてヨナを呑しめたまへり ヨナは三日三夜魚の腹の中にありき

And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.