Jonas 1
1 Ngayon ang salita ni Yahweh ay dumating kay Jonas na anak ni Amitai, na nagsasabing,
And the word of the Lord came to Jonah, the son of Amittai, saying,
2 “Bumangon ka at pumunta sa Ninive, iyong malaking lungsod, at magsalita ka laban dito, dahil ang kasamaan nila ay umabot sa akin.”
Up! go to Nineveh, that great town, and let your voice come to it; for their evil-doing has come up before me.
3 Subalit bumangon si Jonas at tumakbo palayo mula sa presensya ni Yahweh at nagtungo sa Tarsis. Bumaba siya sa Joppa at nakakita ng isang barko patungong Tarsis. Kaya nagbayad siya ng pamasahe at sumakay sa barko upang sumama sa kanila patungong Tarsis, palayo mula sa presensya ni Yahweh.
And Jonah got up to go in flight to Tarshish, away from the Lord; and he went down to Joppa, and saw there a ship going to Tarshish: so he gave them the price of the journey and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish, away from the Lord.
4 Subalit nagpadala si Yahweh ng malakas na hangin sa dagat at ito ay naging malakas na bagyo sa dagat. Hindi nagtagal ang barko ay parang masisira na.
And the Lord sent out a great wind on to the sea and there was a violent storm in the sea, so that the ship seemed in danger of being broken.
5 Kaya lubhang natakot ang mga mandaragat at tumatawag ang bawat tao sa kaniya-kanyang sariling diyos. Tinapon nila ang mga kargamento ng barko sa dagat upang mapagaan ito. Ngunit bumaba si Jonas doon sa mga kaloob-loobang bahagi ng barko, at nakahiga roon mahimbing na natutulog.
Then the sailors were full of fear, every man crying to his god; and the goods in the ship were dropped out into the sea to make the weight less. But Jonah had gone down into the inmost part of the ship where he was stretched out in a deep sleep.
6 Kaya pumunta ang kapitan sa kaniya at sinabi sa kanya, “Anong ginagawa mong natutulog? Bumangon ka! Tumawag ka sa iyong diyos! Marahil mapapansin tayo ng iyong diyos at hindi tayo mamamatay.”
And the ship's captain came to him and said to him, What are you doing sleeping? Up! say a prayer to your God, if by chance God will give a thought to us, so that we may not come to destruction.
7 Sinabi nilang lahat sa bawat isa, “Halikayo, magpalabunutan tayo, para malaman natin kung sino ang dahilan ng kasamaang ito na nangyayari sa atin.” Kaya nagpalabunutan sila at ang bunot ay napunta kay Jonas.
And they said to one another, Come, let us put this to the decision of chance and see on whose account this evil has come on us. So they did so, and Jonah was seen to be the man.
8 Pagkatapos sinabi nila kay Jonas, “Pakiusap sabihin sa amin kung sino ang dahilan nitong kasamaang nangyayari sa atin. Ano ang iyong hanap-buhay, at saan ka nanggaling? Ano ang iyong bansa at mula sa aling lahi ka?”
Then they said to him, Now make clear to us what is your work, and where you come from? what is your country, and who are your people?
9 Sinabi ni Jonas sa kanila, “Ako ay isang Hebreo; at kinatatakutan ko si Yahweh, ang Diyos ng langit, na siyang gumawa ng dagat at ng tuyong lupa.”
And he said to them, I am a Hebrew, a worshipper of the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.
10 Pagkatapos lalong natakot ang mga tao at sinabi kay Jonas, “Ano itong ginawa mo?” Dahil nalaman ng mga tao na siya ay tumatakbo palayo mula sa presensya ni Yahweh, dahil sinabi niya sa kanila.
And the men were in great fear, and they said to him, What is this you have done? For the men had knowledge of his flight from the Lord because he had not kept it from them.
11 Pagkatapos sinabi nila kay Jonas, “Ano ang dapat naming gawin sa iyo upang humupa ang dagat para sa atin?” Sapagkat ang dagat ay lalong naging marahas.
And they said to him, What are we to do to you so that the sea may become calm for us? For the sea was getting rougher and rougher.
12 Sinabi ni Jonas sa kanila, “Buhatin ninyo ako at itapon ninyo ako sa dagat. Pagkatapos huhupa ang dagat para sa inyo, sapagkat alam kong dahil sa akin kaya nangyayari sa inyo ang malakas na bagyong ito.”
And he said to them, Take me up and put me into the sea, and the sea will become calm for you: for I am certain that because of me this great storm has come on you.
13 Gayunpaman, ang mga lalaki ay nagsumikap sumagwan ng matindi upang makabalik sila sa lupa, ngunit hindi nila ito magawa dahil ang dagat ay lalong nagiging marahas laban sa kanila.
And the men were working hard to get back to the land, but they were not able to do so: for the sea got rougher and rougher against them.
14 Kaya tumawag sila kay Yahweh at sinabing, “Nagmamakaawa kami sa iyo, Yahweh, nagmakaawa kami, huwag mo kaming hayaang mamatay dahil sa buhay ng taong ito, at huwag mong ipataw sa amin ang pagkakasala sa kanyang kamatayan, dahil ikaw, Yahweh ang gumawa kung ano ang makalulugod sa iyo.”
So, crying to the Lord, they said, Give ear to our prayer, O Lord, give ear, and do not let destruction overtake us because of this man's life; do not put on us the sin of taking life without cause: for you, O Lord, have done what seemed good to you.
15 Kaya binuhat nila si Jonas at itinapon siya sa dagat, at tumigil ang matinding galit ng dagat.
So they took Jonah up and put him into the sea: and the sea was no longer angry.
16 Pagkatapos lalong natakot ang mga tao kay Yahweh. Naghandog sila ng mga alay kay Yahweh at gumawa ng mga panata.
Then great was the men's fear of the Lord; and they made an offering to the Lord and took oaths to him.
17 Ngayon inihanda ni Yahweh ang isang malaking isda upang lunukin si Jonas, at si Jonas ay nasa loob ng tiyan ng isda nang tatlong araw at tatlong gabi.
And the Lord made ready a great fish to take Jonah into its mouth; and Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.
