Jonas 1
1 Ngayon ang salita ni Yahweh ay dumating kay Jonas na anak ni Amitai, na nagsasabing,
[One day] Yahweh said to [the prophet] Jonah, the son of Amittai,
2 “Bumangon ka at pumunta sa Ninive, iyong malaking lungsod, at magsalita ka laban dito, dahil ang kasamaan nila ay umabot sa akin.”
“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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.”
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 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.
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 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?”
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 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.”
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 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.
After the sailors heard that, they were terrified. So they asked him, “Do you realize what [trouble] you have caused?”
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.
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 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.”
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 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.
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 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.”
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 Kaya binuhat nila si Jonas at itinapon siya sa dagat, at tumigil ang matinding galit ng dagat.
Then they picked Jonah up and threw him into the sea. Then the sea became calm.
16 Pagkatapos lalong natakot ang mga tao kay Yahweh. Naghandog sila ng mga alay kay Yahweh at gumawa ng mga panata.
[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 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.
[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.
