Jonah 1 | English Standard Version

English Standard Version

Jonah Flees the Presence of the Lord

1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, (2Ki 14:25) 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil^[1] has come up before me.” (Ge 10:11; 2Ki 19:36; Jon 3:3; Jon 4:11; Na 1:1; Zep 2:13; Mt 12:41; Lu 11:30; Lu 11:32; Re 18:5)

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3 But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord. (Ge 4:16; Jos 19:46; 1Ki 10:22; Ps 139:9; Jon 4:2)

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4 But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up. (1Ki 22:48; Ps 48:7; Ps 107:25) 5 Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried out to his god. And they hurled the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep. (Ps 107:28; Ac 27:18; Ac 27:38) 6 So the captain came and said to him, “What do you mean, you sleeper? Arise, call out to your god! Perhaps the god will give a thought to us, that we may not perish.” (Jon 1:5; Jon 3:9)

Jonah Is Thrown into the Sea

7 And they said to one another, “Come, let us cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil has come upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. (Jud 20:9) 8 Then they said to him, “Tell us on whose account this evil has come upon us. What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?” 9 And he said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.” (Ps 146:6; Re 11:13) 10 Then the men were exceedingly afraid and said to him, “What is this that you have done!” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them. (Jon 1:3) 11 Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may quiet down for us?” For the sea grew more and more tempestuous. 12 He said to them, “Pick me up and hurl me into the sea; then the sea will quiet down for you, for I know it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you.” (Jos 7:20) 13 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard^[2] to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them. 14 Therefore they called out to the Lord, “O Lord, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not on us innocent blood, for you, O Lord, have done as it pleased you.” (De 21:8; Ps 115:3) 15 So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging. (Ps 65:7; Lu 8:24) 16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows. (Ge 8:20; Ge 31:54; Jon 2:9)

A Great Fish Swallows Jonah

17 ^[3] And the Lord appointed^[4] a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. (Mt 12:40; Mt 16:4; Lu 11:30)

الكتاب المقدس

يونان يهرب من الرب

1 وَأَمَرَ الرَّبُّ يُونَانَ بْنَ أَمِتَّايَ: 2 «هَيَّا امْضِ إِلَى نِينَوَى الْمَدِينَةِ الْعَظِيمَةِ وَبَلِّغْ أَهْلَهَا قَضَائِي، لأَنَّ إِثْمَهُمْ قَدْ صَعِدَ إِلَيَّ». 3 غَيْرَ أَنَّ يُونَانَ تَأَهَّبَ لِيَهْرُبَ مِنَ الرَّبِّ إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ، فَانْحَدَرَ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ يَافَا حَيْثُ عَثَرَ عَلَى سَفِينَةٍ مُبْحِرَةٍ إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ، فَدَفَعَ أُجْرَتَهَا وَصَعِدَ إِلَيْهَا لِيَتَوَجَّهَ مَعَ بَحَّارَتِهَا إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ هَرَباً مِنَ الرَّبِّ. 4 فَأَرْسَلَ الرَّبُّ رِيحاً عَاتِيَةً عَلَى الْبَحْرِ أَثَارَتْ إِعْصَاراً بَحْرِيًّا، حَتَّى أَشْرَفَتِ السَّفِينَةُ عَلَى الانْكِسَارِ. 5 فَفَزِعَ الْمَلّاحُونَ وَاسْتَغَاثَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ بِإِلَهِهِ، وَطَرَحُوا مَا فِي السَّفِينَةِ مِنْ أَمْتِعَةٍ لِيُخَفِّفُوا مِنْ حُمُولَتِهَا. أَمَّا يُونَانُ فَلَجَأَ إِلَى جَوْفِ السَّفِينَةِ وَرَقَدَ مُسْتَغْرِقاً فِي نَوْمٍ عَمِيقٍ. 6 فَاقْتَرَبَ مِنْهُ الرَّبَّانُ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «مَا بَالُكَ مُسْتَغْرِقاً فِي النَّوْمِ؟ قُمْ وَتَضَرَّعْ إِلَى إِلَهِكَ لَعَلَّ اللهَ يَذْكُرُنَا فَلا نَهْلِكُ». 7 ثُمَّ قَالَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ لِرَفِيقِهِ: «هَيَّا نُلْقِ قُرْعَةً لَعَلَّنَا نَعْرِفُ مَنْ جَرَّ عَلَيْنَا هَذَا الْبَلاءَ». فَأَلْقَوْا الْقُرْعَةَ، فَوَقَعَتْ عَلَى يُونَانَ. 8 فَقَالُوا لَهُ: «أَخْبِرْنَا لِمَاذَا جَرَى عَلَيْنَا هَذَا الْبَلاءُ؟ وَمَا هِيَ حِرْفَتُكَ؟ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ أَقْبَلْتَ؟ وَمَا هِيَ بِلادُكَ؟ وَمَنْ هُمْ قَوْمُكَ؟» 9 فَأَجَابَهُمْ: «أَنَا عِبْرَانِيٌّ، وَأَنَا خَائِفٌ مِنَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِ السَّمَاوَاتِ، صَانِعِ الْبَحْرِ وَالْبَرِّ». 10 فَاعْتَرَى الْبَحَّارَةَ خَوْفٌ عَظِيمٌ وَقَالُوا لَهُ بَعْدَ أَنْ أَخْبَرَهُمْ أَنَّهُ هَارِبٌ مِنَ الرَّبِّ: «لِمَاذَا صَنَعْتَ هَذَا؟» 11 ثُمَّ تَسَاءَلُوا: «مَاذَا نَفْعَلُ بِكَ حَتَّى يَسْكُنَ الْبَحْرُ عَنَّا؟» لأَنَّ الْبَحْرَ كَانَ يَزْدَادُ هِيَاجاً. 12 فَأَجَابَهُمْ: «خُذُونِي وَاطْرَحُونِي إِلَى الْبَحْرِ فَيَسْكُنَ، لأَنِّي مُوْقِنٌ أَنَّ هَذَا الإِعْصَارَ الْمُرِيعَ قَدْ هَاجَ عَلَيْكُمْ بِسَبَبِي». 13 وَلَكِنَّ الْبَحَّارَةَ شَرَعُوا يُجَذِّفُونَ لِيَرْجِعُوا إِلَى الشَّاطِئِ، فَأَخْفَقُوا لِتَفَاقُمِ هِيَاجِ الْبَحْرِ. 14 فَصَرَخُوا إِلَى الرَّبِّ قَائِلِينَ: «أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ لَا تُهْلِكْنَا مِنْ أَجْلِ حَيَاةِ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ، وَلا تُحَمِّلْنَا دَماً بَرِيئاً لأَنَّكَ يَا رَبُّ فَعَلْتَ كَمَا شِئْتَ». 15 ثُمَّ أَخَذُوا يُونَانَ وَقَذَفُوا بِهِ إِلَى الْبَحْرِ، فَسَادَ عَلَيْهِ الْهُدُوءُ وَسَكَنَتْ أَمْوَاجُهُ. 16 فَانْتَابَ الرِّجَالَ خَوْفٌ عَظِيمٌ مِنَ الرَّبِّ، وَقَرَّبُوا لَهُ ذَبِيحَةً وَنَذَرُوا نُذُوراً. 17 وَأَمَّا الرَّبُّ فَأَعَدَّ حُوتاً عَظِيماً ابْتَلَعَ يُونَانَ. فَمَكَثَ يُونَانُ فِي جَوْفِ الْحُوتِ ثَلاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَثَلاثَ لَيَالٍ.