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| 1:1 | And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jonah son of Amittai, saying: |
| 1:2 | `Rise, go unto Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim against it that their wickedness hath come up before Me.' |
| 1:3 | And Jonah riseth to flee to Tarshish from the face of Jehovah, and goeth down `to' Joppa, and findeth a ship going `to' Tarshish, and he giveth its fare, and goeth down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the face of Jehovah. |
| 1:4 | And Jehovah hath cast a great wind on the sea, and there is a great tempest in the sea, and the ship hath reckoned to be broken; |
| 1:5 | and the mariners are afraid, and cry each unto his god, and cast the goods that `are' in the ship into the sea, to make `it' light of them; and Jonah hath gone down unto the sides of the vessel, and he lieth down, and is fast asleep. |
| 1:6 | And the chief of the company draweth near to him, and saith to him, `What -- to thee, O sleeper? rise, call unto thy God, it may be God doth bethink himself of us, and we do not perish.' |
| 1:7 | And they say each unto his neighbour, `Come, and we cast lots, and we know on whose account this evil `is' on us.' And they cast lots, and the lot falleth on Jonah. |
| 1:8 | And they say unto him, `Declare to us, we pray thee, on what account this evil `is' on us? what `is' thine occupation, and whence comest thou? what `is' thy country, seeing thou art not of this people?' |
| 1:9 | And he saith unto them, `A Hebrew I `am', and Jehovah, God of the heavens, I am reverencing, who made the sea and the dry land.' |
| 1:10 | And the men fear a great fear, and say unto him, `What `is' this thou hast done!' for the men have known that from the face of Jehovah he is fleeing, for he hath told them. |
| 1:11 | And they say unto him, `What do we do to thee that the sea may cease from us, for the sea is more and more tempestuous?' |
| 1:12 | And he saith unto them, `Lift me up, and cast me into the sea, and the sea doth cease from you; for I know that on my account this great tempest `is' upon you.' |
| 1:13 | And the men row to turn back unto the dry land, and are not able, for the sea is more and more tempestuous against them. |
| 1:14 | And they cry unto Jehovah, and say, `We pray Thee, O Jehovah, let us not, we pray Thee, perish for this man's life, and do not lay on us innocent blood, for Thou, Jehovah, as Thou hast pleased, Thou hast done.' |
| 1:15 | And they lift up Jonah, and cast him into the sea, and the sea ceaseth from its raging; |
| 1:16 | and the men fear Jehovah -- a great fear, and sacrifice a sacrifice to Jehovah, and vow vows. |
| 1:17 | And Jehovah appointeth a great fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah is in the bowels of the fish three days and three nights. |
| 1:1 | Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, |
| 1:2 | Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. |
| 1:3 | But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he 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 the LORD. |
| 1:4 | But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. |
| 1:5 | Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. |
| 1:6 | 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. |
| 1:7 | 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. |
| 1:8 | 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? |
| 1:9 | And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land. |
| 1:10 | Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them. |
| 1:11 | Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous. |
| 1:12 | 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. |
| 1:13 | Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them. |
| 1:14 | Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee. |
| 1:15 | So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. |
| 1:16 | Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows. |
| 1:17 | Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. |
| 1:1 | And the word of Jehovah was to Jonah, the son of Amittai, saying, |
| 1:2 | Rise up, go to Nineveh, the great city, and cry out against it; for their evil has come up before Me. |
| 1:3 | But rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah. And he went down to Joppa, and he found a ship going to Tarshish. And he gave its fare and went down into it in order to go with them to Tarshish, from before the face of Jehovah. |
| 1:4 | But Jehovah hurled a great wind into the sea, and there was a great storm in the sea, and the ship was thought to be broken. |
| 1:5 | And the sailors were afraid, and each man cried to his god. And they threw out the ship's articles into the sea, to lighten it off of them. But had gone down into the hold of the ship; and he lay down, and was sound asleep. |
| 1:6 | And the chief of the seamen came near to him and said to him, What is it to you, O sound sleeper? Rise up and cry out to your God! It may be our god will notice us, and we will not perish. |
| 1:7 | And they said, each man to his companion, Come and let us cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil occurred to us. And they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. |
| 1:8 | And they said to him, Please tell us on account of whom has this evil occurred to us? What is your work? And from where do you come? What is your country, and of what people are you? |
| 1:9 | And he said to them, I am a Hebrew. And I fear Jehovah, the God of Heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land. |
| 1:10 | And the men were terrified with fear and said to him, What is this you have done? For the men knew that he was fleeing from before the face of Jehovah, because he had told them. |
| 1:11 | And they said to him, What shall we do to you that the sea may be calm from on us? For the sea was going on and being stormy. |
| 1:12 | And he said to them, Take me up and throw me out into the sea. And the sea will be calm from on you. For I know that this great storm is on you on account of me. |
| 1:13 | But the men rowed to return to the dry land, but they were not able, for the sea was going on and being stormy against them. |
| 1:14 | And they cried out to Jehovah, and said, We beseech You, O Jehovah, we beseech You, do not let us perish for this man's life, and do not lay innocent blood on us. For You, O Jehovah, have done as You desired. |
| 1:15 | And they lifted up and threw him into the sea. And the sea ceased from its raging. |
| 1:16 | Then the men feared Jehovah with a great fear and offered a sacrifice to Jehovah, and vowed vows. |
| 1:17 | And Jehovah had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah. And was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. |
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