约拿书 1
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
约拿违命
1 耶和华的话临到亚米太的儿子约拿,说: 2 “起来!到尼尼微大城去,警告其中的居民,因为他们的恶行已经达到我面前。” 3 可是约拿却起来,要逃往他施去,躲避耶和华;他下到约帕,找到了一只要开往他施去的船;他给了钱,就上船(“上船”原文作“下船”),要和他们同往他施去,离开耶和华。
海起大风
4 但是耶和华在海上忽然刮起大风,于是海中狂风大作,船几乎要破裂了。 5 水手都很惧怕,各人向自己的神大声呼求;他们为了减轻船的重量,就把船上的东西拋在海里,可是约拿却下了船舱,躺着熟睡了。 6 船长走到他面前,对他说:“你怎么啦!睡得那么熟?快起来,求告你的 神吧!或者 神会记念我们,使我们不至于丧命!”
约拿受罚
7 水手就彼此说:“来吧!让我们抽签,好知道这场灾祸临到我们,是因谁的缘故。”于是他们抽签,结果抽中了约拿。 8 他们就对约拿说:“请告诉我们,这场灾祸临到我们,是因谁的缘故?你是作甚么的?你从哪里来?你是哪一国的人?哪一族的人?” 9 他回答说:“我是希伯来人,我敬畏耶和华天上的 神,就是那创造海洋和陆地的。”
10 众人就大大惧怕,对他说:“你为甚么这样作呢?(“你为甚么这样作呢?”或译:“你作的是甚么呢?”)”那些人知道他躲避耶和华,原来约拿告诉了他们。 11 因为海浪越来越汹涌,他们又对他说:“我们该怎样处置你,才能叫海浪平静呢?” 12 他回答说:“你们把我抬起来,投在海里,海浪就会平静,因为我知道,这场大风暴临到你们,是为了我的缘故。” 13 那些人虽然破浪挣扎,要把船靠岸,却是不能,因为海浪不断汹涌扑来。 14 他们就呼求耶和华,说:“耶和华啊!我们恳求你,不要因这人叫我们丧命;不要把无辜人的血归在我们身上,因为你耶和华是照自己所喜悦的行事。”
15 于是他们把约拿抬起来,投在海里,怒涛就平息了。 16 那些人就大大敬畏耶和华,向他献祭和许愿。
17 耶和华却安排了一条大鱼,把约拿吞下。约拿就在鱼腹中三日三夜。(本节在《马索拉文本》为2:1)
Jonah 1
English Standard Version
Jonah Flees the Presence of the Lord
1 Now the word of the Lord came to (A)Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Arise, go to (B)Nineveh, that (C)great city, and call out against it, (D)for their evil[a] has come up before me.” 3 But Jonah (E)rose to flee to (F)Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to (G)Joppa and found a ship going to (H)Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to (I)Tarshish, (J)away from the presence of the Lord.
4 But (K)the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened (L)to break up. 5 Then the mariners were afraid, and (M)each cried out to his god. And (N)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. 6 So the captain came and said to him, “What do you mean, you sleeper? Arise, (O)call out to your god! (P)Perhaps the god will give a thought to us, that we may not perish.”
Jonah Is Thrown into the Sea
7 And they said to one another, “Come, let us (Q)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. 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 (R)the Lord, the God of heaven, (S)who made the sea and the dry land.” 10 Then the men were exceedingly afraid and said to him, “What is this that you have done!” For the men knew that (T)he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.
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, (U)for I know it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you.” 13 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard[b] 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 (V)lay not on us innocent blood, (W)for you, O Lord, have done as it pleased you.” 15 So they picked up Jonah and hurled him into the sea, (X)and the sea ceased from its raging. 16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, (Y)and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord (Z)and made vows.
A Great Fish Swallows Jonah
17 [c] And the Lord appointed[d] a great fish to swallow up Jonah. (AA)And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Footnotes
- Jonah 1:2 The same Hebrew word can mean evil or disaster, depending on the context; so throughout Jonah
- Jonah 1:13 Hebrew the men dug in [their oars]
- Jonah 1:17 Ch 2:1 in Hebrew
- Jonah 1:17 Or had appointed
Jonah 1
New International Version
Jonah Flees From the Lord
1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah(A) son of Amittai:(B) 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh(C) and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”
3 But Jonah ran(D) away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish(E). He went down to Joppa,(F) where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord.(G)
4 Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up.(H) 5 All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship.(I)
But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. 6 The captain went to him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call(J) on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us so that we will not perish.”(K)
7 Then the sailors said to each other, “Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity.”(L) They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.(M) 8 So they asked him, “Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What kind of work do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?”
9 He answered, “I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord,(N) the God of heaven,(O) who made the sea(P) and the dry land.(Q)”
10 This terrified them and they asked, “What have you done?” (They knew he was running away from the Lord, because he had already told them so.)
11 The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, “What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?”
12 “Pick me up and throw me into the sea,” he replied, “and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you.”(R)
13 Instead, the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before.(S) 14 Then they cried out to the Lord, “Please, Lord, do not let us die for taking this man’s life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man,(T) for you, Lord, have done as you pleased.”(U) 15 Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm.(V) 16 At this the men greatly feared(W) the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows(X) to him.
Jonah’s Prayer
17 Now the Lord provided(Y) a huge fish to swallow Jonah,(Z) and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
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