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約拿違命

耶和華的話臨到亞米太的兒子約拿,說: “起來!到尼尼微大城去,警告其中的居民,因為他們的惡行已經達到我面前。” 可是約拿卻起來,要逃往他施去,躲避耶和華;他下到約帕,找到了一隻要開往他施去的船;他給了錢,就上船(“上船”原文作“下船”),要和他們同往他施去,離開耶和華。

海起大風

但是耶和華在海上忽然颳起大風,於是海中狂風大作,船幾乎要破裂了。 水手都很懼怕,各人向自己的神大聲呼求;他們為了減輕船的重量,就把船上的東西拋在海裡,可是約拿卻下了船艙,躺著熟睡了。 船長走到他面前,對他說:“你怎麼啦!睡得那麼熟?快起來,求告你的 神吧!或者 神會記念我們,使我們不至於喪命!”

約拿受罰

水手就彼此說:“來吧!讓我們抽籤,好知道這場災禍臨到我們,是因誰的緣故。”於是他們抽籤,結果抽中了約拿。 他們就對約拿說:“請告訴我們,這場災禍臨到我們,是因誰的緣故?你是作甚麼的?你從哪裡來?你是哪一國的人?哪一族的人?” 他回答說:“我是希伯來人,我敬畏耶和華天上的 神,就是那創造海洋和陸地的。”

10 眾人就大大懼怕,對他說:“你為甚麼這樣作呢?(“你為甚麼這樣作呢?”或譯:“你作的是甚麼呢?”)”那些人知道他躲避耶和華,原來約拿告訴了他們。 11 因為海浪越來越洶湧,他們又對他說:“我們該怎樣處置你,才能叫海浪平靜呢?” 12 他回答說:“你們把我抬起來,投在海裡,海浪就會平靜,因為我知道,這場大風暴臨到你們,是為了我的緣故。” 13 那些人雖然破浪掙扎,要把船靠岸,卻是不能,因為海浪不斷洶湧撲來。 14 他們就呼求耶和華,說:“耶和華啊!我們懇求你,不要因這人叫我們喪命;不要把無辜人的血歸在我們身上,因為你耶和華是照自己所喜悅的行事。”

15 於是他們把約拿抬起來,投在海裡,怒濤就平息了。 16 那些人就大大敬畏耶和華,向他獻祭和許願。

17 耶和華卻安排了一條大魚,把約拿吞下。約拿就在魚腹中三日三夜。(本節在《馬索拉文本》為2:1)

Jonah Flees From the Lord

The word of the Lord came to Jonah(A) son of Amittai:(B) “Go to the great city of Nineveh(C) and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”

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)

Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up.(H) 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. 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)

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) 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?”

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.

約拿奉遣赴尼尼微

耶和華的話臨到亞米太的兒子約拿說: 「你起來,往尼尼微大城去,向其中的居民呼喊,因為他們的惡達到我面前。」

違命避往他施

約拿卻起來,逃往他施去躲避耶和華。下到約帕,遇見一隻船要往他施去,他就給了船價,上了船,要與船上的人同往他施去,躲避耶和華。

海風大起舟人驚懼各籲其神

然而耶和華使海中起大風,海就狂風大作,甚至船幾乎破壞。 水手便懼怕,各人哀求自己的神。他們將船上的貨物拋在海中,為要使船輕些。約拿已下到底艙,躺臥沉睡。 船主到他那裡,對他說:「你這沉睡的人哪,為何這樣呢?起來,求告你的神!或者神顧念我們,使我們不致滅亡。」 船上的人彼此說:「來吧,我們掣籤,看看這災臨到我們是因誰的緣故。」於是他們掣籤,掣出約拿來。 眾人對他說:「請你告訴我們,這災臨到我們是因誰的緣故?你以何事為業?你從哪裡來?你是哪一國,屬哪一族的人?」 他說:「我是希伯來人,我敬畏耶和華,那創造滄海旱地之天上的神。」 10 他們就大大懼怕,對他說:「你做的是什麼事呢!」他們已經知道他躲避耶和華,因為他告訴了他們。

約拿見投於海

11 他們問他說:「我們當向你怎樣行,使海浪平靜呢?」這話是因海浪越發翻騰。 12 他對他們說:「你們將我抬起來,拋在海中,海就平靜了。我知道你們遭這大風是因我的緣故。」 13 然而那些人竭力盪槳,要把船攏岸,卻是不能,因為海浪越發向他們翻騰。 14 他們便求告耶和華說:「耶和華啊,我們懇求你,不要因這人的性命使我們死亡,不要使流無辜血的罪歸於我們,因為你耶和華是隨自己的意旨行事。」 15 他們遂將約拿抬起,拋在海中,海的狂浪就平息了。 16 那些人便大大敬畏耶和華,向耶和華獻祭,並且許願。

耶和華備巨魚吞之

17 耶和華安排一條大魚吞了約拿,他在魚腹中三日三夜。