Jonah 1

1 Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,

1 耶和华对亚米太的儿子约拿说：

2 “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.”

2 “你起来前往尼尼微大城，大声警告那里的居民，因为他们的罪恶滔天，已经达到我面前。”

3 Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.

3 可是，约拿却起身逃往他施，想躲避耶和华。他到了约帕港，找到一艘要开往他施的船，就付了船费，上了船，想和众人一起去他施，好躲避耶和华。

4 Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.

4 然而，耶和华使海面起了狂风，滔天巨浪几乎把船打成碎片。

5 The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.

5 水手们非常害怕，纷纷呼求自己的神明，又把船上的货物全都抛进海里，以减轻重量。这时候，约拿已下到底舱，躺在那里呼呼大睡。

6 The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”

6 船长来到约拿身边对他说：“你这个人，怎么这时候还在睡觉！快起来祈求你的神明吧，也许你的神明会怜悯我们，使我们不致灭亡。”

7 “Come!” said the sailors to one another. “Let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that is upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

7 后来，船上的人彼此商量说：“来，我们抽签，看看这场灾难是谁惹来的。”于是他们就抽签，结果抽中了约拿。

8 “Tell us now,” they demanded, “who is to blame for this calamity that is upon us? What is your occupation, and where have you come from? What is your country, and who are your people?”

8 众人问他：“请告诉我们，这场灾难是谁惹来的？你是做什么的？从哪里来？是哪一国、哪一族的人？”

9 “I am a Hebrew,” replied Jonah. “I worship the LORD, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land.”

9 约拿回答说：“我是希伯来人，我敬畏天上的上帝耶和华，祂创造了海洋和陆地。”

10 Then the men were even more afraid and said to him, “What have you done?” The men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

10 之后，他就把怎样逃避耶和华的事告诉他们。众人知道后，万分恐惧，责问他：“你怎么做出这种事？”

11 Now the sea was growing worse and worse, so they said to Jonah, “What must we do to you to calm this sea for us?”

11 那时，风浪越来越大，他们便对约拿说：“我们要怎样处置你，才能使风浪平静呢？”

12 “Pick me up,” he answered, “and cast me into the sea, so it may quiet down for you. For I know that I am to blame for this violent storm that has come upon you.”

12 约拿对他们说：“我知道遭遇这场风暴是因我而起的，你们把我抬起来抛进海里，风浪自然会平静。”

13 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea was raging against them more and more.

13 然而船上的人还是拚命划船，希望把船划向岸边，可是没有成功，因为风浪越来越大。

14 So they cried out to the LORD: “Please, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life! Do not charge us with innocent blood! For You, O LORD, have done as You pleased.”

14 他们只好呼求耶和华，说：“耶和华啊，求你不要因这个人的性命而毁灭我们，不要因我们杀害无辜的人而怪罪我们，因为你耶和华按自己的旨意行事。”

15 Then they picked up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the raging sea grew calm.

15 然后他们把约拿抬起来抛进海里，狂风巨浪立刻就平静了。

16 Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him.

16 众人都极其敬畏耶和华，向祂献祭，并且许愿。

17 Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish.

17 耶和华安排了一条大鱼把约拿吞下，他在鱼腹里度过了三日三夜。