Jonah

Chapter 1

1 NOW the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Matai (Matthew), saying,

2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it; for their wickedness has come up before me.

3 But Jonah rose to flee to 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 and went on board to go with them to Tarshish to flee from the presence of the LORD.

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 in danger of being broken.

5 Then the mariners were afraid and cried every man to his god, and they threw the wares that were in the ship into the sea to lighten it. But Jonah had gone down into the inner hold of the ship; and he lay and was fast asleep.

6 So the captain came to him and said to him, Why are you sleeping? Arise, call upon your God, perhaps God will deliver us, that we perish not.

7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil has come upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

8 Then they said to him, Tell us for what cause this evil has come upon us; what is your occupation? And from what place do you come? What is your country? And of what people are you?

9 And Jonah said to them, I am a Hebrew; and I worship the LORD the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.

10 Then the men were exceedingly afraid and said to him, What have you done? For the men knew that he had fled from the presence of the LORD.

11 And when he had told them everything, then they said to him, What shall we do to you that the sea may be calm for us? For behold, the sea continues to be more tempestuous against us.

12 Jonah said to them, Take me up and cast me into the sea, so that the sea may be calm to you; for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring the ship back to the land; but they could not; for the sea became more tempestuous against them.

14 Therefore they cried to the LORD and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood; for thou art the LORD and hast done as it pleased thee.

15 So they took up Jonah and cast him forth into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging.

16 And the men were greatly terrified from the presence of the LORD, and they offered sacrifices of righteousness to the LORD and made vows.

17 Now the LORD had prepared a great fish, and it swallowed up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

約拿書

第1章

1 耶和華的話臨到亞米太的兒子約拿,說:

2 「你起來往尼尼微大城去,向其中的居民呼喊;因為他們的惡上達[come up]我面前。」

3 約拿卻起來,逃往他施去躲避耶和華;下到約帕,[he]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。

4 然而耶和華使海中起大風,海就狂風大作,甚至船幾乎破壞。

5 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。

6 船主到他那裏對他說:「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。」

7 船上的人彼此說:「來吧,我們擲籤[cast lots],看看這災臨到我們是因誰的緣故。」於是他們擲籤[cast lots][lot]落在約拿上[fell upon Jonah]

8 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?你從哪裏來?你是哪一國?屬哪一族的人?」

9 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:「你所作的[done]是甚麼事呢?」他們已經知道他躲避耶和華,因為他告訴了他們。

11 他們問他說:「我們當向你怎樣行,使海浪向我們平靜呢?」這話是因海浪翻騰[the sea wrought, and was tempestuous]

12 他對他們說:「你們將我抬起來,拋在海中,海就向你們[unto us]平靜了;我知道你們遭這大風是因我的緣故。」

13 然而那些人竭力划槳[rowed hard],要把船[bring]岸,卻是不能,因為海浪向他們[against them][was]翻騰。

14 他們便呼求[cried]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與我們;因為你─耶和華所行的是隨自己的意旨[done as it pleased thee]。」

15 他們便[So]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。

17 耶和華安排一條大魚吞了約拿,他在魚腹中三日三夜。

Jonah

Chapter 1

約拿書

第1章

1 NOW the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Matai (Matthew), saying,

1 耶和華的話臨到亞米太的兒子約拿,說:

2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it; for their wickedness has come up before me.

2 「你起來往尼尼微大城去,向其中的居民呼喊;因為他們的惡上達[come up]我面前。」

3 But Jonah rose to flee to 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 and went on board to go with them to Tarshish to flee from the presence of the LORD.

3 約拿卻起來,逃往他施去躲避耶和華;下到約帕,[he]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。

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 in danger of being broken.

4 然而耶和華使海中起大風,海就狂風大作,甚至船幾乎破壞。

5 Then the mariners were afraid and cried every man to his god, and they threw the wares that were in the ship into the sea to lighten it. But Jonah had gone down into the inner hold of the ship; and he lay and was fast asleep.

5 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。

6 So the captain came to him and said to him, Why are you sleeping? Arise, call upon your God, perhaps God will deliver us, that we perish not.

6 船主到他那裏對他說:「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。」

7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil has come upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

7 船上的人彼此說:「來吧,我們擲籤[cast lots],看看這災臨到我們是因誰的緣故。」於是他們擲籤[cast lots][lot]落在約拿上[fell upon Jonah]

8 Then they said to him, Tell us for what cause this evil has come upon us; what is your occupation? And from what place do you come? What is your country? And of what people are you?

8 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?你從哪裏來?你是哪一國?屬哪一族的人?」

9 And Jonah said to them, I am a Hebrew; and I worship the LORD the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.

9 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 Then the men were exceedingly afraid and said to him, What have you done? For the men knew that he had fled from the presence of the LORD.

10 他們就大大懼怕,對他說:「你所作的[done]是甚麼事呢?」他們已經知道他躲避耶和華,因為他告訴了他們。

11 And when he had told them everything, then they said to him, What shall we do to you that the sea may be calm for us? For behold, the sea continues to be more tempestuous against us.

11 他們問他說:「我們當向你怎樣行,使海浪向我們平靜呢?」這話是因海浪翻騰[the sea wrought, and was tempestuous]

12 Jonah said to them, Take me up and cast me into the sea, so that the sea may be calm to you; for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

12 他對他們說:「你們將我抬起來,拋在海中,海就向你們[unto us]平靜了;我知道你們遭這大風是因我的緣故。」

13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring the ship back to the land; but they could not; for the sea became more tempestuous against them.

13 然而那些人竭力划槳[rowed hard],要把船[bring]岸,卻是不能,因為海浪向他們[against them][was]翻騰。

14 Therefore they cried to the LORD and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood; for thou art the LORD and hast done as it pleased thee.

14 他們便呼求[cried]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與我們;因為你─耶和華所行的是隨自己的意旨[done as it pleased thee]。」

15 So they took up Jonah and cast him forth into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging.

15 他們便[So]將約拿抬起,拋在海中,海的狂浪就平息了。

16 And the men were greatly terrified from the presence of the LORD, and they offered sacrifices of righteousness to the LORD and made vows.

16 那些人便大大敬畏耶和華,向耶和華獻祭,並且許願。

17 Now the LORD had prepared a great fish, and it swallowed up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

17 耶和華安排一條大魚吞了約拿,他在魚腹中三日三夜。