But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh.
Then the mariners were afraid, and every man cried to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship and he was laying down, and was fast asleep.
So the ship master came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God! Maybe your God will notice us, so that we won’t perish.”
1:7
ወተበሃሎ፡ በበይናቲሆሙ፡ ንዑ፡ ንትዐፀዉ፡ ወወረደ፡ ፅፃ፡ ላዕለ፡ ዮናስ።
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。
They all said to each other, “Come! Let’s cast lots, that we may know who is responsible for this evil that is on us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
Then they asked him, “Tell us, please, for whose cause this evil is on us. What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? Of what people are you?”
1:9
ወይቤሎሙ፡ ገብረ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አምላከ፡ ሰማይ፡ ዝገብረ፡ ባሕረ፡ ወየብስ።
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上帝。」
He said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear Yahweh, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.”
Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, “What have you done?” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of Yahweh, because he had told them.
Therefore they cried to Yahweh, and said, “We beg you, Yahweh, we beg you, don’t let us die for this man’s life, and don’t lay on us innocent blood; for you, Yahweh, have done as it pleased you.”
1:15
ወነስእዎ፡ ሌነስ፡ ወወረውዎ፡ ውስተ፡ ባሕረ፡ ወአርመመት፡ ባሕር።
他們遂將約拿抬起,拋在海中,海的狂浪就平息了。
So they took up Jonah and threw him into the sea; and the sea ceased its raging.