But Jonah rose up to flee to Tharsis from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Ioppe and found a ship going to Tharsis, and he paid its fare and boarded it, to sail with them to Tharsis, from the presence of the Lord.
And the sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god; and they threw the gear that was in the ship into the sea, to be lightened of it. But Jonah had gone down into the hold of the ship, and he was asleep and snoring.
And the chief officer came to him and said to him, "Why are you snoring? Get up and call on your god, so that god may bring us safely through and we may not perish."
And each said to his neighbor, "Come, let us cast lots and find out on whose account this trouble is among us." And they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
And they said to him, "Tell us, on whose account is this trouble among us? What is your occupation, and where do you come from, and from what country and from what people are you?"
And the men feared a great fear and said to him, "What is this you have done?" For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.
And Jonah said to them, "Pick me up and throw me into the sea, and the sea will grow calm for you; for I know that it is because of me that this great swell is upon you."
And they cried out to the Lord and said, "By no means, Lord! Do not let us perish on account of this man's life, and do not lay innocent blood upon us; for you, Lord, have done as you willed."