| 1:1 |
Now Yahwehs word came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, |
Now the word of YHWH came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, |
| 1:2 |
Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their wickedness has come up before me. |
Get up, go to the massive city of Nineveh and preach against it, because their wickedness has come up before me. |
| 1:3 |
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. |
But Jonah got up and fled to Tarshish, away from YHWHs presence. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid its fare, and went aboard to go with them to Tarshish away from YHWHs presence. |
| 1:4 |
But Yahweh sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was likely to break up. |
But YHWH sent out a massive wind on the sea, and there was such a massive storm on the sea that the ship threatened to break up. |
| 1:5 |
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. |
The sailors were afraid, and every man cried out to his god. They threw the ships cargo into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone below deck, and he was lying down in a deep sleep. |
| 1:6 |
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 wont perish. |
So the captain came to him, and said, How are you asleep? Get up and call on your god! Maybe your god will notice us so that we wont perish. |
| 1:7 |
They all said to each other, Come! Lets 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. |
The men said to each other, Yall come! Lets cast lots to find out who is responsible for this evil upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. |
| 1:8 |
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? |
Then they asked him, Tell us, please, who caused this evil that is upon us? What is your occupation, and where do you come from? What is your country, and what people are you from? |
| 1:9 |
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. |
He said to them, I am a Hebrew, and I fear YHWH, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land. |
| 1:10 |
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. |
Then the men were afraid with massive fear, and said to him, What have you done? For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of YHWH, because he had told them. |
| 1:11 |
Then they said to him, What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us? For the sea grew more and more stormy. |
Then they said to him, What should we do to you so that the sea may become calm for us? For the sea was growing more and more stormy. |
| 1:12 |
He said to them, Take me up, and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you; for I know that because of me this great storm is on you. |
He said to them, Yall pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for yall. I know that it is because of me that this massive storm has come on yall. |
| 1:13 |
Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not, for the sea grew more and more stormy against them. |
Instead, the men rowed hard to get back to the land. But they could not, for the sea became even stormier against them. |
| 1:14 |
Therefore they cried to Yahweh, and said, We beg you, Yahweh, we beg you, dont let us die for this mans life, and dont lay on us innocent blood; for you, Yahweh, have done as it pleased you. |
So then they cried out to YHWH, Please, YHWH, we beg you, dont let us die for this mans life, and dont charge us with innocent blood. For you, YHWH, have done as you have pleased. |
| 1:15 |
So they took up Jonah and threw him into the sea; and the sea ceased its raging. |
So they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging. |
| 1:16 |
Then the men feared Yahweh exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh and made vows. |
Then the men were overcome with a massive fear of YHWH, and they offered a sacrifice to YHWH and made vows. |
| 1:17 |
Yahweh prepared a huge fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. |
YHWH appointed a massive fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. |
| 2:1 |
Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh, his God, out of the fishs belly. |
Then Jonah prayed to YHWH, his God, from the belly of the fish. |
| 2:2 |
He said, I called because of my affliction to Yahweh. He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried. You heard my voice. |
He said, I called to YHWH in my distress And ʜᴇ answered me. From the depths of Sheol I cried for help. You heard my voice. |
| 2:3 |
For you threw me into the depths, in the heart of the seas. The flood was all around me. All your waves and your billows passed over me. |
For you threw me into the depths, into the heart of the seas. The currents were all around me. All your waves and your billows passed over me. |
| 2:4 |
I said, I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple. |
I said, I have been banished from your sight, yet I will look again toward your holy temple. |
| 2:5 |
The waters surrounded me, even to the soul. The deep was around me. The weeds were wrapped around my head. |
The waters surrounded me to the point of death, the deep engulfed me. Seaweed was wrapped around my head. |
| 2:6 |
I went down to the bottoms of the mountains. The earth barred me in forever; yet you have brought my life up from the pit, Yahweh my God. |
To the roots of the mountains, I went down. The earth barred me in forever; yet you have brought my life up from the pit, YHWH my God. |
| 2:7 |
When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Yahweh. My prayer came in to you, into your holy temple. |
When my soul fainted within me, I remembered YHWH. My prayer came in to you, to your holy temple. |
| 2:8 |
Those who regard vain idols forsake their own mercy. |
Those who pay attention to worthless idols forfeit the divine love that could be theirs. |
| 2:9 |
But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to Yahweh. |
But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. That which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to YHWH. |
| 2:10 |
Then Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah on the dry land. |
Then YHWH commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto the dry land. |
| 3:1 |
Yahwehs word came to Jonah the second time, saying, |
The word of YHWH came to Jonah a second time, saying, |
| 3:2 |
Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I give you. |
Arise, go to the massive city of Nineveh, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you. |
| 3:3 |
So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to Yahwehs word. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days journey across. |
So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of YHWH. Now Nineveh was a massive city, three days journey across. |
| 3:4 |
Jonah began to enter into the city a days journey, and he cried out, and said, In forty days, Nineveh will be overthrown! |
Jonah went a days journey into the city, and he proclaimed, In forty days, Nineveh will be overthrown! |
| 3:5 |
The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even to their least. |
The people of Nineveh believed God, and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from their most massive to their tiniest. |
| 3:6 |
The news reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. |
When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he arose from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. |
| 3:7 |
He made a proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor animal, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water; |
He proclaimed and said, By the decree of the king and his nobles: do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything. Do not let them eat or drink water. |
| 3:8 |
but let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and animal, and let them cry mightily to God. Yes, let them turn everyone from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands. |
But let them be covered with sackcloth, both people and animals, and let them call out urgently to God. Let them turn away from their evil way and from the violence in their hands. |
| 3:9 |
Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish? |
Who knows? God may turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we will not perish. |
| 3:10 |
God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way. God relented of the disaster which he said he would do to them, and he didnt do it. |
When God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way, God relented from the disaster which he said he would do to them, and he didnt do it. |
| 4:1 |
But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. |
But this massively displeased Jonah, and he became angry. |
| 4:2 |
He prayed to Yahweh, and said, Please, Yahweh, wasnt this what I said when I was still in my own country? Therefore I hurried to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and you relent of doing harm. |
He prayed to YHWH, and said, Please, YHWH, wasnt this what I said when I was still in my own country? This is what I tried to prevent by fleeing to Tarshish. For I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and you relent of doing harm. |
| 4:3 |
Therefore now, Yahweh, take, I beg you, my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live. |
So now, YHWH, I beg you, take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live. |
| 4:4 |
Yahweh said, Is it right for you to be angry? |
YHWH said, Is it right for you to be angry? |
| 4:5 |
Then Jonah went out of the city and sat on the east side of the city, and there made himself a booth and sat under it in the shade, until he might see what would become of the city. |
Then Jonah went out of the city and sat on the east side of the city, and there made himself a shelter and sat under it in the shade, until he could see what would happen to the city. |
| 4:6 |
Yahweh God prepared a vine and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head to deliver him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the vine. |
Then YHWH God appointed a vine and made it to come up over Jonah, so that it would be a shade over his head to deliver him from his discomfort. So Jonah was massively glad because of the vine. |
| 4:7 |
But God prepared a worm at dawn the next day, and it chewed on the vine so that it withered. |
But at dawn the next day, God appointed a worm, and it chewed on the vine so that it withered. |
| 4:8 |
When the sun arose, God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat on Jonahs head, so that he was faint and requested for himself that he might die. He said, It is better for me to die than to live. |
When the sun arose, God appointed a hot east wind; and the sun beat on Jonahs head, so that he became faint. He begged with all his soul to die, saying, It is better for me to die than to live. |
| 4:10 |
Yahweh said, You have been concerned for the vine, for which you have not labored, neither made it grow; which came up in a night and perished in a night. |
YHWH said, You had compassion for the vine, which you did not work for or cause to grow, and which came up overnight and perished overnight. |
| 4:11 |
Shouldnt I be concerned for Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred twenty thousand persons who cant discern between their right hand and their left hand, and also many animals? |
Shouldnt I be concerned for Nineveh, that massive city, in which are more than one hundred twenty thousand persons who cant discern between their right hand and their left hand, and also many animals? |