Prophetia Ionae, 1

1. Et factum est verbum Domini ad Ionam filium Amathi dicens:

1. Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amit'tai, saying,

2. “Surge et vade in Nineven civitatem grandem et praedica in ea, quia ascendit malitia eius coram me”.

2. "Arise, go to Nin'eveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness has come up before me."

3. Et surrexit Ionas, ut fugeret in Tharsis a facie Domini; et descendit Ioppen et invenit navem euntem in Tharsis et dedit naulum eius et descendit in eam, ut iret cum eis in Tharsis a facie Domini.

3. But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went on board, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.

4. Dominus autem misit ventum magnum in mare, et facta est tempestas magna in mari, et navis periclitabatur conteri.

4. But the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up.

5. Et timuerunt nautae et clamaverunt unusquisque ad deum suum et miserunt vasa, quae erant in navi, in mare, ut alleviaretur ab eis. Ionas autem descenderat ad interiora navis et, cum recubuisset, dormiebat sopore gravi.

5. Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried to his god; and they threw the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down, and was fast asleep.

6. Et accessit ad eum gubernator et dixit ei: “Quid? Tu sopore deprimeris? Surge, invoca Deum tuum, si forte recogitet Deus de nobis, et non pereamus”.

6. So the captain came and said to him, "What do you mean, you sleeper? Arise, call upon your god! Perhaps the god will give a thought to us, that we do not perish."

7. Et dixit unusquisque ad collegam suum: “Venite, et mittamus sortes, ut sciamus quare hoc malum sit nobis”. Et miserunt sortes, et cecidit sors super Ionam.

7. And they said to one another, "Come, let us cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil has come upon us." So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

8. Et dixerunt ad eum: “Indica nobis cuius causa malum istud sit nobis. Quod est opus tuum, et unde venis? Quae terra tua, et ex quo populo es tu?”.

8. Then they said to him, "Tell us, on whose account this evil has come upon us? What is your occupation? And whence do you come? What is your country? And of what people are you?"

9. Et dixit ad eos: “Hebraeus ego sum et Dominum, Deum caeli, ego timeo, qui fecit mare et aridam”.

9. And he said to them, "I am a Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land."

10. Et timuerunt viri timore magno et dixerunt ad eum: “Quid hoc fecisti?”. Cognoverant enim viri quod a facie Domini fugeret, quia indicaverat eis.

10. Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, "What is this that you have done!" For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

11. Et dixerunt ad eum: “Quid faciemus tibi, ut conticescat mare a nobis?”. Mare enim magis ac magis intumescebat.

11. Then they said to him, "What shall we do to you, that the sea may quiet down for us?" For the sea grew more and more tempestuous.

12. Et dixit ad eos: “Tollite me et mittite in mare, et cessabit mare a vobis; scio enim ego quoniam propter me tempestas haec grandis super vos”.

12. He said to them, "Take me up and throw me into the sea; then the sea will quiet down for you; for I know it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you."

13. Et remigabant viri, ut reverterentur ad aridam; et non valebant, quia mare magis intumescebat super eos.

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

14. Et clamaverunt ad Dominum et dixerunt: “Quaesumus, Domine, ne pereamus in anima viri istius, et ne des super nos sanguinem innocentem; quia tu, Domine, sicut voluisti, fecisti”.

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

15. Et tulerunt Ionam et miserunt in mare; et stetit mare a fervore suo.

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

16. Et timuerunt viri timore magno Dominum et immolaverunt hostias Domino et voverunt vota.

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

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17. And the LORD appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.