Jon 1 | EngLXX | STEP | Now the word of the Lord came to Jonas the son of Amathi, saying,

Jonah 1

1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonas the son of Amathi, saying, 2 Rise, and go to Nineve, the great city, and preach in it; for the cry of its wickednessis come up to me. 3 But Jonas rose up to flee to Tharsis from the presence of the Lord. And he went down toJoppa, and found a ship going to Tharsis: and he paid his fare, and went up into it, to sail with themto Tharsis from the presence of the Lord. 4 And the Lord raised up a wind on the sea; and there was a great storm on the sea, andthe ship was in danger of being broken. 5 And the sailors were alarmed, and cried every one to his god, and cast out the wares thatwere in the ship into the sea, that it might be lightened of them. But Jonas was gone down into the holdof the ship, and was asleep, and snored. 6 And the shipmaster came to him, and said to him, Why snore you? arise, and call upon yourGod, that God may save us, and we perish not. 7 And each man said to his neighbor, Come, let us cast lots, and find out for whose sakethis mischief is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonas. 8 And they said to him, Tell us what is your occupation, and whence come you, and of whatcountry and what people are you? 9 And he said to them, I am a servant of the Lord; and I worship the Lord God of heaven,who made the sea, and the dryland. 10 Then the men feared exceedingly, and said to him, What is thisthat you have done? for the men knew that he was fleeing from the face of the Lord, becausehe had told them. 11 And they said to him, What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us? for thesea rose, and lifted its wave exceedingly. 12 And Jonas said to them, Take me up, and cast me into the sea, and the sea shall be calmto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you. 13 And the men tried hard to return to the land, and were not able: for the sea rose andgrew more and more tempestuous against them. 14 And they cried to the Lord, and said, Forbid it, Lord: let us not perish for the sakeof this man's life, and bring not righteous blood upon us: for you, Lord, have done as you would. 15 So they took Jonas, and cast him out into the sea: and the sea ceased from its raging. 16 And the men feared the Lord very greatly, and offered a sacrifice to the Lord, and vowedvows.