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Jonah 1

CHAPTER 1 Jonah Flees from God

1 And [³came ¹the word ²of the lord] to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 Rise up, and go unto Nineveh the [²city ¹great], and proclaim in it! for [⁴ascended ¹the ²cry ³of its evils] to me. 3 And Jonah rose up to flee into Tarshish from the face of the lord. And he went down into Joppa. And he found a boat proceeding to Tarshish, and he gave his fare, and ascended into it to sail with them unto Tarshish from the face of the lord. 4 And the lord raised up a wind upon the sea; and there became [²swell ¹a great] in the sea, and the boat was exposed to danger of breaking up. 5 And [³feared ¹the ²mariners], and yelled out each to his god. And [²an expulsion ¹they made] of the items, of the ones in the boat, into the sea, to lighten of them. But Jonah went down into the hold of the boat, and he went to sleep, and snored. 6 And [³drew near ⁴to ⁵him ¹the ²captain], and said to him, Why do you snore? Rise up, call upon your God! so that God should preserve us, and in no way we should be destroyed. 7 And [²said ¹each] to his neighbor, Come we should cast lots, and we shall know for what reason this evil is to us. And they cast lots, and [³fell ¹the ²lot] upon Jonah. 8 And they said to him, Report indeed! for what reason [²this evil ¹is] to us? What [²your ³work ¹is], and from where have you come, and from out of what kind of place, and of what kind of people are you? 9 And he said to them, [²a servant ³of the lord ¹I am], and [³the ⁴God ⁵of the ⁶heaven ¹I ²worship] who made the sea and the dry land. 10 And [³feared ¹the ²men ⁵fear ⁴a great], and they said to him, What is this you did? (because [³knew ¹the ²men] that [³from ⁴the face ⁵of the lord ¹he was ²fleeing], for he reported it to them.)

Jonah is Cast into the Sea

11 And they said to him, What should we do to you, and [³abates ¹the ²sea] from us? (for the sea went forth and rose up a rather great swell.) 12 And Jonah said to them, Lift me, and cast me into the sea, and [³shall abate ¹the ²sea] from you! Because I know, that on account of me [³swell ²great ¹this ⁵upon ⁶you ⁴is]. 13 And [³pressed on ¹the ²men] to turn towards the land, and they were not able, for the sea went, and it rose up rather upon them. 14 And they yelled out to the lord, and they said, By no means, O lord, should you destroy us because of the soul of this man, and should not be imputed against us the blood of the just; for you, O lord, in which manner you want, you do. 15 And they took Jonah, and they cast him into the sea. And [³stood ¹the ²sea] from its tossing about. 16 And [³feared ¹the ²men ⁵fear ⁴a great] of the lord, and they sacrificed a sacrifice to the lord, and vowed the vows. 17 And the lord assigned [²whale ¹a great] to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights.