[和合本]约拿违背耶和华的差遣
1[和合本]耶和华的话临到亚米太的儿子约拿，说：
[拼音]yē hé huá de huà lín dào yǎ mǐ tài de ér zǐ yuē ná，shuō，
[WEB]Now Yahweh’s“Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. word came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
[ASV]Now the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2[和合本]“你起来往尼尼微大城去，向其中的居民呼喊，因为他们的恶达到我面前。”
[拼音]nǐ qǐ lái wǎng ní ní wéi dà chéng qù，xiàng qí zhōng de jū mín hū hǎn，yīn wèi tā mén de è dá dào wǒ miàn qián。
[WEB]“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their wickedness has come up before me.”
[ASV]Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
3[和合本]约拿却起来逃往他施去躲避耶和华。下到约帕，遇见一只船要往他施去，他就给了船价，上了船，要与船上的人同往他施去躲避耶和华。
[拼音]yuē ná què qǐ lái，táo wǎng tā shī qù duǒ bì yē hé huá。xià dào yuē pà，yù jiàn yī zhī chuán，yào wǎng tā shī qù。tā jìu gěi le chuán jià，shàng le chuán，yào yǔ chuán shàng de rén tóng wǎng tā shī qù duǒ bì yē hé huá。
[WEB]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.
[ASV]But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah; and he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah.
4[和合本]然而耶和华使海中起大风，海就狂风大作，甚至船几乎破坏。
[拼音]rán ér yē hé huá shǐ hǎi zhōng qǐ dà fēng，hǎi jìu kuáng fēng dà zuò，shèn zhì chuán jī hū pò huài。
[WEB]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.
[ASV]But Jehovah sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
5[和合本]水手便惧怕，各人哀求自己的神。他们将船上的货物抛在海中，为要使船轻些。约拿已下到底舱躺卧沉睡。
[拼音]shuǐ shǒu biàn jù pà，gè rén āi qíu zì jǐ de shén。tā mén jiāng chuán shàng de huò wù pāo zài hǎi zhōng，wèi yào shǐ chuán qīng xiē。yuē ná yǐ xià dào dǐ cāng，tǎng wò chén shuì。
[WEB]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.
[ASV]Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god; and they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it unto them. But Jonah was gone down into the innermost parts of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
6[和合本]船主到他那里对他说：“你这沉睡的人哪，为何这样呢？起来，求告你的神，或者神顾念我们，使我们不至灭亡。”
[拼音]chuán zhǔ dào tā nà lǐ duì tā shuō，nǐ zhè chén shuì de rén nǎ，wèi hé zhè yàng ne。qǐ lái，qíu gào nǐ de shén，huò zhě shén gù niàn wǒ mén，shǐ wǒ mén bú zhì miè wáng。
[WEB]So the ship master came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God!or, gods Maybe your Godor, gods will notice us, so that we won’t perish.”
[ASV]So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
7[和合本]船上的人彼此说：“来吧！我们掣签，看看这灾临到我们是因谁的缘故。”于是他们掣签，掣出约拿来。
[拼音]chuán shàng de rén bǐ cǐ shuō，lái ba，wǒ mén chè qiān，kàn kàn zhè zāi lín dào wǒ mén shì yīn shuí de yuán gù。yú shì tā mén chè qiān，chè chū yuē ná lái。
[WEB]They all said to each other, “Come, let us 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.
[ASV]And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
8[和合本]众人对他说：“请你告诉我们，这灾临到我们是因谁的缘故？你以何事为业？你从哪里来？你是哪一国、属哪一族的人？”
[拼音]zhòng rén duì tā shuō，qǐng nǐ gào sù wǒ mén，zhè zāi lín dào wǒ mén shì yīn shuí de yuán gù。nǐ yǐ hé shì wèi yè。nǐ cóng nà lǐ lái。nǐ shì nǎ yī guó，shǔ nà yī zú de rén。
[WEB]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?”
[ASV]Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; what is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
9[和合本]他说：“我是希伯来人。我敬畏耶和华那创造沧海旱地之天上的上帝。”
[拼音]tā shuō，wǒ shì xī bó lái rén。wǒ jìng wèi yē hé huá，nà chuàng zào cāng hǎi hàn dì zhī tiān shàng de shén。
[WEB]He said to them, “I am a Hebrew, and I fear Yahweh, the GodThe Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim). of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land.”
[ASV]And he said unto them, I am a Hebrew; and I fear Jehovah, the God of heaven, who hath made the sea and the dry land.
10[和合本]他们就大大惧怕，对他说：“你作的是什么事呢？”他们已经知道他躲避耶和华，因为他告诉了他们。
[拼音]tā mén jìu dà dà jù pà，duì tā shuō，nǐ zuò de shì shén me shì ne。tā mén yǐ jīng zhī dào tā duǒ bì yē hé huá，yīn wèi tā gào sù le tā mén。
[WEB]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.
[ASV]Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, What is this that thou hast done? For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of Jehovah, because he had told them.
11[和合本]他们问他说：“我们当向你怎样行，使海浪平静呢？”这话是因海浪越发翻腾。
[拼音]tā mén wèn tā shuō，wǒ mén dāng xiàng nǐ zěn yàng xíng，shǐ hǎi làng píng jìng ne。zhè huà shì yīn hǎi làng yuè fā fān téng。
[WEB]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.
[ASV]Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea grew more and more tempestuous.
12[和合本]他对他们说：“你们将我抬起来，抛在海中，海就平静了。我知道你们遭这大风是因我的缘故。”
[拼音]tā duì tā mén shuō，nǐ mén jiāng wǒ tái qǐ lái，pāo zài hǎi zhōng，hǎi jìu píng jìng le。 wǒ zhī dào nǐ mén zāo zhè dà fēng，shì yīn wǒ de yuán gù。
[WEB]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.”
[ASV]And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.
13[和合本]然而那些人竭力荡桨，要把船拢岸，却是不能，因为海浪越发向他们翻腾。
[拼音]rán ér nà xiē rén jié lì dàng jiǎng，yào bǎ chuán lǒng àn，què shì bù néng。yīn wèi hǎi làng yuè fā xiàng tā mén fān téng。
[WEB]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.
[ASV]Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not: for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.
14[和合本]他们便求告耶和华说：“耶和华啊，我们恳求你，不要因这人的性命使我们死亡，不要使流无辜血的罪归与我们，因为你耶和华是随自己的意旨行事。”
[拼音]tā mén biàn qíu gào yē hé huá shuō，yē hé huá ā，wǒ mén kěn qíu nǐ，bú yào yīn zhè rén de xìng mìng shǐ wǒ mén sǐ wáng。bú yào shǐ líu wú gū xuè de zuì guī yǔ wǒ mén。yīn wèi nǐ yē hé huá shì suí zì jǐ de yì zhǐ xíng shì。
[WEB]Therefore they cried to Yahweh, and said, “We beg you, Yahweh, we beg you, don’t let us die for this man’s life, and don’t lay on us innocent blood; for you, Yahweh, have done as it pleased you.”
[ASV]Wherefore they cried unto Jehovah, and said, We beseech thee, O Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood; for thou, O Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee.
15[和合本]他们遂将约拿抬起，抛在海中，海的狂浪就平息了。
[拼音]tā mén suì jiāng yuē ná tái qǐ，pāo zài hǎi zhōng，hǎi de kuáng làng jìu píng xí le。
[WEB]So they took up Jonah, and threw him into the sea; and the sea ceased its raging.
[ASV]So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging.
16[和合本]那些人便大大敬畏耶和华，向耶和华献祭，并且许愿。
[拼音]nà xiē rén biàn dà dà jìng wèi yē hé huá，xiàng yē hé huá xiàn jì，bìng qiě xǔ yuàn。
[WEB]Then the men feared Yahweh exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh, and made vows.
[ASV]Then the men feared Jehovah exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto Jehovah, and made vows.
17[和合本]耶和华安排一条大鱼吞了约拿，他在鱼腹中三日三夜。
[拼音]yē hé huá ān pái yī tiáo dà yú tūn le yuē ná，tā zài yú fù zhōng sān rì sān yè。
[WEB]Yahweh prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
[ASV]And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.