1 Now Yahweh’s word came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their wickedness has come up before me."

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.

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. 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. 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 won’t perish."

7 They all said to each other, "Come! Let’s 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. 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?"

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."

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. 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.

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."

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. 14 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." 15 So they took up Jonah and threw him into the sea; and the sea ceased its raging. 16 Then the men feared Yahweh exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh and made vows.

17 Yahweh prepared a huge fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

1 耶和华的话临到亚米太的儿子约拿， 说：

2 "起来！ 到尼尼微大城去， 警告其中的居民， 因为他们的恶行已经达到我面前。"

3 可是约拿却起来， 要逃往他施去， 躲避耶和华； 他下到约帕， 找到了一只要开往他施去的船； 他给了钱， 就上船（"上船"原文作"下船"）， 要和他们同往他施去， 离开耶和华。

4 但是耶和华在海上忽然刮起大风， 于是海中狂风大作， 船几乎要破裂了。

5 水手都很惧怕， 各人向自己的神大声呼求； 他们为了减轻船的重量， 就把船上的东西拋在海里， 可是约拿却下了船舱， 躺着熟睡了。

6 船长走到他面前， 对他说： "你怎么啦！ 睡得那么熟？快起来， 求告你的 神吧！ 或者 神会记念我们， 使我们不至于丧命！ "

7 水手就彼此说： "来吧！ 让我们抽签， 好知道这场灾祸临到我们， 是因谁的缘故。"于是他们抽签， 结果抽中了约拿。

8 他们就对约拿说： "请告诉我们， 这场灾祸临到我们， 是因谁的缘故？你是作什么的？你从哪里来？你是哪一国的人？哪一族的人？"

9 他回答说： "我是希伯来人， 我敬畏耶和华天上的 神， 就是那创造海洋和陆地的。"

10 众人就大大惧怕， 对他说： "你为什么这样作呢？（"你为什么这样作呢？"或译： "你作的是什么呢？"）"那些人知道他躲避耶和华， 原来约拿告诉了他们。

11 因为海浪越来越汹涌， 他们又对他说： "我们该怎样处置你， 才能叫海浪平静呢？"

12 他回答说： "你们把我抬起来， 投在海里， 海浪就会平静， 因为我知道， 这场大风暴临到你们， 是为了我的缘故。"

13 那些人虽然破浪挣扎， 要把船靠岸， 却是不能， 因为海浪不断汹涌扑来。

14 他们就呼求耶和华， 说： "耶和华啊！ 我们恳求你， 不要因这人叫我们丧命； 不要把无辜人的血归在我们身上， 因为你耶和华是照自己所喜悦的行事。"

15 于是他们把约拿抬起来， 投在海里， 怒涛就平息了。

16 那些人就大大敬畏耶和华， 向他献祭和许愿。

17 耶和华却安排了一条大鱼， 把约拿吞下。约拿就在鱼腹中三日三夜。（本节在《马索拉抄本》为2:1）