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Yonah tries to run from God

Yna 1:1–17

1:1 Yonah tries to run from God

Northern kingdom

1 Now Yahweh told Yonah (Jonah) (Yonah, Amitay’s son),[ref] 2 “Go now to the major city of Nineveh, and speak out against it because I’ve noticed how evil they are.”

3 But Yonah decided to run away from Yahweh so he went down to Yafo (Joppa) and found a ship about to go to Tarshish. He paid the fare and went aboard to go with them to Tarshish to get away from Yahweh.

4 However Yahweh caused a strong wind on the sea and it became a such big storm that they all thought the ship would disintegrate. 5 The sailors were afraid and they each cried to their own gods for help, and they threw the cargo overboard to make the ship lighter. But Yonah had gone down into the hold where he had laid down and fallen fast asleep.

6 So the ship’s captain approached him and said, “Why are you sleeping? Come on, pray to your god and perhaps he will take notice of us so we won’t die.”

7 Then the sailors said to each other, “Let’s draw straws to find out whose fault it is that we are in this predicament.” So they drew straws and Yonah was indicated. 8 So they said to him, “Hey, tell us why this disaster is happening to us. What’s your occupation? Where are you from? What country? What nationality are you?”

9 And he said to them, “I’m a Ivri (Hebrew) and I fear Yahweh the god of the heavens who made the sea and the land.”

10 And the men became really scared and asked him what he had done, because he had told them that he was running from Yahweh.

11 So they asked him what they should do to him so that the sea would calm, because the storm was getting worse.

12 And he said to them, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea so that the sea will calm down because I know that this terrible storm came because of me.”

13 However, the men tried to row but they were not able to return to the land because the sea was very rough and getting worse. 14 So they called to Yahweh and said, “We beg you Yahweh: please don’t let us die because of this man, and don’t consider us guilty because you yourself have made this happen.” 15 And then they picked up Yonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea became calm. 16 The men felt really scared of Yahweh and they sacrificed to him and made vows.

17 Then Yahweh commanded a huge fish to swallow Yonah (Jonah) and he stayed in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights.[ref]

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1 And_ the_message_of YHWH _he/it_was to Yōnāh the_son_of ʼAmittay to_say.
2 Arise go to Nīnəvēh the_city (the)_great and_call_out on/upon_it(f) if/because wickedness_of_their it_has_come_up before_me.
3 And_ Yōnāh _he/it_rose_up to_flee to_Tarshiysh from_to/for_face/front/presence YHWH and_he/it_descended Yāfō/(Joppa) and_he_found a_ship[fn] which_was_about_to_go Tarshiysh and_he/it_gave fare_of_its and_he/it_descended in_it to_go with_them to_Tarshiysh from_to/for_face/front/presence YHWH.
4 And_YHWH he_hurled a_wind great to the_sea and_ a_storm great _he/it_was on_sea and_the_ship it_thought to_be_broken.
5 And_ the_mariners _they_were_afraid and_they_cried_for_help each to his/its_god and_they_hurled DOM the_vessels which were_in_ship into the_sea to_lighten from_on_them and_Yōnāh he_had_gone_down into the_innermost_parts_of the_ship and_he_had_lain_down and_he_had_fallen_asleep.
6 And_he_drew_near to_him/it the_chief_of the_sailor[s] and_he/it_said to_him/it what is_to_you sleeping arise call to god_of_your perhaps the_ʼElohīm he_will_give_thought to/for_us and_not we_will_perish.
7 And_they_said each to his/its_neighbour come and_let_us_throw lots so_that_we_may_know by_which_of_whom the_evil (the)_this to/for_us and_they_throw lots and_ the_lot _it_fell on Yōnāh/(Jonah).
8 And_they_said to_him/it tell please to/for_us because_account_of_that of_whom the_evil (the)_this to/for_us what occupation_of_is_your and_from_where do_you_come what land_of_is_your and_where from_this people are_you.
9 And_he/it_said to_them am_a_Hebrew I and_DOM YHWH the_god_of the_heavens I am_fearing who he_made DOM the_sea and_DOM the_dry_ground.
10 And_ the_men _they_feared a_fear great and_they_said to_him/it what this have_you_done if/because the_men they_knew if/because_that from_to/for_face/front/presence YHWH he was_fleeing if/because he_had_told to/for_them.
11 And_they_said to_him/it what will_we_do to_you so_ the_sea _that_it_will_be_quiet from_on_us if/because the_sea was_going and_storming.
12 And_he/it_said to_them pick_me_up and_hurl_me into the_sea and_ the_sea _it_will_be_quiet from_on_you(pl) if/because I am_knowing if/because_that by_which_of_me the_storm (the)_great the_this is_on_you(pl).
13 And_ the_men _they_rowed to_bring_back to the_dry_ground and_not they_were_able if/because the_sea was_going and_storming on_them.
14 And_they_called_out to YHWH and_they_said please Oh_YHWH do_not please let_us_perish by_the_life_of the_man the_this and_do_not put on_us blood innocent if/because you Oh_YHWH just_as you_pleased you_have_done.
15 And_they_picked_up DOM Yōnāh/(Jonah) and_they_hurled_him into the_sea and_ the_sea _it_stopped from_storming_its.
16 And_ the_men _they_feared a_fear great DOM YHWH and_they_sacrificed a_sacrifice to/for_YHWH and_they_vowed vows.

1:3 OSHB note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

Literal Version JNA 2:1

2 [fn] And_ YHWH _he/it_assigned a_fish great to_swallow DOM Yōnāh and_he/it_was Yōnāh in_the_inward_parts_of the_fish three days and_three nights.

2:1 Note: KJB: Yōnāh.1.17

Collected OET-RV cross-references

2Ki 14:25:

25 Yarov’am restored Yisrael’s border from Levo-Hamat through to the Sea of the Desert, as Yisrael’s god Yahweh had foretold via his servant Yonah (Jonah)—the son of the prophet Amitay from Gat-Hahefer.

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25 He he_restored DOM the_border_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) from_Ləⱱōʼ_of Ḩₐmāt to the_sea_of the_ˊArāⱱāh according_to_the_message_of YHWH the_god_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) which he_spoke by_the_hand_of his_servant_of_his Yōnāh/(Jonah) the_son_of ʼAmittay the_prophet who was_from_Gat- hepher.

Mat 12:40:

40 Just like Yonah was in the belly of the huge fish for three days and three nights,[ref] in the same way, the son of humanity will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

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40 For/Because as Yōnas was in the belly of_the huge_fish three days and three nights, thus the son of_ the _man will_be three days and three nights in the heart of_the earth.

12:40: Yonah 1:17.

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