Berean Standard Bible

Jonah 1

(Nahum 1:1–15)

1Now the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toאֶל־'el-H413Jonahיוֹנָ֥הyo.NahH3124sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amittaiאֲמִתַּ֖י'a.mi.TaiH573,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Get upק֠וּםkumH6965!Goלֵ֧ךְlekhH1980toאֶל־'el-H413the greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892of Ninevehנִֽינְוֵ֛הnin.VehH5210and preachוּקְרָ֣אu.ke.Ra'H7121against itעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588its wickednessרָעָתָ֖םra.'a.TamH7451has come upעָלְתָ֥ה'al.TahH5927before Meלְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.NaiH6440.”

3Jonah, howeverיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124,got upוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to fleeלִבְרֹ֣חַliv.Ro.achH1272to Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659,away from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֖יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.He went downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to Joppaיָפ֜וֹya.FoH3305and foundוַיִּמְצָ֥אvai.yim.Tza'H4672a shipאָנִיָּ֣ה׀'a.ni.YahH591boundבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935for Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659.So he paidוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414the fareשְׂכָרָ֜הּse.kha.RahH7939and went aboardוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to sailלָב֤וֹא עִמָּהֶם֙la.Vo' 'i.ma.HemH935 H5973for Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659,away from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֖יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

The Great Storm

(Acts 27:13–26)

4Then the LORDוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068hurledהֵטִ֤ילhe.TilH2904a greatגְּדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419windרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307uponאֶל־'el-H413the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,and such a violentגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419stormסַֽעַר־sa.'ar-H5591aroseוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961בַּיָּ֑םbai.YamH3220that the shipוְהָ֣אֳנִיָּ֔הve.Ho.'o.ni.YahH591was in dangerחִשְּׁבָ֖הchi.she.VahH2803of breaking apartלְהִשָּׁבֵֽר׃le.hi.sha.VerH7665.

5The sailorsהַמַּלָּחִ֗יםha.ma.la.ChimH4419were afraidוַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372,and eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376cried outוַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֮vai.yiz.'a.KuH2199toאֶל־'el-H413his own godאֱלֹהָיו֒'e.lo.HavH430.And they threwוַיָּטִ֨לוּvai.ya.Ti.luH2904אֶת־'et-H853the ship’sבָּֽאֳנִיָּה֙bo.'o.ni.YahH591cargoהַכֵּלִ֜יםha.ke.LimH3627אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834intoאֶל־'el-H413the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220to lightenלְהָקֵ֖לle.ha.KelH7043the loadמֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֑םme.'a.lei.HemH5921.But Jonahוְיוֹנָ֗הve.yo.NahH3124had gone downיָרַד֙ya.RadH3381toאֶל־'el-H413the lowest partיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411of the vesselהַסְּפִינָ֔הha.se.fi.NahH5600,where he lay downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בvai.yish.KavH7901and fell into a deep sleepוַיֵּרָדַֽם׃vai.ye.ra.DamH7290.

6The captainרַ֣ב הַחֹבֵ֔לrav ha.cho.VelH7227 H2259approachedוַיִּקְרַ֤בvai.yik.RavH7126himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Howמַה־mah-H4100can yousleepנִרְדָּ֑םnir.DamH7290?Get upק֚וּםkumH6965andcallקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121uponאֶל־'el-H413your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.Perhapsאוּלַ֞י'u.LaiH194this Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430will considerיִתְעַשֵּׁ֧תyit.'a.ShetH6245us,so thatוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808we may not perishנֹאבֵֽד׃no.VedH6.”

7“Comeלְכוּ֙le.KhuH1980!”said the sailorsוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413אִ֣ישׁ'ishH376one anotherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453. “Let us castוְנַפִּ֣ילָהve.na.Pi.lahH5307lotsגֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486to find outוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045who is responsibleבְּשֶׁלְּמִ֛יbe.she.le.MiH4310for thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063calamityהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451that is upon us.”So they castוַיַּפִּ֙לוּ֙vai.ya.Pi.luH5307lotsגּֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486,and the lotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307onעַל־'al-H5921Jonahיוֹנָֽה׃yo.NahH3124.

8“Tellהַגִּידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046usnowנָּ֣אna'H4994,”they demandedוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559אֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413, “whoלְמִי־le.mi-H4310is to blameבַּאֲשֶׁ֛רba.'a.SherH834for thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063calamityהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451that is upon us?Whatמַה־mah-H4100isyour occupationמְּלַאכְתְּךָ֙me.lakh.te.KhaH4399,and whereוּמֵאַ֣יִןu.me.'A.yinH370have you come fromתָּב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935?Whatמָ֣הmahH4100is your countryאַרְצֶ֔ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776,and whoוְאֵֽי־ מִזֶּ֥הve.'ei- mi.ZehH335 H2088are yourאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971?”

9“I amאָנֹ֑כִי'a.No.khiH595וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853a Hebrewעִבְרִ֣י'iv.RiH5680,”replied Jonahוַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֖םvai.Yo.mer 'a.lei.HemH559 H413. “Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589worshipיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3373the LORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213אֶת־'et-H853the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the dry landהַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃hai.ya.ba.ShahH3004.”

10Then the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582were even moreגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419afraidוַיִּֽירְא֤וּ יִרְאָ֣הvai.yi.re.'U yir.'AhH3372 H3374and saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to himאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100זֹּ֣אתzotH2063have you doneעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213כִּֽי־ki-H3588?”The menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582knewיָדְע֣וּya.de.'UH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588heה֣וּאhu'H1931was fleeingבֹרֵ֔חַvo.Re.achH1272from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֤יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he had toldהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046them.

Jonah Cast into the Sea

11Nowכִּ֥יkiH3588the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220was growing worseהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980and worseוְסֹעֵֽר׃ve.so.'ErH5590,so they saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413Jonah, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100must we doנַּ֣עֲשֶׂהNa.'a.sehH6213to youto calmוְיִשְׁתֹּ֥קve.yish.TokH8367this seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220for usמֵֽעָלֵ֑ינוּme.'a.Lei.nuH5921?”

12“Pick me upשָׂא֙וּנִי֙sa.'U.niH5375,”he answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH413, “and cast meוַהֲטִילֻ֣נִיva.ha.ti.Lu.niH2904intoאֶל־'el-H413the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,so itהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220may quiet downוְיִשְׁתֹּ֥קve.yish.TokH8367for youמֵֽעֲלֵיכֶ֑םme.'a.lei.KhemH5921.Forכִּ֚יkiH3588Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589knowיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045thatכִּ֣יkiH3588I am to blamefor thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088violentהַגָּד֛וֹלha.ga.DolH1419stormהַסַּ֧עַרha.Sa.'arH5591that has come upon youעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃'a.lei.KhemH5921.”

13Nevertheless, the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582rowed hardוַיַּחְתְּר֣וּvai.yach.te.RuH2864to get backלְהָשִׁ֛יבle.ha.ShivH7725toאֶל־'el-H413dry landהַיַּבָּשָׁ֖הhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004,but theyוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808could notיָכֹ֑לוּya.Kho.luH3201,forכִּ֣יkiH3588the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220was ragingוְסֹעֵ֖רve.so.'ErH5590against themעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921more and moreהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980.

14So they cried outוַיִּקְרְא֨וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֜ה וַיֹּאמְר֗וּYah.weh vai.yo.me.RuH3068 H559: “Pleaseאָנָּ֤ה'a.NahH577,O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,do notאַל־ נָ֣א'al- na'H408 H4994let us perishנֹאבְדָ֗הnov.DahH6on account of thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088man’sהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376lifeבְּנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙be.Ne.feshH5315!Do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408chargeתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414usעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921with innocentנָקִ֑יאna.Ki'H5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818!Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859,O LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,have doneעָשִֽׂיתָ׃'a.Si.taH6213asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834You pleasedחָפַ֖צְתָּcha.Fatz.taH2654.”

15Then they picked upוַיִּשְׂאוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5375אֶת־'et-H853Jonahיוֹנָ֔הyo.NahH3124and cast himוַיְטִלֻ֖הוּvay.ti.Lu.huH2904intoאֶל־'el-H413the seaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220,and the ragingמִזַּעְפּֽוֹ׃mi.za'.PoH2197seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220grew calmוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975.

16Then the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֛ים יִרְאָ֥הha.'a.na.Shim yir.'AhH582 H3374fearedוַיִּֽירְא֧וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068greatlyגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419אֶת־'et-H853,and they offeredוַיִּֽזְבְּחוּ־vai.yiz.be.chu-H2076a sacrificeזֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachH2077to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068and madeוַֽיִּדְּר֖וּvai.yi.de.RuH5087vowsנְדָרִֽים׃ne.da.RimH5088to Him.

17Now the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had appointedוַיְמַ֤ןvay.ManH4487a greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419fishדָּ֣גdagH1709to swallowלִבְלֹ֖עַliv.Lo.a'H1104אֶת־'et-H853Jonahיוֹנָ֑הyo.NahH3124,and Jonahיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124spentוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117and threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הu.she.lo.ShahH7969nightsלֵילֽוֹת׃lei.LotH3915in the bellyבִּמְעֵ֣יbim.'EiH4578of the fishהַדָּ֔גha.DagH1709.

(Nahum 1:1–15)

The Great Storm

(Acts 27:13–26)

Jonah Cast into the Sea

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