Revised Literal Translation

Jonah 1:1-11

1Now the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068came unto Jonahיוֹנָ֥הyo.NahH3124the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amittaiאֲמִתַּ֖י'a.mi.TaiH573,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Ariseק֠וּםkumH6965,goH3212to Ninevehנִֽינְוֵ֛הnin.VehH5210,that greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892,and cryוּקְרָ֣אu.ke.Ra'H7121against it; for their wickednessרָעָתָ֖םra.'a.TamH7451is come upעָלְתָ֥ה'al.TahH5927beforeלְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.NaiH6440me.

3But Jonahיוֹנָה֙yo.NahH3124rose upוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to fleeלִבְרֹ֣חַliv.Ro.achH1272unto Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֖יmi.lif.NeiH6440of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and went downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to Joppaיָפ֜וֹya.FoH3305;and he foundוַיִּמְצָ֥אvai.yim.Tza'H4672a shipאָנִיָּ֣ה׀'a.ni.YahH591goingבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935to Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659:so he paidוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414the fareשְׂכָרָ֜הּse.kha.RahH7939thereof, and went downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381into it, to goלָב֤וֹאla.Vo'H935with them unto Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֖יmi.lif.NeiH6440of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4But Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068sent outהֵטִ֤ילhe.TilH2904a greatגְּדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419windרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307into the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,and there was a mightyגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419tempestסַֽעַר־sa.'ar-H5591in the seaבַּיָּ֑םbai.YamH3220,so that the shipוְהָ֣אֳנִיָּ֔הve.Ho.'o.ni.YahH591was likeחִשְּׁבָ֖הchi.she.VahH2803to be brokenלְהִשָּׁבֵֽר׃le.hi.sha.VerH7665.

5Then the marinersהַמַּלָּחִ֗יםha.ma.la.ChimH4419were afraidוַיִּֽירְא֣וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372,and criedוַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֮vai.yiz.'a.KuH2199every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376unto his godאֱלֹהָיו֒'e.lo.HavH430,and cast forthוַיָּטִ֨לוּvai.ya.Ti.luH2904the waresהַכֵּלִ֜יםha.ke.LimH3627that werein the shipבָּֽאֳנִיָּה֙bo.'o.ni.YahH591into the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,to lightenלְהָקֵ֖לle.ha.KelH7043itof them. But Jonahוְיוֹנָ֗הve.yo.NahH3124was gone downיָרַד֙ya.RadH3381into the sidesיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411of the shipהַסְּפִינָ֔הha.se.fi.NahH5600;and he layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בvai.yish.KavH7901,and was fast asleepוַיֵּרָדַֽם׃vai.ye.ra.DamH7290.

6So the shipmasterרַ֣ב הַחֹבֵ֔לrav ha.cho.VelH2259 H7227cameוַיִּקְרַ֤בvai.yik.RavH7126to him, and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeperנִרְדָּ֑םnir.DamH7290?ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,callקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121upon thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,if so be that Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430will thinkיִתְעַשֵּׁ֧תyit.'a.ShetH6245upon us, that we perishנֹאבֵֽד׃no.VedH6not.

7And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559every oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to his fellowרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453,ComeH3212,and let us castוְנַפִּ֣ילָהve.na.Pi.lahH5307lotsגֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486,that we may knowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045for whose causeH7945this evilהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451isupon us. So they castוַיַּפִּ֙לוּ֙vai.ya.Pi.luH5307lotsגּֽוֹרָל֔וֹתgo.ra.LotH1486,and the lotהַגּוֹרָ֖לha.go.RalH1486fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307upon Jonahיוֹנָֽה׃yo.NahH3124.

8Then saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559they unto him, Tellהַגִּידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evilהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451is upon us; What isthine occupationמְּלַאכְתְּךָ֙me.lakh.te.KhaH4399?and whenceוּמֵאַ֣יִןu.me.'A.yinH370comestתָּב֔וֹאta.Vo'H935thou? what isthy countryאַרְצֶ֔ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776?and of what peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971art thou?

9And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, I aman Hebrewעִבְרִ֣י'iv.RiH5680;and I fearיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3373Yhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,which hath madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220and the dryהַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃hai.ya.ba.ShahH3004land.

10Then were the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582exceedinglyיִרְאָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֔הyir.'Ah ge.do.LahH3374 H1419afraidוַיִּֽירְא֤וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Why hast thou doneעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213this? For the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582knewיָדְע֣וּya.de.'UH3045that he fledבֹרֵ֔חַvo.Re.achH1272from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֤יmi.lif.NeiH6440of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,because he had toldהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046them.

11Then saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559they unto him, What shall we doנַּ֣עֲשֶׂהNa.'a.sehH6213unto thee, that the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220may be calmוְיִשְׁתֹּ֥קve.yish.TokH8367unto us? for the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220wroughtהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980,and was tempestuousוְסֹעֵֽר׃ve.so.'ErH5590.

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