1 Now the dabar (word / matter) of Yahawah () came to Yawanah (Jonah) the ban (son) of Amathay (Amittai), amar (spoke),
2 “Qawam (rise up), yalak (go) to Nayanawah (Nineveh), that gadawal (very great/important/mighty) iyar (city), and qaraa (called) against it, for their rai (wickedness) has ilah (go up / offer) up panayam (face) me.”
3 But Yawanah (Jonah) qawam (rise up) up to barach (flee) to Tharashayash (Tarshish) from the panayam (face) of Yahawah (). He yarad (went) down to Yapaw (Joppa), and matzaa (found) a anayah (ship) bawaa (come) to Tharashayash (Tarshish); so he nathan (give) its fare, and yarad (went) down into it, to bawaa (come) with them to Tharashayash (Tarshish) from the panayam (face) of Yahawah ().
4 But Yahawah () tawal (sent) out a gadawal (very great/important/mighty) rawach (spirit / wind) on the yam (sea/waters), and there was a gadawal (very great/important/mighty) sair (storm) on the yam (sea/waters), so that the anayah (ship) was likely to shabar (break) up.
5 Then the malachayam (mariners) were yaraa (fear / be afraid), and every ayash (man / husband) zaiq (cried) to his Alahayam (). They threw the cargo that was in the anayah (ship) into the yam (sea/waters) to lighten the ship. But Yawanah (Jonah) had yarad (gone) down into the innermost yarakathay (parts) of the sapayanah (ship), and he was shakab (laying) down, and was radam (fast) asleep.
6 So the rab (shipmaster) qarab (come close) to him, and amar (spoke) to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Qawam (rise up), qaraa (called) on your Alahayam ()! Maybe your Alahayam () will notice us, so that we won't abad (destroy / perish).”
7 They all amar (said) to ayash (man / husband) other, “yalak (come), napal (fall / be cast down) us cast gawaralawath (lots), that we may yadai (know) who is responsible for this rai (evil) that is on us.” So they napal (fall / be cast down) gawaralawath (lots), and the gawaral (lot) napal (fall / be cast down) on Yawanah (Jonah).
8 Then they asked him, “nagad (tell) us, please, for whose cause this rai (evil) is on us. What is your malaakah (occupation)? Ayan (NO ONE) do you bawaa (bring) from? What is your aratz (Earth/land)? Of what im (nation / people) are you?”
9 He amar (spoke) to them, “I am a ibaray (hebrew), and I yaraa (fear) Yahawah (), the Alahayam () of shamayam (Shamayam / Heavens), who ishah (make) made the yam (sea/waters) and the dry yabashah (dry land).”
10 Then were the anashayam (men) gadawal (very great/important/mighty) yaraa (fear / be afraid), and amar (spoke) to him, “What is this that you ishah (make) done?” For the anashayam (men) yadai (knew) that he was fleeing from the panayam (face) of Yahawah (), because he had nagad (told) them.
11 Then they amar (said) to him, “What shall we ishah (make) to you, that the yam (sea/waters) may be shathaq (calm) to us?” For the yam (sea/waters) halak (move) more and more stormy.
12 He amar (said) to them, “nashaa (lift) me up, and throw me into the yam (sea/waters). Then the yam (sea/waters) will be shathaq (calm) for you; for I yadai (know) that because of me this gadawal (very great/important/mighty) sair (storm) is on you.”
13 Nevertheless the anashayam (men) chathar (rowed) hard to shawab (turn) them back to the yabashah (dry land); but they yakal (could) not, for the yam (sea/waters) halak (move) more and more stormy against them.
14 Therefore they qaraa (called) to Yahawah (), and amar (spoke), “We beg you, Yahawah (), we beg you, don't let us die for this ayash (man / husband) napash (soul), and don't nathan (give) on us naqay (innocent) dam (blood); for you, Yahawah (), ishah (make) done as it chapatz (pleased) you.”
15 So they nashaa (lift) up Yawanah (Jonah), and threw him into the yam (sea/waters); and the yam (sea/waters) imad (ceased) its zaip (raging).
16 Then the anashayam (men) yaraa (fear / be afraid) Yahawah () gadawal (very great/important/mighty); and they zabach (offered) a zabach (sacrifice) to Yahawah (), and made nadarayam (vows).
17 Then Yawanah (Jonah) prayed to Yahawah (), his Alahayam (), out of the dag (fish's) maih (belly).