| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New International Version |
| 1The word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai saying, | 1The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai: |
| 2"Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and cry against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me." | 2"Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me." |
| 3But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. So he went down to Joppa, found a ship which was going to Tarshish, paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. | 3But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD. |
| 4The LORD hurled a great wind on the sea and there was a great storm on the sea so that the ship was about to break up. | 4Then the LORD sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up. |
| 5Then the sailors became afraid and every man cried to his god, and they threw the cargo which was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone below into the hold of the ship, lain down and fallen sound asleep. | 5All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. |
| 6So the captain approached him and said, "How is it that you are sleeping? Get up, call on your god. Perhaps your god will be concerned about us so that we will not perish." | 6The captain went to him and said, "How can you sleep? Get up and call on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us so that we will not perish." |
| 7Each man said to his mate, "Come, let us cast lots so we may learn on whose account this calamity has struck us." So they cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah. | 7Then the sailors said to each other, "Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity." They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah. |
| 8Then they said to him, "Tell us, now! On whose account has this calamity struck us? What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?" | 8So they asked him, "Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What kind of work do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?" |
| 9He said to them, "I am a Hebrew, and I fear the LORD God of heaven who made the sea and the dry land." | 9He answered, "I am a Hebrew and I worship the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land." |
| 10Then the men became extremely frightened and they said to him, "How could you do this?" For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them. | 10This terrified them and they asked, "What have you done?" (They knew he was running away from the LORD, because he had already told them so.) |
| 11So they said to him, "What should we do to you that the sea may become calm for us?"-- for the sea was becoming increasingly stormy. | 11The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, "What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?" |
| 12He said to them, "Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will become calm for you, for I know that on account of me this great storm has come upon you." | 12"Pick me up and throw me into the sea," he replied, "and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you." |
| 13However, the men rowed desperately to return to land but they could not, for the sea was becoming even stormier against them. | 13Instead, the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before. |
| 14Then they called on the LORD and said, "We earnestly pray, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man's life and do not put innocent blood on us; for You, O LORD, have done as You have pleased." | 14Then they cried out to the LORD, "Please, LORD, do not let us die for taking this man's life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, LORD, have done as you pleased." |
| 15So they picked up Jonah, threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging. | 15Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. |
| 16Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows. | 16At this the men greatly feared the LORD, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to him. |
| 17And the LORD appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the stomach of the fish three days and three nights. | 17Now the LORD provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. |
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