1–BOB
Yunus Egamizga itoat etmadi
1 Bir kuni Amitay oʻgʻli Yunusga Egamiz shu soʻzlarni ayon qildi: 2 “Qani, boʻl, qudratli Naynavo shahriga bor. Jar solib, u yerdagilarni ogohlantir, chunki shahar ahli qilgan qabihliklar Menga yetib keldi.”
3 Yunus yoʻlga tushdi, lekin Egamizdan qochib boshqa tomonga ketmoqchi boʻldi. U Yaffaga kelib, u yerda Tarshishga boradigan kemani topdi. Yoʻl haqini toʻladi–da, Egamizdan qochib Tarshishga suzib ketgani kemachilar bilan kemaga chiqdi.
4 Ammo Egamiz shunday kuchli shamol qoʻzgʻatdiki, dengizda dahshatli boʻron boshlandi. Boʻron kemani parchalab yuboray derdi. 5 Bundan kemachilar vahimaga tushib, har biri oʻz xudosiga yolvordi. Keyin, kema yengillashsin deb, u yerdagi yuklarni dengizga uloqtira boshladilar. Yunus esa kemaning ichkarisiga kirib, qattiq uyquga ketgan edi. 6 Bir payt kema dargʻasi Yunusning yoniga kelib: “Nega sen uxlab yotibsan? Tur, xudoyingga yolvor! Balki u bizlarni eslasa, halok boʻlmasmiz”, dedi.
7 Kemadagilar esa bir–birlariga: “Kelinglar, qurʼa tashlaylik , shunda bu falokat kim sababli boshimizga kelganini bilamiz”, dedilar. Qurʼa tashlagan edilar, qurʼa Yunusga tushdi.
8 Keyin Yunusdan soʻradilar: “Bizga ayt–chi, nima sababdan boshimizga bu falokat tushdi? Sen kimsan? Qayerdan kelyapsan? Qaysi yurtdansan? Qanaqa xalqdansan?”
9 Yunus ularga shunday javob berdi: “Men ibroniyman, dengiz va quruqlikni yaratgan Samoviy Xudo — Egamga sigʻinaman.”
10 Ular Yunusning Egamizdan qochib ketayotganini bilardilar. Chunki Yunusning oʻzi bu haqda ularga aytgan edi. Ular bu gapni eshitib, yana ham qattiqroq dahshatga tushdilar va unga: “Nega bunday qilding–a?!” dedilar.
11 Kemadagilar Yunusga: “Dengiz tinchlanishi uchun seni nima qilsak ekan–a?” deb soʻradilar. Chunki dengiz yanada vahima bilan toʻlqinlanardi.
12 Shunda Yunus kemadagilarga dedi: “Meni olib, dengizga uloqtirsangizlar, dengiz tinchlanadi. Bilaman, bu kuchli boʻron men tufayli boshlaringizga kelgan.”
13 Kemadagilar esa kemani quruqlikka olib bormoqchi boʻlib rosa eshkak eshdilar, ammo bunga muvaffaq boʻla olmadilar, chunki dengiz ularga qarshi battar quturayotgan edi. 14 Shunda ular Egamizga yolvordilar: “Ey Egamiz! Sen Oʻzingga maʼqul boʻlganini qilib, bizni shu ahvolga solding. Ey Egamiz! Senga iltijo qilamiz: shu odamning joni uchun bizlarni halok qilma, begunoh odamning oʻlimiga bizlarni javobgar qilma.”
15 Shundan keyin Yunusni olib dengizga uloqtirgan edilar, dengiz tinchlanib qoldi. 16 Bu voqeani odamlar koʻrgach, Egamizdan qattiq qoʻrqdilar. Unga qurbonlik qilib, nazr atadilar.
1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
4 ¶ But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not. 7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. 8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou? 9 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land . 10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
11 ¶ Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous. 12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you. 13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them. 14 Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee. 15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. 16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.
17 ¶ Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
