Jonah 1

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	GREEK BIBLE
1 And the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying:	1 Και εγεινε λογος Κυριου προς Ιωναν τον υιον του Αμαθι, λεγων,
2 Rise and go to Nineveh, the great city, and preach in it. For its malice has ascended before my eyes.	2 Σηκωθητι, υπαγε εις Νινευη, την πολιν την μεγαλην, και κηρυξον κατ' αυτης? διοτι η ασεβεια αυτων ανεβη ενωπιον μου.
3 And Jonah rose in order to flee from the face of the Lord to Tarshish. And he went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. And he paid its fare, and he went down into it, in order to go with them to Tarshish from the face of the Lord.	3 Και εσηκωθη ο Ιωνας δια να φυγη εις Θαρσεις απο προσωπου Κυριου και κατεβη εις Ιοππην? και ευρηκε πλοιον πορευομενον εις Θαρσεις, και εδωκε τον ναυλον αυτου και επεβη εις αυτο, δια να υπαγη μετ' αυτων εις Θαρσεις απο προσωπου Κυριου.
4 But the Lord sent a great wind into the sea. And a great tempest took place in the sea, and the ship was in danger of being crushed.	4 Αλλ' ο Κυριος εξηγειρεν ανεμον μεγαν επι την θαλασσαν, και εγεινε κλυδων μεγας εν τη θαλασση και το πλοιον εκινδυνευε να συντριφθη.
5 And the mariners were afraid, and the men cried out to their god. And they threw the containers that were in the ship into the sea in order to lighten it of them. And Jonah went down into the interior of the ship, and he fell into a painful deep sleep.	5 Και εφοβηθησαν οι ναυται και ανεβοησαν εκαστος προς τον θεον αυτου και εκαμον εκβολην των εν τω πλοιω σκευων εις την θαλασσαν, δια να ελαφρωθη απ' αυτων? ο δε Ιωνας κατεβη εις το κοιλωμα του πλοιου και επλαγιασε και εκοιματο βαθεως.
6 And the helmsman approached him, and he said to him, “Why are you weighed down with sleep? Rise, call upon your God, so perhaps God will be mindful of us and we might not perish.”	6 Και επλησιασε προς αυτον ο πλοιαρχος και ειπε προς αυτον, Τι κοιμασαι συ; σηκωθητι, επικαλου τον Θεον σου, ισως ο Θεος μας ενθυμηθη και δεν χαθωμεν.
7 And a man said to his shipmate, “Come, and let us cast lots, so that we may know why this disaster is upon us.” And they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.	7 Και ειπον εκαστος προς τον πλησιον αυτου, Ελθετε και ας ριψωμεν κληρους, δια να γνωρισωμεν τινος ενεκεν το κακον τουτο ειναι εφ' ημας. Και ερριψαν κληρους και επεσεν ο κληρος επι τον Ιωναν.
8 And they said to him: “Explain to us what is the reason that this disaster is upon us. What is your work? Which is your country? And where are you going? Or which people are you from?”	8 Τοτε ειπον προς αυτον, Ειπε τωρα προς ημας, τινος ενεκεν το κακον τουτο ηλθεν εφ' ημας; Τι ειναι το εργον σου; και ποθεν ερχεσαι; τις ο τοπος σου; και εκ τινος λαου εισαι;
9 And he said to them, “I am Hebrew, and I fear the Lord God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.”	9 Ο δε ειπε προς αυτους, Εγω ειμαι Εβραιος? και σεβομαι Κυριον τον Θεον του ουρανου, οστις εποιησε την θαλασσαν και την ξηραν.
10 And the men were greatly afraid, and they said to him, “Why have you done this?” (For the men knew that he was fleeing from the face of the Lord, because he had told them.)	10 Τοτε εφοβηθησαν οι ανθρωποι φοβον μεγαν και ειπον προς αυτον, Τι ειναι τουτο, το οποιον εκαμες; διοτι εγνωρισαν οι ανθρωποι, οτι εφευγεν απο προσωπου Κυριου, επειδη ειχεν αναγγειλει τουτο προς αυτους.
11 And they said to him, “What are we to do with you, so that the sea will cease for us?” For the sea flowed and swelled.	11 Και ειπον προς αυτον, Τι να σε καμωμεν, δια να ησυχαση η θαλασσα αφ' ημων; διοτι η θαλασσα εκλυδωνιζετο επι το μαλλον.
12 And he said to them, “Take me, and cast me into the sea, and the sea will cease for you. For I know that it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you.”	12 Και ειπε προς αυτους, Σηκωσατε με και ριψατε με εις την θαλασσαν, και η θαλασσα θελει ησυχασει αφ' υμων? διοτι εγω γνωριζω, οτι εξ αιτιας εμου εγεινεν ο μεγας ουτος κλυδων εφ' υμας.
13 And the men were rowing, so as to return to dry land, but they did not succeed. For the sea flowed and swelled against them.	13 Οι ανθρωποι ομως εκωπηλατουν δυνατα δια να επιστρεψωσι προς την ξηραν? αλλα δεν εδυναντο, διοτι η θαλασσα εκλυδωνιζετο επι το μαλλον κατ' αυτων.
14 And they cried out to the Lord, and they said, “We beseech you, Lord, do not let us perish for this man’s life, and do not attribute to us innocent blood. For you, Lord, have done just as it pleased you.”	14 Οθεν ανεβοησαν προς τον Κυριον και ειπον, Δεομεθα, Κυριε, δεομεθα, ας μη χαθωμεν δια την ζωην του ανθρωπου τουτου και μη επιβαλης εφ' ημας αιμα αθωον? διοτι συ, Κυριε, εκαμες ως ηθελες.
15 And they took Jonah and cast him into the sea. And the sea was stilled from its fury.	15 Και εσηκωσαν τον Ιωναν και ερριψαν αυτον εις την θαλασσαν και η θαλασσα εσταθη απο του θυμου αυτης.
16 And the men feared the Lord greatly, and they sacrificed victims to the Lord, and they made vows.	16 Τοτε οι ανθρωποι εφοβηθησαν τον Κυριον φοβον μεγαν και προσεφεραν θυσιαν εις τον Κυριον και εκαμον ευχας.
	17 Και διεταξε Κυριος μεγα κητος να καταπιη τον Ιωναν. Και ητο ο Ιωνας εν τη κοιλια του κητους τρεις ημερας και τρεις νυκτας.