| 1 ܘܗܘܐ ܦܬܓܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܝܘܢܢ ܒܪ ܡܬܝ ܠܡܐܡܪ | 1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonas the son of Amathi, saying: |
| 2 ܩܘܡ ܙܠ ܠܢܝܢܘܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܘܐܟܪܙ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܡܛܠ ܕܣܠܩܬ ܒܝܫܘܬܗܘܢ ܩܕܡܝ | 2 Arise, and go to Ninive the great city, and preach in it: for the wickedness thereof is come up before me. |
| 3 ܘܩܡ ܝܘܢܢ ܠܡܥܪܩ ܠܬܪܫܝܫ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܢܚܬ ܠܝܘܦܐ ܘܐܫܟܚ ܐܠܦܐ ܕܥܐܠܐ ܠܬܪܫܝܫ ܘܝܗܒ ܐܓܪܐ ܘܢܚܬ ܠܗ̇ ܠܡܥܠ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܠܬܪܫܝܫ ܠܡܥܪܩ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ | 3 And Jonas rose up to flee into Tharsis from the face of the Lord, and he went down to Joppe, and found a ship going to Tharsis: and he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them to Tharsis from the face of the Lord. |
| 4 ܘܡܪܝܐ ܐܪܡܝ ܪܘܚܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܒܝܡܐ ܘܗܘܐ ܡܚܫܘܠܐ ܪܒܐ ܒܝܡܐ ܘܐܠܦܐ ܡܬܗܦܟܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܡܬܬܒܪܘ | 4 But the Lord sent a great wind into the sea: and a great tempest was raised in the sea, and the ship was in danger to be broken. |
| 5 ܘܕܚܠܘ ܡ̈ܠܚܐ ܘܓܥܘ ܐܢܫ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܗ ܘܫܕܘ ܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܦܐ ܒܝܡܐ ܕܢܩܠܘܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܝܘܢܢ ܕܝܢ ܢܚܬ ܠܗ ܠܐܫܬܗ̇ ܕܐܠܦܐ ܘܕܡܟ | 5 And the mariners were afraid, and the men cried to their god: and they cast forth the wares that were in the ship, into the sea, to lighten it of them: and Jones went down into the inner part of the ship, and fell into a deep sleep. |
| 6 ܘܩܪܒ ܠܘܬܗ ܪܒ ܡ̈ܠܚܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܢܐ ܕܡܟ ܐܢܬ ܩܘܡ ܩܪܝ ܠܐܠܗܟ ܟܒܪ ܢܦܨܝܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܐܒܕ | 6 And the shipmaster came to him, and said to him: Why art thou fast asleep? rise up, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think of us, that we may not perish. |
| 7 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܓܒܪ ܠܚܒܪܗ ܬܘ ܢܪܡܐ ܦܨ̈ܐ ܘܢܕܥ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܛܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܐܬܬ ܥܠܝܢ ܘܐܪܡܝܘ ܦܨ̈ܐ ܘܣܠܩܬ ܦܨܬܗ ܕܝܘܢܢ | 7 And they said every one to his fellow: Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know why this evil is upon us. And they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonas. |
| 8 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܚܘܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܐܬܬ ܥܠܝܢ ܡܢܘ ܥܒܕܟ ܘܡܢ ܐܝܡܟܐ ܐܢܬ ܘܐܝܕܐ ܗܝ ܐܪܥܟ ܘܡܢ ܐܝܢܐ ܐܢܬ ܥܡܐ | 8 And they said to him: Tell us for what cause this evil is upon us, what is thy business? of what country art thou? and whither goest thou? or of what people art thou? |
| 9 ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܢܢ ܥܒܪܝܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܕܚܠ ܐܢܐ ܕܥܒܕ ܝܡܐ ܘܝܒܫܐ | 9 And he said to them: I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord the God of heaven, who made both the sea and the dry land. |
| 10 ܘܕܚܠܘ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܡܢܐ ܥܒܕܬ ܡܛܠ ܕܝܕܥܘ ܐܢܫܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܪܩ ܘܟܕ ܚܘܝ ܐܢܘܢ | 10 And the men were greatly afraid, and they said to him: Why hast thou done this? (for the men knew that he fled from the face of the Lord: because he had told them.) |
| 11 ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ ܡܢܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܠܟ ܘܢܫܠܐ ܝܡܐ ܡܢܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܝܡܐ ܗܐ ܐܙܠ ܘܡܬܕܠܚ ܥܠܝܢ | 11 And they said to him: What shall we do to thee, that the sea may be calm to us? for the sea flowed and swelled. |
| 12 ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܢܢ ܫܘܩܠܘܢܝ ܘܐܪܡܐܘܢܝ ܒܝܡܐ ܘܢܫܠܐ ܝܡܐ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܕܗܢܐ ܡܚܫܘܠܐ ܪܒܐ ܡܛܠܬܝ ܗܘ ܗܘܐ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ | 12 And he said to them: Take me up, and cast me into the sea, and the sea shall be calm to you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you. |
| 13 ܘܐܬܟܬܫܘ ܐܢܫܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܢܗܦܟܘܢ ܠܝܒܫܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܫܟܚܘ ܡܛܠ ܕܝܡܐ ܐܙܠ ܗܘܐ ܘܡܬܕܠܚ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ | 13 And the men rowed hard to return to land, but they were not able: because the sea tossed and swelled upon them. |
| 14 ܘܩܪܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܐܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐ ܢܐܒܕ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܚܫܘܒ ܥܠܝܢ ܕܡܐ ܙܟܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܨܒܐ ܐܢܬ ܥܒܕ ܐܢܬ | 14 And they cried to the Lord, and said: We beseech thee, O Lord, 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 ܘܫܩܠܘܗܝ ܠܝܘܢܢ ܘܫܕܐܘܗܝ ܒܝܡܐ ܘܐܬܬܢܝܚ ܝܡܐ ܡܢ ܡܚܫ̈ܘܠܘܗܝ | 15 And they took Jonas, and cast him into the sea, and the sea ceased from raging. |
| 16 ܘܕܚܠܘ ܐܢܫܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܚܠܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܕܒܚܘ ܕܒܚ̈ܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܢܕܪܘ ܢܕܪ̈ܐ | 16 And the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and sacrificed victims to the Lord, and made vows. |
