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여호와를 피해 도망하는 요나

여호와께서 아밋대의 아들 요나에게 말씀하셨다.

“너는 저 큰 니느웨성으로 가서 [a]그 성이 멸망할 것이라고 외쳐라. 그 곳 주민들의 죄악이 하늘에까지 사무쳤다.”

그러나 요나는 여호와를 피하여 다시스로 달아나려고 욥바로 내려갔다. 때마침 다시스로 가는 배가 있어 그는 여호와를 피해 도망하려고 뱃삯을 주고 선원들과 함께 배에 올라탔다.

그러나 여호와께서 바다에 강한 바람을 보내 폭풍이 일게 하시므로 배가 거의 깨어지게 되었다.

그러자 선원들이 두려워하며 각자 자기가 섬기는 신에게 도와 달라고 부르짖고 배를 가볍게 하려고 짐을 바다에 던졌다. 이때 요나는 배 밑층에서 깊이 잠들어 있었다.

선장이 그를 보자 고래고래 소리쳤다. “당신은 어째서 이런 때에 잠을 자고 있소? 일어나 당신의 신에게 도움을 구하시오! 그가 우리를 불쌍히 여겨 구해 줄는지 누가 알겠소.”

그때 선원들은 “이 재앙이 누구 때문인지 제비를 뽑아 알아보자” 하고 서로 말하며 제비를 뽑았는데 그 제비에 요나가 뽑혔다.

그러자 그들이 요나에게 물었다. “무슨 이유로 우리가 이 재앙을 당하게 되었는지 말해 보시오. 당신은 도대체 뭣하는 사람이며, 어디서 왔으며, 어느 나라 사람이오?”

그때 요나가 “나는 히브리 사람이며 바다와 육지를 만드신 하늘의 하나님 여호와를 섬기는 사람입니다” 하고 대답하며

10 자기가 여호와를 피해 도망치고 있음을 그들에게 밝혔다. 그러자 선원들은 몹시 두려워하며 “당신이 어째서 이런 짓을 하였소?” 하였다.

11 폭풍이 점점 더 무섭게 휘몰아치자 선원들은 요나에게 “우리가 당신을 어떻게 해야 바다가 잔잔하겠소?” 하고 물었다.

12 그때 요나가 대답하였다. “나를 들어 바다에 던지시오. 그러면 바다가 잔잔해질 것입니다. 여러분이 이 폭풍을 만나게 된 것이 내 탓이라는 것을 나는 잘 알고 있습니다.”

13 그래도 그 선원들은 최선을 다해 노를 저어 배를 육지에 대려고 하였으나 점점 더 사나운 파도가 밀어닥치므로 그렇게 할 수가 없었다.

14 그래서 그들은 “여호와여, 죄 없는 사람을 죽인다고 우리를 벌하지 마소서. 여호와여, 당신은 당신의 뜻대로 행하시는 분이시므로 이 사람의 죽음에 대해서 우리에게는 아무 잘못이 없습니다” 하고

15 요나를 들어 바다에 던졌다. 그러자 성난 바다가 즉시 잔잔해졌다.

16 이것을 본 선원들은 여호와를 크게 두려워하며 그에게 제사를 드리고 그를 섬기겠다고 서약하였다.

17 여호와께서 이미 큰 물고기를 예비하셔서 요나를 삼키게 하셨으므로 요나가 밤낮 3일을 고기 뱃속에 있었다.

Footnotes

  1. 1:2 또는 ‘그것을 쳐서 외쳐라’

Jonah Flees From the Lord

The word of the Lord came to Jonah(A) son of Amittai:(B) “Go to the great city of Nineveh(C) and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.”

But Jonah ran(D) away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish(E). He went down to Joppa,(F) 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.(G)

Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up.(H) All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship.(I)

But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. The captain went to him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call(J) on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us so that we will not perish.”(K)

Then the sailors said to each other, “Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity.”(L) They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.(M) So 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?”

He answered, “I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord,(N) the God of heaven,(O) who made the sea(P) and the dry land.(Q)

10 This 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.)

11 The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, “What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?”

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.”(R)

13 Instead, the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before.(S) 14 Then 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,(T) for you, Lord, have done as you pleased.”(U) 15 Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm.(V) 16 At this the men greatly feared(W) the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows(X) to him.

Jonah’s Prayer

17 Now the Lord provided(Y) a huge fish to swallow Jonah,(Z) and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.