圣经-旧约（天主教思高圣经）

不认识圣经，就是不认识基督，不认识基督，就是不认识基督所建立的天主教会。

 

旧约·约纳

共4章:

 

第一章(16)

约纳违命远逃
1:1 那时，上主的话传给阿米泰的儿子约纳说：
1:2 「你起身往尼尼微大城去，向他们宣布：他们的邪恶已达到我前」。
1:3 约纳却起身，想躲开上主的面，逃到塔尔史士去；遂下到约培，找到一只要开往塔尔史士的船，缴了船费，上了船，同他们往塔尔史士去，好躲开上主的面。

海上忽起风暴
1:4 但是上主却使海上起了大风，海中风浪大作，那只船眼看就要被击破。
1:5 水手们都惊慌起来，每人呼求自己的神，并将船上的货物拋在海里，为减轻载重。约纳却下到船舱，躺下沉睡了。
1:6 船长走到他跟前，向他说：「怎么，你还在睡觉﹖起来!呼求你的神吧!你的神也许会眷念我们，使我们不致丧亡」。

约纳自认为祸因
1:7 他们彼此说：「来，我们抽签，以便知道，我们遇到这场灾祸，是因谁的缘故」。他们便抽签，约纳竟抽中了。
1:8 他们向他说：「请告诉我们：我们遇到这场灾祸，是因什么缘故﹖你是干什么的﹖从那里来﹖你是什么地方的人﹖属于那一个民族﹖」
1:9 他回答他们说：「我是个希伯来人，我敬畏的，是那创造海洋和陆地的上天的上主天主。」
1:10 那些人都很害怕，就对他说：「怎么你做了这事﹖」人们都知道，他是从天主面前逃跑的，因为他已经告诉了他们。

约纳被拋入海风暴平息
1:11 他们又向他说：「我们该怎样处置你，才能使海为我们而平静﹖」因为，海越来越汹涌了。
1:12 他对他们说：「你们举起我，将我拋在海里，海就会为你们平静下来，因为我知道，这场大风暴，临到你们身上，只是因了我的缘故。」
1:13 众人虽然尽力摇橹，想回到海岸，却是不能，因为海上风暴，越来越汹涌。
1:14 所以他们便呼求上主说：「上主!求你不要因这一个人的性命，使我们全部丧亡；不要将无辜者的血，归在我们身上，因为你是上主，就按你的意愿作吧!」
1:15 他们于是举起约纳，将他拋在海里，海遂平静。
1:16 众人都极其敬畏上主，遂向上主献祭，许下誓愿。

 

 

第二章(11)

大鱼吞约纳
2:1 上主安排了一条大鱼，吞了约纳；约纳在鱼腹里，三天三夜。
2:2 约纳从鱼腹里，祈求上主，他的天主。

约纳的感恩诗
2:3 他说：「我在患难中，呼求上主，他便应允了我，我从阴府的深处呼求，你便俯听了我的呼声。
2:4 你将我拋入海心深处，大水包围了我；你的波涛和巨浪漫过了我。
2:5 我曾说：我虽从你面前被拋弃，但我仍要瞻仰你的圣殿。
2:6 大水围困我，危及我的性命；深渊包围我，海草缠住我的头。
2:7 我下沉直到礁底，大地的门闩永为我关闭。上主，我的天主!你却从坑里救出了我的性命。
2:8 当我奄奄一息时，我记起了上主；我的祈祷达于你前，达于你的圣殿中。
2:9 敬奉虚无偶像的人，实在是舍弃了慈爱的根源。
2:10 至于我，我要在颂谢的歌声中，向你献祭，偿还我许的誓愿。救恩属于上主!」

约纳获救
2:11 当时，上主命令那鱼，那鱼便将约纳吐在陆地上。

 

 

第三章(10)

约纳从命前往尼尼微
3:1 上主的话再次传给约纳说：
3:2 「你起身往尼尼微大城去，向他们宣告我晓谕你的事。」
3:3 约纳便依从上主的话，起身去了尼尼微。尼尼微在天主前是一座大城，须要三天的行程。
3:4 约纳开始进城，行了一天的路程，宣布说：「还有四十天，尼尼微就要毁灭了。」

尼尼微的忏悔与获救
3:5 尼尼微人便信仰了天主，立即宣布禁食，从大到小，都身披苦衣。
3:6 当这消息传到尼尼微王那里，他便起来，离开自己的宝座，脱去长服，披上苦衣，坐在灰土中；
3:7 然后命令以君王的谕令和其大臣的名义，在尼尼微宣布说：「人、牲畜、牛羊，都可不可吃什么；不可牧放，也不可喝水。
3:8 人和牲畜都应身披苦衣，人要恳切呼求天主，更要转离自己的邪路，放弃手中的暴行。
3:9 谁知道天主也许会转意怜悯，收回自己的烈怒，使我们不致灭亡。」
3:10 天主看到他们所行的事，看到他们离开自己的邪路，遂怜悯他们，不将已宣布的灾祸，降在他们身上。

 

 

第四章(11)

约纳对天主仁慈表示不满
4:1 约纳因此很不高兴，遂发起怒来。
4:2 他恳求天主说：「上主，当我还在故乡时，我岂不是已想到这事﹖所以我预先要逃往塔尔史士去，因为我知道你是慈悲的，宽仁的天主；是缓于发怒，富于慈爱，怜悯而不愿降灾祸的天主。
4:3 上主，现在，求你从我身上收去我的性命，因为，我死了比活着还好!」
4:4 上主说：「你的愤怒合理吗﹖」

约纳怜惜篦麻
4:5 约纳出了城，坐在城东，在那里为自己搭了一个棚，坐在棚荫下，要看看那城究竟要发生什么事。
4:6 上主天主安排了一株篦麻，使它长得高过约纳，为他的头遮荫，消除他的烦恼。约纳很喜爱这株篦麻。
4:7 但第二天曙光升起时，天主安排了一个虫子咬死了篦麻，篦麻便枯萎了。
4:8 当太阳升起时，天主又安排了灸热的东风，太阳射在约纳头上，使他无法忍受，遂要求死去，说：「我死了比活着还好!」
4:9 天主向约纳说：「你为这株篦麻发怒合理吗﹖」他回答说：「我发怒以致于死，是合理的!」

上主训戒约纳
4:10 上主说：「你为这株篦麻，并没有劳过力，也没有使它生长，还怜惜它：它不过是一夜生出，一夜死去的植物；
4:11 对尼尼微这座大城，其中有十二万多不能分辨自己左右手的人，且有许多牲畜，我就不该怜惜他们么﹖」

 

BOOK ENDS. Seraphim, April 2009.

JB JONAH Chapter 1

 

Jonah rebels against his mission

1:1 The word of Yahweh was addressed to Jonah son of Amittai:

1:2 ‘Up!’ he said ‘Go to Nineveh, the great city, and inform them that their wickedness has become known to me.’

1:3 Jonah decided to run away from Yahweh, and to go to Tarshish.[*a] He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish; he paid his fare and went aboard, to go with them to Tarshish, to get away from Yahweh.

1:4 But Yahweh unleashed a violent wind on the sea, and there was such a great storm at sea that the ship threatened to break up.

1:5 The sailors took fright, and each of them called on his own god, and to lighten the ship they threw the cargo overboard. Jonah, however, had gone below and lain down in the hold and fallen fast asleep.

1:6 The boatswain came upon him and said, ‘What do you mean by sleeping? Get up! Call on your god! Perhaps he will spare us a thought, and not leave us to die.’

1:7 Then they said to each other, ‘Come on, let us draw lots to find out who is responsible for bringing this evil on us’. So they cast lots, and the lot fell to Jonah.

1:8 Then they said to him, ‘Tell us, what is your business? Where do you come from? What is your country? What is your nationality?’

1:9 He replied, ‘I am a Hebrew, and I worship Yahweh, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land’.

1:10 The sailors were seized with terror at this and said, ‘What have you done?’ They knew that he was trying to escape from Yahweh, because he had told them so.

1:11 They then said, ‘What are we to do with you, to make the sea grow calm for us?’ For the sea was growing rougher and rougher.

1:12 He replied, ‘Take me and throw me into the sea, and then it will grow calm for you. For I can see it is my fault this violent storm has happened to you.’

1:13 The sailors rowed hard in an effort to reach the shore, but in vain, since the sea grew still rougher for them.

1:14 They then called on Yahweh and said, ‘O Yahweh, do not let us perish for taking this man’s life; do not hold us guilty of innocent blood; for you, Yahweh, have acted as you have thought right’.

1:15 And taking hold of Jonah they threw him into the sea; and the sea grew calm again.

1:16 At this the men were seized with dread of Yahweh; they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh and made vows.

 

JB JONAH Chapter 2

 

Jonah is saved

2:1 Yahweh had arranged that a great fish should be there to swallow Jonah, and Jonah remained in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights.

2:2 From the belly of the fish he prayed to Yahweh, his God; he said:

2:3 ‘Out of my distress I cried to Yahweh and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried, and you have heard my voice.

2:4 You cast me into the abyss, into the heart of the sea, and the flood surrounded me. All your waves, your billows, washed over me.

2:5 And I said: I am cast out from your sight. How shall I ever look again on your holy Temple?

2:6 The waters surrounded me right to my throat, the abyss was all around me. The seaweed was wrapped round my head

2:7 at the roots of the mountains. I went down into the countries underneath the earth, to the peoples of the past. But you lifted my life from the pit, Yahweh, my God.

2:8 While my soul was fainting within me, I remembered Yahweh, and my prayer came before you into your holy Temple.

2:9 Those who serve worthless idols forfeit the grace that was theirs.

2:10 ‘But I, with a song of Praise, will sacrifice to you. The vow I have made; I will fulfil. Salvation comes from Yahweh.’

2:11 Yahweh spoke to the fish, which then vomited Jonah on to the shore.

 

JB JONAH Chapter 3

 

The conversion of Nineveh and God’s pardon

3:1 The word of Yahweh was addressed a second time to Jonah:

3:2 ‘Up!’ he said ‘Go to Nineveh, the great city, and preach to them as I told you to.’

3:3 Jonah set out and went to Nineveh in obedience to the word of Yahweh. Now Nineveh was a city great beyond compare: it took three days to cross it.

3:4 Jonah went on into the city, making a day’s journey. He preached in these words, ‘Only forty days more and Nineveh is going to be destroyed’.

3:5 And the people of Nineveh believed in God; they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least.

3:6 The news reached the king of Nineveh, who rose from his throne, took off his robe, put on sackcloth and sat down in ashes.

3:7 A proclamation was then promulgated throughout Nineveh, by decree of the king and his ministers, as follows: ‘Men and beasts, herds and flocks, are to taste nothing; they must not eat, they must not drink water.

3:8 All are to put on sackcloth and call on God with all their might and let everyone renounce his evil behaviour and the wicked things he has done.

3:9 Who knows if God will not change his mind and relent, if he will not renounce his burning wrath, so that we do not perish?’.

3:10 God saw their efforts to renounce their evil behaviour. And God relented: he did not inflict on them the disaster which he had threatened.

 

JB JONAH Chapter 4

 

The grievance of the prophet and God’s answer

4:1 Jonah was very indignant at this; he fell into a rage.

4:2 He prayed to Yahweh and said, ‘Ah! Yahweh, is not this just as I said would happen when I was still at home? That was why I went and lied toTarshish: I knew that you were a God of tenderness and compassion, slow to anger, rich in graciousness, relenting from evil.

4:3 So now Yahweh, please take away my life, for I might as well be dead as go on living.’

4:4 Yahweh replied, ‘Are you right to be angry?’

4:5 Jonah then went out of the city and sat down to the east of the city. There he made himself a shelter and sat under it in the shade, to see what would happen to the city.

4:6 Then Yahweh God arranged that a castor-oil plant should grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head and soothe his ill-humour; Jonah was delighted with the castor-oil plant.

4:7 But at dawn the next day, God arranged that a worm should attack the castor-oil plant – and it withered.

4:8 Next, when the sun rose, God arranged that there should be a scorching east wind; the sun beat down so hard on Jonah’s head that he was overcome and begged for death, saying, ‘I might as well be dead as go on living’.

4:9 God said to Jonah, ‘Are you right to be angry about the castor-oil plant?’ He replied, ‘I have every right to be angry, to the point of death’.

4:10 Yahweh replied, ‘You are only upset about a castor-oil plant which cost you no labour, which you did not make grow, which sprouted in a night and has perished in a night.

4:11 And am I not to feel sorry for Nineveh, the great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, to say nothing of all the animals?’

 

 

END OF JB JONAH [4 Chapters].