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Jonah 1

Jonah: flight from the Lord

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Ion 1:1Et factum est verbum Dominī ad Jōnam, fīlium Amathi, dīcēns: Surge, et vāde in Ninivēn, cīvitātem grandem, et praedicā in eā, quia ascendit malitia ejus cōram mē.And the word of the Lord came to Jonah, son of Amittai, saying: "Rise, and go into Nineveh, the great city, and preach in it, because its malice has gone up before me." Ion 1:3Et surrēxit Jōnās, ut fugeret in Tharsis ā faciē Dominī, et dēscendit in Joppēn: et invēnit nāvem euntem in Tharsis, et dedit naulum ejus, et dēscendit in eam ut īret cum eīs in Tharsis ā faciē Dominī.And Jonah rose, to flee into Tarshish from the face of the Lord, and he went down into Joppa: and he found a ship going into Tarshish, and paid its fare, and went down into it to go with them into Tarshish from the face of the Lord. Ion 1:4Dominus autem mīsit ventum magnum in mare: et facta est tempestās magna in marī, et nāvis perīclitābātur conterī.But the Lord sent a great wind into the sea: and a great storm arose on the sea, and the ship was in danger of being broken. Ion 1:5Et timuērunt nautae, et clāmāvērunt virī ad deum suum, et mīsērunt vāsa quae erant in nāvī, in mare, ut alleviārētur ab eīs;And the sailors were afraid, and the men cried out to their god, and they cast the vessels which were in the ship into the sea, so that it might be lightened of them; Ion 1:5Et Jōnās dēscendit ad interiōra nāvis, et dormiēbat sopōre gravī.and Jonah went down to the inner parts of the ship, and was sleeping with a heavy sleep.

Ion 1:6Et accessit ad eum gubernātor, et dīxit eī: Quid tū sopōre dēprimeris?And the helmsman came to him, and said to him: "Why are you weighed down with sleep? Ion 1:6Surge, invocā Deum tuum, sī forte recōgitet Deus dē nōbīs, et nōn pereāmus.Rise, call upon your God, if perhaps God may think again about us, and we may not perish." Ion 1:7Et dīxit vir ad collēgam suum: Venīte et mittāmus sortēs, et sciāmus quārē hoc malum sit nōbīs.And each man said to his fellow: "Come and let us cast lots, and let us know why this evil is upon us." Ion 1:7Et mīsērunt sortēs, et cecidit sors super Jōnam.And they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. Ion 1:8Et dīxērunt ad eum: Indicā nōbīs cujus causā malum istud sit nōbīs: quod est opus tuum?And they said to him: "Tell us for whose cause this evil is upon us: what is your work? Ion 1:8Quae terra tua, et quō vādis?What is your land, and where are you going? Ion 1:8Vel ex quō populō es tū?Or of what people are you?" Ion 1:9Et dīxit ad eōs: Hebraeus ego sum, et Dominum Deum caelī ego timeō, quī fēcit mare et āridam.And he said to them: "I am a Hebrew, and I fear the Lord God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land."

Ion 1:10Et timuērunt virī timōre magnō, et dīxērunt ad eum: Quid hoc fēcistī?And the men feared with a great fear, and said to him: "Why have you done this?" Ion 1:10Cognōvērunt enim virī quod ā faciē Dominī fugeret, quia indicāverat eīs.For the men knew that he was fleeing from the face of the Lord, because he had told them. Ion 1:11Et dīxērunt ad eum: Quid faciēmus tibi, et cessābit mare ā nōbīs?And they said to him: "What shall we do to you, and the sea will cease from us?" Ion 1:11Quia mare ībat, et intumēscēbat.For the sea was going on, and swelling. Ion 1:12Et dīxit ad eōs: Tollite mē, et mittite in mare, et cessābit mare ā vōbīs: sciō enim ego quoniam propter mē tempestās haec grandis vēnit super vōs.And he said to them: "Take me, and cast me into the sea, and the sea will cease from you: for I know that because of me this great storm has come upon you." Ion 1:13Et rēmigābant virī ut reverterentur ad āridam, et nōn valēbant, quia mare ībat, et intumēscēbat super eōs.And the men were rowing to return to the dry land, and they were not able, because the sea was going on and swelling over them.

Ion 1:14Et clāmāvērunt ad Dominum, et dīxērunt: Quaesumus, Domine, nē pereāmus in animā virī istīus, et nē dēs super nōs sanguinem innocentem: quia tū, Domine, sīcut voluistī, fēcistī.And they cried out to the Lord, and said: "We beg, Lord, let us not perish for the life of this man, and do not lay innocent blood upon us: for you, Lord, have done as you wished." Ion 1:15Et tulērunt Jōnam, et mīsērunt in mare: et stetit mare ā fervōre suō.And they took Jonah, and cast him into the sea: and the sea stood still from its raging. Ion 1:16Et timuērunt virī timōre magnō Dominum: et immolāvērunt hostiās Dominō, et vōvērunt vōta.And the men feared the Lord with a great fear: and they sacrificed victims to the Lord, and vowed vows.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (114 words)

et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus	make, do; iter facere, see iter
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
verbum, -ī, n.	word
dominus, -ī m.	master, owner
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
fīlius, -ī, m.	son
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus	say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
surgō, -ere, surrēxī, surrēctus	rise, get up, stand up
vādō, -ere	go
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
cīvitās, -tātis, f.	state
grandis, -e	large, big
praedicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	proclaim; boast of
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
quia (conj.)	because
ascendō, -scendere, -scendī, -scēnsus	climb to, ascend, mount
malitia, -ae f.	wickedness, malice
cōram (adv.)	face to face, in person
ego, meī, pers. pron.	I
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
fugiō, fugere, fūgī, fugitūrus	flee, run away
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)	away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
faciēs, -ēī f.	face; appearance
dēscendō, -scendere, -scendī, -scēnsus	climb down, descend
inveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus	come upon, find
nāvis, -is, f.	ship
eō, īre, iī, itus	go
dō, dare, dedī, datus	give
naulum, -ī n.	passage money, fare
cum, prep, with abl.	with
autem, conj.	moreover; but, however; now
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus	send
ventus, -ī, m.	wind
magnus, -a, -um	large, big, great, mighty; loud
mare, maris, n.	sea
tempestās, -tātis, f.	weather; storm, tempest
perīclitor, -ārī, -ātus sum	try, put to the test
conterō, -ere, -trīvī, -trītus	crush, grind, bruise
timeō, -ēre, -uī	fear
nauta, -ae, m.	sailor
clāmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	shout, cry out; proclaim
vir, virī, m.	man
deus, -ī, m.	god
suus, -a, -um	his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
vās, vāsis, n., plur. vāsa, -ōrum	vessel
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
alleviō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	lighten, make lighter
interior, -ius, adj.	interior, inner
dormiō, -īre, -īvī	sleep
sopor, -ōris m.	deep sleep
gravis, -e	heavy; severe, grievous, serious
accēdō, -ere, accessī, accessum	come near, approach; be added
gubernātor, -ōris m.	helmsman, pilot
quis, quid, interrog. pron.	who? which? what?
tū, tuī, pers. pron.	thou, you
dēprimō, -ere, -pressī, -pressum	press down, sink; depressus: sunk below ground
invocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	call upon, invoke
tuus, -a, -um	thy, thine, your
sī, conj.	if
forte, adv.	by chance, accidentally
recōgitō, -āre	reconsider, think again
dē, prep, with abl.	down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
nōs	plur. of ego
nōn, adv.	not
pereō, -īre, -ii, -itūrus	pass away, perish
collēga, -ae m.	colleague, fellow official
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus	come
sors, sortis, f.	lot
sciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	know
quārē (adv.)	why; for which reason
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.	this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
malum, -ī, n.	evil, mischief
cadō, cadere, cecidī, cāsūrus	fall
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)	over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
indicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	point out, reveal, give information; inform against
causa, -ae, f.	cause, reason; abl. causā, for the sake of
iste, ista, istud, dem. pron.	that of yours, that
quī, quae, quod, interrog. pron. adj.	what?
opus, operis, n.	work, task
terra, -ae, f.	land, earth
quō, adv.	to what place? whither? to which place, whither; for which reason, wherefore, therefore; quō ūsque, till when? how long?
vel	or; vel … vel: either … or
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)	out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
populus, -ī m.	people, nation
caelum, -ī, n.	heaven, sky
āridus, -a, -um	dry; as a noun (āridum, -ī n.): dry land
timor, -ōris, m.	fear
cognōscō, -gnōscere, -gnōvī, -gnitus	find out, learn; in tenses of completed action, have found out, know
enim, conj.	for
quod, conj.	that, in that, because
cessō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	stop, cease, rest; be idle
intumēscō, -ere, -tumuī	swell up; swell with anger or pride
tollō, tollere, sustulī, sublātus	lift, raise; take away, remove; ancorās tollere, to weigh anchor
vōs	plur. of tū
quoniam, conj.	since now, since
propter, prep. with acc.	on account of, because of
rēmigō, -āre	row
revertor, -vertī, -versus, perf. act. -vertī	turn back, return
valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus	be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail
quaesō (defective)	I beg, please
nē, adv.	not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
anima, -ae, f.	breath, soul, life
sanguis, sanguinis, m.	blood
innocēns, -entis	harmless; innocent
sīcut (conj.)	just as
volō, velle, voluī	wish
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus	bear, bring
stō, stāre, stetī, status	stand
fervor, -ōris m.	boiling, heat; passion, fury
immolō, -molāre, -molāvī, -molātus	sacrifice (the victim was sprinkled with consecrated meal)
hostia, -ae f.	sacrificial victim
voveō, -ēre, vōvī, vōtus	vow, promise
vōtum, -ī n.	vow; wish, prayer

Vulgate, Jonah. Latin text: the Clementine Vulgate (1592), as transcribed by the Clementine Vulgate Project, public domain. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English (a literal learner's translation) and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.