[Gio^-na ddu+o+.c sai dde^'n Ni-ni-ve, tro^'n qua ta-re^-si, ro^`i bi. qua(ng xuo^'ng bie^?n]
GN 1:1
Co' lo+`i DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va pha'n cho Gio^-na con trai A-mi-tai
nhu+ va^`y:
GN 1:2
Ngu+o+i kha' cho^?i da^.y! Ha~y ddi dde^'n tha`nh lo+'n Ni-ni-ve,
va` ke^u-la nghi.ch cu`ng no'; vi` to^.i-a'c chu'ng no' dda~ le^n tha^'u
tru+o+'c ma(.t ta .
GN 1:3
Nhu+ng Gio^-na cho^?i-da^.y dda(.ng tro^'n qua Ta-re^-si, dde^?
la'nh kho?i ma(.t DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va . Ngu+o+`i xuo^'ng dde^'n Gia-pho^,
ga(.p mo^.t chie^'c ta`u ddi Ta-re^-si . Ngu+o+`i tra? tie^`n qua'-giang,
va` xuo^'ng ta`u dda(.ng ddi Ta-re^-si vo+'i ho., dde^? kho?i ma(.t DDu+'c
Gie^-ho^-va .
GN 1:4
Nhu+ng DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va khie^'n gio' lo+'n tho^?i tre^n bie^?n;
tre^n bie^?n co' tra^.n ba~o lo+'n, chie^'c ta`u ha^`u vo+~.
GN 1:5
Nhu+~ng thu?y-thu? dde^`u so+.-ha~i, ai na^'y ke^u-ca^`u tha^`n
cu?a mi`nh. DDoa.n, ho. qua(ng nhu+~ng ddo^`-dda.c trong ta`u xuo^'ng bie^?n,
dde^? cho nhe. ta`u . Gio^-na dda~ xuo^'ng du+o+'i lo`ng ta`u, na(`m va`
ngu? me^ .
GN 1:6
Chu? ta`u be`n dde^'n ga^`n ngu+o+`i va` ba?o ra(`ng: Ho+~i ngu+o+`i
ngu? kia, la`m sao va^.y ? Kha' cho+` da^.y! Ha~y ke^u ca^`u DDu+'c Chu'a
Tro+`i ngu+o+i . Co' le~ DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i se~ tu+o+?ng dde^'n chu'ng
ta, thi` chu'ng ta kho?i che^'t.
GN 1:7
Ke^' ddo', chu'ng no'i cu`ng nhau ra(`ng: Ha~y dde^'n, chu'ng ta
ha~y ba('t tha(m, dde^? cho bie^'t tai-va. na^`y dde^'n cho chu'ng ta la`
vi` co+' ai . Va^.y ho. ba('t tha(m, va` tha(m tru'ng nha(`m Gio^-na .
GN 1:8
Ba^'y gio+` ho. no'i cu`ng ngu+o+`i ra(`ng: Kha' cho chu'ng ta
bie^'t vi` dde^`u chi ma` tai-va. na^`y dde^'n tre^n chu'ng ta . Ngu+o+i
la`m nghe^` gi`, va` tu+` dda^u ma` dde^'n? Xu+' ngu+o+i o+? dda^u, ngu+o+i
thuo^.c ve^` da^n na`o ?
GN 1:9
Ngu+o+`i tra? lo+`i ra(`ng: Ta la` ngu+o+`i He^-bo+-ro+, va` ta
ki'nh-so+., DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, la` DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i tre^n tro+`i, Nga`i
dda~ la`m ne^n bie^?n va` dda^'t kho^ .
GN 1:10
Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i a^'y ca? so+., va` ba?o ngu+o+`i ra(`ng: Ngu+o+i
dda~ la`m vie^.c gi` ddo'? Ba^'y gio+` ho. dda~ bie^'t ra(`ng ngu+o+`i
tro^'n kho?i ma(.t DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va; vi` ngu+o+`i dda~ khai ra cho ho..
GN 1:11
Va^.y ho. no'i ra(`ng: Chu'ng ta se~ la`m gi` ve^` ngu+o+i, ha^`u
cho bie^?n ye^n-la(.ng cho chu'ng ta ? Vi` bie^?n ca`ng ddo^.ng the^m ma~i
.
GN 1:12
Ngu+o+`i tra? lo+`i ra(`ng: Ha~y ba('t la^'y ta; ha~y ne'm ta xuo^'ng
bie^?n, thi` bie^?n se~ ye^n-la(.ng cho ca'c anh; vi` ta bie^'t ra(`ng
a^'y la` vi` co+' ta ma` ca'c anh dda~ ga(.p pha?i tra^.n ba~o lo+'n na^`y
.
GN 1:13
Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i a^'y ba('t tay che`o va`o bo+`; song kho^ng ddu+o+.c,
vi` bie^?n ca`ng no^?i le^n nghi.ch cu`ng ho. ma~i .
GN 1:14
Ho. be`n ke^u ca^`u DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ma` ra(`ng: Ho+~i DDu+'c
Gie^-ho^-va, chu'ng to^i na`i xin Nga`i, chu'ng to^i na`i-xin Nga`i cho+'
la`m cho chu'ng to^i che^'t vi` co+' ma.ng-so^'ng cu?a ngu+o+`i na^`y,
va` cho+' khie^'n ma'u vo^-to^.i ddo^? la.i tre^n chu'ng to^i! Ho+~i DDu+'c
Gie^-ho^-va, vi` chi'nh Nga`i la` DDa^'ng dda~ la`m dde^`u mi`nh muo^'n.
GN 1:15
DDoa.n ho. ba('t Gio^-na, qua(ng xuo^'ng bie^?n, thi` su+. gia^.n-du+~
cu?a bie^?n ye^n-la(.ng.
GN 1:16
Vi` va^.y ma` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i a^'y ra^'t ki'nh-so+. DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va
. Ho. da^ng cu?a-le^~ cho DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, va` hu+'a-nguye^.n cu`ng
Nga`i .
[Gio^-na bi. ca' nuo^'t. -- Ngu+o+`i ca^`u-xin va` ddu+o+.c cu+'u]
GN 2:1
DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va sa('m-su+?a mo^.t con ca' lo+'n dda(.ng nuo^'t
Gio^-na; Gio^-na o+? trong bu.ng ca' ba nga`y ba dde^m.
GN 2:2
Gio^-na tu+` trong bu.ng ca' ca^`u nguye^.n Gie^-ho^-va Du+'c Chu'a
Tro+`i mi`nh.
GN 2:3
ma` ra(`ng.
To^i ga(.p hoa.n-na.n, ke^u-ca^`u DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va,
Thi` Nga`i dda~ tra? lo+`i to^i .
Tu+` trong bu.ng A^m-phu?, to^i ke^u la,
Thi` Nga`i dda~ nghe tie^'ng to^i .
GN 2:4
Nga`i dda~ qua(ng to^i trong vu+.c sa^u, no+i dda'y bie^?n,
Va` do`ng nu+o+'c lo+'n bao-bo.c la^'y to^i .
He^'t tha?y nhu+~ng so'ng-lu+o+.n va` nhu+~ng ba-dda`o cu?a Nga`i
dde^`u tra?i qua tre^n to^i .
GN 2:5
To^i dda~ no'i ra(`ng: To^i dda~ bi. ne'm kho?i tru+o+'c ma('t
Nga`i;
Da^`u va^.y, to^i co`n nhi`n le^n dde^`n tha'nh cu?a Nga`i .
GN 2:6
Nu+o+'c bao-phu? la^'y to^i, cho dde^'n linh-ho^`n to^i;
Vu+.c sa^u va^y la^'y to^i tu+ be^`;
Rong-re^u va^'n-vi't dda^`u to^i .
GN 2:7
To^i dda~ xuo^'ng dde^'n cho+n ne^`n ca'c nu'i;
DDa^'t dda~ ddo'ng then no' tre^n to^i ddo+`i ddo+`i .
Ho+~i Gie^-ho^-va DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i to^i, nhu+ng Nga`i dda~ ddem
ma.ng-so^'ng to^i le^n kho?i ha^`m-ho^'!
GN 2:8
Khi linh-ho^`n to^i mo`n-mo?i trong to^i, thi` to^i nho+' dde^'n
DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va,
Va` lo+`i ca^`u-nguye^.n cu?a to^i dda.t dde^'n Nga`i, va`o dde^`n
tha'nh Nga`i .
GN 2:9
Nhu+~ng ke? cha(m su+. hu+-kho^ng gia?-do^'i,
Thi` li`a bo? su+. thu+o+ng-xo't cu?a mi`nh.
GN 2:10
Nhu+ng to^i, to^i se~ du`ng tie^'ng ca?m-ta. ma` da^ng cu?a-le^~
cho Nga`i;
To^i se~ tra? su+. to^i dda~ hu+'a-nguye^.n.
Su+. cu+'u dde^'n tu+` DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va!
GN 2:11
DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va be`n pha'n cu`ng con ca', va` no' mu+?a Gio^-na
ra tre^n dda^'t kho^ .
[Gio^-na ta.i Ni-ni-ve . -- Su+. a(n-na(n cu?a ngu+o+`i Ni-ni-ve]
GN 3:1
La.i co' lo+`i DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va pha'n cu`ng Gio^-na la^`n thu+'
hai ma` ra(`ng:
GN 3:2
Ngu+o+i kha' cho+` da^.y! Ha~y ddi dde^'n tha`nh lo+'n Ni-ni-ve,
va` rao cho no' lo+`i ta dda~ da.y cho ngu+o+i .
GN 3:3
Va^.y Gio^-na cho+` da^.y va` ddi dde^'n Ni-ni-ve, theo li.nh cu?a
DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va . Va?, Ni-ni-ve la` mo^.t tha`nh ra^'t lo+'n, ddi ma^'t
ba nga`y ddu+o+`ng.
GN 3:4
Gio^-na kho+?i dda^`u va`o trong tha`nh ddi mo^.t nga`y, thi` rao-gia?ng
va` no'i ra(`ng: Co`n bo^'n mu+o+i nga`y nu+~a, Ni-ni-ve se~ bi. ddo^?
xuo^'ng!
GN 3:5
Da^n tha`nh Ni-ni-ve tin DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i . Ho. rao ra su+.
kie^ng a(n va` ma(.c bao gai, tu+` nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ra^'t lo+'n trong dda'm
ho. cho dde^'n nhu+~ng ke? ra^'t nho?.
GN 3:6
Tin a^'y ddo^`n dde^'n vua Ni-ni-ve, vua ddu+'ng da^.y kho?i ngai,
lo^.t a'o ba`o mi`nh ra, qua^'n bao gai va` ngo^`i trong tro .
GN 3:7
DDoa.n vua truye^`n li.nh na^`y ra trong tha`nh Ni-ni-ve, nhu+
la` lo+`i du. cu?a vua cu`ng cu?a ca'c ke? to^n-tru+o+?ng: Kho^ng lua^.n
ngu+o+`i ta hay thu'-va^.t, kho^ng lua^.n ba^`y bo` hay ba^`y chie^n, dde^`u
cho+' ne^'m chi he^'t. Kho^ng ddu+o+.c dde^? cho no' a(n, cu~ng kho^ng
uo^'ng nu+o+'c;
GN 3:8
Nhu+ng ngu+o+`i ta va` thu'-va^.t dde^`u pha?i qua^'n bao gai .
Mo.i ngu+o+`i kha' ra su+'c ke^u cu`ng DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i; pha?i, ai na^'y
kha' bo? ddu+o+`ng lo^'i xa^'u mi`nh va` vie^.c hung du+~ cu?a tay mi`nh.
GN 3:9
Ai bie^'t ra(`ng hoa(.c DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i se~ kho^ng xa^y la.i
va` a(n-na(n, xa^y kho?i co+n no'ng gia^.n mi`nh, ha^`u cho chu'ng ta kho?i
che^'t, hay sao ?
GN 3:10
Ba^'y gio+` DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i tha^'y vie^.c ho. la`m dde^`u dda~
xa^y-bo? ddu+o+`ng lo^'i xa^'u cu?a mi`nh; DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i be`n a(n-na(n
su+. ho.a ma` Nga`i dda~ pha'n se~ la`m cho ho., va` Nga`i kho^ng la`m
su+. ddo'.
[Su+. kho^ng ba(`ng lo`ng cu?a Gio^-na . -- Lo+`i quo+?-tra'ch cu?a DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va]
GN 4:1
Ba^'y gio+` Gio^-na ra^'t kho^ng dde.p lo`ng, va` gia^.n-du+~.
GN 4:2
Ngu+o+`i ca^`u-nguye^.n DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va ra(`ng: Ho+~i DDu+'c
Gie^-ho^-va, to^i ca^`u-xin Nga`i, a^'y ha' cha(?ng pha?i la` dde^`u to^i
dda~ no'i khi to^i co`n o+? trong xu+' to^i sao ? Vi` ddo' ne^n to^i la^.t-dda^.t
tro^'n qua Ta-re^-si va^.y . Bo+?i to^i bie^'t ra(`ng Nga`i la` DDu+'c
Chu'a Tro+`i nho+n-tu+`, thu+o+ng-xo't, cha^.m gia^.n, gia`u o+n, va` ddo^?i
y' kho^ng xuo^'ng tai-va..
GN 4:3
Ho+~i DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va, va^.y ba^y gio+`, to^i na`i-xin Nga`i
ha~y ca^'t la^'y su+. so^'ng to^i; vi` ve^` pha^`n to^i, che^'t co`n ho+n
so^'ng!
GN 4:4
DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va tra? lo+`i cu`ng ngu+o+`i ra(`ng: Ngu+o+i gia^.n
co' ne^n kho^ng?
GN 4:5
Ba^'y gio+` Gio^-na ra kho?i tha`nh Ni-ni-ve, ngo^`i phi'a ddo^ng
tha`nh a^'y . Ta.i ddo', ngu+o+`i la`m mo^.t ca'i cho`i, ngo^`i du+o+'i
bo'ng cho`i a^'y ma` ddo+.i xem dde^`u se~ xa?y dde^'n cho tha`nh a^'y
.
GN 4:6
Va?, DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va sa('m-sa(~n mo^.t da^y giu+a cao le^n be^n
tre^n Gio^-na, dda(.ng phu? bo'ng tre^n dda^`u ngu+o+`i, va` cu+'u ngu+o+`i
kho?i su+. kho^?-cu+.c. Gio^-na ra^'t vui vi` co+' da^y a^'y .
GN 4:7
Nhu+ng bu+~a sau, vu+`a lu'c hu+`ng ddo^ng, DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i
sa('m mo^.t con sa^u, sa^u chi'ch da^y a^'y dde^'n no^~i he'o .
GN 4:8
DDoa.n dde^'n khi ma(.t tro+`i mo.c, DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i sa('m
gio' cha'y tho^?i tu+` phu+o+ng ddo^ng, va` ma(.t tro+`i gio.i xuo^'ng
tre^n dda^`u Gio^-na, dde^'n no^~i nga^'t ddi, va` ca^`u che^'t ma` ra(`ng:
Ve^` pha^`n to^i, che^'t co`n ho+n so^'ng!
GN 4:9
DDu+'c Chu'a Tro+`i be`n pha'n cu`ng Gio^-na ra(`ng: Ngu+o+i no^?i
gia^.n vi` co+' da^y na^`y co' ne^n kho^ng? Ngu+o+`i thu+a ra(`ng: To^i
gia^.n cho dde^'n che^'t cu~ng pha?i la('m.
GN 4:10
DDu+'c Gie^-ho^-va la.i pha'n: Ngu+o+i ddoa'i-tie^'c mo^.t da^y
ma` ngu+o+i chu+a he^` kho'-nho.c vi` no', ngu+o+i kho^ng la`m cho no'
mo.c, mo^.t dde^m tha^'y no' sanh ra va` mo^.t dde^m tha^'y no' che^'t.
GN 4:11
Co`n ta, ha' kho^ng ddoa'i-tie^'c tha`nh lo+'n Ni-ni-ve, trong
ddo' co' ho+n mu+o+`i hai va.n ngu+o+`i kho^ng bie^'t pha^n-bie^.t tay
hu+~u va` tay ta?, la.i vo+'i mo^.t so^' thu'-va^.t ra^'t nhie^`u hay sao
?
[He^'t sa'ch cu?a Gio^-na 1:1-4:11]
Che'p la.i va`o ddi~a: Nguye^~n Da^~n Bao, Fullerton, California, nga`y 30, tha'ng 05, 1997
Typed into computer disk by Bao Da^~n Nguye^~n in Fullerton, California, 05/30/1997