ee, that the sea
may cease from troubling us? For the sea wrought and was troublous. And
he answered them, take me and cast me in to the sea, and so shall it
let you be in rest: for I wot, it is for my sake, that this great
tempest is come upon you. Nevertheless the men assayed with rowing to
bring the ship to land: but it would not be, because the sea so wrought
and was so troublous against them. Wherefore they cried unto the Lord
and said: O Lord let us not perish for this mans death, neither lay
innocent blood unto our charge: for thou Lord even as thy pleasure was,
so thou hast done.

And then they took Jonas, and cast him into the sea, and the
sea left raging. And the men feared the Lord exceedingly: and
sacrificed sacrifice unto the Lord: and vowed vows.

The second Chapter.

But the Lord prepared a great fish, to swallow up Jonas. And so
was Jonas in the bowels of the fish three days and three nights. And
Jonas prayed unto the Lord his God out of the bowels of the fish.

And he said: in my tribulation I called unto the Lord, and he
answered me: out of the belly of hell I cried, and thou heardest my
voice. For thou hadst cast me down deep in the midst of the sea and the
flood compassed me about: and all thy waves and rolls of water went
over me: and I thought that I had been cast away out of thy sight. But
I will yet again look toward thy holy temple. The water compassed me
even unto the very soul of me: the deep lay about me: and the weeds
were wrapped about mine head. And I went down unto the bottom of the
hills, and was barred in with earth on every side for ever. And yet
thou Lord my God broughtest up my life again out of corruption. When my
soul fainted in me, I thought on the Lord: and my prayer came in unto
thee, even into thy holy temple. They that observe vain vanities, have
forsaken him that was merciful unto them. But I will sacrifice unto
thee with the voice of thanksgiving, and will pay that that I have
vowed, that saving cometh of the Lord.

And the Lord spake unto the fish: and it cast out Jonas again
upon the dry land.

The third Chapter.

Then came the word of the Lord unto Jonas again saying: up, and
get thee to Nineveh that great city, and preach unto them the preaching
which I bade thee. And he arose and went to Nineveh at the Lord's
commandment. Nineveh was a great city unto God, containing three days
journey.

And Jonas went to and entered in to the city even a days
journey, a