en_tn_condensed/jon/01/01.md

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# the word of Yahweh came
This is an idiom that means Yahweh spoke. "Yahweh spoke his message" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
# the word of Yahweh
"the message of Yahweh"
# Yahweh
This is the name of God that he revealed to his people in the Old Testament. See the translationWord page about Yahweh concerning how to translate this.
# Amittai
This is the name of Jonah's father. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
# Get up and go to Nineveh, that great city
"Go to the important city of Nineveh"
# Get up and go
This is a common expression for traveling to distant places. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
# speak out against it
God is referring to the people of the city. AT: "warn the people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# their wickedness has risen up before me
"I know they have been continually sinning"
# got up to run away from the presence of Yahweh
"ran away from Yahweh." "got up" is referring to Jonah leaving where he was. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
# the presence of Yahweh
Here Yahweh is represented by his presence. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# go to Tarshish
"and went to Tarshish." Tarshish was in the opposite direction to Nineveh. This can be made explicit. AT: "went in the opposite direction, toward Tarshish" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
# He went down to Joppa
"Jonah went to Joppa"
# ship
A "ship" is a very large type of boat that can travel on the sea and carry many passengers or heavy cargo.
# So he paid the fare
"There Jonah paid for the trip"
# boarded the ship
"got on the ship"
# with them
The word "them" refers to the others who were going on the ship.
# away from the presence of Yahweh
Here Yahweh is represented by his presence. AT: "away from Yahweh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wordofgod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jonah]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/nineveh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/tarshish]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/joppa]]