15. Nabi Yunus (Jonah) - Kisah-Kisah Para Nabi | Quran Course

15. Nabi Yunus (Jonah) - Kisah-Kisah Para Nabi | Quran Course

Sementara itu, Yunus telah menaiki sebuah kapal kecil bersama penumpang-penumpang lain. Kapal itu belayar sepanjang hari di perairan yang tenang dengan angin yang baik meniup layar-layarnya. Apabila malam tiba, laut tiba-tiba berubah. Ribut yang dahsyat bertiup seolah-olah akan memecahkan kapal itu berkeping-keping. Ombaknya kelihatan ganas. Ombak itu naik setinggi gunung kemudian menghempas ke bawah seperti lembah, mengayunkan kapal dan menyapu dek.

Meanwhile, Jonah had boarded a small ship in the company of other passengers. It sailed all day in calm waters with a good wind blowing at the sails. When night came, the sea suddenly changed. A horrible storm blew as if it were going to split the ship into pieces. The waves looked wild. They rose up as high as mountains then plunged down like valleys, tossing the ship and sweeping over the deck.

Di belakang kapal, seekor ikan paus besar sedang membelah air dan membuka mulutnya. Satu perintah telah dikeluarkan oleh Allah Yang Maha Kuasa kepada salah seekor ikan paus terbesar di laut agar muncul ke permukaan. Ikan paus itu pun mematuhinya.

Behind the ship, a large whale was splitting the water and opening its mouth. A command had been issued from Almighty Allah to one of the greatest whales of the sea to surface. It obeyed.

Ikan paus itu bergegas naik ke permukaan laut dan mengikuti kapal itu sebagaimana yang telah diperintahkan.

The whale hurried to the surface of the sea and followed the ship as it had been commanded.

Ribut itu berterusan dan ketua kelasi meminta anak kapal meringankan muatan berat kapal itu.

The tempest continued and the chief crewman asked the crew to lighten the ship's heavy load.

Mereka membuang barang-barang bawaan mereka ke laut, tetapi itu tidak mencukupi. Keselamatan mereka bergantung pada pengurangan beban yang lebih banyak, lalu mereka sepakat di antara mereka untuk meringankan muatan dengan mengeluarkan sekurang-kurangnya seorang manusia.

They threw their baggage overboard, but this was not enough. Their safety lay in reducing the weight further, so they decided among themselves to lighten their load by removing at least one person.

Kapten memberi arahan: "Kita akan membuang undi dengan menggunakan nama semua penumpang. Sesiapa yang namanya terpilih akan dicampakkan ke laut." Yunus tahu bahawa ini adalah salah satu tradisi kelasi ketika menghadapi badai. Ia merupakan tradisi politeistik yang pelik, namun masih diamalkan pada zaman itu. Maka bermulalah ujian dan krisis yang menimpa Yunus.

The captain directed: We will make lots with all of the travelers' names. The one whose name is drawn will be thrown into the sea." Jonah knew this was one of the seamen's traditions when facing a tempest. It was a strange polytheistic tradition, but it was practiced at that time. Jonah's affliction and crisis began.

Di sini nabi itu, dikenakan peraturan politeistik yang menganggap laut dan angin mempunyai tuhan-tuhan yang mengamuk. Nakhoda perlu menyenangkan tuhan-tuhan ini. Yunus dengan berat hati turut serta dalam undian, dan namanya dimasukkan bersama nama-nama para penumpang lain. Undian pun dibuat dan nama "Yunus" muncul.

Here was the prophet, subjected to polytheistic rules that considered the sea and the wind to have gods that riot. The captain had to please these gods. Jonah reluctantly participated in the lot, and his name was added to the other travelers' names. The lot was drawn and "Jonah" appeared.

Oleh kerana mereka mengetahui bahawa beliau adalah orang yang paling mulia di antara mereka, mereka tidak mahu mencampakkannya ke dalam laut yang bergelora. Oleh itu, mereka memutuskan untuk membuat undian kedua. Sekali lagi nama Jonah yang keluar. Mereka memberinya peluang terakhir lalu membuat undian ketiga. Malangnya bagi Jonah, namanya keluar lagi.

Since they knew him to be the most honorable among them, they did not wish to throw him into the angry sea. Therefore, they decided to draw a second lot. Again Jonah's name was drawn. They gave him a final chance and drew a third lot. Unfortunately for Jonah, his name came up again.

Yunus menyedari bahawa tangan Allah berada di sebalik semua ini, kerana dia telah meninggalkan tugasnya tanpa persetujuan Allah. Perkara itu telah berakhir, dan diputuskan bahawa Yunus harus menjunamkan dirinya ke dalam air.

Jonah realized that Allah's hand was in all this, for he had abandoned his mission without Allah's consent. The matter was over, and it was decided that Jonah should throw himself into the water.

Yunus berdiri di tepi kapal sambil memandang laut yang sedang mengamuk. Malam itu gelap dan tiada bulan. Bintang-bintang tersembunyi di sebalik kabus hitam. Tetapi sebelum dia sempat dicampakkan ke laut, Yunus terus menyebut nama Allah ketika dia melompat ke dalam laut yang bergelora dan lenyap di bawah ombak yang besar.

Jonah stood at the edge of the ship looking at the furious sea. It was night and there was no moon. The stars were hidden behind a black fog. But before he could be thrown overboard, Jonah kept mentioning Allah's name as he jumped into the raging sea and disappeared beneath the huge waves.

Ikan paus itu menemui Yunus terapung di atas ombak di hadapannya. Ia menelan Yunus ke dalam perutnya yang murka dan mengatupkan gigi gadingnya ke atasnya, seolah-olah gigi putih itu adalah palang-palang yang mengunci pintu penjaranya.

The whale found Jonah floating on the waves before it. It swallowed Jonah into its furious stomach and shut its ivory teeth on him as if they were white bolts locking the door of his prison.

Ikan paus itu menyelam ke dasar laut, laut yang mengalir dalam jurang kegelapan.

The whale dived to the bottom of the sea, the sea that runs in the abyss of darkness.

Tiga lapisan kegelapan menyelubunginya, satu di atas yang lain: kegelapan perut ikan paus, kegelapan dasar laut, dan kegelapan malam. Yunus membayangkan dirinya telah mati, tetapi deria-deranya menjadi sedar apabila dia mendapati dirinya dapat bergerak. Dia tahu bahawa dia masih hidup dan terkurung di tengah-tengah tiga lapisan kegelapan itu. Hatinya tersentuh dengan mengingati Allah. Lidahnya tidak lama kemudian terlepas mengucapkan:

Three layers of darkness enveloped him, one above the other; the darkness of the whale's stomach, the darkness of the bottom of the sea, the darkness of the night. Jonah imaged himself to be dead, but his senses became alert when he found he could move. He knew that he was alive and imprisoned in the midst of three layers of darkness. His heart was moved by remembering Allah. His tongue released soon after saying:

"Tiada tuhan yang berhak disembah melainkan Engkau (wahai Allah), Maha Suci Engkau (dan Maha Tinggi Engkau dari segala yang mereka sekutukan dengan-Mu). Sesungguhnya aku termasuk golongan orang-orang yang zalim."

" La ilaha illa Anta (none has the right to be worshipped but You (O Allah), Glorified (and Exalted) be You (above all that evil they associate with You), Truly, I have been of the wrong doers." (Ch 21:87 Quran)

Nabi Yunus terus berdoa kepada Allah, mengulang-ulang doa ini. Ikan-ikan, ikan paus, rumpair laut, dan segala makhluk yang hidup di dalam laut mendengar suara Nabi Yunus yang sedang berdoa, mendengar pujian kepada Allah yang terpancar dari perut ikan paus itu. Semua makhluk ini berkumpul di sekeliling ikan paus dan mulai bertasbih memuji Allah pula, masing-masing dengan caranya sendiri dan dalam bahasanya sendiri.

Jonah continued praying to Allah, repeating this invocation. Fishes, whales, seaweeds, and all the creatures that lived in the sea heard the voice of Jonah praying, heard the celebration of Allah's praises issuing from the whale's stomach. All these creatures gathered around the whale and began to celebrate the praises of Allah in their turn, each in its own way and in its own language.

Ikan paus turut serta dalam memuji Allah dan memahami bahawa ia telah menelan seorang nabi. Oleh itu ia berasa takut; namun, ia berkata kepada dirinya sendiri: "Mengapa aku harus takut?

The whale also participated in celebrating the praises of Allah and understood that it had swallowed a prophet. Therefore it felt afraid; however, it said to itself; "Why should I be afraid?

"Allah memerintahkan saya untuk menelannya."

Allah commanded me to swallow him."