Jonah 1

1 Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

Y fue palabra de Jehová a Jonás, hijo de Amati, diciendo:

2 "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim against it, for their wickedness has come up before me."

Levántate, y vé a Nínive, ciudad grande, y pregona contra ella; porque su maldad ha subido delante de mí.

3 But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.

Y Jonás se levantó para huir de la presencia de Jehová a Társis, y descendió a Joppe; y halló un navío que se partía para Társis, y pagándole su pasaje entró en él para irse con ellos a Társis, de delante de Jehová.

4 But the LORD sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was likely to break up.

Mas Jehová hizo levantar un gran viento en la mar, e hízose una gran tempestad en la mar, que la nao pensó ser quebrada.

5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten it. But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship, and he was laying down, and was fast asleep.

Y los marineros tuvieron temor, y cada uno llamaba a su dios; y echaron a la mar el cargamento que llevaban en la nao, para descargarla de ello. Jonás empero se había descendido a los costados de la nao, y se había echado a dormir.

6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said to him, "What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God. Maybe your God will notice us, so that we won't perish."

Y el maestre de la nao se llegó a él, y le dijo: ¿Qué tienes dormilón? Levántate, y clama a tu dios, quizá él habrá compasión de nosotros, y no pereceremos.

7 They all said to each other, "Come, let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is on us." So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

Y dijeron cada uno a su compañero: Veníd, y echemos suertes, para saber por quien nos ha venido este mal. Y echaron suertes, y la suerte cayó sobre Jonás.

8 Then they asked him, "Tell us, please, for whose cause this evil is on us. What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? Of what people are you?"

Y ellos le dijeron: Decláranos ahora, ¿por qué nos ha venido este mal? ¿Qué oficio tienes, y de donde vienes, cual es tu tierra, y de qué pueblo eres?

9 He said to them, "I am a Hebrew, and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who has made the sea and the dry land."

Y él les respondió: Hebreo soy, y a Jehová Dios de los cielos temo, que hizo la mar y la tierra.

10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said to him, "What is this that you have done?" For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

Y aquellos hombres temieron de gran temor, y le dijeron: ¿Por qué hiciste esto? Porque ellos entendieron que huía de delante de Jehová; porque él se lo había declarado.

11 Then said they to him, "What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?" For the sea grew more and more stormy.

Y dijéronle: ¿Qué te haremos, para que la mar se nos quiete? porque la mar iba, y se embravecía.

12 He said to them, "Take me up, and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you; for I know that because of me this great storm is on you."

El les respondió: Tomádme, y echádme a la mar, y la mar se os quietará; porque yo sé que por mí ha venido sobre vosotros esta grande tempestad.

13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not, for the sea grew more and more stormy against them.

Y aquellos hombres trabajaron por tornar la nao a tierra, mas no pudieron; porque la mar iba y se embravecía sobre ellos.

14 Therefore they cried to the LORD, and said, "We beg you, LORD, we beg you, let us not perish for this man's life, and do not lay on us innocent blood; for you, LORD, have done as it pleased you."

Y clamaron a Jehová, y dijeron: Rogámoste ahora, Jehová, que no perezcamos nosotros por la vida de aqueste hombre, ni pongas sobre nosotros sangre inocente; porque tú, Jehová, has hecho como has querido.

15 So they took up Jonah, and threw him into the sea; and the sea ceased its raging.

Y tomaron a Jonás, y echáronle a la mar; y la mar se quietó de su ira.

16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD, and made vows.

Y temieron aquellos hombres a Jehová con gran temor; y ofrecieron sacrificio a Jehová, y prometieron votos.

17 The LORD prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Mas Jehová había aparejado un gran pez, que tragase a Jonás; y estuvo Jonás en el vientre del pez tres días y tres noches.