Jonah 1
1 [One day] Yahweh said to [the prophet] Jonah, the son of Amittai,
Y vino palabra del SEÑOR a Jonás, hijo de Amitai, diciendo:
2 “I have [seen] how wicked [the people of] [MTY] the great city of Nineveh are. Therefore go there and warn the people that [I am planning to] destroy their city [because of their sins].”
Levántate, y ve a Nínive, ciudad grande, y pregona contra ella; porque su maldad ha subido delante de mí.
3 But [instead of going to Nineveh], Jonah [went in the direction] opposite to where Yahweh [told him to go]. He went down to Joppa [city]. There he bought a ticket to travel on a ship that was going to Tarshish [city], in order to avoid [doing what] Yahweh [told him to do]. [He got on the ship, ] and [then went down] to a lower deck, [lay down, and went to sleep].
Y Jonás se levantó para huir de la presencia del SEÑOR a Tarsis, y descendió a Jope; y halló un navío que partía para Tarsis; y pagándole su pasaje entró en él, para irse con ellos a Tarsis huyendo de la presencia del SEÑOR.
4 Then Yahweh caused a very strong wind to blow, and there was such a violent storm that [the sailors thought] the ship would break apart.
Mas el SEÑOR hizo levantar un gran viento en el mar, y se hizo una gran tempestad en el mar, que la nave pensó ser quebrada.
5 The sailors were very frightened. Because of that, they each [started to] pray to their own gods [to save them]. Then they threw the cargo into the sea to make the ship lighter [in order that it would not sink easily].
Y los marineros tuvieron temor, y cada uno llamaba a su dios; y echaron al mar los vasos que llevaban en la nave, para descargarla de ellos. Jonás, sin embargo, había descendido a los costados de la nave, y se había echado a dormir.
6 Then the captain went [down] to where Jonah was sleeping soundly. [He awoke him] and said [to him], “(How can you sleep [during a storm like this]?/You should not be sleeping [during a storm like this]) [RHQ]! Get up and pray to your god! Perhaps he will pity us and save us, in order that we will not drown!” [But Jonah refused to do that].
Y el maestre de la nave se llegó a él, y le dijo: ¿Qué tienes, dormilón? Levántate, y clama a tu Dios; por ventura él tendrá compasión de nosotros, y no pereceremos.
7 Then the sailors said to each other, “We need to (cast lots/shake from a container small objects that we have all marked), to determine who has caused [all] this trouble!” So they did that, and [the object with] Jonah’s mark fell out [of the container].
Y dijeron cada uno a su compañero: Venid, y echemos suertes, para saber por quién nos ha venido este mal. Y echaron suertes, y la suerte cayó sobre Jonás.
8 So [various ones of] them asked him, “Are you the one who has caused us all this trouble?” “What work do you do?” “Where are you [coming] from?” “What country and what people-group do you belong to?”
Entonces le dijeron ellos: Decláranos ahora por qué nos ha venido este mal. ¿Qué oficio tienes, y de dónde vienes? ¿Cuál es tu tierra, y de qué pueblo eres?
9 Jonah replied, “I am a Hebrew. I worship Yahweh God, who [lives in] heaven. He is the one who made the sea and the land. I am trying to escape from [doing what] Yahweh [told me to do].”
Y él les respondió: Hebreo soy, y temo al SEÑOR, Dios de los cielos, que hizo el mar y la tierra seca.
10 After the sailors heard that, they were terrified. So they asked him, “Do you realize what [trouble] you have caused?”
Y aquellos hombres temieron sobremanera, y le dijeron: ¿Por qué has hecho esto? Porque ellos entendieron que huía de delante del SEÑOR, porque él se lo había declarado.
11 The [storm kept getting worse and] the waves kept getting bigger. So [one of] the sailors asked Jonah, “What should we do in order to make the sea become calm?”
Y le dijeron: ¿Qué te haremos, para que el mar se nos aquiete? Porque el mar iba a más, y se embravecía.
12 He replied, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea. [If you do that], it will become calm. I know that this terrible storm is the result of my [not doing what Yahweh told me to do].”
El les respondió: Tomadme, y echadme al mar, y el mar se os aquietará; porque yo sé que por mí ha venido esta gran tempestad sobre vosotros.
13 But the sailors did [not want to do that]. [Instead], they tried hard to row the ship back to the land. But they could not [do that], because the storm continued to get worse.
Y aquellos hombres trabajaron por tornar la nave a tierra; mas no pudieron, porque el mar iba a más, y se embravecía sobre ellos.
14 Therefore they prayed to Yahweh, and [one of them] prayed, “O Yahweh, please do not let us drown because of our causing this man to die. O Yahweh, you have done what you wanted to do. [We do not know if this man has sinned. If] he has not sinned, do not consider that we are guilty of sinning when we cause him to die!”
Y clamaron al SEÑOR, y dijeron: Te rogamos ahora, SEÑOR, que no perezcamos nosotros por el alma de este hombre, ni pongas sobre nosotros la sangre inocente; porque tú, SEÑOR, has hecho como has querido.
15 Then they picked Jonah up and threw him into the sea. Then the sea became calm.
Y tomaron a Jonás, y lo echaron al mar; y el mar se aquietó de su furia.
16 [When that happened], the sailors became greatly awed at Yahweh’s [power]. So they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh, and they strongly promised [him that they would do things that would please him].
Y temieron aquellos hombres al SEÑOR con gran temor; y ofrecieron sacrificio al SEÑOR, y prometieron votos.
17 [While they were doing that, ] Yahweh sent a huge fish that swallowed Jonah. Then Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.
Mas el SEÑOR había aparejado un gran pez que tragase a Jonás; y estuvo Jonás en el vientre del pez tres días y tres noches.
