Jonas 1
1 E veio a palavra do Senhor a Jonas, filho de Amittai, dizendo:
[One day] Yahweh said to [the prophet] Jonah, the son of Amittai,
2 Levanta-te, vai à grande cidade de Nínive, e apregoa contra ela, porque a sua malícia subiu até mim.
“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].”
3 E Jonas se levantou para fugir de diante da face do Senhor para Tarsis, e desceu a Joppe, e achou que um navio ia para Tarsis, e deu a sua passagem, e desceu para dentro dele, para ir com eles para Tarsis, de diante da face do Senhor.
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].
4 Mas o Senhor lançou ao mar um grande vento, e fez-se no mar uma grande tempestade, e o navio estava para quebrar-se.
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.
5 Então temeram os marinheiros, e clamavam cada um ao seu deus, e lançavam no mar as fazendas, que estavam no navio, para o aliviarem do seu peso; porém Jonas desceu aos lados do porão, e se deitou, e dormia um profundo sono.
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].
6 E o mestre do navio chegou-se a ele, e disse-lhe: Que tens, adormentado? levanta-te, clama ao teu Deus; porventura Deus se lembrará de nós para que não pereçamos.
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].
7 E diziam cada um ao seu companheiro: Vinde, e lancemos sortes, para que saibamos por que causa nos tem vindo este mal. E lançaram sortes, e a sorte caiu sobre Jonas.
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].
8 Então lhe disseram: Declara-nos tu agora, por cuja causa nos tem vindo este mal. Que ocupação é a tua? e de onde vens? qual é a tua terra? e de que povo és tu?
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?”
9 E ele lhes disse: Eu sou hebreu, e temo ao Senhor, o Deus do céu, que fez o mar e a terra seca.
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].”
10 Então estes homens tremeram com grande temor, e lhe disseram: Porque fizeste tu isto? Pois sabiam os homens que fugia de diante do Senhor, porque ele lho tinha declarado.
After the sailors heard that, they were terrified. So they asked him, “Do you realize what [trouble] you have caused?”
11 E disseram-lhe: Que te faremos nós, para que o mar se nos aquiete? Porque o mar se elevava e engrossava cada vez mais.
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?”
12 E ele lhes disse: levantai-me, e lançai-me no mar, e o mar se vos aquietará; porque eu sei que por minha causa é que vos sobreveio esta grande tempestade.
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].”
13 Mas os homens remavam, para tornar a trazer o navio para terra, mas não podiam; porquanto o mar se ia embravecendo cada vez mais contra eles.
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.
14 Então clamaram ao Senhor, e disseram: Ah Senhor! não pereçamos por causa da alma deste homem, e não ponhas sobre nós o sangue inocente; porque tu, Senhor, fizeste como quizeste.
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!”
15 E levantaram a Jonas, e o lançaram no mar, e cessou o mar da sua fúria.
Then they picked Jonah up and threw him into the sea. Then the sea became calm.
16 Temeram pois estes homens ao Senhor com grande temor; e sacrificaram sacrifícios ao Senhor, e votaram votos.
[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].
17 Preparou pois o Senhor um grande peixe, que tragasse a Jonas; e esteve Jonas três dias e três noites nas entranhas do peixe.
[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.
