Jonás 1

1 La Palabra de Yavé vino a Jonás, hijo de Amitay:

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

2 Levántate y vé a Nínive, la gran ciudad, y proclama contra ella, porque su perversidad subió delante de Mí.

“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach against it, for their wickedness has come up before me.”

3 Jonás se levantó para huir de la Presencia de Yavé a Tarsis. Después de bajar a Jope, halló una nave que partía a Tarsis. Pagó el precio y se embarcó para navegar con ellos a Tarsis, lejos de la Presencia de Yavé.

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.

4 Pero Yavé levantó un viento impetuoso en el mar, y hubo una tempestad tan grande que el barco estaba a punto de romperse.

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.

5 Los marineros tuvieron miedo y cada uno clamaba a su ʼelohim. Echaron la carga al mar para aligerar la nave. Pero Jonás bajó al fondo del barco, se acostó y dormía profundamente.

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

6 Y el capitán del barco se acercó a él y le dijo: ¿Por qué duermes? ¡Levántate y clama a tu ʼElohim! Tal vez ʼElohim tenga compasión de nosotros, y no perezcamos.

So the ship master 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.”

7 Luego cada uno dijo a su compañero: ¡Vengan, echemos suertes para saber por culpa de quién nos vino este mal! Echaron suertes, y la suerte cayó sobre Jonás.

They all said to each other, “Come! Let’s cast lots, that we may know who is responsible for this evil that is on us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

8 Entonces le dijeron: ¡Decláranos por qué nos vino esta calamidad! ¿Qué oficio tienes y de dónde vienes? ¿Cuál es tu país? ¿De cuál pueblo eres?

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?”

9 Él respondió: Soy hebreo y temo a Yavé, el ʼElohim del cielo, Quien hizo el mar y la tierra seca.

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.”

10 Entonces aquellos hombres tuvieron gran temor y le preguntaron: ¿Por qué hiciste esto? Porque los hombres entendieron que huía de la Presencia de Yavé, pues él se lo declaró.

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

11 Y le preguntaron: ¿Qué te haremos para que se nos calme el mar? Porque el mar se embravecía más y más.

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

12 Y él respondió: Levántenme y láncenme al mar, y se les calmará, pues yo sé que por mi causa les vino esta gran tempestad.

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.”

13 Sin embargo, los hombres remaron duro para regresar a tierra, pero no pudieron porque el mar se volvía más tormentoso contra ellos.

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.

14 Entonces clamaron a Yavé: ¡Oh Yavé, te rogamos que nosotros no perezcamos por la vida de este hombre, ni nos culpes de sangre inocente! ¡Porque tú, oh Yavé, hiciste lo que te agradó!

Therefore they cried to the LORD, and said, “We beg you, LORD, we beg you, don’t let us die for this man’s life, and don’t lay on us innocent blood; for you, LORD, have done as it pleased you.”

15 Levantaron a Jonás y lo lanzaron al mar. Y el mar detuvo su furia.

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

16 Aquellos hombres temieron a Yavé con gran temor, ofrecieron sacrificio a Yavé e hicieron votos.

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

17 Yavé preparó un gran pez que tragara a Jonás. Y Jonás estuvo en el estómago del pez tres días y tres noches.

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