Jonás 1

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

Now the word of Jehovah 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 cry 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 Jehovah. And he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare of it, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah.

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 Jehovah sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken.

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 cried every man to his god. And they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it to them. But Jonah was gone down into the innermost parts of the ship, and he lay, 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 shipmaster came to him, and said to him, What do thou mean, O sleeper? Arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we not 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.

And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon 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 said to him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us. What is thine occupation? And from where do thou come? What is thy country, and of what people are thou?

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

And he said to them, I am a Hebrew, and I fear Jehovah, 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 is this that thou have done? For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of Jehovah, 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 thee, that the sea may be calm to us? For the sea grew more and more tempestuous.

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.

And he said to them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea, so shall the sea be calm to you. For I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon 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 themselves back to the land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous 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 Jehovah, and said, We beseech thee, O Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood. For thou, O Jehovah, have done as it pleased thee.

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

So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging.

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

Then the men feared Jehovah exceedingly, and they offered a sacrifice to Jehovah, 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.

And Jehovah prepared a great sea creature to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the sea creature three days and three nights.