Jonás 1

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

[One day] Yahweh said to [the prophet] Jonah, the son of Amittai,

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

“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 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.

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

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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?

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

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 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.

After the sailors heard that, they were terrified. So they asked him, “Do you realize what [trouble] you have caused?”

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

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 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.

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

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 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.

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

Then they picked Jonah up and threw him into the sea. Then the sea became calm.

16 Y temieron aquellos hombres a Jehová con gran temor; y ofrecieron sacrificio a Jehová, y prometieron 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 Mas Jehová había aparejado un gran pez, que tragase a Jonás; y estuvo Jonás en el vientre del pez tres días y tres noches.

[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.