Jonas, 1

1. A palavra do Senhor foi dirigida a Jonas, filho de Amati, nestes termos:

1. Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of Amit'tai, saying,

2. “Levanta-te, vai a Nínive, a grande cidade, e profere contra ela os teus oráculos, porque sua iniquidade chegou até a minha presença”.

2. "Arise, go to Nin'eveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness has come up before me."

3. Jonas pôs-se a caminho, mas na direção de Társis, para fugir do Senhor. Desceu a Jope, onde encontrou um navio que partia para Társis; pagou a passagem e embarcou nele para ir com os demais passageiros para Társis, longe da face do Senhor.

3. But Jonah rose 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 the fare, and went on board, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.

4. O Senhor, porém, fez vir sobre o mar um vento impetuoso e levantou no mar uma tempestade tão grande que a embarcação ameaçava espedaçar-se.

4. But the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up.

5. Aterrorizados, os marinheiros puseram-se a invocar cada qual o seu deus, e atiraram no mar a carga do navio para aliviarem-no. Entretanto, Jonas tinha descido ao porão do navio e, deitando-se ali, dormia profundamente.

5. Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried to his god; and they threw the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down into the inner part of the ship and had lain down, and was fast asleep.

6. Veio o capitão e o despertou: “Dorminhoco! Que estás fazendo aqui? Levanta-te e invoca o teu Deus, para ver se ele se lembra talvez de nós e nos livre da morte”.

6. So the captain came and said to him, "What do you mean, you sleeper? Arise, call upon your god! Perhaps the god will give a thought to us, that we do not perish."

7. Em seguida, disseram os marinheiros entre si: “Vinde e tiremos à sorte para sabermos quem é a causa deste mal”. Lançaram a sorte e esta caiu sobre Jonas.

7. And they said to one another, "Come, let us cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil has come upon us." So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

8. E perguntaram-lhe: “Tu, por quem nos acontecem estes males, dize-nos qual é a tua profissão? De onde vens? A que país e a que raça pertences?”. –

8. Then they said to him, "Tell us, on whose account this evil has come upon us? What is your occupation? And whence do you come? What is your country? And of what people are you?"

9. “Sou hebreu”, res­pondeu ele –. “Adoro o Senhor, Deus dos céus, que criou o mar e todos os continentes.”

9. And he said to them, "I am a Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land."

10. Ficaram, então, aqueles homens possuídos de grande temor, e disseram-lhe: “Por que fizeste isto?”. Pois tinham compreendido, pela própria declaração de Jonas, que este fugia para escapar à ordem do Senhor.*

10. Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, "What is this that you have done!" For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

11. E disseram-lhe: “Que te havemos de fazer para que o mar se acalme em torno de nós?”. Porque o mar tornava-se cada vez mais ameaçador.

11. Then they said to him, "What shall we do to you, that the sea may quiet down for us?" For the sea grew more and more tempestuous.

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12. He said to them, "Take me up and throw me into the sea; then the sea will quiet down for you; for I know it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you."

13. Os homens remavam para ver se conseguiam ganhar a costa, mas em vão, porque o mar se embravecia cada vez mais contra eles.

13. Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring the ship back to land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.

14. Então invocaram o Senhor: “Senhor” – disseram eles –, “não nos façais perecer por causa da vida deste homem, nem nos torneis responsáveis pela vida deste homem que não nos fez mal algum. Vós, ó Senhor, fizestes como foi do vosso agrado”.*

14. Therefore they cried to the LORD, "We beseech thee, O LORD, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not on us innocent blood; for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee."

15. E, pegando em Jonas, lançaram-no às ondas, e a fúria do mar se acalmou.

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

16. Tomada de profundo sentimento de temor para com o Senhor, a tripulação ofereceu-lhe um sacrifício, acompanhado de votos.

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

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17. And the LORD appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.