Jonás, 1

1. La palabra de Yahveh fue dirigida a Jonás, hijo de Amittay, en estos términos:

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

2. «Levántate, vete a Nínive, la gran ciudad, y proclama contra ella que su maldad ha subido hasta mí.»

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

3. Jonás se levantó para huir a Tarsis, lejos de Yahveh, y bajó a Joppe, donde encontró un barco que salía para Tarsis: pagó su pasaje y se embarcó para ir con ellos a Tarsis, lejos de Yahveh.

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. Pero Yahveh desencadenó un gran viento sobre el mar, y hubo en el mar una borrasca tan violenta que el barco amenazaba romperse.

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. Los marineros tuvieron miedo y se pusieron a invocar cada uno a su dios; luego echaron al mar la carga del barco para aligerarlo. Jonás, mientras tanto, había bajado al fondo del barco, se había acostado y dormía 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. El jefe de la tripulación se acercó a él y le dijo: «¿Qué haces aquí dormido? ¡Levántate e invoca a tu Dios! Quizás Dios se preocupe de nosotros y no perezcamos.»

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. Luego se dijeron unos a otros: «Ea, echemos a suertes para saber por culpa de quién nos ha venido este mal.» Echaron a suertes, y la suerte cayó en Jonás.

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. Entonces le dijeron: «Anda, indícanos tú, por quien nos ha venido este mal, cuál es tu oficio y de dónde vienes, cuál es tu país y de qué pueblo eres.»

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. Les respondió: «Soy hebreo y temo a Yahveh, Dios del cielo, que hizo el mar y la tierra.»

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. Aquellos hombres temieron mucho y le dijeron: «¿Por qué has hecho esto?» Pues supieron los hombres que iba huyendo lejos de Yahveh por lo que él había manifestado.

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. Y le preguntaron: «¿Qué hemos de hacer contigo para que el mar se nos calme?» Pues el mar seguía encrespándose.

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.

12. Les respondió: «Agarradme y tiradme al mar, y el mar se os calmará, pues sé que es por mi culpa por lo que os ha sobrevenido esta gran borrasca.»

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. Los hombres se pusieron a remar con ánimo de alcanzar la costa, pero no pudieron, porque el mar seguía encrespándose en torno a ellos.

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. Entonces clamaron a Yahveh, diciendo: «¡Ah, Yahveh, no nos hagas perecer a causa de este hombre, ni pongas sobre nosotros sangre inocente, ya que tú, Yahveh, has obrado conforme a tu beneplácito!»

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. Y, agarrando a Jonás, le tiraron al mar; y el mar calmó su furia.

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

16. Y aquellos hombres temieron mucho a Yahveh; ofrecieron un sacrificio a Yahveh y le hicieron 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.