1 N ow the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,

Y vino palabra del SEÑOR a Jonás, hijo de Amitai, diciendo:

2 A rise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me.

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

3 B ut Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from being in the presence of the Lord and went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the appointed fare and went down into the ship to go with them to Tarshish from being in the presence of the Lord.

Y Jonás se levantó para huir de la presencia del SEÑOR a Tarsis, y descendió a Jope; y halló un navío que partía para Tarsis; y pagándole su pasaje entró en él, para irse con ellos a Tarsis huyendo de la presencia del SEÑOR.

4 B ut the Lord sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a violent tempest on the sea so that the ship was about to be broken.

Mas el SEÑOR hizo levantar un gran viento en el mar, y se hizo una gran tempestad en el mar, que la nave se pensó que sería quebrada.

5 T hen the mariners were afraid, and each man cried to his god; and they cast the goods 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.

Y los marineros tuvieron temor, y cada uno llamaba a su dios; y echaron al mar los vasos que llevaban en la nave, para descargarla de ellos. Jonás, sin embargo, había descendido a los costados de la nave, y se había echado a dormir.

6 S o the captain came and said to him, What do you mean, you sleeper? Arise, call upon your God! Perhaps your God will give a thought to us so that we shall not perish.

Y el maestre de la nave se llegó a él, y le dijo: ¿Qué tienes, dormilón? Levántate, y clama a tu Dios; por ventura él tendrá compasión de nosotros, y no pereceremos.

7 A nd they each 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 on Jonah.

Y dijeron cada uno a su compañero: Venid, y echemos suertes, para saber por quién nos ha venido este mal. Y echaron suertes, y la suerte cayó sobre Jonás.

8 T hen they said to him, Tell us, we pray you, on whose account has this evil come upon us? What is your occupation? Where did you come from? And what is your country and nationality?

Entonces le dijeron ellos: Decláranos ahora por qué nos ha venido este mal. ¿Qué oficio tienes, y de dónde vienes? ¿Cuál es tu tierra, y de qué pueblo eres?

9 A nd he said to them, I am a Hebrew, and I fear and worship the Lord, the God of heaven, Who made the sea and the dry land.

Y él les respondió: Hebreo soy, y temo al SEÑOR, Dios de los cielos, que hizo el mar y la tierra seca.

10 T hen the men were exceedingly afraid and said to him, What is this that you have done? For the men knew that he fled from being in the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.

Y aquellos hombres temieron sobremanera, y le dijeron: ¿Por qué has hecho esto? Porque ellos entendieron que huía de delante del SEÑOR, porque él se lo había declarado.

11 T hen they said to him, What shall we do to you, that the sea may subside and be calm for us? For the sea became more and more tempestuous.

Y le dijeron: ¿Qué te haremos, para que el mar se nos aquiete? Porque el mar iba a más, y se embravecía.

12 A nd said to them, Take me up and cast me into the sea; so shall the sea become calm for you, for I know that it is because of me that this great tempest has come upon you.

El les respondió: Tomadme, y echadme al mar, y el mar se os aquietará; porque yo sé que por mí ha venido esta gran tempestad sobre vosotros.

13 N evertheless the men rowed hard to bring the ship to the land, but they could not, for the sea became more and more violent against them.

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

14 T herefore they cried to the Lord, We beseech You, O Lord, we beseech You, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood; for You, O Lord, have done as it pleased You.

Y clamaron al SEÑOR, y dijeron: Te rogamos ahora, SEÑOR, que no perezcamos nosotros por el alma de este hombre, ni pongas sobre nosotros la sangre inocente; porque tú, SEÑOR, has hecho como has querido.

15 S o they took up Jonah and cast him into the sea, and the sea ceased from its raging.

Y tomaron a Jonás, y lo echaron al mar; y el mar se aquietó de su furia.

16 T hen the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.

Y temieron aquellos hombres al SEÑOR con gran temor; y ofrecieron sacrificio al SEÑOR, y prometieron votos.

17 N ow the Lord had prepared and appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Mas el SEÑOR había aparejado un gran pez que tragara a Jonás; y estuvo Jonás en el vientre del pez tres días y tres noches.