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

Jehová dirigió su palabra a Jonás hijo de Amitai y le dijo:

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, aquella gran ciudad, y clama contra ella, porque su maldad ha subido hasta 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.

Pero Jonás se levantó para huir de la presencia de Jehová a Tarsis, y descendió a Jope, donde encontró una nave que partía para Tarsis; pagó su pasaje, y se embarcó para irse con ellos a Tarsis, lejos de la presencia de Jehová.

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.

Pero Jehová hizo soplar un gran viento en el mar, y hubo en el mar una tempestad tan grande que se pensó que se partiría la nave.

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.

Los marineros tuvieron miedo y cada uno clamaba a su dios. Luego echaron al mar los enseres que había en la nave, para descargarla de ellos. Mientras tanto, Jonás había bajado al interior 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.

Entonces el patrón de la nave se le acercó y le dijo: «¿Qué tienes, dormilón? Levántate y clama a tu Dios. Quizá tenga compasión de nosotros y no perezcamos.»

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.

Entre tanto, cada uno decía a su compañero: «Venid y echemos suertes, para que sepamos quién es el culpable de que nos haya venido este mal.» Echaron, pues, 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 ellos le dijeron: —Explícanos 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.

Él les respondió: —Soy hebreo y temo a Jehová, Dios de los cielos, que hizo el mar y la tierra.

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.

Aquellos hombres sintieron un gran temor y le dijeron: —¿Por qué has hecho esto? Pues ellos supieron que huía de la presencia de Jehová por lo que él les había contado.

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.

Como el mar se embravecía cada vez más, le preguntaron: —¿Qué haremos contigo para que el mar se nos aquiete?

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.

Él les respondió: —Tomadme y echadme al mar, y el mar se os aquietará, pues sé que por mi causa os ha sobrevenido esta gran tempestad.

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.

Aquellos hombres se esforzaron por hacer volver la nave a tierra, pero no pudieron, porque el mar se embravecía cada vez más contra 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.

Entonces clamaron a Jehová y dijeron: «Te rogamos ahora, Jehová, que no perezcamos nosotros por la vida de este hombre, ni nos hagas responsables de la sangre de un inocente; porque tú, Jehová, has obrado como has querido.»

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

Tomaron luego a Jonás y lo echaron al mar; y se aquietó el furor del mar.

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

Sintieron aquellos hombres gran temor por Jehová, le ofrecieron un sacrificio y le hicieron 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.

Pero Jehová tenía dispuesto un gran pez para que se tragara a Jonás, y Jonás estuvo en el vientre del pez tres días y tres noches.