1 V ino palabra del Señor a Jonás, hijo de Amitai, diciendo:

Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,

2 L evántate, ve a Nínive, la gran ciudad, y proclama contra ella, porque su maldad ha subido hasta mí.

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

3 P ero Jonás se levantó para huir a Tarsis, lejos de la presencia del Señor. Y descendiendo a Jope, encontró un barco que iba a Tarsis, pagó el pasaje y entró en él para ir con ellos a Tarsis, lejos de la presencia del Señor.

But 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.

4 Y el Señor desató sobre el mar un fuerte viento, y hubo una tempestad tan grande en el mar que el barco estuvo a punto de romperse.

But 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.

5 L os marineros tuvieron miedo y cada uno clamaba a su dios; y arrojaron al mar la carga que estaba en el barco para aligerarlo. Pero Jonás había bajado a la bodega del barco, se había acostado y dormía profundamente.

Then 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.

6 E l capitán se le acercó y le dijo: ¿Cómo es que estás durmiendo? ¡Levántate, invoca a tu Dios! Quizás tu Dios piense en nosotros y no pereceremos.

So 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.

7 Y cada uno dijo a su compañero: Venid, echemos suertes para saber por causa de quién nos ha venido esta calamidad. Y echaron suertes, y cayó la suerte sobre Jonás.

And 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.

8 E ntonces le dijeron: Decláranos ahora por causa de quién nos ha venido esta calamidad. ¿Qué oficio tienes, y de dónde vienes? ¿Cuál es tu tierra, y de qué pueblo eres?

Then 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?

9 Y él les respondió: Soy hebreo, y temo al Señor Dios del cielo, que hizo el mar y la tierra.

And 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.

10 L os hombres se atemorizaron en gran manera y le dijeron: ¿Qué es esto que has hecho? Porque ellos sabían que él huía de la presencia del Señor, por lo que él les había declarado.

Then 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.

11 E ntonces le dijeron: ¿Qué haremos contigo para que el mar se calme en torno nuestro ? Pues el mar se embravecía más y más.

Then 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.

12 Y él les dijo: Tomadme y lanzadme al mar, y el mar se calmará en torno vuestro, pues yo sé que por mi causa ha venido esta gran tempestad sobre vosotros.

And 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.

13 L os hombres se pusieron a remar con afán para volver a tierra firme, pero no pudieron, porque el mar seguía embraveciéndose contra ellos.

Nevertheless 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.

14 E ntonces invocaron al Señor, y dijeron: Te rogamos, oh Señor, no permitas que perezcamos ahora por causa de la vida de este hombre, ni pongas sobre nosotros sangre inocente; porque tú, Señor, has hecho como te ha placido.

Therefore 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.

15 T omaron, pues, a Jonás y lo lanzaron al mar; y el mar cesó en su furia.

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

16 Y aquellos hombres temieron en gran manera al Señor; ofrecieron un sacrificio al Señor y le hicieron votos.

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

17 Y el Señor dispuso un gran pez que se tragara a Jonás; y Jonás estuvo en el vientre del pez tres días y tres noches.

Now 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.