Jonah 1
New King James Version
Jonah’s Disobedience
1 Now the word of the Lord came to (A)Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Arise, go to (B)Nineveh, that (C)great city, and cry out against it; for (D)their wickedness has come up before Me.” 3 But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to (E)Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to (F)Tarshish (G)from the presence of the Lord.
The Storm at Sea
4 But (H)the Lord [a]sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken up.
5 Then the mariners were afraid; and every man cried out to his god, and threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten [b]the load. But Jonah had gone down (I)into the lowest parts of the ship, had lain down, and was fast asleep.
6 So the captain came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, (J)call on your God; (K)perhaps your God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”
7 And they said to one another, “Come, let us (L)cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this trouble has come upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. 8 Then they said to him, (M)“Please tell us! For whose cause is this trouble upon us? What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?”
9 So he said to them, “I am a Hebrew; and I fear [c]the Lord, the God of heaven, (N)who made the sea and the dry land.”
Jonah Thrown into the Sea
10 Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, “Why have you done this?” For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them. 11 Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you that the sea may be calm for us?”—for the sea was growing more tempestuous.
12 And he said to them, (O)“Pick me up and [d]throw me into the sea; then the sea will become calm for you. For I know that this great tempest is because of me.”
13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to return to land, (P)but they could not, for the sea continued to grow more tempestuous against them. 14 Therefore they cried out to the Lord and said, “We pray, O Lord, please do not let us perish for this man’s life, and (Q)do not charge us with innocent blood; for You, O Lord, (R)have done as it pleased You.” 15 So they picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, (S)and the sea ceased from its raging. 16 Then the men (T)feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice to the Lord and took vows.
Jonah’s Prayer and Deliverance
17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And (U)Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Footnotes
- Jonah 1:4 Lit. hurled
- Jonah 1:5 Lit. from upon them
- Jonah 1:9 Heb. YHWH
- Jonah 1:12 Lit. hurl
Jonás 1
Reina Valera Actualizada
Jonás huye de su misión
1 La palabra del SEÑOR vino a Jonás[a] hijo de Amitai diciendo: 2 “Levántate y ve a Nínive, la gran ciudad, y predica contra ella porque su maldad ha subido a mi presencia”.
3 Entonces Jonás se levantó para huir de la presencia del SEÑOR a Tarsis. Descendió a Jope y halló un barco que iba a Tarsis; y pagando su pasaje entró en él para irse con ellos a Tarsis huyendo de la presencia del SEÑOR. 4 Pero el SEÑOR lanzó un gran viento sobre el mar y se produjo una enorme tempestad de manera que el barco estaba a punto de romperse. 5 Los marineros tuvieron miedo y cada uno invocaba a su dios. Y echaron al mar el cargamento que había en el barco para aligerarlo. Pero Jonás había bajado al fondo del barco, se había acostado y se había quedado profundamente dormido. 6 El capitán del barco se acercó a Jonás y le dijo:
—¿Qué te pasa dormilón? ¡Levántate e invoca a tu dios! Quizás él se fije en nosotros y no perezcamos.
7 Entonces se dijeron unos a otros:
—¡Vengan y echemos suertes para saber por culpa de quién nos ha sobrevenido este mal!
Echaron suertes y la suerte cayó sobre Jonás. 8 Entonces le dijeron:
—Decláranos por qué nos ha sobrevenido este mal. ¿Qué oficio tienes y de dónde vienes? ¿Cuál es tu país y de qué pueblo eres?
9 Él respondió:
—Soy hebreo y temo al SEÑOR Dios de los cielos, que hizo el mar y la tierra.
10 Aquellos hombres temieron muchísimo y le preguntaron:
—¿Por qué has hecho esto?
Pues entendieron que huía de la presencia del SEÑOR ya que él se lo había declarado. 11 Y le preguntaron:
—¿Qué haremos contigo para que el mar se nos calme?
Porque el mar se embravecía más y más. 12 Y él respondió:
—Levántenme y échenme al mar y se les calmará; pues yo sé que por mi causa les ha sobrevenido esta gran tempestad.
13 Aquellos hombres remaban para hacer volver el barco a tierra pero no pudieron porque el mar se embravecía cada vez más. 14 Entonces clamaron al SEÑOR diciendo:
—¡Oh SEÑOR, por favor, que no perezcamos nosotros por la vida de este hombre! No nos hagas responsables de sangre inocente porque tú, oh SEÑOR, has hecho como has querido.
15 Entonces levantaron a Jonás y lo echaron al mar y el mar cesó de su furia. 16 Y aquellos hombres temieron grandemente al SEÑOR; le ofrecieron un sacrificio e hicieron votos.
17 Pero el SEÑOR dispuso un gran pez que se tragara a Jonás. Y este estuvo en el vientre del pez tres días y tres noches.
Footnotes
Jonah 1
King James Version
1 Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
4 But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
9 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him. Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.
11 Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.
12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.
13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.
14 Wherefore they cried unto the Lord, and said, We beseech thee, O Lord, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased thee.
15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.
16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows.
17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
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