1 Veio a palavra do Senhor a Jonas, filho de Amitai, dizendo: 2 Dispõe-te, vai à grande cidade de Nínive e clama contra ela, porque a sua malícia subiu até mim. 3 Jonas se dispôs, mas para fugir da presença do Senhor, para Társis; e, tendo descido a Jope, achou um navio que ia para Társis; pagou, pois, a sua passagem e embarcou nele, para ir com eles para Társis, para longe da presença do Senhor.

4 Mas o Senhor lançou sobre o mar um forte vento, e fez-se no mar uma grande tempestade, e o navio estava a ponto de se despedaçar. 5 Então, os marinheiros, cheios de medo, clamavam cada um ao seu deus e lançavam ao mar a carga que estava no navio, para o aliviarem do peso dela. Jonas, porém, havia descido ao porão e se deitado; e dormia profundamente. 6 Chegou-se a ele o mestre do navio e lhe disse: Que se passa contigo? Agarrado no sono? Levanta-te, invoca o teu deus; talvez, assim, esse deus se lembre de nós, para que não pereçamos.

7 E diziam uns aos outros: Vinde, e lancemos sortes, para que saibamos por causa de quem nos sobreveio este mal. E lançaram sortes, e a sorte caiu sobre Jonas. 8 Então, lhe disseram: Declara-nos, agora, por causa de quem nos sobreveio este mal. Que ocupação é a tua? Donde vens? Qual a tua terra? E de que povo és tu? 9 Ele lhes respondeu: Sou hebreu e temo ao Senhor, o Deus do céu, que fez o mar e a terra. 10 Então, os homens ficaram possuídos de grande temor e lhe disseram: Que é isto que fizeste! Pois sabiam os homens que ele fugia da presença do Senhor, porque lho havia declarado.

11 Disseram-lhe: Que te faremos, para que o mar se nos acalme? Porque o mar se ia tornando cada vez mais tempestuoso. 12 Respondeu-lhes: Tomai-me e lançai-me ao mar, e o mar se aquietará, porque eu sei que, por minha causa, vos sobreveio esta grande tempestade. 13 Entretanto, os homens remavam, esforçando-se por alcançar a terra, mas não podiam, porquanto o mar se ia tornando cada vez mais tempestuoso contra eles. 14 Então, clamaram ao Senhor e disseram: Ah! Senhor! Rogamos-te que não pereçamos por causa da vida deste homem, e não faças cair sobre nós este sangue, quanto a nós, inocente; porque tu, Senhor, fizeste como te aprouve. 15 E levantaram a Jonas e o lançaram ao mar; e cessou o mar da sua fúria. 16 Temeram, pois, estes homens em extremo ao Senhor; e ofereceram sacrifícios ao Senhor e fizeram votos.

17 Deparou o Senhor um grande peixe, para que tragasse a Jonas; e esteve Jonas três dias e três noites no ventre do peixe.

1 Now the word of Jehovah 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 Jehovah; and he went down to Joppa, and 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 Jehovah.

4 But Jehovah sent out a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on 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 they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it unto them. But Jonah was gone down into the innermost parts 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 a Hebrew; and I fear Jehovah, the God of heaven, who hath made the sea and the dry land. 10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, What is this that thou hast done? For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of Jehovah, 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 grew more and more 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 get them back to the land; but they could not: for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them. 14 Wherefore they cried unto Jehovah, and said, We beseech thee, O Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood; for thou, O Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee. 15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging. 16 Then the men feared Jehovah exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice unto Jehovah, and made vows.

17 And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

1 The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai:

2 "Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me."

3 But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD.

4 Then the LORD sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up.

5 All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.

6 The captain went to him and said, "How can you sleep? Get up and call on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us so that we will not perish."

7 Then the sailors said to each other, "Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity." They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.

8 So they asked him, "Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What kind of work do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?"

9 He answered, "I am a Hebrew and I worship the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land."

10 This terrified them and they asked, "What have you done?" (They knew he was running away from the LORD, because he had already told them so.)

11 The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, "What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?"

12 "Pick me up and throw me into the sea," he replied, "and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you."

13 Instead, the men did their best to row back to land. But they could not, for the sea grew even wilder than before.

14 Then they cried out to the LORD, "Please, LORD, do not let us die for taking this man's life. Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, LORD, have done as you pleased."

15 Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm.

16 At this the men greatly feared the LORD, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to him.

17 Now the LORD provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.