Jonah 1
1 And the word of the Lord came to Jonah, the son of Amittai, saying,
1 E veio a palavra do SENHOR a Jonas, filho de Amitai, dizendo:
2 Up! go to Nineveh, that great town, and let your voice come to it; for their evil-doing has come up before me.
2 Levanta-te, vai à grande cidade de Nínive e clama contra ela, porque a sua malícia subiu até mim.
3 And Jonah got up to go in flight to Tarshish, away from the Lord; and he went down to Joppa, and saw there a ship going to Tarshish: so he gave them the price of the journey and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish, away from the Lord.
3 E Jonas se levantou para fugir de diante da face do SENHOR para Társis; e, descendo a Jope, achou um navio que ia para Társis; pagou, pois, a sua passagem e desceu para dentro dele, para ir com eles para Társis, de diante da face do SENHOR.
4 And the Lord sent out a great wind on to the sea and there was a violent storm in the sea, so that the ship seemed in danger of being broken.
4 Mas o SENHOR mandou ao mar um grande vento, e fez-se no mar uma grande tempestade, e o navio estava para quebrar-se.
5 Then the sailors were full of fear, every man crying to his god; and the goods in the ship were dropped out into the sea to make the weight less. But Jonah had gone down into the inmost part of the ship where he was stretched out in a deep sleep.
5 Então, temeram os marinheiros, e clamava cada um ao seu deus, e lançavam no mar as fazendas que estavam no navio, para o aliviarem do seu peso; Jonas, porém, desceu aos lugares do porão, e se deitou, e dormia um profundo sono.
6 And the ship’s captain came to him and said to him, What are you doing sleeping? Up! say a prayer to your God, if by chance God will give a thought to us, so that we may not come to destruction.
6 E o mestre do navio chegou-se a ele e disse-lhe: Que tens, dormente? Levanta-te, invoca o teu Deus; talvez assim Deus se lembre de nós para que não pereçamos.
7 And they said to one another, Come, let us put this to the decision of chance and see on whose account this evil has come on us. So they did so, and Jonah was seen to be the man.
7 E dizia cada um ao seu companheiro: Vinde, e lancemos sortes, para que saibamos por que causa nos sobreveio este mal. E lançaram sortes, e a sorte caiu sobre Jonas.
8 Then they said to him, Now make clear to us what is your work, and where you come from? what is your country, and who are your people?
8 Então, lhe disseram: Declara-nos tu, agora, por que razão nos sobreveio este mal. Que ocupação é a tua? E donde vens? Qual é a tua terra? E de que povo és tu?
9 And he said to them, I am a Hebrew, a worshipper of the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.
9 E ele lhes disse: Eu sou hebreu e temo ao SENHOR, o Deus do céu, que fez o mar e a terra seca.
10 And the men were in great fear, and they said to him, What is this you have done? For the men had knowledge of his flight from the Lord because he had not kept it from them.
10 Então, os homens se encheram de grande temor e lhe disseram: Por que fizeste tu isso? Pois sabiam os homens que fugia de diante do SENHOR, porque ele lho tinha declarado.
11 And they said to him, What are we to do to you so that the sea may become calm for us? For the sea was getting rougher and rougher.
11 E disseram-lhe: Que te faremos nós, para que o mar se acalme? Por que o mar se elevava e engrossava cada vez mais.
12 And he said to them, Take me up and put me into the sea, and the sea will become calm for you: for I am certain that because of me this great storm has come on you.
12 E ele lhes disse: Levantai-me e lançai-me ao mar, e o mar se aquietará; porque eu sei que, por minha causa, vos sobreveio esta grande tempestade.
13 And the men were working hard to get back to the land, but they were not able to do so: for the sea got rougher and rougher against them.
13 Entretanto, os homens remavam, esforçando-se por alcançar a terra, mas não podiam, porquanto o mar se ia embravecendo cada vez mais contra eles.
14 So, crying to the Lord, they said, Give ear to our prayer, O Lord, give ear, and do not let destruction overtake us because of this man’s life; do not put on us the sin of taking life without cause: for you, O Lord, have done what seemed good to you.
14 Então, clamaram ao SENHOR e disseram: Ah! SENHOR! Nós te rogamos! Não pereçamos por causa da vida deste homem, e não ponhas sobre nós o sangue inocente; porque tu, SENHOR, fizeste como te aprouve.
15 So they took Jonah up and put him into the sea: and the sea was no longer angry.
15 E levantaram Jonas e o lançaram ao mar; e cessou o mar da sua fúria.
16 Then great was the men’s fear of the Lord; and they made an offering to the Lord and took oaths to him.
16 Temeram, pois, estes homens ao SENHOR com grande temor; e ofereceram sacrifícios ao SENHOR e fizeram votos.
17 And the Lord made ready a great fish to take Jonah into its mouth; and Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.
17 Deparou, pois, o SENHOR um grande peixe, para que tragasse a Jonas; e esteve Jonas três dias e três noites nas entranhas do peixe.
Jonah 2
1 Then Jonah made prayer to the Lord his God from the inside of the fish, and said,
1 E orou Jonas ao SENHOR, seu Deus, das entranhas do peixe.
2 In my trouble I was crying to the Lord, and he gave me an answer; out of the deepest underworld I sent up a cry, and you gave ear to my voice.
2 E disse: Na minha angústia, clamei ao SENHOR, e ele me respondeu; do ventre do inferno gritei, e tu ouviste a minha voz.
3 For you have put me down into the deep, into the heart of the sea; and the river was round about me; all your waves and your rolling waters went over me.
3 Porque tu me lançaste no profundo, no coração dos mares, e a corrente me cercou; todas as tuas ondas e as tuas vagas têm passado por cima de mim.
4 And I said, I have been sent away from before your eyes; how may I ever again see your holy Temple?
4 E eu disse: Lançado estou de diante dos teus olhos; todavia, tornarei a ver o templo da tua santidade.
5 The waters were circling round me, even to the neck; the deep was about me; the sea-grass was twisted round my head.
5 As águas me cercaram até à alma, o abismo me rodeou, e as algas se enrolaram na minha cabeça.
6 I went down to the bases of the mountains; as for the earth, her walls were about me for ever: but you have taken up my life from the underworld, O Lord my God.
6 Eu desci até aos fundamentos dos montes; os ferrolhos da terra correram-se sobre mim para sempre; mas tu livraste a minha vida da perdição, ó SENHOR, meu Deus.
7 When my soul in me was overcome, I kept the memory of the Lord: and my prayer came in to you, into your holy Temple.
7 Quando desfalecia em mim a minha alma, eu me lembrei do SENHOR; e entrou a ti a minha oração, no templo da tua santidade.
8 The worshippers of false gods have given up their only hope.
8 Os que observam as vaidades vãs deixam a sua própria misericórdia.
9 But I will make an offering to you with the voice of praise; I will give effect to my oaths. Salvation is the Lord’s.
9 Mas eu te oferecerei sacrifício com a voz do agradecimento; o que votei pagarei; do SENHOR vem a salvação.
10 And at the Lord’s order, the fish sent Jonah out of its mouth on to the dry land.
10 Falou, pois, o SENHOR ao peixe, e ele vomitou a Jonas na terra.
Jonah 3
1 And the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying,
1 E veio a palavra do SENHOR segunda vez a Jonas, dizendo:
2 Up! go to Nineveh, that great town, and give it the word which I have given you.
2 Levanta-te, e vai à grande cidade de Nínive, e prega contra ela a pregação que eu te disse.
3 So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh as the Lord had said. Now Nineveh was a very great town, three days’ journey from end to end.
3 E levantou-se Jonas e foi a Nínive, segundo a palavra do SENHOR; era, pois, Nínive uma grande cidade, de três dias de caminho.
4 And Jonah first of all went a day’s journey into the town, and crying out said, In forty days destruction will overtake Nineveh.
4 E começou Jonas a entrar pela cidade caminho de um dia, e pregava, e dizia: Ainda quarenta dias, e Nínive será subvertida.
5 And the people of Nineveh had belief in God; and a time was fixed for going without food, and they put on haircloth, from the greatest to the least.
5 E os homens de Nínive creram em Deus, e proclamaram um jejum, e vestiram-se de panos de saco, desde o maior até ao menor.
6 And the word came to the king of Nineveh, and he got up from his seat of authority, and took off his robe, and covering himself with haircloth, took his seat in the dust.
6 Porque esta palavra chegou ao rei de Nínive, e levantou-se do seu trono, e tirou de si as suas vestes, e cobriu-se de pano de saco, e assentou-se sobre a cinza.
7 And he had it given out in Nineveh, By the order of the king and his great men, no man or beast, herd or flock, is to have a taste of anything; let them have no food or water:
7 E fez uma proclamação, que se divulgou em Nínive, por mandado do rei e dos seus grandes, dizendo: Nem homens, nem animais, nem bois, nem ovelhas provem coisa alguma, nem se lhes dê pasto, nem bebam água.
8 And let man and beast be covered with haircloth, and let them make strong prayers to God: and let everyone be turned from his evil way and the violent acts of their hands.
8 Mas os homens e os animais estarão cobertos de panos de saco, e clamarão fortemente a Deus, e se converterão, cada um do seu mau caminho e da violência que há nas suas mãos.
9 Who may say that God will not be turned, changing his purpose and turning away from his burning wrath, so that destruction may not overtake us?
9 Quem sabe se se voltará Deus, e se arrependerá, e se apartará do furor da sua ira, de sorte que não pereçamos?
10 And God saw what they did, how they were turned from their evil way; and God’s purpose was changed as to the evil which he said he would do to them, and he did it not.
10 E Deus viu as obras deles, como se converteram do seu mau caminho; e Deus se arrependeu do mal que tinha dito lhes faria e não o fez.
Jonah 4
1 But this seemed very wrong to Jonah, and he was angry.
1 Mas desgostou-se Jonas extremamente disso e ficou todo ressentido.
2 And he made prayer to the Lord and said, O Lord, is this not what I said when I was still in my country? This is why I took care to go in flight to Tarshish: for I was certain that you were a loving God, full of pity, slow to be angry and great in mercy, and ready to be turned from your purpose of evil.
2 E orou ao SENHOR e disse: Ah! SENHOR! Não foi isso o que eu disse, estando ainda na minha terra? Por isso, me preveni, fugindo para Társis, pois sabia que és Deus piedoso e misericordioso, longânimo e grande em benignidade e que te arrependes do mal.
3 So now, O Lord, give ear to my prayer and take my life from me; for death is better for me than life.
3 Peço-te, pois, ó SENHOR, tira-me a minha vida, porque melhor me é morrer do que viver.
4 And the Lord said, Have you any right to be angry?
4 E disse o SENHOR: É razoável esse teu ressentimento?
5 Then Jonah went out of the town, and took his seat on the east side of the town and made himself a roof of branches and took his seat under its shade till he saw what would become of the town.
5 Então, Jonas saiu da cidade, e assentou-se ao oriente da cidade, e ali fez uma cabana, e se assentou debaixo dela, à sombra, até ver o que aconteceria à cidade.
6 And the Lord God made a vine come up over Jonah to give him shade over his head. And Jonah was very glad because of the vine.
6 E fez o SENHOR Deus nascer uma aboboreira, que subiu por cima de Jonas, para que fizesse sombra sobre a sua cabeça, a fim de o livrar do seu enfado; e Jonas se alegrou em extremo por causa da aboboreira.
7 But early on the morning after, God made ready a worm for the destruction of the vine, and it became dry and dead.
7 Mas Deus enviou um bicho, no dia seguinte, ao subir da alva, o qual feriu a aboboreira, e esta se secou.
8 Then when the sun came up, God sent a burning east wind: and so great was the heat of the sun on his head that Jonah was overcome, and, requesting death for himself, said, Death is better for me than life.
8 E aconteceu que, aparecendo o sol, Deus mandou um vento calmoso, oriental, e o sol feriu a cabeça de Jonas e ele desmaiou, e desejou com toda a sua alma morrer, dizendo: Melhor me é morrer do que viver.
9 And the Lord said to Jonah, Have you any right to be angry about the vine? And he said, I have a right to be truly angry.
9 Então, disse Deus a Jonas: É acaso razoável que assim te enfades por causa da aboboreira? E ele disse: É justo que me enfade a ponto de desejar a morte.
10 And the Lord said, You had pity on the vine, for which you did no work and for the growth of which you were not responsible; which came up in a night and came to an end in a night;
10 E disse o SENHOR: Tiveste compaixão da aboboreira, na qual não trabalhaste, nem a fizeste crescer; que, em uma noite, nasceu e, em uma noite, pereceu;
11 And am I not to have mercy on Nineveh, that great town, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons without the power of judging between right and left, as well as much cattle?
11 e não hei de eu ter compaixão da grande cidade de Nínive, em que estão mais de cento e vinte mil homens, que não sabem discernir entre a sua mão direita e a sua mão esquerda, e também muitos animais?
