Spanish
Dios le habló a Jonás, hijo de Amitay.
English translation
God spoke to Jonah, son of Amittai.
Spanish · Beginner
Jonás y la ballena
Adapted from Jonah and the Whale
Jonah flees his mission, is swallowed by a great fish, and eventually delivers God’s message to Nineveh.
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Jonás huye a Tarsis
Jonah runs away to Tarshish
Spanish
«Ve a la gran ciudad de Nínive y anuncia mi mensaje contra ella. Sus habitantes hacen mucho mal», le dijo.
English translation
“Go to the great city of Nineveh and announce my message against it. Its people do a great deal of evil,” he said.
Spanish
Pero Jonás decidió huir de Dios y viajar a Tarsis. Bajó al puerto de Jope, encontró un barco que iba hacia allí y pagó el pasaje. Después subió a bordo y bajó al interior del barco para viajar con los marineros.
English translation
But Jonah decided to run away from God and travel to Tarshish. He went down to the port of Joppa, found a ship heading there, and paid the fare. Then he boarded and went down inside the ship to travel with the sailors.
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