Spanish bilingual graded story

Jonás y el gran pez

Name: Jonah and the Whale in Spanish
Author: The Bible

Jonah and the Whale in Spanish

4 levels: A0–B1 Natural Spanish audio13–16 minSpanish + English bilingual support

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A0 · Starter· 13 minA1 · Beginner· 13 minA2 · Elementary· 16 minB1 · Intermediate· 13 min

About this story

God commands Jonah to travel to Nineveh and warn its people, but Jonah boards a ship heading in the opposite direction. When a violent storm threatens everyone aboard, Jonah admits that he is running away from God and is thrown into the sea. A great fish swallows him, and Jonah spends three days inside it before being returned to dry land. He finally travels to Nineveh, where his warning produces an unexpected response. Jonah and the Whale is a memorable Bible story about disobedience, repentance, mercy and the difficulty of accepting compassion for people we dislike.

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Jonás y el gran pez · Scene 1

Yahvé habla a Jonás, hijo de Amitai. Yahvé dice: «Levántate. Ve a Nínive, la gran ciudad. Habla contra ella. Su maldad está delante de mí». Pero Jonás se levanta para huir a Tarsis, lejos de Yahvé. Jonás baja a Jope. Allí encuentra un barco que va a Tarsis. Jonás paga su pasaje y sube al barco. Va con ellos a Tarsis, lejos de Yahvé.