Jonás 3
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1La parole du SEIGNEUR fut adressée à Jonas une seconde fois :
2« Lève-toi, va à Ninive, la grande ville, et proclame-y le message que je te donne. »
3Jonas se leva donc et alla à Ninive, selon la parole du SEIGNEUR. Or Ninive était une ville immense, de trois jours de marche.
4Jonas commença par faire une journée de marche dans la ville ; il s'écria : « Encore quarante jours, et Ninive sera détruite ! »
5Les habitants de Ninive crurent en Dieu ; ils proclamèrent un jeûne et se revêtirent de sacs, du plus grand jusqu'au plus petit d'entre eux.
6La nouvelle parvint au roi de Ninive ; il se leva de son trône, ôta son manteau royal, se couvrit d'un sac et s'assit dans la cendre.
7Il fit publier cette proclamation dans Ninive, par décret du roi et de ses grands : « Que ni les hommes ni les bêtes, ni le gros ni le petit bétail, ne goûtent à rien ; qu'ils ne prennent aucune nourriture et ne boivent pas d'eau !
8Que les hommes et les bêtes soient couverts de sacs, qu'ils crient à Dieu avec force, et que chacun revienne de sa mauvaise voie et des actes de violence qu'il commet.
9Qui sait si Dieu ne se ravisera pas et ne renoncera pas à son dessein, s'il ne reviendra pas de son ardente colère, afin que nous ne périssions pas ? »
10Dieu vit leurs œuvres, constatant qu'ils revenaient de leur mauvaise voie. Dieu renonça alors au malheur qu'il avait annoncé vouloir leur infliger, et il ne l'accomplit pas.
Reina-Valera 1909
1Y FUÉ palabra de Jehová segunda vez á Jonás, diciendo:
2Levántate, y ve á Nínive, aquella gran ciudad, y publica en ella el pregón que yo te diré.
3Y levantóse Jonás, y fué á Nínive, conforme á la palabra de Jehová. Y era Nínive ciudad sobremanera grande, de tres días de camino.
4Y comenzó Jonás á entrar por la ciudad, camino de un día, y pregonaba diciendo: De aquí á cuarenta días Nínive será destruída.
5Y los hombres de Nínive creyeron á Dios, y pregonaron ayuno, y vistiéronse de sacos desde el mayor de ellos hasta el menor de ellos.
6Y llegó el negocio hasta el rey de Nínive, y levantóse de su silla, y echó de sí su vestido, y cubrióse de saco, y se sentó sobre ceniza.
7E hizo pregonar y anunciar en Nínive, por mandado del rey y de sus grandes, diciendo: Hombres y animales, bueyes y ovejas, no gusten cosa alguna, no se les dé alimento, ni beban agua:
8Y que se cubran de saco los hombres y los animales, y clamen á Dios fuertemente: y conviértase cada uno de su mal camino, de la rapiña que está en sus manos.
9¿Quién sabe si se volverá y arrepentirá Dios, y se apartará del furor de su ira, y no pereceremos?
10Y vió Dios lo que hicieron, que se convirtieron de su mal camino: y arrepintióse del mal que había dicho les había de hacer, y no lo hizo.
King James Version
1And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,
2Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.
3So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days’ journey.
4And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
5So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
6For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
7And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:
8But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.
9Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
10And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.
World English Bible
1The LORD’s word came to Jonah the second time, saying,
2“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I give you.”
3So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to the LORD’s word. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days’ journey across.
4Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried out, and said, “In forty days, Nineveh will be overthrown!”
5The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even to their least.
6The news reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
7He made a proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, “Let neither man nor animal, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water;
8but let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and animal, and let them cry mightily to God. Yes, let them turn everyone from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands.
9Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?”
10God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way. God relented of the disaster which he said he would do to them, and he didn’t do it.