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Predicación de Jonás en Nínive

La palabra del Señor vino por segunda vez a Jonás: «Levántate, ve a Nínive, la gran ciudad(A), y proclama en ella el mensaje que Yo te diré(B)». Y Jonás se levantó y fue a Nínive conforme a la palabra del Señor. Nínive era una ciudad muy grande[a](C), de un recorrido de tres días. Entonces Jonás comenzó a recorrer[b] la ciudad camino de un día, y proclamaba(D): «Dentro de cuarenta días Nínive será arrasada».

Entonces los habitantes de Nínive creyeron en Dios, y proclamaron ayuno(E) y se vistieron de cilicio desde el mayor hasta el menor de ellos. Cuando llegó la noticia al rey de Nínive, se levantó de su trono, se despojó de su manto, se cubrió de cilicio y se sentó sobre ceniza(F). Y mandó proclamar y anunciar en Nínive, por decreto del rey y de sus grandes: «Ni hombre ni animal, ni buey ni oveja prueben cosa alguna. No dejen que pasten o beban agua(G). Cúbranse de cilicio hombres y animales, y clamen a Dios(H) con fuerza, y vuélvase cada uno de su mal camino(I) y de la violencia que hay en sus manos. ¡Quién sabe! Quizá Dios se vuelva, se arrepienta y aparte el ardor de Su ira, y no perezcamos(J)».

10 Cuando Dios vio sus acciones, que se habían apartado de su mal camino(K), entonces Dios se arrepintió del mal que había dicho que les haría(L), y no lo hizo.

Footnotes

  1. 3:3 Lit. una ciudad grande para Dios.
  2. 3:4 Lit. entrar en.

Nineveh Turns from Its Wicked Ways

Then the Lord spoke his word to Jonah a second time. He said, “Leave at once for the important city, Nineveh. Announce to the people the message I have given you.”

Jonah immediately went to Nineveh as the Lord told him. Nineveh was a very large city. It took three days to walk through [a] it. Jonah entered the city and walked for about a day. Then he said, “In forty days Nineveh will be destroyed.”

The people of Nineveh believed God. They decided to fast, and everyone, from the most important to the least important, dressed in sackcloth.

When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his robe, put on sackcloth, and sat in ashes. Then he made this announcement and sent it throughout the city:

“This is an order from the king and his nobles: No one is to eat or drink anything. This includes all people, animals, cattle, and sheep. Every person and animal must put on sackcloth. Cry loudly to God for help. Turn from your wicked ways and your acts of violence. Who knows? God may reconsider his plans and turn from his burning anger so that we won’t die.”

10 God saw what they did. He saw that they turned from their wicked ways. So God reconsidered his threat to destroy them, and he didn’t do it.

Footnotes

  1. 3:3 Or “around.”

Jonah Goes to Nineveh

Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah(A) a second time: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.”

Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it. Jonah began by going a day’s journey into the city, proclaiming,(B) “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.(C)

When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust.(D) This is the proclamation he issued in Nineveh:

“By the decree of the king and his nobles:

Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink.(E) But let people and animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call(F) urgently on God. Let them give up(G) their evil ways(H) and their violence.(I) Who knows?(J) God may yet relent(K) and with compassion turn(L) from his fierce anger(M) so that we will not perish.”

10 When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented(N) and did not bring on them the destruction(O) he had threatened.(P)