Jonás 3
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Dios llama y Jonás obedece
3 El SEÑOR habló por segunda vez con Jonás y le dijo: 2 «Anda, ve a la gran ciudad de Nínive y avisa lo que te voy a decir».
3 Jonás obedeció al SEÑOR y se fue para Nínive, una ciudad tan grande que se necesitaban tres días para recorrerla.[a] 4 Al llegar, Jonás recorrió la ciudad todo un día anunciando a gran voz: «¡Nínive será destruida dentro de 40 días!»
5 La gente de Nínive le creyó a Dios, anunciaron ayuno y desde el más importante hasta el más humilde se vistieron con ropa áspera. 6 Cuando el rey de Nínive se enteró de la noticia, se levantó del trono, se quitó sus vestidos reales, se puso ropa áspera y se sentó sobre cenizas. 7 Entonces el rey dio a conocer esta orden a todo el pueblo:
«Por orden del rey y sus altos funcionarios:
»Ninguna persona o animal, ni ganado ni rebaño, probará alimento alguno, ni pastará ni tomará agua. 8 Al contrario, que se cubran todos, hombres y animales, con ropa áspera. Rueguen a Dios con todas sus fuerzas. Deje cada uno su mala conducta y abandone la violencia que ha estado cometiendo. 9 ¡Quién sabe! Tal vez Dios cambie de parecer, calme el ardor de su ira y así no tengamos que morir».
10 Dios vio lo que hicieron, se dio cuenta que dejaban su mala conducta, entonces cambió de parecer respecto al castigo que les tenía preparado y no lo llevó a cabo.
Footnotes
- 3:3 se necesitaban […] recorrerla o requería una visita de tres días.
Jonás 3
Traducción en lenguaje actual
Jonás obedece a Dios
3 Dios volvió a hablarle a Jonás, y le dio esta orden: 2 «¡Levántate, ve a la gran ciudad de Nínive! Anúnciales el mensaje que voy a darte».
3 Esta vez Jonás sí obedeció a Dios: se levantó y se fue a Nínive. Aquella ciudad era tan grande que para recorrerla toda se necesitaban tres días completos.
4 Jonás entró en la ciudad, y durante todo un día estuvo anunciando: «¡Dentro de cuarenta días Dios va a destruir esta ciudad!»
5 Entonces toda la gente de Nínive dejó de hacer lo malo y decidió obedecer sólo a Dios. Y como querían demostrar que deseaban cambiar su manera de vivir, se pusieron ropa de tela áspera y ayunaron. Todos ellos, desde el más rico hasta el más pobre, no comieron nada ese día.
6 Cuando el rey de Nínive supo esto, se levantó de su trono. Luego se quitó sus ropas finas, se puso ropas ásperas, y se sentó en el suelo. Todo esto lo hizo en señal de humildad ante Dios. 7 De inmediato el rey envió un anuncio a toda la gente de Nínive:
«Ésta es una orden del rey y de sus ministros: Que nadie coma nada. Se prohíbe que la gente, las vacas y las ovejas coman o beban. 8 Todo el mundo está obligado a ponerse ropas ásperas, y deberán cubrir los animales con mantas ásperas.
»Además, les pedimos a todos ustedes que oren a Dios con todas sus fuerzas, que dejen de hacer lo malo, y que ya no se peleen ni maltraten a nadie. 9 Si dejamos de hacer lo malo, tal vez a Dios se le pase el enojo, y no nos destruirá».
10 Y al ver que toda la gente de Nínive dejó de hacer lo malo, Dios decidió no destruirlos.
Jonah 3
New International Version
Jonah Goes to Nineveh
3 Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah(A) a second time: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.”
3 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. 4 Jonah began by going a day’s journey into the city, proclaiming,(B) “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” 5 The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.(C)
6 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) 7 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) 8 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) 9 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)
Jonah 3
King James Version
3 And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time, saying,
2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.
3 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey.
4 And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
5 So 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.
6 For 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.
7 And 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:
8 But 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.
9 Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
10 And 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.
Jonah 3
New King James Version
Jonah Preaches at Nineveh
3 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I tell you.” 3 So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, [a]a three-day journey in extent. 4 And Jonah began to enter the city on the first day’s walk. Then (A)he cried out and said, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!”
The People of Nineveh Believe
5 So the (B)people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them. 6 Then word came to the king of Nineveh; and he arose from his throne and laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth (C)and sat in ashes. 7 (D)And he caused it to be proclaimed and published throughout Nineveh by the decree of the king and his [b]nobles, saying,
Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; do not let them eat, or drink water. 8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily to God; yes, (E)let every one turn from his evil way and from (F)the violence that is in his hands. 9 (G)Who can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from His fierce anger, so that we may not perish?
10 (H)Then God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God relented from the disaster that He had said He would bring upon them, and He did not do it.
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