Jonah 3
English Standard Version
Jonah Goes to Nineveh
3 Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 “Arise, go to (A)Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it the message that I tell you.” 3 So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now (B)Nineveh was an exceedingly great city,[a] three days' journey in breadth.[b] 4 Jonah began to go into the city, going a day's journey. And he called out, “Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!” 5 (C)And the people of Nineveh believed God. (D)They called for a fast and (E)put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.
The People of Nineveh Repent
6 The word reached[c] the king of Nineveh, and (F)he arose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, (G)and sat in ashes. 7 And he issued a proclamation and published through Nineveh, (H)“By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let neither man nor (I)beast, herd nor flock, taste anything. Let them not feed or drink water, 8 but let man and (J)beast be covered with sackcloth, and let them call out mightily to God. (K)Let everyone turn from his evil way and from (L)the violence that is in his hands. 9 (M)Who knows? God may turn and relent (N)and turn from his fierce anger, so that we may not perish.”
10 When God saw what they did, (O)how they turned from their evil way, (P)God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it.
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.
Jonás 3
La Biblia de las Américas
Predicación de Jonás en Nínive
3 Vino palabra del Señor por segunda vez a Jonás, diciendo: 2 Levántate, ve a Nínive, la gran ciudad(A), y proclama en[a] ella el mensaje que yo te diré(B). 3 Y Jonás se levantó y fue a Nínive conforme a la palabra del Señor. Y Nínive era una ciudad sumamente grande[b](C), de un recorrido de tres días. 4 Jonás comenzó a recorrer[c] la ciudad camino de un día, y proclamaba, diciendo(D): Dentro de cuarenta días Nínive será arrasada.
5 Y los habitantes[d] de Nínive creyeron en Dios, y proclamaron ayuno(E) y se vistieron de cilicio desde el mayor hasta el menor de ellos. 6 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[e](F). 7 E hizo proclamar y anunciar en Nínive, por decreto del rey y de sus grandes, diciendo: Ni hombre ni bestia, ni buey ni oveja prueben cosa alguna; no pasten ni beban agua(G), 8 sino 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[f]. 9 ¡Quién sabe! Quizá Dios se vuelva, se arrepienta y aparte el ardor de su ira, y no perezcamos(J).
10 Y vio Dios sus acciones, que se habían apartado de su mal camino(K); entonces se arrepintió Dios del mal que había dicho que les haría(L), y no lo hizo.
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