Jonah 3
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Conversion of Nineveh
3 Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nin′eveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.” 3 So Jonah arose and went to Nin′eveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nin′eveh was an exceedingly great city, three days’ journey in breadth. 4 Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s journey. And he cried, “Yet forty days, and Nin′eveh shall be overthrown!” 5 And the people of Nin′eveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.
6 Then tidings reached the king of Nin′eveh, and he arose from his throne, removed his robe, and covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. 7 And he made proclamation and published through Nin′eveh, “By the decree of the king and his nobles: Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, or drink water, 8 but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and let them cry mightily to God; yea, let every one turn from his evil way and from the violence which is in his hands. 9 Who knows, God may yet repent and turn from his fierce anger, so that we perish not?”
10 When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God repented of the evil which he had said he would do to them; and he did not do it.
Jonás 3
Reina Valera Revisada
Nínive se arrepiente
3 Vino palabra de Jehová por segunda vez a Jonás, diciendo:
2 Levántate y ve a Nínive, aquella gran ciudad, y proclama en ella el mensaje que yo te diré.
3 Y se levantó Jonás, y fue a Nínive conforme a la palabra de Jehová. Y era Nínive una ciudad grande en extremo, de un recorrido de tres días.
4 Y comenzó Jonás a entrar por la ciudad, e hizo el recorrido de un día, y predicaba diciendo: De aquí a cuarenta días, Nínive será destruida.
5 Y los hombres de Nínive creyeron a Dios, y pregonaron un ayuno, y se vistieron de saco desde el mayor hasta el menor.
6 Y llegó la noticia hasta el rey de Nínive, y se levantó de su trono, se despojó de su vestido, y se cubrió de saco y se sentó sobre ceniza.
7 E hizo proclamar y anunciar en Nínive, por decreto del rey y de sus nobles, diciendo: Hombres y bestias de carga, ganado mayor y menor, no prueben bocado; no se les dé alimento, ni beban agua;
8 sino cúbranse de saco hombres y animales, y clamen a Dios fuertemente; y conviértase cada uno de su mal camino, de la violencia que hay en sus manos.
9 ¿Quién sabe si se volverá y se arrepentirá Dios, y se apartará del ardor de su ira, y no pereceremos?
10 Y vio Dios lo que hicieron, que se convirtieron de su mal camino; y se arrepintió del mal que había dicho que les haría, y no lo hizo.
Jonah 3
Evangelical Heritage Version
Jonah Preaches in Nineveh
3 Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: 2 “Get up. Go to Nineveh, the great city, and preach to it the message that I tell you.”
3 So Jonah set out and went to Nineveh just as the word of the Lord had commanded. Now Nineveh was a great city to God. It required a three-day walk.[a] 4 Jonah walked through the city for a day, and he called out, “Forty more days and Nineveh is going to be overthrown!”
Nineveh Repents
5 The men of Nineveh believed God. They proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least. 6 When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. 7 Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh.
By the decree of the king and his leading officials:
Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything. Do not let them eat food or drink water. 8 Instead, let people and animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call fervently to God. Let them turn from their evil way and from the violence that is in their hands. 9 Who knows? God may turn and relent. He may turn from his burning anger so that we will not perish.
10 When God saw their actions, that they had turned from their evil way, God relented from the disaster which he said he would bring on them, and he did not carry it out.
Footnotes
- Jonah 3:3 This apparently means it would take Jonah three days to preach throughout the various sections of the city, but the meaning is uncertain.
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