Jonah 3
1 Yahweh’s word came to Jonah the second time, saying,
И дође реч Господња Јони други пут говорећи:
2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I give you.”
Устани, и иди у Ниневију град велики, и проповедај му оно што ти ја кажем.
3 So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to Yahweh’s word. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days’ journey across.
И устав Јона отиде у Ниневију по речи Господњој; а Ниневија беше град врло велик, три дана хода.
4 Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried out, and said, “In forty days, Nineveh will be overthrown!”
И Јона поче ићи по граду један дан хода, и проповеда и рече: Јоште четрдесет дана, па ће Ниневија пропасти.
5 The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even to their least.
И Ниневљани повероваше Богу, и огласише пост, и обукоше се у кострет од највећег до најмањег.
6 The 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.
Јер кад дође та реч до цара ниневијског, он уста са свог престола, и скиде са себе своје одело, и обуче се у кострет и седе у пепео.
7 He 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;
И прогласи се и каза се по Ниневији по заповести царевој и кнезова његових говорећи: Људи и стока, говеда и овце да не окусе ништа, ни да пасу ни да пију воде.
8 but 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.
Него и људи и стока да се покрију кострећу, и да призивају Бога јако, и да се врати сваки са свог злог пута и од неправде која му је у руку.
9 Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?”
Ко зна, еда се поврати и раскаје Бог и поврати се од љутог гнева свог, те не изгинемо.
10 God 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.
И Бог виде дела њихова, где се вратише са злог пута свог; и раскаја се Бог ода зла које рече да им учини, и не учини.
