1 Yahweh’s word came to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I give you."
3 So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to Yahweh’s word. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days’ journey across. 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!"
5 The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even to their least. 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. 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; 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. 9 Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?"
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.
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1 Puis la Parole de l’Éternel fut adressée à Jonas une seconde fois, en ces mots:2 Lève-toi, va à Ninive, la grande ville, et publies-y le message que je t'ordonne.3 Jonas se leva donc et alla à Ninive, suivant l'ordre de l'Éternel. Or Ninive était une grande ville devant Dieu, de trois journées de marche.4 Et Jonas commença de pénétrer dans la ville le chemin d'une journée; il criait et disait: Encore quarante jours, et Ninive sera détruite!5 Et les gens de Ninive crurent à Dieu; ils publièrent un jeûne et se revêtirent de sacs, depuis les plus grands d'entre eux jusqu'aux plus petits.6 La chose parvint au roi de Ninive; il se leva de son trône, ôta de dessus lui son manteau, se couvrit d'un sac, et s'assit sur la cendre.8 Que les hommes et les bêtes soient couverts de sacs; et qu'ils crient à Dieu avec force, et que chacun se détourne de sa mauvaise voie et de l'iniquité qui est dans ses mains.10 Or Dieu vit ce qu'ils faisaient, comment ils se détournaient de leur mauvaise voie; et Dieu se repentit du mal qu'il avait parlé de leur faire, et il ne le fit point.