Йон 3
1 И Господнето слово дойде втори път към Йона и рече:
Then Yahweh said to Jonah again,
2 Стани, иди в големия град Ниневия, и възгласи му проповедта, която ти казвам.
“Go to that great city of Nineveh, and tell them the message that I gave you [previously].”
3 И тъй, Йона стана и отиде в Ниневия според Господнето слово. А Ниневия бе твърде голям град, който изискваше три деня, за да се обходи.
So [this time] Jonah obeyed Yahweh, and he went to Nineveh. That city was so big that a person [had to walk] for three days to completely [go through] it.
4 И Йона, като започна да върви през града един ден път, викаше и казваше: Още четиридесет деня, и Ниневия ще бъде съсипана.
On the first day [after] Jonah [arrived], he [began walking] through the city. He was proclaiming (OR, At the end of that day he started proclaiming) to the people, “Forty days from now, Nineveh will be destroyed {[God] will destroy Nineveh}!”
5 И Ниневийските жители повярваха Бога; и прогласиха пост и се облякоха с вретище, от най-големия между тях до най-нищожния;
The people of Nineveh believed God’s [message]. They [all] decided that everyone should begin (fasting/abstaining from food). So [everyone], including important people and unimportant people, [did that]. They [also] put on coarse cloth, [to show that they were sorry for having sinned].
6 понеже вестта бе стигнала до Ниневийския цар, който, като стана от престола си, съблече одеждата си, покри се с вретище, и седна на пепел.
The King of Nineveh heard [what the people were doing]. [So] he took off his royal robes, and [he also] put on coarse cloth. He left his palace, and sat down where there were [cold] ashes, [to show that he also was sorry for having sinned].
7 И обяви и прогласи из Ниневия с указ от царя и от големците му, с тия думи - Човеците и животните, говедата и овците, да не вкусят нищо, нито да пасат, нито да пият вода;
Then he sent messengers to proclaim to [the people in] Nineveh: “My advisors and I have decreed that no one may eat or drink anything. Do not even allow your animals to eat or drink.
8 но човек и животно да се покрият с вретище; и нека викат силно към Бога, да! да се върнат всеки от лошия си път и от неправдата, която е в ръцете им.
Instead, every person must put on coarse cloth. [Put coarse cloth on] your animals, [too]. Then everyone must pray fervently to God. And everyone must stop doing evil actions/things, and stop acting violently [toward others].
9 Кой знае дали Бог не ще се обърне и разкае, и се отвърне от лютия си гняв, та не погинем?
Perhaps, [if everyone does that], God may change his mind and be merciful [to us], and stop being very angry with us, with the result that we will not die.”
10 И като видя Бог делата им, как те се обърнаха от лошия си път, Бог се разкая за злото, което бе рекъл да им направи, и го не направи.
When they [all did that], God saw what they were doing, and he saw that they had stopped doing evil things. So [he pitied them, and] he did not get rid of them as he had threatened to do.
