Jonah 3
1 And the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying,
Datanglah firman TUHAN kepada Yunus untuk kedua kalinya, demikian:
2 Up! go to Nineveh, that great town, and give it the word which I have given you.
"Bangunlah, pergilah ke Niniwe, kota yang besar itu, dan sampaikanlah kepadanya seruan yang Kufirmankan kepadamu."
3 So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh as the Lord had said. Now Nineveh was a very great town, three days' journey from end to end.
Bersiaplah Yunus, lalu pergi ke Niniwe, sesuai dengan firman Allah. Niniwe adalah sebuah kota yang mengagumkan besarnya, tiga hari perjalanan luasnya.
4 And Jonah first of all went a day's journey into the town, and crying out said, In forty days destruction will overtake Nineveh.
Mulailah Yunus masuk ke dalam kota itu sehari perjalanan jauhnya, lalu berseru: "Empat puluh hari lagi, maka Niniwe akan ditunggangbalikkan."
5 And the people of Nineveh had belief in God; and a time was fixed for going without food, and they put on haircloth, from the greatest to the least.
Orang Niniwe percaya kepada Allah, lalu mereka mengumumkan puasa dan mereka, baik orang dewasa maupun anak-anak, mengenakan kain kabung.
6 And the word came to the king of Nineveh, and he got up from his seat of authority, and took off his robe, and covering himself with haircloth, took his seat in the dust.
Setelah sampai kabar itu kepada raja kota Niniwe, turunlah ia dari singgasananya, ditanggalkannya jubahnya, diselubungkannya kain kabung, lalu duduklah ia di abu.
7 And he had it given out in Nineveh, By the order of the king and his great men, no man or beast, herd or flock, is to have a taste of anything; let them have no food or water:
Lalu atas perintah raja dan para pembesarnya orang memaklumkan dan mengatakan di Niniwe demikian: "Manusia dan ternak, lembu sapi dan kambing domba tidak boleh makan apa-apa, tidak boleh makan rumput dan tidak boleh minum air.
8 And let man and beast be covered with haircloth, and let them make strong prayers to God: and let everyone be turned from his evil way and the violent acts of their hands.
Haruslah semuanya, manusia dan ternak, berselubung kain kabung dan berseru dengan keras kepada Allah serta haruslah masing-masing berbalik dari tingkah lakunya yang jahat dan dari kekerasan yang dilakukannya.
9 Who may say that God will not be turned, changing his purpose and turning away from his burning wrath, so that destruction may not overtake us?
Siapa tahu, mungkin Allah akan berbalik dan menyesal serta berpaling dari murka-Nya yang bernyala-nyala itu, sehingga kita tidak binasa."
10 And God saw what they did, how they were turned from their evil way; and God's purpose was changed as to the evil which he said he would do to them, and he did it not.
Ketika Allah melihat perbuatan mereka itu, yakni bagaimana mereka berbalik dari tingkah lakunya yang jahat, maka menyesallah Allah karena malapetaka yang telah dirancangkan-Nya terhadap mereka, dan Iapun tidak jadi melakukannya.
