Jonas 3
1 And the word of the Lord came to Jonas the second time, saying,
Og Herrens Ord kom anden Gang til Jonas saaledes:
2 Rise, go to Nineve, the great city, and preach in it according to the former preaching which I spoke to you of.
Gør dig rede, gak til Ninive, den store Stad, og udraab for den den Prædiken, som jeg paalægger dig.
3 And Jonas arose, and went to Nineve, as the Lord had spoken. Now Nineve was an exceeding great city, of about three days' journey.
Og Jonas gjorde sig rede og gik til Ninive efter Herrens Ord, og Ninive var en stor Stad for Gud, en tre Dages Gang.
4 And Jonas began to enter into the city about a day's journey, and he proclaimed, and said, Yet three days, and Nineve shall be overthrown.
Og Jonas begyndte at gaa ind i Staden een Dags Gang, og han raabte og sagde: Der er endnu fyrretyve Dage, saa skal Ninive omstyrtes.
5 And the men of Nineve believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloths, from the greatest of them to the least of them.
Da troede Mændene i Ninive paa Gud, og de udraabte en Faste og klædte sig i Sæk, baade store og smaa iblandt dem.
6 And the word reached the king of Nineve, and he arose from off his throne, and took off his raiment from him, and put on sackcloth, and sat on ashes.
Der Ordet kom for Kongen af Ninive, da stod han op fra sin Trone og aflagde sin herlige Kappe og bedækkede sig med Sæk og sad i Aske.
7 And proclamation was made, and it was commanded in Nineve by the king an by his great men, saying, Let not men, or cattle, or oxen, or sheep, taste [any thing], nor feed, nor drink water.
Og han lod udraabe og sige i Ninive: Paa Kongens og hans Stormænds Befaling, som følger: Hverken Menneske eller Dyr, hverken Øksne eller Faar maa smage noget, de maa ikke græsse og ikke drikke Vand.
8 So men and cattle were clothed with sackcloths, and cried earnestly to God; and they turned every one from their evil way, and from the iniquity that was in their hands, saying,
Men de skulle bedækkes med Sæk, baade Mennesker og Dyr, og raabe hart til Gud; og de skulle omvende sig, hver fra sin onde Vej og fra den Uret, som hænger ved deres Hænder.
9 Who knows if God will repent, and turn from his fierce anger, and [so] we shall not perish?
Hvo ved? Gud kunde vende om og angre det og vende om fra sin brændende Vrede, at vi ikke forgaa.
10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil ways; and God repented of the evil which he had said he would do to them; and he did [it] not.
Og Gud saa deres Gerninger, at de omvendte sig fra deres onde Vej; og Gud angrede det onde, som han havde talt om at ville gøre dem, og han gjorde det ikke.
