Jonas 3
1 And the word of the Lord came to Jonas the second time, saying,
Et la parole de l’Éternel [vint] à Jonas une seconde fois, disant:
2 Rise, go to Nineve, the great city, and preach in it according to the former preaching which I spoke to you of.
Lève-toi, va à Ninive, la grande ville, et crie-lui selon le cri que je te dirai.
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.
Et Jonas se leva et s’en alla à Ninive, selon la parole de l’Éternel. Or Ninive était une fort grande ville, de trois journées de chemin.
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.
Et Jonas commença à entrer dans la ville, le chemin d’un jour; et il cria et dit: Encore 40 jours, et Ninive sera renversée.
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.
Et les hommes de Ninive crurent Dieu, et proclamèrent un jeûne, et se vêtirent de sacs, depuis les plus grands d’entre eux jusqu’aux plus petits.
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.
Car la parole parvint au roi de Ninive, et il se leva de son trône, et ôta de dessus lui son manteau, et se couvrit d’un sac et s’assit sur la cendre.
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.
Et il fit crier et dire dans Ninive, par un édit du roi et de ses grands, disant: Que les hommes, et les bêtes, le gros et le menu bétail, ne goûtent de rien; qu’ils ne paissent pas et ne boivent pas d’eau;
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,
et que les hommes et les bêtes soient recouverts de sacs. Et qu’ils crient à Dieu avec force; et qu’ils reviennent, chacun, de leur mauvaise voie et de la violence qui est en leurs mains.
9 Who knows if God will repent, and turn from his fierce anger, and [so] we shall not perish?
Qui sait? Dieu reviendra et se repentira, et reviendra de l’ardeur de sa colère, et nous ne périrons pas.
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.
Et Dieu vit leurs œuvres, qu’ils revenaient de leur mauvaise voie; et Dieu se repentit du mal qu’il avait parlé de leur faire, et il ne le fit pas.
