Yunus 3
1 Untuk kedua kalinya TUHAN berbicara kepada Yunus.
And the word of the Lord came to Jonas the second time, saying,
2 Kata-Nya, "Pergilah ke Niniwe, kota besar itu, dan sampaikanlah kepada rakyatnya, pesan yang Kuberikan kepadamu."
Rise, go to Nineve, the great city, and preach in it according to the former preaching which I spoke to you of.
3 Maka Yunus mentaati TUHAN dan pergi ke Niniwe, sebuah kota yang besar sekali; sehingga diperlukan tiga hari untuk melintasinya.
And Jonas arose, and went to Nineve, as the Lord had spoken. Now Nineve was an exceeding great city, of about three days' journey.
4 Yunus memasuki kota itu dan sesudah berjalan sepanjang hari, ia mulai berkhotbah, katanya, "Empat puluh hari lagi, Niniwe akan hancur!"
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.
5 Penduduk Niniwe percaya kepada pesan Allah itu. Seluruh rakyat memutuskan untuk berpuasa, dan semua orang, baik besar maupun kecil, memakai kain karung untuk menunjukkan bahwa mereka menyesali dosa-dosa mereka.
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.
6 Waktu raja Niniwe mendengar kabar itu, ia segera turun dari takhtanya. Dilepaskannya jubah kerajaannya dan dipakainya kain karung, lalu duduklah ia di atas abu.
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.
7 Ia juga menyiarkan maklumat ini, "Perintah ini dikeluarkan di Niniwe atas keputusan raja dan para menteri: Semua orang, sapi, domba dan ternak lainnya dilarang makan dan minum.
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.
8 Manusia dan binatang harus memakai kain karung. Sebagai tanda penyesalan semua orang harus berdoa dengan sungguh-sungguh kepada Allah. Mereka harus memperbaiki kelakuannya yang jahat dan perbuatannya yang penuh dosa.
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,
9 Barangkali Allah akan mengubah niat-Nya dan tidak marah lagi sehingga kita tidak jadi binasa!"
Who knows if God will repent, and turn from his fierce anger, and [so] we shall not perish?
10 Allah melihat perbuatan mereka; Ia melihat bahwa mereka telah meninggalkan kelakuan mereka yang jahat. Maka Ia mengubah keputusan-Nya, dan tidak jadi menghukum mereka.
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.
