Книга пророка Ионы 3
1 И бысть слово Господне ко Ионе вторицею глаголя:
Yahweh’s word came to Jonah the second time, saying,
2 востани и иди в Ниневию град великий, и проповеждь в нем по проповеди преждней, юже Аз глаголах тебе.
“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the message that I give you.”
3 И воста Иона и иде в Ниневию, якоже глагола Господь. Ниневиа же бяше град велик Богу, яко шествия пути триех дний.
So Jonah arose, and went to Nineveh, according to Yahweh’s word. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days’ journey across.
4 И начат Иона входити во град, яко шествие пути дне единаго, и проповеда и рече: еще три дни, и Ниневиа превратится.
Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried out, and said, “In forty days, Nineveh will be overthrown!”
5 И вероваша мужие Ниневийстии Богови, и заповедаша пост, и облекошася во вретища от велика их даже до мала их.
The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even to their least.
6 И дойде слово ко царю Ниневийскому, и воста с престола своего и сверже ризы своя с себе, и облечеся во вретище и седе на пепеле.
The news reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
7 И проповедася и речено бысть в Ниневию от царя и вельмож его глаголющих: человецы и скоти, и волове и овцы да не вкусят ничесоже, ни да пасутся, ниже воды да пиют.
He made a proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, “Let neither man nor animal, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water;
8 И облекошася во вретища человецы и скоти и возопиша прилежно к Богу, и возвратися кийждо от пути своего лукаваго и от неправды сущия в руках их, глаголюще:
but let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and animal, and let them cry mightily to God. Yes, let them turn everyone from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands.
9 кто весть, аще раскается и умолен будет Бог, и обратится от гнева ярости Своея, и не погибнем?
Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?”
10 И виде Бог дела их, яко обратишася от путий своих лукавых, и раскаяся Бог о зле, еже глаголаше сотворити им, и не сотвори.
God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way. God relented of the disaster which he said he would do to them, and he didn’t do it.
