5
So the
people of
Nineveh believed God, and
proclaimed a
fast, and
put on
sackcloth, from the
greatest of them even to the
least of them.
~w{c -.Wa.r.qiY;w ~yih{laeB hew.nyin yev.n;a .Wnyim]a;Y;w ? ~'N;j.q -d;[.w ~'lw{d.Gim ~yiQ;f .Wv.B.liY;w
6
For
word came unto the
king of
Nineveh, and he
arose from his
throne, and he
laid his
robe from him, and
covered him with
sackcloth, and
sat in
ashes.
w{a.siKim ~'q'Y;w hew.nyin ]$,l,m -l,a r'b'D;h [;GiY;w ? b,veY;w q;f s;k.y;w wy'l'[em w{T.r;D;a reb][;Y;w ? r,pea'h -l;[
7
And he caused it to be
proclaimed and
published through
Nineveh by the
decree of the
king and his
nobles, saying, Let neither
man nor
beast, herd nor
flock, taste any
thing: let them not
feed, nor
drink water:
wy'l{d.g.W .$,l,M;h ~;[;Jim hew.nyin.B r,ma{Y;w qe[.z;Y;w ? .Wm][.jIy -l;a !a{C;h.w r'q'B;h h'meh.B;h.w ~'d'a'h r{mael ? .WT.vIy -l;a ~Iy;m.W ].W[.rIy -l;a h'm.Wa.m
8
But let
man and
beast be
covered with
sackcloth, and
cry mightily unto
God: yea, let them
turn every
one from his
evil way, and from the
violence that is in their
hands.
.Wa.r.qIy.w h'meh.B;h.w ~'d'a'h ~yiQ;f .WS;K.tIy.w ? w{K.r;Dim vyia .WbUv'y.w h'q.z'x.B ~yih{l/a -l,a ? ~,hyeP;k.B r,v]a s'm'x,h -nim.W h'['r'h
9
Who can
tell if
God will
turn and
repent, and turn
away from his
fierce anger, that we
perish not?
!w{r]xem b'v.w ~yih{l/a'h ~;xin.w b.Wv'y ;[edw{y -yim ? deba{n a{l.w w{P;a
10
And
God saw their
works, that they
turned from their
evil way; and
God repented of the
evil, that he had
said that he would
do unto them; and he
did it not.
.Wb'v -yiK ~,hyef][;m -t,a ~yih{l/a'h a.r;Y;w ? h'['r'h -l;[ ~yih{l/a'h ~,x'NiY;w h'['r'h ~'K.r;Dim ? h'f'[ a{l.w ~,h'l -tw{f][;l r,BiD -r,v]a