1
Now the
word of the
LORD came to
Jonah the
second time,
saying,
r{mael tyinev h'nw{y -l,a h'wh.y -r;b.d yih.y;w
2
"Arise,
go to
Nineveh the
great city and
proclaim to it the
proclamation which I am going to
tell you."
a'r.qi.W h'lw{d.G;h ryi['h hew.nyin -l,a .$el ~.Wq ? '$y,lea reb{D yik{n'a r,v]a h'ayir.Q;h -t,a 'hy,lea
3
So
Jonah arose and
went to
Nineveh according to the
word of the
LORD. Now
Nineveh was an
exceedingly great city, a
three days' walk.
h'wh.y r;b.diK ]h,w.nyin -l,a .$,leY;w h'nw{y ~'q'Y;w ? .$;l]h;m ~yih{lael h'lw{d.G -ryi[ h't.y'h hew.nyin.w ? ~yim'y t,v{l.v
4
Then
Jonah began to
go through the
city one day's walk; and he
cried out and
said,
"Yet forty days and
Nineveh will be
overthrown."
d'x,a ~w{y .$;l]h;m ryi['b aw{b'l h'nw{y l,x'Y;w ? hew.nyin.w ~w{y ~yi['B.r;a dw{[ r;ma{Y;w a'r.qiY;w ? t,k'P.h,n
5
Then the
people of
Nineveh believed in
God; and they
called a
fast and
put on
sackcloth from the
greatest to the
least of them.
~w{c -.Wa.r.qiY;w ~yih{laeB hew.nyin yev.n;a .Wnyim]a;Y;w ? ~'N;j.q -d;[.w ~'lw{d.Gim ~yiQ;f .Wv.B.liY;w
6
When the
word reached the
king of
Nineveh, he
arose from his
throne,
laid aside his
robe from him,
covered himself with
sackcloth and
sat on the
ashes.
w{a.siKim ~'q'Y;w hew.nyin ]$,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;[
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He
issued a
proclamation and it
said, "In
Nineveh by the
decree of the
king and his
nobles: Do not let
man,
beast,
herd, or
flock taste a
thing. Do not let them
eat or
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
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"But both
man and
beast must be
covered with
sackcloth; and let men
call on
God earnestly that
each may
turn from his
wicked way and from the
violence which is in his
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 knows,
God may
turn and
relent and
withdraw His
burning anger so that we will not
perish."
!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
When
God saw their
deeds, that they
turned from their
wicked way, then
God relented concerning the
calamity which He had
declared He would
bring upon them. And He did not
do it.
.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