| 1 The word of Yahweh was addressed to Jonah a second time. | 1 ܘܗܘܐ ܦܬܓܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܝܘܢܢ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܙܒܢܝ̈ܢ ܠܡܐܡܪ |
| 2 'Up!' he said, 'Go to Nineveh, the great city, and preach to it as I shal tel you.' | 2 ܩܘܡ ܙܠ ܠܢܝܢܘܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܘܐܟܪܙ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ |
| 3 Jonah set out and went to Nineveh in obedience to the word of Yahweh. Now Nineveh was a city greatbeyond compare; to cross it took three days. | 3 ܘܩܡ ܝܘܢܢ ܘܐܙܠ ܠܢܝܢܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܢܝܢܘܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܗܘܬ ܪܒܬܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܡܪܕܐ ܬܠܬܐ ܝܘ̈ܡܝܢ |
| 4 Jonah began by going a day's journey into the city and then proclaimed, 'Only forty days more andNineveh will be overthrown.' | 4 ܘܫܪܝ ܝܘܢܢ ܠܡܥܠ ܠܢܝܢܘܐ ܡܪܕܐ ܝܘܡܐ ܚܕ ܘܐܟܪܙ ܘܐܡܪ ܡܟܐ ܠܐܪ̈ܒܥܝܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܢܝܢܘܐ ܡܬܗܦܟܐ |
| 5 And the people of Nineveh believed in God; they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, from thegreatest to the least. | 5 ܘܗܝܡܢܘ ܐܢܫ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ ܒܐܠܗܐ ܘܦܣܩܘ ܨܘܡܐ ܘܠܒܫܘ ܣܩ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܝܗܘܢ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܙܥܘܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ |
| 6 When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his robe, put on sackclothand sat down in ashes. | 6 ܘܡܛܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ ܘܩܡ ܡܢ ܟܘܪܣܝܗ ܘܫܩܠ ܬܓܗ ܡܢܗ ܘܠܒܫ ܣܩܐ ܘܝܬܒ ܥܠ ܩܛܡܐ |
| 7 He then had it proclaimed throughout Nineveh, by decree of the king and his nobles, as fol ows: 'Noperson or animal, herd or flock, may eat anything; they may not graze, they may not drink any water. | 7 ܘܐܟܪܙ ܘܐܡܪ ܒܢܝܢܘܐ ܡܢ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܘܕܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܘܗܝ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܘܒܥܝܪܐ ܘܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܥܢܐ ܠܐ ܢܛܥܡܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܘܠܐ ܢܪܥܘܢ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܢܫܬܘܢ |
| 8 All must put on sackcloth and cal on God with al their might; and let everyone renounce his evil waysand violent behaviour. | 8 ܐܠܐ ܢܬܟܣܘܢ ܣܩ̈ܐ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܘܒܥܝܪܐ ܘܢܩܪܘܢܗ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܚܢܓܬܐ ܘܢܗܦܘܟ ܐܢܫ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܚܗ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܡܢ ܚܛܘܦܝܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ |
| 9 Who knows? Perhaps God wil change his mind and relent and renounce his burning wrath, so that weshall not perish.' | 9 ܡ̇ܢ ܝܕܥ ܐܢ ܡܬܦܢܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܪܚܡ ܥܠܝܢ ܘܡܗܦܟ ܡܢܢ ܚܡܬܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܗ ܕܠܐ ܢܐܒܕ |
| 10 God saw their efforts to renounce their evil ways. And God relented about the disaster which he hadthreatened to bring on them, and did not bring it. | 10 ܘܚܙܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܥܒ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܕܬܒܘ ܡܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗܘܢ ܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ ܘܐܗܦܟ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܚܡܬܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܗ ܘܠܐ ܐܘܒܕ ܐܢܘܢ |