| | | Abbé Crampon | |
| 1 | And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying, | La parole de Yahweh fut adressée une seconde fois à Jonas, en ces termes " | And the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the second time, saying, |
| 2 | Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. | Lève-toi, va à Ninive, la grande ville, et prêche-lui la prédication que je te dirai." | Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. |
| 3 | So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey. | Et Jonas se leva et alla à Ninive, selon la parole de Yahweh. Or Ninive était une ville grande devant Dieu, de trois journées de marche. | So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of Jehovah. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city, of three days` journey. |
| 4 | And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown. | Jonas commença à pénétrer dans la ville la marche d'une journée; et il prêcha et dit : "Encore quarante jours et Ninive sera détruite!..." | And Jonah began to enter into the city a day`s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown. |
| 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. | Les gens de Ninive crurent en Dieu; ils publièrent un jeûne et se revêtirent de sacs, depuis le plus grand jusqu'au plus petit. | And the people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. |
| 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. | La chose étant parvenue au roi de Ninive, il se leva de son trône, ôta son manteau, se couvrit d'un sac et s'assît sur la cendre. | And the tidings reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. |
| 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: | Et on cria dans Ninive et on dit, par décret du roi et de ses grands, ces paroles : "Que ni hommes ni bêtes, boeufs et brebis, ne mangent rien, ne paissent point et ne boivent point d'eau ; | And he made proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water; |
| 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. | qu'ils se couvrent de sacs, hommes et bêtes, qu'ils crient à Dieu avec force, et qu'ils se détournent chacun de sa mauvaise voie et des actions de violence que commettent ses mains! | but let them be covered with sackcloth, both man and beast, and let them cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in his hands. |
| 9 | Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? | Qui sait si Dieu ne viendra pas à se repentir, et s'il ne reviendra pas de l'ardeur de sa colère, en sorte que nous ne périssions point ?" | Who knoweth whether God will not turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? |
| 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. | Dieu vit ce qu'ils faisaient, comment ils se détournaient de leur mauvaise voie; et Dieu se repentît du mal qu'il avait annoncé qu'il leur ferait; et il ne le fit pas. | And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil which he said he would do unto them; and he did it not. |
