ଯୂନସ 3
1 ତା'ପ ରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ୟୂନସଙ୍କୁ ପୁନର୍ବାର କହିଲେ।
2 ପ୍ରଭୁ କହିଲେ, ବୃହତ୍ ନଗର ନୀନିବୀକୁ ୟାଅ ଏବଂ ଆମ୍ଭେ ଯାହା କହିଛୁ ତାକୁ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ମଧିଅରେ ପ୍ରଗ୍ଭର କର।
3 ୟୂନସ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ବାକ୍ଯକୁ ପାଳନ କରି ନୀନିବୀକୁ ଗଲା। ଏହା ଏକ ବିରାଟ ନଗର ଥିଲା। ଜଣେ ଲୋକକୁ ସମଗ୍ର ସହର ରେ ବୁଲି ଆସିବାକୁ ତିନିଦିନ ସମୟ ଲାଗୁଥିଲା।
4 ୟୂନସ ନଗରର କନ୍େଦ୍ରସ୍ଥଳୀକୁ ୟାଇ ତା'ର ପ୍ରଗ୍ଭର ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ମଧିଅରେ ଆରମ୍ଭ କଲା। ୟୂନସ କହିଲା, ଗ୍ଭଳିଶ ଦିନ ନୀନିବୀ ଧ୍ବଂସ ହବେ।
5 ନୀନିବୀର ଲୋକମାନେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କର ଏହି ବାର୍ତ୍ତାକୁ ବିଶ୍ବାସ କଲେ। କିଛିଦିନ ଉପବାସ କରିବାକୁ ସ୍ଥିର କଲେ। ସମାନେେ ଚଟ ବସ୍ତ୍ର ପରିଧାନ କଲେ ଏବଂ ଅନୁତାପ କଲେ। ସାନ ବଡ ସମସ୍ତ ଲୋକେ ଏହି କାର୍ୟ୍ଯ କଲେ।
6 ନୀନିବୀର ରାଜା ଏ ବିଷଯ ରେ ଶୁଣିଲେ ଏବଂ ସେ ମଧ୍ଯ ମନ୍ଦ କାର୍ୟ୍ଯ କରିଥିବା ଯୋଗୁଁ ଅନୁତାପ କଲେ। ରାଜା ସିଂହାସନ ଛାଡି ଦେଲେ। ସେ ତାଙ୍କର ଦୁଃଖ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିବାକୁ ୟାଇ ରାଜକୀଯ ପୋଷାକ ପରିତ୍ଯାଗ କଲେ ଏବଂ ସାଧାରଣ ପୋଷାକ ପରିଧାନ କଲେ। ଅନୁତପ୍ତ ରାଜା ଧୂଳି ଉପ ରେ ବସି ପଡିଲେ।
7 ରାଜା ଏକ ସ୍ବତନ୍ତ୍ର ବାର୍ତ୍ତା ଲେଖି ନଗରକୁ ପଠାଇଲେ।
8 କିନ୍ତୁ ସମସ୍ତ ମନୁଷ୍ଯ ଓ ପ୍ରାଣୀ ମାଟେ ବସ୍ତ୍ର ପରିଧାନ କରିବେ ଏବଂ ସମାନେେ ଦୁଃଖ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିବେ। ସମାନେେ ଉଚ୍ଚ ସ୍ବର ରେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରିବେ। ପ୍ରେତ୍ୟକକ ବ୍ଯକ୍ତି ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଜୀବନଧାରା ବଦଳାଇବେ ଓ ମନ୍ଦକାର୍ୟ୍ଯ କରିବା ବନ୍ଦ କରିବେ।
9 ତାହା ହେଲେ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ହୁଏତ ତାଙ୍କର ମନ ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ କରିବେ ଓ ଯୋଜନା କରିଥିବା କାର୍ୟ୍ଯ କରିବେ ନାହିଁ। ସେ ହୁଏତ ବଦଳି ଯିବେ ଓ କୋରଧ ହବେ ନାହିଁ। ତା'ପ ରେ ସେ ହୁଏତ ଦଣ୍ତ ଦବେେ ନାହିଁ।
10 ଲୋକମାନେ ଯାହା କଲେ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ସବୁ ଦେଖିଲେ। ସମାନେେ ମନ୍ଦ କାର୍ୟ୍ଯ ବନ୍ଦ କରିବା ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଦେଖିଲେ। ତେଣୁ ସେ ତାଙ୍କର ମନ ବଦଳାଇଲେ ଏବଂ ଯାହା ଯୋଜନା କରିଥିଲେ ତାହା କଲେ ନାହିଁ। ସେ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ଆଉ ଦଣ୍ତ ଦେଲେ ନାହିଁ।
1 And the word of the Lord 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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.
9 Who can tell if God will 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.
1 Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
3 And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the Lord judge between me and thee.
6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
7 And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
9 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
10 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
11 And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
13 And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
14 Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
15 And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son’s name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
16 And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.