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ἡ - δέ Now Νινευή Nineveh ἦν was πόλις city μεγάλη a large τῷ before θεῷ, God, ὡσεί about πορείας journey. ὁδοῦ - ἡμερῶν days’ τριῶν. a three καί And ἤρξατο began Ἰωνᾶς Jonah τοῦ - εἰσελθεῖν to enter εἰς into τήν the πόλιν city ὡσεί about πορείαν journey ἡμέρας day’s μιᾶς, one καί and ἐκήρυξεν announced καί and εἶπεν said: Ἔτι Yet, τρεῖς three ἡμέραι days καί and Νινευή Nineveh καταστραφήσεται. will be overturned. καί And ἐνεπίστευσαν gave credence to οἱ the ἄνδρες men Νινευή of Nineveh τῷ - θεῷ, God καί and ἐκήρυξαν announced νηστίαν, a fast καί and ἐνεδύσαντο put on σάκκους sackcloth ἀπό from μεγάλου great αὐτῶν their ἕως to μικροῦ small. αὐτῶν. their καί And ἤγγισεν came (near) ὁ the λόγος report πρός to τόν the βασιλέα king τῆς - Νινευή· of Nineveh καί and ἐξανέστη he stood up ἀπό from τοῦ - θρόνου throne αὐτοῦ, his καί and περιείλατο he removed τήν - στολήν garment αὐτοῦ his ἀφ ̓ from ἑαυτοῦ himself καί and περιεβάλετο put on σάκκον, sackcloth καί and ἐκάθισεν sat ἐπί on σποδοῦ. ashes. καί And ἐκηρύχθη it was proclaimed καί and ἐρρέθη spoken ἐν in τῇ - Νινευή Nineveh παρά from τοῦ the βασιλέως king καί and παρά from τῶν - μεγιστάνων nobles, αὐτοῦ his λέγων saying: οἱ (Let) the ἄνθρωποι people καί and τά the κτήνη flocks and herds καί and οἱ the βόες cattle καί and τά the πρόβατα sheep μή not γευσάσθωσαν taste μηδέν anything μηδέ nor νεμέσθωσαν graze μηδέ nor ὕδωρ water. πιέτωσαν. drink καί And περιεβάλοντο clothed (themselves) with σάκκους sackcloth οἱ the ἄνθρωποι people καί and τά the κτήνη, cattle καί and ἀνεβόησαν cried out πρός to τόν - θεόν God ἐκτενῶς· fervently καί and ἀπέστρεψαν turned ἕκαστος each ἀπό away from τῆς - ὁδοῦ way αὐτοῦ his τῆς - πονηρᾶς evil καί and ἀπό away from τῆς the ἀδικίας injustice τῆς - ἐν - χερσίν hand(s), αὐτῶν, of their λέγοντες saying: Τίς Who οἶδεν knows εἰ whether μετανοήσει will reconsider ὁ - θεός God καί and ἀποστρέψει turn back ἐκ from ὀργῆς anger θυμοῦ of fury αὐτοῦ, his καί so οὐ not μή - ἀπολώμεθα; we perish? καί And εἶδεν saw ὁ - θεός God τά - ἔργα efforts, αὐτῶν, their ὅτι that ἀπέστρεψαν they turned away ἀπό from τῶν - ὁδῶν ways. αὐτῶν their τῶν - πονηρῶν· evil καί So μετενόησεν reconsidered ὁ - θεός God ἐπί - τῇ the κακίᾳ evil ᾗ which ἐλάλησεν he spoke τοῦ - ποιῆσαι to do αὐτοῖς, to them, καί and οὐ not ἐποίησεν. he did do (it).

Καί And ἐλυπήθη was grieved Ἰωνᾶς Jonah λύπην grief μεγάλην, (with) great καί and συνεχύθη· was confused. καί And προσεύξατο he prayed πρός to Κύριον (the) Lord καί and εἶπεν said: Ὦ O Κύριε, Lord, οὐ not οὗτοι (were) these οἱ - λόγοι words μου, my ἔτι still ὄντος was μου (while) I ἐν in τῇ - γῇ land? μου; my διά On account of τοῦτο this προέφθασα I anticipated τοῦ - φυγεῖν to flee εἰς into Θαρσείς, Tarshish διότι because ἔγνων I knew ὅτι that σύ you ἐλεήμων (are) compassionate καί and οἰκτίρμων, merciful, μακρόθυμος patient καί and πολυέλεος very merciful καί and μετανοῶν (willing to) reconsider ἐπί - ταῖς - κακίαις. evils. καί So νῦν, now, δέσποτα O master Κύριε, Lord, λάβε take τήν - ψυχήν life μου my ἀπ ̓ from ἐμοῦ, me ὅτι because καλόν (it is) better τό - ἀποθανεῖν to die με for me ἤ than ζῇν to live. με. for me καί And εἶπεν said Κύριος (the) Lord πρός to Ἰωνᾶν Jonah εἰ If σφόδρα very (much)? λελύπησαι grieve σύ; you καί And ἐξῆλθεν went Ἰωνᾶς Jonah ἐκ out of τῆς the πόλεως, city καί and ἐκάθισεν sat ἀπέναντι opposite τῆς of the πόλεως· city καί and ἐποίησεν made ἑαυτῷ for himself ἐκεῖ there σκηνήν a tent καί and ἐκάθητο sat ὑποκάτω under αὐτῆς it ἐν in σκιᾷ, shade ἕως until οὗ which (point) ἀπίδῃ he might look up (to see) τί what ἔσται will happen τῇ in the πόλει. city καί And προσέταξεν commanded Κύριος (the) Lord ὁ - θεός God κολοκύνθῃ, a gourd καί and ἀνέβη it rose up ὑπέρ over κεφαλῆς (the) head τοῦ - Ἰωνᾶ of Jonah τοῦ - εἶναι to provide σκιάν shade ὑπεράνω over τῆς - κεφαλῆς head αὐτοῦ, his τοῦ - σκιάζειν to shade αὐτῷ him ἀπό from τῶν - κακῶν bad (things) αὐτοῦ· his καί and ἐχάρη rejoiced Ἰωνᾶς Jonah ἐπί at τῇ the κολοκύνθῃ gourd χαράν (with) delight. μεγάλην. great καί And προσέταξεν commanded ὁ - θεός God σκώληκι a worm ἑωθινῇ early τῇ on the ἐπαύριον, next day καί and ἐπάταξεν it attacked τήν the κολόκυνθαν, gourd καί and ἀπεξηράνθη. (the gourd) withered (away). καί And ἐγένετο it came to pass ἅμα at once τῷ with the ἀνατεῖλαι rising up of τόν the ἥλιον sun, καί - προσέταξεν commanded ὁ - θεός God πνεύματι a wind καύσωνος east wind συνκαίοντι, burning καί and ἐπάταξεν attacked ὁ the ἥλιος sun ἐπί - τήν the κεφαλήν head Ἰωνᾶ· of Jonah καί and ὠλιγοψύχησεν he became discouraged καί and ἀπελέγετο renounced τήν - ψυχήν life αὐτοῦ, his καί and εἶπεν said: Καλόν (Its is) better μοι for me ἀποθανεῖν to die με - ἤ than ζῇν. to live. καί And εἶπεν said ὁ - θεός God πρός to Ἰωνᾶν Jonah εἰ Whether σφόδρα very (much) λελύπησαι grieved σύ you ἐπί on (behalf of) τῇ the κολοκύνθῃ; gourd? καί And εἶπεν he said: Σφόδρα very (much) λελύπημαι have grieved ἐγώ I ἕως (even) until θανάτου. death. καί And εἶπεν said: Κύριος (the) Lord Σύ You ἐφείσω have pity ὑπέρ over τῆς the κολοκύνθης, gourd ὑπέρ over ἧς which οὐ not ἐκακοπάθησας you did suffer ἐπ ̓ for αὐτήν, it καί and οὐ not ἐξέθρεψας you did nourish αὐτήν, it, ἥ that which ἐγενήθη came about ὑπό by νύκτα night καί and ὑπό by νύκτα night ἀπώλετο. it perished. ἐγώ should I δέ But οὐ not φείσομαι have pity ὑπέρ over Νινευή Nineveh τῆς the πόλεως city τῆς - μεγάλης, great ἐν in ᾗ which κατοικοῦσιν reside πλείους many δώδεκα twelve μυριάδες ten thousands ἀνθρώπων, people οἵτινες who οὐ not ἔγνωσαν did know δεξιάν right hand αὐτῶν their ἤ or ἀριστεράν left hand αὐτῶν, their καί and κτήνη cattle? πολλά; many