Chapter 3

3:1 [hgb]  耶 和 华 的 话 ， 二 次 临 到 约 拿 说 ， 
    [kjv]  And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,
    [bbe]  And the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying,
3:2 [hgb]  你 起 来 ， 往 尼 尼 微 大 城 去 ， 向 其 中 的 居 民 宣 告 我 所 吩 咐 你 的 话 。 
    [kjv]  Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.
    [bbe]  Up! go to Nineveh, that great town, and give it the word which I have given you.
3:3 [hgb]  约 拿 便 照 耶 和 华 的 话 起 来 ， 往 尼 尼 微 去 。 这 尼 尼 微 是 极 大 的 城 ， 有 三 日 的 路 程 。 
    [kjv]  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.
    [bbe]  So Jonah got up and went to Nineveh as the Lord had said. Now Nineveh was a very great town, three days' journey from end to end.
3:4 [hgb]  约 拿 进 城 走 了 一 日 ， 宣 告 说 ， 再 等 四 十 日 ， 尼 尼 微 必 倾 覆 了 。 
    [kjv]  And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown¹.
    [bbe]  And Jonah first of all went a day's journey into the town, and crying out said, In forty days destruction will overtake Nineveh.
3:5 [hgb]  尼 尼 微 人 信 服 神 ， 便 宣 告 禁 食 ， 从 最 大 的 到 至 小 的 ， 都 穿 麻 衣 （ 或 作 披 上 麻 布 ） 。 
    [kjv]  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.
    [bbe]  And the people of Nineveh had belief in God; and a time was fixed² for going without food, and they put on haircloth, from the greatest to the least.
3:6 [hgb]  这 信 息 传 到 尼 尼 微 王 的 耳 中 ， 他 就 下 了 宝 座 ， 脱 下 朝 服 ， 披 上 麻 布 ， 坐 在 灰 中 。 
    [kjv]  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.
    [bbe]  And the word came to the king of Nineveh, and he got up from his seat of authority, and took off his robe, and covering himself with haircloth, took his seat in the dust.
3:7 [hgb]  他 又 使 人 遍 告 尼 尼 微 通 城 ， 说 ， 王 和 大 臣 有 令 ， 人 不 可 尝 什 么 ， 牲 畜 ， 牛 羊 不 可 吃 草 ， 也 不 可 喝 水 。 
    [kjv]  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, herd³ nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:
    [bbe]  And he had it given out in Nineveh, By the order of the king and his great men, no man or beast, herd or flock, is to have a taste of anything; let them have no food or water:
3:8 [hgb]  人 与 牲 畜 都 当 披 上 麻 布 ， 人 要 切 切 求 告 神 。 各 人 回 头 离 开 所 行 的 恶 道 ， 丢 弃 手 中 的 强 暴 。 
    [kjv]  But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily⁴ unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.
    [bbe]  And let man and beast be covered with haircloth, and let them make strong prayers to God: and let everyone be turned from his evil way and the violent acts of their hands.
3:9 [hgb]  或 者 神 转 意 后 悔 ， 不 发 烈 怒 ， 使 我 们 不 至 灭 亡 ， 也 未 可 知 。 
    [kjv]  Who can tell if God will turn and repent⁵, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?
    [bbe]  Who may say that God will not be turned, changing his purpose and turning away from his burning wrath⁶, so that destruction may not overtake us?
3:10 [hgb]  于 是 神 察 看 他 们 的 行 为 ， 见 他 们 离 开 恶 道 ， 他 就 后 悔 ， 不 把 所 说 的 灾 祸 降 与 他 们 了 。 
    [kjv]  And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented⁷ of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.
    [bbe]  And God saw what they did, how they were turned from their evil way; and God's purpose was changed as to the evil which he said he would do to them, and he did it not.

1 overthrown   

adj. 打翻的，推倒的，倾覆的 动词overthrow的过去分词

参考例句：

• The president was overthrown in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被赶下台。
• He has overthrown the basic standards of morality. 他已摒弃了基本的道德标准。

2 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

3 herd   

n.兽群，牧群；vt.使集中，把…赶在一起

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见，只是人云亦云。

4 mightily   

ad.强烈地；非常地

参考例句：

• He hit the peg mightily on the top with a mallet. 他用木槌猛敲木栓顶。
• This seemed mightily to relieve him. 干完这件事后，他似乎轻松了许多。

5 repent   

v.悔悟，悔改，忏悔，后悔

参考例句：

• He has nothing to repent of.他没有什么要懊悔的。
• Remission of sins is promised to those who repent.悔罪者可得到赦免。

6 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

7 repented   

对（自己的所为）感到懊悔或忏悔( repent的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He repented his thoughtlessness. 他后悔自己的轻率。
• Darren repented having shot the bird. 达伦后悔射杀了那只鸟。