Tanach
Yonah 3 יונה ג׳
Part of: Setumah, Jonah 3:1
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וַיְהִי דְבַר־יְהֹוָה אֶל־יוֹנָה שֵׁנִית לֵאמֹֽר׃
And the word of the Lord came to Yona the second time, saying,
And the word of the Lord came to Yona the second time, saying,
קוּם לֵךְ אֶל־נִֽינְוֵה הָעִיר הַגְּדוֹלָה וּקְרָא אֵלֶיהָ אֶת־הַקְּרִיאָה אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי דֹּבֵר אֵלֶֽיךָ׃
Arise, go to Nineve, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I bid thee.
Arise, go to Nineve, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I bid thee.
וַיָּקׇם יוֹנָה וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶל־נִֽינְוֵה כִּדְבַר יְהֹוָה וְנִֽינְוֵה הָיְתָה עִיר־גְּדוֹלָה לֵֽאלֹהִים מַהֲלַךְ שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִֽים׃
So Yona arose, and went to Nineve, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineve was an exceeding great city of three days’ journey in extent.
So Yona arose, and went to Nineve, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineve was an exceeding great city of three days’ journey in extent.
וַיָּחֶל יוֹנָה לָבוֹא בָעִיר מַהֲלַךְ יוֹם אֶחָד וַיִּקְרָא וַיֹּאמַר עוֹד אַרְבָּעִים יוֹם וְנִֽינְוֵה נֶהְפָּֽכֶת׃
And Yona began to enter the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Another forty days, and Nineve shall be overthrown.
And Yona began to enter the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Another forty days, and Nineve shall be overthrown.
Rashi
וַֽיַּאֲמִינוּ אַנְשֵׁי נִֽינְוֵה בֵּֽאלֹהִים וַיִּקְרְאוּ־צוֹם וַיִּלְבְּשׁוּ שַׂקִּים מִגְּדוֹלָם וְעַד־קְטַנָּֽם׃
So the people of Nineve believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
So the people of Nineve believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
וַיִּגַּע הַדָּבָר אֶל־מֶלֶךְ נִֽינְוֵה וַיָּקׇם מִכִּסְאוֹ וַיַּעֲבֵר אַדַּרְתּוֹ מֵֽעָלָיו וַיְכַס שַׂק וַיֵּשֶׁב עַל־הָאֵֽפֶר׃
For word came to the king of Nineve, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
For word came to the king of Nineve, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
Rashi
אדרתו. לבוש יקריה:
his royal robe Heb. אַדַּרְתּוֹ, the cloak of his honor.
וַיַּזְעֵק וַיֹּאמֶר בְּנִֽינְוֵה מִטַּעַם הַמֶּלֶךְ וּגְדֹלָיו לֵאמֹר הָאָדָם וְהַבְּהֵמָה הַבָּקָר וְהַצֹּאן אַֽל־יִטְעֲמוּ מְאוּמָה אַל־יִרְעוּ וּמַיִם אַל־יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃
And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineve 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:
And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineve 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:
Rashi
ויזעק. צוה והכריז:
And he caused it to be proclaimed Heb. וַיַּזְעֵק, he commanded to proclaim
מטעם המלך וגדוליו. מעצת המלך וגדוליו ציוו להכריז:
By the counsel of the king and his nobles—By the counsel of the king and his nobles, they commanded to announce.
וְיִתְכַּסּוּ שַׂקִּים הָֽאָדָם וְהַבְּהֵמָה וְיִקְרְאוּ אֶל־אֱלֹהִים בְּחׇזְקָה וְיָשֻׁבוּ אִישׁ מִדַּרְכּוֹ הָֽרָעָה וּמִן־הֶחָמָס אֲשֶׁר בְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃
but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily to God: and let them turn everyone from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.
but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily to God: and let them turn everyone from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.
Rashi
ויקראו אל אלהים בחזקה. אסרו אמהות לבד והולדות לבד אמרו לפניו רבש"ע אם אין אתה מרחם עלינו אין אנו מרחמים על אלו:
and they shall call mightily to God—They bound the dams alone and the young alone. They said to Him, “Lord of the world! If You have no pity on us, we will not have pity on these.” [See Taanith 16a]
מִֽי־יוֹדֵעַ יָשׁוּב וְנִחַם הָאֱלֹהִים וְשָׁב מֵחֲרוֹן אַפּוֹ וְלֹא נֹאבֵֽד׃
Who can tell? God may turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we perish not.
Who can tell? God may turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we perish not.
Rashi
מי יודע. עבירו' שבידו ישוב:
Whoever knows—the sins he has committed, shall repent.
וַיַּרְא הָֽאֱלֹהִים אֶת־מַעֲשֵׂיהֶם כִּי־שָׁבוּ מִדַּרְכָּם הָרָעָה וַיִּנָּחֶם הָאֱלֹהִים עַל־הָרָעָה אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר לַעֲשׂוֹת־לָהֶם וְלֹא עָשָֽׂה׃
And God saw their deeds, in that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, which he had said that he would do to them; and he did not do it.
And God saw their deeds, in that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, which he had said that he would do to them; and he did not do it.
Rashi
וינחם האלהים. נתעשת על הרעה לשוב ממנה:
and God will relent—He will think about the evil to repent of it.
נהפכת. נחרבת (ולא אמר נחרבת כי נהפכת משמש שתי לשונות רע וטוב אם לא יעשו תשובה נחרבת, ואם יעשו תשובה אז נהפכת על אנשי נינוה קאי שיהפכו מרעה לטובה ויעשו תשובה הג"ה דר"ע):
overturned Destroyed. [He did not say, “Destroyed,” because “overturned” has two meanings, bad and good. If they do not repent, it will be destroyed; if they repent, then “overturned” refers to the people of Nineveh, that they will be changed from bad to good, and they will repent. Gloss of Rabbi Akiva(?)]