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nineveh n.尼尼微〔古代亞述首都〕。

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They did so , first , in the fertile crescent , the sweep of productive land that ran through iraq , syria , jordan and palestine , from which jericho , ur , nineveh and babylon ( pictured above ) would emerge 最早期出現的是在新月沃地的城邦,肥沃的連綿大地貫穿了伊拉克、敘利亞、約旦、巴基斯坦腹地;杰里科、烏爾、尼尼微、古巴比倫王朝(見上圖)曾在這里閃現。

[ bbe ] the men of nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation : for they were turned away from their sins at the preaching of jonah ; but now something greater than jonah is here 當審判的時候、尼尼微人要起來定這世代的罪因為尼尼微人聽了約拿所傳的、就悔改了看哪、在這里有一人比約拿更大。

“ the men of nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment and condemn it , because they repented at the preaching of jonah ; and behold , something greater than jonah is here 路11 : 32當審判的時候、尼尼微人要起來定這世代的罪因為尼尼微人聽了約拿所傳的、就悔改了看哪、在這里有一人比約拿更大。

The men of nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation , and shall condemn it : because they repented at the preaching of jonas ; and , behold , a greater than jonas is here 當審判的時候、尼尼微人、要起來定這世代的罪、因為尼尼微人聽了約拿所傳的、就悔改了看哪、在這里有一人比約拿更大。

And i , should i not have pity on nineveh , the great city , in which are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot discern between their right hand and their left , and many cattle 11何況這尼尼微大城,其中不能分辨右手和左手的有十二萬多人,并有許多牲畜,我豈能不憐惜呢?

Then he issued a proclamation in nineveh : “ by the decree of the king and his nobles : do not let any man or beast , herd or flock , taste anything ; do not let them eat or drink 7他又使人遍告尼尼微通城,說,王和大臣有令,人不可嘗什么,牲畜,牛羊不可吃草,也不可喝水。

And everyone who sees you will flee from you and say , nineveh is laid waste . who will lament for her ? where will i seek some to comfort you 7凡看見你的,都必逃跑離開你,說,尼尼微成了荒場。有誰為她悲傷呢?我何處尋得安慰你的人呢?

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 拿3 : 6這信息傳到尼尼微王的耳中、他就下了寶座、脫下朝服、披上麻布、坐在灰中。

When the news reached the king of nineveh , he rose from his throne , took off his royal robes , covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust 6這信息傳到尼尼微王的耳中,他就下了寶座,脫下朝服,披上麻布,坐在灰中。

Though nineveh was like a pool of water throughout her days , now they are fleeing ; “ stop , stop , “ but no one turns back 鴻2 : 8尼尼微自古以來充滿人民、如同聚水的池子現在居民卻都逃跑雖有人呼喊說、站住、站住、卻無人回顧。

Just like people in nineveh who repented at the preaching of jonas in bible , if we return to god , all these can also be avoided 就像圣經里面尼尼微人聽了先知約拿所傳的就悔改了,如果我們回轉歸向神,這一切也是可以避免的。

[ niv ] nineveh is like a pool , and its water is draining away . ' stop ! stop ! ' they cry , but no one turns back 8 [和合]尼尼微自古以來充滿人民,如同聚水的池子;現在居民卻都逃跑,雖有人呼喊說: “站住!站住! ”卻無人回顧。

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 5尼尼微人信服神,便宣告禁食,從最大的到至小的,都穿麻衣(或作披上麻布) 。

But nineveh has more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left , and many cattle as well 11何況這尼尼微大城,其中不能分辨左手右手的有十二萬多人,并有許多牲畜。

An attacker advances against you , nineveh . guard the fortress , watch the road , brace yourselves , marshal all your strength 1尼尼微阿、那打碎邦國的上來攻擊你你要看守保障、謹防道路、使腰強壯、大大勉力。

Nineveh is like a pool , and its water is draining away . “ stop ! stop ! “ they cry , but no one turns back 8尼尼微自古以來充滿人民、如同聚水的池子現在居民卻都逃跑雖有人呼喊說、站住、站住、卻無人回顧。

And he will stretch out his hand against the north , and destroy assyria ; and will make nineveh a desolation , and dry like a wilderness 13耶和華必伸手攻擊北方,毀滅亞述,使尼尼微荒涼,又乾旱如曠野。

He will stretch out his hand against the north and destroy assyria , leaving nineveh utterly desolate and dry as the desert 13耶和華必伸手攻擊北方、毀滅亞述、使尼尼微荒涼、又乾旱如曠野。

“ arise , go to nineveh the great city and cry against it , for their wickedness has come up before me . 拿1 : 2你起來往尼尼微大城去、向其中的居民呼喊、因為他們的惡達到我面前。