Chapter 1

God said to Jonah: "Go to the city of Nineveh and preach repentance."  Jonah was afraid to go to Nineveh.  He ran away.

He boarded a ship for Tarshish.
When the ship was at sea, a great storm hit the ship.

The sailors drew lots to see who was responsible for this bad luck.
The lot chose Jonah who admitted his guilt in disobeying God.

The sailors then threw Jonah overboard.
The sea immediately became calm again.

第 1 章

神對Jonah（約拿/約納）說：「去尼尼微城並宣講悔改。」
Jonah害怕去尼尼微城。 他逃走。

他登上開往Tarshish（他施/塔爾史士）的船。
當船行至海中，一場暴風吹襲船。

水手們抽籤看誰應為此厄運負責。
Jonah中籤，他承認犯了不聽從神之罪行。

於是水手們把Jonah拋入海中。
海立刻再次平靜。

Lord, please help me agree to do anything you ask me to do

主，請幫助我完全順從你的吩咐

Chapters 2 - 4

God arranged for a big fish to swallow Jonah.
Jonah was in the fish for 3 days.

Inside the fish, Jonah prayed to God for help.
God heard Jonah's prayer and got the fish to vomit Jonah on the shore.

Again God told Jonah to preach repentance in Nineveh.
This time Jonah did as God requested.
"Forty days and Nineveh will be destroyed" he proclaimed.

The people of Nineveh believed God's message.
They put on sackcloth and ashes. They fasted and prayed.
They repented of their evil behavior.

God saw their change of heart and spared Nineveh.

Jonah complained to God:
"Your change of mind will cause me a big loss of face."

God said to Jonah:
"Do I not have the right to show compassion to my people?"

第 2 – 4 章

神安排了一條大魚把Jonah吞下。
Jonah在魚腹中三日。

其間，Jonah向神祈禱求助。
神俯聽了Jonah的禱告，
使大魚把Jonah吐到岸上。

神再吩咐Jonah在尼尼微宣講悔改。
這次Jonah遵照神的要求做了，
他宣佈：「四十日後，尼尼微便遭毀滅。」

尼尼微人相信了神的話。
他們穿上麻衣和塗灰。 他們禁食祈禱。
他們為他們的惡行悔改。

神看見他們棄邪歸正，便饒恕了尼尼微。

Jonah向神抱怨說：
「你改變主意，使我顏面無全。」

神對Jonah說：
「難道我没有權力向我的人民施憐憫？」

Lord, please help me repent of bad behavior

主，請幫助我悔改惡習