3:5. அப்பொழுது நினிவேயிலுள்ள ஜனங்கள் தேவனை விசுவாசித்து, உபவாசஞ்செய்யும்படிக் கூறினார்கள்; பெரியோர்முதல் சிறியோர்மட்டும் இரட்டுடுத்திக்கொண்டார்கள்.

3:5. நினிவேயின் மக்கள் தேவனிடமிருந்து வந்த செய்தியை நம்பினார்கள். மக்கள் சாப்பிடாமல் உப வாசம் இருந்து அவர்களின் பாவங்களை நினைத்து மனந்திரும்ப முடிவு செய்தார்கள். மக்கள் சிறப்பான ஆடையை அணிந்து தங்கள் மன வருத்தத்தைக் காட்டினார்கள். அந்நகரிலுள்ள மக்கள் அனைவரும் இதனைச் செய்தார்கள். மிக முக்கியமான மக்களும், முக்கியமற்ற மக்களும் இதனைச் செய்தார்கள்.

3:5. The people of Nineveh believed in God, and they declared a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them.

3:5. The people of Nineveh believed God's message, and from the greatest to the least, they declared a fast and put on burlap to show their sorrow.

3:5. And the people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

3:5. And the people of Nineveh believed God. They called for a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.

3:5. 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.

3:5. And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them.

3:5. And the people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

3:5. And the men of Nineveh believe in God, and proclaim a fast, and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even unto their least,

3:5. The people of Nineveh believed God. They decided to stop eating for a time to think about their sins. They put on special clothes to show they were sorry. All the people in the city did this, from the most important to the least important.

3:5. The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

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