Dutch · Beginner
Adapted from Jonah and the Whale
Jonah flees his mission, is swallowed by a great fish, and eventually delivers God’s message to Nineveh.
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Scene 1 · Beginner
God sprak tegen Jona, de zoon van Amittai. ‘Ga naar de grote stad Nineve. Vertel de mensen dat ze slechte dingen doen. Ik heb hun slechte daden gezien.’
God spoke to Jonah, the son of Amittai. “Go to the great city of Nineveh. Tell the people that they are doing bad things. I have seen their evil deeds.”
Maar Jona wilde weg van God. Daarom vluchtte hij naar Joppe. Daar vond hij een schip dat naar Tarsis zou varen. Hij betaalde voor de reis en ging aan boord. Zo wilde hij naar Tarsis varen, weg van God.
But Jonah wanted to get away from God. So he fled to Joppa. There he found a ship that was going to sail to Tarshish. He paid for the journey and went aboard. His plan was to sail to Tarshish, away from God.
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