Dutch · Intermediate
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 · Intermediate
God sprak tot Jona, de zoon van Amittai: ‘Sta op en ga naar Nineve, die grote stad. Waarschuw de mensen daar, want hun slechte daden zijn mij bekend.’
God spoke to Jonah, the son of Amittai: “Get up and go to Nineveh, that great city. Warn the people there, because I know about their evil deeds.”
Maar Jona wilde juist wegvluchten van God. In plaats van naar Nineve te gaan, vertrok hij naar Joppe. Daar vond hij een schip dat naar Tarsis zou varen. Hij betaalde voor de overtocht en ging aan boord om met de bemanning naar Tarsis te reizen, weg van God.
But Jonah wanted to flee from God. Instead of going to Nineveh, he set off for Joppa. There he found a ship that was going to sail to Tarshish. He paid for the passage and boarded the ship to travel with the crew to Tarshish, away from God.
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