Italian · 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
Dio ha rivolto la sua parola a Giona, figlio di Amittai: «Alzati e va' a Ninive, quella grande città. Parla contro il male che fanno i suoi abitanti, perché la loro malvagità è giunta fino a me».
God spoke to Jonah, son of Amittai: “Get up and go to Nineveh, that great city. Speak out against the evil its inhabitants are doing, because their wickedness has come to me.”
Giona, però, si è messo in viaggio per fuggire a Tarsis, lontano dalla presenza di Dio. È sceso a Giaffa, dove ha trovato una nave diretta proprio a Tarsis. Ha pagato il viaggio ed è salito a bordo, deciso a partire con l'equipaggio e ad allontanarsi da Dio.
Jonah, however, set out for Tarshish to flee from God’s presence. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship headed for Tarshish. He paid the fare and boarded, determined to leave with the crew and get away from God.
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