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Norwegian · Beginner

Jona og hvalen

Adapted from Jonah and the Whale

By The Bible

Jonah flees his mission, is swallowed by a great fish, and eventually delivers God’s message to Nineveh.

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Illustration for the scene “Jonah runs away to Tarshish”

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Jona flykter til Tarsis

Jonah runs away to Tarshish

Norwegian

Gud sa til Jona, sønn av Amittai: «Dra til Ninive, den store byen. Advar folket der, for jeg vet om alt det onde de gjør.»

English translation

God said to Jonah son of Amittai: “Go to Nineveh, the great city. Warn the people there, because I know about all the evil they are doing.”

Norwegian

Men Jona ville flykte fra Gud. Han dro til Jaffa og fant et skip som skulle til Tarsis. Han betalte for reisen og gikk om bord.

English translation

But Jonah wanted to run away from God. He went to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. He paid for the journey and went aboard.

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