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OET (OET-RV) And he had a statement written out and publicly read throughout Nineveh, saying, “The king and his advisors declare that people and livestock, be it herds or flocks, are prohibited from grazing or eating anything, and even from drinking water.
OET-LV And_issued_a_proclamation and_he/it_said in/on/at/with_Nineveh by_decree the_king and_nobles_his to_say the_humankind and_the_animal the_herd and_the_flock not let_them_taste anything not let_them_graze and_water not let_them_drink.
UHB וַיַּזְעֵ֗ק וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ בְּנִֽינְוֵ֔ה מִטַּ֧עַם הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וּגְדֹלָ֖יו לֵאמֹ֑ר הָאָדָ֨ם וְהַבְּהֵמָ֜ה הַבָּקָ֣ר וְהַצֹּ֗אן אַֽל־יִטְעֲמוּ֙ מְא֔וּמָה אַ֨ל־יִרְע֔וּ וּמַ֖יִם אַל־יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃ ‡
(vayyazˊēq vayyoʼmer bəninvēh miţţaˊam hammelek ūgədolāyv lēʼmor hāʼādām vəhabəhēmāh habāqār vəhaʦʦoʼn ʼal-yiţˊₐmū məʼūmāh ʼal-yirˊū ūmayim ʼal-yishttū.)
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ULT And he proclaimed and spoke within Nineveh from a decree of the king and his nobles, saying: “No person or animal, herd or flock, may taste anything; they must not graze, and they must not drink water.
UST Then he sent messengers to proclaim to the people in Nineveh: “The king and his officials have decreed that no person or animal may taste any food nor drink any water. Even the cows and the sheep may not graze.
BSB § Then he issued a proclamation in Nineveh:
¶ “By the decree of the king and his nobles:
¶ Let no man or beast, herd or flock, taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink.
OEB And he made this proclamation and published it in Nineveh: ‘By the decree of the king and his nobles: People, beast, herd, and flock shall not taste anything; let them not eat nor drink water.
WEB He made a proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, “Let neither man nor animal, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water;
WMB (Same as above)
NET He issued a proclamation and said, “In Nineveh, by the decree of the king and his nobles: No human or animal, cattle or sheep, is to taste anything; they must not eat and they must not drink water.
LSV and he cries and says in Nineveh by a decree of the king and his great ones, saying, “Man and beast, herd and flock—do not let them taste anything, do not let them feed, do not even let them drink water;
FBV Then the king and the nobles issued a proclamation throughout Nineveh: “No person, no animal, no herd, and no flock, shall eat or drink anything.
T4T Then he sent messengers to proclaim to the people in Nineveh: “My advisors and I have decreed that no one may eat or drink anything. Do not even allow your animals to eat or drink.
LEB And he had a proclamation made, and said,“In Nineveh, by a decree of the king and his nobles:
¶ “No human being or animal, no herd or flock, shall taste anything! They must not eat, and they must not drink water!
BBE And he had it given out in Nineveh, By the order of the king and his great men, no man or beast, herd or flock, is to have a taste of anything; let them have no food or water:
MOF No MOF YNA (JNA) book available
JPS And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying: 'Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing; let them not feed, nor drink water;
ASV And he made proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not feed, nor drink water;
DRA And he caused it to be proclaimed and published in Ninive from the mouth of the king and of his princes, saying: Let neither men nor beasts, oxen nor sheep, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water.
YLT and he crieth and saith in Nineveh by a decree of the king and his great ones, saying, 'Man and beast, herd and flock — let them not taste anything, let them not feed, even water let them not drink;
DBY And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything: let them not feed, nor drink water;
RV And he made proclamation and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:
WBS And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:
KJB-1769 And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:[fn][fn]
(And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, heard nor flock, taste anything: let them not feed, nor drink water: )
KJB-1611 [fn][fn]And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineueh (by the decree of the King and his nobles) saying; Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flocke taste any thing; let them not feede, nor drinke water.
(And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineueh (by the decree of the King and his nobles) saying; Let neither man nor beast, heard nor flocke taste anything; let them not feede, nor drink water.)
BB And he caused a cryer to crye, and say through the citie by the counsell of the king & his nobles, Let neither man nor beast, bullocke nor sheepe, taste ought at all, neither feede, nor drinke water.
(And he caused a cryer to cry, and say through the city by the council/counsel of the king and his nobles, Let neither man nor beast, bullocke nor sheep, taste ought at all, neither feede, nor drink water.)
GNV And he proclaimed and said through Nineueh, (by the counsell of ye king and his nobles) saying, Let neither man, nor beast, bullock nor sheep taste any thing, neither feed nor drinke water.
(And he proclaimed and said through Nineueh, (by the council/counsel of ye/you_all king and his nobles) saying, Let neither man, nor beast, bullock nor sheep taste anything, neither feed nor drink water. )
CB And it was cried and commaunded in Niniue, by the auctorite of the kige and his lordes, sayenge: se that nether man or beest, oxe or shepe taist ought at all: and that they nether fede ner drincke water:
(And it was cried and commanded in Niniue, by the authority of the kige and his lords, sayenge: see that neither man or beast/animal, oxe or sheep taste ought at all: and that they neither fede nor drincke water:)
WYC And he criede, and seide in Nynyue of the mouth of the kyng and of `his princis, `and seide, Men, and werk beestis, and oxun, and scheep taaste not ony thing, nether be fed, nether drynke watir.
(And he cried, and said in Nynyue of the mouth of the king and of `his princes, `and said, Men, and work beasts/animals, and oxen, and sheep taaste not any thing, neither be fed, neither drink water.)
LUT Und ließ ausschreien und sagen zu Ninive aus Befehl des Königes und seiner Gewaltigen also: Es soll weder Mensch noch Tier, weder Ochsen noch Schafe etwas kosten, und man soll sie nicht weiden noch Wasser trinken lassen;
(And let ausschreien and say to Ninive out of command the kinges and his Gewaltigen also: It should weder person still Tier, weder Ochsen still Schafe etwas kosten, and man should they/she/them not weiden still water drink lassen;)
CLV Et clamavit, et dixit in Ninive ex ore regis et principum ejus, dicens: Homines, et jumenta, et boves, et pecora non gustent quidquam: nec pascantur, et aquam non bibant.
(And clamavit, and he_said in Ninive from ore king and of_the_princes his, dicens: Homines, and yumenta, and boves, and pecora not/no gustent quidquam: but_not pascantur, and waterm not/no bibant. )
BRN And proclamation was made, and it was commanded in Nineve by the king and by his great men, saying, Let not men, or cattle, or oxen, or sheep, taste any thing, nor feed, nor drink water.
BrLXX Καὶ ἐκηρύχθη, καὶ ἐῤῥέθη ἐν τῇ Νινευὴ παρὰ τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ παρὰ τῶν μεγιστάνων αὐτοῦ, λέγων, οἱ ἄνθρωποι, καὶ τὰ κτήνη, καὶ οἱ βόες, καὶ τὰ πρόβατα μὴ γευσάσθωσαν, μηδὲ νεμέσθωσαν, μηδὲ ὕδωρ πιέτωσαν.
(Kai ekaʸruⱪthaʸ, kai eɽɽethaʸ en taʸ Nineuaʸ para tou basileōs kai para tōn megistanōn autou, legōn, hoi anthrōpoi, kai ta ktaʸnaʸ, kai hoi boes, kai ta probata maʸ geusasthōsan, maʸde nemesthōsan, maʸde hudōr pietōsan. )
3:7-8 By extending the fast and the mourning rituals to animals, the king communicated that this dire emergency required all normal operations to cease so that everyone might pray earnestly and repent of their evil ways. The violence that had come to permeate their society topped the list.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo
וַיַּזְעֵ֗ק וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
and,issued_a_proclamation and=he/it_said
The expression proclaimed and spoke contains extra information that would be unnatural to express in some languages. If this is true of your language, you could shorten the expression. Alternate translation: “And he proclaimed” or “And he announced”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
וַיַּזְעֵ֗ק וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
and,issued_a_proclamation and=he/it_said
The implication is that the king sent messengers to make this proclamation. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “And he commanded his messengers to proclaim”
מִטַּ֧עַם הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וּגְדֹלָ֖יו
by,decree the=king and,nobles,his
Alternate translation: “a command with the full authority of the king and his officials”
Note 3 topic: translate-unknown
וּגְדֹלָ֖יו
and,nobles,his
The term nobles refers to important men who helped the king rule the city. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of person, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “and his officers”
Note 4 topic: translate-unknown
הַבָּקָ֣ר וְהַצֹּ֗אן
the,herd and,the,flock
This refers to two groups of animals that people care for. A herd is made up of large livestock (such as oxen or cattle) and a flock is made up of small livestock (such as sheep or goats). If your readers would not be familiar with these terms, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “cattle or sheep”