يُونَان 4

١ 1 فَغَمَّ ذَلِكَ يُونَانَ غَمًّا شَدِيدًا، فَٱغْتَاظَ.

But this really upset Jonah, and he became very angry.

٢ 2 وَصَلَّى إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ وَقَالَ: «آهِ يَارَبُّ، أَلَيْسَ هَذَا كَلَامِي إِذْ كُنْتُ بَعْدُ فِي أَرْضِي؟ لِذَلِكَ بَادَرْتُ إِلَى ٱلْهَرَبِ إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ، لِأَنِّي عَلِمْتُ أَنَّكَ إِلَهٌ رَؤُوفٌ وَرَحِيمٌ بَطِيءُ ٱلْغَضَبِ وَكَثِيرُ ٱلرَّحْمَةِ وَنَادِمٌ عَلَى ٱلشَّرِّ.

He prayed to the Lord and told him, “Lord, wasn't this what I said when I was back home? That's why I ran away to Tarshish in the first place! For I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, very patient and full of kindhearted love, who relents from sending disaster.

٣ 3 فَٱلْآنَ يَارَبُّ، خُذْ نَفْسِي مِنِّي، لِأَنَّ مَوْتِي خَيْرٌ مِنْ حَيَاتِي».

So just kill me now, Lord, because I'd prefer to die than to live!”

٤ 4 فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «هَلِ ٱغْتَظْتَ بِٱلصَّوَابِ؟».

The Lord responded, “Do you have a good reason to be so angry?”

٥ 5 وَخَرَجَ يُونَانُ مِنَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَجَلَسَ شَرْقِيَّ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، وَصَنَعَ لِنَفْسِهِ هُنَاكَ مَظَلَّةً وَجَلَسَ تَحْتَهَا فِي ٱلظِّلِّ، حَتَّى يَرَى مَاذَا يَحْدُثُ فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ.

Jonah left the city and sat down to the east of it. There he made himself a shelter so he could sit in the shade and watch what would happen to the city.

٦ 6 فَأَعَدَّ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلإِلَهُ يَقْطِينَةً فَٱرْتَفَعَتْ فَوْقَ يُونَانَ لِتَكُونَ ظِلًّا عَلَى رَأْسِهِ، لِكَيْ يُخَلِّصَهُ مِنْ غَمِّهِ. فَفَرِحَ يُونَانُ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْيَقْطِينَةِ فَرَحًا عَظِيمًا.

The Lord God had a plant grow up and provide shade over Jonah's head to ease his discomfort. Jonah was very happy with the plant.

٧ 7 ثُمَّ أَعَدَّ ٱللهُ دُودَةً عِنْدَ طُلُوعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ في ٱلْغَدِ، فَضَرَبَتِ ٱلْيَقْطِينَةَ فَيَبِسَتْ.

The next day at dawn the Lord had a maggot attack the plant and it withered.

٨ 8 وَحَدَثَ عِنْدَ طُلُوعِ ٱلشَّمْسِ أَنَّ ٱللهَ أَعَدَّ رِيحًا شَرْقِيَّةً حَارَّةً، فَضَرَبَتِ ٱلشَّمْسُ عَلَى رَأْسِ يُونَانَ فَذَبُلَ. فَطَلَبَ لِنَفْسِهِ ٱلْمَوْتَ، وَقَالَ: «مَوْتِي خَيْرٌ مِنْ حَيَاتِي».

Then as the sun came up the Lord arranged for a scorching east wind to blow, and the sun beat down on Jonah's head so that he became faint and wanted to die. “I'd rather die than live!” he said.

٩ 9 فَقَالَ ٱللهُ لِيُونَانَ: «هَلِ ٱغْتَظْتَ بِٱلصَّوَابِ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْيَقْطِينَةِ؟» فَقَالَ: «ٱغْتَظْتُ بِٱلصَّوَابِ حَتَّى ٱلْمَوْتِ».

But the Lord asked Jonah, “Do you have a good reason to be so angry about the plant?” “Yes I do!” Jonah replied. “I'm angry enough to die!”

١٠ 10 فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «أَنْتَ شَفِقْتَ عَلَى ٱلْيَقْطِينَةِ ٱلَّتِي لَمْ تَتْعَبْ فِيهَا وَلَا رَبَّيْتَهَا، ٱلَّتِي بِنْتَ لَيْلَةٍ كَانَتْ وَبِنْتَ لَيْلَةٍ هَلَكَتْ.

Then the Lord told Jonah, “You're concerned about a plant which you did nothing about, and you didn't make it grow. It came up overnight and died overnight.

١١ 11 أَفَلَا أَشْفَقُ أَنَا عَلَى نِينَوَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ ٱلْعَظِيمَةِ ٱلَّتِي يُوجَدُ فِيهَا أَكْثَرُ مِنِ ٱثْنَتَيْ عَشَرَةَ رِبْوَةً مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْرِفُونَ يَمِينَهُمْ مِنْ شِمَالِهِمْ، وَبَهَائِمُ كَثِيرَةٌ؟».

Shouldn't I be concerned about the great city of Nineveh where one hundred and twenty thousand people live who don't know their right hand from their left, not to mention all the animals?”