Jonah 4
1 But Jonah was very distressed [that God had not destroyed Nineveh]. He became very angry. [The people of Nineveh were non-Jews, and Jonah did not think that God should act mercifully toward anyone who was not a Jew].
Apan kini daw sayop kaayo alang kang Jonas, ug nasuko siya pag-ayo.
2 He prayed to Yahweh, “O Yahweh, what you have done is what I thought that you would do, before I left home [RHQ]. That is why I [decided] immediately to run away, and go to Tarshish [city], because I knew that you, O God, act very kindly and compassionately [toward all people]. You do not quickly become angry with people who do evil things. You love people very much, and you change your mind about punishing [people who sin].
Busa nag-ampo si Jonas kang Yahweh ug miingon, “Ah, Yahweh, dili ba mao man kini ang akong gisulti sa dihang atua pa ako sa akong kaugalingong nasod? Mao nga ang una kong gihimo misulay ako pag-ikyas padulong sa Tarsis— tungod kay nasayod ako nga ikaw ang Dios nga maluluy-on, adunay kahangawa, dugay masuko, madagayaon sa pagkamatinud-anon, ug dili ka dali nga mopadala ug katalagman.
3 [So] now, O Yahweh, [since you will not destroy Nineveh city as you said you would], allow me to die, because it would be better for me to die than to [continue to] live.”
Busa karon, Yahweh, nagahangyo ako kanimo, kuhaa ang akong kinabuhi gikan kanako, kay mas maayo pa alang kanako ang mamatay kaysa ang mabuhi.”
4 Yahweh replied, “(Why is it right for you to be angry [about my not destroying the city]?/It is not right for you to be angry [about my not destroying the city]!) [RHQ]”
Miingon si Yahweh, “Maayo ba nga masuko ka pag-ayo?”
5 Jonah [did not reply]. He went out of the city to the east [side of it]. He made a small shelter in order that he could sit under it and be protected from the sun. He sat under the shelter and waited to see what would happen to the city.
Unya si Jonas migawas sa siyudad ug milingkod sa sidlakang bahin sa siyudad. Didto nagbuhat siya ug kapasilungan ug milingkod sa ilalom niini nga landong aron makita niya kung unsa ang dangatan sa siyudad.
6 Then Yahweh God caused a vine to grow up [immediately] to shade Jonah’s head from the sun and make him [feel] more comfortable. Jonah was very happy about [having] the vine [over his head].
Nag-andam ang Dios nga si Yahweh ug usa ka tanom ug gipatubo kini alang kang Jonas aron malandongan ang iyang ulo ug mahupay ang iyang kasuko. Nalipay pag-ayo si Jonas tungod sa tanom.
7 But before dawn the next day, God sent a worm that chewed the vine, with the result that the vine withered.
Apan nag-andam ang Dios ug ulod sa pagsubang sa adlaw pagkasunod buntag. Giatake niini ang tanom ug nalawos ang tanom.
8 Then, when the sun rose [high in the sky], God sent a very hot wind from the east, and the sun shone very strongly on Jonah’s head, with the result that he felt faint. He wanted to die, and he said, “It would be better for me to die than to [continue to] live!”
Nahitabo kini sa dihang taas na ang adlaw sa sunod nga kabuntagon, nag-andam ang Dios ug init nga hangin gikan sa sidlakan. Usab, ang adlaw miinit pag-ayo sa ulo ni Jonas ug naluya siya. Unya nangandoy si Jonas nga mamatay nalang siya. Miingon siya sa iyang kaugalingon, “Mas maayo pa alang kanako nga mamatay na lang kaysa mabuhi.”
9 But God asked Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about [what happened to] the vine?” Jonah replied, “[Yes], it is right! [Now] I am very angry and I want to die!”
Unya ang Dios miingon kang Jonas, “Maayo ba nga masuko ka pag-ayo mahitungod sa tanom?” Ug miingon si Jonas, “Mas maayo nga masuko ko, bisan pa ug mamatay.”
10 But Yahweh said [to him], “You have been concerned about my [causing] that vine [to wither], even though you did not take care of it, and you did not make it grow. It just grew up during one night, and it completely withered [at the end of] the next night.
Si Yahweh miingon kang Jonas, “Aduna kay kahangawa alang sa tanom, nga dili ikaw ang naghago, ni imong gipaturok. Niturok kini sa gabii ug namatay sa pagkagabii.
11 But there are more than 120,000 people in Nineveh who [are very young, and because of that], they cannot tell which is their right hand and which is their left hand, and there are also many cattle, [and none of these have done anything to displease me]. So (is it not right for me to be concerned about the people of that huge city, [and not want to destroy them]?/it is certainly right for me to be concerned about the people of that huge city [and not want to destroy them]!) [RHQ]”
Busa alang kanako, kinahanglan ba nga dili ako mahangawa sa Nineve, kadtong bantogang siyudad, nga adunay daghan pa kaysa 120, 000 ka mga tawo nga wala masayod sa kalahian tali sa ilang tuong kamot ug sa ilang walang kamot, ug ang daghang mga mananap usab?”
