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].
Mais cela déplut fortement à Jonas, qui se mit en colère.
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].
Il pria Yahvé et dit: « Je t'en prie, Yahvé, n'est-ce pas ce que j'ai dit quand j'étais encore dans mon pays? C'est pourquoi je me suis hâté de fuir à Tarsis, car je savais que tu es un Dieu miséricordieux et compatissant, lent à la colère et riche en bonté, et que tu ne fais pas de mal.
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.”
C'est pourquoi maintenant, Yahvé, enlève-moi la vie, je t'en supplie, car il vaut mieux pour moi mourir que vivre. »
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]”
Yahvé dit: « Est-ce que tu as raison de te mettre en colère? »
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.
Alors Jonas sortit de la ville et s'assit à l'est de la ville; il se fit une tente et s'assit dessous à l'ombre, jusqu'à ce qu'il puisse voir ce qu'il adviendrait de la ville.
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].
Yahvé Dieu prépara une vigne et la fit monter au-dessus de Jonas, afin qu'elle soit un ombrage sur sa tête et le délivre de son malaise. Et Jonas se réjouit beaucoup à cause de la vigne.
7 But before dawn the next day, God sent a worm that chewed the vine, with the result that the vine withered.
Mais le lendemain, à l'aube, Dieu prépara un ver qui rongea la vigne et la fit se dessécher.
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!”
Lorsque le soleil se leva, Dieu prépara un vent d'est très fort, et le soleil frappa la tête de Jonas, qui se sentit faible et demanda à mourir. Il dit: « Il vaut mieux pour moi mourir que vivre. »
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!”
Dieu dit à Jonas: « Est-ce bien que tu sois en colère contre la vigne? » Il a dit: « J'ai le droit d'être en colère, même jusqu'à la mort. »
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.
L'Éternel dit: « Tu t'es préoccupé de la vigne, pour laquelle tu n'as pas travaillé et que tu n'as pas fait croître, qui est montée en une nuit et qui a péri en une nuit.
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]”
Nedevrais-je pas m'inquiéter de Ninive, cette grande ville, dans laquelle il y a plus de cent vingt mille personnes qui ne savent pas distinguer leur main droite de leur main gauche, et aussi beaucoup d'animaux? ».
