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].
És rosszul esett Jónának, nagyon rosszul, és bosszantotta őt.
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].
És imádkozott az Örökkévalóhoz és mondta: Oh Örökkévaló, nemde ez volt a szavam, ameddig a földemen voltam! Azért elejét vettem megszökve Tarsísba; mert tudtam, hogy te kegyelmes és irgalmas Isten vagy, hosszantűrő és bőséges a szeretetben, s aki meggondolja a veszedelmet.
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.”
Most tehát Örökkévaló, vedd el, kérlek, tőlem lelkemet, mert jobb a halálom mint az életem!
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]”
Mondta az Örökkévaló: Hát méltán bosszant-e az téged?
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.
Erre kiment Jóna a városból és letelepedett a várostól keletre és készített ott magának kunyhót, és leült alatta árnyékban, míg meg nem látja, mi lesz a várossal?
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].
És rendelt az Örökkévaló az Isten egy kíkájónt, az felnőtt Jóna fölébe, hogy árnyék legyen a feje felett, hogy megmentse őt az ő bajától; és örült Jóna a kíkájón fölött nagy örömmel.
7 But before dawn the next day, God sent a worm that chewed the vine, with the result that the vine withered.
De az Isten rendelt egy férget, midőn fölkelt a hajnal másnapira, az megverte a kíkájónt, hogy elszáradt.
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!”
És volt, a mint kisütött a nap, rendelt Isten tikkasztó keleti szelet és megverte a nap Jónát a fején és ájuldozott, és halálra kívánta a lelkét és mondta Jobb a halálom, mint az életem!
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!”
Ekkor szólt az Isten Jónához: Hát méltán bosszant-e téged a kíkájón dolga? Mondta: Méltán bosszant engem mind halálig.
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.
És mondta az Örökkévaló: Te sajnálod a Kíkájónt, a mellyel nem bajlódtál, s melyet föl nem neveltél, a mely egy éj alatt lett és egy éj alatt elveszett.
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]”
És én ne sajnáljam Ninivét, a nagyvárost, a melyben tizenkétszer tízezer embernél több van, a ki nem tud különbséget jobbja és balja között, meg sok barom!
