Jonas 4

1 Tas rieba Jonam ar gaužu riebšanu, un viņa dusmība iedegās.

But this seemed very wrong to Jonah, and he was angry.

2 Un viņš pielūdza To Kungu un sacīja: ak Kungs, vai es tā nesacīju, kad es vēl biju savā zemē? Tāpēc es papriekš steidzos bēgt uz Taršišu, jo es zināju, ka Tu esi žēlīgs un žēlsirdīgs Dievs, lēnprātīgs un no lielas žēlastības, kam paliek žēl par to ļaunumu.

And he made prayer to the Lord and said, O Lord, is this not what I said when I was still in my country? This is why I took care to go in flight to Tarshish: for I was certain that you were a loving God, full of pity, slow to be angry and great in mercy, and ready to be turned from your purpose of evil.

3 Tad nu, Kungs, ņem manu dvēseli no manis, jo man ir labāki mirt nekā dzīvot.

So now, O Lord, give ear to my prayer and take my life from me; for death is better for me than life.

4 Bet Tas Kungs sacīja: vai tu gan dusmo pareizi?

And the Lord said, Have you any right to be angry?

5 Un Jona izgāja no pilsētas un apsēdās pret rīta pusi no pilsētas un tur sev taisīja būdiņu un apsēdās tur pavēnī, tiekams redzētu, kas ar to pilsētu būs.

Then Jonah went out of the town, and took his seat on the east side of the town and made himself a roof of branches and took his seat under its shade till he saw what would become of the town.

6 Tad Dievs Tas Kungs deva rīcinus stādu (ar lielām lapām); tas uzauga pār Jonu, lai viņam būtu ēna pār galvu un lai viņu atsvabinātu no viņa ļaunuma; un Jona priecājās par to rīcinus stādu ar lielu prieku.

And the Lord God made a vine come up over Jonah to give him shade over his head. And Jonah was very glad because of the vine.

7 Bet Dievs deva tārpu otrā dienā, kad saule uzlēca, tas dūra to rīcinus stādu, ka tas nokalta.

But early on the morning after, God made ready a worm for the destruction of the vine, and it became dry and dead.

8 Un kad saule uzlēca, tad Dievs deva sausu rīta vēju, un saule spieda Jonam uz galvu, ka tas kļuva gurdens, un viņš savai dvēselei vēlēja mirt un sacīja: labāk man būtu mirt nekā dzīvot.

Then when the sun came up, God sent a burning east wind: and so great was the heat of the sun on his head that Jonah was overcome, and, requesting death for himself, said, Death is better for me than life.

9 Tad Dievs sacīja uz Jonu: vai tev šķiet, ka tu pareizi dusmo par to rīcinus stādu? Un viņš sacīja: gan pareizi es dusmoju līdz pat nāvei.

And the Lord said to Jonah, Have you any right to be angry about the vine? And he said, I have a right to be truly angry.

10 Bet Tas Kungs sacīja: tev ir žēl tā rīcinus stāda, pie kā tu neesi ne strādājis ne to audzinājis, kas vienā naktī cēlies un vienā naktī nozudis.

And the Lord said, You had pity on the vine, for which you did no work and for the growth of which you were not responsible; which came up in a night and came to an end in a night;

11 Un Man nebija žēlot to lielo pilsētu Ninivi, kur iekšā daudz vairāk nekā simts un divdesmit tūkstoši cilvēku, kas nezin izšķirt labo no kreisās rokas, un daudz lopu?

And am I not to have mercy on Nineveh, that great town, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons without the power of judging between right and left, as well as much cattle?