ଯୂନସ 4
1 ମାତ୍ର ଯୂନସ ଏଥିରେ ମହା ଅସନ୍ତୁଷ୍ଟ ଓ କ୍ରୁଦ୍ଧ ହେଲେ।
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].
2 ଆଉ, ସେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ନିକଟରେ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରି କହିଲେ, “ହେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ, ବିନତି କରେ, ମୁଁ ସ୍ୱଦେଶରେ ଥିବା ବେଳେ କି ଏହି କଥା କହି ନ ଥିଲି? ଏଥିପାଇଁ ଶୀଘ୍ର କରି ତର୍ଶୀଶକୁ ପଳାଇଲି; କାରଣ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଯେ କୃପାମୟ, ସ୍ନେହଶୀଳ, କ୍ରୋଧରେ ଧୀର, ଦୟାରେ ମହାନ ଓ ଅମଙ୍ଗଳର ବିଷୟରେ ଅନିଚ୍ଛୁକ ପରମେଶ୍ୱର ଅଟ, ଏହା ମୁଁ ଜାଣିଲି।
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].
3 ଏହେତୁ ହେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ, ବିନତି କରେ, ଏବେ ମୋʼ ପ୍ରାଣ ମୋʼ ଠାରୁ ନିଅ; କାରଣ ବଞ୍ଚିବା ଅପେକ୍ଷା ମୋର ମରିବାର ଭଲ।”
[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.”
4 ତହିଁରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ କହିଲେ, “ତୁମ୍ଭେ କ୍ରୋଧ କରି କି ଭଲ କରୁଅଛ?”
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]”
5 ତେବେ ଯୂନସ ନଗର ବାହାରକୁ ଯାଇ ନଗରର ପୂର୍ବ ଦିଗରେ ବସିଲେ, ପୁଣି ସେଠାରେ ଗୋଟିଏ କୁଟୀର ନିର୍ମାଣ କରି ନଗରର କି ଦଶା ହୁଅଇ, ଏହା ଦେଖିବା ପାଇଁ ତହିଁର ଛାୟା ତଳେ ବସିଲେ।
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.
6 ତହିଁରେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ପରମେଶ୍ୱର ଗୋଟିଏ କଖାରୁ ଲତା ନିରୂପଣ କଲେ, ପୁଣି ଯୂନସଙ୍କୁ ତାଙ୍କ ଦୁର୍ଗତିରୁ ଉଦ୍ଧାର କରିବା ନିମନ୍ତେ ତାହା ଯେପରି ତାଙ୍କ ମସ୍ତକ ଉପରେ ଛାୟା କରିବ, ଏଥିପାଇଁ ସେ ଲତାକୁ ବଢ଼ାଇ ତାଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ଆଣିଲେ। ଏଥିରେ ଯୂନସ ସେହି କଖାରୁ ଲତା ସକାଶୁ ବଡ଼ ଆହ୍ଲାଦିତ ହେଲେ।
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].
7 ମାତ୍ର ତହିଁ ଆରଦିନ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଦୟ ସମୟରେ ପରମେଶ୍ୱର ଏକ କୀଟ ନିରୂପଣ କଲେ, ସେହି କୀଟ କଖାରୁ ଲତାକୁ କାଟି ଦିଅନ୍ତେ, ତାହା ଶୁଷ୍କ ହୋଇଗଲା।
But before dawn the next day, God sent a worm that chewed the vine, with the result that the vine withered.
8 ପୁଣି, ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଦୟ ସମୟରେ ପରମେଶ୍ୱର ପୂର୍ବୀୟ ଝଞ୍ଜା ବାୟୁ ନିରୂପଣ କଲେ; ଆଉ, ଯୂନସଙ୍କ ମସ୍ତକରେ ଏପରି ଖରା ଲାଗିଲା ଯେ, ସେ କ୍ଳାନ୍ତ ହୋଇ ଆପଣାର ମୃତ୍ୟୁୁ-ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରି କହିଲେ, “ବଞ୍ଚିବା ଅପେକ୍ଷା ମୋର ମରିବାର ଭଲ।”
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!”
9 ଏଥିରେ ପରମେଶ୍ୱର ଯୂନସଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ, “ତୁମ୍ଭେ କଖାରୁ ଲତା ସକାଶୁ କ୍ରୋଧ କରି କି ଭଲ କରୁଅଛ?” ତହିଁରେ ସେ କହିଲେ, “ମରଣ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ହିଁ କ୍ରୋଧ କରିବାର ମୋର ଭଲ।”
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!”
10 ପୁଣି, ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ କହିଲେ, “ଏହି କଖାରୁ ଲତା ପ୍ରତି ତୁମ୍ଭର ଦୟା ହୋଇଅଛି, ତହିଁ ପାଇଁ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ପରିଶ୍ରମ କରି ନାହଁ, କିଅବା ତାହା ବଢ଼ାଇ ନାହଁ; ତାହା ଏକ ରାତ୍ରିରେ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ ହେଲା ଓ ଏକ ରାତ୍ରିରେ ବିନଷ୍ଟ ହେଲା।
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.
11 ତେବେ ଯହିଁ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଦକ୍ଷିଣ ଓ ବାମ ହସ୍ତର ପ୍ରଭେଦ ନ ଜାଣିବାର ଏକ ଲକ୍ଷ କୋଡ଼ିଏ ହଜାରରୁ ଅଧିକ ଲୋକ ଓ ଅନେକ ପଶୁ ଅଛନ୍ତି, ସେହି ନୀନିବୀ ମହାନଗର ପ୍ରତି ଆମ୍ଭେ କି ଦୟା ନ କରିବା?”
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]”
