Jonas 4
1 Nguni't naghinanakit na mainam si Jonas, at siya'y nagalit.
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 At siya'y nanalangin sa Panginoon, at nagsabi, Ako'y nakikipanayam sa iyo, Oh Panginoon, di baga ito ang aking sinabi, nang ako'y nasa aking lupain pa? Kaya't ako'y nagmadaling tumakas na patungo sa Tarsis; sapagka't talastas ko na ikaw ay Dios na mapagbiyaya, at puspos ng kahabagan, banayad sa pagkagalit, at sagana sa kagandahang-loob, at nagsisisi ka sa kasamaan.
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 Kaya nga, Oh Panginoon, isinasamo ko sa iyo, na kitlin mo ang aking buhay; sapagka't mabuti sa akin ang mamatay kay sa mabuhay.
[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 At sinabi ng Panginoon, Mabuti baga ang iyong ginagawa na magalit?
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 Nang magkagayo'y lumabas si Jonas sa bayan, at naupo sa dakong silanganan ng bayan, at doo'y gumawa siya ng isang balag, at naupo siya sa ilalim niyaon sa lilim, hanggang sa kaniyang makita kung ano ang mangyayari sa bayan.
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 At naghanda ang Panginoong Dios ng isang halamang kikayon, at pinataas sa itaas ni Jonas, upang maging lilim sa kaniyang ulo, upang iligtas siya sa kaniyang masamang kalagayan. Sa gayo'y natuwang mainam si Jonas dahil sa kikayon.
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 Nguni't naghanda ang Dios ng isang uod nang magumaga nang kinabukasan at sinira ang halamang kikayon, na anopa't natuyo.
But before dawn the next day, God sent a worm that chewed the vine, with the result that the vine withered.
8 At nangyari, nang sumikat ang araw, na naghanda ang Dios ng mainit na hanging silanganan; at sinikatan ng araw ang ulo ni Jonas, na anopa't siya'y nanglupaypay, at hiniling niya tungkol sa kaniya na siya'y mamatay, at nagsasabi, Mabuti sa akin ang mamatay kay sa mabuhay.
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 At sinabi ng Dios kay Jonas, Mabuti baga ang ginagawa mo na magalit dahil sa kikayon? At kaniyang sinabi, Mabuti ang ginagawa ko na magalit hanggang sa kamatayan.
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 At sinabi ng Panginoon, Ikaw ay nanghinayang sa kikayon na hindi mo pinagpagalan o pinatubo man; na sumampa sa isang gabi, at nawala sa isang gabi:
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 At hindi baga ako manghihinayang sa Ninive, sa malaking bayang yaon, na mahigit sa isang daan at dalawang pung libong katao na hindi marunong magmunimuni ng kanilang kamay at ng kanilang kaliwang kamay; at marami ring hayop?
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]”
