Jonas 4
1 Ngunit naghinanakit si Jonas, at nagalit siya nang labis.
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 Kaya nanalangin si Jonas kay Yahweh at sinabi, “A, Yahweh, hindi ba ito ang sinabi ko nang bumalik ako sa aking sariling bansa? Kaya nga kumilos muna ako at sinubukang tumakas papuntang Tarsis—dahil alam kong ikaw ay mapagbigay na Diyos, mahabagin, mabagal magalit, sagana sa katapatan, at naaawa kang magpadala ng kapahamakan.
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 ngayon, Yahweh, nagmamakaawa ako, kunin mo ang aking buhay, dahil higit na mabuti para akin ang mamatay kaysa 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 Sinabi ni Yahweh, “Mabuti bang ikaw ay lubos 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 Pagkatapos lumabas si Jonas mula sa lungsod at umupo sa dakong silangang bahagi ng lungsod. Doon gumawa siya ng silungan at umupo sa ilalim nito sa lilim upang makita niya kung ano ang maaaring mangyari sa lungsod.
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 Naghanda ang Diyos na si Yahweh ng isang halaman at pinatubo niya ito sa ibabaw ng ulo ni Jonas para maging lilim sa ibabaw ng ulo niya para mapagaan ang kanyang pagkabalisa. Labis na natuwa si Jonas nang dahil sa halaman.
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 Ngunit kinabukasan sa pagsikat ng araw naghanda ang Diyos ng isang uod. Sinalakay nito ang halaman at nalanta ang halaman.
But before dawn the next day, God sent a worm that chewed the vine, with the result that the vine withered.
8 Nangyari na nang sumikat ang araw ng sumunod na umaga, ang Diyos ay naghanda ng isang mainit na hangin mula sa silangan. At saka, tinamaan ng sinag ng araw ang ulo ni Jonas at naging maputla siya. Pagkatapos hinangad ni Jonas na mamatay siya. Sinabi ni Jonas sa kanyang sarili, “Mas mabuti pang mamatay ako kaysa 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 Pagkatapos sinabi ng Diyos kay Jonas, “Tama bang labis kang magalit dahil sa halaman? At sinabi ni Jonas, “Tama lang na magalit ako, kahit 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 Sinabi ni Yahweh, “Nagkaroon ka ng habag sa halaman, na hindi mo naman pinaghirapan, ni pinatubo ito. Tumubo ito sa isang gabi at namatay 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 Kaya para sa akin, hindi ba dapat akong mahabag sa Ninive, ang malaking lungsod na iyon, kung saan may mas marami pa sa isandaan at dalawampung libong tao na hindi alam ang kaibahan sa pagitan ng kanilang kanang kamay at kaliwang kamay, at saka maraming rin baka?”
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]”
