يُونَان 4

١ 1 فَغَمَّ ذَلِكَ يُونَانَ غَمًّا شَدِيدًا، فَٱغْتَاظَ.

But Jonas was very deeply grieved, and he was confounded.

٢ 2 وَصَلَّى إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ وَقَالَ: «آهِ يَارَبُّ، أَلَيْسَ هَذَا كَلَامِي إِذْ كُنْتُ بَعْدُ فِي أَرْضِي؟ لِذَلِكَ بَادَرْتُ إِلَى ٱلْهَرَبِ إِلَى تَرْشِيشَ، لِأَنِّي عَلِمْتُ أَنَّكَ إِلَهٌ رَؤُوفٌ وَرَحِيمٌ بَطِيءُ ٱلْغَضَبِ وَكَثِيرُ ٱلرَّحْمَةِ وَنَادِمٌ عَلَى ٱلشَّرِّ.

And he prayed to the Lord, and said, O Lord, were not these my words when I was yet in my land? therefore I made haste to flee to Tharsis; because I knew that thou are merciful and compassionate, long-suffering, and abundant in kindness, and repentest of evil.

٣ 3 فَٱلْآنَ يَارَبُّ، خُذْ نَفْسِي مِنِّي، لِأَنَّ مَوْتِي خَيْرٌ مِنْ حَيَاتِي».

And now, Lord God, take my life from me; for [it is] better for me to die than to live.

٤ 4 فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «هَلِ ٱغْتَظْتَ بِٱلصَّوَابِ؟».

And the Lord said to Jonas, Art thou very much grieved?

٥ 5 وَخَرَجَ يُونَانُ مِنَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَجَلَسَ شَرْقِيَّ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، وَصَنَعَ لِنَفْسِهِ هُنَاكَ مَظَلَّةً وَجَلَسَ تَحْتَهَا فِي ٱلظِّلِّ، حَتَّى يَرَى مَاذَا يَحْدُثُ فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ.

And Jonas went out from the city, and sat over against the city; and he made for himself there a booth, and he sat under it, until he should perceive what would become of the city.

٦ 6 فَأَعَدَّ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلإِلَهُ يَقْطِينَةً فَٱرْتَفَعَتْ فَوْقَ يُونَانَ لِتَكُونَ ظِلًّا عَلَى رَأْسِهِ، لِكَيْ يُخَلِّصَهُ مِنْ غَمِّهِ. فَفَرِحَ يُونَانُ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْيَقْطِينَةِ فَرَحًا عَظِيمًا.

And the Lord God commanded a gourd, and it came up over the head of Jonas, to be a shadow over his head, to shade him from his calamities: and Jonas rejoiced with great joy for the gourd.

٧ 7 ثُمَّ أَعَدَّ ٱللهُ دُودَةً عِنْدَ طُلُوعِ ٱلْفَجْرِ في ٱلْغَدِ، فَضَرَبَتِ ٱلْيَقْطِينَةَ فَيَبِسَتْ.

And God commanded a worm the next morning, and it smote the gourd, and it withered away.

٨ 8 وَحَدَثَ عِنْدَ طُلُوعِ ٱلشَّمْسِ أَنَّ ٱللهَ أَعَدَّ رِيحًا شَرْقِيَّةً حَارَّةً، فَضَرَبَتِ ٱلشَّمْسُ عَلَى رَأْسِ يُونَانَ فَذَبُلَ. فَطَلَبَ لِنَفْسِهِ ٱلْمَوْتَ، وَقَالَ: «مَوْتِي خَيْرٌ مِنْ حَيَاتِي».

And it came to pass at the rising of the sun, that God commanded a burning east wind; and the sun smote on the head of Jonas, and he fainted, and despaired of his life, and said, [It is] better for me to die than to live.

٩ 9 فَقَالَ ٱللهُ لِيُونَانَ: «هَلِ ٱغْتَظْتَ بِٱلصَّوَابِ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْيَقْطِينَةِ؟» فَقَالَ: «ٱغْتَظْتُ بِٱلصَّوَابِ حَتَّى ٱلْمَوْتِ».

And God said to Jonas, Art thou very much grieved for the gourd? And he said, I am very much grieved, even to death.

١٠ 10 فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «أَنْتَ شَفِقْتَ عَلَى ٱلْيَقْطِينَةِ ٱلَّتِي لَمْ تَتْعَبْ فِيهَا وَلَا رَبَّيْتَهَا، ٱلَّتِي بِنْتَ لَيْلَةٍ كَانَتْ وَبِنْتَ لَيْلَةٍ هَلَكَتْ.

And the Lord said, Thou hadst pity on the gourd, for which thou has not suffered, neither didst thou rear it; which came up before night, and perished before [another] night:

١١ 11 أَفَلَا أَشْفَقُ أَنَا عَلَى نِينَوَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ ٱلْعَظِيمَةِ ٱلَّتِي يُوجَدُ فِيهَا أَكْثَرُ مِنِ ٱثْنَتَيْ عَشَرَةَ رِبْوَةً مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْرِفُونَ يَمِينَهُمْ مِنْ شِمَالِهِمْ، وَبَهَائِمُ كَثِيرَةٌ؟».

and shall not I spare Nineve, the great city, in which dwell more than twelve myriads of human beings, who do not know their right hand or their left hand; and [also] much cattle?