Jonas 4
1 Ngunit naghinanakit si Jonas, at nagalit siya nang labis.
But this displeased Jonah and he became very angry.
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.
So Jonah prayed to Yahweh and said, “Ah, Yahweh, is this not just what I said when I was back in my own country? That is why I acted first and tried to flee to Tarshish—because I knew that you are a gracious God, compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in covenant faithfulness, and you hold back from sending disaster.
3 Kaya ngayon, Yahweh, nagmamakaawa ako, kunin mo ang aking buhay, dahil higit na mabuti para akin ang mamatay kaysa sa mabuhay.”
Therefore now, Yahweh, I beg you, take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
4 Sinabi ni Yahweh, “Mabuti bang ikaw ay lubos na magalit?”
Yahweh said, “Is it good that you are so angry?”
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.
Then Jonah went out of the city and sat on the east side of the city. There he made a shelter and sat under it in the shade so that he could see what might become of 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.
Yahweh God prepared a plant and made it grow up over Jonah so that it might be a shade over his head to relieve his distress. Jonah was very glad because of the plant.
7 Ngunit kinabukasan sa pagsikat ng araw naghanda ang Diyos ng isang uod. Sinalakay nito ang halaman at nalanta ang halaman.
But God prepared a worm at sunrise the next morning. It attacked the plant and the plant 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.
It came about that when the sun rose the next morning, God prepared a hot east wind. Also, the sun beat down on Jonah's head and he became faint. Then Jonah wished that he might die. He said to himself, “It is better for me to die than 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.”
Then God said to Jonah, “Is it good that you are so angry about the plant?” Then Jonah said, “It is good that I am angry, even to death.”
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.
Yahweh said, “You have had compassion for the plant, for which you have not labored, nor did you make it grow. It grew up in a night and died in a 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?”
So as for me, should I not have compassion for Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than one hundred and twenty thousand people who do not know the difference between their right hand and their left hand, and also many cattle?”
