1Aga see oli Joonale väga vastumeelt ja ta viha süttis põlema.
1But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry.
2Ja ta palus Issandat ning ütles: 'Oh Issand! Eks olnud see minugi sõna, kui ma olin alles kodumaal? Sellepärast ma tahtsingi eelmisel korral põgeneda Tarsisesse, sest ma teadsin, et sina oled armuline ja halastaja Jumal, pika meelega ja rikas heldusest ja et sa kahetsed kurja.
2He prayed to Yahweh, and said, “Please, Yahweh, wasn’t this what I said when I was still in my own country? Therefore I hurried to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that you are a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and you relent of doing harm.
3Seepärast, Issand, võta nüüd ometi minust mu hing, sest mul on parem surra kui elada!'
3Therefore now, Yahweh, take, I beg you, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.”
4Aga Issand küsis: 'Kas sul on õigus vihastada?'
4Yahweh said, “Is it right for you to be angry?”
5Siis Joona läks linnast välja ja asus ida poole linna; ta tegi enesele sinna lehtmajakese ja istus selle varjus, et näha, mis linnaga juhtub.
5Then Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made himself a booth, and sat under it in the shade, until he might see what would become of the city.
6Ja Issand Jumal käskis kiikajonipuul kasvada Joona kohale ja olla ta peale varjuks ning päästa ta tema vaevast. Ja Joona rõõmustas väga kiikajonipuu pärast.
6Yahweh God prepared a vine, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to deliver him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the vine.
7Aga järgmise päeva koites saatis Jumal ussi, kes näris kiikajonipuud, nõnda et see kuivas.
7But God prepared a worm at dawn the next day, and it chewed on the vine, so that it withered.
8Ja kui päike tõusis, saatis Jumal kõrvetava idatuule ja päike pistis Joonat pähe, nõnda et ta oli minestamas; siis ta palus enesele surma ja ütles: 'Mul on parem surra kui elada!'
8It happened, when the sun arose, that God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah’s head, so that he fainted, and requested for himself that he might die, and said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
9Aga Jumal küsis Joonalt: 'Kas sul on õigus vihastada kiikajonipuu pärast?' Tema vastas: 'Küllap mul on õigus vihastada surmani.'
9God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the vine?” He said, “I am right to be angry, even to death.”
10Siis ütles Issand: 'Sina tahaksid armu anda kiikajonipuule, mille kallal sa ei ole näinud vaeva ja mida sa ei ole kasvatanud, mis ühe ööga sündis ja ühe ööga hukkus,
10Yahweh said, “You have been concerned for the vine, for which you have not labored, neither made it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night.
11aga mina ei peaks armu andma Niinevele, sellele suurele linnale, kus on enam kui kaksteist korda kümme tuhat inimest, kes ei oska vahet teha oma parema ja vasaku käe vahel, ja kus on palju loomi!'
11Shouldn’t I be concerned for Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred twenty thousand persons who can’t discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much livestock?”