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Jonás 4
Dios Habla Hoy
Jonás 4
Dios Habla Hoy
4 A Jonás le cayó muy mal lo que Dios había hecho, y se disgustó mucho. 2 Así que oró al Señor, y le dijo:
—Mira, Señor, esto es lo que yo decía que iba a pasar cuando aún me encontraba en mi tierra. Por eso quise huir de prisa a Tarsis, pues yo sé que tú eres un Dios tierno y compasivo, que no te enojas fácilmente, y que es tanto tu amor que anuncias un castigo y luego te arrepientes. 3 Por eso, Señor, te ruego que me quites la vida. Más me vale morir que seguir viviendo.
4 Pero el Señor le contestó:
—¿Te parece bien enojarte así?
5 Jonás salió de la ciudad y acampó al oriente de ella; allí hizo una enramada y se sentó a su sombra, esperando a ver lo que le iba a pasar a la ciudad. 6 Dios el Señor dispuso entonces que una mata de ricino creciera por encima de Jonás, y que su sombra le cubriera la cabeza para que se sintiera mejor. Jonás estaba muy contento con aquella mata de ricino. 7 Pero, al amanecer del día siguiente, Dios dispuso que un gusano picara el ricino, y éste se secó. 8 Cuando el sol salió, Dios dispuso que soplara un viento caliente del este, y como el sol le daba a Jonás directamente en la cabeza, él sintió que se desmayaba, y quería morirse.
—Más me vale morir que seguir viviendo —decía.
9 Pero Dios le contestó:
—¿Te parece bien enojarte así porque se haya secado la mata de ricino?
—¡Claro que me parece bien! —respondió Jonás—. ¡Estoy que me muero de rabia!
10 Entonces el Señor le dijo:
—Tú no sembraste la mata de ricino, ni la hiciste crecer; en una noche nació, y a la otra se murió. Sin embargo le tienes compasión. 11 Pues con mayor razón debo yo tener compasión de Nínive, esa gran ciudad donde hay más de ciento veinte mil niños inocentes y muchos animales.
Jonah 4
New King James Version
Jonah 4
New King James Version
Jonah’s Anger and God’s Kindness
4 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he became angry. 2 So he prayed to the Lord, and said, “Ah, Lord, was not this what I said when I was still in my country? Therefore I (A)fled previously to Tarshish; for I know that You are a (B)gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, One who relents from doing harm. 3 (C)Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for (D)it is better for me to die than to live!”
4 Then the Lord said, “Is it right for you to be angry?”
5 So Jonah went out of the city and sat on the east side of the city. There he made himself a shelter and sat under it in the shade, till he might see what would become of the city. 6 And the Lord God prepared a [a]plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be shade for his head to deliver him from his misery. So Jonah [b]was very grateful for the plant. 7 But as morning dawned the next day God prepared a worm, and it so damaged the plant that it withered. 8 And it happened, when the sun arose, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah’s head, so that he grew faint. Then he wished death for himself, and said, (E)“It is better for me to die than to live.”
9 Then God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?”
And he said, “It is right for me to be angry, even to death!”
10 But the Lord said, “You have had pity on the plant for which you have not labored, nor made it grow, which [c]came up in a night and perished in a night. 11 And should I not pity Nineveh, (F)that great city, in which are more than one hundred and twenty thousand persons (G)who cannot discern between their right hand and their left—and much livestock?”
Footnotes
- Jonah 4:6 Heb. kikayon, exact identity unknown
- Jonah 4:6 Lit. rejoiced with great joy
- Jonah 4:10 Lit. was a son of a night
Jona 4
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Jona 4
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Jonas vrede och Guds svar
4 Då blev Jona mycket besviken och uppretad. 2 Han bad till Herren: ”Herre, detta är väl precis vad jag sa medan jag ännu var hemma i mitt eget land! Det var därför som jag försökte komma undan och ge mig i väg till Tarshish. Jag visste ju att du var en nådig och barmhärtig Gud, sen till vrede och nåderik, och att du skulle ångra det onda. 3 Så ta nu mitt liv, Herre! Döden är ju bättre för mig än livet.” 4 Herren sa: ”Är din vrede befogad?”
5 Jona gick ut ur staden och slog sig ner öster om den. Där gjorde han en hydda åt sig och satt i dess skugga och väntade på att få se vad som skulle hända med staden.
6 Herren Gud lät då en ricinbuske[a] växa upp över Jona, för att ge hans huvud skugga och befria honom från hans missmod. Jona blev mycket glad över busken. 7 Men i gryningen nästa morgon lät Gud en mask angripa busken så att den vissnade. 8 När solen gick upp lät Gud en brännande östanvind blåsa. Solen brände Jonas huvud, han blev utmattad och önskade sig döden: ”Döden är bättre för mig än livet”, sa han. 9 Då sa Gud till Jona: ”Är din vrede för ricinbuskens skull befogad?” ”Ja, det är den, jag är så arg att jag kan dö”, svarade Jona.
10 Då sa Herren: ”Du gör dig bekymmer för en buske som du inte har behövt arbeta för eller fått att växa. Den kom till på en natt och förgicks på en natt. 11 Skulle jag då inte bekymra mig för Nineve, den stora staden, där det finns över 120 000 invånare, som inte kan skilja mellan höger och vänster, och dessutom så många djur?”
Footnotes
- 4:6 Det hebreiska ordets betydelse är osäker; ev. någon sorts gurk- eller kurbitsväxt, men i vilket fall som helst mycket snabbväxande.
Jonah 4
New International Version
Jonah 4
New International Version
Jonah’s Anger at the Lord’s Compassion
4 But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry.(A) 2 He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew(B) that you are a gracious(C) and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love,(D) a God who relents(E) from sending calamity.(F) 3 Now, Lord, take away my life,(G) for it is better for me to die(H) than to live.”(I)
4 But the Lord replied, “Is it right for you to be angry?”(J)
5 Jonah had gone out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would happen to the city. 6 Then the Lord God provided(K) a leafy plant[a] and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the plant. 7 But at dawn the next day God provided a worm, which chewed the plant so that it withered.(L) 8 When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die,(M) and said, “It would be better for me to die than to live.”
9 But God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?”(N)
“It is,” he said. “And I’m so angry I wish I were dead.”
10 But the Lord said, “You have been concerned about this plant, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight. 11 And should I not have concern(O) for the great city of Nineveh,(P) in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left—and also many animals?”
Footnotes
- Jonah 4:6 The precise identification of this plant is uncertain; also in verses 7, 9 and 10.
Jonah 4
King James Version
Jonah 4
King James Version
4 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.
2 And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
3 Therefore now, O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
4 Then said the Lord, Doest thou well to be angry?
5 So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.
6 And the Lord God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.
7 But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.
8 And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
9 And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.
10 Then said the Lord, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:
11 And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
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