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Nagalit si Jonas Dahil sa Pagkahabag ng Panginoon

Sumama ang loob ni Jonas dahil sa pagpapatawad ng Panginoon sa Nineve, at galit na galit siya. Sinabi niya sa Panginoon nang siya ay manalangin, “O Panginoon, talagang hindi ako nagkamali nang sabihin ko noong naroon pa ako sa aming lugar na kaaawaan mo ang mga taga-Nineve kung magsisisi sila, dahil alam ko na mahabagin kang Dios at mapagmalasakit. Mapagmahal ka at hindi madaling magalit. At handa kang magbago ng isip na hindi na magpadala ng parusa. Iyan ang dahilan kung bakit tumakas ako papuntang Tarshish. Kaya Panginoon, kunin mo na lang ako, dahil mas mabuti pang mamatay ako kaysa mabuhay.” Sumagot ang Panginoon, “May karapatan ka bang magalit sa ginawa ko sa Nineve?”

Lumabas si Jonas sa lungsod at umupo sa gawing silangan nito. Gumawa siya ng masisilungan at sumilong doon habang hinihintay kung ano ang mangyayari sa lungsod. Pero naiinitan pa rin si Jonas, kaya pinatubo ng Panginoong Dios ang isang malagong halaman na lampas tao upang maliliman siya. At labis namang ikinagalak iyon ni Jonas. Pero kinabukasan nang maaga pa, ipinakain ng Dios sa uod ang halamang iyon at nalanta ito.

Pagsikat ng araw, pinaihip ng Dios ang mainit na hangin mula sa silangan. Halos mahimatay si Jonas nang masikatan ng araw ang ulo niya. Nais niyang mamatay na lang, kaya sinabi niya, “Mas mabuti pang mamatay ako kaysa mabuhay.” Sinabi ng Dios sa kanya, “May karapatan ka bang magalit dahil sa nangyari sa halaman?” Sumagot siya, “Oo, mayroon akong karapatang magalit, kaya mas mabuti pang mamatay na lang ako.” 10 Sinabi sa kanya ng Panginoon, “Nanghinayang ka nga sa halamang iyon na tumubo sa loob lamang ng isang gabi at nalanta rin agad sa loob din ng isang gabi, kahit na hindi ikaw ang nagtanim o nagpatubo. 11 Ako pa kaya ang hindi manghinayang sa malaking lungsod ng Nineve na may mahigit 120,000 tao na walang alam tungkol sa aking mga kautusan[a] at marami ring mga hayop?”

Footnotes

  1. 4:11 na walang alam … mga kautusan: sa literal, na hindi alam kung alin ang kanilang kanan o kaliwang kamay.

But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.

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.

Therefore now, O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

Then said the Lord, Doest thou well to be angry?

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.

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.

But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.

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.

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?

Jonah’s Anger and God’s Kindness

But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he became angry. 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. (C)Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for (D)it is better for me to die than to live!”

Then the Lord said, “Is it right for you to be angry?”

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. 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. But as morning dawned the next day God prepared a worm, and it so damaged the plant that it withered. 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.”

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

  1. Jonah 4:6 Heb. kikayon, exact identity unknown
  2. Jonah 4:6 Lit. rejoiced with great joy
  3. Jonah 4:10 Lit. was a son of a night