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Jonah 4

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1

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

ΚΑΙ ἐλυπήθη Ἰωνᾶς λύπην μεγάλην καὶ συνεχύθη,

И҆ ѡ҆печа́лисѧ і҆ѡ́на печа́лїю вели́кою и҆ смꙋти́сѧ,

2

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 art merciful and compassionate, long-suffering, and abundant in kindness, and repentest of evil.

καὶ προσηύξατο πρὸς Κύριον καὶ εἶπεν· Ὦ Κύριε, οὐχ οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι μου ἔτι ὄντος μου ἐν τῇ γῇ μου; διὰ τοῦτο προέφθασα τοῦ φυγεῖν εἰς Θαρσίς, διότι ἔγνων ὅτι σὺ ἐλεήμων καὶ οἰκτίρμων, μακρόθυμος καὶ πολυέλεος καὶ μετανοῶν ἐπὶ ταῖς κακίαις.

и҆ помоли́сѧ ко гдⷭ҇ꙋ и҆ речѐ: ѽ гдⷭ҇и, не сїѧ̑ ли ᲂу҆́бѡ словеса̀ моѧ̑, ꙗ҆̀же глаго́лахъ, є҆щѐ сꙋ́щꙋ мѝ на землѝ мое́й; сегѡ̀ ра́ди предвари́хъ бѣжа́ти въ ѳарсі́съ, занѐ разꙋмѣ́хъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ млⷭ҇тивъ ты̀ є҆сѝ и҆ ще́дръ, долготерпѣли́въ и҆ многомлⷭ҇тивъ, и҆ ка́ѧйсѧ ѡ҆ ѕло́бахъ (человѣ́ческихъ):

3

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

καὶ νῦν, δέσποτα Κύριε, λάβε τὴν ψυχήν μου ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ, ὅτι καλὸν τὸ ἀποθανεῖν με μᾶλλον, ἢ ζῆν με.

и҆ нн҃ѣ, влⷣко гдⷭ҇и, прїимѝ дꙋ́шꙋ мою̀ ѿ менє̀, ꙗ҆́кѡ ᲂу҆́не мѝ ᲂу҆мре́ти, не́жели жи́ти.

4

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

καὶ εἶπε Κύριος πρὸς Ἰωνᾶν· εἰ σφόδρα λελύπησαι σύ;

И҆ речѐ гдⷭ҇ь ко і҆ѡ́нѣ: а҆́ще ѕѣлѡ̀ ѡ҆печа́лилсѧ є҆сѝ ты̀;

5

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.

καὶ ἐξῆλθεν Ἰωνᾶς ἐκ τῆς πόλεως καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἀπέναντι τῆς πόλεως· καὶ ἐποίησεν ἑαυτῷ ἐκεῖ σκηνὴν καὶ ἐκάθητο ὑποκάτω αὐτῆς, ἕως οὗ ἀπίδῃ τί ἔσται τῇ πόλει.

И҆ и҆зы́де і҆ѡ́на и҆з̾ гра́да и҆ сѣ́де прѧ́мѡ гра́да, и҆ сотворѝ себѣ̀ кꙋ́щꙋ и҆ сѣдѧ́ше под̾ не́ю въ сѣ́ни, до́ндеже ᲂу҆ви́дитъ, что̀ бꙋ́детъ гра́дꙋ.

6

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.

καὶ προσέταξε Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς κολοκύνθῃ, καὶ ἀνέβη ὑπὲρ κεφαλῆς τοῦ Ἰωνᾶ τοῦ εἶναι σκιὰν ὑπεράνω τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ τοῦ σκιάζειν αὐτῷ ἀπὸ τῶν κακῶν αὐτοῦ. καὶ ἐχάρη Ἰωνᾶς ἐπὶ τῇ κολοκύνθῃ χαρὰν μεγάλην.

И҆ повелѣ̀ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ ты́квѣ, и҆ возрастѐ над̾ главо́ю і҆ѡ́ниною, да бꙋ́детъ сѣ́нь над̾ главо́ю є҆гѡ̀, є҆́же ѡ҆сѣни́ти є҆го̀ ѿ ѕлы́хъ є҆гѡ̀. И҆ возра́довасѧ і҆ѡ́на ѡ҆ ты́квѣ ра́достїю вели́кою.

7

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

καὶ προσέταξεν ὁ Θεὸς σκώληκι ἑωθινῇ τῇ ἐπαύριον, καὶ ἐπάταξε τὴν κολοκύνθαν, καὶ ἀπεξηράνθη.

И҆ повелѣ̀ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ че́рвїю ра́ннемꙋ во ᲂу҆́трїе, и҆ под̾ѧдѐ ты́квꙋ, и҆ и҆́зсше.

8

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.

καὶ ἐγένετο ἅμα τῷ ἀνατεῖλαι τὸν ἥλιον καὶ προσέταξεν ὁ Θεὸς πνεύματι καύσωνι συγκαίοντι, καὶ ἐπάταξεν ὁ ἥλιος ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν τοῦ Ἰωνᾶ· καὶ ὠλιγοψύχησε καὶ ἐπελέγετο τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπε· καλόν μοι ἀποθανεῖν με ἢ ζῆν.

И҆ бы́сть вкꙋ́пѣ внегда̀ возсїѧ́ти со́лнцꙋ, и҆ повелѣ̀ бг҃ъ вѣ́трꙋ зно́йнꙋ жегꙋ́щꙋ, и҆ поразѝ со́лнце на главꙋ̀ і҆ѡ́нинꙋ, и҆ малодꙋ́шствоваше и҆ ѿрица́шесѧ дꙋшѝ своеѧ̀ и҆ речѐ:

9

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

καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Θεὸς πρὸς Ἰωνᾶν· εἰ σφόδρα λελύπησαι σὺ ἐπὶ τῇ κολοκύνθῃ; καὶ εἶπε· σφόδρα λελύπημαι ἐγὼ ἕως θανάτου.

ᲂу҆́не мѝ ᲂу҆мре́ти, не́жели жи́ти. И҆ речѐ гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ ко і҆ѡ́нѣ: ѕѣлѡ́ ли ѡ҆печа́лилсѧ є҆сѝ ты̀ ѡ҆ ты́квѣ; И҆ речѐ (і҆ѡ́на): ѕѣлѡ̀ ѡ҆печа́лихсѧ а҆́зъ да́же до сме́рти.

10

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:

καὶ εἶπε Κύριος· σὺ ἐφείσω ὑπὲρ τῆς κολοκύνθης, ὑπὲρ ἧς οὐκ ἐκακοπάθησας ἐπ᾿ αὐτὴν οὐδὲ ἐξέθρεψας αὐτήν, ἣ ἐγενήθη ὑπὸ νύκτα καὶ ὑπὸ νύκτα ἀπώλετο.

И҆ речѐ гдⷭ҇ь: ты̀ ѡ҆скорби́лсѧ є҆сѝ ѡ҆ ты́квѣ, ѡ҆ не́йже не трꙋди́лсѧ є҆сѝ, ни воскорми́лъ є҆сѝ є҆ѧ̀, ꙗ҆́же роди́сѧ ѡ҆б̾ но́щь и҆ ѡ҆б̾ но́щь поги́бе:

11

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?

ἐγὼ δὲ οὐ φείσομαι ὑπὲρ Νινευὴ τῆς πόλεως τῆς μεγάλης, ἐν ᾗ κατοικοῦσι πλείους ἢ δώδεκα μυριάδες ἀνθρώπων, οἵτινες οὐκ ἔγνωσαν δεξιὰν αὐτῶν ἢ ἀριστερὰν αὐτῶν, καὶ κτήνη πολλά

а҆́зъ же не пощаждꙋ́ ли нїнеѵі́и гра́да вели́кагѡ, въ не́мже живꙋ́тъ мно́жайшїи не́же двана́десѧть те́мъ челѡвѣ́къ, и҆̀же не позна́ша десни́цы своеѧ̀, нижѐ шꙋ́йцы своеѧ̀, и҆ ско́ти и҆́хъ мно́зи;