Jonah · Chapter 4
Peshitta OT
11 verses
1
ܘܟܪܝܬ ܠܝܘܢܢ ܟܪܝܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܘܥܩܬ ܠܗ ܛܒ
Tb lh weqth rbth' krywth' lywnn wkryth
But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry.
2
ܘܨܠܝ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܬ ܗܕܐ ܡܠܬܝ ܟܕ ܐܢܐ ܒܐܪܥܝ ܘܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܩܕܡܬ ܗܘܝܬ ܥܪܩܬ ܠܝ ܠܬܪܫܝܫ ܝܕܥ ܗܘܝܬ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܢܬ ܡܪܚܡܢܐ ܘܡܪܚܦܢܐ ܘܢܓܝܪܐ ܪܘܚܟ ܘܣܓܝܐܐ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ ܘܡܗܦܟ ܐܢܬ ܒܝܫܬܐ
byshth' 'nth wmhpk Tybwthk wsgy'' rwkhk wngyr' wmrkhpn' mrkhmn' 'nth d'lh' gyr hwyth yde lthrshysh ly erqth hwyth qdmth hn' wmTl b'rey 'n' kd mlthy hd' hwth l' mry' 'wn w'mr mry' qdm wtsly
He 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.
3
ܡܟܝܠ ܡܪܝ ܣܒ ܢܦܫܝ ܡܢܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܦܩܚ ܠܝ ܠܡܡܬ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܕܠܡܚܐ
dlmkh' mn Tb lmmth ly dpqkh mTl mny npshy sb mry mkyl
Therefore now, Yahweh, take, I beg you, my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”
5
ܘܢܦܩ ܝܘܢܢ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܝܬܒ ܠܗ ܒܡܕܢܚܝܗ̇ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܥܒܕ ܠܗ ܡܛܠܬܐ ܬܡܢ ܘܝܬܒ ܬܚܘܬܝܗ̇ ܒܛܠܠܐ ܕܢܚܙܐ ܡܢܐ ܓܕܫ ܠܗ̇ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ
lmdynth' lh gdsh mn' dnkhz' bTll' thkhwthyh wythb thmn mTlth' lh webd dmdynth' bmdnkhyh lh wythb mdynth' mn lbr ywnn wnpq
Then 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.
6
ܘܦܩܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܫܪܘܪܐ ܕܩܪܐܐ ܘܝܥܐ ܘܣܠܩ ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܢ ܘܗܘܐ ܛܠܠܐ ܥܠ ܪܝܫܗ ܘܐܪܘܚ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܬܗ ܘܚܕܝ ܝܘܢܢ ܒܗ ܒܫܪܘܪܐ ܕܩܪܐܐ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ
rbth' khdwth' dqr'' bshrwr' bh ywnn wkhdy byshthh mn lh w'rwkh ryshh el Tll' whw' ywnn mn lel wslq wye' dqr'' lshrwr' 'lh' mry' wpqd
Yahweh 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.
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ܘܠܝܘܡܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܦܩܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܬܘܠܥܐ ܒܡܣܩ̈ܝ ܫܦܪܐ ܘܡܚܬܗ ܠܫܪܘܪܐ ܕܩܪܐܐ ܘܩܛܡܬܗ
wqTmthh dqr'' lshrwr' wmkhthh shpr' bmsqy lthwle' 'lh' mry' pqd 'khrn' wlywm'
But God prepared a worm at dawn the next day, and it chewed on the vine so that it withered.
8
ܘܟܕ ܕܢܚܬ ܫܡܫܐ ܦܩܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܪܘܚܐ ܕܫܘܒܐ ܘܐܘܒܫܬܗ ܠܩܪܐܐ ܘܨܚܬ ܫܡܫܐ ܒܪܝܫܗ ܕܝܘܢܢ ܘܐܬܛܪܦ ܘܫܐܠ ܡܘܬܐ ܠܢܦܫܗ ܘܐܡܪ ܡܛܐ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܣܒ ܢܦܫܝ ܡܢܝ. ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܝܬ ܛܒ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܒ̈ܗܝ
'bhy mn 'n' Tb hwyth dl' mTl mny npshy lmsb mry' b'ydyk mT' w'mr lnpshh mwth' wsh'l w'thTrp dywnn bryshh shmsh' wtskhth lqr'' w'wbshthh dshwb' lrwkh' 'lh' mry' pqd shmsh' dnkhth wkd
When the sun arose, God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat on Jonah’s head, so that he was faint and requested for himself that he might die. He said, “It is better for me to die than to live.”
9
ܘܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܝܘܢܢ ܛܒ ܟܪܝܬ ܠܟ ܥܠ ܫܪܘܪܐ ܕܩܪܐܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܝܘܢܢ ܛܒ ܟܪܝܬ ܠܝ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܘܬܐ
lmwth' edm' ly kryth Tb ywnn w'mr dqr'' shrwr' el lk kryth Tb lywnn 'lh' mry' w'mr
God 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.”
10
ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܢܬ ܚܣܬ ܥܠ ܫܪܘܪܐ ܕܩܪܐܐ ܕܠܐ ܠܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܘܠܐ ܪܒܝܬܝܗܝ ܕܒܪ ܠܠܝܗ ܝܥܐ ܘܒܪ ܠܠܝܗ ܝܒܫ
ybsh llyh wbr ye' llyh dbr rbythyhy wl' bh l'yth dl' dqr'' shrwr' el khsth 'nth mry' lh 'mr
Yahweh 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.
11
ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܐܚܘܣ ܥܠ ܢܝܢܘܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ̇ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܬܪ̈ܬܥܣܪܐ ܪ̈ܒܘܢ ܒܢܝܢ̈ܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܒܝܬ ܝܡܝܢܗܘܢ ܠܣܡܠܗܘܢ ܘܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܒܥܝܪܐ
dbeyr' wswg'' lsmlhwn ymynhwn byth ydeyn dl' bnynsh' rbwn thrthesr' mn ythyr bh d'yth rbth' mdynth' nynw' el 'khws l' dyn 'n'
Shouldn’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 many animals?”