Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Jonah 4:4-11: Translation and Comments

Jonah 4:4-11


4 And YHWH said, “Is it right for you to be angry? [lit. is it rightfully hot for you?]” 


5 And Jonah went forth from the city and he sat down east of the city and he made for himself there a booth and he sat down under it in the shadow until he would see what would become with the city.


6 And YHWH God supplied a plant and he made it grow up over Jonah to be a shadow over his head to take him away from his misery and Jonah rejoiced over the plant with great joy. 


Monday, 10 March 2014

Jonah 4:1-3: Translation and Comments

Jonah 4:1-3


1 And it was displeasing to Jonah, a great disaster and he became angry with regard to it.


2 And he prayed to YHWH and he said, “Oh YHWH, is this not my word while I was in my land? Therefore I did the first time to flee to Tarshish for I know that you are a gracious God and compassionate, slow to anger [lit. slow of nose] and abounding steadfast love and one who relents concerning the calamity.  


3 And now YHWH, please take my life from me because my death is better than my life.”


Friday, 21 February 2014

Jonah 3:1-10: Translation and Comments

Jonah 3:1-10


1 And it happened the word of YHWH came to Jonah a second [time] saying, 2 “Get up and go to Nineveh the great city and proclaim to her the proclamation which I am speaking to you.”


3 And Jonah got up and went to Nineveh according to the word of YHWH and Nineveh was a great city to God, a distance of three days.


4 And Jonah began to go into the city a journey of one day and he proclaimed and he said, “Still forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown.”


Friday, 7 February 2014

Jonah 2:6-11: Translation and Comments

Jonah 2:6-11*

 

(*2:5-10 in English translations)

6 The waters encompassed me up to the neck,
the deep surrounds me,
reeds were wrapped around my head.


7 To the foundations of the mountains I descended,
the land, her bars [were] around me for an eternity
and you brought my life up from the pit, YHWH my God.


Friday, 10 January 2014

Jonah 2:1-5: Translation and Comments

Jonah 2:1-5*


(*1:17-2:4 in English translations)


1 And YHWH supplied a large fish to swallow Jonah and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.


2 And Jonah prayed to YHWH his God from the belly of the fish.


3 And he said, “I called from in my distress to YHWH
and he answered me.
From the belly of Sheol I cried for help,
you heard my voice.