Jonah's Anger at the Lord's Compassion 1Καὶ ἐλυπήθη Ἰωνᾶς λύπην μεγάλην, καὶ συνεχύθη· 2καὶ προσεύξατο πρὸς Κύριον καὶ εἶπεν Ὦ Κύριε, οὐχ οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι μου, ἔτι ὄντος μου ἐν τῇ γῇ μου; διὰ τοῦτο προέφθασα τοῦ φυγεῖν εἰς Θαρσείς, διότι ἔγνων ὅτι σὺ ἐλεήμων καὶ οἰκτίρμων, μακρόθυμος καὶ πολυέλεος καὶ μετανοῶν ἐπὶ ταῖς κακίαις. 3καὶ νῦν, δέσποτα Κύριε, λάβε τὴν ψυχήν μου ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ, ὅτι καλὸν τὸ ἀποθανεῖν με ἢ ζῇν με. 4καὶ εἶπεν Κύριος πρὸς Ἰωνᾶν Εἰ σφόδρα λελύπησαι σύ; 5καὶ ἐξῆλθεν Ἰωνᾶς ἐκ τῆς πόλεως, καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἀπέναντι τῆς πόλεως· καὶ ἐποίησεν ἑαυτῷ ἐκεῖ σκηνὴν καὶ ἐκάθητο ὑποκάτω αὐτῆς ἐν σκιᾷ, ἕως οὗ ἀπίδῃ τί ἔσται τῇ πόλει. 6καὶ προσέταξεν 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. 7καὶ προσέταξεν ὁ θεὸς σκώληκι ἑωθινῇ τῇ ἐπαύριον, καὶ ἐπάταξεν τὴν κολόκυνθαν, καὶ ἀπεξηράνθη. 8καὶ ἐγένετο ἅμα τῷ ἀνατεῖλαι τὸν ἥλιον καὶ προσέταξεν ὁ θεὸς πνεύματι καύσωνος συνκαίοντι, καὶ ἐπάταξεν ὁ ἥλιος ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν Ἰωνᾶ· καὶ ὠλιγοψύχησεν καὶ ἀπελέγετο τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἶπεν Καλόν μοι ἀποθανεῖν με ἢ ζῇν. 9καὶ εἶπεν ὁ θεὸς πρὸς Ἰωνᾶν Εἰ σφόδρα λελύπησαι σὺ ἐπὶ τῇ κολοκύνθῃ; καὶ εἶπεν Σφόδρα λελύπημαι ἐγὼ ἕως θανάτου. 10καὶ εἶπεν Κύριος Σὺ ἐφείσω ὑπὲρ τῆς κολοκύνθης, ὑπὲρ ἧς οὐκ ἐκακοπάθησας ἐπ᾽ αὐτήν, καὶ οὐκ ἐξέθρεψας αὐτήν, ἣ ἐγενήθη ὑπὸ νύκτα καὶ ὑπὸ νύκτα ἀπώλετο. 11ἐγὼ δὲ οὐ φείσομαι ὑπὲρ Νινευὴ τῆς πόλεως τῆς μεγάλης, ἐν ᾗ κατοικοῦσιν πλείους δώδεκα μυριάδες ἀνθρώπων, οἵτινες οὐκ ἔγνωσαν δεξιὰν αὐτῶν ἢ ἀριστερὰν αὐτῶν, καὶ κτήνη πολλά; LXX-Swete-1930 courtesy of Eliran Wong. [BibleBento.com]. https://github.com/eliranwong/NES-Swete-1930 GNU General Public License v3.0 THE OLD TESTAMENT IN GREEK ACCORDING TO THE SEPTUAGINT edited by HENRY BARCLAY SWETE D.D. VOL. I - GENESIS–IV KINGS - Fourth Edition, 1909 - Reprinted 1925 VOL. II - I CRONICLES–TOBIT - Third Edition, 1907 VOL. III - HOSEA–IV MACCABEES - Fourth Edition, 1912 - Reprinted 1930 CAMBRIDGE AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS Versification has been modified to correspond with modern English texts. Section Headings Courtesy Bible Hub. |