OET interlinear YNA (JNA) 4:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

אָנָּ֤ה

o

This is an exclamation that is emphasizing intense frustration. Use an exclamation that would communicate that meaning in your language. Alternate translation: [Oh] or [I knew it]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

יְהוָה֙ הֲ⁠לוֹא־זֶ֣ה דְבָרִ֗⁠י עַד־הֱיוֹתִ⁠י֙ עַל־אַדְמָתִ֔⁠י

YHWH am=not this word_of,my until I,was on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in land_of,my_own

Jonah used this rhetorical question to tell God how angry he was. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: [Yahweh, this is what I said when I was still in my own country!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

יְהוָה֙ הֲ⁠לוֹא־זֶ֣ה דְבָרִ֗⁠י עַד־הֱיוֹתִ⁠י֙ עַל־אַדְמָתִ֔⁠י

YHWH am=not this word_of,my until I,was on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in land_of,my_own

The implication is that Jonah correctly foretold what would happen. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Yahweh, when I was still in my own country, did I not say that if I warned the people of Nineveh, they might repent, and you would not destroy them]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אֶ֤רֶךְ אַפַּ֨יִם֙

slow_of anger

The phrase long of nostrils is an idiom meaning that Yahweh does not get angry quickly. If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use an idiom from your language that does have this meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [with a cool head] or [slow to get angry] or [very patient]

וְ⁠רַב־חֶ֔סֶד

and,great_of steadfast_love

Alternate translation: [and very faithful] or [and full of love for your people]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠נִחָ֖ם עַל־הָ⁠רָעָֽה

and_[who],relents on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in (the),evil

Here, evil refers to the physical destruction of the city of Nineveh and its people. It does not refer to moral evil. In this context, this phrase means that God feels sadness about causing bad things to happen to people who sin, and he acts differently when sinners repent of their sin. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. See the discussion about evil in the chapter introduction, and see how you translated this word in [4:1](../04/01.md). Alternate translation: [and you decide not to punish sinners who repent]