YNA 4:8 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) And when the sun came up, God sent a hot east wind and the sun beat on Yonah’s head. He became faint and asked for his life to end and said, “It’s better for me to die than to live.”

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX 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 ἀπελέγετο τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἶπε, καλόν μοι ἀποθανεῖν με ἢ ζῇν.
(Kai egeneto hama tōi anateilai ton haʸlion, kai prosetaxen ho Theos pneumati kausōni sugkaionti, kai epataxen ho haʸlios epi taʸn kefalaʸn tou Yōna; kai ōligopsuⱪaʸse, kai apelegeto taʸn psuⱪaʸn autou, kai eipe, kalon moi apothanein me aʸ zaʸn. )

BrTr 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.

ULT And as soon as the rising of the sun happened, then God appointed a hot east wind; and the sun beat on the head of Jonah, and he became faint. Then he asked his spirit to die and said, “My death is better than my life.”

UST Then, shortly after the sun had risen, God caused a hot wind to blow from the east. The sun shone very hotly on Jonah’s head, and Jonah began to feel faint. He wanted to die and he exclaimed, “It would be better for me to die than to continue living!”

OEB And when the sun rose, God arranged a hot east wind. And the sun beat upon Jonah’s head, so that he was faint and begged that he might die, saying, ‘It is better for me to die than to live.’

WEBBE 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.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET When the sun began to shine, God sent a hot east wind. So the sun beat down on Jonah’s head, and he grew faint. So he despaired of life, and said, “I would rather die than live!”

LSV And it comes to pass, about the rising of the sun, that God appoints a cutting east wind, and the sun strikes on the head of Jonah, and he wraps himself up, and asks for his soul to die, and says, “Better [is] my death than my life.”

FBV Then as the sun came up the Lord arranged for a scorching east wind to blow, and the sun beat down on Jonah's head so that he became faint and wanted to die. “I'd rather die than live!” he said.

T4T Then, when the sun rose high in the sky, God sent a very hot wind from the east, and the sun shone very strongly on Jonah’s head, with the result that he felt faint. He wanted to die, and he said, “It would be better for me to die than to continue to live!”

LEB _⌊And when the sun rose_⌋,[fn] God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head and he grew faint. _⌊And he asked that he could die_⌋[fn] and said, “My death is better than my life!”

4:8 Literally “and it happened at the rising of the sun”

4:8 Literally “and he asked his soul to die”

BBE Then when the sun came up, God sent a burning east wind: and so great was the heat of the sun on his head that Jonah was overcome, and, requesting death for himself, said, Death is better for me than life.

Moff No Moff YNA (JNA) 4:8 verse available

JPS And it came to pass, when the sun arose, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and requested for himself that he might die, and said: 'It is better for me to die than to live.'

ASV And it came to pass, when the sun arose, that God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.

DRA And when the sun was risen, the Lord commanded a hot and burning wind: and the sun beat upon the head of Jonas, and he broiled with the heat: and he desired for his soul that he might die, and said: It is better for me to die than to live.

YLT And it cometh to pass, about the rising of the sun, that God appointeth a cutting east wind, and the sun smiteth on the head of Jonah, and he wrappeth himself up, and asketh his soul to die, and saith, 'Better [is] my death than my life.'

Drby And it came to pass, when the sun arose, that [fn]God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, so that he fainted; and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.

4.8 Elohim

RV And it came to pass, when the sun arose, that God prepared a sultry east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.

SLT And it will be as the sun rose, and God will appoint a sultry east wind; and the sun struck upon the head of Jonah, and he will faint, and he will ask his soul to die, and say, It is good for me to die rather than live.

Wbstr And it came to pass, when the sun rose that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.

KJB-1769 And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.[fn]

4.8 vehement: or, silent

KJB-1611 [fn]And it came to passe when the Sunne did arise, that God prepared a vehement East wind; and the Sunne beat vpon the head of Ionah, that hee fainted, and wished in himselfe to die, and said, It is better for me to die, then to liue.
(And it came to pass when the Sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement East wind; and the Sun beat upon the head of Yonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die, then to live.)

4:8 Or, silent.

Bshps And when the sunne rose, God prepared a seruent east winde, and the sunne beat vpon the head of Ionas that he fainted: and wished vnto his soule, that he might dye, and saide, It is better for me to dye, then to lyue.
(And when the sun rose, God prepared a seruent east wind, and the sun beat upon the head of Yonas that he fainted: and wished unto his soul, that he might dye, and said, It is better for me to dye, then to live.)

Gnva And when the sunne did arise, God prepared also a feruent East winde: and the sunne beat vpon the head of Ionah, that he fainted, and wished in his heart to die, and said, It is better for me to dye, then to liue.
(And when the sun did arise, God prepared also a fervent East wind: and the sun beat upon the head of Yonah, that he fainted, and wished in his heart to die, and said, It is better for me to dye, then to live. )

Cvdl And when the Sone was vp God prepared a feruent east wynde: and the Sonne bete ouer the heade of Ionas, that he faynted agayne, and wy?shed vnto his soule, that he might dye, and sayde: It is better for me to dye, the to lyue.
(And when the Son was up God prepared a fervent east wind: and the Son beat over the head of Yonas, that he fainted again, and wy?shed unto his soul, that he might dye, and said: It is better for me to dye, the to live.)

Wycl And whanne the sunne was risun, the Lord comaundide to the hoot wynd and brennyng; and the sunne smoot on the heed of Jonas, and he swalide. And he axide to his soule that he schulde die, and seide, It is betere to me for to die, than for to lyue.
(And when the sun was risen, the Lord commanded to the hoot wind and burning; and the sun smote on the head of Yonas, and he swalide. And he asked to his soul that he should die, and said, It is better to me for to die, than for to live.)

Luth Als aber die Sonne aufgegangen war, verschaffte GOtt einen dürren Ostwind; und die Sonne stach Jona auf den Kopf, daß er matt ward. Da wünschte er seiner SeeLE den Tod und sprach: Ich wollte lieber tot sein denn leben!
(As but the sun opened was, verschaffte God a dry east_wind; and the sun stach Yona on/in/to the head(n), that he dull/faint was. So wünschte he his soul the Tod and spoke: I wanted love(v) dead be because/than life!)

ClVg Et cum ortus fuisset sol, præcepit Dominus vento calido et urenti: et percussit sol super caput Jonæ, et æstuabat: et petivit animæ suæ ut moreretur, et dixit: Melius est mihi mori quam vivere.
(And when/with birth would_have_been the_sun, ordered Master with_the_wind calido and urenti: and he_struck the_sun over the_head Yonæ, and brasstuabat: and asked soul his/her_own as would_die, and he/she_said: Better it_is to_me to_die how to_live. )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 4:1–11: The LORD showed Jonah his mercy and compassion

Jonah was upset that the LORD had not destroyed the people of Nineveh, and he argued with the LORD about it. The LORD taught Jonah that Jonah, too, should have compassion on the people of Nineveh. The LORD caused a plant to grow to shelter Jonah from the sun and then sent a worm to destroy it. When Jonah was upset about the plant being destroyed, the LORD told him that if he could be concerned about a mere plant, it was more fitting that the LORD should be concerned about people—as people are more important to him than plants. This was to show Jonah how much the LORD cared about people—even the enemies of the Israelites.

4:8a

As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind,

When the sun rose, God sent/caused a very hot wind to blow from the east,

appointed: This is the final use of this Hebrew verb minneh in Jonah. See the notes on 1:17a, 4:6a, 4:7a.

scorching: This a difficult word to understand in Hebrew, but most translations have something like “burning” or “hot,” which makes good sense in the context.

4:8b

and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint

and the sun beating down on Jonah’s head caused him to feel faint.
and Jonah felt faint as the sun blazed down on his head.

the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint: Without the shelter of the plant, Jonah had little protection from the sun. So both the burning sun and the hot wind were causing him severe discomfort.

the sun beat down on Jonah’s head: Many languages have an idiom to describe the burning action of the sun on someone’s head. If you have such an expression in your language, you could use it here.

he grew faint: This expression may convey the idea of suffering sunstroke4.8 Keil-Delitzsch, p. 415.

4:8c

and wished to die, saying,

So he wished he were dead and said to God,

wished to die, saying: Again Jonah expressed a wish to die. In 4:3, his reason was his distress and anger because the LORD had spared the people of Nineveh rather then destroying them as he had threatened. Now, he was also experiencing physical discomfort from the sun.

4:8d

“It is better for me to die than to live.”

“I would rather die than go on living.”
“It would be better for me to die than to go on living.”

It is better for me to die than to live: Notice that Jonah used the same words here as in 4:3b.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-background

וַ⁠יְהִ֣י ׀ כִּ⁠זְרֹ֣חַ הַ⁠שֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ

and=he/it_was just,as_arose the,sun

This clause provides background information about the time of day to help readers understand what happens next in the story. In your translation, present this information in a way that makes it clear that this is background information. Alternate translation: [And then, after the sun had come up]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יְמַ֨ן אֱלֹהִ֜ים ר֤וּחַ קָדִים֙ חֲרִישִׁ֔ית

and=he/it_assigned ʼElohīm wind_of east scorching

The implication is that a hot east wind will make Jonah very uncomfortable. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. If “wind” in your language can only mean cool air, then you can try this alternate translation: “God sent a great warmth from the east to Jonah”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וַ⁠תַּ֥ךְ הַ⁠שֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ עַל

and,it_struck the,sun on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in

Here, the author speaks of the sun as if it were a person who could beat on another person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and the sun was very hot on] or [and the sun sent its great heat onto]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ יוֹנָ֖ה

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in head Yōnāh/(Jonah)'s

The phrase on the head of Jonah may have a literal meaning or a figurative meaning. Perhaps Jonah felt the heat most on his head, or perhaps the phrase the head of Jonah means Jonah’s entire body. Alternate translation: [on Jonah]

וַ⁠יִּתְעַלָּ֑ף

and,he_became_faint

Alternate translation: [and he became very weak] or [and he lost his strength]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

וַ⁠יִּשְׁאַ֤ל אֶת־נַפְשׁ⁠וֹ֙ לָ⁠מ֔וּת

and,he_asked DOM life_of,his to,die

If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this as a direct quotation either addressed to himself or, as in [4:3](../04/03.md), to God. Alternate translation: [Then he told himself, ‘I want to die’] or [Then he requested of God, ‘Let me die’]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ט֥וֹב מוֹתִ֖⁠י מֵ⁠חַיָּֽ⁠י

good death_of,my more,than_of,my_life

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of death and life, you could express the same ideas in other ways. See how you translated this in [4:3](../04/03/yk5v). Alternate translation: [I would rather die than live] or [I want to die; I do not want to live]

Parallel YNA 4:8

Section 4:1–11: The LORD showed Jonah his mercy and compassion

4:8a

4:8b

4:8c

4:8d