¹Et afflictus est Jonas afflictione magna,And Jonah was afflicted with a great affliction,et iratus est:and he was angry.

¹Et afflictus est Jonas afflictione magna,And Jonah was afflicted with a great affliction,et iratus est:and he was angry.

²et oravit ad Dominum,And he prayed to the Lord,et dixit:and he said,Obsecro,“I beg you,Domine,Lord,numquid non hoc est verbum meum cum adhuc essem in terra mea?was this not my word,propter hoc præoccupavi ut fugerem in Tharsis:when I was still in my own land?scio enim quia tu Deus clemensBecause of this,et misericors es,I knew beforehand to flee into Tarshish.patiensFor I know that you are a lenient and merciful God,et multæ miserationis,patient and great in compassion,et ignoscens super malitia.and forgiving despite ill will.

²et oravit ad Dominum,And he prayed to the Lord,et dixit:and he said,Obsecro,“I beg you,Domine,Lord,numquid non hoc est verbum meum cum adhuc essem in terra mea?was this not my word,propter hoc præoccupavi ut fugerem in Tharsis:when I was still in my own land?scio enim quia tu Deus clemensBecause of this,et misericors es,I knew beforehand to flee into Tarshish.patiensFor I know that you are a lenient and merciful God,et multæ miserationis,patient and great in compassion,et ignoscens super malitia.and forgiving despite ill will.

³Et nunc,And now,Domine,Lord,tolle, quæso, animam meam a me,I ask you to take my life from me.quia melior est mihi mors quam vita.For it is better for me to die than to live.”

³Et nunc,And now,Domine,Lord,tolle, quæso, animam meam a me,I ask you to take my life from me.quia melior est mihi mors quam vita.For it is better for me to die than to live.”

⁴Et dixit Dominus:And the Lord said,Putasne bene irasceris tu?“Do you really think you are right to be angry?”

⁴Et dixit Dominus:And the Lord said,Putasne bene irasceris tu?“Do you really think you are right to be angry?”

⁵Et egressus est Jonas de civitate,And Jonah went out of the city,et sedit contra orientem civitatis:and he sat opposite the east of the city.et fecit sibimet umbraculum ibi,And he made himself a shelter there,et sedebat subter illud in umbra,and he was sitting under it in the shadow,donec videret quid accideret civitati.until he might see what would befall the city.

⁵Et egressus est Jonas de civitate,And Jonah went out of the city,et sedit contra orientem civitatis:and he sat opposite the east of the city.et fecit sibimet umbraculum ibi,And he made himself a shelter there,et sedebat subter illud in umbra,and he was sitting under it in the shadow,donec videret quid accideret civitati.until he might see what would befall the city.

⁶Et præparavit Dominus Deus hederam,And the Lord God prepared an ivy,et ascendit super caput Jonæ,and it ascended over the head of Jonah so as to be a shadow over his head,ut esset umbra super caput ejus,and to protect him (for he had labored hard).et protegeret eum (laboraverat enim):And Jonah rejoiced because of the ivy,et lætatus est Jonas super hedera lætitia magna.with great rejoicing.

⁶Et præparavit Dominus Deus hederam,And the Lord God prepared an ivy,et ascendit super caput Jonæ,and it ascended over the head of Jonah so as to be a shadow over his head,ut esset umbra super caput ejus,and to protect him (for he had labored hard).et protegeret eum (laboraverat enim):And Jonah rejoiced because of the ivy,et lætatus est Jonas super hedera lætitia magna.with great rejoicing.

⁷Et paravit Deus vermen ascensu diluculi in crastinum:And God prepared a worm, when dawn approached on the next day,et percussit hederam,and it struck the ivy,et exaruit.and it dried up.

⁷Et paravit Deus vermen ascensu diluculi in crastinum:And God prepared a worm, when dawn approached on the next day,et percussit hederam,and it struck the ivy,et exaruit.and it dried up.

⁸Et cum ortus fuisset sol,And when the sun had risen,præcepit Dominus vento calido et urenti:the Lord ordered a hot and burning wind.et percussit sol super caput Jonæ,And the sun beat down on the head of Jonah,et æstuabat:and he burned.et petivit animæ suæ ut moreretur,And he petitioned for his soul that he might die,et dixit:and he said,Melius est mihi mori quam vivere.“It is better for me to die than to live.”

⁸Et cum ortus fuisset sol,And when the sun had risen,præcepit Dominus vento calido et urenti:the Lord ordered a hot and burning wind.et percussit sol super caput Jonæ,And the sun beat down on the head of Jonah,et æstuabat:and he burned.et petivit animæ suæ ut moreretur,And he petitioned for his soul that he might die,et dixit:and he said,Melius est mihi mori quam vivere.“It is better for me to die than to live.”

⁹Et dixit Dominus ad Jonam:And the Lord said to Jonah,Putasne bene irasceris tu super hedera?“Do you really think that you are right to be angry because of the ivy?”Et dixit:And he said,Bene irascor ego usque ad mortem.“I am right to be angry even unto death.”

⁹Et dixit Dominus ad Jonam:And the Lord said to Jonah,Putasne bene irasceris tu super hedera?“Do you really think that you are right to be angry because of the ivy?”Et dixit:And he said,Bene irascor ego usque ad mortem.“I am right to be angry even unto death.”

¹⁰Et dixit Dominus:And the Lord said,Tu doles super hederam in qua non laborasti,“You grieve for the ivy,neque fecisti ut cresceret;for which you have not labored and which you did not cause to grow,quæ sub una nocte nata est,though it had been born during one night,et sub una nocte periit:and during one night perished.

¹⁰Et dixit Dominus:And the Lord said,Tu doles super hederam in qua non laborasti,“You grieve for the ivy,neque fecisti ut cresceret;for which you have not labored and which you did not cause to grow,quæ sub una nocte nata est,though it had been born during one night,et sub una nocte periit:and during one night perished.

¹¹et ego non parcam Ninive,And shall I not spare Nineveh,civitati magnæ,the great city,in qua sunt plus quam centum viginti millia hominum qui nesciunt quid sit inter dexteramin which there are more than one hundred and twenty thousand men,et sinistram suam,who do not know the difference between their right and their left,et jumenta multa?and many beasts?”

¹¹et ego non parcam Ninive,And shall I not spare Nineveh,civitati magnæ,the great city,in qua sunt plus quam centum viginti millia hominum qui nesciunt quid sit inter dexteramin which there are more than one hundred and twenty thousand men,et sinistram suam,who do not know the difference between their right and their left,et jumenta multa?and many beasts?”