Senjecas - Jonah's Anger: God's Reproof (Jonah 4:1-11)

Pronunciation table

peműko (labial)								riisűko (dental)								muitűko (alveolar)								vainűko (palatal)							ṡ̨uuše̋nos (vowels with प)								nı̋þo ṡ̨uuše̋nos (weak vowels)
p	b	f	v	m̃	m			t	d	þ	ð	ɫ	l			ṡ	ż	s	z	r	n			k	g	x	ƣ	h	ȝ			š	s̨			i	e	a	ɔ	o	u			ı	ɛ	y
प	ब	फ	भ	म़	म			त	द	थ	ध	ल़	ल			च	ज	स	स़	र	न			क	ग	क़	ग़	ह	य			स्व	स्य			इ ई पि पी	ए एै पे पै	अ आ प पा	ऒ ॵ पॊ पॏ	ओ औ पो पौ	उ ऊ पु पू			पं	पऺ	पॅ
/p/	/b/	/ɸ/	/β/	/m̥/	/m/			/t/	/d/	/θ/	/ð/	/l̥/	/l/			/ʦ/	/ʣ/	/s/	/z/	/ɾ̥/	/n/			/k/	/g/	/ç/	/ʝ/	/j̊/	/j/			/sʷ/	/sʲ/			/i/	/e/	/ä/	/ɒ/	/o/	/u/			/ɪ/	/ɛ/	/ʊ/

Glossing abbreviations

1s/p = 1st person singular/plural	ABL = ablative suffix	COL = collective	F = feminine	INT = intensive prefix	PRV = privative prefix	SUP = supine
2s/p = 2nd person singular/plural	ABS = absolutive (an unmarked modifying adjective)	DES = desiderative	FRQ = frequentative	LAT = lative suffix	PST = past	TRZ = transitivizer
3 = 3rd person	ADV = adverb	DIM = diminutive	FUT = future	LOC = locative suffix	REV = reversive	VOC = vocative particle
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AG = agent	ELIS = elision	IMP = imperative	M = masculine	Q = interrogative particle	YNG = young
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	AP = agent (active) participle	ELT = elative	INC = inchoative	OCC = occupation suffix	QUOT = direct quotation
N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural)	AUG = augmentative	EP = epenthesis	IND = indicative	PP = patient (past) participle	RPR = recent perfective
V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural)	CAUS = causative	EQU = equative degree	INS = instrument	PRF = perfect	SBJ = subjunctive

Text

jonahűs ge̋ƣra. ȝuműs k̬e̋e̋ðra

योनहु॓स् गे॓ग़्र। युमु॓स् क्वै॓ध्र

Jonah's Anger: God's Reproof (Jonah 4:1-11)

ivrɛȝeka̋s úúda tarne̋xaþo
Translated from the Hebrew

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Gloss

• 1. But this was greatly displeasing to Jonah, and he became angry.
• and.it.eye.of to-Jonah calamity great and it.was.kindled.for.him
• da me̋ża dősa ȝonahűs t̬alőm o e-e̋sa. da éȝum e-gegı̋d̨a:

da	me̋ża-Ø	dős-a	ȝonah-űs	t̬al-őm	o	e=e̋s-a	da	éȝ-um	e=geg-ı̋d̨-a
and	great-ABS	calamity-IND	Jonah-G.s	eye-G.p	to	PST=be-IND	and	3-A.s	PST=anger-TRZ-IND

• 2. "I beseech you, Lord," he prayed, "is not this what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I fled at first to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger, rich in clemency, loathe to punish.
• and.said please JHWH the.not-was my.word while-I.was on-my.land. therefore I.did.at.first flee to.Tarshish for I.know that you God gracious and.compassionate slow anger and.great.of-grace and.who.repents over-calamity
• da e-te̋e̋a: m̃a ȝahm̃ű. so mu-sa̋m̃o e-e̋sa ne me—métu mu-mexa̋s éna e-vűűa: náru tóðvi tarsı̋sam do e-ɫ̨őka—hi tum fa̋ṡumk̬e ga̋vumk̬e. ge̋gu ǧɔ̋dum da me̋ża fasta̋s ȝűmum e̋su da—táu dosa̋s ha s̨a̋a̋na—sa̋a̋ra:

da	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	ȝahm̃-ű	s-o	mu=sa̋m̃-o	e=e̋s-a	ne	me	métu	mu=mex-a̋s	éna	e=vűű-a
and	PST=say-IND	QUOT	JHWH-V.s	this-N.s	my=word-N.s	PST=be-IND	not	Q	when	my=land-G.s	in	PST=be-IND

náru	tóð=vi	tarsı̋s-am	do	e=ɫ̨ők-a	hi	t-um	fa̋ṡ-um=k̬e	ga̋v-um=k̬e
therefore	begin=ADV	Tarshish-A.s	to	PST=flee-IND	for	2s-A	gracious-A.s=and	compassionate-A.s=and

ge̋g-u	ǧɔ̋d-um	da	me̋ża-Ø	fast-a̋s	ȝűm-um	e̋s-u	da	tá-u	dos-a̋s	ha	s̨a̋a̋n-a	sa̋a̋r-a
anger-SUP	slow-A.s	and	great-ABS	grace-G.s	God-A.s	be-SUP	and	who-N.s	calamity-G.s	because.of	repent-IND	know-IND

• 3. And now, Lord, please take my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live."
• and.now JHWH please.take my.life from.me for better my death than.my.life
• da ímu. ȝahm̃ű. tum sőőra. mum ápa ǧı̋ı̋ram oȝe̋ȝa—hi ne̋sra ǧiira̋' sóma ee̋ra e̋sa m̃ar:

da	ímu	ȝahm̃-ű	t-um	sőőr-a	m-um	ápa	ǧı̋ı̋r-am	oȝ-e̋ȝa	hi	ne̋sr-a	ǧiir-a̋-'	sóma	e~e̋r-a	e̋s-a	m̃ar
and	now	JHWH-V.s	2s-A	please-IND	1s-A	from	life-A.s	take-SBJ	for	death-N.s	life-G.s-ELIS	than	EL~good-IND	be-IND	QUOT

• 4. But the Lord asked, "Have you reason to be angry?"
• and.said JHWH rightly is.kindled to.you
• da ȝa̋hm̃u e-te̋e̋a: m̃a tu m̃éérvi ge̋ga me m̃ar:

da	ȝa̋hm̃-u	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	t-u	m̃éér=vi	ge̋g-a	me	m̃ar
and	JHWH-N.s	PST=say-IND	QUOT	2s-N	right=ADV	be_angry.IND	Q	QUOT

• 5. Jonah then left the city for a place to the east of it, where he built himself a hut and waited under it in the shade to see what would happen to the city.
• and.went.out Jonah from-the.city and.sat on.the.east of.the.city and.he.made for.himself there booth and.sat under it in.shade until he.see what-would.happen in.the.city
• da ȝona̋hu rı̋ȝom e-vı̋da. da riȝős ápa ausa̋s ena e-se̋da. da tóru miűs éra tala̋som e-va̋a̋na. da eȝo-niizős éna e-se̋da—sííri—táo rı̋ȝom u-ebe̋ȝa—u-nake̋ȝa:

da	ȝona̋h-u	rı̋ȝ-om	e=vı̋d-a	da	riȝ-ős	ápa	aus-a̋s	ena	e=se̋d-a
and	Jonah-N.s	city-A.s	PST=leave-IND	and	city-G.s	from	east-G.s	on	PST=seat-IND

da	tóru	mi-űs	éra	tala̋s-om	e=va̋a̋n-a	da	eȝo=niiz-ős	éna	e=se̋d-a	sííri	tá-o	rı̋ȝ-om	u=eb-e̋ȝa	u=nak-e̋ȝa
and	there	self-G.s	for	hut-A.s	PST=make-IND	and	its=shade-G.s	in	PST=seat-IND	until	what-N.s	city-A.s	happen.to-IND	FUT=see-SBJ

• 6. And when the Lord God provided a gourd plant, that grew up over Jonah's head, giving shade that relieved him of any discomfort, Jonah was very happy over the plant.
• and.appointed JHWH-God plant and it.came.up over Jonah to.be shade over-his.head to.deliver him from.his.misery and.rejoiced Jonah over-the.plant joy great
• da ȝa̋hm̃u. eȝu- niimős éra nı̋ı̋zo vűűu. da eȝu-puuƣra̋s ápa éȝum še̋evı̋d̨u tááda. műlim e-fe̋e̋ta. da ȝona̋hus mulı̋s ha mézvi e-főga:

da	ȝa̋hm̃u	eȝu-niimős	éra	nı̋ı̋zo	vűűu	da	eȝu-puuƣra̋s	ápa	éȝum	še̋evı̋d̨u	tááda	műlim	e-fe̋e̋ta
and	JHWH-N.s	his=head-A.s	for	shade-N.s	be-IND	and	his=misery-G.s	from	3-A.s	free-TRZ-SUP	in_order_to	plant-A.s	PST=appoint-IND

da	ȝona̋h-us	mul-ı̋s	ha	méz=vi	e=főg-a
and	Jonah-N.s	plant-G.s	because_of	great=ADV	PST=rejoice-IND

• 7. But the next morning at dawn God sent a worm which attacked the plant, so that it withered.
• and.appointed God worm in.rising.of the.dawn of.morrow and.it.struck the.plant and.it.dried.up
• da ȝűmu—métu ṡum̃a̋s za̋ȝa e-kőþa—k̬ɔ̋mem e-fe̋e̋ta. da műlim e-tűűga da éȝi e-sa̋usa:

da	ȝűm-u	métu	ṡum̃-a̋s	za̋ȝ-a	e=kőþ-a	k̬ɔ̋m-em	e=fe̋e̋t-a	da	műl-im	e=tűűg-a	da	éȝ-i	e=sa̋us-a
and	God-N.s	when	tomorrow-G.s	dawn-N.s	PST=arise-IND	worm-A.s	PST=appoint-IND	and	plant-A.s	PST=strike-IND	and	3-N.s	dry.up-IND

• 8. And when the sun arose, God sent a burning east wind; and the sun beat upon Jonah's head till he became faint. Then he asked for death, saying, "I would be better off dead than alive."
• and.struck the.sun on-head.of Jonah and.he.fainted and.he.asked.for his.life to.die and.he.said better my.death than.my.life
• da sűűle ȝonahűs nı̋ı̋mom e-tűűga. da éȝu e-te̋e̋la. da eȝu-ǧı̋ı̋ram ne̋ṡu e-ı̋ga. da e-te̋e̋a: m̃a mu-ne̋sra ǧiira̋' sóma u-ese̋ȝa m̃ar:

da	sűűl-e	ȝonah-űs	nı̋ı̋m-om	e=tűűg-a	da	éȝ-u	e=te̋e̋l-a	da	eȝu=ǧı̋ı̋r-am	ne̋ṡ-u	e=ı̋g-a	da	e=te̋e̋-a
and	sun-N.s	Jonah-G.s	head-A.s	PST=strike-IND	and	3-N.s	PST=faint-IND	and	his=life-A.s	die-SUP	PST=request-IND	and	PST=say-IND

m̃a	mu=ne̋sr-a	ǧiir-a̋='	sóma	u=es-e̋ȝa	m̃ar
QUOT	my=death-N.s	life-G.s=ELIS	than	FUT=be-SBJ	QUOT

• 9. But God said to Jonah, "Have you reason to be angry over the plant?" "I have reason to be angry," Jonah answered, "angry enough to die."
• and.said God to-Jonah rightly is.kindled-to.you over-the.plant and.he.said rightly is.kindled-to.me to-death.
• da ȝűmu ȝonahűs o e-te̋e̋a: m̃a tu méérvi műlim sépa ge̋ga me m̃ar. da éȝu e-te̋e̋a: m̃a mu m̃éérvi nesra̋s o ge̋ga m̃ar:

da	ȝűm-u	ȝonah-űs	o	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	t-u	m̃éér=vi	műl-im	sépa	ge̋g-a	me	m̃ar	da	éȝ-u	e=te̋e̋-a
and	God-N.s	Jonah-G.s	to	PST=say-IND	QUOT	2s-N	right=ADV	plant-A.s	concerning	be_angry-IND	Q	QUOT	and	3-N.s	PST=say-IND

m̃a	m-u	méér=vi	ne̋sr-as	o	ge̋g-a	m̃ar
QUOT	1s.N	right=ADV	death-G.s	to	be_angry-IND	QUOT

• 10. Then the Lord said, "You are concerned over the plant which cost you no labor and which you did not raise; it came up in one night and in one night it perished.
• and.said JHWH you had.compassion on-the.plant which not-you.labored with.it and.not you.made.it.grow which-son.of.night was and.son.of night it.perished
• da ȝűmu e-te̋e̋a: m̃a tu mulı̋s éra—taís túȝa e-da̋a̋ra n'—e-ga̋va. da éȝom taal̨e̋ta ne: laata̋s pőiku e-e̋sa. da ítu e-bűra:

da	ȝűm-u	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃a	t-u	mul-ı̋s	éra	ta-ís	túȝa	e=da̋a̋r-a	n-'	e=ga̋v-a
and	God-N.s	PST=say-IND	QUOT	2s-N	plant-G.s	on	which-G.s	with	PST=work-IND	not-ELIS	PST=compassion-IND

da	éȝ-om	taal̨-e̋t-a	ne	laat-a̋s	pőik-u	e=e̋s-a	da	ítu	e=bűr-a
and	3-A.s	grow-CAUS-IND	not	night-G.s	son-N.s	PST=be-IND	and	so	PST=perish=IND

• 11. And should I not be concerned over Nineveh, the great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who cannot distinguish their right hand from their left, not to mention the many cattle?"
• and.I not should.have.compassion on-Nineveh the.city great which there.is-in.it more than-twelve ten.thousand men who not-know between.his.right to.his.left and.cattle many
• da mu ninua̋s me̋żo riȝős éra—taós éna m̃iirűm d̬őfoos t̨umő' sóma m̃ım̃e̋umus—táus éȝu-m̃asős ápa ta̋ɫom sa̋a̋ra ne—da m̃e̋ume ȝűnes vűűla—ga̋vu ke̋la ne me⁝

da	m-u	ninu-a̋s	me̋żo-Ø	riȝ-ős	éra	ta-ós	éna	m̃iir-űm	d̬ő.foos	t̨um-ő='	sóma	m̃ı~m̃e̋um-us
and	1s.N	Nineveh-G.s	great-ABS	city-G.s	for	which-G.s	in	man-G.p	two.tens	thousand-G.s=ELIS	than	EL~many-N.p

tá-us	éȝu=m̃as-ős	ápa	ta̋ɫ-om	sa̋a̋r-a	ne	da	m̃e̋ume-Ø	ȝűn-es	vűűl-a	ga̋v-u	ke̋l-a	ne	me
who-N.p	their=left_hand-G.s	from	right_hand-A.s	know-IND	not	and	many-ABS	cow-N.p	there_be-IND	have.compassion-SUP	should-IND	not	Q

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