Jon Jonah, chapter Book of Jonah, chapter 4

Jonah 4:3 in different translations

English

KJV (66 books) +4 Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

ASV Therefore now, O Jehovah, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

BSB +1 And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

DRA And now, O Lord, I beseech thee take my life from me: for it is better for me to die than to live.

FBV So just kill me now, Lord, because I'd prefer to die than to live!”

GNV Therefore nowe O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me: for it is better for me to die then to liue.

LSV And now, O YHWH, please take my soul from me, for better [is] my death than my life.”

NASB So now, Lord, please take my life from me, for death is better to me than life.” NASB 2020

NIV (US) +1 Now, Lord, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

OJB Therefore now, Hashem, take, I beseech Thee, my nefesh from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

T4T So now, O Yahweh, since you will not destroy Nineveh city as you said you would, allow me to die, because it would be better for me to die than to continue to live.”

WEB (US) +1 Therefore now, Yahweh, take, I beg you, my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

WEB (UK) +5 Therefore now, LORD, take, I beg you, my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

Russian

РСП (66 кн.) +2 И ныне, Господи, возьми душу мою от меня, ибо лучше мне умереть, нежели жить.

НРП А теперь, Господи, забери мою жизнь, потому что мне лучше умереть, чем жить.

Заокская (Кулаков) Но теперь молю Тебя, Господи: возьми мою жизнь, потому что смерть мне милее жизни».

ВП +2 А теперь, Вечный, забери мою жизнь, потому что мне лучше умереть, чем жить.

СП (БЛ) А теперь, Господи, возьми мою жизнь, потому что лучше мне умереть, чем жить».