Jonah 4:3

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

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

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

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

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

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

Bible in Basic English ☆

So now, O Lord, give ear to my prayer and take my life from me; for death is better for me than life.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

And now, Lord God, take my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

Darby Translation ☆

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

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

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

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

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

Noyes Bible ☆

And now, O Jehovah, take, I pray thee, my life from me! for it is better for me to die than to live.

Leeser Tanakh ☆

And now, O Lord, take, I pray thee, my soul from me; because it is better for me to die, than to live.

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech Thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.'

King James Version ☆

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

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

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

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

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

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

And now, Lord God, take my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

And now, Lord God, take my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

Majority Standard BIble ☆

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

Webster Bible ☆

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

Open English Bible (Commonwealth) ☆

Therefore, Lord, I beg you, take my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live!’

Open English Bible (US) ☆

Therefore, Lord, I beg you, take my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live!”

Revised Version ☆

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

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

And now, Lord God, take my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

World English Bible ☆

Therefore now, LORD, take, I beg you, my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

Therefore now, LORD, take, I beg you, my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

World English Bible British Edition ☆

Therefore now, LORD, take, I beg you, my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

Therefore now, LORD, take, I beg you, my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

World English Bible Classic ☆

Therefore now, Yahweh, take, I beg you, my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

World English Bible Updated ☆

Therefore now, LORD, take, I beg you, my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

World Messianic Bible ☆

Therefore now, LORD, take, I beg you, my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

Therefore now, LORD, take, I beg you, my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

Young's Literal Translation ☆

And now, O Jehovah, take, I pray Thee, my soul from me, for better [is] my death than my life.'

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

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

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

فَٱلْآنَ يَارَبُّ، خُذْ نَفْسِي مِنِّي، لِأَنَّ مَوْتِي خَيْرٌ مِنْ حَيَاتِي».

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

သို့​ဖြစ်​၍ အို ထာ​ဝ​ရ​ဘု​ရား၊ ယ​ခု​ပင်​လျှင် အ​ကျွန်ုပ်​အား​သေ​ရ​သော​အ​ခွင့်​ကို​ပေး တော်​မူ​ပါ။ အ​ကျွန်ုပ်​အ​တွက်​အ​သက်​ရှင် ရ​ခြင်း​ထက်​သေ​ရ​ခြင်း​က​သာ​၍​ကောင်း ပါ​၏'' ဟု​ဆု​တောင်း​လေ​၏။

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

သို့ဖြစ်၍ ၊ အိုထာဝရဘုရား ၊ အကျွန်ုပ် အသက် ကို နှုတ်ယူ တော်မူပါ။ အကျွန်ုပ် အသက် ရှင်ခြင်းထက် သေ ခြင်း သည် သာ၍ကောင်း ပါသည်ဟု တောင်း လျှောက်လေ ၏။

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Aw Angraeng, vaihi ka hinghaih hae la halat ah; ka hing pongah loe duek hae kai han hoih kue, tiah lawk a thuih.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

BOEIPA aw, kai lamkah ka hinglu te lo mai laeh. Ka dueknah he ka hingnah lakah then,” a ti.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

BOEIPA aw, kai lamkah ka hinglu te lo mai laeh. Ka dueknah he ka hingnah lakah then,” a ti.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

耶和华啊，现在求你取我的命吧！因为我死了比活着还好。」

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

耶和華啊，現在求你取我的命吧！因為我死了比活着還好。」

World Chinese Bible ☆

耶和华啊，现在求你取走我的性命吧，因为我死了比活着还好。”

Croatian Bible ☆

Sada, Jahve, uzmi moj život, jer mi je bolje umrijeti nego živjeti.”

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Nyní tedy, ó Hospodine, vezmi, prosím, duši mou ode mne; nebo lépe jest mi umříti nežli živu býti.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Så tag nu, HERRE, mit Liv; thi jeg vil hellere dø end leve.”

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

Nu dan, HEERE! neem toch mijn ziel van mij; want het is mij beter te sterven dan te leven.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Ontneem mij nu ook maar het leven; want de dood is mij liever dan het leven.

Esperanto Bible ☆

Nun, ho Eternulo, volu forpreni de mi mian animon; ĉar pli bone por mi estas morti, ol vivi.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

et maintenant, Éternel, je t’en prie, prends-moi ma vie, car mieux me vaut la mort que la vie.

French Ostervald Bible ☆

Maintenant, Éternel, prends donc ma vie; car mieux me vaut la mort que la vie!

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

Maintenant, Éternel, prends-moi donc la vie, car la mort m’est préférable à la vie.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Maintenant donc, SEIGNEUR, je t'en prie, retire-moi la vie, car il vaut mieux pour moi mourir que vivre. »

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Und nun, Jehova, nimm doch meine Seele von mir; denn es ist besser, daß ich sterbe, als daß ich lebe.

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

So nimm doch nun, HERR, meine Seele von mir; denn ich wollte lieber tot sein als leben.

German Textbibel ☆

So nimm doch nun, Jahwe, mein Leben dahin; denn es ist besser für mich, ich sterbe, als daß ich leben bleibe!

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Und nun, HERR, nimm doch meine Seele von mir; denn es ist besser, ich sterbe, als daß ich lebe!

CC BY 4.0

SEPTUAGINTA ☆

καὶ νῦν, δέσποτα Κύριε, λάβε τὴν ψυχήν μου ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ, ὅτι καλὸν τὸ ἀποθανεῖν με μᾶλλον, ἢ ζῆν με.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Καὶ νῦν, δέσποτα Κύριε, λάβε τὴν ψυχήν μου ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ, ὅτι καλὸν τὸ ἀποθανεῖν με ἢ ζῇν με.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Koulye a, Seyè, ou mèt tou touye m' fini ak sa. M' pito mouri pase pou m' viv pou m' wè bagay sa a devan je m'!

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

Ano hoi, e Iehova, ke noi aku nei au ia oe, e lawe oe i kuu ola mai o'u aku la; no ka mea, ua oi ka maikai o kuu make mamua o ke ola.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

וְעַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה קַח־נָ֥א אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֖י מִמֶּ֑נִּי כִּ֛י טֹ֥וב מֹותִ֖י מֵחַיָּֽי׃ ס

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

ועתה יהוה קח נא את נפשי ממני כי טוב מותי מחיי׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

Ora dunque, Signore, togli da me, ti prego, l'anima mia ; perciocchè meglio è per me di morire che di vivere.

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

Or dunque, o Eterno, ti prego, riprenditi la mia vita; perché per me val meglio morire che vivere”.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

ですから今、主よ、どうか私の命を取ってください。私には、生きるより死ぬほうがましです。」

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

여호와여 원컨대 이제 내 생명을 취하소서 사는 것보다 죽는 것이 내게 나음이니이다

Kosraean Bible ☆

Ke ma inge, LEUM GOD, eisla moul luk. Nga fin misa, ac wo liki na nga in moul.”

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Et nunc, Domine, tolle, quæso, animam meam a me, quia melior est mihi mors quam vita.

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

پس حال‌ای خداوند جانم را از من بگیر زیرا که مردن از زنده ماندن برای من بهتر است.»

World Portuguese Bible ☆

Portanto agora, SENHOR, peço que tire a minha vida, pois é melhor para mim morrer do que viver.”

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

Agora pois, ó SENHOR, peço-te que me mates, porque é melhor para mim morrer do que viver.

CC BY 4.0

Romanian BTF Bible ☆

De aceea acum, DOAMNE, te implor, ia viaţa de la mine, pentru că este mai bine pentru mine să mor decât să trăiesc.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Акум, Доамне, я-мь вяца, кэч вряу май бине сэ мор декыт сэ трэеск!”

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

И ныне, Господи, возьми душу мою от меня, ибо лучше мне умереть, нежели жить.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

Sada Gospode, uzmi dušu moju od mene, jer mi je bolje umreti nego živeti.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Сада Господе, узми душу моју од мене, јер ми је боље умрети него живети.

Mashi Bible ☆

Mâshi Yâgirwa, mpêka buno, yanka guno mûka, bulya olufù lwo lukulu aha kalamo emwâni buno».

CC BY 4.0

Reina Valera 1909 ☆

Ahora pues, oh Jehová, ruégote que me mates; porque mejor me es la muerte que la vida.

Spanish BLL ☆

Por eso ahora, Yahvé, te ruego que me quites la vida. ¡Es mejor para mí morir que seguir viviendo!”.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

Por tanto ahora, Yahvé, te ruego que me quites la vida, porque mejor me es la muerte que la vida».

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

Así que ahora, oh Señor, escucha mi oración y quita mi vida de mí; Porque la muerte es mejor para mí que la vida.

CC BY 4.0

Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

Ahora pues, oh Yavé, te ruego que me quites la vida, porque mejor me es la muerte que la vida.

CC BY 4.0

Revised West Version ☆

Ko ia ko eni, ʻe Sihova ʻoku ou kole kiate koe toʻo ʻa ʻeku moʻui meiate au, he ʻoku lelei lahi kiate au ke u mate ʻi heʻeku moʻui.”

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Возьми ж у мене душу, Господи, бо лучше менї вмерти, анїж жити.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

Возьми ж у мене душу, Господи, бо лучше менї вмерти, анїж жити.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Hỡi Đức Giê-hô-va, vậy bây giờ, tôi nài xin Ngài hãy cất lấy sự sống tôi; vì về phần tôi, chết còn hơn sống!

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

וְעַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה קַח־נָ֥א אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֖י מִמֶּ֑נִּי כִּ֛י ט֥וֹב מוֹתִ֖י מֵחַיָּֽי׃ ס