[和合本] 就祷告耶和华说:“耶和华啊,我在本国的时候岂不是这样说吗?我知道你是有恩典、有怜悯的 神,不轻易发怒,有丰盛的慈爱,并且后悔不降所说的灾,所以我急速逃往他施去。
[新标点] 就祷告耶和华说:“耶和华啊,我在本国的时候岂不是这样说吗?我知道你是有恩典、有怜悯的 神,不轻易发怒,有丰盛的慈爱,并且后悔不降所说的灾,所以我急速逃往他施去。
[和合修] 他就向耶和华祷告,说:“耶和华啊,这不就是我仍在本国的时候所说的吗?我知道你是有恩惠,有怜悯的 神,不轻易发怒,有丰盛的慈爱,并且会改变心意,不降那灾难。我就是因为这样,才急速逃往他施去的呀!
[新译本] 就向耶和华祷告,说:“耶和华啊!我还在本国的时候,不是这样说过吗?我知道你是有恩典有怜悯的上帝,不轻易发怒,并且有丰盛的慈爱,转意不降灾祸,所以我才急忙逃往他施去。
[当代修] 他向耶和华祷告说:“耶和华啊,我在家乡的时候岂不早就说过你会这样做吗?我知道你是一位有恩典、有怜悯的上帝,不轻易发怒,充满慈爱,不忍心降灾,所以我才急速逃往他施。
[现代修] 所以他祈祷说:“上主啊,在我离开家乡以前,我不是说你一定会这样做吗?就因这缘故,我尽了所能要逃往他施!我知道你是慈悲怜悯的上帝。你不轻易发怒,满有仁慈,常改变心意不惩罚人。
[吕振中] 他就祷告永恒主说:“哦永恒主阿,我还在我本地的时候、不就这样说了么?故此我才急速逃往他施阿;因为我佑道你是有恩惠有怜悯的上帝,不轻易发怒,而有丰盛的坚爱,并且能改变心意不降所说的灾祸。
[思高本] 他恳求天主说:“上主,当我还在故乡时,我岂不是已想到这事?所以,我预先要逃往塔尔史士去,因为我知道你是慈悲的,宽仁的天主;是缓于发怒,富于慈爱,怜悯而不愿降灾祸的天主。
[文理本] 祷耶和华曰、耶和华欤、我在故土、非言此乎、故亟逃往他施、盖我知尔为仁慈矜悯之上帝、迟于发怒、富有恩惠、回意不降其灾、
[GNT] So he prayed, " LORD, didn't I say before I left home that this is just what you would do? That's why I did my best to run away to Spain! I knew that you are a loving and merciful God, always patient, always kind, and always ready to change your mind and not punish.
[BBE] And he made prayer to the Lord and said, O Lord, is this not what I said when I was still in my country? This is why I took care to go in flight to Tarshish: for I was certain that you were a loving God, full of pity, slow to be angry and great in mercy,
[KJV] And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and rep
[NKJV] So he prayed to the LORD, and said, "Ah, LORD, was not this what I said when I was still in my country? Therefore I fled previously to Tarshish; for I know that You [are] a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, One who relents from doing harm.
[KJ21] And he prayed unto the LORD and said, "I pray Thee, O LORD, was not this what I said when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish; for I knew that Thou art a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness, and repen
[NASB] Then he prayed to the Lord and said, "Please Lord, was this not (Lit my word)what I said when I was still in my own country? Therefore in anticipation of this I fled to Tarshish, since I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in mercy, and One who relents of disaster.
[NRSV] He prayed to the LORD and said, "O LORD! Is not this what I said while I was still in my own country? That is why I fled to Tarshish at the beginning; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, an
[WEB] He prayed to Yahweh, and said, "Please, Yahweh, wasn't this what I said when I was still in my own country? Therefore I hurried to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that you are a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and you relent of doing harm.
[ESV] And he prayed to the LORD and said, "O LORD, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster.
[NIV] He prayed to the LORD, "O LORD, is this not what I said when I was still at home? That is why I was so quick to flee to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending ca
[NIrV] He prayed to the Lord and said, "Lord, isn't this exactly what I thought would happen when I was still at home? That's why I was so quick to run away to Tarshish. I knew that you are gracious. You are tender and kind. You are slow to get angry. You are full of love. You are a God who takes pity on people. You don't want to destroy them.
[HCSB] He prayed to the LORD: "Please, LORD, isn't this what I said while I was still in my own country? That's why I fled toward Tarshish in the first place. I knew that You are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to become angry, rich in faithful love, and One who relents from [sending] disaster.
[CSB] He prayed to the LORD: "Please, LORD, isn't this what I said while I was still in my own country? That's why I fled toward Tarshish in the first place. I knew that You are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to become angry, rich in faithful love, and One who relents from [sending] disaster.
[AMP] And he prayed to the Lord and said, I pray You, O Lord, is not this just what I said when I was still in my country? That is why I fled to Tarshish, for I knew that You are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness, and [when sinners turn to You and meet Your conditions] You revoke the [sentence of] evil against them. [Exod. 34:6.]
[NLT] So he complained to the LORD about it: "Didn't I say before I left home that you would do this, LORD? That is why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroying people.
[YLT] and he prayeth unto Jehovah, and he saith, 'I pray Thee, O Jehovah, is not this my word while I was in mine own land -- therefore I was beforehand to flee to Tarshish -- that I have known that Thou [art] a God, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in kindness, and repenting of evil?