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4:1 Lucrul acesta n-a placut deloc lui Iona, si s-a maniat. N-a placut deloc. Cea dintai propozitie suna literal: ,,A fost rau pentru Iona, un mare rau”. Capitolul 4 infatiseaza un contrast izbitor intre nerabdarea inimii omenesti si indelunga rabdare a lui Dumnezeu. Lui Iona lucrul acesta nu numai ca nu i-a placut de loc, ci i-a produs o indignare extrema faptul ca ,,Dumnezeu S-a cait de raul pe care il hotarase” (cap. 3,10). In loc sa se bucure ca harul lui Dumnezeu ii iertase pe ninivitenii pocaiti, el i-a ingaduit mandriei sale egoiste si pacatoase sa-l umple de nemultumire. Deoarece ceea ce prezisese el nu s-a intamplat, avea impresia ca urma sa fie privit ca un profet mincinos. Reputatia era pentru el de o mai mare valoare decat toate sufletele din capitala asiriana. Poate ca a mai considerat si ca cunoasterea viitorului de catre Domnul urma sa fie discreditata printre pagani datorita profetiei neimplinite. S-a maniat. Mila lui Dumnezeu fata de niniviteni (cap. 3,10) l-a infuriat pe Iona. Desi aceeasi mila divina ii crutase propria viata atunci cand el a fost neascultator, a fost plin de invidie cand Dumnezeu a aratat-o si fata de altii. 4:2 S-a rugat Domnului, si a zis: Ah! Doamne, nu este aceasta tocmai ce ziceam eu cand eram inca in tara mea? Tocmai lucrul acesta voiam sa-l inlatur fugind la Tars. Caci stiam ca esti un Dumnezeu milos si plin de indurare, indelung rabdator, si bogat in bunatate, si ca Te caiesti de rau! S-a rugat. Cat de deosebite erau imprejurarile acestei rugaciuni, comparate cu acelea din cap. 2 si cat de deosebit duhul care a starnit-o! Acolo se ruga pentru viata; aici pentru moarte. Acolo era smerit; aici este maniat. 4:3 Acum, Doamne, ia-mi viata, caci vreau mai bine sa mor decat sa traiesc! Ia-mi viata. Cat de deosebita este cererea adresata de Iona lui Dumnezeu de aceea a lui Moise, care, in adevaratul spirit de lepadare de sine, era dispus ca numele lui sa fie sters pentru ca poporul sau vinovat sa poata trai (vezi Exod 32,31.32). Iona a lasat loc unei descurajari complete. 4:4 Domnul a raspuns: Bine faci Tu de te manii? Te manii. Mania lui Iona era nascuta cu totul din egoism, nu dintr-o indignare nobila ca aceea care L-a determinat pe Isus sa-i alunge din Templu pe schimbatorii de bani (vezi Ioan 2,13-17). Prin duhul lui pripit, profetul s-a privat de o mare binecuvantare (vezi Proverbe 14,29; 16,32). 4:5 Si Iona a iesit din cetate, si s-a asezat la rasarit de cetate. Acolo si-a facut un umbrar, si a stat sub el, pana va vedea ce are sa se intample cu cetatea. Pana va vedea. Unii au sugerat ca Iona a interpretat intrebarea: ,,Bine faci tu ca te manii?” (v. 4), ca implicand ca in graba lui judecase gresit intentia divina, si ca prin urmare inca mai exista o posibilitate ca Ninive sa fie distrusa; altii, ca Iona poate sa fi crezut ca pocainta oamenilor din Ninive nu a fost sincera si ca pana la urma Dumnezeu tot avea sa-i pedepseasca. Mai degraba este posibil ca reactia lui sa fi reflectat atitudinea si insistenta lui incapatanata ca Dumnezeu sa implineasca ceea ce El amenintase. 4:6 Domnul Dumnezeu a facut sa creasca un curcubete, care s-a ridicat peste Iona, ca sa faca umbra capului lui si sa-l faca sa-i treaca mania. Iona s-a bucurat foarte mult de curcubetele acesta. A facut. Ebr. manah, ,,a randui”. Curcubete. Ebr. qiqayon, o planta necunoscuta. S-au propus diferite identificari, ca de pilda planta de ricin, o varietate de castravete, etc. Planta a crescut in mod miraculos si nu este necesar sa o identificam cu vreo planta cunoscuta pentru faptul ca are o crestere rapida, desi ar fi putut sa fie o varietate bine cunoscuta in regiunile acelea, probabil neidentificata Kukkanitu din akadiana. Mania. Ebr. ra’ah, un cuvant general reprezentand raul, nefericirea, necazul, mizeria. Indispozitia lui Iona nu era atat de mult fizica, cat mintala si spirituala datorit supararii, umilintei si dezamagirii pe care el le simtea. 4:7 Dar a doua zi, la rasaritul soarelui, Dumnezeu a adus un vierme, care a intepat curcubetele, si curcubetele s-a uscat. A adus. Sau ,,A pregatit”. Vezi comentariul la v. 6. S-a uscat. Cat de adesea se intampla in viata omului ca atunci cand o noua zi de bucurie si fericire pare sa inceapa, vreun vierme al nefericirii sau al intristarii vine sa schimbe nadejdea in disperare! 4:8 Cand a rasarit soarele, Dumnezeu a facut sa sufle un vant uscat de la rasarit, si soarele a batut peste capul lui Iona, si Iona a lesinat. Atunci a dorit sa moara, si a zis: Mai bine sa mor decat sa traiesc! A facut. Vezi comentariul la v. 6. Uscat. Ebr. charishith, un cuvant care apare doar aici si care probabil inseamna ,,arzator” sau ,,inabusitor”. 4:9 Dar Dumnezeu a zis lui Iona: Bine faci tu de te manii din pricina curcubetelui? El a raspuns: Da, bine fac ca ma manii pana la moarte! Bine fac. Profetul isi apara cu nerabdare si incapatanare mania si hotararea de a muri. Dumnezeu cauta sa stimuleze inlauntrul sauo atitudine rezonabila. 4:10 Atunci si Domnul a zis: Tie iti este mila de curcubetele acesta, care nu te-a costat nici o truda si pe care nu tu l-ai facut sa creasca, ci intr-o noapte s-a nascut si intr-o noapte a pierit. -1 0 - si intr-o noapte a pierit. Tie iti este mila. ,,Tie” este accentuat in ebraica. Iona, profetul mincinos si lipsit de simpatie, era gata sa arate mila si sa crute un curcubete lipsit de importanta si de mica valoare pentru care el nu depusese vreo munca sau osteneala, dar nu era gata sa arate aceleasi simtaminte fata de oamenii din marea cetate Ninive. LXX reda prima parte a versetului in felul urmator: ,,Si Domnul a zis: ‚Tu ai avut mila de curcubete, pentru care nu ai suferit si nici nu l-ai crescut.’” Iona era maniat pentru faptul ca Dumnezeu nu voia sa-i nimiceasca pe niniviteni (v. 1 si 4) si s-a maniat cand Dumnezeu a ingaduit ca acel curcubete sa se usuce (v. 9). Cat de distorsionat este simtul valorilor! Lui Iona ii pasa mai mult de curcubete decat de oamenii Ninivei. 4:11 Si mie sa nu-Mi fie mila de Ninive, cetatea cea mare, in care se afla mai mult de o suta douazeci de mii de oameni, care nu stiu sa deosebeasca dreapta de stanga lor, afara de o multime de vite! Sa nu-Mi fie mila. Ebr. chus, ,,a-i parea rau de”, ,,a arata mila fata de”. Chus este tradus ,,iti este mila”, in v. 10. O suta doua zeci de mii. Cu privire la populatia Ninivei, vezi Nota Aditionala la capitolul 1. Care nu stiu sa deosebeasca. Unii au aplicat expresia aceasta la copilasii care nu erau suficient de mari ca sa determine care mana era mai puternica si mai folositoare. Daca se presupune ca acesti copilasi alcatuiau o cincime din populatie, Ninive ar fi fost un oras cu circa 600.000 de locuitori. Cifra aceasta este imposibil de mare si nu poate fi impacata cu marimea cunoscuta a vechiului oras. Mai degraba expresia ,,nu stiu sa deosebeasca” pare metaforica, desemnandu-i pe aceia care posedau o cunoastere imperfecta a binelui si a raului. Daca expresia urmeaza sa fie privita ca literala, atunci se va avea in vedere Ninive impreuna cu imprejurimile ei (vezi Nota Aditionala la capitolul 1). COMENTARIILE LUI ELLEN G. WHITE 1, 2 LS 78 1–3PK 271 2 SC 10; 5T 649 4–11PK 272 |
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Special note for ANDROID SmartPhones
I recommend to download PhoneMe emulator for Android from here.
Especially I recommend phoneME Advanced - Foundation Profile + MIDP High Resolution b168 rev20547 from here, or from here.
Then you have to build your application, to transfer the .jar and .jad files on your mobile phone and run using this nice emulator.
1. Install a Zip Utility from Android Market.
2. Install a File Manager from Android Market.
3. Download and install PhoneMe, as mentioned above.
4. Build your application by using Download Multilingual Service or Dynamic Download (zip).
5. Copy the zip file into your Android Phone and unzip the content in a folder, and then write down the path to the unzipped files and the name of the .jad file.
6. Launch PhoneMe from your smartphone.
7. Inside PhoneMe, write to the main window the path and the name to the .jad file, above mentioned. Will look something like: file:///mnt/sd/download/BiblePhone.jad and then press enter.
8. The application will be installed, and next a hyperlink will be available below the above mentioned textbox. On this way you can install as many of MIDP application you like on your Android Phone.
How to install the application in Java Mobile enabled phones
It is possible now to have the Holy Scriptures on your mobile phone and to read
it wherever you are due to the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP)
technology in 1.0 and 2.0 versions, developed for Java applications.
A good advice is to try in the beginning the MIDP 1.0 / 128 Kbytes version, and
progressively to advance to MIDP 2.0 and larger volumes (512 Kbytes or more).
The application is available for MIDP 2.0, MIDP 1.0. You have only to select one
table on the field MIDP2.0 or MIDP1.0, according to the desired Bible version.
Then, you shall make a click on the JAR (Java Archive) file in order to obtain
the software to be installed on your mobile phone.
I recommend you to start with STARTER(MIDP1.0old) edition, then to continue with
INTERMEDIATE(MIDP1.0), and in the end, if the mobile phone supports this thing,
to try to install the ADVANCED (MIDP2.0) edition. Also, start with 128 kbytes
volumes, continue with 512 kbytes, and at the end try the version in one file.
There are cases where the mobile phone requires so called JAD (Java Descriptor)
files. These JAD files has to be
uploaded, on this case, together with the desired JAR files(s).
There are different methods to download the applications in your mobile phone as
follows:
1. Directly from Internet by using a WAP or GPRS connection
2. By using the infrared port of the mobile phone
3. By wireless Bluetooth access to the mobile phone
4. By cable link between PC ad mobile phone
5. If none from the above cases are valid
Next, we shall examine each case in order to have a successfully installation of
the software.
1. Directly from Internet by using a WAP or GPRS connection
If your have Internet access on your mobile phone (e.g. WAP or GPRS), it is
enough to access
https://biblephone.intercer.net/wap/ from the browser of the mobile phone,
and to access the desired Bible version, and then to make an option about
MIDP1.0 or MIDP2.0, and finally to select the desired module (e.g. one or more).
After the last selection, the desired version will be downloaded on your mobile
phone.
Many phones have only this option for installing JAVA appplications.
2. By using the infrared port of the mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones.
If you don't have access to Internet directly from your mobile phone, then you
shall have to pass to this step requiring to have infrared ports on your mobile
phone and on the computer.
a. On this case, you will download the application by using the computer from
the Internet (i.e. JAR files).
b. Once the application is downloaded (preferable on the desktop) you will have
to activate the infrared port on the mobile phone and align it with the infrared
port of the computer (preferable laptop).
c. Then a window will appear asking what file you want to send to the mobile
phone. Next, you will select the downloaded JAR file, and after OK, the mobile
phone will ask you if you want to load that file. You say YES and the
application will be downloaded on your mobile phone.
d. Probably, you will be asked by the mobile phone where you want to save it (e.g.
on the games or applications directories). After you made this selection, the
file will be ready to be loaded for run.
The displaying preference can be set inside the application in order to have
larger fonts, full screen display etc.
3. By wireless Bluetooth access to the mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones.
This situation is similar with the infrared case. You have only to activate
Bluetooth access on your mobile phone (check if exists) and on the computer (check
if exists).
4. By cable link between PC ad mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific
mobile phones.
On this case the steps are as follows:
a. On this case, you will download the application by using the computer from
the Internet (i.e. JAR files).
b. Once the application is downloaded (preferable on the desktop) you will have
to set up the wired connection between the mobile phone and the computer. Next,
you will start the synchronization / data transfer application and download the
JAR file in your mobile phone. Surely, you will have to consult the CD of your
mobile phone.
c. By this application you shall transfer into your mobile phone the JAR file in
the games or applications directories. Next, you will have to select for run the
JAR desired file.
5. If none from the above cases are valid
On this unhappy case, I recommend you to find a friend with a laptop having
infrared / Bluetooth capabilities, or to buy a data link cable, or to change
your current model of mobile phone.
Unfortunately, some models of mobile phones require only WAP/GPRS in order to
download and run Java applications.
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones. Therefore check the documentation of them and also the page for specific
models.
Why so many versions? Simple, because not all the mobile phones support the
Bible in one file with MIDP 2.0 (the most advanced for the time being).
Multilingual Online Ebooks
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