Jonas 2
1 Da bad Jonas i Fiskens Bug til HERREN sin Gud
Then Jonah prayed to Jehovah from the belly of the fish,
2 og sagde: Jeg råbte i Nøden til HERREN, og han svarede mig; jeg skreg fra Dødsrigets Skød, og du hørte min Røst. (Sheol h7585)
and said: — I cried by reason of my distress to Jehovah, And he heard me: Out of the depth of the under-world I cried, And thou didst hear my voice. (Sheol h7585)
3 Du kasted mig i Dybet midt i Havet, Strømmen omgav mig; alle dine Brændinger og Bølger skyllede over mig.
Thou didst cast me into the deep, into the heart of the sea, And the flood compassed me about; All thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
4 Jeg tænkte: "Bort er jeg stødt fra dine Øjne, aldrig mer skal jeg skue dit hellige Tempel."
And I said, “I am cast out from before thine eyes; Yet I will look again to thy holy temple!”
5 Vandene trued min Sjæl, Dybet omgav mig, Tang var viklet om mit Hoved; til Bjergenes Rødder
The waters compassed me about, even to the life, The deep enclosed me round about; Sea-weeds were bound around my head;
6 steg jeg ned, til Jordens Slåer, de evige Grundvolde; da drog du mit Liv op af Graven, HERRE min Gud.
I sank down to the foundations of the mountains; The bars of the earth were about me forever; Yet hast thou brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah, my God!
7 Da min Sjæl vansmægtede i mig, kom jeg HERREN i Hu, og min Bøn steg op til dig i dit hellige Tempel.
When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah, And my prayer came to thee, To thy holy temple.
8 De, der dyrker det tomme Gøgl, lader Gudsfrygt fare;
They that honor lying vanities forsake their mercy;
9 men jeg vil bringe dig Ofre med Lovsangs Toner og indfri de Løfter, jeg gav. Hos HERREN er Frelse.
But I will sacrifice to thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed; Salvation is from Jehovah.
10 Så talede HERREN til Fisken, og den spyede Jonas ud på det tørre Land.
And Jehovah commanded the fish, and it cast out Jonah upon the dry land.
