Jonah 2
1 Then Jonah made prayer to the Lord his God from the inside of the fish, and said,
Og Jona bad til Herren, sin Gud, frå buken åt fisken;
2 In my trouble I was crying to the Lord, and he gave me an answer; out of the deepest underworld I sent up a cry, and you gave ear to my voice. (Sheol h7585)
han sagde: «Eg ropa til Herren i mi naud, og han svara meg. Frå helheims buk ropa eg, og du høyrde mi røyst. (Sheol h7585)
3 For you have put me down into the deep, into the heart of the sea; and the river was round about me; all your waves and your rolling waters went over me.
Du kasta meg i djupet, midt i havet, og straumar kringsette meg, alle dine bylgjor og brot gjekk yver meg.
4 And I said, I have been sent away from before your eyes; how may I ever again see your holy Temple?
Eg tenkte då: «Burt frå dine augo er eg støytt. Like vel, ditt heilage tempel skal eg atter få sjå.»
5 The waters were circling round me, even to the neck; the deep was about me; the sea-grass was twisted round my head.
Vatni kringa seg um meg like til sjæli. Djupet kringsette meg; tang sveipte seg um hovudet mitt.
6 I went down to the bases of the mountains; as for the earth, her walls were about me for ever: but you have taken up my life from the underworld, O Lord my God.
Like til bergbotnarne sokk eg ned. Slåerne til jordi stengdest bak meg for alltid. Men du førde mitt liv upp or gravi, Herre, min Gud!
7 When my soul in me was overcome, I kept the memory of the Lord: and my prayer came in to you, into your holy Temple.
Då mi sjæl ormegtast i meg, kom eg Herren i hug, og mi bøn kom til deg i ditt heilage tempel.
8 The worshippers of false gods have given up their only hope.
Dei som tek vare på tome avgudar, gjeng frå si miskunn.
9 But I will make an offering to you with the voice of praise; I will give effect to my oaths. Salvation is the Lord's.
Men med lovsongs tonar vil eg ofra til deg, det eg lova, vil eg halda. Hjå Herren er frelsa!»
10 And at the Lord's order, the fish sent Jonah out of its mouth on to the dry land.
Då baud Herren fisken, og han spydde Jona upp på land.
