Jonah 2
1 And Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish's belly;
Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the fish's stomach.
2 and he said: I cried by reason of my distress unto Jehovah, and he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I: thou heardest my voice. (Sheol h7585)
He said, “I called out to Yahweh about my distress and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help! You heard my voice. (Sheol h7585)
3 For thou didst cast me into the depth, into the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me: All thy breakers and thy billows are gone over me.
You had thrown me into the depths, into the heart of the seas, and the currents surrounded me; all your waves and billows passed over me.
4 And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes, Yet will I look again toward thy holy temple.
I said, 'I am driven out from before your eyes; yet I will again look toward your holy temple.'
5 The waters encompassed me, to the soul: The deep was round about me, The weeds were wrapped about my head.
The waters closed around me up to my neck; the deep was all around me; seaweed wrapped around my head.
6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; The bars of the earth [closed] upon me for ever: But thou hast brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah my God.
I went down to the bases of the mountains; the earth with its bars closed upon me forever. Yet you brought up my life from the pit, Yahweh, my God!
7 When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah; And my prayer came in unto thee, Into thy holy temple.
When my soul fainted within me, I called Yahweh to mind; then my prayer came to you, to your holy temple.
8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
They give attention to useless gods while they forsake loving faithfulness.
9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of Jehovah.
But as for me, I will sacrifice to you with a voice of thanksgiving; I will fulfill that which I have vowed. Salvation comes from Yahweh!”
10 And Jehovah commanded the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry [land].
Then Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited up Jonah upon the dry land.
