Jonah 2
1 Then Jonah prayed unto Yhwh his God out of the fish’s belly,
And Jonah prayed to the Lord, his God, from the belly of the fish.
2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto Yhwh, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. (Sheol h7585)
And he said: “I cried out to the Lord from my tribulation, and he heeded me. From the belly of hell, I cried out, and you heeded my voice. (Sheol h7585)
3 For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
And you have thrown me into the deep, in the heart of the sea, and a flood has encircled me. All your whirlpools and your waves have passed over me.
4 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
And I said: I am expelled from the sight of your eyes. Yet, truly, I will see your holy temple again.
5 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
The waters surrounded me, even to the soul. The abyss has walled me in. The ocean has covered my head.
6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O Yhwh my God.
I descended to the base of the mountains. The bars of the earth have enclosed me forever. And you will raise up my life from corruption, Lord, my God.
7 When my soul fainted within me I remembered Yhwh: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
When my soul was in anguish within me, I called to mind the Lord, so that my prayer might come to you, to your holy temple.
8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
Those who in vain observe vanities, abandon their own mercy.
9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of Yhwh.
But I, with a voice of praise, will sacrifice to you. I will repay whatever I have vowed to the Lord, because of my salvation.”
10 And Yhwh spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
