Jonah 2
1 Then prayed Jonah unto the Lord his God out of the belly of the fish.
And Jonah prayed to the Lord, his God, from the belly of the fish.
2 And he said, I called from the midst of my distress unto the Lord, and he hath answered me: out of the depth of the grave have I cried, and thou hast heard 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 hast cast me into the deep, in the heart of the seas; and the stream compasseth me about: all thy billows and thy waves have 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 And I thought indeed, I am driven out from before thy eyes: yet I again shall look 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 surrounded me, to the peril of my life; the deep compassed me about: sea-weeds were bound about my head.
The waters surrounded me, even to the soul. The abyss has walled me in. The ocean has covered my head.
6 To the bottoms of the mountains did I go down; the earth [closed] her bars about me for ever: when thou broughtest up my life from the pit, O Lord 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 the Lord: and my prayer came unto thee, unto thy 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 guard false vanities forsake [the source of] their kindness.
Those who in vain observe vanities, abandon their own mercy.
9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; that which I have vowed will I pay; [for] help is with the Lord.
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 the Lord commanded 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.
