< Jonah 2 >

1 Then Jonah prayed to YHWH, his God, out of the fish's belly.
And Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish's belly;
2 He said, "I called because of my affliction to YHWH. He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried. You heard my voice. (Sheol h7585)
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)
3 For you threw me into the depths, in the heart of the seas. The flood was all around me. All your breakers and waves passed over me.
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.
4 I said, 'I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.'
And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes, Yet will I look again toward thy holy temple.
5 The waters surrounded me, threatening my life. The deep was around me. The end is upon my head.
The waters encompassed me, to the soul: The deep was round about me, The weeds were wrapped about my head.
6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains. The earth barred me in forever: yet have you brought up my life from the pit, YHWH my God.
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.
7 "When my soul fainted within me, I remembered YHWH. My prayer came in to you, into your holy temple.
When my soul fainted within me, I remembered Jehovah; And my prayer came in unto thee, Into thy holy temple.
8 Those who regard worthless things forsake their faithfulness.
They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
9 But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to YHWH."
But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of Jehovah.
10 YHWH spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah on the dry land.
And Jehovah commanded the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry [land].

< Jonah 2 >