Jonah 2
1 Then Jonah prayed to Jehovah from the belly of the fish,
Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the fish's stomach.
2 and said: — I cried by reason of my distress to Jehovah, And he heard me: Out of the depth of the under-world I cried, And thou didst hear 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 Thou didst cast me into the deep, into the heart of the sea, And the flood compassed me about; All thy billows and thy waves passed 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 I will look again to 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 compassed me about, even to the life, The deep enclosed me round about; Sea-weeds were bound around my head;
The waters closed around me up to my neck; the deep was all around me; seaweed wrapped around my head.
6 I sank down to the foundations of the mountains; The bars of the earth were about me forever; Yet hast thou 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 to thee, To 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 honor lying vanities forsake their mercy;
They give attention to useless gods while they forsake loving faithfulness.
9 But I will sacrifice to thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed; Salvation is from 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 cast out Jonah upon the dry land.
Then Yahweh spoke to the fish, and it vomited up Jonah upon the dry land.
