Jonah 2
1 Then prayed Jonah, unto Yahweh, his God, —out of the belly of the fish;
Then Jonah prayed to Yahweh his God from the fish's stomach.
2 and said—I cried—out of my distress—unto Yahweh, and he answered me, —Out of the belly of hades, called I, 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 For thou hast cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and, a flood, enveloped me, —All thy breakers and thy rolling waves, over me, passed.
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 driven out from before thine eyes, —Yet will I again have regard unto 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 peril of my life, The roaring deep, enveloped me, —The sea-weed, was 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 To the roots of the mountains, went I down, As for the earth, her bars, were about me, age-abidingly, —Then didst thou bring up—out of the pit—my life, O Yahweh 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, darkened itself over me, Yahweh, I remembered, —and my prayer, came in unto thee, unto 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 who take heed to the vanities of falsehood, do, their own lovingkindness, forsake.
They give attention to useless gods while they forsake loving faithfulness.
9 But, I, with the voice of praise, will sacrifice unto thee, What I have vowed, I will pay, —Salvation, belongeth to Yahweh!
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 So then Yahweh spake unto 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.
