< Jonah 2 >
1 And he prayed Jonah to Yahweh God his from [the] inward parts of the fish.
Then Jonah prayed to the LORD, his God, out of the fish’s belly.
2 And he said I called from distress of me to Yahweh and he answered me from [the] belly of Sheol I cried for help you heard voice my. (Sheol )
He said, "I called because of my affliction to the LORD. He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol (Sheol ) I cried. You heard my voice.
3 And you have thrown me [the] deep in [the] heart of [the] seas and a river it surrounds me all breakers your and waves your over me they have passed.
For you threw me into the depths, in the heart of the seas. The flood was all around me. All your waves and your billows passed over me.
4 And I I said I have been driven away from before eyes your nevertheless I will repeat to look to [the] temple of holiness your.
I said, ‘I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.’
5 They have encompassed me waters to [the] neck [the] deep it surrounds me rush[es] [is] wrapped round to head my.
The waters surrounded me, even to the soul. The deep was around me. The weeds were wrapped around my head.
6 To extremities of mountains I went down the earth bars its [were] behind me for ever and you brought up from [the] pit life my O Yahweh God my.
I went down to the bottoms of the mountains. The earth barred me in forever; yet you have brought my life up from the pit, LORD my God.
7 When fainted away on me life my Yahweh I remembered and it came to you prayer my to [the] temple of holiness your.
“When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD. My prayer came in to you, into your holy temple.
8 [those who] pay regard Vanities of nothingness loyalty their they abandon.
Those who regard vain idols forsake their own mercy.
9 And I with a voice of thanksgiving I will sacrifice to you [that] which I have vowed I will fulfill rescue [belongs] to Yahweh.
But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to the LORD.”
10 And he spoke Yahweh to the fish and it vomited up Jonah to the dry land.
Then the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah on the dry land.