Jonah 2
1 And he prayed Jonah to Yahweh God his from [the] inward parts of the fish.
From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,
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 h7585)
saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice. (Sheol h7585)
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 cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept 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.
At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more 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 engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed 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.
To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O 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.
As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.
8 [those who] pay regard Vanities of nothingness loyalty their they abandon.
Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.
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, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”
10 And he spoke Yahweh to the fish and it vomited up Jonah to the dry land.
And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
