Jonah 2
1 [While he was] inside the huge fish, Jonah prayed to Yahweh God, [whom] he [worshiped. After Yahweh told him that he would answer his prayer, ]
Et des entrailles du poisson Jonas pria Yahweh, son Dieu.
2 Jonah said, “Yahweh, when I was greatly distressed [here], I prayed to you, and you heard what I [prayed]. When I was [about to descend way down into] the place where dead people go, you heard me when I called out [for you to help/save me]. (Sheol h7585)
Il dit: De la détresse où j’étais, j’ai invoqué Yahweh, et il m’a répondu; du ventre du schéol, j’ai crié: tu as entendu ma voix. (Sheol h7585)
3 You threw me [down] into the deep [water], into the bottom [DOU] of the sea. The currents of the sea swirled around me, and the huge waves crashed above me.
Tu m’as jeté dans l’abîme, au cœur des mers, et l’onde m’environnait; tous tes flots et toutes tes vagues ont passé sur moi.
4 Then I thought, ‘You have banished me, and I will never be able to enter your presence again. I will never see your holy temple [in Jerusalem] again!’
Et moi, je disais: je suis chassé de devant tes yeux; pourtant je contemplerai encore ton saint temple.
5 The water surrounded me, and threatened to drown me. Seaweed was wrapped around my head.
Les eaux m’avaient enserré jusqu’à l’âme, l’abîme m’environnait, l’algue encerclait ma tête.
6 I sank down to where the mountains start rising [MET] [from the bottom of the sea]. I thought that forever [it would be as though] my body would be in a prison [MTY] [inside the earth] below me. But you, Yahweh God, whom I [worship], rescued me from going down to the place of the dead.
J’étais descendu jusqu’aux racines des montagnes; les verrous de la terre [étaient tirés] sur moi pour toujours! Et tu as fait remonter ma vie de la fosse, Yahweh, mon Dieu!
7 When I was almost dead [EUP], Yahweh, I (thought about/prayed to) you. You [heard] my prayer, up [there where] you [are, in] your holy temple.
Quand mon âme défaillait en moi, je me suis souvenu de Yahweh; et ma prière est parvenue [jusqu]’à toi, à ton saint temple.
8 All those who worship worthless idols are rejecting [you], the one who [could] act kindly toward them.
Ceux qui s’attachent à des vanités futiles abandonnent [l’auteur de]leur grâce.
9 But I will sing to thank [you], and I will offer a sacrifice to you. I will [surely] do what I have solemnly promised [to do]. Yahweh, you are the one who is [able to] save [us].”
Mais moi, aux accents de louange, je t’offrirai un sacrifice; le vœu que j’ai fait, je l’accomplirai. A Yahweh est le salut!
10 Then Yahweh commanded the huge fish to vomit out Jonah, [and the fish did that], and [Jonah was able to get] to the land.
Yahweh parla au poisson, et le poisson vomit Jonas sur la terre.
