Jonas 2
1 Dans les entrailles mêmes de ce poisson, Jonas adressa une prière à l’Eternel, son Dieu,
Then Jonah made prayer to the Lord his God from the inside of the fish, and said,
2 et il dit: "Dans ma détresse j’ai invoqué l’Eternel, il m’a répondu: du sein du Cheol je t’ai imploré, tu as entendu ma voix. (Sheol h7585)
In my trouble I was crying to the Lord, and he gave me an answer; out of the deepest underworld I sent up a cry, and you gave ear to my voice. (Sheol h7585)
3 Le flot me ballottait au cœur des mers, et les courants m’enveloppaient; toutes tes vagues et toutes tes lames passaient sur moi.
For you have put me down into the deep, into the heart of the sea; and the river was round about me; all your waves and your rolling waters went over me.
4 Déjà je me disais: "Je suis repoussé loin de tes regards!" Mais non, je veux contempler encore ton temple saint.
And I said, I have been sent away from before your eyes; how may I ever again see your holy Temple?
5 Les eaux m’investissaient, menaçant ma vie, j’étais cerné par l’Abîme, les algues étreignaient ma tête.
The waters were circling round me, even to the neck; the deep was about me; the sea-grass was twisted round my head.
6 Précipité jusqu’à la racine des montagnes, la terre me fermait ses barrières pour toujours… Tu as sauvé ma vie de la perdition, Eternel, mon Dieu.
I went down to the bases of the mountains; as for the earth, her walls were about me for ever: but you have taken up my life from the underworld, O Lord my God.
7 Quand mon âme, dans mon sein, allait défaillir, je me suis ressouvenu de l’Eternel, et ma prière a monté vers toi, vers ton sanctuaire auguste.
When my soul in me was overcome, I kept the memory of the Lord: and my prayer came in to you, into your holy Temple.
8 Ceux qui révèrent des idoles menteuses, ceux-là font bon marché de leur salut.
The worshippers of false gods have given up their only hope.
9 Pour moi, c’est en te rendant hautement grâce, que je t’offrirai des sacrifices; j’accomplirai les vœux que j’ai prononcés: le secours vient du Seigneur!"
But I will make an offering to you with the voice of praise; I will give effect to my oaths. Salvation is the Lord's.
10 L’Eternel ordonna au poisson de rejeter Jonas sur la côte.
And at the Lord's order, the fish sent Jonah out of its mouth on to the dry land.
