Jonas 2
1 Et Jonas fit sa prière à l'Eternel son Dieu, dans le ventre du poisson.
[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, ]
2 Et il dit: J'ai crié à l'Eternel à cause de ma détresse, et il m'a exaucé; je me suis écrié du ventre du sépulcre, et tu as ouï ma voix. (Sheol h7585)
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)
3 Tu m'as jeté au fond, au cœur de la mer, et le courant m'a environné; tous tes flots et toutes tes vagues ont passé sur moi;
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.
4 Et j'ai dit: Je suis rejeté de devant tes yeux; mais néanmoins je verrai encore le Temple de ta sainteté.
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!’
5 Les eaux m'ont environné jusqu'à l'âme, l'abîme m'a environné tout à l'entour, les roseaux se sont entortillés autour de ma tête.
The water surrounded me, and threatened to drown me. Seaweed was wrapped around my head.
6 Je suis descendu jusqu'aux racines des montagnes, la terre avec ses barres était autour de moi pour jamais; mais tu as fait remonter ma vie hors de la fosse, ô Eternel, mon Dieu!
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.
7 Quand mon âme se pâmait en moi, je me suis souvenu de l'Eternel, et ma prière est parvenue à toi, jusqu'au palais de ta sainteté.
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.
8 Ceux qui s'adonnent aux vanités fausses abandonnent leur gratuité.
All those who worship worthless idols are rejecting [you], the one who [could] act kindly toward them.
9 Mais moi, je te sacrifierai avec voix de louange, je rendrai ce que j'ai voué; car le salut est de l'Eternel.
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].”
10 Alors l'Eternel fit commandement au poisson, et il dégorgea Jonas sur le sec.
Then Yahweh commanded the huge fish to vomit out Jonah, [and the fish did that], and [Jonah was able to get] to the land.
