Ἰωνᾶς' 2
1 Και προσηυχήθη Ιωνάς προς Κύριον τον Θεόν αυτού εκ της κοιλίας του κήτους,
[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 Και είπεν, Εβόησα εν τη θλίψει μου προς τον Κύριον, και εισήκουσέ μου· εκ κοιλίας άδου εβόησα, και ήκουσας της φωνής μου. (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 Διότι με έρριψας εις τα βάθη, εις την καρδίαν της θαλάσσης, και ρεύματα με περιεκύκλωσαν· πάσαι αι τρικυμίαι σου και τα κύματά σου διήλθον επάνωθέν μου.
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 Και εγώ είπα, Απερρίφθην απ' έμπροσθεν των οφθαλμών σου· όμως θέλω επιβλέψει πάλιν εις τον ναόν τον άγιόν σου.
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 Τα ύδατα με περιεκύκλωσαν έως της ψυχής, η άβυσσος με περιέκλεισε, τα φύκια περιετυλίχθησαν περί την κεφαλήν μου.
The water surrounded me, and threatened to drown me. Seaweed was wrapped around my head.
6 Κατέβην εις τα έσχατα των ορέων· οι μοχλοί της γης είναι επάνωθέν μου διαπαντός· αλλ' ανέβη η ζωή μου από της φθοράς, Κύριε Θεέ μου·
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 Ενώ ήτο εκλείπουσα εν εμοί η ψυχή μου, ενεθυμήθην τον Κύριον· και η προσευχή μου εισήλθε προς σε, εις τον ναόν τον άγιόν σου.
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 Οι φυλάττοντες ματαιότητας ψεύδους εγκαταλείπουσι το έλεος αυτών.
All those who worship worthless idols are rejecting [you], the one who [could] act kindly toward them.
9 Αλλ' εγώ θέλω θυσιάσει προς σε μετά φωνής αινέσεως· θέλω αποδώσει όσα ηυχήθην· η σωτηρία είναι παρά του Κυρίου.
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 Και προσέταξεν ο Κύριος το κήτος και εξήμεσε τον Ιωνάν επί την ξηράν.
Then Yahweh commanded the huge fish to vomit out Jonah, [and the fish did that], and [Jonah was able to get] to the land.
