Jonás 2
1 Entonces Jonás oró a Yavé su ʼElohim desde el estómago del pez,
[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 y dijo: En mi angustia invoqué a Yavé, y Él me respondió. Desde el estómago del Seol pedí socorro, y Tú escuchaste mi voz. (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 Me lanzaste a lo profundo en medio de los mares, y me rodeó la corriente. Todas tus ondas y tus olas pasaron sobre mí.
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 Me dije: Desechado soy de tu Presencia, pero aún veré tu santo Templo.
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 Las aguas me rodearon hasta el alma. Me rodeó el abismo. Las algas se enredaron en mi cabeza.
The water surrounded me, and threatened to drown me. Seaweed was wrapped around my head.
6 Descendí a los cimientos de las montañas. La tierra echó sus cerrojos sobre mí para siempre. Pero Tú, oh Yavé, ʼElohim mío, sacaste de la fosa mi vida.
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 Cuando mi alma desfallecía en mí, me acordé de Yavé, y mi oración llegó hasta Ti en tu santo Templo.
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 Los que siguen vanos ídolos olvidan tu misericordia.
All those who worship worthless idols are rejecting [you], the one who [could] act kindly toward them.
9 Pero yo te ofreceré sacrificio de alabanza. Cumpliré lo que prometí. ¡La salvación es de Yavé!
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 Entonces Yavé dio orden al pez, y éste vomitó a Jonás en tierra seca.
Then Yahweh commanded the huge fish to vomit out Jonah, [and the fish did that], and [Jonah was able to get] to the land.
