Jonah 2
1 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD, his God, out of the fish’s belly.
Then prayed Jonah, unto Yahweh, his God, —out of the belly of the fish;
2 He said, "I called because of my affliction to the LORD. He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol (Sheol h7585) I cried. You heard my voice.
and said—I cried—out of my distress—unto Yahweh, and he answered me, —Out of the belly of hades, called I, Thou didst hear my voice. (Sheol h7585)
3 For you threw me into the depths, in the heart of the seas. The flood was all around me. All your waves and your billows passed over me.
For thou hast cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and, a flood, enveloped me, —All thy breakers and thy rolling waves, over me, passed.
4 I said, ‘I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.’
And, I, said, I am driven out from before thine eyes, —Yet will I again have regard unto thy holy temple:
5 The waters surrounded me, even to the soul. The deep was around me. The weeds were wrapped around my head.
The waters, encompassed me, to the peril of my life, The roaring deep, enveloped me, —The sea-weed, was wrapped about my head:
6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains. The earth barred me in forever; yet you have brought my life up from the pit, LORD my God.
To the roots of the mountains, went I down, As for the earth, her bars, were about me, age-abidingly, —Then didst thou bring up—out of the pit—my life, O Yahweh my God.
7 “When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD. My prayer came in to you, into your holy temple.
When my soul, darkened itself over me, Yahweh, I remembered, —and my prayer, came in unto thee, unto thy holy temple.
8 Those who regard vain idols forsake their own mercy.
They who take heed to the vanities of falsehood, do, their own lovingkindness, forsake.
9 But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to the LORD.”
But, I, with the voice of praise, will sacrifice unto thee, What I have vowed, I will pay, —Salvation, belongeth to Yahweh!
10 Then the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah on the dry land.
So then Yahweh spake unto the fish, —and it vomited out Jonah, upon the dry land.
