Jonah 2
1 Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly.
And Jonah prayed to the Lord, his God, from the belly of the fish.
2 And he said: I called out of mine affliction unto the LORD, and He answered me; out of the belly of the nether-world cried I, and Thou heardest my voice. (Sheol h7585)
And he said: “I cried out to the Lord from my tribulation, and he heeded me. From the belly of hell, I cried out, and you heeded my voice. (Sheol h7585)
3 For Thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, and the flood was round about me; all Thy waves and Thy billows passed over me.
And you have thrown me into the deep, in the heart of the sea, and a flood has encircled me. All your whirlpools and your waves have passed over me.
4 And I said: 'I am cast out from before Thine eyes'; yet I will look again toward Thy holy temple.
And I said: I am expelled from the sight of your eyes. Yet, truly, I will see your holy temple again.
5 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; the deep was round about me; the weeds were wrapped about my head.
The waters surrounded me, even to the soul. The abyss has walled me in. The ocean has covered my head.
6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars closed upon me for ever; yet hast Thou brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God.
I descended to the base of the mountains. The bars of the earth have enclosed me forever. And you will raise up my life from corruption, Lord, my God.
7 When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD; and my prayer came in unto Thee, into Thy holy temple.
When my soul was in anguish within me, I called to mind the Lord, so that my prayer might come to you, to your holy temple.
8 They that regard lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
Those who in vain observe vanities, abandon their own mercy.
9 But I will sacrifice unto Thee with the voice of thanksgiving; that which I have vowed I will pay. Salvation is of the LORD.
But I, with a voice of praise, will sacrifice to you. I will repay whatever I have vowed to the Lord, because of my salvation.”
10 And the LORD spoke unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
