1 \1:17\And the Lord made ready a great fish to take Jonah into its mouth; and Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.2 \2:1\Then Jonah made prayer to the Lord his God from the inside of the fish, and said,3 \2:2\In my trouble I was crying to the Lord, and he gave me an answer; out of the deepest underworld I sent up a cry, and you gave ear to my voice.4 \2:3\For you have put me down into the deep, into the heart of the sea; and the river was round about me; all your waves and your rolling waters went over me.5 \2:4\And I said, I have been sent away from before your eyes; how may I ever again see your holy Temple?6 \2:5\The waters were circling round me, even to the neck; the deep was about me; the sea-grass was twisted round my head.7 \2:6\I went down to the bases of the mountains; as for the earth, her walls were about me for ever: but you have taken up my life from the underworld, O Lord my God.8 \2:7\When my soul in me was overcome, I kept the memory of the Lord: and my prayer came in to you, into your holy Temple.9 \2:8\The worshippers of false gods have given up their only hope.10 \2:9\But I will make an offering to you with the voice of praise; I will give effect to my oaths. Salvation is the Lord's.11 \2:10\And at the Lord's order, the fish sent Jonah out of its mouth on to the dry land.

1 En Jona het tot die HERE sy God gebid uit die ingewande van die vis2 en gesê: Uit my benoudheid het ek die HERE aangeroep, en Hy het my verhoor; uit die binneste van die doderyk het ek geroep om hulp -- U het my stem gehoor.3 U tog het my in die diepte gewerp, in die hart van die see, sodat 'n stroom my omring het; al u bare en u golwe het oor my heengegaan.4 Toe het ek gesê: Ek is weggestoot, weg van u oë; tog sal ek weer u heilige tempel aanskou.5 Waters het my omring tot aan die siel toe, die vloed was rondom my; seegras was om my hoof gedraai.6 Ek het afgedaal tot by die grondslae van die berge, die grendels van die aarde het my vir altyd ingesluit; maar U het my lewe uit die kuil opgetrek, HERE my God!7 Toe my siel in my versmag het, het ek aan die HERE gedink; en my gebed het tot by U gekom in u heilige tempel.8 Die wat nietige afgode vereer, verlaat die Een wat vir hulle goedertieren is.9 Ek daarenteen sal aan U offer met 'n stem van lof; wat ek beloof het, sal ek betaal. Die heil behoort aan die HERE.10 Daarop het die HERE die vis beveel om Jona op die droë grond uit te spuug.