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 Jonas orou a Deus dentro do peixe.

2 Na minha angústia clamei ao Senhor e ele respondeu-me; da profundidade da morte gritei e o Senhor ouviu-me!

3 Lançaste-me para o fundo do oceano; mergulhei nas vagas e fui coberto pelas ondas alterosas, em fúria.

4 Ó Senhor, rejeitaste-me para longe de ti. Será que nunca mais verei o teu santo templo?

5 Andei empurrado pelas vagas e cercado bem de perto pela morte. As ondas envolveram-me completamente; as algas enrolaram-se-me na cabeça

6 Desci até à base das montanhas que se erguem do fundo do mar. Os ferrolhos da vida correram sobre mim e fiquei preso no país da morte. Mas, ó Senhor meu Deus, tu livraste-me da perdição!

7 Quando já tinha perdido toda a esperança, voltei os pensamentos uma vez mais para o Senhor. E a minha premente oração chegou ao teu santo templo

8 Sem dúvida que quem adora deuses voltou as costas a todas as misericórdias que o Senhor pode conceder!

9 A mais ninguém prestarei culto senão a ti! E fá-lo-ei com o coração profundamente agradecido. Com certeza que cumprirei as minhas promessas. Só do Senhor me vem salvação.

10 Deus mandou ao peixe que lançasse Jonas numa praia, e ele assim o fez.