1 Jonas, dans le ventre du poisson, pria l'Eternel, son Dieu.
2 Il dit: Dans ma détresse, j'ai invoqué l'Eternel, Et il m'a exaucé; Du sein du séjour des morts j'ai crié, Et tu as entendu ma voix.
3 Tu m'as jeté dans l'abîme, dans le coeur de la mer, Et les courants d'eau m'ont environné; Toutes tes vagues et tous tes flots ont passé sur moi.
4 Je disais: Je suis chassé loin de ton regard! Mais je verrai encore ton saint temple.
5 Les eaux m'ont couvert jusqu'à m'ôter la vie, L'abîme m'a enveloppé, Les roseaux ont entouré ma tête.
6 Je suis descendu jusqu'aux racines des montagnes, Les barres de la terre m'enfermaient pour toujours; Mais tu m'as fait remonter vivant de la fosse, Eternel, mon Dieu!
7 Quand mon âme était abattue au dedans de moi, Je me suis souvenu de l'Eternel, Et ma prière est parvenue jusqu'à toi, Dans ton saint temple.
8 Ceux qui s'attachent à de vaines idoles Eloignent d'eux la miséricorde.
9 Pour moi, je t'offrirai des sacrifices avec un cri d'actions de grâces, J'accomplirai les voeux que j'ai faits: Le salut vient de l'Eternel.
10 L'Eternel parla au poisson, et le poisson vomit Jonas sur la terre.
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.