* In Hebrew texts 2:1 is numbered 1:17, and 2:1-10 is numbered 2:2-11. 1 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. 2 He said:

"In my distress I called to the Lord,

and he answered me.

From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help,

and you listened to my cry.

3 You hurled me into the depths,

into the very heart of the seas,

and the currents swirled about me;

all your waves and breakers

swept over me.

4 I said, ‘I have been banished

from your sight;

yet I will look again

toward your holy temple.’

5 The engulfing waters threatened me,*2:5 Or waters were at my throat

the deep surrounded me;

seaweed was wrapped around my head.

6 To the roots of the mountains I sank down;

the earth beneath barred me in forever.

But you, Lord my God,

brought my life up from the pit.

7 "When my life was ebbing away,

I remembered you, Lord,

and my prayer rose to you,

to your holy temple.

8 "Those who cling to worthless idols

turn away from God’s love for them.

9 But I, with shouts of grateful praise,

will sacrifice to you.

What I have vowed I will make good.

I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the Lord.’ "

10 And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.

1 E orou Jonas ao Senhor, seu Deus, das entranhas do peixe. 2 E disse:

Na minha angústia

clamei ao Senhor,

e ele me respondeu;

do ventre da sepultura gritei,

e tu ouviste a minha voz.

3 Porque tu me lançaste

no profundo,

no coração dos mares,

e a corrente das águas me cercou;

todas as tuas ondas e as tuas vagas

têm passado por cima de mim.

4 E eu disse:

Lançado estou de diante dos teus olhos;

todavia tornarei a ver

o teu santo templo.

5 As águas me cercaram

até à alma,

o abismo me rodeou,

e as algas se enrolaram

na minha cabeça.

6 Eu desci até aos fundamentos

dos montes;

a terra me encerrou

para sempre com os seus ferrolhos;

mas tu fizeste subir a minha vida

da perdição,

ó Senhor meu Deus!

7 Quando desfalecia em mim

a minha alma,

lembrei-me do Senhor;

e entrou a ti a minha oração,

no teu santo templo.

8 Os que observam as falsas vaidades

deixam a sua

misericórdia.

9 Mas eu te oferecerei sacrifício

com a voz do agradecimento;

o que votei pagarei.

Do Senhor vem a salvação.

10 Falou, pois, o Senhor ao peixe, e este vomitou a Jonas na terra seca.