1 Then Jonah prayed to Jehovah his God from inside the fish's belly.2 He said: »I called to Jehovah because of my affliction. And he answered me! Out of the belly of the grave I cried and you heard my voice.3 »For you threw me into the deep, in the heart of the seas. The current was all around me. All your waves, your huge breakers passed over me!4 »And I said: I have been cast out of your sight. Yet I will look again toward your Holy Temple.5 »The waters encompassed me and threatened my life. The deep sea surrounded me. The sea weeds were wrapped about my head.6 »I went down to the bottom of the mountains! The earth with its bars closed upon me for a very long time. Yet you have brought my life up from the pit, O Jehovah my God?7 »My life was leaving me and I remembered Jehovah! My prayer came to you, into your Holy Temple.8 »They that regard lying vanities forsake their own mercy.9 »But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving! I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is from Jehovah!«10 Jehovah spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land.

1 E orou Jonas ao Senhor, seu Deus, lá das entranhas do peixe;2 e disse: Na minha angústia clamei ao senhor, e ele me respondeu; do ventre do Seol gritei, e tu ouviste a minha voz.3 Pois me lançaste no profundo, no coração dos mares, e a corrente das águas me cercou; todas as tuas ondas e as tuas vagas passaram por cima de mim.4 E eu disse: Lançado estou de diante dos teus olhos; como tornarei a olhar para o teu santo templo?5 As águas me cercaram até a alma, o abismo me rodeou, e as algas se enrolaram na minha cabeça.6 Eu desci até os fundamentos dos montes; a terra encerrou-me para sempre com os seus ferrolhos; mas tu, Senhor meu Deus, fizeste subir da cova a minha vida.7 Quando dentro de mim desfalecia a minha alma, eu me lembrei do Senhor; e entrou a ti a minha oração, no teu santo templo.8 Os que se apegam aos vãos ídolos afastam de si a misericórdia.9 Mas eu te oferecerei sacrifício com a voz de ação de graças; o que votei pagarei. Ao Senhor pertence a salvação.10 Falou, pois, o Senhor ao peixe, e o peixe vomitou a Jonas na terra.