1 Ali, de dentro do peixe, Jonas orou ao Senhor, seu Deus, dizendo:

2 "Ó Senhor Deus,

na minha aflição clamei por socorro,

e tu me respondeste;

do fundo do mundo dos mortos, gritei pedindo socorro,

e tu ouviste a minha voz.

3 Tu me atiraste no abismo,

bem no fundo do mar.

Ali as águas me cercavam por todos os lados,

e todas as tuas poderosas ondas rolavam sobre mim.

4 Pensei que havia sido jogado fora da tua presença

e que não tornaria a ver o teu santo Templo.

5 "As águas vieram sobre mim e me sufocaram;

o mar me cobriu completamente,

e as plantas marinhas se enrolaram na minha cabeça.

6 Desci até a raiz das montanhas,

desci à terra que tem o portão trancado para sempre .

Tu, porém, me salvaste da morte,

ó Senhor, meu Deus!

7 Quando senti que estava morrendo,

eu lembrei de ti, ó Senhor,

e a minha oração chegou a ti,

no teu santo Templo.

8 "Aqueles que adoram ídolos,

que são coisas sem valor,

deixaram de ser fiéis a ti.

9 Mas eu cantarei louvores,

e te oferecerei sacrifícios,

e cumprirei o que prometi.

A salvação vem de Deus, o Senhor!"

10 Então o Senhor deu ordem ao peixe, e ele vomitou Jonas na praia.

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.