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\Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
2 \2:1\Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,
3 \2:2\And said, I cried by reason of my affliction to the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardst my voice.
4 \2:3\For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods encompassed me: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
5 \2:4\Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again towards thy holy temple.
6 \2:5\The waters encompassed me, even to the soul: the depth inclosed me on every side, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
7 \2:6\I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.
8 \2:7\When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came to thee, into thy holy temple.
9 \2:8\They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
10 \2:9\But I will sacrifice to thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.
11 \2:10\And the LORD spoke to the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.