1 Lá de dentro do peixe, Jonas orou ao Senhor, ao seu Deus.2 Ele disse: "Em meu desespero clamei ao Senhor, e ele me respondeu. Do ventre da morte gritei por socorro, e ouviste o meu clamor.3 Jogaste-me nas profundezas, no coração dos mares; correntezas formavam turbilhão ao meu redor; todas as tuas ondas e vagas passaram sobre mim.4 Eu disse: Fui expulso da tua presença; contudo, olharei de novo para o teu santo templo.5 As águas agitadas me envolveram, o abismo me cercou, as algas marinhas se enrolaram em minha cabeça.6 Afundei até os fundamentos dos montes; à terra cujas trancas estavam me aprisionando para sempre. Mas tu trouxeste a minha vida de volta da cova, ó Senhor meu Deus!7 "Quando a minha vida já se apagava, eu me lembrei de ti, Senhor, e a minha oração subiu a ti, ao teu santo templo.8 "Aqueles que acreditam em ídolos inúteis desprezam a misericórdia.9 Mas eu, com um cântico de gratidão, oferecerei sacrifício a ti. O que eu prometi cumprirei totalmente. A salvação vem do Senhor".10 E o Senhor deu ordens ao peixe, e ele vomitou Jonas em terra firme.

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.