Jonah 2
English Standard Version
Jonah's Prayer
2 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, 2 saying,
(A)“I called out to the Lord, out of my distress,
and he answered me;
(B)out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
(C)and you heard my voice.
3 (D)For you cast me into the deep,
into the heart of the seas,
and the flood surrounded me;
(E)all your breakers and your waves
passed over me.
4 (F)Then I said, ‘I am driven away
from your sight;
(G)yet I shall again look
upon your holy temple.’
5 (H)The waters closed in over me (I)to take my life;
the deep surrounded me;
weeds were wrapped about my head.
6 To the roots of the mountains I went down,
to the land whose bars closed upon me forever.
Yet you brought up my life from the pit,
O Lord my God.
7 When my life was fainting away,
I remembered the Lord,
(J)and my prayer came to you,
into your holy temple.
8 (K)Those who pay regard to vain idols
(L)forsake their hope of steadfast love.
9 (M)But I with the voice of thanksgiving
will sacrifice to you;
what I have vowed I will pay.
(N)Salvation belongs to the Lord!”
10 And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land.
Jonah 2
New King James Version
Jonah’s Prayer and God’s Answer
2 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish’s belly. 2 And he said:
“Out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
And You heard my voice.
3 (C)For You cast me into the deep,
Into the heart of the seas,
And the floods surrounded me;
(D)All Your billows and Your waves passed over me.
4 (E)Then I said, ‘I have been cast out of Your sight;
Yet I will look again (F)toward Your holy temple.’
5 The (G)waters surrounded me, even to my soul;
The deep closed around me;
Weeds were wrapped around my head.
6 I went down to the [a]moorings of the mountains;
The earth with its bars closed behind me forever;
Yet You have brought up my (H)life from the pit,
O Lord, my God.
7 “When my soul fainted within me,
I remembered the Lord;
(I)And my prayer went up to You,
Into Your holy temple.
8 “Those who regard (J)worthless idols
Forsake their own [b]Mercy.
9 But I will (K)sacrifice to You
With the voice of thanksgiving;
I will pay what I have (L)vowed.
(M)Salvation is of the (N)Lord.”
10 So the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
Jonás 2
La Biblia de las Américas
Oración de Jonás
2 [a]Entonces oró Jonás al Señor su Dios desde el vientre del pez(A), 2 y dijo:
En[b] mi angustia clamé al Señor(B),
y Él me respondió.
Desde el seno[c] del Seol[d] pedí auxilio,
y tú escuchaste mi voz(C);
3 pues me habías echado a lo profundo,
en el corazón de los mares,
y la corriente me envolvió[e](D);
todas tus encrespadas olas y tus ondas pasaron sobre mí(E).
4 Entonces dije: «He sido expulsado de delante de tus ojos(F);
sin embargo volveré a mirar hacia tu santo templo(G)».
5 Me rodearon las aguas hasta el alma,
el gran abismo me envolvió[f](H),
las algas se enredaron a mi cabeza.
6 Descendí hasta las raíces de los montes(I),
la tierra con sus cerrojos me ponía cerco para siempre(J);
pero tú sacaste de la fosa[g] mi vida(K), oh Señor, Dios mío.
7 Cuando en mí desfallecía mi alma(L),
del Señor me acordé(M);
y mi oración llegó hasta ti(N),
hasta tu santo templo(O).
8 Los que confían en vanos ídolos[h](P)
su propia misericordia abandonan,
9 mas yo con voz de acción de gracias
te ofreceré sacrificios(Q).
Lo que prometí, pagaré(R).
La salvación es del Señor(S).
10 Entonces el Señor dio orden al pez(T), y este vomitó a Jonás en tierra firme.
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