Jonah 2
King James Version
2 Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly,
2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
3 For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
4 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
5 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
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.
7 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the Lord: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.
10 And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
Jonah 2
Contemporary English Version
Jonah's Prayer
2 From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the Lord his God:
2 When I was in trouble, Lord,
I prayed to you,
and you listened to me.
From deep in the world
of the dead,
I begged for your help,
and you answered my prayer.
3 You threw me down
to the bottom of the sea.
The water was churning
all around;
I was completely covered
by your mighty waves.
4 I thought I was swept away
from your sight,
never again to see
your holy temple.
5 I was almost drowned
by the swirling waters
that surrounded me.
Seaweed had wrapped
around my head.
6 I had sunk down deep
below the mountains
beneath the sea.
I knew that forever,
I would be a prisoner there.
But, you, Lord God,
rescued me from that pit.
7 When my life was slipping away,
I remembered you—
and in your holy temple
you heard my prayer.
8 All who worship worthless idols
turn from the God
who offers them mercy.
9 But with shouts of praise,
I will offer a sacrifice
to you, my Lord.
I will keep my promise,
because you are the one
with power to save.
10 (A) The Lord commanded the fish to vomit up Jonah on the shore. And it did.
Jonás 2
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Oración de Jonás
2 [a]Entonces Jonás oró al Señor su Dios desde el vientre del pez(A), 2 y dijo:
«En mi angustia clamé al Señor(B),
Y Él me respondió.
Desde el seno del Seol[b] 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(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(H),
Las algas se enredaron en 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 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 ídolos vanos(P)
Su propia misericordia abandonan.
9 -»Pero 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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