1فَصَلَّى يُونَانُ إِلَى الرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ مِنْ جَوْفِ الْحُوتِ2وَقَالَ، دَعَوْتُ مِنْ ضِيقِي الرَّبَّ، فَاسْتَجَابَنِي. صَرَخْتُ مِنْ جَوْفِ الْهَاوِيَةِ، فَسَمِعْتَ صَوْتِي.3لأَنَّكَ طَرَحْتَنِي فِي الْعُمْقِ فِي قَلْبِ الْبِحَارِ. فَأَحَاطَ بِي نَهْرٌ. جَازَتْ فَوْقِي جَمِيعُ تَيَّارَاتِكَ وَلُجَجِكَ.4فَقُلْتُ، قَدْ طُرِدْتُ مِنْ أَمَامِ عَيْنَيْكَ. وَلَكِنَّنِي أَعُودُ أَنْظُرُ إِلَى هَيْكَلِ قُدْسِكَ.5قَدِ اكْتَنَفَتْنِي مِيَاهٌ إِلَى النَّفْسِ. أَحَاطَ بِي غَمْرٌ. الْتَفَّ عُشْبُ الْبَحْرِ بِرَأْسِي.6نَزَلْتُ إِلَى أَسَافِلِ الْجِبَالِ. مَغَالِيقُ الأَرْضِ عَلَيَّ إِلَى الأَبَدِ. ثُمَّ أَصْعَدْتَ مِنَ الْوَهْدَةِ حَيَاتِي أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهِي.7حِينَ أَعْيَتْ فِيَّ نَفْسِي ذَكَرْتُ الرَّبَّ، فَجَاءَتْ إِلَيْكَ صَلاَتِي إِلَى هَيْكَلِ قُدْسِكَ.8اَلَّذِينَ يُرَاعُونَ أَبَاطِيلَ كَاذِبَةً يَتْرُكُونَ نِعْمَتَهُمْ.9أَمَّا أَنَا فَبِصَوْتِ الْحَمْدِ أَذْبَحُ لَكَ وَأُوفِي بِمَا نَذَرْتُهُ. لِلرَّبِّ الْخَلاَصُ.10وَأَمَرَ الرَّبُّ الْحُوتَ فَقَذَفَ يُونَانَ إِلَى الْبَرِّ.
1Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,2And 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.3For 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.4Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.5The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.6I 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.7When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.8They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.9But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.10And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land .