Then Jonahוַ יוֹנָהprayedיִּתְפַּלֵּלtoאֶלYHWHיְהוָהhis Elohimאֱלֹהָיוfrom the inner partsמִמְּעֵיof the fish,הַדָּגָה
and he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“I calledקָרָאתִיout of my distressמִצָּרָה לִיtoאֶלYHWH,יְהוָהand he answered me;וַיַּעֲנֵנִיfrom the bellyמִבֶּטֶןof SheolשְׁאוֹלI cried for help,שִׁוַּעְתִּיandyou heardשָׁמַעְתָּmy voice.קוֹלִי
You cast meוַתַּשְׁלִיכֵנִיinto the depths,מְצוּלָהinto the heartבִּלְבַבof the seas,יַמִּיםand the currentוְנָהָרsurrounded me;יְסֹבְבֵנִיallכָּלyour breakersמִשְׁבָּרֶיךָand your wavesוְגַלֶּיךָpassedעָבָרוּover me.עָלַי
And Iוַאֲנִיsaid,אָמַרְתִּי‘I have been driven awayנִגְרַשְׁתִּיfrom beforeמִנֶּגֶדyour eyes;עֵינֶיךָyetאַךְI will look againאוֹסִיף לְהַבִּיטtowardאֶלyour holyקָדְשֶׁךָtemple.’הֵיכַל
The watersמַיִםencompassed meאֲפָפוּנִיup toעַדthe soul;נֶפֶשׁthe deepתְּהוֹםsurrounded me;יְסֹבְבֵנִיseaweedסוּףwas wrappedחָבוּשׁaround my head.לְרֹאשִׁי
To the rootsלְקִצְבֵיof the mountainsהָרִיםI went down;יָרַדְתִּיthe earth,הָאָרֶץits barsבְּרִחֶיהָclosedbehind meבַעֲדִיforever;לְעוֹלָםbut you brought upוַתַּעַלmy lifeחַיַּיfrom the pit,מִשַּׁחַתYHWHיְהוָהmy Elohim.אֱלֹהָי
When my soulנַפְשִׁיwas faintingבְּהִתְעַטֵּףwithin me,עָלַיI rememberedזָכָרְתִּיYHWH,אֶת יְהוָהand my prayerוַ תְּפִלָּתִיcameתָּבוֹאto you,אֵלֶיךָtoאֶלyour holyקָדְשֶׁךָtemple.הֵיכַל
Those who keepמְשַׁמְּרִיםvain vaporsהַבְלֵי שָׁוְאabandonיַעֲזֹבוּtheir loyal love.חַסְדָּם
But I,וַאֲנִיwith the voiceבְּקוֹלof thanksgiving,תּוֹדָהwill sacrificeאֶזְבְּחָהto you;לָּךְwhatאֲשֶׁרI have vowedנָדַרְתִּיI will pay.אֲשַׁלֵּמָהSalvationיְשׁוּעָתָהbelongsto YHWH.”לַיהוָה
Then YHWHוַ יְהוָהspokeיֹּאמֶרto the fish,לַדָּגand it vomited outוַיָּקֵאJonahאֶת יוֹנָהontoאֶלthe dry land.הַיַּבָּשָׁה