Revised Literal Translation

Jonah 2

1Then JonahH3124prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֣לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419unto YhwhH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430out of the fish’sהַדָּגָֽה׃ha.da.GahH1710bellyH4578,

2And saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I criedקָ֠רָאתִיKa.ra.tiH7121by reason of mine afflictionמִצָּ֥רָהmi.Tza.rahH6869unto YhwhH3068,and he heardוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֑נִיvai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030me; out of the bellyמִבֶּ֧טֶןmi.Be.tenH990of hellשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585criedשִׁוַּ֖עְתִּיshi.Va'.tiH7768I, andthou heardestשָׁמַ֥עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085my voiceקוֹלִֽי׃ko.LiH6963.

3For thou hadst castוַתַּשְׁלִיכֵ֤נִיva.tash.li.Khe.niH7993me into the deepמְצוּלָה֙me.tzu.LahH4688,in the midstבִּלְבַ֣בbil.VavH3824of the seasיַמִּ֔יםya.MimH3220;and the floodsוְנָהָ֖רve.na.HarH5104compassedיְסֹבְבֵ֑נִיye.soe.Ve.niH5437me about: all thy billowsמִשְׁבָּרֶ֥יךָmish.ba.Rei.khaH4867and thy wavesוְגַלֶּ֖יךָve.ga.Lei.khaH1530passed overעָבָֽרוּ׃'a.Va.ruH5674me.

4Then I saidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559,I am cast outנִגְרַ֖שְׁתִּיnig.Rash.tiH1644of thy sightעֵינֶ֑יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869;yet I will lookלְהַבִּ֔יטle.ha.BitH5027againאוֹסִ֣יף'o.SifH3254toward thy holyקָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃kod.She.chaH6944templeהֵיכַ֖לhei.KhalH1964.

5The watersמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325compassed me aboutאֲפָפ֤וּנִי'a.fa.Fu.niH661, evento the soulנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315:the depthתְּה֖וֹםte.HomH8415closed me round aboutיְסֹבְבֵ֑נִיye.soe.Ve.niH5437,the weedsס֖וּףsufH5488were wrapped aboutחָב֥וּשׁcha.VushH2280my headלְרֹאשִֽׁי׃le.ro.ShiH7218.

6I went downיָרַ֔דְתִּיya.Rad.tiH3381to the bottomsלְקִצְבֵ֤יle.kitz.VeiH7095of the mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022;the earthהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776with her barsבְּרִחֶ֥יהָbe.ri.Chei.haH1280wasabout me for everלְעוֹלָ֑םle.'o.LamH5769:yet hast thou brought upוַתַּ֧עַלva.Ta.'alH5927my lifeחַיַּ֖יchai.YaiH2416from corruptionמִשַּׁ֛חַתmi.Sha.chatH7845,O Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

7When my soulנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315faintedבְּהִתְעַטֵּ֤ףbe.hit.'a.TefH5848within me I rememberedזָכָ֑רְתִּיza.Kha.re.tiH2142YhwhH3068:and my prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֔יte.fi.la.TiH8605came inוַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935unto thee, into thine holyקָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃kod.She.chaH6944templeהֵיכַ֖לhei.KhalH1964.

8They that observeמְשַׁמְּרִ֖יםme.sha.me.RimH8104lyingשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723vanitiesהַבְלֵי־hav.lei-H1892forsakeיַעֲזֹֽבוּ׃ya.'a.ZouH5800their own mercyחַסְדָּ֖םchas.DamH2617.

9But I will sacrificeאֶזְבְּחָה־'ez.be.chah-H2076unto thee with the voiceבְּק֤וֹלbe.KolH6963of thanksgivingתּוֹדָה֙to.DahH8426;I will payאֲשַׁלֵּ֑מָה'a.sha.Le.mahH7999thatthat I have vowedנָדַ֖רְתִּיna.Dar.tiH5087.Salvationיְשׁוּעָ֖תָהye.shu.'A.tahH3444isof Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.

10And YhwhH3068spakeוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the fishלַדָּ֑גla.DagH1709,and it vomited outוַיָּקֵ֥אvai.ya.Ke'H6958Jonahיוֹנָ֖הyo.NahH3124upon the dryהַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃ פhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004land.

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