Og Herren ordnet det slik at en stor fisk slukte Jona, og Jona var inne i fisken i tre dager og tre netter.

And the Lord made ready a great fish to take Jonah into its mouth; and Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.

Så ba Jona til Herren sin Gud inne fra fisken og sa,

Then Jonah made prayer to the Lord his God from the inside of the fish, and said,

I min nød ropte jeg til Herren, og han svarte meg; fra sjelens dyp ropte jeg, og du hørte min stemme.

In my trouble I was crying to the Lord, and he gave me an answer; out of the deepest underworld I sent up a cry, and you gave ear to my voice.

Du kastet meg i dypet, midt i havet, og strømmen omga meg; alle dine bølger og brenninger gikk over meg.

For you have put me down into the deep, into the heart of the sea; and the river was round about me; all your waves and your rolling waters went over me.

Og jeg sa: Jeg er drevet bort fra dine øyne; hvordan kan jeg noensinne igjen se ditt hellige tempel?

And I said, I have been sent away from before your eyes; how may I ever again see your holy Temple?

Vannet omgav meg helt til halsen; dypet omsluttet meg; tang var viklet rundt hodet mitt.

The waters were circling round me, even to the neck; the deep was about me; the sea-grass was twisted round my head.

Jeg sank ned til fjellenes grunn; jordens porter var lukket over meg for alltid: men du, Herre min Gud, førte mitt liv opp fra graven.

I went down to the bases of the mountains; as for the earth, her walls were about me for ever: but you have taken up my life from the underworld, O Lord my God.

Da min sjel var kraftløs i meg, husket jeg Herren, og min bønn kom til deg, til ditt hellige tempel.

When my soul in me was overcome, I kept the memory of the Lord: and my prayer came in to you, into your holy Temple.

De som tilber falske guder, har gitt opp sitt eneste håp.

The worshippers of false gods have given up their only hope.

Men jeg vil ofre til deg med takksigelsens stemme; jeg vil oppfylle mine løfter. Frelsen tilhører Herren.

But I will make an offering to you with the voice of praise; I will give effect to my oaths. Salvation is the Lord's.

Og ved Herrens befaling spyttet fisken Jona ut på tørt land.

And at the Lord's order, the fish sent Jonah out of its mouth on to the dry land.