Jonah's Prayer
1 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 The Lord commanded the fish to vomit up Jonah on the shore. And it did.
Jonab di ǀgores
1 ǁAub ǃnāba xub ge Jonaba ǃKhūb, ǁîb di Elob ǃoa ge ǀgore:
2 “ǂŌǂōsib ǃnâ ta ge ǃKhūtse sa ǃoa ge ǂgai,
tsîts ge ge ǁnâu-am te.
ǁŌhân Hâǃkhaiba xu ta ge huiba ge ǂgan,
tsîts ge ti ǂgaisa ge ǁnâu.
3 Sats ge ǃgamsib ǃnâ ge aoǂgā te,
hurib di ǃgamsib ǃnâ,
ǁgamgu ge ge ǃnamiǂgā te,
sa ǀgaisa ǃgabigu ge ge dâuǂam te.
4 ǂÂi ta ge ge, sa aisa xuts ge aoxū te
tsî ta ǁkhawa sa ǃanu Tempela mû tide ti.
5 ǁGammi ge ǀom ǁoa ta as kōse ge dâuǂam te;
kai ǁgammi ge ge ǃnamiǂgā te,
ǁgamǀgûigu ge ti danas ai ge namisen hâ i.
6 ǃHomgu di ǃgaoǃgaogu kōse ta ge ge ǁgôa,
ǀamos kōse ra ǂganamhe dao-amdi di ǃhūb kōse.
Xawe sats ǃKhū, ti Elots ge
ǃgamsiba xu ûi ta nîse ge sâuǂui te.
7 ǁŌ ǁga ta ra khami ta ge tsâ,
o ta ge ǃKhūtse sats ǃoa ge ǂgai
tsîts ge ǁîsa sa ǃanu Tempeli ǃnâ ge ǁnâu.
8 ǁNān ǁau ǁgôa-eloga ra ǀgoreǀîn ge
sats ǃnân ge ūhâ i ǂgomǂgomsasiba ge ǁnāxū.
9 Xawe tita ge satsa nî koaǁnaeba.
Tita ge ǁguibasa hā-ūba tsi
tsî satsa ta ge mîmâibana nî dī.
ǃGâiǃōsib ge ǃKhūba xu ǀgui ra hā.”
10 Ob ge ǃKhūba ǁauba ge mîmā tsîb ge ǁîba Jonaba ǂnâsa ǃhūb ai ge ǀkhûiǂui.
