Jonah 2 Greek Analytical

Greek: Septuagint (LXX)
English: John Barach

Chapter 2

The Three Days and Nights

1 [MT=1:17] Καὶ προσέταξεν κύριος κήτει μεγάλῳ καταπιεῖν τὸν Ἰωνᾶν· καὶ ἦν Ἰωνᾶς ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ τοῦ κήτους τρεῖς ἡμέρας καὶ τρεῖς νύκτας.

2.1 [MT 1:17] And the Lord commanded a great sea monster (kētei) to swallow Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the sea monster three days and three nights.

2 [MT=2:1] καὶ προσηύξατο Ἰωνᾶς πρὸς κύριον τὸν θεὸν αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῆς κοιλίας τοῦ κήτους

2 [MT 2:1] And Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the sea monster.

The Cry from Hades

3 [MT=2:2] καὶ εἶπεν Ἐβόησα ἐν θλίψει μου πρὸς κύριον τὸν θεόν μου, καὶ εἰσήκουσέν μου· ἐκ κοιλίας ᾅδου κραυγῆς μου ἤκουσας φωνῆς μου. 4 [MT=2:3] ἀπέρριψάς με εἰς βάθη καρδίας θαλάσσης, καὶ ποταμοί με ἐκύκλωσαν· πάντες οἱ μετεωρισμοί σου καὶ τὰ κύματά σου ἐπ' ἐμὲ διῆλθον. 5 [MT=2:4] καὶ ἐγὼ εἶπα Ἀπῶσμαι ἐξ ὀφθαλμῶν σου· ἆρα προσθήσω τοῦ ἐπιβλέψαι πρὸς τὸν ναὸν τὸν ἅγιόν σου;

3 [MT 2:2] And he said: "I cried out in my affliction to the Lord my God, and He heard me; out of the belly of Hades (hadou) [You heard] my cry, You heard my voice. 4 [MT 2:3] You cast me into the depths of the heart of the sea, and rivers encircled me; all Your surges and Your waves passed over me. 5 [MT 2:4] And I said, 'I have been thrust away from Your eyes; shall I indeed look again toward Your holy temple?'"

The Descent to the Foundations

6 [MT=2:5] περιεχύθη ὕδωρ μοι ἕως ψυχῆς, ἄβυσσος ἐκύκλωσέν με ἐσχάτη, ἔδυ ἡ κεφαλή μου εἰς σχισμὰς ὀρέων. 7 [MT=2:6] κατέβην εἰς γῆν, ἧς οἱ μοχλοὶ αὐτῆς κάτοχοι αἰώνιοι, καὶ ἀναβήτω φθορὰ ζωῆς μου, κύριε ὁ θεός μου.

6 [MT 2:5] "Water was poured around me even unto my soul; the deepest abyss encircled me, my head sank into the clefts of the mountains. 7 [MT 2:6] I went down into the earth, whose bars are eternal barriers; yet let the corruption of my life ascend [out], O Lord my God."

The Return to the Temple

8 [MT=2:7] ἐν τῷ ἐκλείπειν ἀπ' ἐμοῦ τὴν ψυχήν μου τοῦ κυρίου ἐμνήσθην, καὶ ἔλθοι πρὸς σὲ ἡ προσευχή μου εἰς ναὸν ἅγιόν σου. 9 [MT=2:8] φυλασσόμενοι μάταια καὶ ψευδῆ ἔλεος αὐτῶν ἐγκατέλιπον. 10 [MT=2:9] ἐγὼ δὲ μετὰ φωνῆς αἰνέσεως καὶ ἐξομολογήσεως θύσω σοί ὅσα ηὐξάμην, ἀποδώσω σοί σωτηρίου τῷ κυρίῳ.

8 [MT 2:7] "When my soul was failing from me, I remembered the Lord; and may my prayer come to You, into Your holy temple. 9 [MT 2:8] Those who observe vanities and lies have abandoned their own mercy. 10 [MT 2:9] But I, with a voice of praise and thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You; whatever I have vowed, I will pay to You for [my] salvation to the Lord."

The Deliverance

11 [MT=2:10] καὶ προσετάγη τῷ κήτει, καὶ ἐξέβαλεν τὸν Ἰωνᾶν ἐπὶ τὴν ξηράν.

11 [MT 2:10] And it was commanded to the sea monster, and it cast Jonah out upon the dry land.