| 1 Now the Lord prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonas: and Jonas was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. | 1 ܘܛܝܒ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܘܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܒܠܥܗ ܠܝܘܢܢ ܘܗܘܐ ܝܘܢܢ ܒܡ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܕܢܘܢܐ ܬܠܬܐ ܐܝ̈ܡܡܝܢ ܘܬܠܬܐ ܠܝ̈ܠܘܢ |
| 2 And Jonas prayed to the Lord his God out of the belly of the fish. | 2 ܘܨܠܝ ܝܘܢܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܗ ܡܢ ܡ̈ܥܘܗܝ ܕܢܘܢܐ |
| 3 And he said: I cried out of my affliction to the Lord, and he heard me: I cried out of the belly of hell, and thou hast heard my voice. | 3 ܘܐܡܪ ܩܪܝܬ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܒܥܩܬܝ ܘܥܢܢܝ ܡܢ ܟܪܣܗ̇ ܕܫܝܘܠ ܓܥܝܬ ܘܫܡܥܬ ܒܩܠܝ |
| 4 And thou hast cast me forth into the deep in the heart of the sea, and a flood hath compassed me: all thy billows, and thy waves have passed over me. | 4 ܘܐܪܡܝܬܢܝ ܒܥܘܡܩܐ ܒܠܒܗ ܕܝܡܐ ܘܢܗܪܐ ܚܕܪܢܝ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܚ̈ܫܘܠܝܟ ܘ̈ܓܠܠܝܟ ܥܠܝ ܥܒܪܘ |
| 5 And I said: I am cast away out of the sight of thy eyes: but yet I shall see thy holy temple again. | 5 ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܡܪܬ ܕܐܬܪܚܩܬ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܥܝ̈ܢܝܟ ܡܟܝܠ ܡܘܣܦ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܚܙܐ ܗܝܟܠܟ ܩܕܝܫܐ |
| 6 The waters compassed me about even to the soul: the deep hath closed me round about, the sea hath covered my head. | 6 ܚܕܪܘܢܝ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܢܦܫܐ ܘܬܗܘܡܐ ܟܪܟܢܝ ܘܒܐܫܬܗ ܕܝܡܐ ܐܬܚܒܫ ܪܝܫܝ |
| 7 I went down to the lowest parts of the mountains: the bars of the earth have shut me up for ever: and thou wilt bring up my life from corruption, O Lord my God. | 7 ܘܠܐܫܬܗܘܢ ܕܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܢܚܬܬ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܐܚܕܬ ܣܘܟܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܒܐ̈ܦܝ ܠܥܠܡ ܘܐܣܩܬ ܚܝ̈ܝ ܡܢ ܚܒܠܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܝ |
| 8 When my soul was in distress within me, I remembered the Lord: that my prayer may come to thee, unto thy holy temple. | 8 ܟܕ ܐܬܛܪܦܬ ܢܦܫܝ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܬܕܟܪܬ ܘܥܠܬ ܩܕܡܝܟ ܨܠܘܬܝ ܠܗܝܟܠܟ ܩܕܝܫܐ |
| 9 They that are vain observe vanities, forsake their own mercy. | 9 ܟܘܠ ܕܢܛܪܝܢ ܕܚ̈ܠܬܐ ܣܪ̈ܝܩܬܐ ܡܪܚܡܢܘܬܟ ܫܒܩܝܢ |
| 10 But I with the voice of praise will sacrifice to thee: I will pay whatsoever I have vowed for my salvation to the Lord. | 10 ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܩܠܐ ܕܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܐܕܒܚ ܠܟ ܘܡܕܡ ܕܢܕܪܬ ܐܫܠܡ ܦܘܪܥܢܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ |
| 11 And the Lord spoke to the fish: and it vomited out Jonas upon the dry land. | 11 ܘܦܩܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܢܘܢܐ ܘܦܠܛܗ ܠܝܘܢܢ ܠܝܒܫܐ |