YNA 2:4 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX καὶ ποταμοί ἐκύκλωσάν με, πάντες οἱ μετεωρισμοί σου καὶ τὰ κύματά σου ἐπʼ ἐμὲ διῆλθον.
(kai potamoi ekuklōsan me, pantes hoi meteōrismoi sou kai ta kumata sou epʼ eme diaʸlthon. )

BrTr Thou didst cast me into the depths of the heart of the sea, and the floods compassed me: all thy billows and thy waves have passed upon me.

ULT But I, I said, ‘I have been driven out from before your eyes;
⇔  yet I might again look toward the temple of your holiness.’

UST But as for me, I thought, ‘You have thrown me away; you do not care even to look at me;
⇔ even so I may still see your holy temple again.‘

BSB At this, I said,
⇔ ‘I have been banished from Your sight;
⇔ yet I will look once more
⇔ toward Your holy temple.’

OEB ⇔ Then I said, I am driven out,
⇔ away from your sight;
⇔ How will I ever again
⇔ look towards your holy temple?

WEBBE I said, ‘I have been banished from your sight;
⇔ yet I will look again towards your holy temple.’

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(1-9)Then Jonah prayed to his God from the belly of the fish.
  He prayed:
  “In trouble, deep trouble, I prayed to God.
  He answered me.
From the belly of the grave I cried, ‘Help!’
  You heard my cry.
You threw me into ocean’s depths,
  into a watery grave,
With ocean waves, ocean breakers
  crashing over me.
I said, ‘I’ve been thrown away,
  thrown out, out of your sight.
I’ll never again lay eyes
  on your Holy Temple.’
Ocean gripped me by the throat.
  The ancient Abyss grabbed me and held tight.
My head was all tangled in seaweed
  at the bottom of the sea where the mountains take root.
I was as far down as a body can go,
  and the gates were slamming shut behind me forever—
Yet you pulled me up from that grave alive,
  O God, my God!
When my life was slipping away,
  I remembered God,
And my prayer got through to you,
  made it all the way to your Holy Temple.
Those who worship hollow gods, god-frauds,
  walk away from their only true love.
But I’m worshiping you, God,
  calling out in thanksgiving!
And I’ll do what I promised I’d do!
  Salvation belongs to God!”

NET I thought I had been banished from your sight,
⇔ that I would never again see your holy temple!

LSV And I said: I have been cast out from before Your eyes
(Yet I add to look to Your holy temple!)

FBV I said to myself, ‘The Lord has banished me from his sight. Will I ever see your holy Temple again?’[fn]

2:4 Or “but even so I will see your holy Temple again.”

T4T Then I thought, ‘You have banished me, and I will never be able to enter your presence again. I will never see your holy temple in Jerusalem again!’

LEB • And I said, ‘I am banished[fn] from your sight;
• how[fn] will I continue to look[fn]
• on your holy temple ?’[fn]

2:2 Or “expelled,” or “driven away”

2:2 Or “however, I will continue to look on your holy temple”

2:2 Literally “will I do again to look,” meaning “will I continue to look”

2:2 Literally “on the temple of your holiness”

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

Moff I thought I was flung out of thy sight,
⇔ never to see thy sacred shrine again.

JPS (2-5) And I said: 'I am cast out from before Thine eyes'; yet I will look again toward Thy holy temple.

ASV And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes;
⇔ Yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.

DRA 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.

YLT And I — I said: I have been cast out from before Thine eyes, (Yet I add to look unto Thy holy temple!)

Drby And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes, Yet will I look again toward thy holy temple.

RV And I said, am cast out from before thine eyes; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
(And I said, am cast out from before thine/your eyes; yet I will look again toward thy/your holy temple. )

SLT And I said, I was driven from before thine eyes; yet I shall add to look to thy holy temple.

Wbstr Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again towards thy holy temple.

KJB-1769 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
(Then I said, I am cast out of thy/your sight; yet I will look again toward thy/your holy temple. )

KJB-1611 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will looke againe toward thy holy Temple.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps And I saide: I am cast away out of thy sight, yet wyll I loke againe toward thyne holy temple.
(And I said: I am cast away out of thy/your sight, yet will I look again toward thine/your holy temple.)

Gnva Then I saide, I am cast away out of thy sight: yet will I looke againe towarde thine holy Temple.
(Then I said, I am cast away out of thy/your sight: yet will I look again toward thine/your holy Temple. )

Cvdl I thought that I had bene cast awaye out of thy sight: but I wil yet agayne loke towarde thy holy temple.
(I thought that I had been cast away out of thy/your sight: but I will yet again look toward thy/your holy temple.)

Wycl Thou castidist me doun in to depnesse, in the herte of the see, and the flood cumpasside me; alle thi swolowis and thi wawis passiden on me.
(Thou/You cast/threw me down in to deepness, in the heart of the sea, and the flood compassed/surrounded me; all thy/your swolowis and thy/your waves passed on me.)

Luth Du warfst mich in die Tiefe mitten im Meer, daß die Fluten mich umgaben; alle deine Wogen und Wellen gingen über mich,
(You(sg) threwst me in the depth midway/in_the_middle in_the sea, that the floods me umgaben; all your Wogen and waves went above me,)

ClVg Et projecisti me in profundum in corde maris, et flumen circumdedit me: omnes gurgites tui, et fluctus tui super me transierunt.
(And proyecisti me in/into/on depth in/into/on heart of_the_sea, and the_river surrounded me: everyone gurgites yours(sg), and wave yours(sg) over me they_passed. )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:1–10: Jonah thanked the LORD for rescuing him

This section records the prayer that Jonah prayed after he was swallowed by the fish. Notice that the prayer is in the form of poetry. (Both BSB and GNT show this.) Therefore the structure of chapter two is very different from the other three chapters in Jonah, which are narrative material. If possible, try to translate the material in this chapter in a natural poetic form in your language. However, remember that the message is more important than the form in which it is written.

2:4a

At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight;

I thought, ‘O Yahweh, you^(sing) have sent me away from you.’
I thought that you^(sing) had sent me away, out of your sight.
I thought that you^(sing) had rejected me and sent me away from you.

I have been banished from Your sight: Here Jonah expressed what he said or thought as he was drowning. He felt that the LORD was no longer present with him and was no longer caring for him or protecting him (Keil-Delitzsch, p. 401). Notice that what Jonah said or thought in 2:4a–b can be expressed as either direct or indirect speech. (See the Display at 2:4a.) You need to decide which is most natural in your language. Using an indirect quote with the verb “thought,” as the GNT has done, suggests that this was what Jonah was thinking (or saying to himself) in the sea, rather than a prayer he was speaking.

2:4b

yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’

Yet I dared to hope that it might/would be possible for me to see your holy temple once again.

yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple: There is a textual problem with this part of the verse. The Hebrew text has the word ʾaḵ which means “yet, surely.” However, scholars disagree about whether to translate this or to follow an alternative text which has ʾeyḵ “how.” So the English versions are divided and there are two choices:

Follow the Hebrew text which has the word ʾaḵ “yet, surely.” In this case, this is an expression of hope and confidence that Jonah would once again see the LORD’s holy temple:
Yet/Surely I will once again look upon/toward your holy temple. (See BSB, NIV, KJV, NCV)2.4 Also supported by the LXX; Keil-Delitzsch, p. 401; Kleinert, p. 26.
Follow the one Greek manuscript which has read the word as ʾeyḵ “how.” In this case, Jonah’s expression is one of hopelessness: he thought he would never see the temple again:
How can I again look upon/toward your holy temple? (See GNT, CEV, GW, NJB, NJPS, NLT, NRSV, REB)2.4 Ellison, p. 377; Stuart, p. 469.

Although a number of modern translations follow the second option, it has very little textual support. Therefore it is recommended that you follow the first option. Since many modern translations follow the second option, however, it is recommended that you refer to this option in a footnote.

Your holy temple: The term holy here refers to the fact that this temple is dedicated to the LORD for sacred purposes and belongs to him alone.

Scholars do not agree whether the temple mentioned here (2:4) and the temple mentioned in 2:7 referred to the temple in Jerusalem or to God’s dwelling place in heaven. Avoid referring to the location of the temple in these verses if possible. In both verses, the sense seems to be “the holy place where you (the LORD) live.”

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

וַ⁠אֲנִ֣י

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you,have_thrown_me deep in_[the],heart_of seas and,a_river it,surrounds_me all/each/any/every breakers_of,your and,your(pl)_of,waves over,me passed )

But I shows that there is a contrast between the actions of Yahweh, which Jonah had just talked about, and his own response, which he will talk about now. In your translation, indicate this contrast in a way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [On my part]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

נִגְרַ֖שְׁתִּי

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you,have_thrown_me deep in_[the],heart_of seas and,a_river it,surrounds_me all/each/any/every breakers_of,your and,your(pl)_of,waves over,me passed )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [You drove me out]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מִ⁠נֶּ֣גֶד עֵינֶ֑י⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you,have_thrown_me deep in_[the],heart_of seas and,a_river it,surrounds_me all/each/any/every breakers_of,your and,your(pl)_of,waves over,me passed )

Here, eyes is a metonym meaning seeing, and seeing is a metonym for the knowledge, notice, and attention of God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [from before you] or [from your presence] or [to where you do not notice me]

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

אַ֚ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you,have_thrown_me deep in_[the],heart_of seas and,a_river it,surrounds_me all/each/any/every breakers_of,your and,your(pl)_of,waves over,me passed )

Here, yet indicates a contrast between Jonah being driven away from God and Jonah’s hope to see the temple again. In your translation, indicate this contrast in a way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [nevertheless]

Parallel YNA 2:4

Section 2:1–10: Jonah thanked the LORD for rescuing him

2:4a

2:4b