pray/ask/beg

[navit]

1) He prayed God to be with his family once again.
[2) He prayed the gods to be with his family once again.
3) He prayed to the gods to be with his family once again.


4) He asked the gods to be with his family once again.
5) He begged the gods to be with his family once again.

Are any of the above sentences correct if the idea is that he wanted to be with his family again and was asking God/the gods to allow that to happen?

Gratefully,
Navi

[Alan]

Only 1 fully acceptable.

"I pray God that..." is a fixed expression, not normally possible in the 3rd person.