約拿書 2
1 約納在魚腹裏，祈求上主，他的天主。
From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,
saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice. (Sheol h7585)
3 你將我拋入海心深處，大水包圍了我；你的波濤和巨浪漫過了我。
For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me.
4 我曾說：我雖從你面前被拋棄，但我仍要瞻仰你的聖殿。
At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’
5 大水圍困我，危及卜性命；深淵包圍我，海草纏住我的頭。
The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.
6 我下深直到礁底，大地的門閂永為我關閉。上主，卜天主! 你卻從坑裏救出了我的性命。
To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God!
7 當我奄奄一息時，我記起了上主；我的祈禱達於你前，達於你的聖殿中。
As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.
8 敬奉虛無偶像的人，實在是捨棄了慈愛的根源。
Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.
9 至於我，我要在頌謝的歌聲中，向你獻祭，償還我許的誓願。救恩屬於上主! 」
But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”
10 當時，上主命令那魚，那魚便將約納吐在陸地上。
And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
