约拿书 2
1 约拿在鱼腹中祷告耶和华—他的 神，
[While he was] inside the huge fish, Jonah prayed to Yahweh God, [whom] he [worshiped. After Yahweh told him that he would answer his prayer, ]
Jonah said, “Yahweh, when I was greatly distressed [here], I prayed to you, and you heard what I [prayed]. When I was [about to descend way down into] the place where dead people go, you heard me when I called out [for you to help/save me]. (Sheol h7585)
3 你将我投下深渊， 就是海的深处； 大水环绕我， 你的波浪洪涛都漫过我身。
You threw me [down] into the deep [water], into the bottom [DOU] of the sea. The currents of the sea swirled around me, and the huge waves crashed above me.
4 我说：我从你眼前虽被驱逐， 我仍要仰望你的圣殿。
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!’
5 诸水环绕我，几乎淹没我； 深渊围住我； 海草缠绕我的头。
The water surrounded me, and threatened to drown me. Seaweed was wrapped around my head.
6 我下到山根， 地的门将我永远关住。 耶和华—我的 神啊， 你却将我的性命从坑中救出来。
I sank down to where the mountains start rising [MET] [from the bottom of the sea]. I thought that forever [it would be as though] my body would be in a prison [MTY] [inside the earth] below me. But you, Yahweh God, whom I [worship], rescued me from going down to the place of the dead.
7 我心在我里面发昏的时候， 我就想念耶和华。 我的祷告进入你的圣殿， 达到你的面前。
When I was almost dead [EUP], Yahweh, I (thought about/prayed to) you. You [heard] my prayer, up [there where] you [are, in] your holy temple.
8 那信奉虚无之神的人， 离弃怜爱他们的主；
All those who worship worthless idols are rejecting [you], the one who [could] act kindly toward them.
9 但我必用感谢的声音献祭与你。 我所许的愿，我必偿还。 救恩出于耶和华。
But I will sing to thank [you], and I will offer a sacrifice to you. I will [surely] do what I have solemnly promised [to do]. Yahweh, you are the one who is [able to] save [us].”
10 耶和华吩咐鱼，鱼就把约拿吐在旱地上。
Then Yahweh commanded the huge fish to vomit out Jonah, [and the fish did that], and [Jonah was able to get] to the land.
