Jonah

约拿的祷告

1约拿在鱼腹中祷告耶和华—他的 神，

2说：我遭遇患难求告耶和华， 你就应允我； 从阴间的深处呼求， 你就俯听我的声音。

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。

4我说：我从你眼前虽被驱逐， 我仍要仰望你的圣殿。

5诸水环绕我，几乎淹没我； 深渊围住我； 海草缠绕我的头。

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。

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。

8那信奉虚无之神的人， 离弃怜爱他们的主；

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。

10耶和华吩咐鱼，鱼就把约拿吐在旱地上。

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1Now the Lord prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonas: and Jonas was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

2And Jonas prayed to the Lord his God out of the belly of the fish.

3And 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.

4And 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.

5And I said: I am cast away out of the sight of thy eyes: but yet I shall see thy holy temple again.

6The waters compassed me about even to the soul: the deep hath closed me round about, the sea hath covered my head.

7I 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.

8When my soul was in distress within me, I remembered the Lord: that my prayer may come to thee, unto thy holy temple.

9They that are vain observe vanities, forsake their own mercy.

10But I with the voice of praise will sacrifice to thee: I will pay whatsoever I have vowed for my salvation to the Lord.

11And the Lord spoke to the fish: and it vomited out Jonas upon the dry land.