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。

1Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly,

2And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.

3For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.

4Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.

5The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.

6I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.

7When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.

8They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

9But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.

10¶ And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.