约拿书

这次约拿书按照被告诉的那样去做。

This time Jonah did as he was told .

三天以后，这条大鱼把约拿书吐到一个海滩上。

After three days , the great fish spat Jonah out on to a beach .

〈约拿书〉可能写于西元前5或4世纪。

The book was probably written in the5th or4th century BC .

约拿书安全了，但他仍然非常害怕。

Jonah was safe , but he was still very frightened .

人们不只听约拿书的，而且他们也相信他。

The people not only listened to Jonah , they also believed him .

我们必须摆脱约拿书，这是我们唯一的希望。

We must get rid of Jonah , it 's our only hope .

约拿书知道他不能游得更远了。

Jonah knew he could not swim much further .

塔什什是约拿书能够去的离尼尼微最远的地方。

Tarshish was about as far away from Nineveh as Jonah could get .

约拿书起身，来到了甲板上。

Jonah got up and went on deck .

约拿书感到非常心虚。

Jonah felt very guilty .

在整个漫长的冒险历程中，约拿书第一次真正地高兴起来。

And for the first time during the whole of his long adventure , Jonah really was pleased .

他现在意识到上帝不允许他逃避其给予的任务，约拿书的提议是停止这场暴风雨的唯一方法。

He realised now that God would not allow him to wriggle out of the job he had been given , and that his plan was the only way to stop the storm .

《旧约》中十二小先知之一，其事迹记录在〈约拿书〉中（他的预言书在犹太教正典中是较大的“十二先知书”的一部分。）

One of the12 Minor Prophets in the Old Testament , whose story is told in the Book of Jonah . ( His narrative is part of a larger book , The Twelve , in the Jewish canon . )

有人指出，除了约拿以外，一切约拿书中所记载的，都对神顺服。

Someone has pointed out that everything in the book of Jonah obeyed God , except His servant .