梅普尔神甫站了起来,以一种谦逊的长者的柔和声气,命令四散的人群聚拢来。
Star board gangway, there! side away to larboard-larboard gangway to starboard! Midships! midships!
右舷走道的,喂!靠向左舷...左舷走道的靠向右舷!靠中间来,靠中间来!
There was a low rumbling of heavy sea-boots among the benches, and a still slighter shuffling ofwomen's shoes, and all was quiet again, and every eye on the preacher.
凳子间顿时发出一阵笨重的靴子的低沉的隆隆声,和一阵更轻的女鞋的声音,接着又是一片鸦静,每只眼睛都望着那个传道者。
He paused a little; then kneeling in the pulpit's bows, folded his large brown hands across hischest, uplifted his closed eyes, and offered a prayer so deeply devout that he seemed kneelingand praying at the bottom of the sea.
他歇了一忽;然后跪在讲坛前头,拦胸交叉起他那双棕色的大手,抬起他那闭着的眼睛,那么深怀诚意地作起祷告,好象跪在海底作祷告。
This ended, in prolonged solemn tones, like the continual tolling of a bell in a ship that isfoundering at sea in a fog-in such tones he commenced reading the following hymn; butchanging his manner towards the concluding stanzas, burst forth with a pealing exultation andjoy.
祷告过后,他以曳长而庄严的声调,有如一只陷在迷雾的海上的船只那种不断敲击的钟声...他就以这种声调朗诵起如下的圣诗来;但是,行将结束的时候,他却态度一变,突然迸发出一阵兴高采烈的狂欢声来...
The ribs and terrors in the whale, Arched over me a dismal gloom, While all God's sun-litwaves rolled by, And lift me deepening down to doom.
大鲸的恐怖和肋骨,困我在阴森可怕中,神光普照的浪涛滚滚而过,把我高高举起,重重抛进毁灭之都。
I saw the opening maw of hell, With endless pains and sorrows there; Which none but they thatfeel can tell-Oh, I was plunging to despair.
我见地狱大张着口,那儿有无边苦痛愁伤;只有经受过的人才会知道...啊,我正陷进绝望深渊。
In black distress, I called my God, When I could scarce believe him mine, He bowed his ear tomy complaints-No more the whale did me confine.
在凶险的灾殃里,当我几乎对?失去信心时,我叫喊我主,俯耳倾听我的申诉...
With speed he flew to my relief, As on a radiant dolphin borne; Awful, yet bright, aslightning shone The face of my Deliverer God.
大鲸就不再禁闭我.骑着灿烂的海豚星,迅速赶来解救。
