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Tolkien’s remarks on his contribution to the preparation of The Jerusalem Bible: 

"Naming me among the 'principal collaborators' was an undeserved courtesy on the part of the editor of the Jerusalem Bible. I was consulted on one or two points of style, and criticized some contributions of others. I was originally assigned a large amount of text to translate, but after doing some necessary preliminary work I was obliged to resign owing to pressure of other work, and only completed 'Jonah', one of the shortest books."

(extract from Tolkien Letter #294, to Charlotte and Denis Plimmer) 

The book of Jonah, was the one which contains the fantastic narrative of the titular prophet being held inside the belly of a gigantic fish for three days and three nights.  Isn’t it fitting for Tolkien to work on this particular book?  

Though I hoped he had worked on the book of Job, too—a poet working on an ancient poetic masterpiece. 

“I was obliged to resign owing to pressure of other work...” What other work was there? The Jerusalem Bible was published in 1966, years after The Lord of the Rings was published.  Perhaps he was working on his legendarium... 

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“Reality lies beyond my grasp; and deep, so deep, who can discover it?” ~ Ecclesiastes 7:24, Jerusalem Bible

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How Tolkien nearly translated the entire Jerusalem Bible ...

How Tolkien nearly translated the entire Jerusalem Bible

The Jerusalem Bible - Tolkien Gateway

The Jerusalem Bible is a Roman Catholic translation of the Bible. Its sources were the original Hebrew and Greek texts, with some contribution from later Greek and Latin translations. J.R.R. Tolkien was among its contributors, as translator and lexicographer.

iGod: JRR Tolkien - the Bible translator

Tolkien's contribution was the translation of Jonah, one of the most famous Bible stories. Darton, Longman and Todd, the publisher for this new paperback volume, was also the original publisher of the original 1966 Jerusalem Bible. They have now studied the original manuscript of Tolkien's translation of the Book of Jonah and now planning to ...

Tolkien, Bard of the Bible - De la grâce dans l'encrier

To his credit, Tolkien quite plausibly finished the translation of Jonah in a month time. 33 After a first series of comments from Father Jones, Tolkien was sent Joshua to translate, and here end our knowledge of Tolkien's actual work as a translator. 34 Longer portions of the Bible have been left untouched by Tolkien, and one can only wonder ...

Read a rare, unedited translation of Jonah by J.R.R. Tolkien

For example, Tolkien translated Jonah 2:1 as, "And Yahweh appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah; and Jonah remained in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.". This was phrasing ...

The Bible: Translated into…Elvish?? | Cutting It Straight

The Bible: Translated into…Elvish?? J.R.R. Tolkien stands as a towering figure in English literature. His books The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are among the most popular fantasy books ever written, and indeed have defined that genre ever since. Part of Tolkien's genius as a writer was in making the setting of his books come alive.

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1970 Jerusalem Bible by Doubleday & Company. Illustrations by Salvador Dali. Reader's Edition.