美国语文第六册 第117期:保罗在玛斯山上的演讲

 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars Hill, and said, Ye men of Athens! 保罗站在战神玛斯山上中央的，说道，你们雅典人听着！

I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious¹. 我觉得你们对任何事情都尊奉神明。

For as I passed by, and beheld² your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription³, To THE UNKNOWN GOD. 我经过的时候，观看你们所敬拜的。我遇到一座祭坛，上面写着——“敬未识之神”。

Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. 你们虽不识但刻意敬拜的，我现在就告诉你们是哪路神明。

God that made the world and all things therein (seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth) dwelleth not in temples made with hands; 创造世界及万物的上帝（他是天地的主宰），当然不会住在人手修建的庙堂。

neither is worshiped with men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; 也不用人手来敬奉，好像他需要一切，其实将生命气息和万物赐给众生。

and hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, 他从一支血脉造出万族的人，住在整个世间，

and hath determined⁴ the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; 并且预先确定了他们的寿限，以及居住区域的疆界。

that they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from everyone of us: 众生寻求神的帮助，或许揣摩可期，或然可遇，实则他离我们每个人不远。

for in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. 我们生活，活动，存留皆赖于他；犹如你们的诗篇中所讲的，我们也是他的后代。

Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device. 鉴于我们是神的后代，就不该认为神的神性如同人用手艺和心思所雕刻的金、银和石头。

And the times of this ignorance God winked⁵ at; but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent⁶: 众生蒙昧无知之时，神并不能全都查知；如今，他却吩咐所有的人都要悔改。

because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that Man whom he hath ordained⁷; 因为他已经指定了日子，要通过他所钦定的人，按公义来裁决世间。

whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. 为此命他从死里复活，借此让众生相信。

And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter. 当众生听见从死里复活的话，有的讥诮，其他人则说，我们再听你讲讲这个事情。

So Paul departed from among them. 于是，保罗从他们中出去了。

Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed; 但是，有几个人跟随他，就信了上帝的存在，

among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.  其中有雅典最高法院的法官迪奥尼索斯，还有一个叫达玛丽斯的妇人，以及追随他们的人。

 

1 superstitious   

adj.迷信的

参考例句：

• They aim to deliver the people who are in bondage to superstitious belief.他们的目的在于解脱那些受迷信束缚的人。
• These superstitious practices should be abolished as soon as possible.这些迷信做法应尽早取消。

2 beheld   

v.看，注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 )；瞧；看呀；（叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现）哎哟

参考例句：

• His eyes had never beheld such opulence. 他从未见过这样的财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The soul beheld its features in the mirror of the passing moment. 灵魂在逝去的瞬间的镜子中看到了自己的模样。 来自英汉文学 - 红字

3 inscription   

n.（尤指石块上的）刻印文字，铭文，碑文

参考例句：

• The inscription has worn away and can no longer be read.铭文已磨损，无法辨认了。
• He chiselled an inscription on the marble.他在大理石上刻碑文。

4 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

5 winked   

v.使眼色( wink的过去式和过去分词 )；递眼色（表示友好或高兴等）；（指光）闪烁；闪亮

参考例句：

• He winked at her and she knew he was thinking the same thing that she was. 他冲她眨了眨眼，她便知道他的想法和她一样。
• He winked his eyes at her and left the classroom. 他向她眨巴一下眼睛走出了教室。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 repent   

v.悔悟，悔改，忏悔，后悔

参考例句：

• He has nothing to repent of.他没有什么要懊悔的。
• Remission of sins is promised to those who repent.悔罪者可得到赦免。

7 ordained   

v.任命（某人）为牧师( ordain的过去式和过去分词 )；授予（某人）圣职；（上帝、法律等）命令；判定

参考例句：

• He was ordained in 1984. 他在一九八四年被任命为牧师。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was ordained priest. 他被任命为牧师。 来自辞典例句