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然而,请允许我说话,因为我是向祢的怜悯诉说,而非向傲慢的人。

Yet suffer me to speak, since I speak to Thy mercy, and not to scornful man.

祢或许也藐视我,然而祢终将回转,怜悯我。

Thou too, perhaps, despisest me, yet wilt Thou return and have compassion upon me.

我能对祢说什么呢,主我的神?我只知道我不晓得自己从何处来到这垂死的生命——或者该称之为活着的死亡?

For what would I say, O Lord my God, but that I know not whence I came into this dying life (shall I call it?) or living death.

就在那时,祢怜悯的安慰立刻托住了我,正如我从肉身父母那里所听说的——尽管我自己已不记得——祢曾一度用他们的身体物质塑造了我。

Then immediately did the comforts of Thy compassion take me up, as I heard (for I remember it not) from the parents of my flesh, out of whose substance Thou didst sometime fashion me.

于是,女人乳汁的安慰接纳了我。

Thus there received me the comforts of woman's milk.

我的母亲和乳母们并非为我自行储备乳汁;而是祢藉着她们赐给我婴儿时期所需的食物,按照祢的定命,借着万物隐秘的源泉分赐祢的丰富。

For neither my mother nor my nurses stored their own breasts for me; but Thou didst bestow the food of my infancy through them, according to Thine ordinance, whereby Thou distributest Thy riches through the hidden springs of all things.

祢也使我不贪求超过祢所赐的,又使乳母们甘心将祢所赐给她们的奉献给我。

Thou also gavest me to desire no more than Thou gavest; and to my nurses willingly to give me what Thou gavest them.

因为她们怀着天赐的爱心,甘愿将从祢那里所丰盛得到的给了我。

For they, with a heaven-taught affection, willingly gave me what they abounded with from Thee.

她们给我的这份益处,对她们自己也是益处。

For this my good from them, was good for them.

这益处实际上并非出于她们,乃是藉着她们而来;因为一切善事都出于祢,我的神,我一切的健康也来自我的神。

Nor, indeed, from them was it, but through them; for from Thee, O God, are all good things, and from my God is all my health.

这是我后来才明白的——祢藉着这些恩赐,在我内心深处和外在世界,向我宣告祢自己。

This I since learned, Thou, through these Thy gifts, within me and without, proclaiming Thyself unto me.

Vocabulary

Yet
然而,表示转折或对比的连词
speak
说话,开口表达自己的想法
since
因为;自从某时起
Thy
你的(古英语,等同于your)
mercy
仁慈,怜悯,宽恕之心
scornful
轻蔑的,充满嘲笑和鄙视的
Thou
你(古英语主格,等同于you)
perhaps
也许,可能,表示不确定性
despisest
鄙视,蔑视(古英语第二人称单数)
yet
然而,仍然,表示转折
wilt
将会(古英语,等同于will)
return
返回,回来;回头
compassion
同情,怜悯,对他人苦难的关怀
upon
在……上面,介词,等同于on
O
哦,感叹词,表示呼唤或感叹
Lord
主,上帝,主人,尊称
God
上帝,神,宗教信仰中的最高存在
whence
从哪里,从何处(古英语用法)
dying
垂死的,正在消亡的
shall
将,应当(情态动词,表将来或义务)
death
死亡,生命的终结
immediately
立即,马上,毫不迟疑地
comforts
安慰,舒适;给人慰藉的事物
flesh
肉体,肉,身体的物质部分
substance
物质,实质,本质,体内的元素
didst
你做了(古英语did的第二人称单数)
sometime
曾经,在某个时候
fashion
塑造,形成,创造(动词用法)
Thus
因此,这样,如此地
neither
两者都不,也不(用于否定)
nor
也不,用于否定的连词
nurses
护士;此处指乳母,哺育婴儿的女性
stored
储存,积蓄(store的过去式)
breasts
乳房,胸部(女性哺乳器官)
bestow
给予,赐予,授予(礼物或恩惠)
infancy
婴儿期,幼年时期,早期阶段
according
根据,按照(according to)
Thine
你的(古英语,等同于yours)
ordinance
法令,条例,神圣的安排或规定
whereby
凭借,借此,通过这个方式
distributest
分配,分布(古英语第二人称单数)
riches
财富,丰富的资源
hidden
隐藏的,秘密的,不显眼的
springs
泉水,源泉;此处比喻隐藏的源头
gavest
你给了(古英语gave的第二人称单数)
desire
欲望,渴望,愿望
willingly
心甘情愿地,乐意地
heaven-taught
上天教导的,天赐的本能
affection
爱,情感,喜爱,深厚的感情
abounded
充裕,大量存在(abound的过去式)
Thee
你(古英语宾格,等同于you)
Nor
也不,用于否定句的连词
indeed
确实,的确,表示强调
health
健康,身体状况良好
gifts
礼物,天赋,恩赐
within
在……内部,在里面
without
没有,在……外面,缺乏
proclaiming
宣告,宣布,大声声明某事
Thyself
你自己(古英语反身代词,等同于yourself)
unto
向,给,朝(古英语,等同于to)
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