第34章 上帝永远不会死 God Can Never Die (第1/3页)

《上帝永远不会死》，1836 年

God can Never die, 1836

那是一个星期天的早晨。

It was a Sunday morning.

阳光明亮而温暖地照进房间，温和清新的空气从敞开的窗户流进来。

the sun shone brightly and warmly into the room, as the air, mild and refreshing, flowed through the open window.

在上帝的蓝天下，田野和草地覆盖着绿色和花朵，所有的小鸟都在欢唱。

And out under God’s blue heaven, where fields and meadows were covered with greens and flowers, all the little birds rejoiced.

然而，当外面处处充满欢乐和满足时，房子里却充满了悲伤和痛苦。

while joy and contentment were everywhere outside, in the house lived sorrow and misery.

就连平时总是心情很好的妻子，那天早上也坐在餐桌前，一脸沮丧；最后，她站起身，一口饭也没吃，擦了擦眼泪，朝门口走去。

Even the wife, who otherwise always was in good spirits, sat that morning at the breakfast table with a downcast expression; finally she arose, without having touched a bite of her food, dried her eyes, and walked toward the door.

这个房子似乎真的被诅咒了。

It really seemed as if there were a curse hanging over this house.

生活费用高昂，食品供应短缺；税收越来越重；年复一年，家庭财产不断贬值，现在除了贫穷和苦难，已经没有什么可期待的了。

the cost of living was high, the food supply low; taxes had bee heavier and heavier; year after year the household belongings had depreciated more and more, and now at last there was nothing to look forward to but poverty and misery.

一直以来，这些都让身为勤劳守法公民的丈夫感到沮丧；现在，想到未来，他满心绝望；是的，他甚至多次威胁要结束自己痛苦而无望的生命。

For a long time all this had depressed the husband, who always had been a hard-working and law-abiding citizen; now the thought of the future filled