評(píng)論
打印
The British wars began here, in St Giles's Cathedral, Edinburgh,on the morning of July 23rd, 1637,
1637年7月23日清晨 英國(guó)內(nèi)戰(zhàn)正式在愛(ài)丁堡的圣吉爾大教堂打響
and the first missiles that were launched were not cannonballs,they were footstools.
但第一波攻擊并非是威力驚人的加農(nóng)炮 相反 僅僅是一些腳凳
They were launched straight down the nave,and their targets were the dean and bishop of the cathedral.
它們被直接扔進(jìn)教堂中殿 而它們的目標(biāo)則是教堂的主任牧師和主教
The right reverends had just started to read from a royally authorised new prayer book,
牧師和主教們正準(zhǔn)備 朗讀新的皇家授權(quán)的祈禱書(shū)
and it was this attempt to read from the liturgy which had triggered a deafening outburst of shouting and wailing,
就僅僅是準(zhǔn)備朗讀的儀式 就已經(jīng)使教堂內(nèi)民眾發(fā)出了 震聾發(fā)聵的哭喊與哀號(hào)
especially from the many women gathered in the church.
特別是激怒了聚集在教堂中的女性
The prayer book riots, though, were just the fuse.
但對(duì)祈禱書(shū)的反對(duì)浪潮 僅僅是一根導(dǎo)火索
What those who lit it wanted was to blow up the bishops and the whole royal church establishment in Scotland.
而點(diǎn)燃這條導(dǎo)火索的人 目的在于 撼動(dòng)主教以及蘇格蘭皇家教會(huì)體系的根基
On February 28th, 1638,a national covenant was signed in a four-hour ceremony
1638年2月28日 在長(zhǎng)達(dá)四小時(shí) 伴隨著布道和圣歌的儀式上
along with sermons and psalms exhorting the godly to be the new Israel.
勉勵(lì)著虔誠(chéng)的人創(chuàng)造新的樂(lè)園 同時(shí)簽署了公約
The next day, the covenant was brought here to the open churchyard at Greyfriars,
第二天 他們將公約帶至 格雷弗賴斯的露天教堂墓地之中
where hordes of ordinary Scots added their signature.
在那里很多蘇格蘭人也共同簽署了公約
Copies were made and distributed the length and breadth of Scotland.
很快 公約的副本 就被分發(fā)到了蘇格蘭的大街小巷
