第34章 上帝永遠不會死 God Can Never Die(第2/3 頁)

him with despair; yes, many times he even threatened to end his miserable and hopeless existence.

他那位性格開朗的妻子的安慰話，以及朋友們的世俗或精神上的建議，都沒有幫到他；這些話反而讓他更加沉默和悲傷。

Neither the forting words of his good-humored wife nor the worldly or spiritual counsel of his friends had helped him; these had only made him more silent and sorrowful.

很容易理解，他可憐的妻子最終也失去了勇氣。

It is easy to understand that his poor wife finally should lose her courage, too.

然而，她悲傷的背後還有另一個原因，我們很快就會知道。

however, there was quite another reason for her sadness, which we soon shall hear.

當丈夫看到妻子也很悲傷並想離開房間時，他攔住她說：“你不告訴我你怎麼了，我就不讓你走！”

when the husband saw that his wife also grieved and wanted to leave the room, he stopped her and said, “I won’t let you go until you have told me what is wrong with you!”

沉默了一會兒後，她嘆了口氣，說：“哦，我親愛的丈夫，我昨晚夢見上帝死了，所有的天使都跟著他去了墳墓！”

After a moment of silence, she sighed and said, “oh, my dear husband, I dreamed last night that God was dead, and that all the angels followed him to his grave!”

“你怎麼能相信或想這樣愚蠢的事情！” 丈夫回答道。“你當然知道，上帝永遠不會死！”

“how can you believe or think such foolish stuff!” answered the husband.“You know, of course, that God can never die!”

善良的妻子臉上閃耀著幸福的光芒，她深情地握住丈夫的雙手，喊道：“那麼我們親愛的上帝還活著！”

the good wife’s face sparkled with happiness, and as she affectionately squeezed both her husband’s hands, she exclaimed, “then our dear God is still alive!”

“為什麼，當然。” 丈夫說。“你怎麼會懷疑呢！”

“why, of course,” said the hus