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Not everyone was lying awake at night biting their nails about the plight of kingless Britain.

并非所有人都夜不能寐 为不再有国王的大不列颠的未来殚精竭虑

For many, this was the dawn of a new age.

对多数人而言 新时代的曙光喷薄欲出

It's ture no one had foreseen this during the civil wars,

在内战时期 没人能预见这个时代的到来

but in giving them victory, the Almighty had shown them that Albion must be turned into Jerusalem.

但带来胜利的同时 万能的主也向他们宣告 英格兰必须成为耶路撒冷般的圣地

He had lain the Stuart kings in the dust.

上帝已让斯图亚特王朝的君主归为尘土

The only king to follow now was King Jesus,and the only true government that of his saints.

如今唯一的君主便是主耶稣 而唯一正当的政府 亦应是其虔诚圣徒

Let them sing aloud,let the high praise of God be in their mouth and a two-edged sword in their hand!

让他们放声高歌吧 让他们口中称颂着万能的主 手中秉持着双刃之剑

The kingdom of God was at hand,the most blessed revolution of all.

上帝之国近在眼前 这是最神圣的革命

No one was more convinced of this than Albion's holy warrior,Oliver Cromwell.

没有人比英格兰的神圣战士 奥利弗·克伦威尔更深信这一点了

Religion was not at first the thing contended for,

宗教并不是最初奋战的目标

but God brought it to that issue at last and at last it proved that which was most dear to us.

但上帝最终将战火引向宗教 士兵随身圣经 并最终证明 这对我们来说才是最重要的

Cromwell called himself "a seeker",and what he sought all his life was God's destiny for himself and for his country.

克伦威尔自称"求正教徒" 终其一生 他都在寻求 上帝赋予他和他国家的使命

词汇解析

1、contend

处理;对付;解决

It is time, once again, to contend with racism.

又一次到了与种族主义战斗的时刻了。

American businesses could soon have a new kind of lawsuit to contend with.

美国公司可能很快就要有一种新型的官司去应付了。

声称;争辩;主张

The government contends that he is fundamentalist.

政府认定他是原教旨主义者。

'You were just looking,' contends Samantha. 'I was the one doing all the work.'

“你不过是看看而已。”萨曼莎争辩道，“什么活儿都是我来干。”

竞争;争夺

the two main groups contending for power.

两大集团争权夺利

with 10 UK construction yards contending with rivals from Norway, Holland, Italy and Spain.

10家英国建造厂与来自挪威、荷兰、意大利和西班牙的对手展开竞争

2、convince

使确信;使信服;使相信

Although I soon convinced him of my innocence, I think he still has serious doubts about my sanity.

虽然我很快便让他相信我是清白的，但是我想他仍然非常怀疑我是否神志正常。

The waste disposal industry is finding it difficult to convince the public that its operations are safe.

废物处理行业发现很难让公众相信其操作是安全的。

说服;劝服

That weekend in Plattsburgh, he convinced her to go ahead and marry Bud.

在普拉茨堡的那个周末，他说服她嫁给巴德。