Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?
人岂可为自己制造神呢。其实这不是神。
By contrast, “the [ancient] gods served to justify man to a certain degree… they did not at that time take the punishment on themselves, but rather, as is nobler, the guilt” (Genealogy).
相比之下，“当时（希腊）众神就是这样在某种程度上为人的恶行作辩护，……人们不是惩罚自己，而是以更高贵的姿态惩罚犯罪”（《论道德的谱系》，周红译，三联书店，1992年。 下同）。
And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
这米迦有了神堂，又制造以弗得和家中的神像，分派他一个儿子作祭司。
Whilst it is true that they falsely presented themselves as gods, Man was in that time at a low point in his vibrations and open to their rule.
这是事实，他们错误的让人类尊称他们为“神”来供奉，人类在那个时候被控制在一个低频率的振动以服从他们的法律。
Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods.
那倚靠耶和华，不理会狂傲和偏向虚假之辈的，这人便为有福。
Gods tired of their paradise, envy man.
神厌倦了天堂，却羡慕人。
Hotep:Excuse me, Your Majesty. We are compelled to remind you this man committed a serious crime against the gods.
浩太：陛下，怒臣多言。微臣必须提醒您这个人犯下了触犯天神的严重罪行。
Then there came the occasion that when gods and men were in dispute at Sicyon concerning the prerogatives of each, Prometheus, by an ingenious trick, attempted to settle the question in favor of man.
有一次，神和人在西锡安对各自的权限争执不休，普罗米修斯耍了一个聪明的计谋，企图使问题的解决对人类有利。
The old man said his young wife is a gift from the gods.
那老人说他那位年轻的妻子是天赐的礼物。
Zeus was afraid that with fire, man would become as powerful as the gods.
宙斯害怕人类有了火后，会变得和众神一样强大。
III. Are gracious to him as a mother to her own, her only son. And the man who has the grace of the gods, good fortune he beholds.
三就象母亲对他的孩子一样，她唯一的儿子，一样亲切。而人们拥有神的优雅，他有好的机会。
Man as certainly stark mad; he cannot make a flea, and yet he will be making gods by dozens.
人可算极度疯狂；他造不出一只跳蚤，然而他却能造出一堆神。
In mythology and legend, a man, often of divine ancestry, who is endowed with great courage and strength, celebrated for his bold exploits, and favored by the gods.
古代神话和传说中半神式的英雄：神话和传说中有神圣血统的，具有巨大的勇气和力量的人，因其英勇的行为而闻名，并受众神青睐。
Will a man make for himself gods which are no gods?
人岂可为自己制造神呢？其实这不是神。
He was the first man to explain the universe without resort to gods or demons.
他是第一个不借助神或魔来解释宇宙的人。
When man started farming at the end of the ice age was the moment his gods began farming too.
当人类在冰河期末开始耕种时，人类的神也开始了耕种。
Is it not strange if the architect and the physician shall have more respect to the reason (the principles) of their own arts than man to his own reason, which is common to him and the gods?
如果建筑师和医生更愿意尊重其所从事技艺的理性(原则)，而不是他自身的理性，这一点不奇怪，对他和对诸神而言，两者哪一个更普遍？
And the man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household gods, and ordained one of his sons, who became his priest.
这米迦有了神堂，又制造以弗得和家中的神像，分派他一个儿子作祭司。
In this, Zu is a bird-man who, for some reason, opposes the gods.
在这方面，祖是一个鸟的人，出于某种原因，反对神。
An 80-year old man couldn't do great things for God without Gods help, for sure!
如果没有神的帮助，一个80岁的老人实在不能为神做什么大事。
Relationships with the Gods were fine and we did not need to worry too much about relationships between Man and Nature or cities and landscapes.
与神的关系很好，我们没有必要过多担心人与自然，城市以及风景之间关系。
Some temples merged in functions with folk shrines and became the sites where people made offerings or prayers to deities with the exchange principle of mutual-benefit between man and Buddhist gods.
其次，寺观的功能渐与民间神祠混同，成为祈祷祭祀之所，人们在与佛教神灵打交道时，适用的仍是人神互惠的原则。
Some temples merged in functions with folk shrines and became the sites where people made offerings or prayers to deities with the exchange principle of mutual-benefit between man and Buddhist gods.
其次，寺观的功能渐与民间神祠混同，成为祈祷祭祀之所，人们在与佛教神灵打交道时，适用的仍是人神互惠的原则。
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