In the Middle Ages and to some extent in the Early Modern period, we live in a theocentric world.

在中世纪甚至是现在早期，我们生活在以上帝为中心的世界里。

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All of those who were conquered are put to the ban or the herem that's the sacred devotion of objects and persons to God, which entailed killing them, so they were utterly destroyed.

那些被虏获的人都被禁止,那是为上帝敬献的物品或者人，也就意味着杀了他们，因此他们完全被毁灭。

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We have the preamble, and the historical background to the covenant in God's summary introduction to the people in Exodus 20: "I am Yahweh who brought you out of the land of Egypt."

我们有开场白，签订契约的历史大环境,就像《出埃及记》20中上帝总结性的介绍：,“我是将你们从为奴之地领出来的耶和华“

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God is depicted as a warrior, who leads his host , the Lord of hosts in battle.

上帝被描述为武士，他带领军队战斗，他是战争中军队之神。

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The point is not mere verbal acclaim of God as suzerain.

并不是仅仅是口头上承认上帝为领主。

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