Truth is not only a theoretical correspondence but also a covenantal relationship.

真理不单是在理论上一致，亦是一个约的关系。

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Does he fully intend to obey this command, to annul the covenantal promise with his own hand?

他是否完全打算遵守这个命令，亲手废止，契约的应许？

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Marriage is an objective reality-a covenantal union of husband and wife-that it is the duty of the law to recognize and support for the sake of justice and the common good.

婚姻是一个客观现实，是丈夫和妻子的盟约联合；而法律的职责就是，为了正义和公共利益，承认并支持这个现实。

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There is generally a concluding invocation of witnesses, usually the gods are invoked as witnesses to a binding oath, some kind of covenantal oath that brings the treaty into effect, and it's witnessed by gods.

一般也包括一段援引见证人的文字，一般是上帝见证一个有约束力的誓言的诞生，这个誓言可以使条约生效，上帝是见证人。

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Does he fully intend to obey this command, to annul the covenantal promise with his own hand? Or does he trust in God to intervene? Or is this a paradox of faith? Does Abraham intend faithfully to obey, all the while trusting faithfully that God's promise will nevertheless be fulfilled?

他是否完全打算遵守这个命令，亲手废止,契约的应许？或者，他信任上帝的干涉吗？又或者,这是个信仰的悖论吗？亚伯拉罕打算忠诚地服从，同时,忠实地相信即使如此上帝的应许也会实现吗？

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