To the Jews, he is the father of israel-the shepherd king anointed by god-and they in turn are his descendants and God's Chosen People.

而在犹太教徒眼中，他是以色列的先祖——上帝膏立的牧羊人国王，以色列人既是他的子裔，也是上帝的选民。

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And to one lost sheep, a shepherd boy is greater than the richest king.

对迷途的羊羔来说，牧羊人比最富有的国王伟大。

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Is the shepherd not joyful beneath his trembling, that he shall wear the mark of the king?

身承国王印记的牧羊人，在其战栗之余不也感到快乐吗？

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What good is it -- you'll remember -- what good is it, Milton asks, ; "to tend the homely slighted shepherd's trade"; that's, of course, the vocation of poetry if that shepherd-poet is just going to be struck down in his prime as Edward King had been?

大家可以看到，弥尔顿在这里发出了疑问，“进行平凡微不足道的诗歌创作“，又有何益;,当然，就田园诗人而言，诗歌的天命,是否在于如同爱德华金一般的英年早逝？

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Maybe he comes from the line of David, a shepherd boy who could play beautiful music, so that the crazy become less crazy and Saul the king finally chills out.

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