But I, because I feared God, did not act thus.

而我因敬畏天主，并未如此行事。

youdao

Man has for eons feared God due to his spiritual malnutrition.

人类已因为他心灵上的营养不良，世世代代恐惧上帝。

youdao

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

但是收生婆敬畏神，不照埃及王的吩咐行，竟存留男孩的性命。

youdao

In that sense, Mingus, for whom spirituality was another recurring theme, was like the God of the Old Testament: He wanted to be loved as well as feared.

WSJ: Charles Mingus | The Bassist in a Box | By Will Friedwald