youdao

Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.

所以应当回想你是从那里坠落的，并要悔改，行起初所行的事。你若不悔改，我就临到你那里，把你的灯台从原处挪去。

youdao

Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.

他就说、但以理阿、不要惧怕、因为从你第一日专心求明白将来的事、又在你神面前刻苦己心、你的言语已蒙应允、我是因你的言语而来。

youdao

The desire to be first is really central to this poem and it continues in this stanza: Have thou the honor first thy Lord to greet And join thy voice unto the Angel Choir, From out his secret Altar toucht with hallow'd fire.

想得第一的欲望是这首诗的主题,在这一段中也还是主题：,你要抢先，争取最初迎主的荣光,放开你的歌喉，宛若天使的合唱，接触神坛的圣火像是热烈的篇章。

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