Chapter V

 Eve makes a noble and emotional intercession, taking the blame on herself.

 

 

1 Then Adam and Eve entered the cave, and stood praying, in their own tongue, unknown to us, but which they knew well.

 

2 And as they prayed, Adam raised his eyes and saw the rock and the roof of the cave that covered him overhead. This prevented him from seeing either heaven or God's creatures. So he cried and beat his chest hard, until he dropped, and was as dead.

 

3 And Eve sat crying; for she believed he was dead.

 

4 Then she got up, spread her hands toward God, appealing to Him for mercy and pity, and said, "O God, forgive me my sin, the sin which I committed, and don't remember it against me.

 

5 For I alone caused Your servant to fall from the garden into this condemned¹ land; from light into this darkness; and from the house of joy into this prison.

 

6 O God, look at this Your servant fallen in this manner, and bring him back to life, that he may cry and repent² of his transgression³ which he committed through me.

 

7 Don't take away his soul right now; but let him live that he may stand after the measure of his repentance⁴, and do Your will, as before his death.

 

8 But if You do not bring him back to life, then, O God, take away my own soul, that I be like him, and leave me not in this dungeon⁵, one and alone; for I could not stand alone in this world, but with him only.

 

9 For You, O God, caused him to fall asleep, and took a bone from his side, and restored the flesh in the place of it, by Your divine power.

 

10 And You took me, the bone, and make me a woman, bright like him, with heart, reason, and speech; and in flesh, like to his own; and You made me after the likeness⁶ of his looks, by Your mercy and power.

 

11 O Lord, I and he are one, and You, O God, are our Creator, You are He who made us both in one day.

 

12 Therefore, O God, give him life, that he may be with me in this strange land, while we live in it on account of our transgression.

 

13 But if You will not give him life, then take me, even me, like him; that we both may die the same day."

 

14 And Eve cried bitterly, and fell on our father Adam; from her great sorrow.

 

1 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

2 repent   

v.悔悟，悔改，忏悔，后悔

参考例句：

• He has nothing to repent of.他没有什么要懊悔的。
• Remission of sins is promised to those who repent.悔罪者可得到赦免。

3 transgression   

n.违背；犯规；罪过

参考例句：

• The price can make an action look more like a transaction than a transgression.罚款让一个行为看起来更像是一笔交易而不是一次违法行为。
• The areas of transgression are indicated by wide spacing of the thickness contours.那幢摩天大楼高耸入云。

4 repentance   

n.懊悔

参考例句：

• He shows no repentance for what he has done.他对他的所作所为一点也不懊悔。
• Christ is inviting sinners to repentance.基督正在敦请有罪的人悔悟。

5 dungeon   

n.地牢，土牢

参考例句：

• They were driven into a dark dungeon.他们被人驱赶进入一个黑暗的地牢。
• He was just set free from a dungeon a few days ago.几天前，他刚从土牢里被放出来。

6 likeness   

n.相像，相似（之处）

参考例句：

• I think the painter has produced a very true likeness.我认为这位画家画得非常逼真。
• She treasured the painted likeness of her son.她珍藏她儿子的画像。