歌手:沙语ETsai
专辑:《耶稣基督万世巨星(a.k.a.我爱丁门庆)》

作词 : Tim Minchin
作曲 : Tim Minchin
[00:00]The Good Book - 好书
[00:00]Originally performed by Tim Minchin
[00:00]Covered by ETsai
[00:00]Life is like an ocean voyage and our bodies are the ships
[00:04]人生就像是在海洋上的旅行，我们的身体是船只
[00:04]And without a moral compass we would all be cast adrift
[00:10]如果没有道德做指南针，我们都会迷失
[00:10]So to keep us on our bearings, the Lord gave us a gift
[00:15]为了让人们举止得当，上帝给了我们一个礼物
[00:15]And like most gifts that you get, it was a book
[00:24]就像你收到的大部份礼物一样，它是一本书
[00:24]I only read one book, but it's a good book, don't you know
[00:27]我只读过一本书，但它是一本很好的书
[00:27]
[00:27]I act the way I act because the Good Book tells me so
[00:32]我平时言行都依照好书的教导
[00:32]If I wanna known how to be good, it's to the Good Book that I go
[00:35]如果我想知道如何成为好人，我就去翻翻我的好书
[00:35]'Cos the Good Book is a book and it is good and it's a book
[00:42]因为好书是本书，它很好且是本书
[00:42]I know the Good Book's good because the Good Book says it's good
[00:46]我知道好书很好，因为好书说它是好的
[00:46]The Good Book knows it's good because a really good book would
[00:49]好书知道自己是好的，因为真正的好书都这样
[00:49]You wouldn't cook without a cookbook and I think it is understood
[00:53]你没有菜谱就无法做饭，我想这不言而喻
[00:53]You can't be good without a Good Book 'cos it's good and it's a book
[00:57]你没有好书就不是好人，因为它很好且是本书
[00:57]And it is good for cookin'
[00:58]它对你做饭也有好处
[00:58]or anything like that
[01:00]或是其他任何事
[01:00]
[01:00]I tried to read some other books, but I soon gave up on that
[01:04]我曾尝试读其他书，不过我很快就放弃
[01:04]The paragraphs ain't numbered and they complicate the facts
[01:07]它们的段落没有标号，而且让事情更复杂
[01:07]I can't read Harry Potter 'cos they're worshipping false gods and that
[01:11]我不读哈利波特，因为他们崇拜伪神
[01:11]And Dumbledore's a poofter and that's bad, 'cos it's not good
[01:16]邓布利多是个同性恋，这是坏事，因为它不好
[01:16]
[01:16]Morality is written there in simple white and black
[01:19]道德就白纸黑字写在那里
[01:19]I feel sorry for you heathens, got to think about all that
[01:23]我真为你们这些异教徒遗憾，还需要思考这些问题
[01:23]Good is good and evil's bad and goats are good and pigs are crap
[01:27]好就是好，坏就是坏，山羊是好的，猪很恶心
[01:27]You'll find which one is which in the Good Book
[01:29]在好书里都写得明明白白
[01:29]'cos it's good，and it's a book, and it's a book
[01:33]因为它很好，且是本书，是本书
[01:33]
[01:33]I had a cat, she gave birth to a litter
[01:37]我有一只猫，她生了一窝崽子
[01:37]The kittens were adorable and they made my family laugh
[01:41]小猫很可爱，它们让我的家人充满欢乐
[01:41]As they grew up they started misbehavin'
[01:44]可当他们长大了，就开始不听话
[01:44]So I drowned the little ******s in the bath
[01:48]所以我把这些小混账都淹死在了浴缸
[01:48]When the creatures in your care start being menaces
[01:51]当你照看的生物开始举止不端
[01:51]The answers can be found right here in Genesis!
[01:55]答案可以在《创世纪》中找到！
[01:55]Chapter 6, Verse 5-7!
[01:59]第六章，5-7段！
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[01:59]Swing your partner by the hand
[02:00]用手摆弄你的伴侣
[02:00]Have a baby if you can
[02:02]尽量多生小孩
[02:02]But if the voices your head
[02:04]但如果你脑子里的声音
[02:04]Say to sacrifice your kid
[02:06]告诉你将你的孩子献祭
[02:06]To satiate your loving God's
[02:08]满足你慈爱的神
[02:08]Fetish for dead baby blood
对婴儿血浴的特殊爱好
It's simple faith, the Book demands
[02:11]“这是简单的信仰问题”，好书说
[02:11]So raise that knife up in your hand!
[02:13]“所以高举起你手里的刀！”（出自圣经里亚伯拉罕献祭头生子）
[02:13]
[02:13]Before the Good Book made us good, there was no good way to know
[02:16]在好书使我们变成好人之前，没有什么好方法
[02:16]If a thing was good or not that good or kind of touch-and-go
[02:20]知道一个东西是好是坏，还是不确定
[02:20]So God decided he'd give writing allegoric prose a go
[02:24]所以上帝决定试一试寓言散文
[02:24]And so he wrote a book and it was generally well-received
[02:27]所以他写了一本广受好评的书
[02:27]
[02:27]The Telegraph said, "This God is reminiscent of the Norse."
[02:30]《电讯报》评论道：“这个神有点怀旧北欧诸神的味道。”
[02:30]The Times said, "Kind of turgid, but I liked the bit with horses."
[02:34]《泰晤士报》评论道：“有点浮夸，但我喜欢马那一段。”
[02:34]The Mail said, "Lots of massacres, a violent tour de force.
[02:37]《邮报》评论道：“充满了大屠杀，一本暴力代表作
[02:37]If you only read one book this year, then this one is a book
[02:41]如果你今年只读一本书，那你得读这本书
[02:41]And it is good, and it's a book!"
[02:45]它很好,且是本书!"
[02:45]
[02:45]Swing your daughter by the hand
[02:47]用手摆弄你的女儿
[02:47]But if she gets raped by a man
[02:48]但如果她被一个男人强暴
[02:48]And refuses then to marry him
[02:50]却拒绝嫁给他
[02:50]Stone her to death!
[02:56]那就投石砸死她！
[02:56]
[02:56]If you close your eyes and block your ears
[03:01]如果你闭上眼睛，捂住耳朵
[03:01]To the accumulated knowledge of the last two thousand years
[03:06]对过去两千年积累的知识视而不见
[03:06]Then morally, guess what? You're off the hook
[03:12]那么，在道德上，你猜怎么样？你不用担忧了
[03:12]And thank Christ you only have to read one book!
[03:21]感谢基督你只用读一本书！
[03:21]
[03:21]Just because the book's contents
[03:23]仅仅因为这书的内容
[03:23]Were written generations hence
[03:25]在若干年前
[03:25]By hairy desert-dwelling gents
[03:26]由毛发浓密，住在沙漠蹲在他们满是
[03:26]Squatting in their dusty tents
[03:28]灰尘的帐篷里的绅士们写就
[03:28]Just because what Heaven said
[03:30]只因为天堂之言
[03:30]Was said before they'd leavened bread
[03:32]在发酵面包出现之前说出（犹太教/基督教认为发酵与罪恶关联）
[03:32]Just 'cos Jesus couldn't read
[03:34]仅仅因为耶稣不识字
[03:34]Doesn't mean that we should need
[03:35]不意味着我们需要其他书
[03:35]
[03:35]When manipulating human genes
[03:36]当操控人类基因
[03:36]To alleviate pain and fight disease
[03:38]或是减轻痛苦，与疾病斗争
[03:38]When deciding whether it's wrong or right
[03:40]或决定帮助濒死者放弃生命
[03:40]To help the dyin' let go of life
[03:42]是对是错
[03:42]Or stop a pregnancy when it's
[03:44]或是当胎儿还是一个胚囊时
[03:44]Just a little blastocyst
[03:46]能否中止孕程
[03:46]You don't need to look at any other book
[03:48]你不需要看其他书一眼
[03:48]But the Good Book
[03:50]只需要好书
[03:50]'Cause it's good, and it's a book
[03:53]因为它很好，且是本书
[03:53]
[03:53]Good is good and evil's bad
[03:55]好就是好，坏就是坏
[03:55]And kids get killed when God gets mad
[03:57]当上帝生气，孩子们就被杀
[03:57]And you'd better take a good look
[03:59]你最好好好看看
[03:59]At the Good Book
[04:01]这本好书