10 Finding Faith

Chapter 10 Finding Faith As Bob Dylan grew older and his family grew bigger, he began to look for more meaning in life. He became interested in his Jewish roots and what the religion meant. Then Abe Zimmerman died of a heart attack in June 1968. In an interview in a Minnesota newspaper, Abe had talked about his famous son. His remarks were candid and sharp. "My son is a corporation and his public image is strictly an act... He wanted to be a folksinger, an entertainer. We couldn't see it, but we felt he was entitled to the chance. It's his life after all." Bob was not happy with what his father said. Nevertheless, as soon as he heard the news of Abe's death, Bob went to Hibbing for the funeral. He was deeply upset by his father's death. Bob was a parent now. So perhaps he understood how hard it was to be a father. He also made an effort to become closer to his mother and brother, David, again.

随着鲍勃·迪伦年龄的增长和家庭的壮大，他开始寻找生活的更多意义。 他开始对自己的犹太血统和宗教意义感兴趣。 1968年6月，亚伯·齐默尔曼死于心脏病发作。 在明尼苏达州一家报纸的采访中，安倍谈到了他著名的儿子。 他的话坦率而尖锐。 “我儿子是一家公司，他的公众形象完全是一种行为…… 他想成为一名民谣歌手，一名艺人。 我们看不出来，但我们觉得他有权得到这个机会。 毕竟这是他的生活。”鲍勃对他父亲说的话很不高兴。 然而，鲍勃一听到亚伯去世的消息，就去希宾参加葬礼。 他父亲的死使他深感悲痛。 鲍勃现在已经为人父母了。所以也许他明白做一个父亲有多难。 他还努力再次亲近他的母亲和哥哥大卫。

Bob and David spent time discussing the plans for their father's funeral. David was surprised that Bob still remembered the Hebrew prayer for the dead. The bar mitzvahed boy had not forgotten his religion.

鲍勃和大卫花时间讨论他们父亲葬礼的计划。 大卫很惊讶鲍勃还记得希伯来文为死者祈祷的祷文。 这个参加成人礼的男孩并没有忘记他的宗教信仰。

The following year Bob visited Israel. He went again in 1970 and in May 1971. During that visit, Bob and Sara visited the oldest parts of the city of Jerusalem. He told a rabbi there, "I'm a Jew. It touches my poetry, my life, in ways I can't describe." A few days later Bob visited the Wailing Wall. For Jews, it is a very sacred place. People pray and leave written prayers stuck in the cracks of the wall.

第二年，鲍勃访问了以色列。 1970年和1971年5月，他又去了一次。 在那次访问中，鲍勃和萨拉参观了耶路撒冷城最古老的部分。 他告诉那里的拉比：“我是犹太人。 它以我无法描述的方式触动了我的诗歌，我的生活。” 几天后，鲍勃参观了哭墙。 对犹太人来说，这是一个非常神圣的地方。 人们祈祷，并在墙上的裂缝里留下书面的祈祷文。

Someone snapped Bob's picture as he was praying at the Wall. It quickly appeared in newspapers around the world.

鲍勃在长城前祈祷时，有人拍下了他的照片。 它很快出现在世界各地的报纸上。

Rumors spread that Bob was thinking of moving his family to Israel. Other stories said they would live on a kibbutz or a farm. Or that they might buy an apartment in Jerusalem. In the end the stories turned out to be just stories. Unfortunately, Bob's personal life unraveled over the next few years. His marriage fell apart. In 1977, Bob and Sara got divorced. Once again Bob began touring the country. On November 18, 1978, he was onstage in Tempe, Arizona. Someone in the crowd could see that Bob was not feeling well and threw a silver cross to him. Bob picked it up and put it in his pocket.

谣传鲍勃正在考虑举家迁往以色列。 还有一些故事说他们会住在基布兹或农场里。 或者他们可能会在耶路撒冷买一套公寓。 到最后，故事都变成了故事。 不幸的是，鲍勃的个人生活在接下来的几年里变得一团糟。 他的婚姻破裂了。1977年，鲍勃和萨拉离婚了。 鲍勃又开始周游全国。 1978年11月18日，他在亚利桑那州坦佩的舞台上。 人群中有人看出鲍勃不舒服，就扔给他一个银十字架。 鲍勃把它捡起来放进口袋里。