Chapter 12

CHAPTER 12 "Merle, do you remember the story we told Michael this weekend from the Sea of Galilee?" Pearl asked. "I sure do! Finest walnuts in the Holy Land!" Merle replied, recalling the time he and Pearl had been gathering food by the shore of the sea and found themselves at the Sermon on the Mount. "'Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you.'" "Good. I'm glad you remember," Pearl answered. "That's something the cat should have thought about," Merle said, crossing his paws. "If he wants help from squirrels, he should avoid trying to eat them." He called up to Mr. Nemesis, "DO TO OTHERS, MR. CAT! AM I RIGHT?!" Mr. Nemesis replied with a loud hiss.

第十二章“梅尔，你还记得这个周末我们在加利利海给米迦勒讲的故事吗？”珠儿问道。 “我当然知道！”圣地上最好的核桃！”梅尔回忆起有一次他和珠儿在海边捡食物，发现自己来到了登山宝训。 “‘你愿意别人怎样待你，你就怎样待人。”“好。 我很高兴你还记得，”珠儿回答。 “这是猫应该想到的事情，”梅尔说，交叉着两只爪子。 “如果他想要松鼠的帮助，他应该避免吃松鼠。” 他对克星先生喊道：“对别人也这样吧，先生。 猫!我说得对吗？”涅墨西斯先生报以一声响亮的嘘声。

"I'm referring to the part just before that," Pearl said calmly. "The blessings."

“我指的是在那之前的部分，”珠儿平静地说。 “祝福”。

"Jesus said, 'God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy,'" recalled Pearl. Merle and Pearl had sat high up in a tree, watching Jesus teach a very large crowd of people. "It was one of Jesus' eight blessings, or beatitudes. The first three blessings are for those who know they need God, that they aren't good enough or strong enough by themselves. They realize they are empty and need God to fill them up!" Pearl continued, "When we realize how much we need God and let him fill us up, we want to be more like him. We start to want it as much as we want food and water when we're hungry or thirsty."

“耶稣说，‘上帝保佑那些仁慈的人，因为他们将得到仁慈，’”珀尔回忆说。 莫尔和珠儿高高坐在一棵树上，看着耶稣给一大群人上课。 这是耶稣的八福之一。 前三种祝福是给那些知道自己需要上帝，知道自己不够好或不够强大的人。 他们意识到自己是空虚的，需要神来填满他们！”珀尔继续说：“当我们意识到我们是多么需要上帝，让他充满我们的时候，我们就会想要更像他。 当我们饥饿或口渴时，我们开始像需要食物和水一样需要它。”

"And the next three blessings come when we are more like God," Pearl said.

“当我们更像上帝时，接下来的三个祝福就会到来，”珀尔说。

"That's quite a memory you've got there, Pearl," Bob admitted. "Even for a squirrel!"

“你的记忆力真不错，珠儿，”鲍勃承认道。 “即使是松鼠！”