14 Sunday Bells

CHAPTER 14 Sunday Bells Oh, Grandfather," Heidi said as she and the old man walked back up the mountain. "Our lives are happier now than they have ever been before!" She skipped along, swinging the old man's hand. All at once Heidi grew quiet and said, "When I was in Frankfurt, I prayed to come home right away. But if God had let me come at once, then everything would have been different. i would only have had a little bread for Grandmother and I wouldn't be able to read.

第十四章礼拜天的钟声哦，爷爷。”海蒂说，她和老人走回了山上。 “我们现在的生活比以前任何时候都幸福！”她蹦蹦跳跳地走着，摇着老人的手。 海蒂突然安静下来，说：“当我在法兰克福的时候，我祈祷马上回家。 但如果上帝让我马上来，那么一切都会不同。 我只能给奶奶吃一点面包，而且我也不会读书。

God has made it all so much better than I ever could have imagined. It has happened just as Grandmamma said it would. Oh, how glad I am that God did not let me have my way from the start. From now on, I will pray to thank God for what he has done for me. And when he doesn't do what I ask, I shall think to myself, God has a better plan for me. We will pray every day, won't we Grandfather? We must never forget him again or else he may forget us." "And what if we do forget him?" said Grandfather in a sad voice. "Then everything goes wrong. God lets us go where we like and we get poor and sad. No one feels bad for us because we ran from God and he is the one who would have helped us." "That is true, Heidi. Where did you learn that?" "From Grandmamma. She explained it all

上帝让这一切比我想象的要美好得多。 正如奶奶说的那样，事情发生了。 哦，我是多么高兴上帝没有让我从一开始就随心所欲。 从现在起，我将祈祷感谢上帝为我所做的一切。 当他不照我说的做的时候，我就会想，上帝对我有更好的安排。 我们每天都会祈祷，对吧，爷爷？ 我们不能再忘记他了，否则他会忘记我们的。” “要是我们把他忘了怎么办？”爷爷伤心地说。 “然后一切都出了问题。 上帝让我们去我们喜欢的地方，我们变得贫穷和悲伤。 没有人为我们感到难过，因为我们从上帝那里逃跑了，而他是那个会帮助我们的人。” “那是真的，海蒂。你从哪儿学来的？”“从外婆。 她解释了一切

to me." They walked on for a while before Grandfather spoke again. "Can we ever go back, Heidi? If we ran from God, are we forgotten forever?" "Oh, no, Grandfather, we can go back. Grandmamma told me so. And I read the story in my beautiful book. I will read it to you when we get home." Heidi seemed happy with herself and joyfully sang and skipped the rest of the way home. Right before bedtime she read Grandfather the story. She told him about the man in the picture who was happy at home and went out in the fields with his father's flocks. He was dressed in a fine cloak and stood leaning on his shepherd's staff watching as the sun went down. All at once he wanted to have his own goods and money. He wished to be his own master, and so he asked his father to give him

给我。”他们又走了一会儿，祖父才开口说话。 “我们还能回去吗，海蒂？” 如果我们逃避上帝，我们会永远被遗忘吗？”“哦，不，爷爷，我们可以回去。 奶奶是这么告诉我的。我在我漂亮的书里读到了这个故事。 回家后我念给你听。” 海蒂似乎对自己很满意，高兴地唱着歌，跳过了回家的路。 就在睡觉前，她把故事念给爷爷听。 她告诉他，画中的那个人在家里过得很开心，他和父亲的羊群一起到田野里去了。 他穿着一件漂亮的斗篷，靠在牧羊人的手杖上，站在那里看着太阳下山。 突然间，他想拥有自己的财产和金钱。 他想做自己的主人，所以他要求他的父亲给他

some money. He left his home and soon lost everything. Finally he went back home and told his father, "I am not worthy of you anymore." His father saw him and ran to him and kissed him. He told his servants to bring him his best robe, a ring for his hand, shoes for his feet, and plenty of food. He said his son was once dead but was now alive again. "Isn't that a beautiful tale, Grandfather?" said Heidi. "You are right, Heidi, it is a beautiful tale," he replied. But the old man looked so serious that Heidi grew silent herself. Early the next morning the old man stood in front of his hut looking at all the beauty. "Come along, Heidi! The sun is up! Put on your best dress. We are going to church today!"

一些钱。他离开了家，很快就失去了一切。 最后他回到家，对父亲说：“我再也配不上你了。” 他的父亲看到了他，跑过去吻了他。 他吩咐仆人把他最好的袍子、戴在手上的戒指、脚上的鞋子和充足的食物拿来。 他说他的儿子曾经死了，但现在又活了。 “这不是一个美丽的故事吗，爷爷？”海蒂说。 “你说得对，海蒂，这是一个美丽的故事，”他回答说。 但是老人看起来很严肃，海蒂自己也沉默了。 第二天一大早，老人站在他的小屋前，看着所有的美丽。 “来吧，海蒂！”太阳出来了！穿上你最好的衣服。 我们今天要去教堂！”

The two were quite a sight in church. They slipped in after the music had begun. Many people had to look twice before they figured out whom they were seeing. But by the end of the service everyone had seen Heidi and her grandfather. At the end of church Grandfather took Heidi by the hand and made his way to the pastor's house. The rest of the worshippers stood in small groups. They were all whispering about the man and how gentle he was with Heidi. The cart driver told everyone how Heidi had left the place where she had the best of everything just to be back here with her grandfather. Soon everybody began to feel quite friendly toward the old man. Meanwhile Grandfather had gone into the pastor's house. They shook hands warmly. The pastor's kind eyes shone with pleasure. "I have come to ask your forgiveness for the words I spoke to you," Grandfather began.

这两个人在教堂里相当引人注目。 音乐开始后，他们溜了进来。 许多人不得不看两遍才弄清楚他们看到的是谁。 但是在葬礼结束时，每个人都看到了海蒂和她的祖父。 在教堂结束时，爷爷牵着海蒂的手向牧师的家走去。 其余的礼拜者三五成群地站着。 他们都在窃窃私语地谈论那个男人，以及他对海蒂是多么温柔。 车夫告诉大家，海蒂离开了她拥有最好的一切的地方，只是为了回到这里和她的祖父在一起。 不久，每个人都开始对这位老人感到相当友好。 与此同时，祖父走进了牧师的房子。 他们热情地握手。牧师慈祥的眼睛里闪烁着喜悦的光芒。 “我来请求你原谅我对你说过的话，”祖父开始说。

"You were right. It's time to move Heidi off the mountain." "We will all welcome you as neighbors," the pastor said. And with that, Grandfather stepped outside with Heidi. The door had hardly shut behind him when the whole church group came forward to meet him. There were so many new faces that Grandfather didn't know where to begin. Some even went halfway up the mountain with the old man. They talked about inviting him to lunch and calling on him very soon. Heidi couldn't believe the softened look on her grandfather's face. "You look nicer today. I've never seen you quite like that before." "Well, Heidi," he began, "I am happier today than I deserve. Happier than I thought possible. It is good to be at peace with God and my friends. God was good when he sent you to my hut." When they reached Grandmother's hut,

“你说得对。是时候把海蒂移下山了。” “我们都欢迎你们成为我们的邻居，”牧师说。 说完，爷爷和海蒂走了出去。 门刚在他身后关上，整个教会的人就走上前来迎接他。 有这么多的新面孔，祖父不知道从哪里开始。 有些人甚至和老人一起爬到了半山腰。 他们商量着请他吃午饭，不久再去拜访他。 海蒂不敢相信爷爷脸上软化的表情。 “你今天看起来好多了。我从来没见过你这样。” “嗯，海蒂，”他开始说，“我今天比我应得的更快乐。 比我想象的还要幸福。 与上帝和朋友和睦相处是件好事。 上帝把你送到我的茅屋来，真是太好了。” 当他们到达祖母的小屋时，