就在这狂热达到顶点的时刻——
梅塔特隆那完美、恒定、散发着绝对权威的光晕,微微向前“倾”了半分。并非移动,而是一种存在的“彰显”。那股笼罩全场的、非人的、浩瀚的“注视”,瞬间变得更加“沉重”,更加“清晰”,压过了所有的喧嚣。
随即,那恢宏、古老、直接作用于灵魂层面、带着“神之颜”代理人无上权柄的声音,庄严响起,如同最终的法槌,为这场仪式,也为台上之人的“身份”,盖下无可辩驳的印玺:
"Behold!"
(看哪!)
"This One who walks ang you, bearing your afflis, preag repentand the way of the Kingdo bearing rks upon His hands and w wonders..."
(这行走在你们中间,背负你们的疾苦,传讲悔改与天国之道,手现印记,能行奇事者……)
"He is the only begotten So by the Father, the La who cos to atone for the sins of the world, the prosed Messiah!"
(他,即为父所差遣的独生爱子,是为世人赎罪而来的羔羊,是那应许中的「弥赛亚」!)
"He will walk the destined Way of Sorrows, to the place called Golgotha. He will be delivered into the hands of sinners, cked, sced, ed with thorns, and o the wood."
(他将要走上那命定的苦路,进入那名为各各他的地。他将被交在罪人手中,被嘲笑,被鞭打,被戴上荆棘冠冕,被钉在木头上。)
"He shall bear the sins of ny, Hielf as a sacrifi the cross, shedding His blood and laying down His life to be the ransofor ny."
(他将亲身担当多人的罪,在十字架上,献上自己为祭,流血舍命,作多人的赎价。)
"Ohird day, He shall rise frothe dead, destroy the one who holds the power of death, and open the door to eternal life and the Kingdoof the Father for all who believe in Hi"
(三日后,他要从死里复活,败坏那掌死权的,为一切信他的人,打开那通往永生、通往父神国度的门。)
"Whoever believes in Hishall not perish but have eternal life. Whoever follows Hist take up his own cross."
(凡信他的,不至灭亡,反得永生。凡跟从他的,必要背起自己的十字架。)
"For the kingdo of this world shall beco the kingdo of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever."
(因这世界的国,将要成为我主和主基督的国。他要作王,直到永永远远。)
话音落下,梅塔特隆的光晕不再言语,只是静静地“伫立”在那里,如同这幕宏大戏剧的导演与最终裁判。而前方,“耶稣”在听到“各各他”、“十字架”、“钉死”这些词汇时,身体几不可察地,剧烈颤抖了一下,那深不见底的悲悯眼眸中,最后一丝微弱的光芒,仿佛也熄灭了,只剩下绝对的、认命般的黑暗与一丝难以言喻的、解脱般的疲惫。
他缓缓地,重新低下了头,仿佛已准备好,踏上那条被“注定”的、鲜血铺就的“荣耀”之路。
废墟之上,万民跪伏,哭泣与赞美的声浪再次响起,比之前更加狂热,更加盲目。希望的幻光,与绝望的底色,在此刻扭曲地融为一体。
而在更高、凡人不可见的维度,一片肃杀、冰冷的“光”之帷幕之后,一支由纯粹光辉构成的“军团”,沉默地陈列着。
军团之前,「加百列」静立。她手