Perpetua is charged with treason.
佩尔培图阿被指控为叛国
She's sent to prison to await her fate.
被关进监狱的她等候着残酷命运的到来
She keeps a diary,The earliest words that still survive
她喜欢写日记 现存最早的文字
Written by a Christian woman:
是由一位基督教妇女写下的:
"I am not to fight with beasts but against the devil."
和我斗争的并不是野兽 而是邪恶
"And I know that victory is waiting for me!"
"我知道胜利的曙光已经不远了!"
The ultimate test for any believer.To die for your faith.
信徒们的终极考验.就是为你的信仰而死
Christian dissident Perpetua faces a horrible death
基督教徒佩尔培图阿即将面对
In the arena at Carthage.
迦太基竞技场上残酷的死刑
Christians are thrown to wild animals,
基督教徒们会被扔向猛兽
Or covered in tar and burned alive,Or beheaded.
或全身涂上焦油活埋 或者是砍头
But Perpetua can still save herself
不过只要佩尔培图阿能够主动信仰罗马教神
If she makes an offering to the Roman Gods.
她仍然有一线希望活下来
The Romans come to these people and they say,
罗马人会跟这类人说
"Look you're stirring up trouble for us."
瞧你给我们惹出的麻烦
"Make some public declaration"
你公开声明
"That says you're not against the state."
说你没有反对这个国家
"Admit that the emperor is a god,"
承认罗马帝国就是你所敬重的神
"And that'll show that you are okay."
"你就能安然无恙"