《解放黑人奴隶宣言》发布时的历史背景解放黑人奴隶宣言中英对照翻译( 三 )


阿肯色、得克萨斯、路易西安那(除去圣伯尔拿、普拉奎明、哲斐孙、圣约翰、圣查理、圣詹姆士、亚森湘、亚森普欣、得里保恩、拉伐什、圣马利、圣马丁以及奥尔良等郡,包括新奥尔良城在内)、密西西比、亚拉巴马、佛罗里达、乔治亚、南卡罗来纳、北卡罗来纳和弗吉尼亚(除去西弗吉尼亚四十八个郡以及柏克立、阿康玛克、诺珊普顿、依利萨伯、约克、安公主、诺福克等郡包括诺福克和朴茨茅斯两城在内),这些除开的地区现在仍暂时维持本公告发出之前的原有状况 。
And by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free; and that the Executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.
为着上述的目的,我利用我的职权,正式命令并宣告在上述诸州以及某些州的上述地区以内所有作为奴隶的人现在和今后永远获得自由;合众国政府,包括海陆军当局在内,将承认并保持上述人们的自由 。
And I hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary self-defence; and I recommend to them that, in all cases when allowed, they labor faithfully for reasonable wages.
我现在命令这些被宣布自由的人们,除非是必须的自卫,不得有违法行为;我劝告他们,在任何可能的情况下,他们应当忠实地为合理的工资而劳动 。
And I further declare and make known, that such persons of suitable condition, will be received into the armed service of the United States to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service.
我进一步宣告在适当条件下,这些人们可参加合众国的军事工作,驻守炮台、阵地、卫戍区域以及其他地区,以及在各种军舰上服役 。
And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind, and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
我真诚地相信这个举动是一个正义的举动,合于宪法的规定,根据军事的需要 。我祈求人类的慎重判断和万能上帝的恩典 。
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.
作为证明,我署名于此并加盖合众国国玺 。
Done at the City of Washington, this first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the eighty-seventh.
于华盛顿,1863年元月1日
合众国独立第87周年 。
By the President: Abraham Lincoln
亚伯拉罕·林肯
William H. Seward, Secretary of State.
威廉·亨利·西华德(国务卿)
【《解放黑人奴隶宣言》发布时的历史背景解放黑人奴隶宣言中英对照翻译】