The historical prologue, thirdly, explains why Israel accepts her place in the suzerain-vassal relationship.

第三点，这个历史旁白，解释了为什么,犹太人接受了他们在领主与奴隶关系里的地位。

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Parity treaties between equals, but suzerainty treaties are between a suzerain, who has a position obviously of power and authority, and a vassal.

平等条约中双方的地位是对等的，但是领主条约,是在一个掌握实权的领主,和奴隶之间的。

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Now, Ancient Near Eastern suzerainty models also speak repeatedly of the vassal's love for the suzerain.

现在，近东古代的领主契约模式,也重复出现在奴隶对领主的赞美中。

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The jealousy of the suzerain is the motivation for prohibitions against certain intimate contacts with non-Yahweh peoples, because these alliances will end up entailing recognition of the gods of these peoples.

领主的嫉妒成为禁止与非耶和华信仰的人,进行亲密接触的诱因,因为与这些盟国接触，会导致对这些人所崇拜的神的认同。

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Israel can rely on God, just as a vassal can rely on his suzerain.

犹太人可以仰仗上帝，就像奴隶可以依靠领主。

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The point is not mere verbal acclaim of God as suzerain.

并不是仅仅是口头上承认上帝为领主。

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The first statements, either one through four or one through five depending on your counting, but the first group of statements concern Israel's relationship with her suzerain, with God. She's to be exclusively faithful to God. She's not to bow down to any manmade image.

第一部分声明包括前四条还是前五条,取决于你的数法，它是有关,以色列人和她的宗主她的上帝之间的关系的，她应该,把上帝当作唯一的信仰，而不能敬拜任何人造的偶像。

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The suzerain-vassal model has further implications.

领主奴隶的模式也有更深层的含义。

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The suzerain identifies himself.

领主表明自我身份。

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