So Klawans follows earlier scholars in suggesting that the rituals and sacrifices performed in this sanctuary were designed to ensure God's continued residence within and blessing of the community.

克洛文和一些早期的学者一样，认为,在圣所里进行宗教仪式献祭仪式,都是为了确保上帝长久地呆在这个地方,并祝福他的子民。

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Love and loyalty are mere abstractions, however, without some sort of vehicle for their expression; and the vehicle for their expression then is God's Torah, the sum total of God's teachings and instructions and laws and guidelines, which are supposed to ensure long life and prosperity in the land.

爱和忠诚都是一种无法表述的吸引力,于是律法卷就成了表述它们的方式,即对上帝的教诲，指导，律法和方针的,汇总，它将保证这片土地长久的,繁荣。

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In order to complete the founding of the city, it was necessary to establish its gods and ensure proper respect for the law. Numa was the bringer of the Roman legal codes respecting religion, proper observances and the like.

为了完成重建城市的任务，建立起它的众神体制并且保证人们对于法律的,恰当尊重是必要的，Numa是为罗马带来,法典的人，这种法典崇尚宗教，适宜的规范，诸如此类。

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