在河的右岸,我的父亲统治着一个王国。他手段强硬,意志坚定,只是他的差使比摩西的还棘手———摩西只不过是想把一个既冥顽不化又喜怒无常的民族套上上帝的枷锁而已。我父亲的属民们却压根儿认为自己就是天神,要不就是天兵天将,最不济的也是通了神或是遭神谴的。我父亲统领着肩 On the right bank of the river, my father ruled a kingdom. He was strong and determined, but his differences were even more troublesome than those of Moses - and Moses was simply trying to put God’s shackles on a coyly, moody nation. My father’s people basically think they are gods, or heaven and earth, the most unfortunate is also the result of God or God’s condemnation. My father leads the shoulder