The sound of the trumpet wakes Judah no longer, and her despised children are now but the unresisting victims of hostile and military oppression.

• “拿下了，拿下了！”丽贝卡喊道，“他们已在攻打外堡的城楼；一些人在架云梯，其他的人蜂拥而上，拼命想踩着彼此的肩膀爬上城楼；