God Made A Dog
上帝创造了狗

And on the ninth day God looked down on his wide eyed children and said "they need a companion". So God made a dog.
第九天,上帝俯瞰着自己创造出的那些天真的孩子们说:“他们需要一个同伴。”于是,上帝创造了狗。

God said: "I need somebody willing to wake up, give kisses, pee on a tree, sleep all day, wake up again give more kisses. Then stay up until midnight basking in the glow of the television set." So God made a dog.
上帝说:“我需要它早上醒来,给人送上亲吻,在树下撒泡尿,睡上一整天,醒来后继续送上更多的吻。晚上人们看电视时,它就心满意足地陪在一旁,直到深夜才睡去。”于是,上帝创造了狗。

God said: "I need somebody willing to sit, then stay, then roll over, then with no ego or complaint dress in hats they don't need and costumes they don't understand. I need somebody who can break wind without a first care or a second thought. Who can chase tails, sniff crotches, fetch sticks and lift spirits with a lick. Somebody who no matter what you didn't do or couldn't take or didn't win or couldn't make will love you without judgement just the same." So God made a dog.
上帝说:“我需要它愿意遵从人的命令,坐下、不动、或打滚,无私无怨地让人们给自己戴上毫无必要的帽子、穿上无法理解的服装。我需要它对放屁这种事不在意也不犹豫,它会追着尾巴转圈、嗅嗅裤裆、捡回木棍,舔舐人来给人打气。无论你没做什么,无论你扛不住、赢不了或做不成什么,它包容你的一切,它对你的爱始终如一。”于是,上帝创造了狗。

God said: "I need somebody strong enough to pull sleds and find bombs, yet gentle enough to love babies and lead the blind. Somebody who will spend all day on a couch with a resting head and supportive eyes to lift the spirits of a broken heart." So God made a dog.
上帝说:“我需要它足够强大,可以拉动雪橇、搜寻炸弹;也要足够温柔,可以爱护宝宝、引导盲人。我需要它可以一整天枕着头趴在沙发上,用鼓舞的目光凝视着,使心灵受伤的人重新振作精神。”于是,上帝创造了狗。

It had to be somebody who'd remain patient and loyal even through loneliness.
即使它总要忍受孤独寂寞,它依然对人保持耐心和忠诚。

Somebody to care and cuddle, snuggle and nuzzle, and cheer and charm, and snore and slobber, and eat the trash, and chase the squirrels.
它关怀着人它喜欢拥抱,它依偎着人它蹭来蹭去,它会为人欢呼也会让人快乐,它会打呼噜也会流口水,它时而吃地上的垃圾时而追着松鼠跑。

Somebody who would bring a family together with the selflessness of an open heart.
它有一颗无私坦荡的心,它让一家人变得亲密无间。

Somebody who would bark and then pant and then reply with rapid wag of tail when their best friend says - let's go for a ride in the car.
当它最好的朋友说:“走,我们开车兜风去。”它会叫着喘着,用不停地摇尾巴作为回应。

So God made a dog.
于是,上帝创造了狗。

注:《圣经·创世纪》中说,上帝用7天创造了世界(前6天造物,最后1天休息);而在今年的超级碗期间,道奇推出了一则名为"Farmer"的广告,开头说第8天上帝创造了农民。"God Made A Dog"就是借鉴了道奇的广告,所以便接下去说第9天上帝创造了狗。

Dodge Ram, "Farmer"