LETTER V.

第五封信

To the same.

同上

To my beloved Sister Clare, and to the other Sisters at St. Damian's, greeting in the Lord.

 致我亲爱的克莱尔姐妹及圣达米亚斯的其他众姐妹，主内平安。

 I, Brother Francis, poor and little, will follow the life and poverty of our most Sovereign Lord Jesus Christ, and of His most holy Mother, and will persevere in the same to the end. And I beseech you all, my ladies, and counsel you to abide always in this most holy life and poverty. And take great care that you never depart from it through the teaching or counsel of anyone. Farewell in the Lord.

我，方济各兄弟，贫穷又卑微，将会追随至高君王主耶稣基督，及其至圣圣母的一生与神贫，并将从一而终。我恳求你们，我的女士们，并劝告你们要始终持守这种圣洁神贫的生活，并格外留意，切不要因任何人的教导与建议，远离这种生活。主内再见。