八版圣典节译：千计战团

A THOUSAND CHAPTERS

On many occasions in the Imperium’s history, there have been long periods of rebellion and anarchy; times when the balance of power has suddenly changed and history been lost or re-written. Many later Foundings of Space Marines were born of such troubled times, making it impossible to ascertain when they were created. Their origins are ever shrouded in mystery. All that is known for sure is that there are approximately a thousand Chapters today–perhaps less than one Space Marine for every planet in the Imperium. This has remained the case even since the inception of Primaris worlds – those planets that play host to new Primaris Chapters and their fortress monasteries.When the Great Rift yawned open, it swallowed many long- standing Space Marine strongholds,their Chapters now considered lost forever.

帝国历史上曾经有过漫长的叛乱和混乱时期，在这些时候，力量的平衡突然改变，历史则会遗失或被重写。很多后期组建的星际战士战团就是诞生于这样的糟糕时期，这也让查明他们的组建时间变得不可能，他们的起源包裹在谜团中。我们现在能够确信的是：目前大约有一千个战团——也许帝国的每个世界都只能分不到一个的星际战士。即使原铸世界——那些用于容纳新的原铸战团和他们要塞修道院的世界出现后情况也仍然如此。当大裂隙张开难以逾越的鸿沟之后，它吞下了众多位置遥远的星际战士据点，他们的战团也被认为是永远失落了。

It can be said that there are three main categories of Space Marine Chapters. The first and largest group are the scions of Guilliman–those Chapters descended from the Ultramarines and their Primogenitors.These Chapters maintain their own traditions,for the Codex Astartes insiststhat each should have its own name, badge and heraldry. Nonetheless, they honour Roboute Guilliman as their Primarch and his successor, the ruler of Ultramar, as their distant liege. Should the returned Primarch or the Lord of Ultramar ever need aid, he will find these Chapters ever willing to fight at his side.

可以说星际战士战团有三种主要的类别，第一种也是最多的一种是基里曼的子嗣——极限战士与始祖战团（机仆：第二次建军的十二个蓝精灵子团，经常跟蓝精灵一起出任务）的子团。这些战团保有着他们自己的传统，因为阿斯塔特圣典坚称每个战团都要有自己的名称、标识和纹章。但是，他们尊奉罗伯特 基里曼为他们的原体，并且视原体的继承者——奥特拉玛的统治者为自己在远方的君主。倘若归来的原体或奥特拉玛之主需要帮助，他们便会发现这些战团伴随在他们身旁作战。

The Chapters in the second largest category owe their genetic inheritance to another Primarch,but follow the Codex Astartes as closely as their divergent genetic heritage allows. While primarily made up of successor Chapters, such as the Crimson Fists and Brazen Claws, this group also includes several Chapters from the First Founding – most notably the White Scars, Imperial Fists, Iron Hands and Raven Guard. While they still venerate their own Primarchs,they nevertheless also aspire to the high standards and wise teachings that Roboute Guilliman put down in the Codex Astartes.

第二个大类的战团继承了其他原体的基因，但他们也在自己不同的基因遗产允许的范围中严格地遵循阿斯塔特圣典。他们主要是诸如绯红之拳和青铜利爪之类的子团，其中也包括许多初创战团——最明显的是白色伤疤、帝国之拳、钢铁之手和暗鸦守卫。他们仍然崇敬自己的原体，不过他们也向往罗伯特 基里曼在阿斯塔特圣典中写下的崇高标准和智慧教导。

The final group is even more aberrant.These Chapters, whether by virtue of a gene-seed quirk, the teachings of their own Primarch, or even sheer stubbornness, eschew the Codex Astartes in favour of their own structural and combat doctrines. The Black Templars and Space Wolves are amongst this group, remaining fiercely independent and looking to their own divergent beliefs and ways of war.

最后一类则更为异常。由于基因种子的某些奇怪特性、他们自己原体的教导甚至纯粹是出于固执，这些战团有意回避阿斯塔特圣典，他们更偏好自己的组织结构和战斗信条。黑色圣堂和太空野狼就是其中的成员，他们保持强烈的独立性，并寻求自己不同的信念和战争方式。