（优质）五月花号公约The Mayflower Compact

The Mayflower CompactHaving undertaken， for the Glory of God， and advancements of the Christian faith and honor of our King and Country， a voyage to plant the first colony in the Northern parts of Virginia， do by these presents， solemnly and mutually， in the presence of God， and one another， covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic; for our better ordering， and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact， constitute， and frame， such just and equal laws， ordinances， acts， constitutions， and offices， from time to time， as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony; unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.In witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cape Cod the 11th of November， in the year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King James， of England， France， and Ireland， the eighteenth， and of Scotland the fifty-fourth， 1620. 2 译文“以上帝的名义，阿门。吾等签约之人，信仰之捍卫者，蒙上帝恩佑的大不列颠、法兰西及爱尔兰国王詹姆斯陛下的忠顺臣民为了上帝的荣耀，为了吾王与基督信仰和荣誉的增进，吾等越海扬帆，以在弗吉尼亚北部开拓最初之殖民地，因此在上帝面前共同庄严立誓签约，自愿结为一公民团体。为使上述目的得以顺利进行、维持并发展，亦为将来能随时制定和实施有益于本殖民地总体利益的一应公正和平等法律、法规、条令、宪章与公职，吾等全体保证遵守与服从。据此于耶稣公元1620年11月11日，吾王英格兰、法兰西、爱尔兰等十八世暨苏格兰第五十四世君主陛下在位之年，在科德角签署姓名如下，以资证明。