The Age of Apostasy was one of the largest and most destabilizing periods in the history of the Imperium, occurring in M36, five millennia after the Horus Heresy. It grew out of the power struggle between two Imperial organizations, the Ecclesiarchy and the Administratum.
叛教时代是帝国历史上规模最大、最不稳定的时期之一，发生在荷鲁斯叛乱之后5000年的M36。它源于两个帝国组织，国教和内务部之间的权力斗争。
Early Confrontations 早期对抗
The Ecclesiarchy is the ruler of the Imperial Cult, the bearer of the sacred word of the Emperor. It spread into the lives of every citizen and servant of the Imperium, from the most humble miner and scribe, to the greatest heroes and the most influential officials, including the High Lords of Terra. The High Lords believing, like every other citizen, that the Ecclesiarchy was speaking for the Emperor, would often follow their words in directing the Imperium. Though they did not actually speak the words of the Emperor, the Ecclesiarchy did little to retract this image, and soon they were indirectly controlling the fate of the Imperium, influencing legal changes, military deployments and organization, threat priority decision-making and where Imperial resources should be directed, often towards themselves.
国教是帝国教派的统治者，是帝皇圣言的承载者。它渗透到帝国的每个公民和仆人的生活中，从最卑微的矿工和抄写员，到最伟大的英雄和最有影响力的官员，包括泰拉高领主。与其他公民一样，高领主相信国教是在为帝皇发言，因此在指挥帝国时经常会听从他们的话。虽然他们实际上并没有说出帝皇之语，但国教几乎没有收回这一形象，很快他们就间接地控制了帝国的命运，影响了法律变革、军事部署和组织、威胁优先决策以及帝国资源应该用于何处，通常是针对他们自己。
Eventually, the power of the Ecclesiarchy grew too much and the Fabricator-General of the Adeptus Mechanicus, along with a group of Space Marine Chapter Masters rallied together, and eventually the Administratum joined, to fight against the strength, will and control of the Ecclesiarchy.
最终，国教的权力变得太大了，机械神教铸造将军和一群星际战士战团长聚集在一起，最终内务部加入了进来，与国教的力量、意志和控制作斗争。
The Administratum, often thought of as the centre of the Imperium, was angered at its loss of power. This began a feud that lasted for at least 7,000 years, has continued to the present day, and is likely to continue far into the future. The Administratum began to use its position to undermine the power of the Ecclesiarchy. They could influence voting and position its own loyal followers in other departments. From M34 to M35, the power of the Ecclesiarchy waned and, following the election of a series of weak Ecclesiarchs, the Administratum managed to wrestle back control of the Imperium. They continued to gain power at the expense of the Ecclesiarchy, although allowing them to keep their external image as dictating the words of the Emperor and ruling the Imperium, while the Administratum actually had the power.
通常被认为是帝国中心的内务部对其权力的丧失感到愤怒。这场争斗持续了至少7000年，一直持续到今天，并可能持续到遥远的未来。内务部开始利用其地位削弱国教的权力。他们可以影响投票，并将自己的忠实追随者安置在其他部门。从M34到M35，国教的权力逐渐减弱，在一系列软弱的国教选举之后，内务部设法夺回了对帝国的控制权。他们继续以牺牲国教为代价掌握权力，尽管允许他们保持其外部形象，即口述帝皇圣言和统治帝国，而内务部实际上拥有权力。
In a desperate attempt to escape the iron grip of the Administratum, the entire Ecclesiarchy was moved from Terra to Ophelia VII in the Segmentum Tempestus. The Ecclesiarch at the time was Benedin IV and he moved here for two reasons: it was his diocese when he was a Cardinal, and it was probably the wealthiest planet in the Imperium, after Mars and Terra. The magnificent Ecclesiarchal Palaces on Ophelia covered 90,000 square miles of surface and soared 4,000 miles into the sky, rivalled only by the palaces on Terra. As they were separated from the Administratum by sheer distance, the power of the Ecclesiarchy grew again and they raised huge tithes to pay for massive works commissioned by Cardinals across the galaxy, a breakneck competition to build the greatest monuments. Also, purges of heretical cults increased significantly, and any resistance to the Ecclesiarchy was viciously put down.
为了摆脱内务部的铁腕统治，整个国教从泰拉搬到了暴风星域的奥菲利亚七号。当时的教宗是贝尼丁四世，他搬到这里有两个原因：当他还是红衣主教时，这是他的教区，这可能是帝国中最富有的星球，仅次于火星和泰拉。奥菲利亚上宏伟的国教宫殿占地90000平方英里，高达4000英里，仅次于泰拉上的宫殿。由于他们与内务部相距甚远，国教的力量再次增长，他们筹集了巨额什一税来支付银河系红衣主教委托的大规模工程，这是一场建造最伟大纪念碑的激烈竞争。此外，对教派的清洗明显增加，对国教的任何抵抗都被恶意镇压。
The Ecclesiarchy also began to form its own armies and naval fleets. These forces became known as the Frateris Templars, and they contained fleets of commercial transports and warships, and armies which rivalled the Imperial Guard in strength. As the Ecclesiarchy rebuilt its power base on Ophelia, the monuments on Terra withered and crumbled.
国教也开始组建自己的陆军和海军舰队。这些部队被称为圣堂兄弟会，其中包括商业运输船队和战舰，以及与帝国卫队实力相当的军队。当国教在奥菲利亚重建其权力基础时，特拉上的纪念碑破碎了。
Nearly three hundred years after the Ecclesiarchy left Terra, Greigor XI was elected Ecclesiarch and one of his first commandments was to move the Ecclesiarchy back to Terra again. None could dissuade him, as he thought the home of the Imperial Cult should be at the Emperor's side. It took twelve years to bring about the move, but the doors to the Ecclesiarchal Palaces on Terra were finally opened again. The move stretched the funds of the Ecclesiarchy, and the refurbishment of the palaces did so even further. The Ecclesiarchy was forced to raise tithes again to pay for it all.
在国教离开泰拉近三百年后，格雷戈尔十一世当选为教宗，他的第一条戒律之一是将国教再次迁回泰拉。没有人能劝阻他，因为他认为帝国教派的家应该在帝皇身边。搬迁花了十二年的时间，但泰拉国教宫殿的大门终于再次打开。此举使国教的资金捉襟见肘，对宫殿的翻修更是令其雪上加霜。国教被迫再次提高什一税来支付这一切。
Greigor also put forward radical changes in the Ecclesiarchy, although he died of food poisoning before he could implement them. Millions walked past his coffin and tears were shed, but no sooner was Greigor dead and buried than a new, more conservative Ecclesiarch was elected. Despite Greigor's ideals, the Ecclesiarchy was very resistant to change and had an internal mechanism for allowing Ecclesiarchs to do as they desired.
格雷戈尔还提出了国教的根本性变革，尽管他在实施这些变革之前死于食物中毒。数以百万计的人走过他的棺材，流下了眼泪，但格雷戈尔刚去世并被埋葬，一位新的、更保守的教宗就当选了。尽管格雷戈尔有理想，但国教非常抵制变革，并有一个内部机制允许国教为所欲为。
Further Descent 愈陷愈深
Yet again, the demands for palaces and statues grew, forcing further increases in tithes. The people, already disgruntled, saw this increase as exorbitant and the population of many worlds across the Imperium rebelled against the rule of the Ecclesiarchy and refused to pay any tithes. Even Planetary Governors spoke out against the tithes and redirected the funds to their own purposes, although their pleas went unheard.
对宫殿和雕像的需求再次增长，迫使什一税进一步增加。人们已经心怀不满，认为这一增长过高，帝国许多世界的人口都反抗国教的统治，拒绝支付任何什一税。即使是行星总督也公开反对什一税，并将资金重新用于自己的目的，尽管他们的请求没有得到回应。
The Ecclesiarchy responded violently. They dispatched the Frateris Templar to crush the revolts and executed the higher-ranking officials as heretics. Ecclesiarch Alexis XXI used the Officio Assassinorum to remove several governors who redirected their tithes to arming their Planetary Defence Forces in an attempt to hold back the Frateris Templars. Even with the revolts, the palaces and temples grew bigger and more elaborate, the funds lined the roads of entire planets with statues of past Ecclesiarchs and decorated the biggest temples with gems. The uprisings continued in massive swathes through the Imperium, only for the Frateris Templars to put them down. All who disobeyed the Ecclesiarchy were declared heretics and executed. Some questioned the methods used but kept quiet, fearing those methods they spoke out against.
国教猛烈地回应。他们派遣圣堂兄弟会镇压叛乱，并将高级官员作为异端处决。教宗亚历克西斯二十一世利用刺客庭除去了几名总督，这些总督将他们的什一税重新用于武装他们的行星防御部队，试图阻止圣堂兄弟会。即使有叛乱，宫殿和圣殿也变得更大、更精致，资金在整个星球的道路上排列着过去传教士的雕像，并用宝石装饰了最大的圣殿。起义在帝国中大规模持续，但圣堂兄弟会将其镇压。所有不服从国教的人都被宣布为异端并被处决。一些人质疑所使用的方法，但保持沉默，担心他们公开反对的方法。
Even while the Imperium was collapsing under the weight of rebellion, further dangers befell humanity. In early M36, warp storm instances increased and warp travel became impossible between most planets. With the resources of the Administratum and Ecclesiarchy centred on the power struggle, massive areas fell to anarchy as they were cut off. Those planets which could still be reached by starship were patrolled and controlled by the Ecclesiarchy with an iron fist. Burnings and executions became commonplace of all but the most faithful.Chaos raiders poured from the Eye of Terror, Ork Warlords rampaged across the galaxy and nobody could halt them. On the isolated worlds, Chaos and Genestealer Cults grew up, overthrowing the governments. Those worlds not overrun struggled to survive and eventually even the greatest of the planets collapsed. Even worship of the Emperor collapsed without direct leadership, most people splitting into cults that worshipped the Emperor in their own way and tried to force their ideas on the other cults forcefully.
即使帝国在叛乱的重压下崩溃，人类也面临着进一步的危险。在M36早期，亚空间风暴事件增加，大多数行星之间的亚空间旅行变得不可能。由于内务部和国教的资源集中在权力斗争上，大片地区因被切断而陷入无政府状态。那些仍然可以通过星际飞船到达的行星由国教用铁腕巡逻和控制。除了最忠实的信徒，焚烧和处决变得司空见惯。混沌袭击者从恐惧之眼倾泻而出，欧克军阀在银河系中横冲直撞，没有人能阻止他们。在孤立的世界里，混沌和基因窃取者邪教成长起来，推翻了政府。那些没有被征服的星球挣扎着生存，最终甚至最大的行星也崩溃了。即使没有直接领导，对帝皇的崇拜也会崩溃，大多数人会分裂成以自己的方式崇拜帝皇的教派，并试图将自己的思想强行强加给其他教派。
Crazed zealots across the galaxy denounced the Ecclesiarchy and preached that the Emperor was displeased with their greed and excesses, sending the warp storms as a test of the most faithful. Citizens turned to flagellation and self-mutilation to prove their love of the Emperor. The cults grew and fought and settled into seething masses of discontent, while some preached extreme measures, creating bloodthirsty pogroms to eradicate many innocents. Sometimes, whole populations were slaughtered for the heresy of just one person.
银河系各地狂热的狂热分子谴责国教，并鼓吹帝皇对他们的贪婪和过度行为感到不满，将亚空间风暴作为对最忠实信徒的考验。市民们开始鞭笞和自残，以证明他们对帝皇的爱。教派组织不断壮大、斗争，最终演变成愤怒的群众，而一些人则鼓吹极端措施，制造了嗜血的大屠杀，以消灭许多无辜者。有时，整个行星的人口都会因为一个人的异端而被屠杀。
The rise of High Lord Vandire 高领主范迪尔的崛起
Goge Vandire is the name most closely associated with the Age of Apostasy, and the Reign of Blood. He was the 361st High Lord of the Administratum and had a reputation as a staunch resistor to the dominance of the Ecclesiarchy. It is said he used assassins to gain his position, but any who spoke out against him mysteriously disappeared or were found dead, so none dared oppose him. Shortly before his rise, Vandire was instrumental in the rise of Ecclesiarch Paulis III, an incompetent who was easily controlled by Vandire and his followers.
高戈·范迪尔是与叛教时代和血腥统治最密切相关的名字。他是第361届内务部高领主，以坚决抵制国教统治而闻名。据说他利用刺客来获得职位，任何公开反对他的人都神秘失踪或被发现死亡，所以没有人敢反对他。在他崛起前不久，范迪尔在教宗保利斯三世的崛起中发挥了重要作用，这位无能的人很容易被范迪尔和他的追随者控制。
Once he had taken full control of the Administratum, he used his powers to undermine the Ecclesiarchy, while he led a group of Imperial Guard officers into the Ecclesiarchal Palace and overthrew Paulis III in what can only be described as a military coup. He declared Paulis a heretic and had him shot. He then moved in and took control of the Ecclesiarchy, effectively controlling both at once as High Lord of the Administratum and Ecclesiarch.
一旦他完全控制了内务部，他就利用自己的权力破坏了国教，同时他带领一群帝国卫队军官进入国教宫殿，推翻了保利斯三世，这只能被描述为一场军事政变。他宣布保利斯是异端，并枪毙了他。然后，他进入并控制了国教，有效地同时控制了内务部和国教的高领主位置。
The Ecclesiarchy could do nothing to stop Vandire, shaken and battered as they were. Vandire purged the Ecclesiarchy of any who opposed him. Those Cardinals who had not already fled gathered onto a single ship and set off for Ophelia VII in an attempt to escape Vandire. Their ship was, however, engulfed by a gigantic warp storm and never seen again just as they entered the warp. Vandire used this as evidence to claim that it was the Emperor's will that they should die and that he himself should lead the faith of the Imperium. Vandire then elected Cardinals of his own choosing to fill the benches, including many weak-minded fools and several brilliant geniuses who were just cruel enough to follow Vandire. He now had total control of the two most powerful facets of the Imperium.
国教无法阻止范迪尔，尽管他们被震惊和殴打。范迪尔清除了国教中任何反对他的人。那些尚未逃离的红衣主教聚集在一艘船上，出发前往奥菲利亚七世，试图逃离范迪尔。然而，他们的船被一场巨大的亚空间风暴吞没，在他们进入亚空间后再也没有出现过。范迪尔以此为证据，声称他们应该死是帝皇的意愿，他自己应该领导帝国的信仰。范迪尔随后选举了他自己选择的红衣主教来填补席位，其中包括许多意志薄弱的傻瓜和几位才华横溢的天才，他们残忍到足以追随范迪尔。他现在完全控制了帝国最强大的两个方面。
The Reign of Blood 血腥统治
As time went by, it became increasingly clear that Vandire was insane. He was a paranoid megalomaniac who saw traitors and conspiracy everywhere. His mind was twisted in every way and he enjoyed personally torturing people, declaring to onlookers that he was purging their souls for the Emperor. He had his every word recorded for posterity and had a long trail of scribes whose job was to note anything he said and to note any particularly ingenious torture methods. He performed his tortures in the underground catacombs of the Ecclesiarchal Palace. His mood was particularly volatile and would swing from laughing one moment to murderous the next. He would often fall into a trance-like state during which, according to him, he was receiving the words of the Emperor, although he was actually mumbling arguments with himself and occasionally shouting out loud for no reason. These periods were often followed by bouts of excessive violence; possibly in these trances he was rehearsing his torture methods and his random screams were those of his victims. He had a huge map of the galaxy plotting the up to date warp storm movements so that whenever a new planet was revealed, he could send out a fleet to reinstate his will.
随着时间的推移，越来越明显的是，范迪尔疯了。他是个偏执狂，到处都是叛徒和阴谋。他的思想在各个方面都被扭曲了，他喜欢亲自折磨人们，向旁观者宣布他正在为帝皇净化他们的灵魂。他把每一句话都记录下来，留给后人，还有一长串抄写员，他们的工作是记录他说的任何话，并记录任何特别巧妙的折磨方法。他在国教宫殿的地下墓穴中施行酷刑。他的情绪特别不稳定，一会儿会笑，一会儿就会杀人。他经常陷入恍惚状态，据他说，在这种状态下，他正在接受帝皇的话，尽管他实际上是在自言自语，偶尔无缘无故地大声喊叫。在这些时期之后，往往会发生过度的暴力事件；可能在这些恍惚中，他正在排练他的折磨方法，他随意的尖叫声是受害者的尖叫声。他有一张巨大的银河系地图，绘制了最新的亚空间风暴运动，这样每当一颗新行星被发现时，他就可以派出一支舰队来恢复他的意志。
There were those under his command who would obey his every whim, including bombarding the Hive World of Calana VII without reason. He also ordered them to invade the farmlands of Boras Minor and enslave every female child under twelve years of age and melt the ice caps of Jhanna with the orbital defence cannons, drowning nearly four million people. All of his orders were meticulously recorded for posterity, including the deaths of millions. He would dictate long speeches bemoaning the state of the Imperium and demanding justice.
在他的指挥下，有些人会听从他的每一个心血来潮，包括无缘无故地轰炸卡拉纳七号巢都世界。他还命令他们入侵波瑞亚斯次星的农田，奴役每一个12岁以下的女童，并用轨道防御炮融化雅纳的冰盖，淹死了近400万人。他的所有命令都被精心记录下来，包括数百万人的死亡。他会发表长篇演讲，哀叹帝国的现状，要求伸张正义。
His rule also affected the Imperium's armies: In the Imperial Navy, it became a generally accepted practice for officers to murder superiors to speed up their promotion.
他的统治也影响了帝国的军队：在帝国海军，军官谋杀上级以加快晋升成为一种普遍接受的做法。
Daughters of the Emperor 帝皇之女
Vandire had a vast network of spies that notified him of cults that were not under his control. One of these was a small cult of perhaps only five hundred members on the little known agri world of San Leor. Naturally, Vandire was furious at this; people were worshipping the Emperor in a way he didn't control. But the more he heard the more he began to covet this knowledge. The sect was called the Daughters of the Emperor and was open only to women, who devoted themselves to the worship of the Emperor through inner purity. They studied the arts of war tirelessly and honed their skills throughout their entire lives. Vandire saw this as an opportunity, but didn't say what for. He ordered a ship ready and announced he would be visiting the planet.
范迪尔有一个庞大的间谍网络，向他通报了不在他控制之下的教派。其中之一是在鲜为人知的圣莱奥尔农业世界，一个可能只有500名成员的小教派。范迪尔自然对此大发雷霆；人们以一种他无法控制的方式崇拜帝皇。但他听到的越多，就越渴望得到这些知识。这个教派被称为“帝皇之女”，只对女性开放，她们通过内在的纯洁献身于对帝皇的崇拜。他们不知疲倦地学习战争艺术，并在一生中磨练自己的技能。范迪尔认为这是一个机会，但没有说明原因。他下令准备一艘船，并宣布他将访问这个星球。
He took with him almost 100 soldiers and servants to San Leor. The mile-long procession weaved its way to the temple of the Daughters of the Emperor as Vandire's agents moved ahead of him, forcing the population to line the streets and show respect. Those who resisted were executed as heretics, no matter whether they were or not. Even newly born babies and the aged were forced to go. The crowd were supplied with laurels and gifts to present to Vandire at gun point. Holo-vids of the proceedings were sent across the galaxy as propaganda to the masses.
他带着近100名士兵和仆人前往圣莱奥尔。长达一英里的游行队伍蜿蜒前往皇帝之女神殿，范迪尔的特工走在他前面，迫使民众排成一行，以示尊重。那些反抗的人被当作异端处决，不管他们是否是。即使是新生儿和老年人也被迫离开。人群被提供了月桂和礼物，在枪口下送给范迪尔。整个银河系都发送了会议的全息视频，作为对大众的宣传。
When Vandire reached the temple, he found the gates barred against him and was informed by a young Daughter that he was not recognized by the cult. His servants, knowing Vandire's temper, believed they were all doomed, but Vandire had expected this and ordered them to witness an example of the strength of the Emperor in him. With a small bodyguard, Vandire entered the temple and clutched his Rosarius while kneeling to the Emperor, praying for protection. He then stood and ordered one of his guards to shoot him. The officer refused at first, unwilling to endanger himself, but Vandire persuaded him that he had the Emperor's protection. The officer loaded his laspistol and shot Vandire in the chest. There was a blinding flash of light and when it faded, Vandire was still standing, unhurt. As one the warriors in the temple fell on their knees to him. Later, Vandire boasted to his scribes that he assumed the Daughters would not have heard of a Rosarius and the conversion field it created.
当范迪尔到达神殿时，他发现大门被挡住了，一个年轻的帝皇之女告诉他，教派组织不认识他。他的仆人，知道范迪尔的脾气，认为她们都注定要被毁灭，但范迪尔预料到了这一点，并命令他们见证帝皇在他身上的力量。在一个小护卫的陪同下，范迪尔进入神殿，紧紧抓住他的玫瑰念珠，跪在帝皇面前，祈求保护。然后，他站起来，命令他的一名卫队向他开枪。起初，这位军官拒绝了，不愿危及自己，但范迪尔说服他，他得到了帝皇的保护。卫队装上激光手枪，朝范迪尔的胸部开了一枪。有一道刺眼的闪光，当它消失时，范迪尔仍然站着，没有受伤。圣殿里的战士们纷纷跪倒在他面前。后来，范迪尔向他的抄写员吹嘘说，他认为帝皇之女门不会听说玫瑰念珠及其创造的偏转力场。
The Daughters took oaths of fealty to Vandire and he elevated them to the position of Ecclesiarchal bodyguards, taking them back to Terra. From then on they were the bodyguards and closest companions to Vandire, and he renamed them the Brides of the Emperor. They were trained by the best soldiers of the Imperial Guard and given the most modern weaponry, and word of their dedication to Vandire spread throughout the Imperium. They would perform any action that their lord wanted, at any time.
帝皇之女们宣誓效忠范迪尔，范迪尔将她们提升为教宗护卫，带她们回到泰拉。从那时起，他们成为了范迪尔的护卫和最亲密的伙伴，他将她们重新命名为帝皇新娘。她们接受了帝国卫队最优秀的士兵的训练，并获得了最现代化的武器，他们对范迪尔的奉献精神传遍了整个帝国。她们会在任何时候执行她们的主人想要的任何行动。
Not only were the Brides Vandire's bodyguard, but also his companions and servants. They tasted his food, fed him when he fell ill, nursed his frail body and entertained him with singing, dancing and other more exotic skills. Even though they were used in this way, they were still hardened fighters. When the Ecclesiarchy tried to assassinate Vandire, the Brides entered the meeting chamber of the traitorous Cardinals and locked the doors behind them; one hour later they emerged with the heads of every cardinal present.
帝皇新娘不仅是范迪尔的护卫，还是他的同伴和仆人。她们品尝他的食物，在他生病时喂他，照顾他虚弱的身体，并用唱歌、跳舞和其他更奇特的技巧招待他。尽管她们被这样使用，但她们仍然是坚强的战士。当国教试图暗杀范迪尔时，帝皇新娘们进入了叛徒红衣主教的会议室，并锁上了身后的门；一小时后，他们带着在场的每一位红衣主教的头出现了。
Sebastian Thor 塞巴斯蒂安·托尔
For seventy years did the reign of Vandire mar the Imperium. The resources of the Ecclesiarchy were directed towards Vandire's perverse orders and the construction of new, huge monuments to the Empire and Vandire himself. But, Vandire's insanity was only ever directed outwards. Though other planets had spires reaching to the stars, the Palaces on Terra were falling into decay again. Whole wings collapsed from the weight of centuries and the huge chandeliers and incense burners in the audience chambers were allowed to go out. Dust lay at knee depth in some places, and holy relics fell into disrepair. Tapestries were ripped and chewed by rats, who used the priceless carpets for nests. Occasionally a candle would be lit and footsteps could be heard, testifying to the vigilance of the Brides. Even during the day, the rooms were dark due to the horrible amounts of dirt on the windows, blocking out the sun. When it rained and cleaned the windows, the light would pour in and Vandire would retreat to his chambers and sit in silence for days at a time. He would often fall into long, nightmare-ridden sleep and would cry out in hysterical screams. His body was ancient and was pumped full of drugs to keep the diseases away. His scribes, in Vandire's more lucid times, noted his ever-increasing fear of life.
范迪尔统治了帝国七十年。国教的资源被用于范迪尔的反常命令，以及为帝国和范迪尔本人建造新的巨大纪念碑。但是，范迪尔的疯狂只是向外指向的。尽管其他行星的尖塔都延伸到了恒星，但泰拉上的宫殿再次陷入衰败。由于几个世纪的重量，整个厢房都倒塌了，觐见大厅里巨大的枝形吊灯和香炉被熄灭。有些地方积满了齐膝深的灰尘，圣物也年久失修。挂毯被老鼠撕扯和咀嚼，老鼠用这些无价的地毯筑巢。偶尔会点燃蜡烛，可以听到脚步声，证明帝皇新娘的警惕。即使在白天，由于窗户上可怕的污垢挡住了阳光，房间也很黑。下雨打扫窗户时，阳光会照进来，范迪尔会回到自己的房间，一次静静地坐上好几天。他经常陷入漫长的噩梦般的睡眠，歇斯底里地尖叫。他的躯体很老，注满了药物来预防疾病。在范迪尔较为清醒的时间，他的抄写员注意到他对生命的恐惧越来越大。
It was now that a young agent arrived, with fear, on Terra, bringing a report from the distant world of Dimmamar. His report was merely disturbing, but Vandire burst into an apocalyptic rage. Dimmamar had denounced Vandire as a traitor to humanity, and one name was to be heard many times across the Segmentum Obscurus: Sebastian Thor.
这时，一个年轻的特工带着恐惧来到泰拉，带来了一份来自遥远的迪马默世界的报告。他的报告只是令人不安，但范德尔突然爆发出末日般的愤怒。迪马默谴责范迪尔是人类的叛徒，有一个名字在朦胧星域被多次听到：塞巴斯蒂安·托尔。
No one knew where this man had come from but the High Lords raged in debate for over a month on what should be done. Vandire fell more into himself and was seen huddled on the velvet throne in the meeting chamber, flanked by his Bride bodyguards. Within three months, eighty planets had fallen to the new Confederation of Light and only the power of the Frateris Templars held other populations in check. The most trusted of the Templar Frateris were dispatched to raze Dimmamar to the ground.
没有人知道这个人是从哪里来的，但高领主就应该做什么进行了一个多月的激烈辩论。范迪尔更加自我，有人看到他蜷缩在会议厅的天鹅绒宝座上，身边是他的帝皇新娘护卫。在三个月内，80颗行星落入了新的光明联盟，只有圣堂兄弟会的力量控制了其他行星的人口。圣堂兄弟会中最值得信赖的人被派往迪马默将其夷为平地。
Soon after the war fleet jumped into the warp from the base on Clax, it was destroyed by a gigantic Warp Storm. The last astropath reported white arcs of light tearing the ships apart, literally, as well as the soldiers on board. The Clax system has been cut off since, by the Storm of the Emperor's Wrath.
在战争舰队从克拉克斯跳入亚空间后不久，它就被一场巨大的亚空间风暴摧毁了。最后一条星语报告称，白色的光弧撕裂了船只，以及船上的士兵。此后，克拉克斯星系被皇帝之怒风暴切断了。
With the death of a vast fleet, the whole of Segmentum Obscurus burst into rebellion. The Cardinal Palaces were stormed and the beautiful hangings were destroyed. No one knew who Thor was, and many suspected him to be a daemonic entity, but he was just a man, born in a Dimmamar Schola Progenium habitat. Thor claimed also to have had visions from the Emperor and warned that humanity was falling. He had an eloquence and charisma that none could match or understand and could reach into the hearts and minds of the people.
随着庞大舰队的死亡，整个朦胧星域爆发了叛乱。红衣主教宫殿遭到袭击，美丽的绞刑架被摧毁。没有人知道托尔是谁，许多人怀疑他是一个恶魔实体，但他只是一个男人，出生在迪马默的忠嗣学院。托尔还声称自己看到了帝皇的幻象，并警告说人类正在堕落。他的口才和魅力是任何人都无法比拟或理解的，足以触及人们的心灵。
Quickly, thousands travelled to hear Thor speak and preach and went away again, spreading the message themselves. Governor Gaius Welkonnen of Dimmamar was so impressed that he placed the army of Dimmamar at Thor's command. Anarchy followed. Most of the Segmentum Obscurus fell and many of Vandire's spies were sought out and driven away, although he still knew that Thor's army had grown to at least five million. He also knew it was slowly making its way to Terra.
很快，成千上万的人前往聆听托尔的演讲和布道，然后再次离开，亲自传播这一信息。迪马默的总督迪马尔盖乌斯·韦尔科宁对他印象深刻，他将迪马默军队交由托尔指挥。随之而来的是无政府状态。朦胧星域大部分的政府都倒下了，范迪尔的许多间谍被找到并赶走了，尽管他仍然知道托尔的军队已经发展到至少500万人。他也知道它正在慢慢地前往泰拉。
There were many tales of his trip to Terra. Each planet he passed pledged their loyalty to him, mostly through his oratory skills. Though the rest of the galaxy was still covered by warp storms, Thor's ships had no hindrance as they moved from planet to planet. The Paternova of the Navigators dubbed him Abstracta Preomnis, Master of the Warp. Soon, in the far reaches of the galaxy, Thor was being hailed as a god-like figure. The Ecclesiarchy could do little to stop him after the destruction of the Frateris Templar, but the Cardinals and Confessors put up a resistance, though their populations were eventually converted to the Confederation of Light. Now, the masses moved against Vandire, as he had pushed them too far, and this time, they had a leader to unite behind.
有很多关于他前往泰拉的故事。他走过的每个星球都承诺对他忠诚，主要是通过他的演讲技巧。尽管银河系的其他部分仍被亚空间风暴覆盖，但托尔的飞船在从一个星球移动到另一个星球时没有受到任何阻碍。导航者的星父称他为亚空间大师阿布斯塔克塔·普雷奥姆尼斯。不久，在银河系的偏远地区，托尔被誉为一个神一般的人物。圣堂兄弟会被摧毁后，国教几乎无法阻止他，但红衣主教和告解者进行了抵抗，尽管他们的人口最终皈依了光明联盟。现在，群众开始反对范迪尔，因为他把他们推得太远了，这一次，他们有一个领袖可以团结起来。
The End of Empire 帝国的终结
The most disturbing news was yet to reach the High Lords and Vandire. They soon learned that the Space Marines and Adeptus Mechanicus had been kept distant by the problems with warp travel. They found that their worlds had become bastions of the old faith and were protecting the people from the invasions of Vandire. Many Chapter Masters voiced their praise of the Confederation of Light and the Adeptus Mechanicus called for the High Lords to account for themselves and to execute Vandire as a traitor. Vandire, in response, dissolved the High Lords and ordered his remaining forces to attack the revolting Space Marines and Adeptus Mechanicus forces. Many of Vandire’s officers refused and were hung or burnt as heretics and replaced by more loyal leaders, but by this time Vandire had been revealed as the fraud he was. Gastaph Hediatrix, the Fabricator-General of the Adeptus Mechanicus ordered his Martian Tech-Guard to transport to Terra and was soon joined by units from the Imperial Fists, Fire Hawks, Soul Drinkers and Black Templars.
最令人不安的消息还没有传到高领主和范迪尔。他们很快得知，由于亚空间航行的问题，星际战士和机械神教的部队一直保持着距离。他们发现，他们的世界已经成为旧信仰的堡垒，正在保护人民免受范迪尔的入侵。许多战团长表达了他们对光明联盟的赞扬，机械神教呼吁高领主为自己负责，并将范迪尔作为叛徒处决。作为回应，范迪尔解散了高领主，并命令其剩余部队攻击叛乱的星际战士和机械神教部队。范迪尔的许多军官拒绝了，并作为异端被绞死或烧死，取而代之的是更忠诚的领导人，但此时范迪尔已被揭露为骗子。机械神教的铸造将军加斯塔夫·赫迪里克斯命令将他的火星技术卫队运送到泰拉，很快帝国之拳、火鹰、饮魂者和黑色圣堂的部队也加入了进来。
Though Vandire had let some of the Ecclesiarchal Palace to fall into ruin, the central chamber was still an almost impregnable fortress. Images were set up relating to the Horus Heresy, except this time the other way around, the heretics within the palace. The huge cannons of the Adeptus Mechanicus pounded the walls, but the Brides of the Emperor, numbering around 10,000 by now, defended with all their might. Eventually, however, it was to be from within that the greatest threat came.
尽管范迪尔已经让国教宫殿的一些部分变成了废墟，但中央大厅仍然是一座几乎坚不可摧的堡垒。画面中呈现了与荷鲁斯叛乱相似的意象，但这一次情况却完全相反。机械神教的大炮猛烈地轰击着城墙，但现在大约有10000名皇帝新娘却竭尽全力进行防御。然而，最终最大的威胁来自内部。
The Fall of the High Lord 高领主之陨
There was one other organisation that had remained distanced from the activities of Vandire and the High Lords, although they were at the heart of his domain. The Adeptus Custodes had maintained their vigil over the body of the Emperor, but had closed themselves off for protection. It was only when the Space Marines and Adeptus Mechanicus moved on the Imperial Palace that the Custodes learned of the full extent of Vandire's treachery. They had secret meetings with Space Marine commanders and advised the Space Marines to continue their attack while they would do what they could.
还有一个组织与范迪尔和高领主的活动保持距离，尽管他们是他的领地的核心。禁军一直在帝皇的身体边上警戒，但为了保护自己，他们把自己关了起来。只有当星际战士和机械神教移动到皇宫时，禁军才了解到范迪尔背叛的全部程度。他们与星际战士指挥官举行了秘密会议，并建议星际战士在力所能及的情况下继续进攻。
The defences were nothing to the Adeptus Custodes, as they knew every pathway and hidden passage in the building and a small unit led by Longinus of the Companions under infiltrated the palace, emerging close to the inner sanctum of Vandire. There, the Centurion met with a unit of the Brides of the Emperor and attempted to show them that they were fighting for evil, not the good of the Imperium. The Brides were not to be swayed however, and the Centurion had to find another way to persuade them. Eventually the Centurion came up with a plan and, leaving his men as hostages, led the leader of the Brides of the Emperor away into the tunnels under the palace. No record exists of what happened there, but it is commonly believed he led her to the Golden Throne of the Emperor himself, and upon seeing his blessed form came to realize the truth in the matter. It is a matter of record that after whatever may or may not have occurred with the Centurion, the leader of the Brides personally executed the traitor Vandire.
防御措施对禁军来说毫无意义，因为他们知道大楼里的每一条路和隐藏的通道，以及由伙友朗基努斯领导的一个小队渗透到宫殿里，出现在范迪尔的内部圣地附近。在那里，百夫长会见了皇帝新娘，并试图向他们表明，他们是在为邪恶而战，而不是为帝国的利益而战。然而，帝皇新娘并没有动摇，百夫长不得不找到另一种方法来说服他们。最终，百夫长想出了一个计划，留下他的部下作为人质，带领皇帝新娘的首领进入皇宫下的隧道。没有关于那里发生的事情的记录，但人们普遍认为，是他亲自带领她登上了帝皇的黄金王座，看到他那受祝福的身影后，才意识到事情的真相。有记录表明，无论百夫长发生了什么，帝皇新娘的领袖都亲自处决了叛徒范迪尔。
The Aftermath 余波
Officially, the Age of Apostasy ended with the death of Lord Vandire, though the turmoil within the Imperium would last for centuries to come. The significant changes include:
官方称，叛教时代随着范迪尔领主的死亡而结束，尽管帝国内部的动荡将持续几个世纪。重大变化包括：
Sebastian Thor was tried as a traitor to the Imperium, found innocent and named Ecclesiarch.
塞巴斯蒂安·托尔被指控为帝国的叛徒，但被判无罪，并被任命为教宗。
The Ecclesiarchy was forbidden from retaining men at arms.
教会被禁止保留武装人员。
The Brides of the Emperor were re-formed into the Adepta Sororitas, a.k.a. the Sisters of Battle, becoming the military wing of the Ecclesiarchy without violating the letter of the prohibition against "men under arms."
帝皇新娘被重组为修女会，即战斗修女，成为教会的军事派系，而不违反禁止“武装人员”的规定
The Holy Synod of Terra was created by Sebastian Thor.
特拉的最高圣会是由塞巴斯蒂安·托尔创建的。
The Wars of Vindication ensued within the Officio Assassinorum.
刺客庭内部爆发了辩护战争。
