《暗黑編年史》
964
Led by Azmodan and Belial, many of the Hells' lesser demons rise up
against the Prime Evils in a rebellion that culminates in the Dark
Exile. Diablo, Mephisto, and Baal are exiled to Sanctuary from the
Burning Hells.
阿茲莫丹(Azmodan)和貝力亞魯(Belial)帶領的許多地獄的小惡魔發起叛亂，反抗大惡魔，最後並將其黑暗放逐。暗黑破壞神(Diablo)，莫菲斯托(Mephisto)和巴爾(Baal)從燃燒地獄被放逐到避難所。
APP1004
The archangel Tyrael gathers together mortal heroes to create the
Horadrim. He bestows the Soulstones upon them and tasks them with
tracking down and imprisoning the Prime Evils.
天使長泰瑞爾(Tyrael)集合了人類世界的英雄並建立了赫拉迪姆(Horadrim)。他授予凡人靈魂之石，讓其追查和封印大惡魔。
1009
Mephisto is captured near the jungles of Kehjistan and imprisoned
under a Zakarum temple in what will eventually become Kurast.
莫菲斯托在凱基斯坦(Kehjistan)的叢林附近被抓到並且被封印在最終變成庫拉斯特(Kurast)的撒卡蘭姆(Zakarum)神廟之下。
1010
Baal is tracked to the desert near Lut Gholein. Tal Rasha, the
leader of the Horadrim, sacrifices himself to capture Baal in a
damaged Soulstone.
巴爾在魯‧高因附近沙漠被發現。赫拉迪姆的領導者塔‧拉夏犧牲自己並將巴爾封印在一塊破損的靈魂之石中。
1019
Diablo is finally captured by a group of Horadrim monks led by Jered
Cain. The monks bury Diablo's Soulstone near the river Talsande in
Khanduras, and a Horadric monastery with a network of catacombs is
built over the burial spot.
暗黑破壞神最終被一群由傑瑞德‧凱恩(Jered Cain)領導的赫拉迪姆的僧侶抓住。僧侶們將暗黑破壞神的靈魂之石埋藏在坎督拉斯(Khanduras)的托森德(Talsande)河旁，一座有如迷宮一般的地下墓穴，赫拉迪克(Horadric)修道院被建在了埋藏暗黑破壞神靈魂之石的地方之上。
1025
The town of
Tristram is established around the Horadric monastery.
在赫拉迪克修道院附近建立了崔斯特瑞姆(Tristram)。
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The Horadric monastery in Tristram is abandoned.
崔斯特瑞姆的赫拉迪克修道院被廢棄。
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The Horadrim, with no quests left to undertake, fade into history
and legend.
赫拉迪姆完成使命，消失在歷史成為傳奇。
1258
The eastern lord Leoric comes to Tristram, declares himself its
king, and converts the old, long-unused Horadric monastery to a
Zakarum cathedral. His advisor, Archbishop Lazarus, secretly
releases Diablo from imprisonment.
東方領主李奧瑞克(Leoric)來到崔斯特瑞姆自稱為王，並將荒廢的赫拉迪克修道院修建成撒卡蘭姆大教堂。而大主教拉撒羅斯(Archbishop
Lazarus)偷偷的將暗黑破壞神釋放出來。
King Leoric descends into madness as he valiantly struggles to
resist Diablo's possession.
國王李奧瑞克英勇的抵抗暗黑破壞神的佔有，但是在抵抗的過程中卻越來越陷入瘋狂。
1263
Increasingly deranged, King Leoric begins imprisoning all who
question his authority and executing them as traitors. He declares
war on the kingdom of Westmarch.
逐漸瘋狂的李奧瑞克國王開始囚禁那些質疑他權利的人，並以叛國者名義將他們處決。與西方王國宣戰。
Under Diablo's influence, Archbishop Lazarus kidnaps King Leoric's
only son, Prince Albrecht. The terrified child is possessed by
Diablo.
在暗黑破壞神的影響下，大主教拉撒羅斯綁架了李奧瑞克國王唯一的兒子，王子阿爾布萊希特(Albrecht)。並且被暗黑破壞神迷惑和佔有。
Lachdanan, captain of King Leoric's army, returns from the
disastrous war with Westmarch and is forced to kill Leoric. The
fallen monarch curses Lachdanan and his followers with his dying
breath. Not long afterward, Lachdanan and the king's guards are
attacked by Leoric, resurrected as the Skeleton King, as they
attempt to bury him.
拉齊達蘭(Lachdanan)，是李奧瑞克國王的軍隊指揮官，從和西方的慘烈的戰爭中回來並被迫殺死李奧瑞克。墮落的國王用他的死亡氣息詛咒拉齊達蘭和他的追隨者。好景不長，拉齊達蘭和國王的守衛試圖將其埋葬，但卻受到復活成為骷髏王的李奧瑞克攻擊。
Archbishop Lazarus leads a group of villagers into the cathedral and
abandons them to a bloodthirsty butcher demon. People begin fleeing
Tristram in droves.
大主教拉撒羅引誘一群村民進入大教堂並將他們獻給了殘忍的惡魔屠夫。人們開始紛紛的逃離崔斯特瑞姆。
A lone hero arrives in Tristram and defeats the bloated, fetid
butcher demon.
一位孤單英雄到達崔斯特瑞姆並打敗了腐臭的惡魔屠夫。
The hero kills Archbishop Lazarus and defeats the Skeleton King.
英雄殺死了大主教拉撒羅並擊敗了骷髏王。
Diablo is defeated by the hero, who then tries to contain Diablo
within himself. Despite the hero's noble intentions, his valiant
spirit quickly succumbs to Diablo's corruption. He becomes the Dark
Wanderer, leaving Tristram behind shortly before legions of foul
demons attack and destroy the town and its inhabitants.
英雄擊敗了暗黑破壞神，他試圖將暗黑破壞神封印在自己體內。儘管他有崇高的意志，但是他英勇的精神很快被暗黑破壞神污染。他變成了黑暗流浪者，並在惡魔軍團攻擊並摧毀崔斯特瑞姆之後離開了。
1264
A group of heroes begins a quest to defeat Diablo and his brothers.
The heroes defeat the demoness Andariel and journey east, following
the Wanderer.
英雄們為了擊敗暗黑破壞神和他的兄弟們而開始了征程，英雄們擊敗了女魔頭安達利爾後，緊跟隨著流浪者向西出發。
The demon lord Duriel is defeated within the tomb of Tal Rasha; it
is discovered that Baal is already free from his Soulstone.
惡魔領主都瑞爾在塔‧拉夏的陵墓中被擊敗；此時才發現巴爾已經從他的靈魂之石中被解放出來了。
The Dark Wanderer completes his transformation into Diablo; Mephisto
is destroyed beneath the jungles of Kurast by the band of heroes.
黑暗流浪者完全轉變成了暗黑破壞神；莫菲斯托在庫拉斯特被英雄們打敗。
Diablo is defeated. His Soulstone is destroyed, along with
Mephisto's, upon the Hellforge.
暗黑破壞神被打敗了。他和莫菲斯托的靈魂之石一起在地獄熔爐被摧毀。
1265
Baal and his army march on Mount Arreat.
巴爾(Baal)和他的軍隊來到亞瑞特山脈(Mount Arreat)。
The heroes follow Baal to Mount Arreat for the final conflict
between man and the last of the Prime Evils. Although the heroes
defeat Baal, his demonic army continues to advance.
英雄們緊跟巴爾來到了亞瑞特山脈和這個最終魔王做一個了斷。雖然英雄們打敗了巴爾，但是它的軍隊還是不斷的湧來。
The angel Tyrael discovers that Baal has succeeded in corrupting the
Worldstone housed within Mount Arreat. Realizing that the Worldstone
cannot be restored, Tyrael reluctantly destroys it. The resulting
explosion destroys Mount Arreat, ravages much of the countryside,
and decimates Baal's army.
天使泰瑞爾(Tyrael)發現巴爾成功的污染了在亞瑞特山脈中的世界之石。並意識到世界之石不能被修復後，泰瑞爾只好無奈的破壞它。結果所產生的爆炸摧毀了亞瑞特山脈和大部分土地，並且毀滅了巴爾大部分的軍隊。
