Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who's responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children. 晚上好。今晚，我可以向美国人民和全世界报告，美国已经执行了一次行动，击毙了基地组织头目、对数以千计无辜男女老少的谋杀负有责任的恐怖分子奥萨马·本·拉登。
It was nearly 10 years ago that a bright September day was darkened by the worst attack on the American people in our history. The images of 9/11 are seared into our national memory -- hijacked planes cutting through a cloudless September sky; the Twin Towers collapsing to the ground; black smoke billowing up from the Pentagon; the wreckage of Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where the actions of heroic citizens saved even more heartbreak and destruction. 将近十年前的那个明亮的九月之日，被我国历史上最严重的袭击所笼罩。9·11的画面深深烙印在我们的国家记忆中——被劫持的飞机划过万里无云的九月天空；双子塔轰然倒塌；五角大楼浓烟滚滚；93号航班在宾夕法尼亚州尚克斯维尔的残骸，那里英勇的公民们的行动避免了更多的悲痛与毁灭。
And yet we know that the worst images are those that were unseen to the world. The empty seat at the dinner table. Children who were forced to grow up without their mother or their father. Parents who would never know the feeling of their child's embrace. Nearly 3,000 citizens taken from us, leaving a gaping hole in our hearts. 然而我们知道，最惨痛的画面是那些世人未曾看到的。餐桌上空着的椅子。被迫在没有母亲或父亲的环境中长大的孩子。永远无法再感受孩子拥抱的父母。近三千名公民被夺去了生命，在我们的心中留下了一个巨大的空洞。
On September 11, 2001, in our time of grief, the American people came together. We offered our neighbors a hand, and we offered the wounded our blood. We reaffirmed our ties to each other, and our love of community and country. On that day, no matter where we came from, what God we prayed to, or what race or ethnicity we were, we were united as one American family. 2001年9月11日，在我们悲痛的时刻，美国人民团结在了一起。我们向邻居伸出援手，我们为伤员献出鲜血。我们重新确认了彼此之间的纽带，以及对社区和国家的热爱。那一天，无论我们来自哪里，信仰什么神明，是什么种族或族裔，我们都是一个美国家庭。
We were also united in our resolve to protect our nation and to bring those who committed this vicious attack to justice. We quickly learned that the 9/11 attacks were carried out by al Qaeda -- an organization headed by Osama bin Laden, which had openly declared war on the United States and was committed to killing innocents in our country and around the globe. And so we went to war against al Qaeda to protect our citizens, our friends, and our allies. 我们也团结一致地决心保护我们的国家，将犯下这起恶性袭击的人绳之以法。我们很快了解到，9·11袭击是基地组织所为——这是一个由奥萨马·本·拉登领导的组织，它公开向美国宣战，并致力于在我国和全球范围内杀害无辜者。因此，我们对基地组织开战，以保护我们的公民、朋友和盟友。
Over the last 10 years, thanks to the tireless and heroic work of our military and our counterterrorism professionals, we've made great strides in that effort. We've disrupted terrorist attacks and strengthened our homeland defense. In Afghanistan, we removed the Taliban government, which had given bin Laden and al Qaeda safe haven and support. And around the globe, we worked with our friends and allies to capture or kill scores of al Qaeda terrorists, including several who were a part of the 9/11 plot. 在过去十年中，多亏了我们的军队和反恐专业人员不知疲倦的英雄般的工作，我们在这方面取得了巨大进展。我们挫败了恐怖袭击，加强了国土防御。在阿富汗，我们推翻了塔利班政权，该政权曾为本·拉登和基地组织提供庇护和支持。在全球范围内，我们与朋友和盟友合作，捕获或击毙了数十名基地组织恐怖分子，其中包括几名参与9·11阴谋的人。
Yet Osama bin Laden avoided capture and escaped across the Afghan border into Pakistan. Meanwhile, al Qaeda continued to operate from along that border and operate through its affiliates across the world. And so shortly after taking office, I directed Leon Panetta, the director of the CIA, to make the killing or capture of bin Laden the top priority of our war against al Qaeda, even as we continued our broader efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat his network. 然而奥萨马·本·拉登逃脱了抓捕，越过阿富汗边境逃入了巴基斯坦。与此同时，基地组织继续在边境沿线活动，并通过其全球附属组织运作。因此，在我上任后不久，我就指示中央情报局局长莱昂·帕内塔，将击毙或捕获本·拉登作为我们对基地组织战争的首要任务，同时我们继续推进更广泛的努力，以瓦解和击败他的网络。
Then, last August, after years of painstaking work by our intelligence community, I was briefed on a possible lead to bin Laden. It was far from certain, and it took many months to run this thread to ground. I met repeatedly with my national security team as we developed more information about the possibility that we had located bin Laden hiding within a compound deep inside of Pakistan. And finally, last week, I determined that we had enough intelligence to take action, and authorized an operation to get Osama bin Laden and bring him to justice. 随后，去年八月，经过情报界多年的艰苦工作，我收到了关于本·拉登可能线索的汇报。这一线索远非确定，花了数月时间才顺藤摸瓜。我与我的国家安全团队多次会面，随着我们掌握了更多关于本·拉登可能藏匿在巴基斯坦境内一处深宅大院内的信息。最终，上周，我确定我们已经掌握了足够的情报可以采取行动，并授权了一次行动，以抓捕奥萨马·本·拉登并将他绳之以法。
Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. A small team of Americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability. No Americans were harmed. They took care to avoid civilian casualties. After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body. 今天，在我的指示下，美国对巴基斯坦阿伯塔巴德的那个院落发动了一次定点行动。一小队美国人以非凡的勇气和能力执行了这次行动。没有美国人受伤。他们小心翼翼地避免了平民伤亡。在交火后，他们击毙了奥萨马·本·拉登并接管了他的遗体。
For over two decades, bin Laden has been al Qaeda's leader and symbol, and has continued to plot attacks against our country and our friends and allies. The death of bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al Qaeda. 二十多年来，本·拉登一直是基地组织的领导者和象征，并继续策划针对我国及朋友和盟友的袭击。本·拉登的死亡标志着我国击败基地组织的努力迄今取得的最重大成就。
Yet his death does not mark the end of our effort. There's no doubt that al Qaeda will continue to pursue attacks against us. We must - and we will -- remain vigilant at home and abroad. 然而他的死亡并不意味着我们努力的终结。毫无疑问，基地组织将继续企图对我们发动袭击。我们必须——也将会——在国内外保持警惕。
As we do, we must also reaffirm that the United States is not - and never will be - at war with Islam. I've made clear, just as President Bush did shortly after 9/11, that our war is not against Islam. Bin Laden was not a Muslim leader; he was a mass murderer of Muslims. Indeed, al Qaeda has slaughtered scores of Muslims in many countries, including our own. So his demise should be welcomed by all who believe in peace and human dignity. 与此同时，我们还必须重申，美国不是——也永远不会——与伊斯兰教为敌。我已经明确表示，正如布什总统在9·11后不久所做的那样，我们的战争不是针对伊斯兰教。本·拉登不是穆斯林领袖；他是屠杀穆斯林的刽子手。事实上，基地组织在包括我国在内的许多国家屠杀了大量穆斯林。因此，所有信仰和平与人类尊严的人都应欢迎他的灭亡。
Over the years, I've repeatedly made clear that we would take action within Pakistan if we knew where bin Laden was. That is what we've done. But it's important to note that our counterterrorism cooperation with Pakistan helped lead us to bin Laden and the compound where he was hiding. Indeed, bin Laden had declared war against Pakistan as well, and ordered attacks against the Pakistani people. 多年来，我一再明确表示，如果我们知道本·拉登在哪里，我们就会在巴基斯坦境内采取行动。这就是我们所做的。但重要的是要指出，我们与巴基斯坦的反恐合作帮助引导我们找到了本·拉登及其藏匿的院落。事实上，本·拉登也曾对巴基斯坦宣战，并下令对巴基斯坦人民发动袭击。
Tonight, I called President Zardari, and my team has also spoken with their Pakistani counterparts. They agree that this is a good and historic day for both of our nations. And going forward, it is essential that Pakistan continue to join us in the fight against al Qaeda and its affiliates. 今晚，我致电了扎尔达里总统，我的团队也与巴基斯坦对口官员进行了交谈。他们一致认为，这对我们两国来说都是一个美好而具有历史意义的日子。展望未来，巴基斯坦必须继续与我们一道打击基地组织及其附属组织。
The American people did not choose this fight. It came to our shores, and started with the senseless slaughter of our citizens. After nearly 10 years of service, struggle, and sacrifice, we know well the costs of war. These efforts weigh on me every time I, as Commander-in-Chief, have to sign a letter to a family that has lost a loved one, or look into the eyes of a service member who's been gravely wounded. 美国人民没有选择这场战斗。它来到了我们的海岸，始于对我国公民毫无意义的屠杀。在近十年的服役、挣扎和牺牲之后，我们深知战争的代价。每次作为总司令，我不得不给失去亲人的家属签署信件，或者注视一名身受重伤的军人双眼时，这些努力都沉甸甸地压在我心头。
So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when our people have been killed. We will be relentless in defense of our citizens and our friends and allies. We will be true to the values that make us who we are. And on nights like this one, we can say to those families who have lost loved ones to al Qaeda's terror: Justice has been done. 所以美国人理解战争的代价。然而作为一个国家，我们绝不会容忍我们的安全受到威胁，也不会在我们的国民被杀时袖手旁观。我们将毫不松懈地保卫我们的公民以及朋友和盟友。我们将忠于使我们成为我们的价值观。在今晚这样的夜晚，我们可以对那些在基地组织恐怖袭击中失去亲人的家庭说：正义已得到伸张。
Tonight, we give thanks to the countless intelligence and counterterrorism professionals who've worked tirelessly to achieve this outcome. The American people do not see their work, nor know their names. But tonight, they feel the satisfaction of their work and the result of their pursuit of justice. 今晚，我们感谢无数的情报和反恐专业人员，他们不知疲倦地工作才取得了这一成果。美国人民看不到他们的工作，也不知道他们的名字。但今晚，他们感受到了工作的满足感和追求正义的结果。
We give thanks for the men who carried out this operation, for they exemplify the professionalism, patriotism, and unparalleled courage of those who serve our country. And they are part of a generation that has borne the heaviest share of the burden since that September day. 我们感谢执行这次行动的人员，他们体现了为国服务的专业人员精神、爱国主义和无与伦比的勇气。他们属于自那个九月之日以来承受了最沉重负担的一代人。
Finally, let me say to the families who lost loved ones on 9/11 that we have never forgotten your loss, nor wavered in our commitment to see that we do whatever it takes to prevent another attack on our shores. 最后，让我对在9·11中失去亲人的家属说，我们从未忘记你们的失去，也从未动摇我们的承诺——尽一切努力防止我国海岸再次遭到袭击。
And tonight, let us think back to the sense of unity that prevailed on 9/11. I know that it has, at times, frayed. Yet today's achievement is a testament to the greatness of our country and the determination of the American people. 今晚，让我们回想起9·11后弥漫的那种团结感。我知道，这种团结有时已经出现了裂痕。然而今天的成就证明了我们国家的伟大和美国人民的决心。
The cause of securing our country is not complete. But tonight, we are once again reminded that America can do whatever we set our mind to. That is the story of our history, whether it's the pursuit of prosperity for our people, or the struggle for equality for all our citizens; our commitment to stand up for our values abroad, and our sacrifices to make the world a safer place. 保卫我们国家的事业尚未完成。但今晚，我们再次被提醒，只要我们下定决心，美国就能做到任何事情。这就是我们历史的篇章，无论是为人民追求繁荣，还是为所有公民争取平等；无论是在海外捍卫我们的价值观，还是为使世界更安全而作出的牺牲。
Let us remember that we can do these things not just because of wealth or power, but because of who we are: one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 让我们记住，我们能做这些事情不仅仅是因为财富或权力，而是因为我们是谁：一个国家，在上帝之下，不可分割，人人享有自由与正义。
May God bless you. 愿上帝保佑你们。
And may God bless the United States of America. 愿上帝保佑美利坚合众国。