《明史·列传·卷一百六十八》
远近各地的人们都说是因为腾蛟为人忠诚得到了神的保佑，从此对他更加归附了。
远近谓腾蛟忠诚得神佑，益归心焉。
People near and far said that Tengjiao was protected by the gods because he was a loyal man, and they supported him even more after that.
<s>[INST] Given the Classical Chinese text: 远近谓腾蛟忠诚得神佑，益归心焉。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation. [/INST]
Step 1: Identify the main subject and verb: "腾蛟忠诚得神佑" means "Tengjiao was protected by the gods because he was a loyal man."
Step 2: Translate the adverbial phrase "远近谓": "People near and far said that"
Step 3: Translate the verb-object phrase "益归心焉": "supported him even more after that"
Final English translation: People near and far said that Tengjiao was protected by the gods because he was a loyal man, and they supported him even more after that.</s>
Given the Classical Chinese text: 远近谓腾蛟忠诚得神佑，益归心焉。, provide a step-by-step translation process to arrive at the English translation.
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Step 1: Identify the main subject and verb: "腾蛟忠诚得神佑" means "Tengjiao was protected by the gods because he was a loyal man."
Step 2: Translate the adverbial phrase "远近谓": "People near and far said that"
Step 3: Translate the verb-object phrase "益归心焉": "supported him even more after that"
Final English translation: People near and far said that Tengjiao was protected by the gods because he was a loyal man, and they supported him even more after that.
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