I'd do penance for being wicked that way.

我会为那样的邪恶而忏悔。

Or others might do a more literal penance, and hurt themselves for what they did.

或者其他人可能会进行更字面意义上的忏悔，并为自己的所作所为而伤害自己。

Doing penance would often require traditionally, in a religious context, perhaps not eating certain kinds of food, or fasting – not eating at all.

传统上，在宗教背景下， 忏悔通常需要不吃某些食物，或者禁食——根本不吃。

But unlike the first two, " to do penance" means to do something to yourself, to take on some sort of burden to show someone else how sorry you are.

但与前两者不同的是， “忏悔” 意味着对自己做某事，承担某种负担， 向别人表示你有多么抱歉。

Asia was where you saw him though he was in many other places, traveling in his middle years (Jane dictates: ) doing penance for his sins according to the customs of the age.

你看到他的地方是在亚洲，虽然，他中年时也去过许多其他地方，(珍传述：) 根据那时代的习俗，去忏悔他的罪。