圣诞节的由来(中英文对照)
the origin of christmas
圣诞节的由来
christmas day -december 25- which celebrates the birth of jesus christ, the founder of the christian religion, is the biggest and best-loved holiday in the
为庆祝基督教创始者耶稣基督降生的圣诞节(12月25日)是美国最重大、最受人喜爱的节日。
according to the bible, the holy book of christians, god decided to allow his only son, jesus christ, to be born to a human mother and live on earth so that people could understand god better and learn to love god and each other more. "christmas"- meaning "celebration of christ "- honors the time when jesus was born to a young jewish woman mary.
根据基督徒的经书《圣经》记载,上帝决定让其独生子由一位凡人母亲所生,降在世上,以便世人能更好地认识上帝,更多地爱上帝,更加彼此相爱。“圣诞节”(“christmas”)的意思是“庆祝基督”,即:纪念年轻的犹太妇人玛利亚生下耶稣的时刻。
mary was engaged to be married to joseph, a carpenter, but before they came together, she was found to be with child. because joseph, her husband, was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. but after he had considered this, an angel of the lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "do not be afraid to take mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the holy spirit. she will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."
玛利亚许配给了木匠约瑟,将要成婚,但还未迎娶,玛利亚就怀了身孕。玛利亚的丈夫约瑟是一个义人,不愿明明地羞辱她,就想暗地里休了她。有了这想法后,有主的使者在梦中向他显现,说:“不要怕,只管娶过你的妻子玛利亚来,因她所怀的孕是从圣灵来的。她将要生一个儿子,你要给他起名叫耶稣,因他要将自己的百姓从罪恶里救出来。”
尽管并不太清楚两千多年前耶稣确切的降生日,但日历按照假定的日期把时间分为公元前(b.c.耶稣降生前)和公元后(a.d.拉丁文缩写,即:我主之年)。在公元后的头300年里,人们都在不同的日子来庆祝耶稣的生日。最终在公元354年,教会的领袖们将12月25日定为耶稣基督的生日。