Chapter 14

CHAPTER 14 Since Merle and Pearl were living in the area during the time of Jesus, it was easy for them to imagine the scene the tour guide described. When Mary was a young woman, God sent the angel Gabriel here to Nazareth to deliver a message to her. Mary was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David.

因为梅尔和珀尔在耶稣时代就住在这个地区，所以他们很容易想象出导游描述的场景。 当马利亚还是个年轻女子的时候，上帝派天使加百列来到拿撒勒给她捎个信。 马利亚已经许配给一个名叫约瑟的人，他是大卫王的后裔。

"Greetings, favored woman!" Gabriel announced. "The Lord is with you!" Mary was confused and frightened. She tried to think of what the angel could mean. "The Lord is with me?" she wondered. "Don't be frightened," the angel told her. "God is very happy with you. You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord will give him the throne of his ancestor David. And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end." "How can this happen?" Mary asked. The angel replied, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will cover you. So your baby boy will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God!" Mary responded, "I am the Lord's servant. May everything you have said about me come true." And then the angel left her.

“你好，亲爱的女人！”加布里埃尔宣布。 “耶和华与你同在！”玛丽又糊涂又害怕。 她试着去想天使的意思。 “上帝与我同在？”她想。 “不要害怕，”天使对她说。 “上帝对你很满意。 你要怀孕生一个儿子，给他起名叫耶稣。 他要非常伟大，称为至高者的儿子。 耶和华必将他祖大卫的位赐给他。 他必作以色列的王，直到永远。他的王国永远不会灭亡。” “怎么会这样？”玛丽问道。 天使回答说、圣灵要临到你身上、至高者的能力要遮盖你。 这样、你所要生的儿子、要称为神的儿子。马利亚说，我是主的使女。 愿你对我所说的一切都成为现实。” 然后天使离开了她。

"The Bible tells us, 'In the beginning the Word already existed,'" the guide explained. "'The Word was with God, and the Word was God.' Here, in this very spot, the Word became human. God became man. Jesus became a baby." "The Word is another name for Jesus?" Merle asked in a whisper. Pearl nodded, her eyes welling up.

导游解释说：“《圣经》告诉我们，‘太初上帝就已经存在了。’” “道与神同在，道就是神。”就在这里，就在这个地方，道成了人。 上帝变成了人。耶稣变成了婴儿。” “圣言是耶稣的另一个名字？”莫尔低声问道。 珠儿点了点头，眼眶湿润了。