聖誕節的由來:
In Christianity, Christmas is the festival celebrating the Nativity of Jesus, the Christian belief that the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament's Messianic prophecies was born to the VirginMary.
在基督教的傳統中,聖誕節是為慶祝基督耶穌降生的節日。基督教徒相信,彌賽亞告知聖母瑪利亞孕育了上帝的兒子耶穌。
耶穌的出生是有壹段故事的,耶穌是因著聖靈成孕,由童女馬利亞所生的。神更派遣使者加伯列在夢中曉諭約瑟,叫他不要因為馬利亞未婚懷孕而不要她,反而要與她成親,把那孩子起名為“耶穌”,意思是要他把百姓從罪惡中救出來。
Jesus' birth is a story. In it, He is believed to be born of the holy spirit, born to the virgin Mary. God sent a message to Joseph in a dream that he shouldn't worry because of Mary's unmarried pregnancy because the meaning of boy named "Jesus" was that he would rescue the people from sin.
當馬利亞快要臨盆的時候,羅馬政府下了命令,全部人民到伯利恒務必申報戶籍。約瑟和馬利亞只好遵命。
When Mary was giving birth, the Roman government gave a command that all the people of Bethlehem must declare the people in their families. Joseph and Mary had to obey.
他們到達伯利恒時,天色已昏,無奈兩人未能找到旅館渡宿,只有壹個馬棚可以暫住。就在這時,耶穌要出生了!於是馬利亞唯有在馬槽上,生下耶穌。後人為紀念耶穌的誕生,便定十二月二十五為聖誕節,年年望彌撒,紀念耶穌的出世。
When they reached Bethlehem, it was already dark and they failed to find any accommodation except for a place where horses and other animals were resting. This was the place where Jesus would be born! Mary gave birth to Jesus in this manger. Later generations commemorate the birt