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Panorama of the Old Testament

舊約全景

The Old Testament follows the story of the world from creation, through the first people, a rescued family, clans, tribes and nations, to one chosen man, a chosen tribe and a royal line. It ends with the prophets’ promise of a Son who would save the world from its sins.

舊約記載世界的故事:從創造開始,經過最初的人類、得救的一家、氏族、支派和列國,到一位蒙揀選的人、一個蒙揀選的支派和一脈王室。最後是先知的應許:有一位兒子要來,把世人從罪中拯救出來。

  1. 1

    In the beginning

    起初

    God created the heavens, the earth and people.

    神創造天、地和人。

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    Adam and Eve left the garden

    亞當夏娃離開伊甸園

    Adam and Eve sinned and were sent out of the garden.

    亞當和夏娃犯了罪,被趕出伊甸園。

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    A promise of victory

    得勝的應許

    God promised that the devil would be defeated, though it would cost the woman's offspring dearly.

    神應許魔鬼終必被擊敗,只是這勝利要讓女人的後裔付上重價。

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    Noah and the flood

    挪亞與洪水

    Noah built an ark, and his family was kept safe through the flood that covered the earth.

    挪亞造了方舟,全家在遍地的洪水中得蒙保守。

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    The Tower of Babel

    巴別塔

    God gave the people different languages, and they scattered.

    神使眾人說不同的語言,他們就分散各地。

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    Abraham was called

    亞伯拉罕蒙召

    God called Abraham to become the father of many nations.

    神呼召亞伯拉罕,要使他成為多國之父。

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    Sodom was destroyed

    所多瑪被毀

    God destroyed Sodom and the cities of the plain.

    神毀滅所多瑪和平原的諸城。

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    Isaac, Jacob and the twelve tribes

    以撒、雅各與十二支派

    Abraham and Sarah had Isaac, Isaac had Jacob, and Jacob's twelve sons became the twelve tribes.

    亞伯拉罕和撒拉生了以撒,以撒生雅各,雅各的十二個兒子成了十二支派。

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    Joseph was sold

    約瑟被賣

    Joseph's brothers betrayed him and sold him into slavery in Egypt. He rose until only Pharaoh was above him.

    約瑟被哥哥們出賣,賣到埃及為奴,後來一路升高,位階只在法老之下。

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    Joseph saved his family

    約瑟救了全家

    Joseph's planning saved Egypt, and his own brothers, from a long famine.

    約瑟事先的籌劃,使埃及和他的哥哥們度過漫長的饑荒。

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    Israel in Egypt

    以色列人在埃及

    The Hebrews moved to Egypt and grew in number. Later a pharaoh who never knew Joseph made them slaves.

    希伯來人遷到埃及,人數增多。後來有一位不認識約瑟的法老,使他們淪為奴隸。

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  12. 12

    The ten plagues

    十災

    Moses asked Pharaoh to let the people go. Pharaoh refused, so God sent ten plagues on Egypt.

    摩西求法老讓百姓走,法老不肯,神就降十災在埃及。

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    Out of Egypt

    出埃及

    Moses led the Hebrews out of slavery and toward the Promised Land.

    摩西帶領希伯來人脫離奴役,往應許之地去。

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    The Ten Commandments

    十誡

    God gave Moses the Ten Commandments, the law and the feasts.

    神把十誡、律法和節期賜給摩西。

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    Joshua and Jericho

    約書亞與耶利哥

    Joshua and the Hebrews crossed the Jordan River, took Canaan and settled the land.

    約書亞帶領希伯來人過約旦河,奪取迦南地並住下來。

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  16. 16

    The judges

    士師

    God raised up judges to rescue the people from their enemies.

    神興起士師,救百姓脫離仇敵。

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    Saul, the first king

    掃羅,首位君王

    Saul became Israel's first king, then disobeyed God.

    掃羅成為以色列的第一位王,後來卻違背了神。

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    David and Goliath

    大衛與歌利亞

    The young shepherd David defeated the Philistine giant Goliath in the Valley of Elah.

    年輕的牧童大衛,在以拉谷打敗非利士巨人歌利亞。

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    David was anointed

    大衛受膏

    Samuel anointed David as king of Israel, and David later took the throne.

    撒母耳膏大衛作以色列的王,大衛日後登上王位。

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  20. 20

    Solomon built the temple

    所羅門建殿

    David's son Solomon became king, built the temple, and gathered great wealth and many wives.

    大衛的兒子所羅門作王,建造聖殿,積聚極大的財富,也娶了許多妻子。

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  21. 21

    The kingdom divided

    國分為二

    After Solomon died the kingdom split. Jeroboam ruled the north, Israel, and Rehoboam ruled the south, Judah.

    所羅門死後,國分為二:耶羅波安作北方以色列的王,羅波安作南方猶大的王。

  22. 22

    Assyria took Israel

    亞述攻佔以色列

    The Assyrians destroyed the northern kingdom of Israel but could not take Judah in the south.

    亞述滅了北國以色列,卻沒能攻下南國猶大。

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  23. 23

    Babylon took Judah

    巴比倫攻佔猶大

    King Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Solomon's temple and carried Daniel and his people to Babylon for 70 years.

    尼布甲尼撒王毀了所羅門的聖殿,把但以理和他的同胞擄到巴比倫七十年。

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  24. 24

    The Medes and Persians

    瑪代人與波斯人

    The Medes and Persians conquered Babylon and freed the Hebrew captives, though some stayed in Persia.

    瑪代人和波斯人攻破巴比倫,釋放希伯來的被擄者,只是有些人仍留在波斯。

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  25. 25

    Rebuilding Jerusalem

    重建耶路撒冷

    Zerubbabel and Nehemiah left Persia to rebuild the temple and the walls of Jerusalem.

    所羅巴伯和尼希米離開波斯,重建聖殿和耶路撒冷的城牆。

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    The Messiah

    彌賽亞

    The prophets said the Messiah would come to save Israel, and the whole world, from sin.

    先知們說,彌賽亞要來,把以色列和全世界從罪中拯救出來。

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