從前有一個年輕的女孩她名叫瑪利亞。她住在一個叫做拿撒勒的鎮裏

There once was a young girl named Mary, who lived in a town called Nazareth.

瑪利亞不久就要和一個名叫約瑟的窮木匠結婚了。

Mary was engaged to a man named Joseph.

有天晚上天使加百列來拜訪瑪利亞。天使加百列說：瑪利亞，不要怕。我來是要告訴你你將會成為上帝之子的母親。祂的名字是耶穌。

One night the angel Gabriel came to visit Mary. He said, “Don’t be afraid, Mary. I have come to tell you that you will be the mother of God’s son. His name will be Jesus.”

天使的話使瑪利亞非常快樂。她知道上帝在祝福她。

Mary was very happy. She knew that God was blessing her in a special way.

幾個月以後羅馬皇帝亞古斯都要每個人都回到自己家鄉去繳稅。也就是說瑪利亞和約瑟必須要回到伯利恆去。

Some months later, the Emperor Augustus ordered everyone to return to their hometown and pay taxes. That meant that Joseph and Mary had to travel to the town of Bethlehem.

當他們到了伯利恆時他們到處找可以住的地方，是因為當時有許多人在那裏每個地方都住滿了。

When they got to Bethlehem, they started looking for a place to stay, but every inn was full.

最後他們找到一家老舊的客棧。那個客棧老板粗聲粗氣的回答說：對不起，沒有空房間。

Finally they found a old inn. The innkeeper gruffly told them, “Sorry, there are no empty rooms here.”

客棧老板想了一會兒說：好吧，也許我可以幫你們。你們看，我在街尾有一間牛棚並不很精緻漂亮你們要是喜歡的話可以住在那裏。

The Innkeeper then thought for a moment and said, “Well, I do have a stable down the street. It’s not very nice but you can stay there if you like.”

約瑟和瑪利亞非常感激這個地方。

Joseph and Mary were very thankful for a place to stay.

就在那天晚上瑪利亞生了一個小男孩。她用毯子把祂包起來保暖把祂放在馬槽裏。

That night Mary gave birth to a baby boy. She wrapped him in a blanket and put him in the animal’s feeding trough.

在同時，野外的山邊有一些牧羊人在看羊。

At the same time, some shepherds were watching their sheep up on the mountain.

霎時間，又有一大群天使出現。天使說：「我们來是要帶給你們有史以來最大的喜訊！今天在伯利恆救主基督誕生了！」

Suddenly, the sky filled with a large group of angels. The angels told them: “We have good news for you! Today, a savior has been born in the city of Bethlehem!

牧羊人就連忙跑到村莊裡，找到了馬利亞和約瑟，還有躺在馬槽裏的嬰兒耶穌。

The shepherds quickly ran into the city, where they found Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus.

有智者從東方來到伯利恆说：「我們在遙遠的東方看見了祂的星星，因此特來朝拜祂。」

Some wise men from the east came to Bethlehem. They said, “We have seen the star and we have come to worship Him.”

然後，智者打開他們的禮物，獻上黃金、乳香、沒藥給祂。

The wise men presented their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

這就是第一個聖誕的故事、那個時候上帝差遣祂的兒子耶穌來到世上。

And that is the story of the first Christmas, when God sent His son Jesus to earth.

一個聖誕禱告

「親愛的耶穌，請進入我的心中並用您的愛來充滿我吧。請你幫助我學習更多有關充滿愛心的行事方式，和怎樣也使他人快樂。謝謝您！」

A Christmas Prayer

"Jesus, please come into my heart and fill me with your love. Help me to learn to be kind and how to make other people happy. Thank you!"

Mary – 瑪利亞

Joseph – 約瑟

Town – 鎮

Nazareth – 拿撒勒

Angel – 天使

Gabriel – 加百列

God – 上帝

Jesus – 耶穌

Emperor – 皇帝

Taxes – 稅

Bethlehem – 伯利恆

Inn –客棧

Innkeeper – 客棧老板

Stable – 牛棚

Baby boy – 小男孩

Feeding trough – 馬槽

Blanket – 毯子

Shepherds – 牧羊人

Sheep –羊

Wise men – 智者

star –星星

Gifts – 禮物

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