耶利哥

立时，耶利哥那厚厚的城墙倒塌了。

And immediately the high thick walls of Jericho fell down .

但即便在耶利哥，仍有一大群人围在基督身边。

But even in Jericho there was a crowd surrounding Christ .

你们过了约旦河，到了耶利哥。

Then you crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho .

因着耶利哥人的罪，神的审判已经临到这座城。

God 's judgment upon Jericho 's sin had come .

这个降服带来耶利哥一场极漂亮的胜仗。

That surrender led to a stunning victory at Jericho .

耶利哥希伯来文的意思是：棕榈城。

Jericho in Hebrew means : City of the Palms .

约书亚派这两个探子进耶利哥城把喇合和家人带出来。

Joshua sent these spies into Jericho to bring out Rahab and family .

于是百姓在耶利哥的对面过去了。

And the people crossed over from opposite Jericho .

《希伯来圣经》中耶利哥被称作棕榈树之城。

In the Hebrew Bible it is called the City of Palm Trees .

古时的耶利哥不是一个大城市。

Ancient Jericho was not a large city .

而现在耶利哥却只是一座人口仅20000的小城镇。

But nowadays Jericho is a small town with the population of 20000 people .

耶稣将近耶利哥的时候，有一个瞎子坐在路旁讨饭。

35as Jesus approached jericho , a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging .

所以他们两个人都到了耶利哥。

So they both went to Jericho .

上帝叫约书亚带领百姓绕耶利哥城，绕七日。

God ordered Joshua to command the Israelites to march around the city seven days .

耶利哥也曾荒废了几个世纪。

Jericho had been deserted for centuries .

有些评鉴学者认为，福音书记载基督来到耶利哥的部份，好像有出错的地方。

Critics have found fault with the Gospel records concerning Christ 's visit to Jericho .

毕竟，以色列人还没有办法攻破耶利哥的城墙。

After all , the army of Israel still couldn 't get past their great wall !

第一个是耶利哥，第二座城是一个小城叫艾。

The first city was Jericho , and the second was the little city of Ai .

在20世纪时，耶利哥曾为约旦和以色列瓜分。

Over the 20th century the territory of Jericho has been occupied by Jordan and Israel .

当约书亚派两个探子去耶利哥的时候，他们住在谁的家里？

When Joshua sent the two spies into Jericho , in whose home did they stay ?

耶利哥城似乎住了很多祭司和富裕的犹太人及罗马人。

Jericho seemed to have been the home of many priests , wealthy Jews and Romans .

太二十29他们出耶利哥的时候，有大批群众跟着他。

Mt.20:29 And as they were going out from Jericho , a great crowd followed Him .

于是二人到了耶利哥。

So they went to Jericho .

他们去了耶利哥城，在那里偷偷地探听情况。

They were to go to the city of Jericho , and secretly investigate the land .

耶和华在摩押平原约旦河边，耶利哥对面晓谕摩西说

And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho , saying

因着约书亚的顺服，神把耶利哥城的胜利赐给他们。

Because Joshua had carefully obeyed the Lord , the Lord had given the victory over Jericho !

可是，真的没有人注意吗？？？很快，耶利哥城就被毁灭了，成了一堆废墟。

Or did they ？ ? ? Soon Jericho was destroyed to nothing but a burning heap .

神可能是为了拯救喇合的缘故，感动约书亚的心，让他派两个探子到耶利哥城侦探。

Then God must have moved the heart of Joshua to send out spies because of Rahab .

当耶利哥王派士兵去搜寻探子的时候，喇合是怎么保护他们的？

When the king sent soldiers to search for the spies , how does Rahab protect them ?

以色列人一丝不苟地按上帝说的去做了，结果耶利哥城不攻自破。

The Israelites did exactly as God had told them and finally they broke into the city .