圣诞节的由来中英文

圣诞节的由来中英文
　　2016年圣诞节就要来了。你知道圣诞节的由来吗?关于圣诞节的由来中英文版，有喜好同学的一定要看看哦。

　　The Origin of Christmas/圣诞节
 
　　Christmas Day-December 25-which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ， the founder of the Christian religion， is the biggest and best-loved holiday in the United States.
 12月25日的圣诞节是庆祝基督教创始人耶稣基督生日的日子，是美国最大、人们最喜欢的节日。

　　According to the Bible， the holy book of Christians， God decided to allow his only son， Jesus Christ， to be born to a human mother and live on earth so that people could understand God better and learn to love God and each other more. "Christmas"- meaning "celebration of Christ "- honors the time when Jesus was born to a young Jewish woman Mary.
据基督教徒的圣书《圣经》说，天主决议让他的独生子耶稣基督投生人世，找个母亲，然后就在人世日子，以便人们能更好地了解天主、学习酷爱天主和更好地彼此酷爱。“圣诞节”的意思是“庆祝基督”，庆祝一个年青的犹太妇女玛丽娅生下耶稣的时刻。

　　Mary was engaged to be married to Joseph， a carpenter， but before they came together， she was found to be with child. Because Joseph， her husband， was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace， he had in mind to divorce her quietly. But after he had considered this， an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said， "Do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife， because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son， and you are to give him the name Jesus， because he will save his people from their sins."
 玛丽娅已和木匠约瑟夫订亲。可是，在他们同居之前，约瑟夫发现玛丽娅已怀孕。由于约瑟夫是个正派的人，又不想把这件事说出去让她丢人，所以他想悄悄地和她分手。他正在考虑这事时，天主的天使呈现在他的梦中，对他说，“不要嘀咕了，把玛丽娅娶回家。她怀的孩子来自圣灵。她将生下个男孩子，你们给孩子起名叫耶稣，由于他将从罪恶中解救人们。”

　　Although the exact date of the birth of Jesus nearly 2，000 years ago is not known， the calendar on the supposed date divides all time into B.C. (Before Christ )and A.D. ( a Latin phrase， Anno Domini， "in the year of our Lord.")For the first 300 years， Jesus’ birthday was celebrated on different dates. Finally， in the year 354， church leaders chose December 25 as his birthday.
虽然耶稣的切当生日并不清楚，大约是在2000年前，可是日历按着假定日期把时刻分为公元前（耶稣基督诞生前）和公元后（A. D. 是拉丁文缩写，意思是“有了咱们主--耶稣的时代”）。在公元后的头三百年间，耶稣的生日是在不同的日子庆祝的。最终，在公元354年，教堂的领导人把12月25日定为耶稣基督的生日。