世界小史 第164期:奧古斯都
Augustus ruled from 31 BC until AD 14, which tells you that Jesus Christ was born during his reign1.
奧古斯都于公元前13年至公元14年在位。在這里你看出，耶穌基督是在他在位期間出生的。
He was born in Palestine, which was then a Roman province.
耶穌基督出生在巴勒斯坦，它當時也是羅馬的一個行省。
You can read about the life and teachings of Jesus Christ in the Bible.
耶穌基督的生平事跡及學說，你可以再《圣經》中讀到。
You probably know the essentials of what he taught: that it doesn't matter if a person is rich or poor,
你知道，他的學說要點是一個人富或窮，高貴或卑賤，是主人或是奴隸，
of noble or of humble2 birth, a master or a slave, a great thinker or a child. That all men are God's children.
是一個大思想家或兒童，這并不重要；所有的人都是上帝的孩子；
And that the love of this father is infinite.
這位父親的愛是無限的，
That before him no man is without sin, but that God has pity on sinners.
沒有哪個人在他面前是無罪的，但是上帝憐憫有罪的人；
That what matters is not judgment3 but mercy. You know what mercy is: the great giving and forgiving love of God.
問題不在于公正，而在于仁慈。
And that we should treat others as we hope God, our Father, will treat us.
你知道仁慈是什么:上帝偉大的、饋贈的、寬恕的愛。我們應該如同我們希望上帝。
