Matthew 1
1:17 There were fourteen generations from Abraham to David,
another fourteen from David to the Babylonian exile,
and yet another fourteen from the Babylonian exile to Christ.
- the Babylonian exile 此處為歷史事件荷荤，即大衛(wèi)被擄巴比倫
- Babylonian adj. 巴比倫的
- exile n. usually enforced absence from one's home or country
1:19 Joseph, chagrined but noble, determined to take care of things quietly so Mary would not be disgraced.
- chagrined but noble 氣憤但保持鎮(zhèn)定
- chagrined adj. To cause to feel chagrin
- chagrin n. A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or adisconcerting event.
- nobel adj. 高尚的
- chagrined adj. To cause to feel chagrin
- take care of things
- to deal with something; to handle or manage a problem or detail.
1:20 While he was trying to figure a way out, he had a dream.
- figure a way out [find a way to solve the probelm]
1:23 This would bring the prophet’s embryonic sermon to full term:
Watch for this—a virgin will get pregnant and bear a son;
They will name him Immanuel (Hebrew for “God is with us”).
- bring ... to full term 應(yīng)驗(yàn)
- prophet’s embryonic sermon 先知早期的語言
- embryonic adj. in an early stage
1:24 He married Mary. But he did not consummate the marriage until she had the baby.
- consummate the marriage 同房
- To complete (a marriage) with the first act of sexual intercourse after the ceremony
Abraham 亞伯拉罕 Isaac 以撒 Jacob 雅各
family tree 家譜
