圣经的故事
2009-10
中国城市出版社
赫尔伯特
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《圣经》是人类历史上一部独一无二的书。它由不同时代的人用不同的语言写成，却极其贯通；它遭到无数的怀疑甚至诋毁，但最终它作为神经经典的位置却丝毫没有动摇；它不是单纯的文学书、哲学书或历史书，但它是很多文学作品的源泉，哲学家不断地引用和讨论，它对犹太古史的详尽记载也远远超过其他民族的古史书。《圣经》是人类的伟大遗产。 而《圣经》原典的庄严肃穆常使人望而生畏。经由房龙通俗有趣的写作手法，将其转换为概略简要的“圣经故事”，不仅保留了《圣经》原典的精神，也使读者轻松进入《圣经》世界。房龙用朴素睿智、宽容的声音讲述古老故事的同时，也演绎出了《圣经》故事背后的浩大人类历史进程。如此博大而神秘的《圣经》，房龙却能让这部书连普通人都能看懂。《圣经的故事》实为房龙超越《圣经》原典的著作。 简洁优美的英文和忠实流畅的中文对译，再配上绘制的插图，将给你的阅读带来无穷乐趣。
INTRODUCTIONTHE STORY OF A BEAUTIFUL GARDENTHE FIRST BABY IN THE WORLD, AND HIS BROTHER THE GREAT SHIP THAT SAVED EIGHT PEOPLETHE TOWER THAT WAS NEVER FINISHEDTHE STORY OF A LONG JOURNEYHOW LOT'S CHOICE BROUGHT TROUBLE AND ABRAM'SCHOICE BROUGHT BLESSINGTHE ANGEL BY THE WELLTHE RAIN OF FIRE THAT FELL ON A CITYTHE BOY WHO BECAME AN ARCHERHOW AN ANGEL'S VOICE SAVED A BOY'S LIFETHE STORY OF A JOURNEY AFTER A WIFEHOW JACOB STOLE HIS BROTHER'S BLESSINGJACOB'S WONDERFUL DREAMA MIDNIGHT WRESTLING MATCHTHE RICH MAN'S SON WHO WAS SOLD AS A SLAVEFROM THE PRISON TO THE PALACEHOW JOSEPH'S DREAM CAME TRUEA LOST BROTHER FOUNDFROM THE LAND OF FAMINE TO THE LAND OF PLENTYTHE BEAUTIFUL BABY WHO WAS FOUND IN A RIVER THE VOICE FROM THE BURNING BUSHTHE RIVER THAT RAN BLOODTHE NIGHT WHEN A NATION WAS BORNHOW THE SEA BECAME DRY LAND, AND THE SKYRAINED BREADTHE MOUNTAIN THAT SMOKED AND THE WORDSTHAT WERE SPOKEN FROM ITHOW AARON MADE A GOLDEN CALF, AND WHATBECAME OF ITTHE TENT WHERE GOD LIVED AMONG HIS PEOPLEHOW THEY WORSHIPPED GOD IN THE TABERNACLE WHAT STRONG DRINK BROUGHT TO AARON'S SONS THE SCAPEGOAT IN THE WILDERNESSTHE CLUSTER OF GRAPES FROM THE LAND OF CANAANHOW THE LONG JOURNEY OF THE ISRAELITES CAME TOAN ENDWHAT A WISE MAN LEARNED FROM AN ASSHOW MOSES LOOKED UPON THE PROMISED LANDTHE STORY OF JOBTHE STORY OF A SCARLET CORDHOW THE RIVER JORDAN BECAME DRY, AND THE WALLSOF JERICHO FELL DOWNTHE STORY OF A WEDGE OF GOLDHOW JOSHUA CONQUERED THE LAND OF CANAANTHE OLD MAN WHO FOUGHT AGAINST THE GIANTSTHE AVENGER OF BLOOD, AND THE CITIES OF REFUGETHE STORY OF AN ALTAR BESIDE THE RIVERTHE PRESENT THAT EHUD BROUGHT TO KING EGLONHOW A WOMAN WON A GREAT VICTORYGIDEON AND HIS BRAVE THREE HUNDREDJEPHTHAH'S RASH PROMISE, AND WHAT CAME FROM ITTHE STRONG MAN: HOW HE LIVED AND HOW HE DIEDTHE IDOL TEMPLE AT DAN, AND ITS PRIESTHOW RUTH GLEANED IN THE FIELD OF BOAZTHE LITTLE BOY WITH A LINEN COATHOW THE IDOL FELL DOWN BEFORE THE ARKTHE LAST OF THE JUDGESTHE TALL MAN WHO WAS CHOSEN KINGHOW SAUL SAVED THE EYES OF THE MEN OF JABESHTHE BRAVE YOUNG PRINCESAUL'S GREAT SIN AND HIS GREAT LOSSTHE SHEPHERD BOY OF BETHLEHEMTHE SHEPHERD BOY'S FIGHT WITH THE GIANTTHE LITTLE BOY LOOKING FOR THE ARROWSWHERE DAVID FOUND THE GIANT'S SWORDHOW DAVID SPARED SAUL'S LIFETHE lAST DAYS OF KING SAUL……
The Ishmaelite sold Joseph as a slave to a man named Potiphar， who was an officer in the army of Pharaoh，the king of Egypt.Joseph was a beautiful boy，and cheerful and willing in his spirit， and able in all that he undertook； so that his master，Potiphar，became very friendly to him， and after a time he placed Joseph in charge of his house， and everything in it.For some years Joseph continued in the house of Potiphar，a slave in name， but in reality the master of all his affairs，and ruler over his fel-low-servants. But Potiphar's wife， who at first was very friendly to Joseph，afterward became his enemy， because Joseph would not do wrong to please her.She told her husband falsely that Joseph had done a wicked deed. Her husband believed her， and was very angry at Joseph，and put him in the prison with those who had been sent to that place for breaking the laws of the land.How hard it was for Joseph to be charged with a crime， when he had done no wrong， and to be thrust into a dark prison among wicked people ！ But Joseph had faith in God，that at some time all would come out right： and in the prison he was cheerful，and kind，and helpful，as he had always been.The keeper of the prison saw that Joseph was not like the other men around him，and he was kind to Joseph.In a very little while Joseph was placed in charge of all his fel-low-prisoners， and took care of them；just as he had taken care of everything in Potiphar’s house. The keeper of the prison scarcely looked into the prison at all， for he had confidence in Joseph，that he would be faithful and wise in doing the work given to him. Joseph did right， and served God；and God blessed Joseph in everything. While Joseph was in prison， two men were sent there by the king of Egypt， because he was displeased with them. One was the king‘s chief butler， who served the king with wine；the other was the chief baker， who served him with bread. These two men were under Joseph’s care，and Joseph waited on them， for they were men of rank. One morning， when Joseph came into the room in the prison where the butler and the baker were kept，he found them looking quite sad.Joseph said to them： “ Why do you look so sad to-day?”Joseph was cheerful and happy in his spirit，and he wished others to be happy， even in prison. And one of the men said，“ Each one of us dreamed last night a very strange dream； and there is no one to tell us what our dreams mean.” For in those times，before God gave the Bible to men，he often spoke to men in dreams；and there were wise men， who could sometimes tell what the dreams meant. “ Tell me，”said Joseph，“what your dreams were.Perhaps my God will help me to understand them.” Then the chief butler told his dream.He said，“In my dream I saw a grape-vine with three branches；and as I looked the branches shot out buds，and the buds became blossoms， and the blossoms turned into clusters of ripe grapes. And I picked the grapes，and squeezed their juice into King Pharaoh's cup，and it became wine；and I gave it to King Pharaoh to drink， just as I used to do when I was beside his table.” Then Joseph said，“This is what your dream means.The three branches mean three days.In three days King Pharaoh will call you out of prison，and will put you back in your place；and you shall stand at his table，and shall give him his wine，as you have given it before.But when you go out of prison，please to remember me，and try to find some way to get me， too， out of this prison.For I was stolen out of the land of Canaan， and sold as a slave；and I have done nothing wrong， to deserve being put in this prison. Do speak to the king for me， that I may be set free.” Of course the chief butler felt very happy to hear that his dream had so pleasant a meaning；and then the chief baker spoke，hoping to have an answer as good. “In my dream，”said the baker，“there were three baskets of white bread on my head， one above the other， and on the topmost basket were all kinds of roasted meat and food for Pharaoh；and the birds came，and ate the food from the baskets on my head.” And Joseph said to the baker： “This is the meaning of your dream， and I am sorry to tell it to you.The three baskets are three days.In three days， by order of the king， you shall be lifted up，and hanged upon a tree；and the birds shall eat your flesh from your bones as you are hanging in the air.” And it came to pass， just as Joseph had said. Three days after that，King Pharaoh sent his officers to the person.They came and took out both the chief butler and the chief baker.The baker they hung up by his neck to die， and left his body for the birds to pick in pieces.The chief butler they brought back to his old place，where he waited at the king’s table， and handed him his wine to drink. You would have supposed that the butler would remember Joseph，who had given him the promise of freedom， and had shown such wisdom.But in his gladness， he forgot all about Joseph.And two full years passed by，while Joseph was still in prison， until he was a man thirty years old. But one night， King Pharaoh himself dreamed a dream， in fact two dreams in one.And in the morning he sent for all the wise men of Egypt，and told them his dreams； but there was not a man who could give the meaning of them.And the king was troubled， for he felt that the dreams had some meaning，which it was important for him to know. Then suddenly the chief butler， who was by the king’s table， remembered his own dream， in the prison two years before，and remembered，too， the young man who had told its meaning so exactly.And he said： ……
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