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Jerusalem is on the eastern edge of the Roman Empire.
耶路撒冷地处罗马帝国东部边缘
A vast network of roads and trade routes.
道路四通八达 贸易便利
One of the keys to mankind's progress:Mass communication.
人类进步的关键之一 就是大众传播
Now, an idea born in the middle east Can spread around the Roman world.
现在 一种思想在中东诞生 并在罗马帝国蔓延开来
Half a million people are in jerusalem for passover,
五十万人在耶路撒冷纪念逾越节
The Jewish festival celebrating the exodus from Egypt.
这是犹太人纪念离开埃及的节日
Among them, followers of Jesus.
在他们中 有耶稣的追随者
They believe he is the Messiah.
他们相信他是弥赛亚(犹太人的复国救主)
But his teachings threaten the peace.
但他的教诲危及了国家的和平
For that, he will be crucified.
正因如此 他将被钉死在十字架上
Rome's special punishment For pirates, slaves and enemies of the state.
这是罗马特殊的刑罚 为了惩处海盗 奴隶以及国家的敌人
Thousands of people died this way,but we remember one man,
千万人死于这种刑罚 但我们只记住了一个人
we remember one death as if it was the only one,
只记住了他的死亡 把他的死亡当成是独一无二的
because this one death changed every part, every portion,
因为这一例死亡改变了世界的每一个地方
every corner of the Earth.
每一个部分 每一个角落
In the crowd, a bystander.
人群中 有一个旁观者
Simon from Cyrene, a colony in north Africa.
他叫西蒙 来自北非的殖民地昔兰尼
Simon of Cyrene was a guy who just happened to be in Jerusalem.
昔兰尼的西蒙只是碰巧在耶路撒冷
Here was this procession going by him.
碰巧遇到了这次游行
There was a man carrying a cross,surrounded by Roman soldiers.
一个男人背着十字架 被罗马士兵包围着
"Hey, come over here and carry this guy's cross!"
"嘿 你过来 背着他的十字架!"
