Angels Proclaim that JESUS Is Born
天使宣告耶稣已降生

Angels—heavenly messengers of God—appear many times in the Bible. In the days leading up to Jesus’ birth, angels often delivered a special message from God. An angel spoke to Zechariah in the temple, telling him that he would have a son named John who would prepare people for the coming of Jesus. An angel spoke to Mary and told her she would be Jesus’ mother. An angel appeared to Joseph in his dream and told him to become Mary’s husband.
And of course, the angels announced the birth of Jesus to the shepherds!
天使——为上帝传达消息的天国使者——在圣经中多次出现。在耶稣诞生前的日子里，天使常常传达来自上帝的特殊信息。一位天使曾在殿里对撒迦利亚说，他将有一个名叫约翰的儿子，他将为耶稣的降临而预备百姓。一位天使曾对马利亚说，她将成为耶稣的母亲。一位天使曾出现在约瑟的梦中，并告诉他，要成为马利亚的丈夫。
当然，天使们也向牧羊人们宣告了耶稣的诞生！
What a sight it must have been when the angels appeared to the shepherds on the night Jesus was born! How amazing to see just one angel! And then the one angel became a host, a company, a multitude of angels! They lit up the whole sky, and they filled the night with praise: “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
那是怎样的一个情景啊！天使们在耶稣出生的那个晚上向牧羊人显现。看到一位天使是多么神奇啊！在那位天使之后，又出现了一群天使，一队天使，数不清的天使!他们照亮了整个天空，黑夜里充满了他们的赞美:“在至高的天上荣耀归与神;在地上平安归与他所喜悦的人。”
God will probably not send any angels to tell us that Jesus is born. But that’s because he tells us this good news in another way. He gives us his Word, the Bible! In the Bible God tells us that he loves us and that’s why he sent his Son, Jesus, to be born for us.
上帝可能不会派天使来告诉我们耶稣降生了。但那是因为，祂会以另一种方式告诉我们这个好消息。他给了我们祂的话语，就是圣经!在圣经中，上帝告诉我们祂爱我们，这就是为什么祂差派了祂的儿子耶稣来为我们而降生。
At Christmas time, we think of Jesus in the manger, just where the angels said he would be. But we also want to think of Jesus all grown up, living a perfect life, dying for us on the cross, and then rising back to life! He did all this because he wants us to live forever in heaven— with him and with all the angels too!
在圣诞节的时候，我们会想到马槽里的耶稣，天使说过他会睡在马槽里。但我们也要想到耶稣的一生，他过着完美的生活，为我们死在了十字架上，然后又复活！他所做的这一切，是因为他想让我们和他一起，也和所有的天使一起，永远住在天国里。

What was the message of the angels?
Jesus, the Savior, is born!
天使传来了什么信息？
耶稣，那位救主，降生了！

As I hang the MANGER on the JESSE TREE, Here is an Advent reminder for me:
Jesus is my Savior.
He was born, and died, and he rose again because he wants me to live with him forever.
I learn all of this in his Word.

当我把这个马槽挂上耶西树，
我会收到这个将临期的提醒：
耶稣是我的救主。
他被生在世上，死了，又复活了，
因为他想让我永远与他住在一起。
我从他的话语中知道了这一切。

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