海外文化:英美民俗-神奇的数字:40

【英文原文】

Forty is a mysterious number that appears frequently in the Bible. The rain of the flood fell forty days, and another forty days passed before Noah opened the window of the ark; Moses was in the mount for forty days; Elijah was fed by ravens for forty days; Nineveh had forty days to repent; Jesus fasted forty days; he was seen forty days after his resurrection.

【中文译文】

40也可算是圣经里的神秘数字。雨下了40昼夜后才发了大洪水，又过了40天，挪亚才打开方舟的窗子。摩西在山中40天，才带着刻有十诫的石板下山。先知以利亚让乌鸦喂养了40天。上帝给尼尼微40天时间改邪归正。耶稣布道前在荒野里持斋40天；他复活后40天有人看到他。