海外文化:英美民俗-神奇的數字: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.

【中文譯文】

40也可算是圣經里的神秘數字。雨下了40晝夜后才發了大洪水，又過了40天，挪亞才打開方舟的窗子。摩西在山中40天，才帶著刻有十誡的石板下山。先知以利亞讓烏鴉喂養了40天。上帝給尼尼微40天時間改邪歸正。耶穌布道前在荒野里持齋40天；他復活后40天有人看到他。