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In Babylon's libraries,
在巴比伦的书斋中
A group of jewish exiles use their own alphabet,
一群被流放的犹太人用他们自己的字母体系
In the language of Hebrew,
在希伯来语中
To write down the history and the beliefs of their people.
书写下他们族人的历史和信仰
"By the rivers of Babylon, we sat down and wept,"
在巴比伦河畔 每当想起锡安
"When we remembered Zion."
"我们便团坐哀伤"
Two generations ago, Babylonia conquered Jerusalem.
早在两个世纪前 巴比伦人占领了耶路撒冷
Destroyed its temple to the Jewish God Yahweh,
他们摧毁了敬奉犹太神耶和华的寺庙
Exiled the Jews to Babylon.
并将犹太人流放到巴比伦
Now, captives in a foreign land,
现在 作为发配至异乡的战俘
The Jews begin what will become the most influential book
犹太人开始创作人类历史上
In the story of mankind:The Bible.
最具影响力的典籍
What we now know as the Jewish faith
我们所指的犹太信仰
starts not with Abraham, not with Moses,
并不是始于亚伯拉罕 也不是始于摩西
not really with even the temple of Solomon.
甚至和所罗门寺也没有太大的关系
The Jewish faith begins in the Babylonian exile.
犹太信仰始于这群被流放到巴比伦的战俘
