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They fought with extraordinary determination and courage against the legions who were forced to lay siege to each Jewish town in turn to defeat them.
他們以堅(jiān)韌不拔的毅力和極大的勇氣與羅馬軍團(tuán)作戰(zhàn)，這些軍團(tuán)不得不長期圍困并攻擊一座猶太人城市，才能將其占領(lǐng)。
Jerusalem itself was reduced to famine during two long years of siege by Titus, son of the ruling Roman emperor, Vespasian.
耶路撒冷被當(dāng)時(shí)的羅馬皇帝維斯佩申的兒子提圖斯圍困和斷糧了兩年之久。
Those who fled were caught and crucified by the Romans outside the city.
誰逃跑，誰就被羅馬人在城前釘在十字架上。
When the Romans finally succeeded in forcing their way into the city in AD 70,
羅馬人最后終于攻陷這座城市，那是在公元70年。
Titus is said to have commanded that the sanctuary of the One God be spared, but the soldiers sacked and looted the temple all the same.
據(jù)說提圖斯曾下令保護(hù)惟一的神的圣地，但是神廟遭到士兵們的焚燒和掠奪。
The sacred vessels were carried home in triumph to Rome,
在羅馬凱旋的隊(duì)伍中展示的各種圣器，
as we can see today from the pictures carved on the arch which Titus erected in Rome to commemorate his triumph.
人們今天還可以在提圖斯當(dāng)初在羅馬建立的凱旋門上看到它們的圖像。
Jerusalem was destroyed and the Jews scattered to the four winds.
耶路撒冷被毀壞，猶太人被驅(qū)散到世界各地。
Long established as traders in many cities, the Jews had now lost their homeland.
他們?cè)谙惹耙呀?jīng)定居在許多城市從事經(jīng)商活動(dòng)。這時(shí)，他們成了一個(gè)無家可歸的民族，
From now on they huddled together in their prayer schools, in cities like Alexandria and Rome and other foreign towns.
他們?cè)趤啔v山大、羅馬和別的陌生城市的禮拜堂里聚會(huì)。
